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Episode 355: A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman

Valde joins us to talk about A Parade of Horribles, book 8 in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and we talk about how Matt Dinniman has taken the world by storm! 

Episode 354: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth

Lesley reviews a darkly comedic thriller about the two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. 

Episode 353: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Lesley dives into this psychological horror/thriller about a tradwife influencer who is sent back in time in Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. 

Episode 352: She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva

Katie reviews a gothic Bulgarian horror where the only vampires are the cycles of violence we perpetuate against those we love: She Made Herself a Monster by Anna Kovatcheva. 

Episode 351: For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

Cherie and Lisa discuss (after)life, love, and running a customer service desk in For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn.

Episode 350: A Song to Drown Rivers and Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Katie and Lesley talk about two books that qualify for the Goodreads "Star Selections" challenge, a mythical retelling called A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang and an award-winning Polish mystery called Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.

Episode 349: Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman

Katie reviews Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, a new standalone science fiction novel by the writer of Dungeon Crawler Carl.

Episode 348: Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

Lesley reviews Catriona Ward's newest novel, Nowhere Burning. Set to come out on February 24, 2026, Nowhere Burning is a dark and twisty psychological horror loosely inspired by Peter Pan. 

Episode 347: Our Top 25 of 2025

Katie and Lesley share a list of favorite books of 2025, with features from Dani and Donald. Find out what stood out to us this year, and what we're looking forward to in 2026. 

Episode 346: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

Erline joins us to discuss Octavia Butler -- not her works of fiction, but her life as told in the new biography written by Susana M. Morris, Positive Obsession.