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If you're listening to these episodes as their air, you're getting what was going to be April 8ths Tuesday episode today, because Halley Sutton and I HAD to talk White Lotus Spoilers and finale predictions! If you want to skip White Lotus spoilers (through Season 3 Episode 7) you can listen to the first few minutes, and when I say skip to this timestamp if you don't want spoilers, skip ahead to 31...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our favorite single POV thrillers! Books We Talked About And Now She’s Gone Chasing the Boogeyman The Devil and Mrs Davenport The Book of Essie The Family Tree Things We Do in the Dark An Anonymous Girl Providence Their Vicious Games Kismet Look What You Made Me Do Sugar A Criminal Defense The Inmate The Mirror House Girls Check Out Author Social Media Pa...

This week I got to talk with Olesya Lyuzna about her historical noir Glitter in the Dark! We dive into Olesya's lifelong obsession with the 1920s, some wild facts she learned while researching, and how humans have always been chasing really similar feelings, even 100 years ago. Glitter in the Dark Synopsis The search for a kidnapped singer in Prohibition-era New York leads an intrepid reporter fro...

This week, I got to talk with Elizabeth Rose Quinn about her new thriller Follow Me! We dive into the personal inspiration for this book, and how cathartic it was to write as a new mother. Follow Me Synopsis After her twin sister, Chiara, goes missing at a mom-fluencer weekend, Adrienne Shaw will find her no matter what it takes. They may have been on the outs, but no one comes for her sister and...

Gare, Steph and I share more Kindle Unlimited thrillers so you can basically read for free. Blacktop Wasteland Valentine The Devil and Mrs Davenport Fractured The Butcher Strange Sally Diamond Like a Sister The Good Lie Darling Girls The Memory Watcher Ricochet Such Quiet Girls A Killer’s Code The Secret Witness Slewfoot Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Pa...

This week, I got to chat with Emily Carpenter about her new horror-thriller Gothictown.  We dive into how a newspaper article she saw during the pandemic inspired the story, and how she crafted such a creepy vibe for Julianna, Georgia.   Gothictown Synopsis Welcome to gentle Juliana, where you can have it all…if you pay the price. The email that lands in Billie Hope’s inbox seems like a gift from...

This week, I got to chat with one of our podcast faves ASHLEY WINSTEAD! In her third appearance on the show, we talk about her new thriller, This Book Will Bury Me, and how she exorcized her own demons after she found herself obsessed with true crime forums in the wake of her father's unexpected death. She shares why she was drawn to writing a roman à clef about grief and true crime obsession, and...

Today, Gare and I talk with Marshall Karp about his book that we all loved (Gare, Steph and me) Don't Tell Me How To Die. He shares the inspiration for the book and how his determination to get the story right delivered us one of our new favorite books! Synopsis I have one thing to do before I die. And time is running out. I had it all: a fantastic husband, two great kids, an exciting career. And...

This week, Gare and I share books we think will cure your White Lotus hangover after the season finale! Books We Talked About Born for This It Could Be Anyone Running Cold We Were Never Here The Hollywood Assistant She Started It The Whispers The Vacationers Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Get Bookwild...

This week, I talk with Nick Kolakowski about his mystery-thriller Where the Bones Lie! We dive into the inspiration for the story, his closeness to one of the characters, and how he subverted the noir genre. Where the Bones Lie Synopsis For Dash Fuller, Hollywood’s underbelly is home. He’s spent years making the film industry’s worst secrets disappear, and it’s left him a cynical burnout with a ta...

This week, Gare and I share some of our favorite popcorn thrillers, AND discuss actors we want to see on future seasons of White Lotus. Books We Talked About If You See Me Return to Midnight On the Surface You Killed Me First This Girl’s A Killer The Teacher The Astrology House The Final Act The Lake of Lost Girls Count My Lies Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Communit...

This week, Halley Sutton and I introduce a new series about writing! I've said on this podcast a few times that I will finish my book this year, and this series is a way to make sure I do spend time on it, and stay in the writing state of mind. For our first topic of this series, we talk about things that keep us close to writing even when we aren't putting down tons of words. Check Out Author Soc...

