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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 ...

Melanie Anagnos' Nightswimming: Noir in 1970s New Jersey with Halley Sutton

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton and I chat with Melanie Anagnos about her new noir Nightswimming. We dive into her love for 70s culture, how reading noir sha...

Christina Dotson's Love You to Death: Wedding Crashing, Toxic Friendships and Racial Tension

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Christina Dotson about her voice-y thriller loosely inspired by Thelma & Louise. She shares how she created Kayla and Zorie's f...

Writing Updates, A Way to Create Without Shame, Changes in the Publishing Industry, Capitalism vs Creativity, and Many Many More Topics with Halley Sutton

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton and I catch up about where we are with our writing processes (spoiler: I am focusing more on building Bookwild than writing)....

Cebo Campbell's Sky Full of Elephants: Exploring Black Identity in a World Without White People

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Cebo Campbell and MacKenzie Green about Cebo's speculative novel Sky Full of Elephants. We dive into his inspiration for...

Non-Thrillers Steph and I Have Loved

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I talk about some our favorite books outside the thriller genre, since we've both been expanding our genres a little.Books We Tal...

M.M. Deluca's The Divorce Party: A Toxic Friend Group, A Divorce Party, and A LOT of Secrets

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with M.M. Deluca about her new thriller The Divorce Party! We dive into why she wanted to write a thriller with some humor, how her ...

ThrillerFest Recap with Sabrina Thatcher and Lori Brand

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, Sabrina Thatcher (aka Olivia Day Wallce) and Lori Brand shared their experiences at ThrillerFest, and this year, since I got to go for the ...

Kaira Rouda's Jill Is Not Happy: Jack and Jill Go on a Tense Road Trip

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talked with Kaira Rouda about her new thriller Jill Is Not Happy. We dive into how her own road trip inspired the story, what Kaira loves...

Blue and Yellow Cover Thrillers with Gare and Steph

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I shared a quick ThrillerFest Recap (more to come on that front), and then Gare and Steph and I shared some of our favorite iconically blue...

Rob Hart's The Medusa Protocol: Assassins In Recovery and Bad Guys Mining Memories

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Rob Hart about the second book in his Assassins Anonymous Series The Medusa Protocol. We dive into the inspiration for t...

Audiobooks Steph and I Love: Fiction, Non-Fiction and Memoirs

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I was lucky enough to go to Chicago with Steph to see Julie Clark in conversation with Mary Kubica about her new thriller The Ghostwriter!!...

Kimberly G. Giarratano's Make a Killing: P.I.s in Competition and Business Conspiracies

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Kimberly G. Giarratano about her newest installation in the noir Billie Levine series, Make a Killing! We dive into what...

It's So Gay And I Love It with Gare and Steph

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our favorite LGBTQIA+ books for Pride Month! Also, don't forget you can #ReadQueerAllYear!Books We Talked A...

Jennifer Oko's Just Emilia: Stuck in an Elevator with Three Versions of Yourself

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Jennifer Oko about her uniquely crafted novel Just Emilia. We dive into how she created the three women in the elevator ...

Gare's Montreal Mystery Festival Recap and Our Mid-Year Favorite Reads with Gare and Steph

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Steph and I ask all about Gare's experience as a moderator at the Montreal Mystery Festival, and we all share some of our favorite reads ha...

Allison Buccola's The Ascent: Cults, Murder and Postpartum Depression

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Allison Bucola about her new thriller The Ascent. We dive into her cult research, the long term damage of growing up in ...

Kristen L. Berry's We Don't Talk About Carol: 6 Missing Black Girls, Intergenerational Family Drama and Messy Motherhood

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Kristen L. Berry about her debut mystery thriller We Don't Talk About Carol! We dive into Kristen's writing process, the...

Problematic Artists, Body Image Wars, and The Intersection of Creativity and Commerce with Halley Sutton

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton and I catch up on everything we've been reading and watching, including The Studio and how it examines the intersection of cr...

Tori Eldridge's Kaua'i Storm: Family Drama, A Missing Persons Case, and A Setting That's Its Own Character

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Tori Eldridge about her newest novel Kaua'i Storm. Tori shares the inspiration for the book, how her settings matter so ...

Bad Things Happening in Cul-De-Sacs with Brian Watson

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I chat with Brian Watson @readingwithbrian about how long we've both been reading, thrillers that stood out as ones that created our love f...

Jaime Lynn Hendricks' Their Double Lives: What Would You Do to Save Your Dog?

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the iconic Jaime Lynn Hendricks is back for the fifth time to chat about her newest page turner Their Double Lives! Gare and I ask all our ...

Summer Thriller Releases We Are Excited for with Gare and Steph

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I are talking about the 2025 Summer thriller releases we are excited to read!Bookwild MerchThrillerFest GoFundMeBooks We Ta...

Judy Huston's Spy Notes: The Music Business as the Perfect Cover for a Spy

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Judy Hutson about her new spy thriller Spy Notes! We dive into the inspiration for the story, how her job as a publicist in the...

Five Fave Authors and Books with Gare and Steph

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about five of our favorite authors and our favorite book of theirs!Books We Talked AboutThe Last HousewifeBright You...

Robert Bailey's The Boomerang: Hidden Cancer Cure, An Outspoken Land Baron and One Dedicated Father

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Robert Bailey about his emotionally driven action thriller The Boomerang. We dive into the inspiration for the book, the...

