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Aug 2024
58m 59s

Easily Distracted By New Releases (Augus...

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 163 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah talk about new book releases that they have read and what they thought of them. For this week’s Book Talk, Tina and Hannah discuss debut novels, plus some of their favorite debuts of the year so far! If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your mem ... Show More
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