In Episode 78 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent literary award reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, shelf additions, and have book talk about the pros & cons of literary awards **If you enjoy our commercial free podcast please consider supporting us on Patreon!  We have great bonus episodes including: Books we DNFed, Books We Disagreed On, What's in the Mailbag, Second Year Spoiler Author Chat, + Criminally Booked! Plus, we host fun Zoom events like Mood Reader Happy Hour and Book Talk Book Club, a private Facebook group & a lively DISCORD where you can interact with other patrons all for just $5 a month! Check out our Merchandise Shop!5:25 Wayward & The Wanderers | Chuck Wendig Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver The Dark | Sharon Bolton Loving Lately 6:44 Guard Your Id (R) 10:08 Literary Award Lounge on Discord (T) Latest Reads12:10 We Are the Light | Matthew Quick (R)?A Little Life | Hanya Yanagihara The Heart's Invisible Furies | John Boyne 15:21 The Opportunist | Elyse Friedman (T) 18:15 Christy | Catherine Marshall from Listener Morgan Paige Smith 19:10 Book Talk Article Mentioned 31:58 The Damage | Caitlin Wahrer ? (R) 36:37 Deer Season | Erin Flanagan37:32 An Island | Karen Jennings (T) The Seven Moons of Maali Alameida |  Shehan Karunatilaka 41:30 New York 2140 | Kim Stanley Robinson ?(R) A Desolation Called Peace | Arkady Martine 47:50 When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi (T)?Shelf Additions52:45 Case Study by Graham Macrae Burnet (R) 54:00 The Fake | Zoe Wittall (T)Love audiobooks like us?  Head to Libro.fm & find your next must listen audiobook while supporting your favorite Independent Bookstore! *link is an affiliate , which we earn a small commission at no cost to you*The book titles listed are Amazon Affiliate links (our additional affiliate links to Bookshop & Blackwell's are below) where we make a small commission from qualifying purchases (at no cost to you). Thanks for your support!Bookshop.org  | Blackwell's Support the showThanks so much for listening!?Connect with us! On Instagram- Tina @Tbrec, Renee @Itsbooktalk, Jonathan @infiltrate_jay, & the podcast @booktalketcEmail us at booktalketc@gmail