143 episodes

A conversational podcast about books and more from two Midwest mood readers who are easily distracted by new releases.

Book Talk, etc‪.‬ Tina, Renee

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 495 Ratings

A conversational podcast about books and more from two Midwest mood readers who are easily distracted by new releases.

    Easily Distracted By New Releases (March 2024)

    Easily Distracted By New Releases (March 2024)

    In Episode 142 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 the state of their new release reading. 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
    3:55 Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting (T)
    Facial cotton pads
    7:00 bookgirlsguide.com (R)
    Best books of 2014

    Latest Reads
    10:46 Perfect Parents | L.G. Davis (T)
    15:08 Mrs Gulliver | Valerie Martin (R) 🎧

    20:34 Book Talk
    22:30 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T)
    Midnight | Amy McCullough
    23:00 Leaving | Roxana Robinson (R)
    Holiday Country | Inci Atrek
    24:58 Poor Deer | Claire Oshtesky
    30:22 Come and Get It | Kiley Reid (T)
    Such a Fun Age
    34:17 The Trail of Lost Hearts | Tracy Garvis Graves (R) 🎧
    Amy @novelgossip
    38:22 James | Percival Everett (T)
    Erasure
    The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead
    43:10 Kill for Me Kill For You | Steve Cavanagh (R) 

    Shelf Additions
    48:27 House of Glass | Sarah Pekkanen (T)
    49:29 All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker (R)
    Tall Oaks
    All the Wicked Girls



    *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! 
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    • 52 min
    Bookstore Browsing

    Bookstore Browsing

    In Episode 141 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Renee share their bookstore browse reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about bookstore browsing. 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!

    Patreon episode with Greer from Athena Books
    Loving Lately
    4:11 The NYTimes  Game App
    6:33 Workin Moms (Netflix)
    Search Party

    Latest Reads
    11:10 Midnight | Amy McCullough (T)
    15:00 Same As It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo (R)

    21:50 Book Talk
    Exile Bookstore
    American Daughters | Maurice Carlos Ruffin   
    26:09 Parakeet | Marie Helene- Bertino
    The Extinction of Irena Rey | Jennifer Croft
    Powells.com
    Sleeping Giants | Rene Denfeld
    Good Material | Dolly Alderton (T)
    37:33 While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students | J Reuben Appelman  (R) 🎧
    Meredith @currentlyreadingpodcast
    44:43 Dixon Descending | Karen Outen (T)
    Into Thin Air | John Krakauer
    The Sun Does Shine | Anthony Ray Hinton
    Foster | Claire Keegan (R) 🎧

    53:53 Shelf Additions
    Docile |  Hyeseung Song (T)
    The Truth About the Devlins | Lisa Scottoline (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

    • 58 min
    March Books On The Radar (2024)

    March Books On The Radar (2024)

    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

    • 45 min
    ⭐ The 5+ Star Challenge ⭐

    ⭐ The 5+ Star Challenge ⭐

    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

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Complicated Love Stories

    Complicated Love Stories

    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

    • 56 min
    Easily Distracted By New Releases (February 2024) + Contradictory Reading Messages

    Easily Distracted By New Releases (February 2024) + Contradictory Reading Messages

    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

    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
495 Ratings

495 Ratings

Tomyhealth ,

Wonderful!!

Recently found this podcast and absolutely love the conversation as well as the book recommendations. It’s my number one listen each week

Curly q610 ,

Loving the recommendations

I love how they not only give you book recommendations but sometimes tv shows as well.

Rebecca mario ,

Beeeest “ev’s”

It is so interesting that I listen every day , hour , etc

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