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In Episode 198 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah share their love of independent bookstores in celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, happening in the U.S. on April 26.

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OPI High Shine Nail Polish (T)

Glisten and Glow Top Coat (T)

Mr. Ballen - YouTube (H)

Mr. Ballen Medical Mysteries - Podcast (H)

Two Most Dense Killers Video

Latest Reads

Famous Last Words (T)

Book Club Girl

Honest Authors - Podcast

The Serviceberry (H)

Book Talk:

Map of Participating Bookstores

List of Bookstore Crawls

Chicago Book Crawls

Some Highlighted Bookstores:

The Last Bookstore

Exile Bookville

Quail Ridge Books

This is A Bookstore + Book Bug

Call and Response Bookstore

Everything is Tuberculosis (T)

The War That Saved My Life (H)

Gothictown (T)

Big Friendship (H)

Shelf Additions

Medicine River (H)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club (T)

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In Episode 197 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are easily distracted by new releases! We share some thoughts on new books we’ve read recently, and discuss book aesthetics we both love and loathe.

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Cafe Bustelo - Coffee Recipe (T)

Chobani Sweet Cream (T)

Sugar Free Caramel Syrup (T)

Electric Heating Pad (H)

Latest Read

Tell Me What You Did | Carter Wilson (T)

The Names | Florence Knapp (H)

Book Talk

The Quiet Librarian | Allen Eskens (T)

The Huntress | Kate Quinn

Hot Air | Marcy Dermansky (H)

The Missing Half | Ashley Flowers (T)

Great Big Beautiful Life | Emily Henry (H)

Shelf Additions

The Storm | Rachel Hawkins (T)

The Lilac People | Milo Todd (H)

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In Episode 196 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah are diving into mood reading and sharing some fun quarter one reading stats! We chat about our standout books of the year so far, the books we just can't stop thinking about, and reflect on some reading insights.

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Merlin - Bird Coaching App

Clever Fox Journal (H)

Latest Read

Sunrise on the Reaping | Suzanne Collins (T)

The Other People | C. B. Everett (H)

Book Talk

Wild Dark Shore

Broken Country

Red Clay

The Favorites

The Names

Sandwich

Good Dirt

He/She/They

Human Sacrifices

Hannah’s IG Q1 Check In

A Forty Year Kiss | Nickolas Butler (T)

The Filling Station | Vanessa Miller (H)

Julie Chan is Dead | Liann Zhang (T)

Fall Risk | Abby Jimenez (H)

Shelf Additions

The Eights | Joanna Miller (T)

Needle Lake | Justine Champine

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