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In Episode 63 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share dramatic legal thrillers they've recently read. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about what makes legal thrillers so compelling 

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Loving Lately
6:23 Home Decor on Tik Tok - The Blush Home, _Miavolk, Unnecessary Necessities (T)
Our Amazon Store
9:33 Alfi Multipurpose knives (R)

Latest Reads
13:22Patricia Wants to Cuddle | Samantha Allen (T)
16:35 So Happy for You | Celia Laskey
17:02 Take My Hand | Dolen Perkins Valdez (R) 🎧
23:37 Listener Latest Read - Amy Gironda- A Little Love Story |Roland Merullo

25:00 Book Talk
27:09 The Firm |John Grisham
The Murder Rule | Dervla McTiernan
33:26 Presumed Innocent | Scott Turow
Your House Will Pay | Steph Cha
The Lincoln Lawyer Series | Michael Connelly
35:50 The Local | Joey Hartstone (T) 🎧
40:52 With Prejudice | Robin Peguero (R) 🎧
47:21 Take It Back | Kia

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In Episode 62 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their anticipated August Releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about reading goals for the second half of the year 

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Loving Lately
4:01 Loot on Apple Tv+ (R)     
7:28 Automatic Rechargeable Wine Aerator (T)
Our Amazon Shop (loving lately's, favorite products, books)
ChomChom Roller

Latest Reads
10:38 Open | Andre Agassi 🎧 
Ashley @baileysbookshelves
15:40 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
19:08 Miss Me with That | Rachel Lindsey (T) 🎧
24:05 Listener Latest Read- Horse | Geraldine Brooks from Melanie @battyforbooks  

25:53 Book Talk
Books Previously Mentioned on Show
The Family Remains | Lisa Jewell
The Last Housewife | Ashley Winstead
Daisy Darker | Alice Feeney
Girl, Forgotten | Karin Slaughter
Haven | Emma Donoghue

On Java Road | Lawrence Osborne  (R) 
The Devil Takes You Home | Gabino Iglesias (T) 
The Sleepless | Victor Manibo   
Complicit | Winnie Li (T)   
Touch | Olaf Olafsson (R)
Overkill | Sandra Brown  (T)
The

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In Episode 61 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing their recent short reads.  They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about favorite short books that were so fun to read

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Loving Lately
2:14 90 Day Fiance (T)     
7:09 Trader Joe’s Pepita Salsa (R)

Latest Reads
12:01 Body Grammar |Jules Ohman  (T)   
15:11 Nora Goes Off Script |Annabelle Monaghan (R) 🎧(272p)
20:11 Other People’s Clothes | Calla Henkel  - Listener Latest Read from Sarah @bowie.and.books     

21:55 Book Talk
26:15 Joan is Okay |Weike Wang
29:59 The Book Thief | Markus Zusak
31:03 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone|Lori Gottlieb
31:34  An Untamed State|Roxane Gay
33:04 Between the World + Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates
33:08 Passing | Nella Larsen
33:20 An Elderly Lady is up to No Good | Helene Turston
33:29 Luster|Raven Leilani
33:39 My Sister the Serial Killer|Oyinkan Braithwaite
34:05 Castle of Water |Dane Hucklebridge
34:36 We Are Called to Rise | Laura McBride
34:50 Writers and Lovers| Lily King
35:05 Did You Ever Have a Family| Bill Clegg
35:22 Lily and the Octopus| Steven Rowley
35:40 Our Wives Under the Sea (240 p)| Julia Armfiel (T) 🎧
40:50 The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty (244p) |Vendela Vita (R) 🎧
46:04 Perfect

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In Episode 60 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking reading & self care with special guest Kate Spencer.  They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books, reading, skincare & more

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Loving Lately
4:59 Sacred Beauty Rose Mist Toner (K)
5:50 Romantically Inclined on Instagram (K)
6:21 Monster Romance: Orc Sworn |Finley Fenn (K)
10:26 Dr Dennis Gross Aha/Bha Daily Peel (R)
The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid 
The Origins Avocado Sleep Mask
14:16 The Misha Time Revolution Essence (T)

