Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!

  1. 1D AGO

    January Books on the Radar (2026)

    Send us a text In Episode 233 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss January books on the radar! It’s a new year of reading and there are so many great books coming out this year–we’re excited to get started! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 Country Road Candle Co (T) Ourmed Life Disposable Face Towels (H) Latest Read Just Watch Me | Lior Torenberg (T) Culpability | Bruce Hollsinger (H) BOTR Bloody Brick Road | Maude Royer (T) Is This A Cry for Help? | Emily Austin (H) Anatomy of an Alibi | Ashley Elston (T) The Last of Earth | Deepa Anappara (H) Very Slowly All at Once | Lauren Schott (T) Rules of the Heart | Janice Hadlow (H) The Seven Daughters of Dupree | Nikesha Elise Williams (T) The Future Saints | Ashley Winstead (H) Missing Sam | Thirty Umrigar (T) Crux | Gabriel Tallent (H) Other Links BTE Storygraph Challenge Current Read: Party of Two | Jasmine Guillory (T) Needle Lake  | Justine Champine (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 Let's Connect... 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

    48 min

  2. 12/30/2025

    Book Talk Etc.'s Best Books of 2025!

    Send us a text In Episode 232 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah share our favorite books of 2025! Loving Lately Me Snarky (T)Cult of Megs (T)Pinch of Yum (H)Pinch of Yum IG TINA AND HANNAH'S TOP FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025! Red Clay | Charles B. Fancher (T) Great Black Hope | Rob Franklin (H) The Favorites | Layne Fargo (T) Nothing to See Here | Kevin Wilson (H) Sunrise on the Reaping | Suzanne Collins (T) Sandwich | Catherine Newman (H) One Yellow Eye | Leigh Radford (T) Rainbow Black | Maggie Thrash (H) Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng | Kylie Lee Baker (T) The War That Saved My Life | Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (H) What Kind of Paradise | Janelle Brown (T) The Staircase in the Woods | Chuck Wendig (H) Broken Country | Claire Leslie Hall (T) The Names | Florence Knapp (H) Dominion | Addie Citchens (T) The Knight and the Moth | Rachel Gillig (H) Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy (T) Hamnet | Maggie O'Farrell (H) Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurtry (T) Current Reads The Death of Us | Abigail Dean (T) The Reformatory | Tananarive Due (H) If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and personalized book recommendations from booksellers. On top of it all, you also get access to our private Facebook group and Discord server where you can interact with other fans of the show... Support the show Let's Connect... 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

    1h 29m

  3. 12/16/2025

    Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2025!

    Send us a text In Episode 231 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss the books that they personally deemed under, over and appropriately hyped for 2025 book releases! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 BeanTok (T) YA Has Entered Its Awkward Adolescence - Article (H) Latest Read A Guardian and a Thief | Megha Majumdar (T) Passion Project | London Sperry (H) Over, Under, and Appropriately Hyped Books Links to all books mentioned can be found HERE Hyped Predictions Kin | Tayari Jones (T) Half His Age | Jennette McCurdy (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 Let's Connect... 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

    1h 39m

  4. 12/09/2025

    Easily Distracted by New Releases + Our Bookish Ins and Outs for 2026

    Send us a text In Episode 230 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss their thoughts on some new releases that they have read recently, and also dive into their bookish related ins and outs for 2026! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 Vivid Scribbles - Dot Grid Journal (T) Bag Large Zipper Corduroy Make Up Pouch (for journaling items) (H) Latest Read Cursed Daughters | Oyinkan Braithwaite (T+H) Book Talk Secret of Secrets | Dan Brown (T) The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) | Rabih Alameddine (H) Her One Regret | Donna Freitas (T) Conform | Ariel Sullivan (H) Shelf Additions Just Watch Me | Lior Torenberg (T) Molka | Monika Kim (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 Let's Connect... 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

    1h 9m

  5. 12/02/2025

    Inside the Goodreads Choice Awards and Tina’s Mystery & Thriller Reading Challenge

    Send us a text In Episode 229 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards! Tina talks a little bit about her experience reading through the mystery and thriller nominations, and we discuss the pros and cons of the awards and how they operate. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 Fly Paper Products (T) Barefoot Neighbor - Website (H) Barefoot Neighbor Cookbook Barefoot Neighbor - TikTok Latest Read Don’t Let Him In | Lisa Jewell (T) In A Holidaze | Christina Lauren (H) Book Talk Book Riot Article Dominion | Addie E. Citchens Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) | Jesse Q. Sutanto (T) Amity | Nathan Harris (H) We Are All Guilty Here | Karin Slaughter (T) The Lilac People | Milo Todd (H) Shelf Additions The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts | Kim Fu (T) Like Family | Erin O. White (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 Let's Connect... 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

    1h 4m

  6. 11/18/2025

    Tackling Our TBR Piles as We Close Out 2025 Reading

    Send us a text In Episode 228 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the books they are wanting to read before the end of the year, and sharing some goals they have as 2026 looms around the corner! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 Mystical Outpost Etsy Shop (T) Waterproof Shower Bluetooth Speaker (H) Latest Read The Perfect Divorce | Jeneva Rose (T) Climate | Whitney Hanson (H) Book Talk Hannah’s End of Year TBR You’ll Never Know | Caleb Stephens (T) Persuasion | Jane Austen (H) Lonesome Dove | Larry McMurty (T) Hamnet | Maggie O’Farrell (H) Fantastic Fiction Shelf Additions Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T) Whidby | T. Kira Madden (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 Let's Connect... 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

    53 min

  7. 11/11/2025

    Easily Distracted by New Releases + Prepping for Winter Reading

    Send us a text In Episode 227 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss some new releases that they have read recently, as well as chat through some of their winter reading plans. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 Tiny Bookshop (H) Kids Eat in Color (T) Affordable Flavors Notability App Latest Read Life & Death & Giants | Ron Rindo (T) Dating After the End of the World | Jeneva Rose (H) Book Talk Cursed Daughters Best Offer Wins @Scaredstraightreads The Favorites | Layne Fargo (H) Tina’s GoodReads Choice Awards Predictions Seascraper | Benjamin Wood (T) Ten Year Affair | Erin Somers (H) The Wilderness | Angela Flournoy (T) It’s Different This Time | Joss Richard (H) Shelf Additions Muder Most Haunted | Emma Mason (T) Frida’s Cook | Florencia Etcheues (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 Let's Connect... 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

    1h 5m

  8. 11/04/2025

    Reading Modern Myths, Timeless Retellings, and Books Rooted in Folklore

    Send us a text In Episode 226 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about books that tackle retellings of old classics, folklore, and mythology. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag! Plus, you’ll receive invites to monthly events like Mood Reader Happy Hour, Live Creativity Sprints and Bookstore Browse, 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 How We Feel App (H) Wine Cork Wire Basket (T) Latest Read Heart the Lover | Lily King (T+H) Book Talk Cinder | Marissa Meyer Grimm’s Fairy Tales The Poppy Fields | Nikki Erlich (T) The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H) The Great Mann | Kyla Davis Lurie (T) A Land So Wide | Erin A. Craig (H) Shelf Additions The Wives of Hawthorne Lane | Stephanie DeCarolis (T) It’s Different This Time | Joss Richards (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 Let's Connect... 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

    1h 3m
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A book recommendation podcast that's bound to grow your TBR!

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  • Creator
    Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    235
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Talk, etc.
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