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Palestinian Joy, Stand-Up Comedy and Secret Family History: Sara Hamdan's What Will People Think

19 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Sara Hamdan about her journey from finance and journalism into fiction, and how writing What Will People Think became a way to ...

Vietnam Vets, Addiction and Deserved Justice: Karen E Osborne's Justice for Emerson

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with return guest Karen E. Osborne about her newest mystery Justice for Emerson! Listen to hear about: How Karen approached a dual...

Haunted Houses and the Horrors of Domestic Motherhood: Aimee Pokwatka's Accumulation

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Aimee Poktwatka about her hew horror book Accumulation! Listen to hear about: Aimee's unconventional path to becoming an auth...

Kara Confer and Emily Hone Are Getting Introverts to Go Out: The Wild Geese Event Staff

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, you get to meet the book girlies who I haven't been able to stop talking about!  Kara Confer and Emily Hone are the event team at Wild Gee...

Privilege, Payback, and Pay-to-Stay Prison: Elizabeth Rose Quinn's Payback

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with repeat guest and friend Elizabeth Rose Quinn about her new, somewhat locked room thriller Payback! Listen to hear us discuss: ...

More Than Dragons & Spice: Bridget Howard's The Romantasy Lover's Journal

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MacKenzie Green and I talk with Bridget Howard about her new Romantasy Lovers' Journal. Listen to hear about: Bridget’s journey from bo...

Books that NEED Adaptations with Gare

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk about books we think deserve adaptations ASAP!  Gare also brought a messy icebreaker to the episode. Books We Talked About...

Katharine Hepburn, Old Hollywood and Performed Authenticity: Priya Parmar's The Original

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Priya Parmar about The Original, her fictionalized portrait of Katharine Hepburn’s early life and Hollywood reinvention, divi...

Memoir Isn’t Dead (and Never Will Be) with Rachel Kramer Bussel

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with Rachel Kramer Bussel—editor, essayist, and founder of Open Secrets Magazine—about a lifelong love of reading, writing and e...

Follow the Rules… or Else: Marcus Kliewer's The Caretaker

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You all know how excited I am to say that this week, I got to chat with Marcus Kliewer about his newest horror book The Caretaker!  We dive into his ...

All of My Thoughts on Yesteryear, The Drama, and Trust Me: The False Prophet

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a solo episode, and I share all of my thoughts on Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, The Drama and Trust Me: The False Prophet.  I briefly dis...

A Con Woman, A Wealthy Woman, and a Dead Husband: Rebecca Sharpe's Harmless Women

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with Rebecca Sharpe about her debut con-thriller Harmless Women.   Listen to hear about: Rebecca's long, bumpy publishing j...

Medicine, Machines, and Meaning: Justin C. Key's The Hospital at the End of the World

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with Justin C. Key about his speculative novel The Hospital at the End of the World.  Justin shares how his medical training ...

How John Marrs Writes Out of Order (And Still Nails the Ending)

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Gare and I chat with our long time favorite John Marrs!   John shares his journey from journalist to author, his out of order writin...

Exploitation, Empowerment and Enlightenment: Courtney Kocak's Girl Gone Wild

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I chat with Courtney Kocak about her debut memoir Girl Gone Wild!  She shares how it is both a personal reckoning and a cultural cri...

Deconstructing Without Losing Jesus: Jeremy Jernigan's The Edge of the Inside

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk with Jeremy Jernigan about his deeply personal and intellectual journey behind The Edge of the Inside, unpacking how Jeremy’...

Racial Trauma and Culturally Responsive Care: Ashley McGirt-Adair's The Cost of Healing in Silence

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, MacKenzie Green and I talk with Ashley McGirt-Adair about her new book, The Cost of Healing in Silence, and the deep, often overlooke...

First Quarter Favorite Reads of 2026 with Gare and Steph

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Gare, Steph and I share and discuss our favorite reads from the first quarter of 2026! Kate’s Books Queen of Faces by Petra Lord Yesteryear by Caro ...

Secrets, Spirits, and the Stories We Inherit: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Olesya Salnikova Gilmore about her historical-suspense The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru. We dive into: Her writing process as ...

