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To our Read or Dead listeners: After 9 years of bringing mysteries and thrillers to your ears, we are sorry to say that this will be our last episode. We want to thank you all for making this show so excellent, and we hope you’ll stick around as we celebrate our favorite Read or Dead memories in today’s episode.
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Books Discussed
The Widows of Malabar Hill - Sujata Massey
The Hunger - Alma Katsu
Miracle Creek - Angie Kim
Our Share of Night - Mariana Enriquez, Translated by Megan McDowell
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated new book releases for the second half of 2026.
News
Edgar Awards Winners 2026
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Books Discussed
Wisdom Corner - David Heska Wanbli Weiden (July 7th)
Helpless - Jessica Knoll (July 7th)
The Secret Dinner - Raphael Montes, transl. Zoe Perry (Aug 18th)
Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II b Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.(August 18th)
Mazywood - Tananarive Due (September 22nd)
The House of Gardenias - Isabel Cañas (September 29th)
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss retellings.
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Books Discussed
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
Beth Is Dead - Katie Bernet
In the Hall With the Knife - Diana Peterfreund
The Weight of Blood - Tiffany D. Jackson
Jane Steele - Lyndsay Faye
And Then She Fell - Alicia Elliot
Boring Asian Female - Canwen Xu
Molka - Monika Kim
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some of the books nominated for the Edgar Awards!
News
Freida McFadden’s true identity revealed!
Things Mentioned
Book Club Pick: Butter - Asako Yuzuki, Translated by Polly Barton
The Edgar Awards
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Books Discussed
Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers - Caroline Fraser
The Dream Hotel - Laila Lalami
Blood in the Water - Tiffany D. Jackson
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man - Jessie Q. Sutanto
Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker
A Violent Masterpiece - Jordan Harper
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss missing person mysteries and thrillers.
News
Liane Moriarty is writing a sequel to Big Little Lies, called Big Little Truths, and yes, it’s being adapted as Season 3 of Big Little Lies on HBO.
Tina Fey is adapting Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan is Killing It for Peacock.
Maya Hawke has been cast in God of the Woods!
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Books Discussed
In the Woods: A Novel (Dublin Murder Squad)In the Woods - Tana French
Monday’s Not Coming - Tiffany D. Jackson
Murder at Gull’s Nest - Jess Kidd
Find Her - Ginger Reno
Olive Oakes and the Haunted Carousel - Kalynn Bayron
Nothing Tastes As Good - Luke Dumas
The Keeper - Tana French
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss the genre of true crime, the ethics behind it, and what writers are tackling questions around the genre today.
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Books Discussed
“On True Crime” - Myriam Gurba
Beth Is Dead - Katie Burnet
Whidbey - T Kira Madden
Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession - Sarah Weinman
Creep - Myriam Gurba
Everyone In This Bank Is a Thief - Benjamin Stevenson
The Curse of Hester Gardens - Tamika Thompson
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their second book club pick, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
Things Mentioned
Discussion Guide
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Books Discussed
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Black History Month.
News
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
E. Lockhart and Sarah Mlynowski are cowriting a new series featuring Nancy Drew as a divorced 40-year old Brooklyn mom who finds herself back in the sleuthing saddle.
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Books Discussed
A Hymn to Life - Gisele Pilicot, Translated by Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Diver Performed by Emma Thompson
The Body - Bethany C. Morrow
One of Us Knows - Alyssa Cole
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster - Stephen Carter
The Star from Calcutta (A Perveen Mistry Novel) - Sujata Massey
Hooked: A Novel of Obsession - Asako Yuzuki, Translated by Polly Barton
Goodbye Earl - Leesa Cross-Smith
Dollface - Lindy Ryan
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend some of their favorite historical mysteries!
News
God of the Woods by Liz Moore - our next book club read! - March 6th
Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series is being adapted for TV.
Adrian McKinty’s The Chain is getting a series adaptation at HBO.
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Books Discussed
Island Witch - Amanda Jayatissa
At the Water’s Edge - Sara Gruen
Murder at Gulls Nest - Jess Kidd
Murder at the Spirit Lounge - Jess Kidd
Even As We Breathe - Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
Such a Perfect Family - Nalini Singh
Trad Wife - Saratoga Schaefer
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some mystery and thriller recommendations for the 2026 Read Harder Challenge!
