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2026/11/03
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Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our End of Year Reading Plans
2026/11/03
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In Episode 276 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on some new releases they’ve read recently! They also share some of their plans for end of year reading, and what they hope to accomplish in their reading lives by the end of 2026.
If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like Niche Novels, What’s in the Mailbag, 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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A5 Journal Cover / Travelers Journal (T)
Cuisine to Kill For: Over 50 Recipes and True Crime Stories from the World's Most Haunted Places | Amy Bruni (H)
Latest Read
The First Confessions of First Lady Freeman | Deesha Philyaw (T+H)
New Releases:
Trad Wife | Sarah Langan (T)
The End of Everything | M. John Harrison (H)
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November and December Books on the Radar (2026)
2026/10/27
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In Episode 275 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their last books on the radar episode for 2026! We cannot believe that we have reached the final months of this year, and are getting excited to plan our reading for the remaining time we have left, as well as gear up for 2027 reading!
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.
Loving Lately
Bear Brook S3 - A Private Matter (T)
Mike Flanagan’s Carrie (H)
Latest Read
Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T)
Set Piece | Lana Schwartz (H)
November & December Books on the Radar
Revenge Plot | Stephanie Wroble (T)
The Squatters | Saba Brelvi (H)
When They Find Me | Carter Wilson (T)
Nanny Nanny | K Chiucarello (H)
Winter Song | Rebecca Lee Morales (T)
Milkteeth | Caitlin Starling (H)
Stations | Louise Kennedy (T)
A Glacier’s Guide to Dying | Michelle Porter (T)
Clear Water | Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes (H)
Shelf Addition
American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams (T)
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H)
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Reading YOUR Book Recommendations + Great Places to Get Book Recs!
2026/10/20
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In Episode 274 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books recommended to them by their listeners! We also chat a bit about some great places where we've been getting more niche and unique book recommendations from.
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Loving Lately
Jadens Label Printer (T)
Season 51 Survivor (H)
Traitors (T)
Latest Read
Fabulous Bodies | Check Tingle (T)
Universal Harvester | John Darnielle (H)
Books Recommended
How to become the dark lord and die trying | Django Wexler (T)
Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)
The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivey (H)
Crone | Keith Rosson (T)
Impossible Creatures | Katherine Rundell (H)
Shelf Addition
American Nightmare | Kelly McWilliams
Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger | Kazuo Ishiguro (H)
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Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Books with Boats on the Cover!
2026/10/13
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In Episode 273 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah take on another episode of tackling the TBR by reading books with boats on the cover!
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Loving Lately
Whalefall Movie (T)
Kristen Ess Curl Cream (H)
Latest Read
Under Water | Tara Menon (T)
If It Makes You Happy | Julie Olivia (H)
TBR Tackle - Boat Books!
Recommendations:
Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy
The River | Peter Heller
Love Lists and Fancy Ships | Sarah Grunder Ruiz
The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware
Into the Drowning Deep | Mira Grant
Bird Box | Josh Malerman
Books we read this week:
If You Lie | Caleb Stevens (T)
Mudlark | Mary Helen Specht (H)
Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine (T)
Small Boat | Vincent Delacroix (H)
Latest Read
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T)
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing | Marshall J Moore (H)
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Easily Distracted by New Releases + How to Become a Pro at Reader Maxxing
2026/10/06
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In Episode 272 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! They also discuss ways to “reader max” – aka how to get the most out of your reading life and incorporate books and reading into as much of your life as possible!
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@Mariah_MPLS (T)
Oh, Reader Magazine (H)
Latest Read
Evil Genius | Claire Oshetsky (T)
Say No to the Duke | Eloisa James (H)
Tina’s Annotation Video
Stillhouse Lake
Blueberry Cobbler New England Coffee (J)
EDNR
Kiss Slay Replay | Rachel Harrison (T)
Books and Lala Book Discussion - YouTube
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late | Cory Doctorow
Hollywood Ending | John Green (T)
Fairfield County | DéLana R. A. Dameron
Remembering DeLana R.A. Dameron
Latest Read
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (T)
The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing | Marshall J Moore (H)
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October Books on the Radar (2026)
2026/09/29
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In Episode 271 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about books coming out in October that you should add to your TBR!
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Jumbo Incense (T)
Writech Brush Pens (H)
Latest Read
The Pirate Queen | Ariel Lawhon (T+H)
October Books on the Radar
Dive Bar at the End of the End of the Road | Kelley Armstrong (T)
Every Story is a Love Story | Imbulo Mbue (H)
Carrying | Samantha Josephs (T)
Off the Reservation | Stephen Graham Jones (T)
Truth to Power: A Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel | SA Cosby (T)
The Given World | Melissa Harrison (H)
The Brightness | Chad Harback (T)
Winterset Hollow | Jonathan Edward Durham (H)
Public Access Afterworld | Jane Schoenbrun (T)
Monstera | Delilah S. Dawson (H)
Current Reads
Evil Genius | Claire (T)
1984 | George Orwell (H)
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Reading Our Way Through Appalachian Fiction
2026/09/22
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In Episode 270 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books set in Appalachia and explore what defines the Appalachian region. From Appalachian fiction to literary favorites rooted in mountain communities, they share the books they chose and discuss the history and geography of Appalachia, while talking about the books they read for the episode.