Toxic Masculinity and Female Rage: Katherine Greene's Where the Truth Lies

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with writing duo Katherine Greene, aka Claire C. Riley and A. Meredith Walkters, about their new small town thriller Where the Truth...

Taylor Frankie Paul, Another Duggar, The Manosphere, Age of Attraction and More with Halley Sutton

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Halley broke the news to me that The Bachelorette was cancelled after the video of Taylor Frankie Paul was sold to TMZ, so we start off right in the m...

The Divine Feminine, Matriarchy and Dreams: Andrea M. Butler's Mother

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Andrea M. Butler about her debut speculative fiction Mother. We dive into a wide range of topics, including: The origin of th...

Oscars Reactions (Some Choices Were… Interesting) with MacKenzie Green

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As promised, MacKenzie Green and I share our Oscars reactions, and thoughts on just about everything:  - Awards season and Oscar campaigning  - Timo...

Buddy Review of Kin by Tayari Jones with Erin Ashley

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Erin and I both adored Kin by Tayari Jones, and we decided to do a whole episode discussing it!  The first 15ish minutes are spoiler free, so if you ...

Quantum Theology: Where Science Meets the Soul

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Keith Giles, Mary Terhune, Zac Cannon and Nish Dubashia about their collective work in Quantum Theology: Volume One. Listen to ...

Last, Current and Next Reads with Gare and Steph

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Steph has been traveling the world, and now she is back with Gare and me, talking about our Last, Current and Next Reads! Kate’s Last, Current and N...

Fame, Family & the Cost of the Spotlight: Juliet Izon's The Encore

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Juliet Izon about her debut contemporary fiction novel The Encore. Listen now to hear about: How Izon, a longtime journalist ...

Reflecting on My First In Person Interview, And Getting Emosh About Bookish Communities

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's a solo ep today! I get into the full story of my first ever in-person author interview at Wild Geese Bookshop with Kate Alice Marshall!  I give ...

Slashers, Final Girls, and Mannequins: Interview with Stephen Graham Jones

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Stephen Graham Jones about his new short story Night of the Mannequins, and the many horror books he's also written. Listen to ...

Empathy, Research, and Resistance: Interview with Susana M. Morris about Positive Obsession

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Susana M. Morris about her Octavia E. Butler cultural biography Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler. Li...

Secrets, Lies and Murder In Flight: Susan Walter's Murder at 30,000 Feet

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Susan Walter about her new airplane thriller Murder at 30,000 Feet.  She shares her inspiration from the story, how she writes...

The America's Next Top Model Syllabus with MacKenzie Green

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MacKenzie Green (who auditioned for ANTM) and I talk about the cultural implications of America's Next Top Model documentary Reality Check....

Skates, Snow, and Secrets : Wendy Walker's Blade

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Wendy Walker about her new ice skating thriller Blade! We dive into her past with ice skating, how she developed her cast of ch...

Valentines Day Adjacent Book Recs from Not Quite Romance Readers with Halley Sutton

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton is back, and we catch up on what we've been reading and watching, as well as our thoughts in Emerald Fennell's upcoming Wuthe...

Art As Resistance: Breaking Down Benito Bowl with MacKenzie Green

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

BONUS EPISODE!!MacKenzie Green and I were set to record yesterday (the morning after the Benito Bowl) for a Friday episode, but all we could talk abou...

Family, Fear and the Final Frontier: Jeff Rake's and Rob Hart's Detour

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Jeff Rake and Rob Hart about the first installment of their new series Detour. Jeff shares how he got the idea for the story or...

Big Hair and Big Secrets: May Cobb's All The Little Houses

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I chat with May Cobb about her new, messy thriller All the Little Houses! She shares the inspiration for the story, how she manage...

Grief, Meteoric Fame and Parasocial Relationships: Ashley Winstead's The Future Saints

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk with Ashley Winstead about her new contemporary fiction (tragi-comedy but don't tell Ashley's publicists we said so) The Fu...

Body Swapping, Dark Academia & Personal Magic: Petra Lord's Queen of Faces

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Petra Lord about her debut genre bending fantasy-sci-fi-dark-academia book Queen of Faces. She shares the eight year journey of...

