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In Episode 140 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their anticipated March reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest, and current reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!  Loving Lately 2:50 Reese Teesa on Tik Tok- Who TF Did I Marry? (T) 9:15 Kitchen Aid Food Processor (R) Protein bar recipe (instagram) - from Real Roots Kitchen  Latest Reads 13:28 Last Call at the Local | Sarah Grunder Ruiz (T) 17:00 A Knock At Midnight : A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom | Brittany K Barnett 🎧  Book Talk 21:19 Baby X | Kira Peikoff (T) 23:20 Change | Édouard Louis (R) Dominos | Phoebe McIntosh  (T) 27:10 Women of Good Fortune | Sophie Wan (R) 29:26 Great Expectations | Vinson Cunningham   (T) James | Percival Everett (R) 32:50 The Divorcees | Rowen Beaird (T) Everyone Is Watching | Heather Gudenkauf (R) Like Happiness| Ursula Villarreal Moura (T) 38:59 Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story | Kristine S. Ervin (R)  Current Reads Come & Get It | Kiley Reid (T) Such a Fun Age Same As It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (R)  *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *You can also shop our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 139 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their possible 5+ star reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about trying to find 5-star reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month!  Loving Lately  Bear Brook Season 2 Podcast (T)  Loudermilk (Netflix) (R)  Latest Reads How the Word is Passed | Clint Smith (T)  Lone Wolf | Gregg Hurwitz (R)  Book Talk  A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza  Razorblade Tears | SA Cosby  Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin  A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara  Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver The Heart’s Invisible Furies | John Boyne  One Day | David Nicholls  Good Morning Midnight | Lily Brooks-Dalton (T)  Finding Sophie| Imran Mahmoud (R)  Homegoing | Yaa Gyasi (T)  Father of the Rain | Lily King (R)  Shelf Additions  What You Leave Behind | Wanda Morris (T)   The Briar Club | Kate Quinn (R)  *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *You can also shop our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 138 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their recent complicated love story reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about what makes a good complicated story. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Your membership will give you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes, including Books We DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, and Criminally Booked! Plus, invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Bookstore Browsing, and a private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately  2:34 Cheesegal on TikTok and Instagram (T)   @lthale on Instagram 6:05 Ann Patchett’s Laydown Diaries and New to You recs (R)  Latest Reads 8:43 Perfectly Nice Neighbors | Kia Abdullah (T)  13:21 My Husband | Maud Ventura (R) Sara @fictionmatters Book Talk 19:03 Article  Now You See Me | Sharon Bolton  29:29 All the Ugly and Wonderful Things | Bryn Greenwood (T)  34:26 Leaving by Roxana Robinson (R) 41:09 A Place for Us | Fatima Farheen Mirza (T)  47:15 Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R)  Shelf Additions  52:29 Only for the Weak | Natasha Bishop (T)  54:00 Kill for Me Kill for You | Steve Cavanagh (R)  *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 137 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately and their latest and have book talk about reading  messages. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Book Talk Etc Patreon Andy Hunter Bookshop.org  Loving Lately 5:00 The Traders on Peacock (T) Death and Other Details 9:15 NYTimes Flip Phone Article (R)  Latest Reads 14:30 Western Lane | Chetna Maroo (T) 19:09 Prayers for Rain | Dennis Lehane (R)  Darkness Take My Hand  Sacred  Book Talk - The State of Contradictory Book Messages/Beliefs 37:00 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T) The Quiet Tenant | Clemence Michelon 41:00 Poor Deer | Claire Oshetsky (R) 🎧 48:45 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T) None of This is True | Lisa Jewell 51:30 Illium | Lea Carpenter (R) 🎧 Shelf Additions 58:35 Radiant Heat | Sarah Collins (T) All Fours | Miranda July (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 136 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated February reads. They also share what they've been loving lately and their latest and current reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 5:25 Book Scanner (T) Libib - book management website Book Buddy 10:45 Death and Other Details (Hulu) (R) Latest Reads   13:50 Moon of the Crusted Snow | Waubgeshig Rice (T) 17:30 Two Women Walk into a Bar | Cheryl Strayed (R) Books on Our Radar 21:30 Moon of the Turning Leaves | Waubgeshig Rice (T) 24:12 Ordinary Human Failings | Megan Nolan (R) 26:20 Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (T) 29:24 The Road from Belhaven | Margot Livesey (R) 32:34 A Love Song for Ricky Wilde | Tia Williams (T) Seven Days in June 35:09 Leaving  | Roxana Robinson (R) 37:50 A Step Past Darkness | Vera Kurian (T) 39:20 The Turtle House | Amanda Churchill (R) 42:18 The American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin  (T) We Cast a Shadow 43:43 Mrs Gulliver |  Valerie Martin (R) Current  Reads 45:40 One of the Good Guys | Araminta Hall (T) Fates and Furies | Lauren Groff (R) *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 135 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about  nonfiction . