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This week, Tyler joins me to discuss the many movies we saw in 2024 thanks to our AMC membership. Movies We Talked About Anyone But You American Fiction Argylle Dune Dune 2 Civil War Monkey Man Challengers The Fall Guy Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Inside Out 2 Bad Boys: Ride or Die The Bikeriders Maxxxine Longlegs Twisters A Quite Place: Day One Deadpool & Wolverine Check Out Author Social Media Packag...

This week, we catch up on how our holidays went, talk about words/phrases of the year for 2025, and share ore backlist thrillers we want to read! Books We Talked About Hostage Take it Back What January Remembers We Spread Such a Pretty Smile The Truth About Melody Browne Out Summer Rental Such Sharp Teeth The House on Needless Street Thin Air Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Check Out Author Soc...

There isn't an author interview this Tuesday, so I did a year in review solo episode! I dive into everything that happened with Bookwild in 2024, including merging Between the Lines and Killing the Tea into Bookwild, the co-hosts that joined this year, bookish friendships created, repeat author guests, writing progress, Imposter Hour and Bookwild's Backlist Book Club!   Check Out Author Social Med...

This week, Halley, Gare and I catch up and also share 2025 book releases we are super excited about! Books We Talked About This Book Will Bury Me Beautiful Ugly Cross My Heart Don’t Let Him In A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage Victorian Psycho High Season A Gorgeous Excitement Vantage Point Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Ar...

This week, Gare, Steph and each chose a hyped book and share three books like it that deserve more hype! Kate's Books Like The Guest List  (And White Lotus) The Astrology House You Can Trust Me It Could Be Anyone Steph's Books Like The Push The First Day of Spring Blood Sugar Monday’s Not Coming Gare's Books Like  The Luckiest Girl Alive Everything You Want Me to Be Nice Girls White Ivy Check Out...

This week, Gare, Steph and I chose our own genres to pick books from, and tried to guess what each other picked based on our choices! Listen and you can play along with us! Kate’s Picks The Prediction Fatal Intrusion Dead Money Steph's Picks A Step Past Darkness Jane Doe The Mindfuck Series Gare's Picks The Girls Are All So Nice Here Tell Me Everything Only If You’re Lucky Check Out Author Social...

This week, I talk with Sagit Schwartz about her new short story thriller Broken Threads! We dive into the inspiration for the story, the fun of writing short stories, and the Easter egg for her next novel. Broken Threads  Synopsis When Clare loses her job as a technical writer at a pharmaceutical company due to AI, she has one month’s rent saved and a historical fiction novel she’s been unable to...

This week, Gare and Steph and I share SOME of our favorite books we read in 2024! I have to add that we all had plenty of others we loved, and it was hard to just pick a few for this episode. Books We Talked About We Used to Live Here Return to Midnight Margo’s Got Money Troubles An Academy for Liars The Lake of Lost Girls Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books The Last Party Rabbit Hole Liste...

This week, I talk with Karen E. Osborne about how she published her first book at 69, and continued publishing more! We dive into the grit and grace that permeate all of her stories, and her desire to see survivors of trauma as thrivers and not just the "bad guys" of a story. Follow Karen's podcast on YouTube here And check out her website here Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the...

Halley Sutton is back this week, and per usual, we cover ALL the things! We dive into the visuals of Gladiator II vs the plot, Michael Schur's A Man on the Inside, and give a writing challenge update. Then, we get to our main topic: the difference between twists and reveals. Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Subs...

This week, I talk with Pip Drysdale about her new Hollywood thriller The Close Up!  We dive into her inspiration for the book, how she made LA come to life, and writing a book within a book. The Close Up Synopsis When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the bartender and aspiring actor she’s falling for, ghosts...

This week, I talk with Victor Methos about his chilling new legal thriller The Silent Watcher.  We dive into how Batman inspired the story, how Victor's work as a lawyer has informed his writing, and how he writes multiple books a year. The Silent Watcher Synopsis Far from the neon glare of the Vegas strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL...