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Things Discussed
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
Read Harder Challenge 2026
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Books Discussed
22) Nonviolent True Crime: The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy - Paige Williams
17) Cults: Kismet - Amina Akhtar
6) Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years - The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story - Olga Tokarczuk, Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
21) Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation - Death Takes Me - Cristina Rivera Garza, Translated by Robin Myers and Sarah Booker
My Husband’s Wife - Alice Feeney (January 20th)
On Sundays She Picked Flowers - Yah-Yah Scholfield (Jan 27th)
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2026!
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News
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
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Books Discussed
Paper Cut - Rachel Taff (Jan 27)
The Body - Bethany C. Morrow (Feb 10)
Someone Else’s Husband - Kimberly McCreight (June 16)
Whidbey - T Kira Madden (March 10)
Hooked: A Novel of Obsession - Asako Yuzuki, Translator Polly Barton (March 17)
The Ending Writes Itself - Evelyn Clarke (April 7)
The Star From Calcutta - Sujata Massey (March 3)
The Keeper - Tana French (March 31)
Last One Out - Jane Harper (April 14)
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Read or Dead is taking a short holiday break, so we thought we'd share with you a recent episode from our newest Book Riot podcast, Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff and Rebecca revisit Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a story so familiar it’s often mistaken for simple. They consider its moral stakes, its enduring influence on readers and society, and why Scrooge's redemption still resonates.
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2025.
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News
Fern Michaels has died at 92
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Books Discussed
Fiend - Alma Katsu
Nothing But Blackened Teeth - Cassandra Khaw
Victorian Psycho - Virginia Feito
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
The Witch’s Orchard - Archer Sullivan
King of Ashes - S.A. Cosby
They All Fall the Same - Wes Browne
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Native American Heritage Month and beyond.
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Books Discussed
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Sisters of the Lost Nation - Nick Medina
Blood Sisters - Vanessa Lillie
Sisters in the Wind - Angeline Boulley
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Read or Dead's annual holiday gift guide.
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News
New Tana French novel!!
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Books Discussed
The Dead Path - Stephen M. Irwin
Thursday’s Children - Nicci French
The Weight of Blood - Tiffany D. Jackson
Night Film - Marisha Pessl
Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li
The Feather Thief - Kirk Wallace Johnson
Blue Monday - Nicci French, Performed by Beth Chalmers
The Kamogawa Food Detectives - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Restaurant of Lost Recipes - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Menu of Happiness - Hisashi Kashiwai, Translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Midnight Timetable - Bora Chung, Translated by Anton Hur
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Books Discussed
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their very first book club pick, Fiend by Alma Katsu.
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Fiend - Alma Katsu
Empire of Pain - Patrick Radden Keefe
Death in Mud Lick - Eric Eyre
Dreamland - Sam Quinones
Dopesick - Beth Macy
The Nature of Pain - Mandi Fugate Sheffel
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de of the fantastic. Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
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Books Discussed
Fiend by Alma Katsu
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2025 edited by Don Winslow
The Sister’s Curse by Nicola Solvinic
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books on the cozier end of the mystery spectrum. Plus, they all feature cute animals! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
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Books Discussed
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The Fiend - Alma Katsu
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards - Lilian Jackson Braun
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - Vaseem Khan
Menu of Happiness - Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Mockingbird Court: A Shady Hollow Mystery - Juneau Black
The Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories - Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur
I Make My Own Fun - Hannah Beer
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Latine Heritage Month! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st. (Apologies—we said the 24th in the episode.)
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Things Discussed
Anthony Awards
Latine Heritage Month (PRH)
Tomes and Textiles
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Books Discussed
Fiend - Alma Katsu
The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes
More Than You’ll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez
The Vampires of El Norte - Isabel Cañas
Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice - Cristina Rivera Garza
You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder - Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper
The Librarians - Sherry Thomas
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Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss dark academia novels.
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Things Mentioned:
Obama’s Summer Reading List 2025
Books Discussed:
The Fiend - Alma Katsu
White Ivy - Susie Yang
They Never Learn - Layne Fargo
The Library at Hellebore - Cassandra Khaw
Bunny - Mona Awad
Sisters in the Wind - Angeline Boulley
The Belles - Lacey N. Dunham
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