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Loving Lately
TBR 0 (T)
Reusable Sticker Binder (T)
Latest Read
Fallow | Sarah Anderson (T)
The Haar | David Sodgergren (H)
Books Set in Appalachia
The Caretaker | Ron Rash (T)
Shiner | Amy Jo Burns (H)
Those We Thought We Knew | David Joy (T)
Book Gang Podcast
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America | Beth Macy (H)
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Tackling the TBR Shelf - Bookish Subscription Boxes
2026/09/15
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In Episode 269 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are back at it to tackle their TBRs! This month, the wheel provided them with a prompt to read books from any subscription service! Tina and Hannah spend some time talking about the various kinds of book subscriptions there are out there, and chat through which ones have piqued their interest in the past and present!
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Loving Lately
Loreal True Match Super Blendable Foundation (T)
Loreal 3 Second Setting Mist (H)
Shelby Ann - TikTok
Souper Cubes (H)
Latest Read
The Last Witch | CJ Cook
Pastel Bookshelf
The Knave and the Moon | Rachel Gillig (H)
Book Subscriptions and TBR Tackle!
Page 1 Books
Owl Crate
Mysterious Crime Club Subscription
Night Worms
Ashley - @coffeeandcuentos
Sadie - @motherhorror
101 Horror Books to Read Before You Die
Murder Road | Simone St. James (T)
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern | Lynda Cohen Loigman (H)
The Anniversary | Alex Finlay (T)
A Scandalous Deal | Joanna Shupe (H)
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Easily Distracted by New Releases + What Readers Really Want From a Book Club
2026/09/08
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In Episode 268 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases, and also talk about their experiences with book clubs, and talk about the ingredients necessary to making a book club worth joining!
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Loving Lately
The Birth Keepers - Podcast (T)
90’s Mom Dinners on TikTok (H)
Amanda Coakley
Oddyssie
Webb’s Kitchen
Mom Jeans 89
Nikki’s Sleepover Club
Latest Read
Tina and The Pastel Bookshelf YouTube Video
The Art of a Lie | Laura Shepherd-Robinson (T)
Mendell Station | J.B. Hwang (H)
Easily Distracted by New Releases
Bookclubs.com
Bourbon Drink Recipe
Not with a Bang | Temi Oh (T)
Take What You Can | Naima Coster (H)
The Secret Dinner | Raphael Mo (T)
Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H)
Shelf Addition
This Never Happens Here | Wanda Morris (T)
Switzy | Emma Cline (H)
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Mood Reading Our Hearts Away & An Ask Us Anything!
2026/09/01
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In Episode 267 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah took a week to do some mood reading, and for book talk, we answered questions from our listeners in an ask us anything style discussion.
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Loving Lately
The Obama Foundation & Museum (T)
Sterling Point - Prime Video (H)
Latest Read
The Unknown | Riley Sager (T+H)
Mood Reads
Wonderland | Jennifer Hillier (T)
The Dog Stars | Peter Heller (H)
Mind of a Murderer | Michael Wood (T)
Let’s Kiss & Tell | Joss Richard (H)
Current Read
The Only Plane in the Sky (T)
A Plagued Sea | Kim Bo-Young (H)
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September Books on the Radar
2026/08/25
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In Episode 266 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some of the September 2026 Book Releases that top our TBR!
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1% Better - @Slow_Going
Maybelline Lifter Glaze Oil Balm
Latest Read
Plant Lady | Kang Minyoung (T)
Swordheart | T. Kingfisher (H)
Books on the Radar
The Witches of Cambridge | Alice Hoffman (T)
The Eye of Goliath | Diego Muzzio (H)
Strange Case of Jane O | Karen Walker
Queenie is Working on It | Candace Carty-Williams
Pictures of You | Josh Malerman (H)
Bird Box | Josh Malerman
Fallow | Sarah Anderson
Lords of Serendipity | Randy Boyagoda (H)
Hollywood Ending | John Green (T)
Ripeness | Sarah Moss (H)
Call off the Dark | Hallie Shepherd (T)
Trust Fall | Lynn Painter (H)
Current Read
The Secret Dinner | Raphael Montez (T)
Helpless | Jessica Knoll (H)
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A Late Summer Reading List + Books That Feel Like Lughnasadh
2026/08/18
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In Episode 265 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books that feel like Lughnasadh, a Celtish holiday that celebrates the start of the harvest season and falls halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox.
