Episodes

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Episode 325: Mother^3
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5 hours ago
Lesly brings us three books about mothers across genres: All the Other Mothers Hate Me, a mystery novel by Sarah Harman; The Motherload, a memoir by Sarah Hoover; and Mothers and Sons, a literary fiction novel by Adam Haslett.

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Tales from the TBR: Part Six
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Another one bites the dust for Katie and Lesley's TBR as they respectively review Dating and Dismemberment by A. L. Brody and The Reformatory by Tananarive Due.

Friday Apr 04, 2025
Episode 324: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
Jake talks about a work of historical horror from Grady Hendrix that breaks from the author's usual comedic tone: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls.

Friday Mar 28, 2025
Episode 323: Hörrörgåsbord
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
Dani serves up three piping hot titles from the Horror genre: Private Rites by Julia Armfield, Hungerstone by Kat Dunn, and Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina.

Friday Mar 21, 2025
Episode 322: An Academy for Liars
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Donald and Sara review An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson, a dark academia read that didn't hit the way they were hoping.

Friday Mar 14, 2025
Tales from the TBR: Part Five
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Lesley and Katie each take another book off of their TBR: Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff and The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence respectively.

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Episode 321: Victorian Psycho
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Jake reviews a brand new novella, Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito. This dark comedy follows Victorian governess Winifred Notty as she delves into the messy details of her post at Ensor House.

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Episode 320: Kill the Queen
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Cherie talks about pies, murder, and a secret royal from the first book in the Crown of Shards fantasy series by Jennifer Estep, Kill the Queen.

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Tales from the TBR: Part Four
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Katie and Lesley each knock another book off of their TBR, The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks and You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi.

Friday Feb 07, 2025
Episode 319: Onyx Storm
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Cherie, Kathy, and Erline share fan theories, favorite moments, and more with Lesley and Katie in a lively podcast about the 3rd installment of the Empyrean series, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.