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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 274 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read books recommended to them by their listeners! We also chat a bit about some great places where we've been getting more niche and unique book recommendations from. 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, Book...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 273 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah take on another episode of tackling the TBR by reading books with boats on the cover! 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 even...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 272 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! They also discuss ways to “reader max” – aka how to get the most out of your reading life and incorporate books and reading into as much of your life as possible! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes lik...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 271 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about books coming out in October that you should add to your TBR! 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 R...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 270 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books set in Appalachia and explore what defines the Appalachian region. From Appalachian fiction to literary favorites rooted in mountain communities, they share the books they chose and discuss the history and geography of Appalachia, while talking about the books they read for the episode. If you enjoy this commercial-fr...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 269 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are back at it to tackle their TBRs! This month, the wheel provided them with a prompt to read books from any subscription service! Tina and Hannah spend some time talking about the various kinds of book subscriptions there are out there, and chat through which ones have piqued their interest in the past and present! If you enjoy t...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 268 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read some new releases, and also talk about their experiences with book clubs, and talk about the ingredients necessary to making a book club worth joining! 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: Th...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 267 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah took a week to do some mood reading, and for book talk, we answered questions from our listeners in an ask us anything style discussion. 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...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 266 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some of the September 2026 Book Releases that top our TBR! 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 H...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 265 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss books that feel like Lughnasadh, a Celtish holiday that celebrates the start of the harvest season and falls halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. 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,...

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, consid...

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 Boo...

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 Happ...

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 S...

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...

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.c...

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 follo...

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 ac...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 256 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about the types of thriller and horror novels that are perfect to read in summer months! We chat all things thrills & chills and chat a bit about summerween traditions. 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,...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 255 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some analog friendly loving latelies to continue to help you stay off your phone this summer and cure your brain rot! We also share some thoughts on new books that have released recently, as well as some thoughts on tropes we love, book tropes we hate, book tropes we anticipate being popular as well as the ones that are alrea...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 254 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share their thoughts on Japanese Gothic, their community read for May. They also share thoughts on books from the past they feel they missed out on, as well as chat through what they think about when they consider what it means to "miss out" on books. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Pa...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 253 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by Phoebe Wright from @readandwright on bookstagram, and bookseller at Alice, Ever After in Buffalo, New York. We talk all things romance, pop culture, and of course, books! We hope you enjoy our lively, casual conversation and that your TBR stack grows taller for your summer reading. If you enjoy this commercial-free po...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 252 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Hannah share their 20 most anticipated summer releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and chat about how they built their summer reading lists. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailb...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 251 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat about some new book releases, as well as discuss the woes of starting a new book, and how they set themselves up for success when it comes to cracking open a new read. 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, Book...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 250 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah are joined by the Book Talk Etc.’s first co-host, Renee from @itsbooktalk! We’re so excited to have Renee on today to celebrate the podcast’s 5 year anniversary. We hope you enjoy the reunion! If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s...