This week, Gare and I talk about books we wish we could erase from our memories and re-read! Books We Discussed Local Woman Missing The Last Winter of Dani Lansing The Night Bird The Girl Who Was Taken 1984 The Shards All the Missing Girls What You Don’t Know Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Get Bookwil...

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about 2025 thrillers we are excited about! Glitter in the Dark Count My Lies This Book Will Bury Me Immaculate Conception The Death of Us Whispers of Dead Girls A Thousand Natural Shocks The Missing Half Don’t Tell Me How to Die The Memory Collectors One in Four Their Double Lives Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon C...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books that you can easily escape into! Books We Talked About Watch Out for Her Don’t Tell Me How to Die Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance The Real Deal Cross My Heart Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder The Paradox Hotel A Killer’s Mind Cackle Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Su...

This week, Halley and I dive into recommendations for Dark Valentine coded thrillers! Books We Talked About Cross My Heart It Takes Monsters To Die For The Close Up More Than You’ll Ever Know Kill for Love The Last Party My Husband It Had To Be You Vladimir Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Get Bookwild...

This week, I go to talk with Heather Levy about her new mystery thriller This Violent Heart! We dive into her inspiration for the book, how her personal experience informed her writing, and exploring kink through a new character. This Violent Heart Summary Devon Mayes thought she was done with the small conservative town she once called home. She fled when she was eighteen after her best friend Su...

This week, we answer a listener request for thrillers with romance. At least, we tried to answer it. Some felt questionable to call romance once we started talking, but that's thrillers for you! Books We Discussed The Woman Inside Bath Haus Hello, Transcriber My Lovely Wife Seeing Strangers The Girl in 6E This Violent Heart The Grave Between Us Killer Potential Cackle Check Out Author Social Media...

This week, I talk with Carter Wilson about his new page turner Tell Me What You Did. We dive into the inspiration for Poe's name, what got him writing about a podcaster, and how he crafted a chilling nemesis. Tell Me What You Did Synopsis She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she's hiding a terrible secret. It's time for the truth to come out… Poe Webb, host of a popular t...

After three days of bookish tourism, my sister-in-law Jamie and I recapped our trip while we waited to board at LaGuardia.  We dove into Liz and Greg's Trust Issues Book Launch, the bookstore crawl we completed, and how we slowly became subway girlies.   Some parts may be choppy since we had to pause for airport announcements! Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community...

This week, I got to talk with Jakob Kerr about his new technothriller Dead Money! We dive into hos his experience in Silicon Valley informed the book, why the tech industry is a prime thriller setting, and how he came up with one of the best intro paragraphs. Dead Money Synopsis Don’t call me a fixer. This isn’t HBO. In her job as unofficial “problem solver” for Silicon Valley’s most ruthless vent...

This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about the next 3 books on our TBRs! Books We Talked About Temper Rabbits Vantage Point The Dark Hours  A Long Time Gone A Killer’s Mind The Reformatory Where Are the Children? The Last Caretaker Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Get Bookwild Merch Follow @imbookwild on I...

Tyler and I finish up our recap of the movies we saw in theaters in 2024! Movies We Talked About Oddity It Ends With Us  Strange Darling Blink Twice Saturday Night AfrAId Venom: The Last Dance Anora Heretic Conclave Gladiator II Interstellar Babygirl Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Get Bookwild Merch F...

This week, Halley Sutton, Steph Lauer and I talk with Layne Fargo about her new book The Favorites! We dive into her inspiration for the book, trips Halley and Layne took to research the book, how she used character names from Wuthering Heights in The Favorites, and her lifelong love for figure skating! The Favorites Synopsis She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but...

This week, Gare and I chose our own sub-genres to give recommendations for! I chose "Mind Benders" and Gare chose "Missing Persons/Cold Cases" so if you are looking for books in either of those genres, we've got you covered! Kate's Books Recursion I’m Thinking of Ending Things The Mechanics of Memory The New One Stay Awake Gare's Books The Lost House A Flicker in the Dark The Man on the Train Leav...