Book Talk
17:27 In a New York Minute | Kate Spencer (R) 🎧
52:50 Klur Beauty Products (face wash & oil)
53:24 Kypris Beauty Elixar
54:15 Vitner's Daughtner's Essence
The Antidote Podcast

Latest Reads
58:08 Ice Planet Barbarian Series | Ruby Dixon (K)
1:01:23 The Mutual Friend | Carter Bays (K)
1:02:52 The Great Believers | Rebecca Makkai
A Little Life | Hanya Yanigahara
1:09:17 Just By Looking at Him 🎧| Ryan O'Connell (T)
1:11:30 The Bartender'

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In Episode 59 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing their top 10 favorite books (so far)!  They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about how they narrowed down their favorite books  

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Loving Lately
4:40 St. Tropaz Self Tan Express Bronzing Mouse
Tina's Makeup Brush
7:16 Bustle.com Article
Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir

Latest Reads
11:45 On Rotation | Shirlene Obuobi (T)
15:13 Look Closer | Davis Ellis (R)
Cocktails & Crime Fiction

21:00 Book Talk
29:50 Migrations | Charlotte McConaghy (T) 🎧
31:36 Like a House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer (R)
34:01 The Good Son | You- Jeong Jeong (T)
Confessions | Kanae Minuto
36:09 Black Cake | Charmaine Wilkerson (R) 🎧
38:58 Unlikely Animals | Annie Hartnett (T) 🎧
42:26 Dark Horse | Gregg Hurwitz (R) 🎧
46:40 The Violin Conspiracy |Brendan Slocumb (T)
49:08 Speak | Tunde Oyeneyin (R) 🎧
52:13 The Measure | Nikki Erlick (T) 🎧
56:42 Cover Story | Susan Rigetti (R) 🎧
@Basicbsguide

Shelf Additions
1:01:07 Black Tide | KC Jones (T)
1:02:22 The Manhattan Girls | Gill Paul (R)

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In Episode 58 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee (on vacation this week) are sharing their  Patreon Exclusive bonus episode called Criminally Booked! If you enjoy this episode and want to hear Episode 2,  head to our Patreon to sign up today!

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Welcome to the first episode of Criminally Booked! Like many people, we’re fascinated by crime, both true and fictional, and we wanted to create a segment that combines the two. Criminally Booked gives us a space to share true crime stories while also sharing helpful resources, laws that have been enacted, and other pertinent information.

With these true crime stories, we're also tying in fiction book recommendations that we will be bringing exclusively to our patrons first! We hope you enjoy what is a reoccurring bonus episode topic for Patrons of Book Talk, etc!

Now-on to the case of Francine Hughes...

**Content Warnings for Domestic Violence 

Books Mentioned 

The Burning Bed | Faith McNulty

Finding Mrs. Ford | Deborah Goodrich Royce 🎧

A Suitable Lie | Michael Malone 

Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn

Surrounded by Narcissists | Thomas Erikson 

Surrounded by Idiots | Thomas Erikson

Narcissist Apocalypse Podcast  

Domesticshelters.org  

Sources

If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or chat with a worker at https://www.thehotline.org/.

People Magazine Article  

https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2015/10/15/domestic-violence-in-the-1970s/

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In Episode 57 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share a few of their anticipated July Releases. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about vacation reading plans

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Loving Lately
3:26 Narwey Foldable Duffel Bag (R)
6:29 Man-Eater Eye Shadow Palette (T)

Latest Reads
8:17 The Housemaid | Freida McFadden (R) 🎧
13:00 Aurora |David Koepp (T)
18:17 Project Hail Mary
These Silent Woods

19:43 Book Talk
20:15 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow |Gabrielle Zevin (R)
The Displacements |Bruce Holsinger (R)
20:43 Rock Paper Scissors |Alice Feeney (R)
21:06 His and Hers |Alice Feeney (R)
21:56 Maine |J Courtney Sullivan (T)
Victor @bookpop
22:19 Can't Look Away |Carola Lovering (T)
22:38 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid (T)
23:49 Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel