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@readandwright
Notes App System (T)
Lifelines - Dot by Letter (H)
Lifelines Website
Latest Read
Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T)
Return to Sender | Stephanie Parente (H)
Book Talk and Reading for Lughnasadh
Tom Lake | Ann Patchett
The Wild Beneath | Kelly Anderson (T)
Habits of the Sea | Shea Ernshaw (H)
Where I End | Sophie White (T)
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte (H)
Shelf Addition
Tokyo Express | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
A Quiet Place | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
Suspicion | Seicho Matsumoto (T)
Too Much of Life | Clarice Lispector (H)
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Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Intimidating Books!
2026/08/11
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In Episode 264 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf and read books from their personal home libraries in an effort to kick those books off their TBRs. Every month, Tina and Hannah spin the wheel, and randomly select a patron selected prompt. This month, we read books from our TBR shelf that we found intimidating!
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Juley.app (T)
The Commons | Rebecca Ihim
Welly Bandages (H)
Latest Read
The Elementals | Michael McDowell (T)
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow | Jessica Townsend (H)
Intimidating Books
The Lion Women of Tehran | Marjan Kamali (T)
The Stationery Shop | Marjan Kamali
The Calamity Club | Kathryn Stockett (H)
East of Eden | John Steinbeck (T)
East of Eden - Penguin Orange Classic Edition
Girl on Girl | Sophie Gilbert (H)
Shelf Addition
The Silent Appeal | Janice Hallett (T)
Hive Mind | Allison Gunn (H)
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Easily Distracted by New Releases and How We Remember What We Read
2026/08/04
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In Episode 263 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share tips on how they remember the books they read, as well as share some thoughts on new book releases that they've read recently!
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Mellow Comforter (T)
Paper Meadow Mail Club (H)
Opal Bones Mail Club (H)
Jimothy Collection (H)
Latest Read
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
Sookie Stackhouse Books
Seatmate | Cara Bastone (H)
New Releases
The Lowe Job | Grace Alexander (T)
Magnolia Parks | Jessa Hastings
Teddy Bears Never Die | Yeeun Cho (H)
The Open Era | Edward Schmit (T)
The Children | Melissa Albert (H)
Shelf Addition
In Cold Blood | Truman Capote (T)
Something Followed Us Home | Cynthia Pelayo (H)
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August Books on the Radar (2026)
2026/07/28
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In Episode 262 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some August book releases that they are excited about!
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Tony’s Chocolate (T)
Pipsticks (H)
Latest Read
The Shampoo Effect | Jenny Jackson (T+H)
BOTM Books
Fruit Fly | Josh Silver (T)
Sunlight Finds You | Laura Moriarty (H)
These Walls Remember |
They Say a Girl Died Here | Sarah Pinborough
The Unheld | Luke Larkin (T)
Deadly Animals
The Hill in the Dark Grove | Liam Higginson (H)
Portrait of a Witch Undone | KS Shay (T)
Crocodilopolis | John Manuel Arias (H)
Current Reads
Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
The Children | Melissa Albert (H)
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Mildred Honey 2026/11/03
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These two women are smart and share an interesting mix of books but this podcast is directed to a younger audience and has a lot of personal chatter.b...
KatiReads 2026/09/09
Book Lovers must listen
I found this podcast last year and I never miss an episode. Such an entertaining, informative book podcast and the relationship between these podcaste...
IngridMynatt 2026/08/20
Long time listener; First time reviewer
I’m a pretty avid reader. I read around 100 books a year. My tastes are varied- meaning I have read and enjoyed a lot of genres. Additionally, I’ve li...
Times readersny 2026/06/30
Need the bookstore browse
Hannah is such a delight. Would love if the hosts could cite what was an audiobook.
Your guests are brilliant and improve the podcast by an unquantif...
Danaree2 2026/05/28
Love you guys
But….you intro music is so loud I can’t understand/hear a word y’all are saying 😩 but great show!!
cjlasp 2026/05/07
like but not love
good book parts but i have to skip the first 20-30 minutes of them raving about the latest landfill garbo from amazon they’re “loving lately.” definit...
snoopsat40 2026/04/28
Love the chemistry between the two hosts!
I have been a BTE listener for years - I wasn't sure how I was going to feel when Renee left. I admit it took me a bit to get used to Hannah (and bei...
A.Bar 2026/04/11
I live for this podcast!
I am a picky podcast listener because I get bored easily and don’t like a lot of fluff. This podcast is excellent! Tina and Hannah are down to earth, ...
KTuck515 2026/03/10
Cozy Bookish Joy
Discovered this pod recently and I’m obsessed. Cozy vibes, thoughtful recs, and honest reviews that keep growing my TBR. Such an easy, comforting list...
RandyLouiseArt 2026/03/05
Tough Transitions
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