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Dec 2024
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Reading Out of Our Comfort Zone

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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Send us a text In Episode 179 of Book Talk, Etc., Tina and Hannah venture beyond their usual reading habits! We discuss what it means to step outside our comfort zones, the types of books that intimidate us, and the challenges of staying present and patient with our reading lives. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on P ... Show More
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