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Dec 2024
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Book Talk Etc. Does Celebrity Book Club!

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks
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In 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.

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Loving Lately
Dollar Tree Dinners (T)
Amazon Essentials Winter Gear for Kids (H)
Heavyweight Hooded Puffer Jacket
Girls and Toddlers' Sherpa Fleece Full-Zip Jacket
Women's Waffle Snug Fit Pajama Set

Latest Reads and Other Mentions
The Butcher | Jennifer Hillier (T)
Little Secrets
Things We Do In the Dark
Jar of Hearts
Knock Knock Open Wide | Neil Sharpson (H)
Kayla’s Channel

Book Talk Books Mentioned
These Impossible Things
The Blue Hour
Colored Television
Small Things Like These
Devotions

Other Celebrity Book Club Mentions
Mindy's Book Studio - Mindy Kaling
Audacious Book Club - Roxanne Gay
Belletrist - Emma Roberts and Karah Preiss
TeaTime Book Club - Dakota Johnson
Service95 Book Club - Dua Lipa
Richard and Judy Book Club
Our Shared Shelf - Emma Watson
Between Two Books - Florence Welch
Library Science - Kaia Gerber
Natalie’s Book Club - Natalie Portman
Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club

Celebrity Book Club Books
From Here to the Great Unknown | Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough (T)
The Mighty Red | Louise Erdrich (H)
The Paper Palace | Miranda Cowley Heller (T)
Great Circle | Mag

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