50/50 Books

Six years ago, 3 Long Island teenagers were murdered, their drowned bodies discovered with sand dollars over their eyes. The mystery was never truly solved, and Evelyn Mackenzie's father was only cleared of charges when Evelyn summoned a spirit to clear his name, after which she swore to never summon again. Mina Zanetti comes from a family of mediums, using the ocean's power to guide the d...

Six years ago, 3 Long Island teenagers were murdered, their drowned bodies discovered with sand dollars over their eyes. The mystery was never truly solved, and Evelyn Mackenzie's father was only cleared of charges when Evelyn summoned a spirit to clear his name, after which she swore to never summon again. Mina Zanetti comes from a family of mediums, using the ocean's power to guide the d...

Sophie, eldest of three daughters, has never thought much of going off to seek her fate, as she’s destined to fail should she ever. However, a meeting with the Witch of the Waste leaves Sophie under a spell that transforms her into an old lady, and so Sophie’s only chance at breaking it seems to lie in the moving castle in the hills, belonging to the supposed wicked Wizard Howl. In this pursuit, S...

Sophie, eldest of three daughters, has never thought much of going off to seek her fate, as she’s destined to fail should she ever. However, a meeting with the Witch of the Waste leaves Sophie under a spell that transforms her into an old lady, and so Sophie’s only chance at breaking it seems to lie in the moving castle in the hills, belonging to the supposed wicked Wizard Howl. In this pursuit, S...

Cora, new to the small town of Hickory Falls, ends up purchasing a jar of buttons, baubles, and, surprisingly, two rings. Wanting to do her due diligence, she seeks out the original owner of the rings, but she instead stumbles upon a decades-old mystery. A mystery pertaining to Clarity Grey, a young woman who involves herself with a married man. It all seems to work out at first, with him divorcin...

Cora, new to the small town of Hickory Falls, ends up purchasing a jar of buttons, baubles, and, surprisingly, two rings. Wanting to do her due diligence, she seeks out the original owner of the rings, but she instead stumbles upon a decades-old mystery. A mystery pertaining to Clarity Grey, a young woman who involves herself with a married man. It all seems to work out at first, with him divorcin...

Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a grad student in Vermont, stumbles upon a mysterious book hidden in the library stacks, which contains a story from his own childhood. He follows the symbol inside of the book, a bee, key, and sword, to a party, to a club, and then further through a doorway leading to a magical place akin to a labyrinthine library. Through this journey comes Mirabel, a fierce protector of th...

Zachary Ezra Rawlins, a grad student in Vermont, stumbles upon a mysterious book hidden in the library stacks, which contains a story from his own childhood. He follows the symbol inside of the book, a bee, key, and sword, to a party, to a club, and then further through a doorway leading to a magical place akin to a labyrinthine library. Through this journey comes Mirabel, a fierce protector of th...

A reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, using its structure within this science fiction setting of a near-future London. Moremi is willing to connect herself to the Panopticon, said by the government to be the end of human suffering once everyone is connected. Orpheus was raised to question everything, including this overreaching government. There are plans to make this connection compu...

A reimagining of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, using its structure within this science fiction setting of a near-future London. Moremi is willing to connect herself to the Panopticon, said by the government to be the end of human suffering once everyone is connected. Orpheus was raised to question everything, including this overreaching government. There are plans to make this connection compu...

Eden, Kentucky, another bad-luck, dying town, is known for the legend of E. Starling, reclusive author and illustrator of The Underland who disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared, but that house and its last heir, Arthur Starling, are believed best left to rot. Opal knows better than to involve herself in such things, but an unexpected job offer changes things. As sinister force...

Eden, Kentucky, another bad-luck, dying town, is known for the legend of E. Starling, reclusive author and illustrator of The Underland who disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared, but that house and its last heir, Arthur Starling, are believed best left to rot. Opal knows better than to involve herself in such things, but an unexpected job offer changes things. As sinister force...

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Sa...

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Sa...

Opaline, Martha, and Henry have always seemed to be side characters in their own lives. Those lives come to intersect, bridging decades, with the story of a lost, vanishing bookshop and the secrets of those shelves. There’s magic to be discovered and with that a world of wonder where nothing is as it seems. For this episode we’re finishing The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods! TW/CWs for this book seem...

Opaline, Martha, and Henry have always seemed to be side characters in their own lives. Those lives come to intersect, bridging decades, with the story of a lost, vanishing bookshop and the secrets of those shelves. There’s magic to be discovered and with that a world of wonder where nothing is as it seems. For this month we’re reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, up to (but not including) Cha...

It’s 1915 and Adelaide Henry is forced to flee California, making her way to the harsh land of Montana as a homesteader. She has the hopes of proving herself as a “lone woman,” taking advantage of the free land being offered to those who can tame it. However, she isn’t alone. She carries a steamer trunk along with her, always locked, because when it opens, the people around Adelaide start to disap...

It’s 1915 and Adelaide Henry is forced to flee California, making her way to the harsh land of Montana as a homesteader. She has the hopes of proving herself as a “lone woman,” taking advantage of the free land being offered to those who can tame it. However, she isn’t alone. She carries a steamer trunk along with her, always locked, because when it opens, the people around Adelaide start to disap...

Everyone has a soul, shaped into beautiful gardens or frightening dungeons, and Soulwalkers, like Kamai and her mother, can travel into people’s souls as they sleep. However, in every soul Kamai travels to, she sees the same black door. Kamai is told to never open that door, but when tragedy strikes, she does just that.  That’s right, this episode we’re finishing Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Stri...

Everyone has a soul, shaped into beautiful gardens or frightening dungeons, and Soulwalkers, like Kamai and her mother, can travel into people’s souls as they sleep. However, in every soul Kamai travels to, she sees the same black door. Kamai is told to never open that door, but when tragedy strikes, she does just that.  That’s right, this episode we’re reading Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strick...

Frances Adams is given a foretelling of death, and she’s spent her life trying to solve this crime-to-be, digging up secrets of those around her in the process. In the present day, Annie Adams has been called upon to meet with her reclusive great-aunt Frances. However, Annie arrives too late, and now she’s determined to catch the killer and solve the mystery Frances has left behind with her murder...

Frances Adams is given a foretelling of death, and she’s spent her life trying to solve this crime-to-be, digging up secrets of those around her in the process. In the present day, Annie Adams has been called upon to meet with her reclusive great-aunt Frances. However, Annie arrives too late, and now she’s determined to catch the killer and solve the mystery Frances has left behind with her murder...

Travis Wren, with his talent for locating the missing, is hired to find Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark children’s books. Following her trail, he’s led to a place called “Pastoral,” but reaching it ends with him, too, vanishing. It isn’t until years later that Theo, member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s missing truck. However, no one is allowed in or out of Pastoral, and trying to u...

Travis Wren, with his talent for locating the missing, is hired to find Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark children’s books. Following her trail, he’s led to a place called “Pastoral,” but reaching it ends with him, too, vanishing. It isn’t until years later that Theo, member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s missing truck. However, no one is allowed in or out of Pastoral, and trying to u...

On the morning Avery has plans to end her life, she and the world learn there are only days left until an asteroid will end the world. Hoping to spare her family and other loved ones pain, Avery can survive a few more days. With time running out, secrets and truths are revealed and there might just be hope to be found in the tomorrows. This episode we’re finishing If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen S...