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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.

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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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