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Book Talk, etc.

Talking British Books & More With Claire Handscombe

Book Talk, etc.

Tina @tbretc and Hannah @hanpickedbooks

Arts, Books

4.6611 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Send us a text In Episode 42 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee welcome fellow podcaster and author Claire Handscombe. They’ll share what they've been loving lately, their latest British reads, and have book talk about all things Brit Lit. **If you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon ! We have great bonus episodes: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, Backlist Book Club, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, Mood Reader Happy Hour, an engaging private Facebook grou...

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0:00.0

You lof's made.

0:02.3

Damn it.

0:02.7

I told myself, Claire.

0:04.2

I literally told myself, Tina, you are not going to try and imitate Claire's accent.

0:11.3

You're not going to do it.

0:12.4

You're not doing it.

0:14.7

Literally within 30 seconds of talking to you, I tried.

0:30.2

Thank you. 30 seconds of talking to you, I tried. Welcome to Book Talk, Et cetera, a podcast bound to grow your TBR.

0:34.6

I'm Tina from TBR, et cetera.

0:36.9

And I'm Renee from its book talk. This is a

0:39.2

conversational podcast about books and more from two Midwest mood readers. We're easily

0:44.3

distracted by new releases. And today we're talking about British literature with author and

0:49.8

podcaster Claire Hanscom. We'll share something that we've been loving lately,

0:58.5

review our latest reads, and share some of our favorite British books.

1:04.5

If you enjoy listening, we'd love for you to follow us on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

1:13.0

And if you have a quick minute, please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing us on social media or both. It truly helps us connect with other book lovers. Hey listeners, today we are very excited to welcome our

1:19.4

special guest, Claire Hansom. Claire is a British writer who moved to Washington, D.C. in 2012,

1:26.8

ostensibly to study for an MFA, but really because I'm

1:30.4

an obsession with the West Wing. She's a bookseller at East City Bookshop, the author of two novels,

1:36.6

and the host of the Brit Lit podcast, a show about news and views from British books and publishing.

1:43.2

Claire, welcome to Book Talk, etc.

1:45.2

Thanks for having me. This is very exciting. Yes, welcome. Welcome, welcome. Yes, I think you are now our

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