Motherhood, Memory, and Murder: The Water Lies by Amy Meyerson

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Amy Meyerson about her new mystery thriller The Water Lies. We dive into her inspiration for the book, how audiobooks changed h...

Predicting Our 2026 Favorite Books with Gare and Steph

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and Steph and I attempt to predict which books will be some of our favorite books in 2026!Kate’s BooksDead Beat Alex Stern Leigh Bar...

History, Horror, and Identity: L.S. Stratton's Sundown Girls

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with L.S. Stratton about the her new YA mystery thriller Sundown Girls. Stratton discusses how the story began as an adult novel and...

How the NYC Reagan 80s Taught America to Excuse Violence: Heather Ann Thompson's Fear and Fury

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with historian Heather Ann Thompson about her new non-fiction Fear and Fury, which traces how the 1984 Bernie Goetz subway shooting ...

Last, Current and Next Reads with Erin Ashley

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Erin Ashley is back, and we talk about our Last, Current and Next reads, as well as books we are intrigued by on our TBRs.Kate’s BooksKil...

Silicon Valley, Body Horror and Shadowy Visions: Matt Casamassina's Degenerate

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Matt Casamassina about his genre-bending sci-fi-horror-thriller Degenerate. He shares his unique approach to audiobook producti...

2026 Book Releases We Can't Wait to Read with MacKenzie Green

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MacKenzie Green is back, and we talk about 2026 releases we are excited about!Books MacKenzie Talked About2026 ReleasesHalf His Age – Jen...

Infiltrating a Wealthy Family for a Missing Friend: Yasmin Angoe's Behind These Four Walls

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Yasmin Angoe is back for the fifth year in a row to talk about here new mystery-thriller Behind These Four Walls! We dive into her inspirat...

January and February Books We Are Excited About with Gare and Steph

10 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share our 2026 bookish goals, and January and February releases we are excited about! Steph also shares a few backlist sh...

Fighting Book Bans and Censorship in Louisiana: Amanda Jones' That Librarian

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Amanda Jones, a dedicated small-town Louisiana librarian, about the challenges she faces in her fight against book banning and ...

2026 Bookish Plans and Goals with Halley Sutton

03 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley and I catch up on what we've been reading and watching, and then dive into bookish plans and goals for 2026! Check Out Author Social...

Children Like Us: Family, Heritage & Cultural Erasure with Brittany Penner

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Brittany Penner about her memoir Children Like Us, a haunting, deeply reflective exploration of identity, faith, and survival. ...

2025 Favorite Reads and Some 2026 Hopefuls with Gare

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk about what we've been watching lately, our favorite 2025 reads, and some 2026 books Gare already loves, as well as some 202...

When Faith Becomes Fear: Hell, Control, and the Loss of Love with Brian Recker

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Brian Recker about his book Hell Bent, which examines how fear-based teachings about hell distort Christian spirituality, repla...

What We've Been Reading and Watching, And Some 2026 Hopefuls with Halley Sutton

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton is back, and we dive into everything we've been reading and watching - which is quite a lot! We also share a few 2026 books w...

Cosmic Horror, Claustrophobia & Craft: John Fram on The Midnight Knock

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with John Fram about the creative process behind his new horror-thriller The Midnight Knock, a genre-blending desert nightmare. He d...

Our Last, Current and Next Reads with Gare and Steph

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share our last, current and next reads!Kate's BooksLast - Degenerate by Matt CasamassinaCurrent - Children Like Us by Bir...

Purity Culture, Power, and the Women Who Survive: Kristi DeMeester on Dark Sisters

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Kristi DeMeester shares how her new novel Dark Sisters emerged from a collision of personal history, cultural rage, and the disturbing ease...

It's ALL That Deep (Or, Ranting About Anti-Intellectualism and Media Illiteracy) with MacKenzie Green

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MacKenzie Green is back and we dive into the complexities of pop culture, the deeper meanings embedded in modern media, how storytelling ha...

Sin Is an Illusion? Keith Giles on The Quantum Gospel of Mary

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Keith Giles about how the early Christian world was far more diverse and mystical than most people realize. He unpacks the hist...

Books with Dramatic Irony, Sex Work and Road Trips: Gare, Steph and I Chose A Favorite Plot Device

22 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I all chose one of our own favorite plot devices and recommended books in that vein! This episode definitely has a book for...

