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

    Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Intimidating Books!

    Send us Fan Mail 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! 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 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) 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

  2. Aug 4

    Easily Distracted by New Releases and How We Remember What We Read

    Send us Fan Mail 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! 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 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) 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

  3. Jul 28

    August Books on the Radar (2026)

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 262 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some August book releases that they are excited about!  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 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) 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

  4. Jul 21

    Reading and Discussing Novellas, Essay Collections, and Short Stories

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 261 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah celebrate the power of short books–from  short stories and novellas to essay collections and anthologies! Join us as we explore why these bite-sized reads can leave just as lasting an impact as a full-length novel. In this episode, we also spin the wheel to randomly select our next topic for our August episode of Tackling the TBR Shelf! These TBR tackle prompts are chosen by our patrons as a way for them to take part in our reading lives. 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 Summer Reading Campaign - Melanated Reader (T) Soola Bag (H) Soola Pouch (H) Latest Read Keep Them Close | David Ellis (T) Look Closer | David Ellis The Best Lies | David Ellis Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano (H) Novellas and Short Stories At Home With the Horrors | Sammy Scott Human Sacrifices | María Fernanda Ampuero I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T) Metamorphosis | Franz Kafka (H) Obstetrix | Naomi Kritzer (T) Automatic Noodle | Annalee Newitz (H) Shelf Addition Seekers of Deer Creek | Thao Thai (T) People in Love | Claire Daverley (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

  5. Jul 14

    Our 10 Best Books of the Year So Far!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 260 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah  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 The Cluci Wristlet (T) Yoto Player (H) Latest Read Where the Wildflowers Grow | Terah Shelton Harris (T) The Missed Connection | Tia Wliliams (T) Superlatives The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh All the Blood We Share | Camilla Bruce Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West Vigil | George Saunders Into the Blue | Emma Brodie Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke Top 5 So Far! The Reformatory | Tanarive Due The Caretaker | Marcus Kliewer Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra Keeper of Lost Children | Sadeqa Johnson Nesting | Roisin O’Donnell John of John | Douglas Stuart Lost Lambs | Madeline Cash Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser Everything to the Sea | Alicia Upano 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

  6. Jul 7

    Tackling the TBR Shelf: Reading Through Our Book of the Month Backlist!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 259 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah tackle the TBR shelf by reading through Book of the Month titles that have been on their shelves for more than 2 years. New for July- join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go patreon.com/booktalketc 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 Summer Bucket List (T) Water Table (T) The Crash (H) Maternal Instinct (H) Latest Read The Truth About Ruby Cooper | Liz Nugent (T) Sacculina | Phillip Fracassi (H) BOTM Books BOTM Historical Data Base Not That I Could Tell | Jessica Strawser (T) You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa (H) The Joy Luck Club | Amy Tan (T) Once There Were Wolves | Charlotte McConaghy (H) Shelf Addition Die for Me | Shirlene Obuobi (T) The Missed Connection | Tia Williams (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

  7. Jun 30

    July Books on the Radar (2026)

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 258 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about Land by Maggie O’Farrell, which was the Book Talk Etc. Community Read for the month of June. In this episode we also share 10 July book releases to get excited about! Join our Patreon for access to our Summer Read-a-Thon! Participants read from a set of curated prompts, submit the titles they finish for points, and follow along on a game board as they go patreon.com/booktalketc 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 yesstyle.com (T) Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen (T) Lip Oil (T) Skin 1004 Cream (T) Alaffia Body Wash (H) Latest Read Land | Maggie O’Farrell (T+H) July Books on the Radar Country People | Daniel Mason (T) Every Version of You | Natalie Messier (H) Not with A Bang | Temi Oh (T) The Mortons | Justine Larbalestier (T) The Man | Laura Sims Looker | Laura Sims How Can I Help You? | Laura Sims (H) The New People | Andrea Uptmor (T) The Parisian Heist | Jo Piazza (T) Make Nice | Ryan Effgan (H) Shelf Addition Not That I Can Tell | Jessica Strawser (T) Sacculina | Philip Fracassi (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

  8. Jun 23

    From Page to Screen: Books, Movies, and TV Adaptations!

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 257 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk through some of their favorite book to screen adaptations, share some books they’d love to see adapted into film, as well as discuss their thoughts on books they read that have been turned into movies or television series. 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 Libib (T) Arc Library App (T) Bobbie Goods Coloring Books (H) Latest Read John of John | Douglas Stuart (T) Recitatif | Toni Morrison (H) Book Talk + Book to Screen Adaptations Strangers Behind Closed Doors | Catherine Adel West (T) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Suzanne Collins (H) Shutter Island | Dennis LeHane (T) The Bookshop | Penelope Fitzgerald (H) Shelf Addition Nine Lives | Catherine Steadman (T) Games: A Love Story | Anna Maria Volkova (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

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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
    266
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Book Talk, etc.
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