Ep 210: Book gifts are the BEST gifts

At the end of last year, you heard us ask for your help to create this celebratory episode. For ten years now, you've been telling us how this show has bolstered your reading life, and in some cases, completely transformed it. We don't just talk book titles here: we love diving d ...  Show more

We're kicking off 2026 and a year of exciting milestones today! On January 12th, we are celebrating 10 years of our podcast: we'll be sharing a few special podcast episodes to mark this moment. And as you'll hear today, as we move into the rest of 2026, there is plenty more to ce ...  Show more

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In Episode 129 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent new release reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, ...

Links mentioned: Canada Reads news: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/mattea-roach-championing-ducks-by-kate-beaton-wins-canada-reads-2023-1.6795030 Scott Pilgrim news: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/scott-pilgrim-netflix-series-michael-cera-mary-elizabeth-winste ...  Show more

Welcome to the 150th episode of Backlisted! To mark the occasion we are joined by authors Alex Christofi (Dostoevsky in Love) and Arifa Akbar (Consumed: A Sister's Story) for a discussion of one of Russia's greatest writers Fyodor Dostoevsky, who was born in Moscow on November 11 ...  Show more

This is a replay of a previous episode with Dawn O’Porter. Dawn has actually come on this podcast 3 times, but this is a replay of the latest conversation we had in 2019, about her brilliant novel So Lucky. She is the author of 6 books including the award-winning YA books Paper A ...  Show more