Easily Distracted by New Releases + How Expectations Impact Reading Experience

Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

Arts, Books

4.7 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 243 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah read through some new releases! We also discuss bookish expectations and whether or not they ruin the reading experience, our role as reviewers, and what we can do about bookish hype as readers. If you enjoy this commercial-free podcast, consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership includes access to bonus episodes like What’s in the Mailbag, Bookstore Browse: The Handsell, and Book Talk After Dark, invites to mont...

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0:00.0	I'm just trying to think of, I'm just trying to think of myself.
0:03.2	I'm trying to think of myself.
0:04.7	Who am I?
0:05.4	Self, who am I?
0:06.2	I'm I.
0:19.4	Welcome to Book Talk, etc. A podcast bound to grow your TBR. I'm Tina from TBR, et cetera.
0:23.7	And I'm Hannah from Handpicked Books. This is a conversational podcast about books and more from
0:28.4	two Midwest mood readers. We're easily distracted by new releases. And this week, we are leaning
0:33.3	into our love for new releases and reviewing a few. If you enjoy listening, we'd love for you to follow
0:38.3	us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. And if you have a quick minute, please consider
0:42.9	leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on social media. It truly helps us connect with other
0:47.9	book lovers. Hello? I was like, what comes next?
0:56.3	Hello?
0:57.3	I had to scroll past all the other nonsense announcement.
1:01.3	Hi, Tina.
1:02.2	Hey, Hannah.
1:03.2	How are you?
1:04.6	I am doing great.
1:06.8	I had a little bit of a scattered morning, but the second I saw your beautiful face, I was like, I am feeling refreshed now. Thank you. Is it the bangs? Is it the bangs? The bangs are definitely helping. They're here. And I was telling Hannah before we started recording that I feel bad for her because two of the people she talks to the most in her life, her best friend and me, both got bangs, like full bangs,
1:29.4	and so now she has to hear about them incessantly because you can't just cut bangs and, like,
1:33.2	go on with your day. People will remind you you have bangs. You think about them. They look
1:38.8	different. And every single time I look at myself, they look different. So, apologies. I'm going to try to not mess with
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