BOTR
25:10 The Light Always Breaks |Angela Jackson Brown (T)
28:38 A Beginner's Guide to Murder | Rosalind Stopps (R)
31:23 Any Other Family |Eleanor Brown (T)
33:41 After the Hurricane | Leah Franqui (R)
37:01 Old Country | Matt Query (T)
39:16 Killers Amidst Killers |Billy Jensen (R)
Chase Darkness With Me | Billy Jensen
43:19

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In Episode 56 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books that their listeners picked for them. 

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Loving Lately
Duolingo (T)
Backpacking Kitty (Instagram & Tik Tok) (R)

Latest Read
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt (T)
Yerba Buena | Nina LaCour 🎧 (R)
Like A House on Fire | Lauren McBrayer

Book Talk
Nonbook podcasts
Bitch Sesh
Everything Iconic
Forever 35
Absolutely Not
My Favorite Murder
Top 4
The Goal Digger Podcast
School of Podcasting
And Just Like That
This Morning Walk
We Can Do Hard Things
Novel Suspects
Finding Me |Viola Davis

The Lost Summers of Newport | Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willeg, Karen White (T)
Charter Books
The Expatriates |Janice Y.K. Lee 🎧 (R)
Flying Solo |Linda Holmes 🎧(T)
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Vacation

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In Episode 55 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about books that would be great for book clubs. 

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Loving Lately
2:22 Algenist SPLASH Absolute Hydration Replenishing Emulsion (R)
4:38 Secrets of the Zoo (T)

Latest Reads
7:28 Hidden Pictures | Jason Rekulak (R) 🎧
13:51 How to Keep House While Drowning | KC Davis  (T) 🎧
14:56 Domestic Blisters Tik Tok

18:53 Book Talk
32:53 The Dive From Clausen’s Pier | Ann Packer  (R) 🎧
39:17 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | Karen Joy Fowler (T)
42:34 Girls with Bright Futures | Tracy Dobmeier & Wendy Katzman (R) 🎧
Author’s book club event guide   
Katie @basicbsguide  
42:54 Admission| Julie Buxbaum   
49:08 After Francesco | Brian Malloy  (T)
A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara     
The Great Believers | Rebecca Makkai

Shelf Additions
54:08 The Confession | Jessie Burton  (R)
@Genevieve.reading
56:26 The Surrogate | Toni Halleen (T)     

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In Episode 54 of Book Talk, etc Tina and Renee share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and highlight 20 upcoming summer releases they can't wait to read. 

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4:45 Carrie Soto is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid

Loving Lately
5:11 Taylor Wynn on You Tube (T)
7:25 Athleta Seasoft Straight Pant (R)

Latest Reads
10:10 The House Across the Lake | Riley Sager (T) 🎧
14:33 Necessary People | Anna Pitoniak (R) 🎧
#Dearbasicbuddyread on IG 
18:15 The Morning Show Apple TV

19:00 Book Talk

24:49 Summer Books
24:52 Aurora | David Koepp (T)
26:29 Counterfeit | Kirstin Chen (R)
29:20 More Than You'll Every Know | Katie Gutierrez (T)
31:30 The Last Resort |Sarah Stodola (R)
34:29 The Lifestyle | Taylor Hahn (T)
36:19 Last Couple Standing |Matthew Norman
36:49 The Angel of Rome |Jess Walter (R)
39:22 Body Grammar |Jules Ohman (T)
41:03 Acts of Violet |Margarita Montimore (R)
43:36 NSFW |Isabel Kaplan (T)
45:49 Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow |Gabrielle Zevin (R)
48:48 Groupies |Sarah Priscus (T)
50:48 First Born |Will Dean (R)
52:23 A Hundred Other Girls |Iman Hariri-Kia
54:49 The It Girl |Ruth Ware

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