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

    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

  2. NOV 4

    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

  3. OCT 28

    November and December Books on the Radar (2025)

    Send us a text In Episode 225 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about books coming out in November and December that they are excited about. 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 Wild Cosmetics Deodorant (T) Novel Wicks Candles (H)  Use code PODCAST for 10% off NovelWicks Latest Read The Intruder | Freida McFadden (T) A Psalm for the Wild Built | Becky Chambers (H) November and December Books on the Radar 59 Minutes | Holly Seddon (T) The Sunshine Man | Emma Stonex (H) Son of the Morning | Akwaeke Emezi (T) That’s Not How It Happened | Craig Thomas (H) The Heir Apparent | Rebecca Armitage (T) Palaver | Bryan Washington (H) Love Me Stalk Me | Laura Bishop (T) The Emergency | George Packer (H) Watch Us Fall | Christina Kovac (T) Current Reads The Bog Wife | Kay Chronister (H) Writers & Lovers | Lily King (T) 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

    52 min

  4. OCT 21

    What Makes a Favorite Author + Returning to the Authors We Love 💟

    Send us a text In Episode 224 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about what makes an author an official favorite, share the writers they absolutely adore, and talk about the authors whose entire catalogs they still want to complete. 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 Bookaroo Pen Pouch (T) Sun Dried Tomato Orzo Pasta Salad (H) Latest Read The Exorcist | William Peter Blatty (T) This is a Safe Space | Lucinda Berry (H) Book Talk We Spread | Iain Reid (T) Wild Reverence | Rebecca Ross (H) Unraveling Oliver | Liz Nugent (T) People Watching | Hannah Bonam-Young (H) Shelf Additions A Land So Wide | Erin A. Craig (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 1m

  5. OCT 14

    Easily Distracted By New Releases + The Joy of Reading Bubblegum Books

    Send us a text In Episode 223 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into the topic of Bubblegum books! These are fun books that we enjoy reading but they may not have a lasting impact. We also share our thoughts on some new 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 The Curse of America’s Next Top Model (T) CoCoKind Retinol Serum (H) Cocokind Anti-Acne Serum (H) Latest Read The Once and Future Me | Melissa Pace (T) Discontent | Beatriz Serrano (T) Book Talk Freida McFadden Books The Retirement Plan | Sue Hincenbergs Legends and Lattes | Travis Baldree Several People are Typing | Calvin Kasulke (T) The Scammer | Tiffany D. Jackson (H) Nobody Knows You’re Here | Bryn Greenwood (T) Thistle Farms Fake Skating | Lynn Painter (H) Long Shot | Kennedy Ryan  Kingmaker | Kennedy Ryan Shelf Additions Saltcrop | Yume Kitasei (T)  The Bog Queen | Anna North (H) If you prefer other shopping options, you can find today’s books on Bookshop.org or 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

  6. OCT 7

    A Celebration of BookTube and the Creators We Love

    Send us a text In Episode 222 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah dive into BookTube! We talk about creators that we love, Tina’s experience joining BookTube within the last year, and books that we have read and loved because of this online community. 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 Studio Ghibli Movies (T) Eryn Reads Everything - YouTube (H) Latest Read Katabasis | R. F. Kuang (T+H) BookTalk + List of Booktubers Booktuber List and other accounts mentioned 🔽 Folded Pages Distillery Booksandlala What Michaela Reads The Pastel Bookshelf Peruse Project Savage Reads Jen Campbell Jeans Thoughts The Book Castle Wicked Reading Plant Based Bride Books You Should Have Left | Daniel Kehlmann (T) The Raven Boys | Maggie Stiefvater (H) Mary | Nat Cassidy (T) Enter Ghost | Isabella Hammad (H) The Isle of the Silver Sea | Tasha Suri Shelf Additions Keep This For Me | Jennifer Fawcett (T) In Tongues | Thomas Gratton (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 1m

  7. SEP 30

    October Books on the Radar (2025)

    Send us a text In Episode 221 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah share October books on the radar! 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 Tina’s Eyelashes (T) 101 Things to Do Screen Free (H) Latest Read One Yellow Eye | Leigh Radford (T) And Then I Woke Up | Malcolm Devlin (H) October Books on the Radar Workhorse | Caroline Palmer (T) The Hitchhikers | Chevy Stevens (H) Boom Town | Nic Stone (T) Boleyn Traitor | Phillipa Gregory (H) When They Burned the Butterfly | Wen-yi Lee (T) Girl Dinner | Olivie Blake (H) Gone Before Goodbye | Reese Witherspoon, Harlan Coben (T) The Unveiling | Quan Barry (T) The Isle of the Silver Sea | Tasha Suri (H) Current Reads Nobody Knows You’re Here | Bryn Greenwood (H) The Once and Future Me | Melissa Pace (T) 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

  8. SEP 23

    Books With Covers We Hate and Why We Read Them Anyway

    Send us a text In Episode 220 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah discuss books with ugly covers and read books with covers that made us cringe. 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 Flat Back Earrings (T) Cords Club @earlgreypls on TikTok (H) Latest Reads Next of Kin | Kia Abdullah (currently .99 on Kindle!) True Crime Story  | Joseph Knox (H) Book Talk + Covers We Hate The Swarm | Andy Marino The Troop | Nick Cutter The Space Between Worlds | Micaiah Johnson The Deep | Nick Cutter The Cut | CJ Dotson Twilight | Stephanie Meyer @bridgetish on TikTok In the Dark | Richard Layman (T) Finding Grace | Loretta Rothschild (H) Redemption | Jack Jordan (T) The Strange Case of Jane O. | Karen Thompson Walker (H) Shelf Additions One of Us | Dan Chaon (H) 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

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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 - 2025
  • Episodes
    229
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Book Talk, etc.
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