Cancel Culture, Castles and Chaos: Audra McElyea's Not Good People

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Audra McElyea returns to talk about her new locked-room, cancel-culture thriller Not Good People, a twisty ensemble mystery set in a blizzard-stranded...

Ghosts, Girlhood & Generational Memory: Erin Crosby Eckstine on the Humanity of Junie

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Erin Crosby Eckstine about her debut Southern Gothic, Junie. She shares how the book developed across years of writing, the imp...

Book Club Book Recommendations with Gare and Steph

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books we think are good discussion starters for book clubs!Books We Talked AboutKate's PicksBlood Over Bright Haven...

Rage, Myth, and Magic in 1970s Singapore: Wen-Yi Lee's When They Burned The Butterfly

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Wen-Yi Lee about her adult fantasy debut When They Burned the Butterfly—a fierce, Sapphic story of rage, inheritance, and tra...

Strip Clubs, Power Dynamics and Storytelling: Nic Stone's Boom Town

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I got to chat with bestselling author Nic Stone to talk about her adult debut thriller, Boom Town—a gritty, sexy, and socially s...

Witches vs. the Oligarchs: Kirsten Miller’s Women of Wild Hill

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I got chat with Kirsten Miller about her newest novel The Women of Wild Hill. She shares the evolution of her writing process, an...

NoirCon, Feminist Horror and Monstrous Men with Halley Sutton

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley is back and she shares her experiences at NoirCon, I share my new obsession with Scream With Me, a non-fiction book that draws paral...

Cate Holahan's The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold: Nepo Babies, True Crime Culture & Artificial Intelligence

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Cate Holahan about her new thriller The Kidnapping of Alice Ingold. She shares the real life case that inspired the kidn...

Pelumi Olatinpo's Manifest Destiny: Being a Witness to Corroborate Experiences That Have Been Hidden

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Pelumi Olatinpo about his new poetry collection Manifest Destiny. He shares how and why he created a new type of poetry, what i...

Spooky Season Book Recommendations with Gare & Steph

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our favorite recommendations for spooky season!Kate’s PicksNo Road Home by John FramThe Getaway by Lamar ...

Vanessa Lillie's The Bone Thief: Stolen Bones, Stolen Land, and a Shady “Founders Society”

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with Vanessa Lillie about her new thriller in her Syd Walker series, The Bone Thief! We dive into her inspiration for the story, the...

Lucinda Berry’s This is a Safe Space: Writing for Audio and Balancing Trauma and Twists

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk with THE Lucinda Berry about her new audiobook This Is a Safe Space!  We dive into her inspiration for this story, how wri...

Music, Memoirs and Audiobooks with Erin Ashley

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I'm chatting with a new co-host, Erin Ashley! She shares her interest in memoirs about musicians, how she came to love them as a music jour...

Nekesa Afia's As Long As You're Mine: Solving Mysteries in Old Hollywood

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Nekesa Afia about her new historical-contemporary mystery As Long As You're Mine. We dive into her inspiration for the book, he...

Sagit Schwartz's The Underdog: A Reality Singing Competition, An Obsessed Fan, and An Assistant Stuck in the Middle

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I chat with Sagit Schwartz about her new thriller The Underdog! We dive into her inspiration for the story, what she loved about ...

Continuing Ed: The Mis-Education of Indigenous Children in America with MacKenzie Green

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bonus Episode!!  In this first episode of my new Continuing Ed series, MacKenzie Green joins me to talk about a non-fiction book she convinced me to ...

John Fugelsang's Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with John Fugelsang about his new book Separation of Church and Hate! He shares why he's passionate about taking back the rel...

Halley's Scandinavian Travels and Trip to a Haunted Mortuary, Kate's First Audiobook Production

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Halley Sutton is back! I can't even begin to tell you every topic we talked about, because we basically caught up with each others' lives while also t...

Jennifer Fawcett's Keep This For Me: A Serial Killer, Generational Trauma and Motherhood

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I got to talk with Jennifer Fawcett about her serial killer thriller Keep This For Me! We dive into her inspiration for the story,...

