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Sarah's Bookshelves Live

Ep. 5: Renee from It's Book Talk (Mysteries / Thrillers)

Sarah's Bookshelves Live

Sarah Dickinson

Arts, Books

4.7785 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 5, Renee from the blog It's Book Talk, etc. and I talk mysteries / thrillers, including the thriller that made Renee cry, what Renee thinks is the most controversial thriller out there, and Sarah's issues with mysteries / thrillers.

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Highlights

  • What makes Renee like certain mysteries / thrillers.
  • The thriller that made Renee cry.
  • What Renee thinks is the most controversial mystery out there.
  • How we feel about all the thrillers with Girl/Wife/Sister/Woman in the title.

Renee's Mystery / Thriller Recommendations

Two OLD Books She Loves

Two NEW Books She Loves

One Book She Didn't Love

One Upcoming Release She's Excited About

Other Books Mentioned

Other Links

About Renee

Blog | Instagram | Twitter 

I've been reading and loving books for as long as I can remember. I was the kid who had to be made to go out and play because I wanted to stay in and read. I've always loved mysteries and thrillers, starting way back when with Nancy Drew and Treasure Island and continuing today with favorite authors like Sharon Bolton, Jane Casey, and Dennis Lehane. Several years ago, I began writing reviews for an online national book review website, but soon found I wanted my own space to share my thoughts on the books I've read, loved, and maybe not loved. I decided to start my own blog and after much trial and error, It's Book Talk was born. The best part of blogging by far is the friends I've made in the book community. It's been so fun to interact with book lovers from around the world. In my own family, I have a husband and two college age sons I continue to try to convert into being readers.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Sarah's Bookshelves Live. I'm Sarah of the blog Sarah's Bookshelves. Each week I'm

0:18.9

talking with one bookish guest about two old books they love,

0:22.8

two new books they love, one book they don't love, and one new release they're excited about.

0:28.4

We're going to get real and sometimes a little bit snarky about all things books. This is a brand new

0:33.8

podcast. So if you like it, I'd really love your support. Please spread the word to your

0:38.4

reader friends, subscribe to the show, and rate and review it wherever you listen to podcasts. Rating,

0:44.2

reviewing, and subscribing really helps new listeners find us. All right, let's get rolling.

0:50.9

This week we have Renee from the blog, it's Book Talk joining me. And I'm so excited to have you on, Renee. You and I have been bookish internet friends for over a year now. And Renee is my expert on all things mysteries and thrillers, which I got to tell you is a genre that I have an extremely finicky relationship with.

1:12.1

Renee has a less finicky relationship with it.

1:14.7

So welcome, Renee.

1:15.6

We're so glad to have you.

1:16.9

Thank you.

1:17.7

I'm happy to be here.

1:19.2

So why don't you tell us a little bit about how you got into blogging,

1:23.2

sort of how you made the transition from regular reader that reads for fun into, I'm not going to call it a job,

1:29.9

but sort of a job.

1:32.3

I wish it was.

1:33.8

Me too.

1:34.3

I think probably what gave me the push was my in real life book club two years ago, actually,

1:41.1

and just everyone encouraging me to put my reviews out there and

1:48.2

texting me for book recommendations by quite a few friends, even outside of book club. So I thought,

1:55.5

why not put it all in one place? I kind of just took a leap and kind of put my thoughts into my own blog so that I could

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