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In Episode 215 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are reading books with buzzword titles. From “Girls,” and “Daughters,” to “Night,” and “Dream,” we talk about those words that keep popping up in the titles of the books we love to read.

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Notes on Infinity | Austin Taylor (T)

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Buzzword Books

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The Good Samaritan | Toni Halleen (T)

Black Woods Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivey (H)

A Twist of Fate | Se-Ah Jang (T)

A Torch Against the Night | Sabaa Tahir (H)

Shelf Addition 

The Ballad of Bonaventure Palmier | Adam Sockel (T)

The Macabre | Kosoko Jackson (H)

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In Episode 214 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing how they make the most out of their reading lives with their busy schedules. They also talk about some new releases, and share how they felt about them.

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Night Watcher | Daphne Woolsoncroft (T)

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Better Than Fiction | Alexa Martin (H)

New Releases

A Marriage at Sea | Sophie Elmhirst (T)

Great Black Hope | Rob Franklin (H)

Everyone is Lying to You | Jo Piazza (T)

These Summer Storms | Sarah McLain (H)

Shelf Addition 

The Truth About Ruby Cooper | Liz Nugent (T)

The Black Carnival | Harlequin Grim

Stiff | Mary Roach

Working Stiff | Judy Melinek MD

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In Episode 213 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are reading like it's 1997 and bringing books that we would have read if we didn't have the internet.

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The Compound | Aisling Rawle (T+H)

Reading Books We Haven’t Heard Of 

Chloe | Connie Briscoe (T)

Cannibal Killers: Monsters with a Taste for Murder | Moira Martingale (H)

Hush Little Baby | R. H. Herron (T)

The Color of Blood | Mona Kabbani

Shelf Addition 

Redemption | Jack Jordan (T)

The Satisfaction Cafe | Kathy Wang (H)

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In Episode 212 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing their August books on the radar. This is a regular monthly episode where we highlight upcoming releases that have caught our attention. We can’t wait to share these with you!

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Slanting Toward the Sea | Lidija Hilje (T)

The Crane Husband | Kelly Barnhill (H)

Japanese Folk Tale - The Crane Wife

August Books on the Radar

People Like Us | Jason Mott (T)

The Sunflower Boys | Sam Wachman (H)

Too Old for This | Samantha Downing (T)

Dogs | C. Mallon (H)

Forget Me Not | Stacy Willingham (T)

Fonseca | Jessica Francis Kane (H)

Lime Juice Money | Jo Morey (T)

Anatomy of a Con Artist | Jonathan Walton (H)

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Island of Last Things | Emma Sloley (T)

Current Reads

Chloe | Connie Briscoe (T)

The Color of Blood | Mona Kabbani (H)

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In Episode 211 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about their Goodreads Graveyard, aka, the books they've added to their TBR lists that have gotten a little dusty sitting on the ephemeral shelves of the internet.

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We Don’t Talk About Carol | Kristen L. Berry (T)

Big Fan | Alexandra Romanoff (H)

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Goodreads Graveyard

The Enchanted | Renee Denfeld (T)

The Firekeepers Daughter | Angeline Boulley (H)

The Summer That Melted Everything | Tiffany McDaniel (T)

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Upstream | Mary Oliver (H)

Shelf Addition

Culpability | Bruce Holsinger (T)

Twist of Fate | Se-Ah Jang (T)

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In this episode of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into two of their favorite things: new book releases and chatting through their library browsing habits! Whether you’re a regular at your local branch or someone who hasn’t browsed the stacks in a while, we hope that this episode will inspire you to rediscover all the magic your library has to offer, both digitally and in person!

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You Killed Me First | John Marrs (T)

Lovely War | Julie Berry (H)

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New Releases:

These Heathens | Mia McKenzie (T)

My Friends | Fredrik Backman (H)

When the Wolf Comes Home | Nat Cassidy (T)

So Far Gone | Jess Walter (H)

Shelf Addition

Our Last Resort | Clémence Michallon (T)

Runner 13 | Amy McCulloch (H)

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In Episode 209 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing thoughts on weird girl books! In this episode we share some books that worked for us, some that missed the mark, and discuss some heroines that we found strangely endearing and relatable - even in their weird quirks.

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What Kind of Paradise | Janelle Brown (T)

Heartwood | Amity Gaige (H)

Weird Girl Books

Immaculate Conception | Ling Ling Huang (T)

Victorian Psycho | Virginia Feito (H)

Sky Daddy | Kate Folk (T)

Deadly Animals | Marie Tierney (H)

Shelf Addition

The Widow | John Grisham (T)

August Lane | Regina Black (H)

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In Episode 208 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah reflect on their reading year so far with fun bookish superlatives, surprising standouts, and, of course, their favorite reads of 2025 (so far)! 

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Superlatives:

Red Clay

Nothing to See Here

Tell Me What You Did

The War that Saved My Life

When the Wolf Comes Home

The Secret History of the Rape Kit

Audition

The Float Test

Say You’ll Remember Me

The Favorites

Wild Dark Shore

We Live Here Now

The Names

Favorites:

The Favorites

Sandwich

Atmosphere: A Love Story

Happy Land

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

The Knight and the Moth

Broken Country

Rainbow Black

Wild Dark Shore

The Names

Current Read

Sky Daddy

The Odyssey

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In Episode 207 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are sharing their July Books on the radar. We also share some thoughts on two buzzy new releases that we read and had strong feelings about!

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Atmosphere | Taylor Jenkins Reid (T)

The Knight and the Moth | Rachel Gillig (H)

July Books on the Radar

Night Watchers | Daphne Woolsoncroft (T)

My Train Leaves at Three | Natalie Guerrero (H)

The Other Wife | Jackie Thomas-Kennedy (T)

Mendell Station | J.B. Hwang (H)

The Confessions | Paul Bradley Carr (T)

Rose in Chains | Julie Soto (H)

Everyone is Lying to You | Jo Piazza (T)

Soulgazer | Maggie Rapier (H)

Angel Down | Daniel Kraus (T)

The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey | Kathleen Kaufman (H)

Current Read

Jill is Not Happy | Kaira Rouda (T)

Victorian Psycho | Virginia Feito (H)

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In Episode 206 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah explore and celebrate independently owned publishers! We talk about the difference between traditional publishers and indie presses, and what makes an independent press unique.

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Latest Read

It’s Not the End of the World | Jonathan Parks-Ramage (T)

The River is Waiting | Wally Lamb (H)

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes | Clay McLeod Chapman

The Bright Lands | John Fram

Brett’s Bookstack Podcast with Jonathan Parks-Ramage

Independently Published Books:

Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros

After the Ocean | Lauren E. Rico (T)

Shield of Sparrows | Devney Perry (H)

Don’t Believe Her | Nicola Sanders (T)

Foster | Claire Keegan (H)

Shelf Addition

The Midnight Knock | John Fram (T)

Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980) | Eleanor Johnson

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