C.I Jerez's At The Island's Edge: Healing After Trauma, Family Bonds, and Second Chances

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with C.I. Jerez about her emotional and empowering novel At the Island's Edge. We dive into the inspiration for the story, how she e...

10 Before The End with Gare and Steph

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have some chaotic dog interruptions, I recorded int he dark because I couldn't even with the light, AND we broke a record and talked abo...

Alma Katsu's Fiend: Family Wealth, a Family Curse, and Family Horror

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Alma Katsu about her new horror novel Fiend. We dive into her inspiration for the story, what draws her to horror, and how she ...

Narrating and Producing My First Audiobook!

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I dive into how I went from listening to audiobooks, to wanting to edit audiobooks, to co-narrating and editing my first audiobook over the...

The Grave Artist by Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado: An Aesthetic Serial Killer, and an AI Investigator

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado about their second in their Sanchez & Heron series The Grave Artists. We dive into...

Books on Our Fall TBRs with Gare and Steph

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books we are excited about on our Fall TBRs!Books We Talked AboutThe Reformatory by Tananarive DueSalt Bones by Jen...

L. S. Stratton's In Deadly Company: Hollywood Hijinks, Bad Rich People and Dual Timelines

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with L.S. Stratton about her newest thriller In Deadly Company! We dive into how she wanted to write a fun, bingey thriller, ...

Learning From Fiction with Steph

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I talk about fiction books that taught us about different subjects!Books We Talked AboutPlay Nice by Rachel HarrisonEloquent Rage...

Penny Zang's Doll Parts: Dark Academia, Sylvia Plath, and Complicated Female Friendship

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Penny Zang about her debut novel Doll Parts! We dive into her inspiration for the story, the importance of music through...

Some of Our Favorite Reads from August with Gare and Steph

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about some of our favorite books we read in August!Books We Talked AboutMy Husband by Maud VenturaToo Old for This b...

Rebecca McKanna's Don't Forget the Girl: Remembering the Victims, Female Friendship and True Crime Podcasts

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Rebecca McKanna with Steph Lauer IN PERSON about Rebecca's book Don't Forget the Girl. We dive into how a short story co...

Short, Bingey Books with Gare and Steph

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share short, bingey books we highly recommend!Books We Talked AboutEveryone Is Lying to You – Joe PiazzaThe Favorite Gi...

Kaila Yu's Fetishized: Yellow Fever, Sexualization, Fetishization, Feminism & Beauty

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Kaila Yu about her memoir Fetishization: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.  We dive into her experie...

Zoe B. Wallbrook's History Lessons: Dark Academia, Satirical Humor & Navigating Racial Tensions

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Zoe B. Wallbrook about her hilariously funny and suspenseful mystery novel History Lessons. We dive into her inspiration for th...

A True Crime Chorus: The Vanishing of Ethel Cain | Gare's Love Letter to Ethel Cain

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare shares all the ins and outs of Ethel Cain's dark, haunting album Preacher's Daughter!Check out the album here. Check Out Author Social...

Leigh Dunlap's Bless Your Heart: Buckhead Betties, Racial Tensions and a Murder

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with Leigh Dunlap about her darkly comical debut thriller Bless Your Heart. We dive into her inspiration for the story, how her scre...

Samantha Downing's Too Old For This: A Retired Serial Killer, A Nosy Journalist, And Tons of Mayhem

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Samantha Downing about her snarky new thriller Too Old for This. We dive into her inspiration for the story, her favorite parts...

Memorable Characters with Steph

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I talk about books with memorable characters who we will never forget!Books We've Been ReadingYou Belong HereDon’t Forget the G...

Cobie LaJeanne's Blood in the Cradle: Religious Trauma, Missing Children, and a Detective with Synesthesia

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Cobie LaJeanne about her pitch-black thriller Blood in the Cradle. We dive into her inspiration for the story, how the book dev...

New Favorite Authors with Gare and Steph

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about new-to-us authors we discovered and love!Books We Talked AboutThe Book of AccidentsThe Babysitter LivesThe Kil...

Clèmence Michallon's Our Last Resort: Dual Timelines, Cult Memories and a Locked Resort Mystery

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk with Clèmence Michallon about her new thriller Our Last Resort. We dive into her inspiration for the book, her fresh take ...