Down the Rabbit Hole with Fantastical Mysteries and Thrillers
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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Cozy Books, Cute Animals—What's Not to Love?
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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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
And we will talk to you all next time!
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Women Writers for Latine Heritage Month
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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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
And we will talk to you all next time!
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Dark Academia Strikes Back!
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
Otherwise you can:
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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
And we will talk to you all next time!
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Historical Crime and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss historical crime and horror novels!
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Noir at the Bar Kentucky Tour
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Books Discussed
Burn Baby Burn - Meg Medina
Mrs. Poe - Lynn Cullen
The Possession of Alba Díaz - Isabel Cañas
Little Deaths - Emma Flint
Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror - Ashley Cullins
Five Found Dead - Sulari Gentill
Otherwise you can:
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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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