Book Talk, etc.

I can’t get enough

Love this podcast. Hannah and Tina have such calming voices and they feel like friends I could have coffee with while chatting about books. They also choose books that I usually have not heard of before. Finally, although I love the books, I love their Loving Lately segment. I have found such cool stuff from them.

More talk about books less needless chatter

I have followed Tina on social media and podcasts for years. We have super similar reading tastes and she never steers me wrong! I love how she talks about books. It feels like when I talk to my friends about a book. But I’m not going to lie, I haven’t been super happy about bringing Hannah to the show. She seems lovely as a person! But I just think she brings a different energy to the podcast that it didn’t have before. Sometimes she can be a little too therapy talk-y and stilted when she comments on what Tina suggests. She always goes out of her way to give validation to Tina for a book she’s read or Tina’s thoughts on a book. I feel like I hear Hannah’s voice more than Tina’s and I’m here for Tina’s opinions and thoughts. I would honestly love a podcast with just Tina’s book recs. Their conversation doesn’t really flow and it feels scripted. I don’t think it is, but I just don’t think Hannah has gotten the hang of podcasting yet. I’ve been trying to listen to the new episodes all summer, but it’s been hard to get through them. I’m so sad this podcast went from my favorite and immediate listen podcast to one that I can’t finish an episode of. I love Tina and would listen to anything she does, so I really hope they’re working through the awkwardness and can get into a more natural conversational rhythm!