The Role of Subconscious in Writing, Milling for Empathy, and Craft Tactics with Halley Sutton

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton is back and we delve into character development, the subconscious influences on storytelling, and the darker themes that ofte...

Sinners Reactions and Analysis with MacKenzie Green

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, MacKenzie Green and I dive into everything we loved about Sinners. We dive into Ryan Coogler's succinct visual storytelling, how he tackled...

Liann Zhang's Julie Chan is Dead: Estranged Twins, Toxic Influencers and a Wild Trip

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Liann Zhang about her incredibly voicey and suspenseful thriller Julie Chan is dead. We dive into the inspiration for th...

Books We Took a Chance on and Loved with Gare and Steph

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and i talk about books we took risks on that we ended up loving!Books We Talked AboutLion Women of Tehran Marjan KamaliHush Ann...

Analyzing Agatha All Along with Halley Sutton SPOILERS

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR AGATHA ALL ALONGA couple weeks ago, Halley told me she watched Agatha All Along and loved it, which lead to me bing...

Pyschological Thrillers, Reality TV, and a Tornado with Marishka Lunde and Gare Billings

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Marisha Lunde, Gare and I set out to talk about psychological thrillers, but veered into all kinds of other topics, including reality TV. T...

Saumya Dave's The Guilt Pill: Mom Guilt, Ambition and Maintaining Your Individuality

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Saumya Dave about her new thriller The Guilt Pill! She shares how she found the inspiration for the book, how her work a...

White Lotus Season Three Reactions with Halley

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley and I do a DEEP dive into our thoughts after the season three finale of The White Lotus. Grab a piña colada and enjoy! 🙃Links Me...

White Lotus Finale Predictions and Writing Catchup with Halley

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're listening to these episodes as their air, you're getting what was going to be April 8ths Tuesday episode today, because Halley Sutton and I ...

Single POV Thrillers with Gare and Steph

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our favorite single POV thrillers!Books We Talked AboutAnd Now She’s GoneChasing the BoogeymanThe Devil a...

Olesya Lyuzna's Glitter in the Dark: 1920s Harlem, Prohibition, Showgirls and Noir

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week I got to talk with Olesya Lyuzna about her historical noir Glitter in the Dark! We dive into Olesya's lifelong obsession with the 1920s, som...

Elizabeth Rose Quinn's Follow Me: A Thrilling Takedown of Mommy-Influencer Culture

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to talk with Elizabeth Rose Quinn about her new thriller Follow Me! We dive into the personal inspiration for this book, and how cath...

More Kindle Unlimited Thrillers We Love

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gare, Steph and I share more Kindle Unlimited thrillers so you can basically read for free.Blacktop WastelandValentineThe Devil and Mrs DavenportFract...

Emily Carpenter's Gothictown: Southern Hospitality Turns Out to Be Anything But Hospitable

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to chat with Emily Carpenter about her new horror-thriller Gothictown.  We dive into how a newspaper article she saw during the pand...

Ashley Winstead's This Book Will Bury Me: A Roman à Clef About Processing Grief, and True Crime Obsessions

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I got to chat with one of our podcast faves ASHLEY WINSTEAD! In her third appearance on the show, we talk about her new thriller, This Book...

Marshall Karp's Don't Tell Me How to Die: A Family Saga, A Dying Woman Looking for Her Replacement, and A Wild Third Act

23 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Gare and I talk with Marshall Karp about his book that we all loved (Gare, Steph and me) Don't Tell Me How To Die. He shares the inspiration fo...

Books to Read if You Love White Lotus

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I share books we think will cure your White Lotus hangover after the season finale!Books We Talked AboutBorn for ThisIt Could Be A...

Nick Kolakowski's Where The Bones Lie: Bodies in Barrels, An LA Fixer and Smugglers

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I talk with Nick Kolakowski about his mystery-thriller Where the Bones Lie! We dive into the inspiration for the story, his closeness to on...

Popcorn Thrillers We Love!

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I share some of our favorite popcorn thrillers, AND discuss actors we want to see on future seasons of White Lotus.Books We Talked...

Keeping the Paint Wet: A New Writing Series with Halley Sutton (aka I said I would finish my book this year so I need to get on it)

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley Sutton and I introduce a new series about writing! I've said on this podcast a few times that I will finish my book this year, and t...

Books We Wish We Could Erase From Our Memory And Read Again

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare and I talk about books we wish we could erase from our memories and re-read!Books We DiscussedLocal Woman MissingThe Last Winter of Da...

Spring 2025 Thrillers We're Excited About

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about 2025 thrillers we are excited about!Glitter in the DarkCount My LiesThis Book Will Bury MeImmaculate Conceptio...

Books You Can Easily Escape Into with Gare and Steph

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books that you can easily escape into!Books We Talked AboutWatch Out for HerDon’t Tell Me How to DieNotes On Your...

Dark Valentine Thrillers with Halley Sutton

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Halley and I dive into recommendations for Dark Valentine coded thrillers!Books We Talked AboutCross My HeartIt Takes MonstersTo Die ForThe...

Heather Levy's This Violent Heart: Mystery, Romance, and Coming of Age

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I go to talk with Heather Levy about her new mystery thriller This Violent Heart! We dive into her inspiration for the book, how her person...