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In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April.

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Kin | Tayari Jones (T + H)

Interview with NPR

April Books on the Radar:

Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)

Leave Your Mess at Home | Tolani Akinola (H)

The Ending Writes Itself | Evelyn Clarke (T)

Go, Gentle | Maria Semple (H)

Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)

Permanence | Sophie MacIntosh (H)

The Subtle Art of Folding Space | John Chu (T)

Morsel | Carter Keane (H)

Livonia Chow Mein | Abigail Savitch-Lew (T)

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)

Tina and Hannah forgot to chat current reads while recording this week! Here they are:

It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth Brower.

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In Episode 244 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Terresa from the indie bookstore Black Garnet Books. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore owner and book-seller, and more!

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Cleopatra | Saara El-Arifi (T)

The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper | Roland Allen (H)

Ways to support Black Garnet Books and Terresa

https://blackbirdrevolt.com/

Blackbird Podcast

Blackgarnetbooks.com

Instagram, TikTok

Book Titles Mentioned

Parable of the Sower | Octavia Butler

Can’t Get Enough | Kennedy Ryan

The Serviceberry | Robin Wall Kimmerer

Shelf Additions:

I Know the Ants | Lang Leav (T)

The Quarter Queen | Kayla Hardy (H)

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In Episode 243 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read through some new releases! We also discuss bookish expectations and whether or not they ruin the reading experience, our role as reviewers, and what we can do about bookish hype as readers.

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What Happens in the Dark | Kia Abdullah (T)

The Raven Scholar | Antonia Hodgson (H)

New Releases:

Her Last Breath | Taylor Adams (T)

The Swamps | Seraphina Nova Glass (H)

Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhauser (T)

The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love | Alice Hoffman (H)

Shelf Addition
Little Wild | Laura Evans (T)

In Her Defense | Philippa Malicka (H)

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In Episode 242 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into some lesser known celebrity book clubs! We chat about which book clubs lean into our reading tastes, and the value of chatting books with a group of readers.

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Keeper of Lost Children | Sadeqa Johnson (T)

The Hitchhikers | Chevy Stevens (H)

Book Club Picks

Hot Springs Drive | Lindsay Hunter (T)

Lost Lambs | Madeline Cash (H)

So Old, So Young | Grant Ginder (T)

Nightwatching | Tracy Sierra (H)

Other Links:

Belletrist picks

Roxanne Gay’s Book Club

Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club

Good Housekeeping

Tina’s “Why Done It” YouTube Video

Brett’s Interview with Grant Ginder

Shelf Addition
The Extra | Annie (T)

How to Write a Love Story | Catherine Walsh (H)

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In Episode 241 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah chat with one another about some books coming out in March that they've got on their reading radar. March is packed full of some awesome books, so get excited to add even more books to your already toppling TBR pile!

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Vigil | George Saunders (T + H)

New Releases

Lady Tremaine | Rachel Hochhouser (T)

No Matter What | Cara Bastone (H)

Strangers in the Villa | Robyn Harding (T)

Ruby Falls | Gin Phillips (H)

That’s What Friends Are For | Wade Rouse (T)

The Shock of the Light | Lori Inglis Hall (H)

Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T)

Strange Girls | Savat Hasin (H)

A Good Person | Kirsten King (T)

The Fountain | Casey Scieszka (H)

Current Reads
What Happens in the Dark | Kia Abdullah Book (T)

The Raven Scholar | Antonia Hodgson (H)

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In Episode 240 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah sit down with Gayle from the indie bookstore Wonderland Books in Bethesda, MD. In this episode, we step inside an indie bookstore, exploring the role independent bookstores play in shaping local reading communities, what it means to be a bookstore owner, and more.

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Missing Sam | Thirty Umrigar (T)

The Rachel Incident | Rachel Donohue (Gayle)

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies | Deesha Philyaw (H)

Ways to support Gayle and Wonderland Books

Bookshop.org Storefront

Support on Libro.fm

Gayle’s blog

Wonderland Books on Instagram

Book Titles Mentioned

Please purchase via this link which supports Wonderland Books

Theo of Golden

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman

Family of Spies

Loneliness of Sonya and Sonny

Heart the Lover

On Tyranny

If We Were Dogs

Gish Jen (Author)

Kitchens of the Great Midwest

Buckeye

The Bright Years

The Safekeep

The Wedding People

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Margot’s Got Money Troubles

Kin

Unwitness

Respair

Allegra Goodman (Author)

Cactus League

Clutch

Brawler

Shelf Additions:

Frankenstein: 1818 Edition

Whistler | Ann Patchet

Beneath | Ariel Sullivan

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In Episode 239 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah come clean about some of their “bad” bookish behaviors, and chat through their thoughts on some new releases they’ve read recently.

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Burn Down the Master’s House | Clay Cane (T)

All the Blood We Share | Camilla Bruce (H)

New Releases

The Better Mother | Jennifer van der Kleut (T)

Every Day I Read: 53 Ways to Get Closer to Books | Hwang Bo-Reum (H)

Good Intentions | Marisa Walls (T)

The Briars | Sarah Crouch (H)

Other Links & Books Mentioned

J ina with a J Instagram

The Hunger | Alma Katsu

Shelf Addition
The Burning Side | Sarah Damoff

The End of Romance | Lily Meyer (H)

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Looking for the best thriller and romance books of all time? In episode 238 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share the thrillers and romances they recommend again and again, as well as discuss books that fall into the niche sub-genre that blends the two together: romantic suspense.

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Latest Read

Anatomy of an Alibi | Ashley Elston (T)

The Correspondent | Virginia Evans (H)

Favorite Thriller and Romances

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (T)

Every Summer After (H)

Gone Girl (T)

Open Water (H)

Razorblade Tears (T)

Fangirl (H)

Confessions (T)

The View Was Exhausting (H)

Next of Kin (T)

Talking at Night (H)

Romantic Suspense

Woman Down | Colleen Hoover (T)

Hideaway | Nora Roberts (H)

This Story Might Save Your Life | Tiffany Crum (T)

A Curious Beginning | Deanna Raybourne (H)

Other Links & Books Mentioned

Cherry Baby

Crime Reads Article on Romantic Suspense

Shelf Addition
Discipline | Larissa Pham (T)

The One Day You Were My Husband | Rosie Walsh (H)

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