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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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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.


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Loving Lately

Auric Cosmetics (T)

Sweet Tea and Lemonade ICE drink (H)


Latest Reads:

Framed | John Grisham (BTE Community Read)

Bear Brook - Season 2


Book Talk and Out of Our Comfort Zone Reads ⤵️

When She Unravels: A Mafia Romance | Gabrielle Sands (T)

A Winter’s Promise | Christelle Dabos (H)

The Davenports | Krystal Marquis (T)

Pines | Blake Crouch (H)


Shelf Addition:

Black Woods Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivy (T)

The Snow Child | Eowyn Ivy

One Golden Summer | Carley Fortune (H)




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