Jess and Trisha have some updates – including a new book club book! – and spend some time talking about how they find new books and what they think about when they recommend them.
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Jun 2026
An Emotionally Satisfying Ending
In this ultimate (final) episode of When in Romance, Jess and Trisha reminisce about the last 198 episodes, Trisha subjects Jess to one last WIR quiz, and they close with some final book recs and a little gratitude. News The podcast may be ending, but the backlog of When In Roman ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 2026
Still Obsessed with Beverly Jenkins
Jess and Trisha talk about continuing the story with long series, interlocking series, and series that feature the same couple in multiple books. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Cleat Ch ... Show More
59m 30s
Feb 2023
❤️ Love Is in the Air... Or Not 💔
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 90 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent reads involving love- or not. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads , current reads, and have book talk about romance tropes. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOL ... Show More
55 m
Dec 2022
The Best YA We Read in 2022!
This week, Tirzah and Erica talk about some of the best YA books they read this year. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate ... Show More
52m 19s
Oct 2023
We Read Book of the Month Books!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 124 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent BOTM reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about Book of the Month. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast ... Show More
54m 29s
Sep 2023
October Books On the Radar
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 120 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their anticipated October reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, as well as their latest and current reads. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcast app so you n ... Show More
41m 27s
Jan 2024
Easily Distracted By New Releases (January 2024) + The State of Our Nonfiction
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 135 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about nonfiction . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your podcas ... Show More
58 m
Jan 2024
Atmospheric Winter Reads III + Reading Tracking
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 134 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent atmospheric winter reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading tracking . If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE o ... Show More
52m 13s
Mar 2023
Books That Hooked Us From the First Page
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 93 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share books that hooked them from the first page. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about bookish first impressions. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW ... Show More
55m 4s
Jun 2022
Mid-Year Way Too Much to Read Freak Out
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their anticipated mystery and suspense reads for the second half of 2022.
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44m 48s
Dec 2024
Our Under, Over, and Appropriately Hyped Books of 2024
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 181 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah dive into the buzzworthy books of the year, sharing which ones lived up to the hype, which deserved more recognition, and which fell short of expectations.If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider ... Show More
1h 15m