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#30: The McDonalds of Books
20 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie tackled two presidential-adjacent mystery books and talk about their experiences with such different mystery novels. This episode is ...
#29: We Don't Always Have Fireworks
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie decide to do a little bit of catch up on some series books that they've been meaning to pick up. This episode is sponsored by Notes ...
#28: Reading Scooby-Doo Mysteries
22 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey discuss their "wheelhouse phrases", or the words or descriptions will immediately will cause them to pick up a book. This episode i...
Ep #27: I need you to move out to make space for my books
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of the one year anniversary of the podcast, Katie and Rincey reminisce a bit and each pick up a book that they heard about because of the pod...
#26 - If James Patterson thinks about a book, we have a catalog entry for it
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about books by Asian and Asian American writers in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This episode is ...
#24 - Severed Finger Sense of Humor
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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Bonus: Attica Locke Recommends
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this bonus excerpt, courtesy of the Recommended podcast, featuring Attica Locke recommending Jane Smiley's 13 Ways of Looking at the N...
#24: Going Where the Amy Adams Train Takes Me
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about the shocking developments with the Golden State Killer case, how Amy Adams is starring in all the adaptations and discuss ...
#23: A Lot of AHHs and Screaming and GIFs
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about lots of exciting news (including a new Tana French book!!) and discuss the trope of the unreliable, often female, narrator...
#22: Using the same doorknobs as Lizzie Borden
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about The Woman in the Window movie adaptation, a new Cormoran Strike book and do a bit of a backlist dive. This episode is spo...
A Glorious Piece of Fan Art
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie flail over the potential of new Gillian Flynn books, the new Obama/Biden buddy mystery and talk about some great mystery comics. This...
Exploring Noir
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk all about all things noir: what’s considered noir, classic noir and more modern noir books. This episode is sponsored by Libb...
Read or Dead Ep #19: Speaking of Crazed Stalker Fans
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Valentine's Day, Katie and Rincey talk about romantic mysteries, with quick mentions of the Audie awards and some Stephen King news. Thi...
Read or Dead Ep #18: You Had Me At Secret Society
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Awards nominees, the new Staunch book prize, and talk about books by black authors to kick off Black History Mon...
Read or Dead Ep #17: Diving Into Young Adult Mysteries & Thrillers
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about their experiences reading young adult mysteries and thrillers and highlight some of their favorites in the genre This epis...
Read or Dead Ep #16: Our Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2018
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey highlight some of their most anticipated new mysteries coming this year! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Top 20 Giveaway.Se...
Read or Dead Ep #15: Our Favorite Mysteries of 2017
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about their favorite mystery, thriller and true crime books that were released this year along with one backlist favorite. This ...
Read or Dead Ep #14: You Love Baby Elephants, I Love Severed Hands
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Before the end of the year, Katie and Rincey squeeze in a 2017 mystery book of their choice that they've been wanting to read all year but hadn't gott...
Read or Dead Ep. #13: I Mustache You A Question
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie discuss Agatha Christie and the latest adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express! This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House ...
Read or Dead Ep. #12: Why We Love True Crime
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about the Goodreads Choice Awards, John Grisham's latest book and true crime books. This episode is sponsored by Murderer’s M...
Read or Dead Ep. #11: The Snowman, slightly better than Gigli
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about how horrible the new Snowman adaptation seems to be and give some Halloween recommendations. This video is sponsored by Bo...
Read or Dead Ep. #10: Geeking out on Tana French
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey use the news about the upcoming Tana French BBC adaptation to fawn over her books. This episode is sponsored by Gangster Nation by To...
Read or Dead Ep. #9: Can We Not
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about the Miss Fisher film Kickstarter and the updated adaptation news for the Bill Clinton, James Patterson thriller. This epis...
Read or Dead Ep. #8: Worshipping the Ground Stephen King Walks On
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey do a Stephen King themed episode! They talk about adaptations - including the new release of IT - their favorite books and more. This...
Read or Dead Ep. #7: Acting Like Veruca Salt With Adaptations
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about real life mysteries that have surrounded mystery writers. This episode is sponsored by The Blind and the Unusual Suspec...
Read or Dead Ep. #6: Murder at a Chippendales
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey run through a few mystery and thriller adaptations and talk about cozy mysteries that they've recently read. This episode is sponsor...
Read or Dead Ep. #5: Crazy, Classified Antics
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about James Patterson and Bill Clinton joining forces, The Snowman movie trailer, and provide some Scandinavian book recommenda...
Read or Dead Ep. #4: The Essence of a Woman is Not Contained in a Bra
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey talk about male writers taking on ambiguous pseudonyms, more adaptations and give true crime recommendations. This episode is sponso...
Mysteries Surrounding Strange, Severed Hands
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Katie and Rincey go over the mystery and thriller books in Amazon's Best Books of 2017 so far list and question if some of the books on there are act...
Read or Dead Ep. #2: A Modern, Slightly Less Hairy, Sexy Hagrid
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie talk about the difference between mysteries, thrillers, and suspense books and provide some recommendations for each genre and sub-g...
Read or Dead Ep. #1: True Detective in 1890s New York City
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Rincey and Katie kick off the first episode by talking about some adaptations they are excited to see and upcoming releases they can't wait to read. T...
Read or Dead Ep. #0: Dark, Demented, And Disturbing
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Katie and Rincey introduce themselves and discuss how they came to love the genre, along with a few of their favorite books to recomme...