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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!
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 Handsell, 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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Love Trapped - Podcast (T)
Mr. B’s Emporium of Reading Delights (R)
Two Hot Takes - YouTube Podcast (H)

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)

If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

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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.
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 Handsell, 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
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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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)
If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

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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.
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 Handsell, 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
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)

If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
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Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay
Podcast IG @booktalketc
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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)

If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or Blackwell's. Purchasing through these links supports us with a small commission, at no extra cost to you.
Support the show
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Email us at booktalketc@gmail
BTE on Youtube
Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc YT @tbretc
Hannah's TikTok , IG @hanpickedbooks
Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay
Podcast IG @booktalketc
Renee's Substack Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk