In Episode 245 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share some new book releases that they are excited about, coming out in April.
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Loving Lately
Sunday Riley Lactic Acid Treatment (T)
Inside (Apple TV, Steam, Switch)
PBS Games - Free Play (H)
Latest Read
Kin | Tayari Jones (T + H)
April Books on the Radar:
Boring Asian Female | Canwen Xu (T)
Leave Your Mess at Home | Tolani Akinola (H)
The Ending Writes Itself | Evelyn Clarke (T)
Go, Gentle | Maria Semple (H)
Love by the Book | Jessica George (T)
Permanence | Sophie MacIntosh (H)
The Subtle Art of Folding Space | John Chu (T)
Morsel | Carter Keane (H)
Livonia Chow Mein | Abigail Savitch-Lew (T)
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances | Glenn Dixon (H)
Tina and Hannah forgot to chat current reads while recording this week! Here they are:
It’s Not Her | Mary Kubica (T)
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion | Beth Brower.
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