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 2:18 Cold Brew Coffee Maker (T) Chobani Sweet Cream Creamer 4:23 Elevate Vision board kit (R) Latest Reads 7:50 The Last House on the Street | Diane Chamberlain (T) The Dream Daughter 11:00 Erasure | Percival Everett (R) 🎧 American Fiction Movie James 19:13 Book Talk Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity | Peter Attia 23:20 The Creative Act | Rick Rubin 24:30 Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear | Elizabeth Gilbert Four Thousand Weeks | Oliver Burkeman 27:20 Deep Work | Cal Newport How the Word is Passed | Clint Smith 29:50 Wintering | Katherine May The Wager | David Grann 31:41 The Art of Mindful Reading | Ella Berthoud House Love | Patric Richardson (T) 36:25 Water | John Boyne (R) 42:30 First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston (T) 46:08 The Mountain King | Anders De La Motte (R) 🎧 Shelf Additions 52:17 Guide Me Home | Attica Locke (T) 55:28 The God of the Woods | Liz Moore (R) Long Bright River *The book titles listed here are Amazon links  *We also have all the books listed on our Bookshop.org shop.  Either place, we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thank you!  Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading tracking . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 1:42 Cooking in the Midwest 0n Tik Tok (T) Anylist app 4:23 Washable/Reusable canvas book cover (R) Latest Reads 6:34 Before & After | Andrew Shanahan (T) 9:17 Holiday Country | Inci Atrek  (R) 🎧 16:45 Book Talk Article Article 19:35 Bookmory (T) 26:20 The Drift | CJ Tudor (T) @thepaperbprincess 29:31 The Second Stranger | Martin Griffin (R) 🎧 @mikaelaskanz 36:17 The Frozen River | Ariel Lawton (T) 41:30 In the Midst of Winter | Isabel Allende (R) Shelf Additions 46:25 The Great Hemisphere | Mateo Askaripour  (T) Black Buck 48:50 Private Equity | Carrie Sun (R) *The book titles listed are a mix of Amazon/Bookshop links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Bookshop.org  | Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 133 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee welcome guest Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org . They share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and talk with Andy about what makes Bookshop.org so great. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  Your membership gets you access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons…all for just $5 a month! Andy Hunter is the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org. He is also the co-creator and publisher of the websites Literary Hub, Crime Reads, and BookMarks, and co-founder and chairman of Electric Literature. His focus is keeping literature a vital part of our culture in the digital age. Loving Lately How to with John Wilson on Max (A) Forest App  RecipeKeeper App Bookclubs.com The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg Book Talk The Librarianist | Patrick DeWitt (A) The Sisters Brothers  Alice Sadie Celine | Sarah Blakely Cartwright (T) A Very Inconvenient Scandal | Jaqueline Mitchard (R) 🎧 The Maniac | Benjamin Labatut (A) When We Cease to Understand the World  Dead of Winter | Darcy Coates (T) The Good House | Ann Leary  (R) *The book titles listed are Bookshop.org links , where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 132 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their most anticipated January releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 2024 book trends. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Midnight | Amy McCullough  Loving Lately 5:25Cruise Tik Tok - #royalcaribbeanultimateworldcruise (T) 10:30 The movie Ferrari (R)  Latest Reads 13:11 The Fury | Alex Michaelides (T) 15:20 Kill Show | Daniel Sweren -Becker 🎧 The Silent Patient  20:21 Book Talk 25:45 Article - 2024 Book Trends Article - Book Cover Trend & More Cover Trends  28:28 Last Call at the Local | Sara Grunder Ruiz (T) 30:32 Old Crimes and Other Stories | Jill McCorkle (R) 32:40 Rabbit Hole | Kate Brody (T) 35:00 Holiday Country | İnci Atrek (R) 37:18 River East River West |  Aube Rey Lescure (T) 40:14 Blizzard | Marie Vingtras (R) 42:35 Unsinkable | Jenni Walsh  (T) 45:15 Hard by a Great Forest | Leo Vardiashvili (R) **correction- Leo Vardiashvili is not Russian,  he is from Tbilisi, Georgia Current Reads 47:47 Before and After | Andrew Shanahan (T) 50:00 Northwoods | Amy Pease (R)  *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Bookshop.org  | Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 131 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their top 10 books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about how they narrowed down their choices. