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In Episode 261 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah celebrate the power of short books–from  short stories and novellas to essay collections and anthologies! Join us as we explore why these bite-sized reads can leave just as lasting an impact as a full-length novel.
In this episode, we also spin the wheel to randomly select our next topic for our August episode of Tackling the TBR Shelf! These TBR tackle prompts are chosen by our patrons as a way for them to take part in our reading lives.
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Latest Read
Keep Them Close | David Ellis (T)
Look Closer | David Ellis
The Best Lies | David Ellis
Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (H)

Novellas and Short Stories
At Home With the Horrors | Sammy Scott
Human Sacrifices | María Fernanda Ampuero
I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T)
Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka (H)
Obstetrix | Naomi Kritzer (T)
Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H)

Shelf Addition
Seekers of Deer Creek | Thao Thai (T)
People in Love | Claire Daverley (H)

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In Episode 260 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah 
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Latest Read
Where the Wildflowers Grow | Terah Shelton Harris (T)
The Missed Connection | Tia Wliliams (T)

Superlatives
The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh
All the Blood We Share | Camilla Bruce
Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West
Vigil | George Saunders
Into the Blue | Emma Brodie
Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi
Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke

Top 5 So Far!
The Reformatory | Tanarive Due
The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer
Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra
Keeper of Lost Children | Sadeqa Johnson
Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell
John of John | Douglas Stuart
Lost Lambs | Madeline Cash
Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser
Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano

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In Episode 259 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf by reading through Book of the Month titles that have been on their shelves for more than 2 years.
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Summer Bucket List (T)
Water Table (T)
The Crash (H)
Maternal Instinct (H)

Latest Read
The Truth About Ruby Cooper | Liz Nugent (T)
Sacculina | Phillip Fracassi (H)

BOTM Books
BOTM Historical Data Base
Not That I Could Tell | Jessica Strawser (T)
You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa (H)
The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan (T)
Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy (H)

Shelf Addition
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
The Missed Connection | Tia Williams (H)

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In Episode 258 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about Land by Maggie O’Farrell, which was the Book Talk Etc. Community Read for the month of June. In this episode we also share 10 July book releases to get excited about!
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Lip Oil (T)
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Latest Read
Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T+H)

July Books on the Radar
Country People | Daniel Mason (T)
Every Version of You | Natalie Messier (H)
Not with A Bang | Temi Oh (T)
The Mortons | Justine Larbalestier (T)
The Man | Laura Sims
Looker | Laura Sims
How Can I Help You? | Laura Sims (H)
The New People | Andrea Uptmor (T)
The Parisian Heist | Jo Piazza (T)
Make Nice | Ryan Effgan (H)

Shelf Addition
Not That I Can Tell | Jessica Strawser (T)
Sacculina | Philip Fracassi (H)

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In Episode 257 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk through some of their favorite book to screen adaptations, share some books they’d love to see adapted into film, as well as discuss their thoughts on books they read that have been turned into movies or television series.
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Arc Library App (T)
Bobbie Goods Coloring Books (H)

Latest Read
John of John | Douglas Stuart (T)
Recitatif | Toni Morrison (H)

Book Talk + Book to Screen Adaptations
Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West (T)
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins (H)
Shutter Island | Dennis LeHane (T)
The Bookshop | Penelope Fitzgerald (H)

Shelf Addition
Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T)
Games: A Love Story | Anna Maria Volkova (H)

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