Jess and Trisha talk about the impact of AI and machine learning on books and then take a virtual visit to the Tucson Festival of Books.
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Jun 1
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 27
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
Sep 2021
Backlist Books We've Been Meaning to Read and (Finally) Did!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 17 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing some backlist books they've recently read! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about backlist books that they've recently enjoyed and you might ... Show More
1h 8m
Nov 2023
Long Books - Take Them 0r Leave Them?
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on you ... Show More
55m 10s
Nov 2021
Bonus: The Worst Celebrity Self-Help Books
Kristen and Jolenta talk to This Is Critical host Virginia Heffernan about the worst celebrity self-help books.Join the By The Book Patreon Community! For $5 per month, you receive a new book summary, including all the rules we live by, each week. For $10 per month, you receive t ... Show More
46m 4s
Dec 2024
Book Talk Etc. Does Celebrity Book Club!
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 180 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah discuss celebrity book clubs! We talk about our favorite celebrity clubs, some under the radar celebrity book clubs you may not have heard about, and share some titles we've read.If you enjoy our commercial-free p ... Show More
1 h
Aug 2024
The Impact of Public Reading on Book Browsing
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 164 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about the impact that public reading has had on their reading lives - especially as it pertains to browsing books at our local libraries, browsing the shelves at our local bookstores, and choosing which popul ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2021
Books That Scared Us, Reading for the Spooky Season
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 20 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are talking about books that actually scared us. We share something we've been loving lately, our latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about a few books that actually scared us (and one that didn't deli ... Show More
1h 1m
Sep 2023
The author who was fact-checked live on air
Hello, everyone!Today on Stranger Than Fiction, Eilish Gilligan and Shameless Media co-founder Michelle Andrews are talking about Naomi Wolf, author of ‘The Beauty Myth’ and feminist icon turned… anti-vaxxer. Join us in the all the book chat over on our Insta, @theshamelessbookcl ... Show More
43m 33s