I just finished reading We Used to Live Here , and it was truly one of my favorite reading experiences ever! I was annotating and highlighting like a mad woman, and just had to make some content diving into as many of the intricacies as I could. This entire video is FULL OF SPOILERS, so if you haven't read it yet, this isn't the video for you. If you have read it, I'd love to hear any of your theo...

This week, Gare, Steph and I are talking about thrillers we are excited to read that will be released between December 2024-February 2025! Books We Talked About Death of the Author Trust Issues Beautiful Ugly This Violent Heart Cross My Heart The Favorites Tell Me What You Did A Gorgeous Excitement No Place Left to Hide The Lost House A Killing Cold The Mirror House Girls A Girl Like Us The Three...

This week, I talk with Emma Dues about her stunningly creepy debut thriller Return to Midnight! We dive into the inspo for the book, how teaching affects her writing, and the mystery inherent to Victorian mansions. Return to Midnight  Synopsis Nearly ten years ago, five Ohio university students were murdered in an off-campus Victorian home. The media dubbed it the Midnight House Massacre. Ever sin...

This week, Halley and I once again commit to one subject, and end up covering multiple. On top of some great female rage thriller recommendations, we dive into the film Heretic, talk about religions' obsessions with rules and workarounds, and get into a brief rant about twists verses reveals (more on that in future episodes). Books with Female Rage This GIrl’s a Killer In Defense of Witches The Li...

This week, I got to talk with Jan Gangsei about her salacious new thriller Dead Below Deck! We dive into how the idea came to her, how she chose to structure it, and what drew her to YA. Dead Below Deck Synopsis It was supposed to be the best-ever girls’ trip: five days, four friends, one luxury yacht, no parents. But on the final night, as the yacht cruised the deep and dark waters between Florid...

This week Vanessa Lillie and Gare “Bleak” Billings share recommendations from Indigenous authors for Native American Heritage Month, and I think I might be reading fast paced, paranormal horror for the rest of the year!     Check out these great recommendations: The Berry Pickers Blood Sisters Never Whistle at Night The Only Good Indians Bad Cree The Haunting of Room 904 Shutter Winter Counts Wher...

This week, I got to talk with Emma C. Wells  about her stunning debut serial killer thriller This Girl's a Killer! We dive into her inspiration for the book, how Cordelia was unavoidable for her, and the way women have to consider violence in ways men don't.   This Girl's a Killer Synopsis Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming. Cordelia Black loves exactly...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share backlist books we really want to read.  We also manage to sneak in two that aren't even really backlist, but we still want to read them too! Comfort Shows English Teacher Insecure Top Chef How to Die Alone Law & Order: SVU   Books We Talked About Godshot The Year of the Witching The Lake of Lost Girls The Lighthouse Witches Beautiful People Playing Dead Black She...

This week I got to talk with writing duo Katherine Greene , made up of A. Meredith Walters and Claire C. Riley.   We dive into how they became friends and writing partners, the initial image that was the inspiration for this story, and how they approach writing thrillers together. The Lake of Lost Girls Synopsis It's 1998, and female students are going missing at Southern State University in North...

This week, Halley Sutton and I talk about scandals both fictional and non-fictional! Books, Movies, Docs We Talked About The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Sin Eater: The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Once More From the Top Did You Hear About Kitty Karr Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop Mommy Dead an...

This week, I talk with Danielle Trussoni about her new installment in The Puzzle Series, The Puzzle Box!  We dive into how she created this genre-mashup of a series, what piqued her interest in puzzles, and the puzzle masters she works with for her books. The Puzzle Box Synopsis It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our auto-buy authors and rank the top 3 books we've read of theirs! Books We Talked About Amina Akhtar Kismet Almost Surely Dead #fashionvictim Catherine Ryan Howard The Trap The Liar's Girl The Nothing Man Julia Heaberlin Black Eyed Susans Night Will Find You We Are All the Same in the Dark J.M. Cannon This Family Lies Blood Oranges The Flash Girls Chevy...

This week, I talk with Alexis Henderson about her new dark academia, psychological magic thriller An Academy for Liars.  We dive into her initial idea for the book, how she explored consent in the context of psychological magic, and the intricacies of free will. An Academy for Liars Synopsis Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.    Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the en...