AllBooked

Episode 285: Poor Deer

Jake reviews the literary fiction title Poor Deer, a story about a woman whose shame takes the form of a deer who challenges her to recount what really happened when she was four years old.

Episode 284: The Boys in the Boat

Cherie reviews the book that covers the 1936 US Olympic rowing team and compares it to the movie that was released last year.

Episode 283: 112 Days

We're featuring local author Lauri Smith as she talks about her book 112 Days, which documents her experience of caregiving for her father. She regularly writes for her blog: https://www.lauriasmith.com/

Episode 282: March and Run

Donald and Katie review two graphic novels about Congressman John Lewis and his work in the Civil Rights movement.

Episode 281: Chain Gang All Stars

Valde joins the show to discuss a dystopian novel that serves up a critique of the American prison system.

Episode 280: I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me

Donald and Lesley review this dark horror/fantasy written by debut YA author Jamison Shea. 

Episode 279: Divine Rivals

Rachel joins our Romantasy experts Sabrina and Kathy to discuss Divine Rivals, a YA fantasy novel written by Rebecca Ross. 

Episode 278: The Gentleman's Gambit

Katie reviews a historical romance that pairs a suffragette with a man who coordinates heists to return ancient artifacts back to their countries of origin.

Episode 277: First Lie Wins

Jamie reviews a book that was published in 2024 that is already receiving quite a bit of buzz. Find out what she thinks of this thriller filled with lies and false identities. 

Episode 276: We Should Not be Friends and Crossing to Safety

Kevin Troller attempted to whimsically select a couple of books to read... with mixed results.