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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!

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A Guardian and a Thief | Megha Majumdar (T)

Passion Project | London Sperry (H)

Over, Under, and Appropriately Hyped Books

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Hyped Predictions

Kin | Tayari Jones (T)

Half His Age | Jennette McCurdy (H)

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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!

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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)

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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.

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Life & Death & Giants | Ron Rindo (T)

Dating After the End of the World | Jeneva Rose (H)

Book Talk

Cursed Daughters

Best Offer Wins

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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)

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In Episode 226 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about books that tackle retellings of old classics, folklore, and mythology.

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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)

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In Episode 225 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah chat about books coming out in November and December that they are excited about.

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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)

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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.

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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)

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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 ✨ 

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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)

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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.

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Katabasis | R. F. Kuang (T+H)

BookTalk + List of Booktubers

Booktuber List and other accounts mentioned 🔽

Folded Pages Distillery

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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)

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