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Books We Missed Out On Jun 02, 2026

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In Episode 254 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on Japanese Gothic, their community read for May. They also share thoughts on books from the past they feel they missed out on, as well as chat through what they think about when they consider what it means to "miss out" on books.

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Latest Read

Japanese Gothic | Kylie Lee Baker (T+H)

Book Talk + Books We Missed Out On

Buckeye

Atmosphere

Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver

Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus

Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte

1984 | George Orwell

The Last Party | AR Torre (T)

Buffalo Hunter Hunter | Stephen Graham Jones (H)

Still Life | Louise Penny (T)

The Deal | Elle Kennedy (H)

Shelf Addition

Nerve Damage | Annakeara Stinson (T)

Liars Dice | Juliet Faithfull (H)

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Bookstore Browse: Inside the Life of a New York Bookseller with Phoebe Wright May 26, 2026

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In Episode 253 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by Phoebe Wright from @readandwright on bookstagram, and bookseller at Alice, Ever After in Buffalo, New York. We talk all things romance, pop culture, and of course, books! We hope you enjoy our lively, casual conversation and that your TBR stack grows taller for your summer reading.

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Real Housewives of Rhode Island

Jamie Attenberg 1000 words of summer

Latest Read

Five | Ilona Bannister (T)

One Star Romance | Laura Hankin (H)

SUMMER BONANZA

Plant Lady | Minyoung Kang

Helpness | Jessica Knoll

Little Wonder | Sophie Chen Keller

Take What You Can | Naima Coster

The Spin | Faith Gardner

Everything to the Sea

The Open Era | Edward Schmidt

The Great Wherever | Shannon Sanders

Famous Men | Julie Buntin

Keep Them Close | David Ellis

Nothing to My Name | Kangkang Li Kovacs

Heart of Glass | Jennifer Hillier

Tropesick | Lauren Okie

The Secret Dinner | Raphael Montez

Whistler | Ann Patchett

The Windsor Affair | Melanie Benjamin

The Children | Melissa Albert

The Lowe Job | Grace Alexander

Land | Maggie O’Farrell

Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West

Current Reads

Trad Wife | Saratoga Schaefer (T)

Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell (H)

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Easily Distracted By New Releases + Our Process for Starting New Books May 12, 2026

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In Episode 251 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about some new book releases, as well as discuss the woes of starting a new book, and how they set themselves up for success when it comes to cracking open a new read.

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Latest Read

Forget You Saw Her | Noelle Ihli (T)

Ask for Andrea

Into the Blue | Emma Brodie (H)

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Starting a book well

A Good Person | Kirsten King (T)

Homebound | Portia Elan (H)

Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T)

Ruins | Lily Brooks Dalton (H)

Shelf Addition:

Hollow Bones | Jodi Picoult (T)

Love Felt Like This | Julie Olivia (H)

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Book Talk Etc. Celebrates 5 Years On Air feat. Renee ♥️ May 05, 2026

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In Episode 250 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by the Book Talk Etc.’s first co-host, Renee from @itsbooktalk! We’re so excited to have Renee on today to celebrate the podcast’s 5 year anniversary. We hope you enjoy the reunion!

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Latest Read

On A Quiet Street | Seraphina Nova Glass (T)

Such A Good Wife

The Vanishing Hour

Never Far Away

Psychobabble | Joe Nucci (H)

Kingfisher | Rozie Kelly (R)

Mood Reads:

Renee’s Substack

Smile, or You're Doing it Wrong: A Journey from Rock Bottom to Redemption | Andy Glaze

A Long Petal of the Sea | Isabel Allende

The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer (T)

The Extra | Annie Neugebauer (H)

Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (R )

Shelf Addition:

Piranesi | Susanna Clarke (T)

Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H)

Somebody Worth Killing | Jessica Payne (R)

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May Books on the Radar (2026) Apr 28, 2026

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In Episode 249 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share 10 upcoming May book releases that they are excited about. They also spend time discussing the very buzzy Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

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Latest Read

Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke (T + H)

May Books on the Radar

Five | Ilona Bannister (T)

John of John | Douglas Stuart (H)

Mercy Hill | Hannah Thurman (T)

Make Me Better | Sarah Gailey (H)

I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T)

This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, a Life | Deborah Lutz (T)

I’ll Watch Your Baby | Neena Viel (T)

Ghalen | Walter Mosley (H)

Take Me With You | Steven Rowley (T)

Current Read

Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T)

Into the Blue | Emma Brodie (H)

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Bookstore Browse: Tina and Hannah Read Bookseller Recommendations Apr 21, 2026

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In Episode 248 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books that have been recommended by booksellers through our regular series, Bookstore Browse.

If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Hand-sell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month.

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Latest Read

Greedy | Callie Kazumi (T)

Our Perfect Storm | Carley Fortune (H)

Book Seller Recs

Kitchens of the Great Midwest | J. Ryan Stradal (T)

Under the Rainbow | Celia Laskey

Theo of Golden | Allen Levi (H)

Underlake | Erin L. McCoy (T)

Between Friends and Lovers | Shirlene Obuobi (H)

Shelf Addition

Jane Austen’s Bookshelf | Rebecca Romney (H)

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Easily Distracted by New Releases & Vetting Books for Our Reading Lists Apr 14, 2026

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In Episode 247 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases as well as discuss how they decide what they are going to read, how they vet books before reading them + how reading book reviews transforms our own reading experiences.

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Latest Read

A Sharp Endless Need | Mac Crane (T)

Euphoria | Lily King

I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself

The Gifts of Imperfection | Brene Brown (H)

Daring Greatly

New Releases

Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)

The Good Girl | Michelle Dunne (T)

Adrift | Will Dean (H)

Shelf Addition
An Infinite Love Story | Chanel Cleeton (T)

A Beast Slinks Toward Beijing | Alice Evelyn Yang (H)

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Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Tips on How to Recommend Books to Readers Apr 07, 2026

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In Episode 246 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books that their patrons pushed them to finally read! In this episode we also talk about recommending books – reader to reader – and tips on how to give a great book recommendation.

If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Hand-sell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to monthly community events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, and entry into our private Facebook group and Discord server- all for just $5 a month.

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Latest Read

It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)

The Everlasting | Alix E. Harrow (H)

Dark Matter | Blake Crouch

Pines | Blake Crouch

Patron Recommendations

The Last House on Needless Street | Catriona Ward (T)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 | Beth Brower (H)

Conclave | Robert Harris (T)

The Girls Who Grew Big | Leila Mottley (H)

Shelf Addition

Harmless | Miranda Shulman (T)

Open, Heaven | Sean Hewitt (H)

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April Books on the Radar (2026) Mar 31, 2026

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In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April.

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Latest Read

Kin | Tayari Jones (T + H)

Interview with NPR

April Books on the Radar:

Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)

Leave Your Mess at Home | Tolani Akinola (H)

The Ending Writes Itself | Evelyn Clarke (T)

Go, Gentle | Maria Semple (H)

Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)

Permanence | Sophie MacIntosh (H)

The Subtle Art of Folding Space | John Chu (T)

Morsel | Carter Keane (H)

Livonia Chow Mein | Abigail Savitch-Lew (T)

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)

Tina and Hannah forgot to chat current reads while recording this week! Here they are:

It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth Brower.

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