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Favorite Loving Lately 3:20 Scamanda Podcast (T) In Your Own Backyard Podcast 6:40 European Spa Spray (R)  Latest Reads 7:54 Second Chances in New Port Stephen | TJ Alexander (T) 9:36 The Vulnerables | Sigrid Nunez (R) 🎧 14:17 Book Talk The Storygraph 24:58 Search History | Amy Taylor 27:22 Best Covers  Whalefall | Daniel Kraus (T)  Still Life | Sarah Winman (R)  29:09 FAvorite Debuts Maame | Jessica George (T) Mother in the Dark | Kayla Maiuri (R) Biggest Disappointments I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T)  The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R)  Small Mercies | Dennis Lehane (R)  Best Title 32:09 Big Swiss | Jen Beagin (T) 32:45 Heads in Beds | Jacob Tomsky (R) Our Top 10 34:38 10. Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros (T)  August Blue | Deborah Levy (R)  9. Go As a River | Shelby Read (T)  38:00 The Caretaker | Ron Rash (R)  8. Rootless | Krystle Zara Appeiah (T)  Inciting Joy | Ross Gay (R)  7. Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll (T)  Never Far Away | Michael Koryta (R)  6. The September House | Carissa Orlando  (T)  Behold the Dreamers | Imbolo Mbue (R)  5. Strange Sally Diamond | Liz Nugent (T)  The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff (R)  4. Nestlings | Nat Cassidy (T)  57:40 The Singer's Gun | Emily St. John Mandel (R)  3. In Memorium | Alice Winn (T)  Thirst for Salt | Madeline Lucas (R)  2. Wellness | Nathan Hill (T)  Sycamore | Bryn Chancellor (R)  1. Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano (T)  The Creative Act: A Way of Being | Rick Rubin (R)  *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Bookshop.org  | Blackwells  Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 130 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their picks for overhyped and under hyped books of 2023. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and shelf additions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately 2:30 Baum Designs on Etsy (T) 4:30 Sleep eye mask (R) Latest Reads 7:00 Foe | Iain Reid (T) 10:45 The Vanishing Hour | Serpahina Nova Glass (R) Such a Good Wife 15:09 Book Talk Overhyped 31:54 None of This is True | Lisa Jewell (T) 33:45 Shark Heart | Emily Habeck (R) 35:13 I Have Some Questions for You | Rebecca Makkai (T) 37:40 Trust | Hernan Diaz (R) 38:09 The Villa | Rachel Hawkins (T) 40:27 Pineapple Street | Jenny Jackson (R) The Coworker | Freida McFadden (T) The Housemaid's Secret The Housemaid Never Lie 44:08 Yellowface | R.F.Kuang (R) Age of Vice | Deepti Kapoor (T) 47:40 Tom Lake | Ann Patchett (R) Underhyped 50:09 Wednesdays at One | Sandra Miller (T) Moby Dyke | Krista Burton (R) Farrell Covington & the Limits of Style | Paul Rudnick (T) An Honest Man | Michael Koryta (R) What the Dead Know | Barbara Butcher (T) A Flaw in the Design | Nathan Oates (R) Rootless | Krystle Zara Appiah (T) The Book of (More) Delights | Ross Gay (R) Adrift | Lisa Brudeau (T) August Blue | Deborah Levy (R) Deserved the Hype Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros Holly| Stephen King Bright Young Women| Jessica Knoll Spare | Prince Harry The Woman in Me | Britney Spears The House of Eve | Sadeka Johnson Go As a River | Shelly Reed The Vaster Wilds | Lauren Groff Happy Place | Emily Henry Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano 1:14:30 2024 Predicted to be Hyped End of Story | AJ Finn (R) Wandering Stars| Tommy Orange (T) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Bookshop.org  | Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc

In Episode 129 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about 2023 themes. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you never miss an episode! **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  You get access to our exclusive Audiobook Guide and we have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, What's in the Mailbag, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group &  Discord where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Loving Lately Christmas gift list tracker app (T) Article - the case for never reading the book jacket (R) Latest Reads The Jolliest Bunch | Danny Pelligrino (T) 🎧 How Do I Unremember This Danny's Episode on BTE The Year of the Locust | Terry Hayes (R) I Am Pilgrim Meredith from @currentlyreadingpodcast Kelly @kellyhooks.readsbooks Cindy @thoughtsfromapage 23:00 Book Talk - 2023 themes The Weight of Blood | Tiffany D Jackson Mixed media structures in books Podcasters as characters in books One word book titles & 5 word or more book titles Authors promoting their brands Wellness by Nathan Hill - several overlapping themes Motherhood themes - esp complicated moms 31:45 Mom Noir LeVar Burton Reads (ad) 34:00 Christmas Presents | Lisa Unger (T) 36:00 Distant Sons | Tim Johnston (R) 🎧 The Current | Tim Johnston 41:12 The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (T) The Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead We Carry Their Bones | Erin Kimmerle 45:51 What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories about the people who make Vegas Vegas | James Patterson and Mark Seal Shelf Additions 53:08The Other Mothers | Katherine Faulkner (T) 55:00 The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson | Ellen Baker (R) *The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (other affiliate links are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Support the showThanks for Listening! Let's Connect... Email us at booktalketc@gmail Renee's Newsletter , IG@Itsbooktalk Tina's TikTok , IG @tbretc Jonathan IG @infiltrate_jay Podcast IG @booktalketc