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Book Talk, etc.

Inside the Goodreads Choice Awards and Tina’s Mystery & Thriller Reading Challenge

Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

Arts, Books

4.7667 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail In Episode 229 of Book Talk Etc., Tina & Hannah talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards! Tina talks a little bit about her experience reading through the mystery and thriller nominations, and we discuss the pros and cons of the awards and how they operate. If you enjoy our commercial-free podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Your membership will give you access to our exclusive bonus episodes, including Niche Novels, Books We DNFed, and What's in the Mailbag!...

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0:00.0

Hold on. Let me take a break. I talked a lot.

0:04.8

Do you have something to say?

0:10.2

No. Nope.

0:11.5

Nope. We're good.

0:13.4

Keep it going.

0:15.1

Okay. Welcome to Book Talk, Etcetera, a podcast bound to grow your TBR. I'm Tina from TBR, et cetera.

0:32.6

And I'm Hannah from Handpicked Books. This is a conversational podcast about books and more.

0:37.3

From two Midwest mood readers, we're easily distracted by new releases. And this from Handpicked Books. This is a conversational podcast about books and more.

0:40.6

From two Midwest mood readers, we're easily distracted by new releases.

0:45.4

And this week, we read through books from the Goodreads Choice Awards long list.

0:50.7

If you enjoy listening, we'd love for you to follow us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. And if you love our show, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing

0:54.8

us on social media. It truly helps us connect with other book lovers. Hey, everyone. It is the start

1:01.0

of a brand new month, so we wanted to take the time to invite you to join us on Patreon.

1:06.1

Our Patreon group is truly such a wonderful, supportive community of readers. And if you have ever wanted your

1:11.4

reading experience to be a little more social, this is a great way to find that connection.

1:16.3

Becoming a patron is a great way to financially support our podcast, to meet other readers, and

1:21.5

of course to gain access to our exclusive bonus content. It's $5 a month, and for that you get

1:27.4

two bonus episodes each month

1:29.2

and one live event, as well as invites to our Book Talk, etc., Discord server, Facebook

1:34.1

group, and our monthly community read. We also have access to everything we've created

1:39.1

since we started. Now, we are revamping our offers for 2026, so now is a great time to consider joining.

1:46.7

And you can also put a Patreon membership on your holiday wish list. The link is patreon.com

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