On this special Crime Episode of the podcast, sponsored by Amazon Publishing, S.A. Cosby discusses ‘Razorblade Tears’ (Flatiron, July 6), in which “violence and love go hand in hand in this tale of two rough men seeking vengeance for their murdered sons” (starred review). Then our editors talk crime and mystery titles, with recommendations for books by Iain ... Show More
Oct 27
Ep 500: Chad Harbach
On this week’s episode, Chad Harbach joins us to discuss The Brightness (Little, Brown, Oct. 27), the eagerly anticipated follow-up to his sensational debut novel, 2011’s The Art of Fielding. In a starred review, Kirkus calls The Brightness—which returns readers to fictional West ... Show More
31m 16s
Oct 20
Ep 498: The 2026 Kirkus Prizes With Tayari Jones
Description:On this week’s special episode, we’re celebrating the 2026 Kirkus Prizes, announced Oct. 7th at a ceremony in New York City. Kirkus Prize for Fiction winner Tayari Jones joins us to discuss the ceremony, literary prizes, and her stellar novel, Kin, which judges select ... Show More
31m 26s
Oct 13
Ep 498: Live From the National Book Festival With Jordan Moblo
On this week’s special episode, recorded live at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., we’re joined by Jordan Moblo, Executive Vice President of Creative Acquisitions and IP Management at Universal Studio Group, and founder of Jordy’s Book Club, for a conversation about ... Show More
50m 9s
Jun 2021
Fiction Just As Strange As Reality
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books that will appeal to readers of true crime, podcasts and everything in between.
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52m 49s
Jan 2020
A Thing Happens and Then More Things Happen
Katie and Rincey talk about the Edgar Award nominees and some genre-crossing SFF mysteries.
This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challengeand Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg.
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46m 58s
Oct 2021
Ep. 119 | She Writes Crime
In this week’s episode, Kendra and Sumaiyya, with special guest, Abby, discuss crime fiction for October’s theme She Writes Crime.
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50m 27s
May 2017
Read or Dead Ep. #0: Dark, Demented, And Disturbing
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 recommend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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14m 35s