Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat We've Been Reading and Watching, And Some 2026 Hopefuls with Halley Sutton
Episode 336
This week, Halley Sutton is back, and we dive into everything we've been reading and watching - which is quite a lot! We also share a few 2026 books …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Cosmic Horror, Claustrophobia & Craft: John Fram on The Midnight Knock
Episode 335
This week, I talk with John Fram about the creative process behind his new horror-thriller The Midnight Knock, a genre-blending desert nightmare. He …
5 months ago
Our Last, Current and Next Reads with Gare and Steph
Episode 334
This week, Gare, Steph and I share our last, current and next reads!
Kate's Books
Last - Degenerate by Matt Casamassina
Current - Children Like Us by Bi…
5 months ago
Purity Culture, Power, and the Women Who Survive: Kristi DeMeester on Dark Sisters
Episode 333
This week, Kristi DeMeester shares how her new novel Dark Sisters emerged from a collision of personal history, cultural rage, and the disturbing eas…
5 months, 1 week ago
It's ALL That Deep (Or, Ranting About Anti-Intellectualism and Media Illiteracy) with MacKenzie Green
Episode 332
This week, MacKenzie Green is back and we dive into the complexities of pop culture, the deeper meanings embedded in modern media, how storytelling h…
5 months, 1 week ago
Sin Is an Illusion? Keith Giles on The Quantum Gospel of Mary
Episode 331
This week, I talk with Keith Giles about how the early Christian world was far more diverse and mystical than most people realize. He unpacks the his…
5 months, 1 week ago
Books with Dramatic Irony, Sex Work and Road Trips: Gare, Steph and I Chose A Favorite Plot Device
Episode 330
This week, Gare, Steph and I all chose one of our own favorite plot devices and recommended books in that vein! This episode definitely has a book fo…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Cancel Culture, Castles and Chaos: Audra McElyea's Not Good People
Episode 329
Audra McElyea returns to talk about her new locked-room, cancel-culture thriller Not Good People, a twisty ensemble mystery set in a blizzard-strande…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Ghosts, Girlhood & Generational Memory: Erin Crosby Eckstine on the Humanity of Junie
Episode 328
This week, I talk with Erin Crosby Eckstine about her debut Southern Gothic, Junie. She shares how the book developed across years of writing, the im…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Book Club Book Recommendations with Gare and Steph
Episode 327
This week, Gare, Steph and I share books we think are good discussion starters for book clubs!
Books We Talked About
Kate's Picks
Blood Over Bright Have…
5 months, 3 weeks ago