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May Books on the Radar (2026)

Season 1 Episode 249

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In Episode 249 of Book Talk Etc., Tina and Hannah share 10 upcoming May book releases that they are excited about. They also spend time discussing the very buzzy Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

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Loving Lately

Tina’s Fan (T)

Sports Bra - She Fit (T)

Moleskine Cahier Journal, Soft Cover (H)

Campus notebooks (H)

Amy Catriona on TikTok - Journal Inspo


Latest Read

Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke (T + H)


May Books on the Radar

Five  | Ilona Bannister (T)

John of John | Douglas Stuart (H)

Mercy Hill | Hannah Thurman (T)

Make Me Better | Sarah Gailey (H)

I Know A Place | Nat Cassidy (T)

This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, a Life | Deborah Lutz (T)

I’ll Watch Your Baby | Neena Viel (T)

Ghalen | Walter Mosley (H)

Take Me With You | Steven Rowley (T)


Current Read

Nothing Tastes as Good | Luke Dumas (T)

Into the Blue | Emma Brodie (H)


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