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Time for a bonus episode !!  I've had so much fun talking to so many of you about Tell Me Lies, and I just had to do an episode on my thoughts now that we've all seen season two.   I recap all the key moments of each episode, and share what I thought was happening in the moment I watched it verses how I view it now with the context of the whole season.   DM me with any of your thoughts and reactio...

This week, Halley Sutton joins me to talk about hyped books we have on our TBRs but haven't gotten to reading yet.  We also, somehow, accidentally, platform men?? Books We Talked About Kate’s Picks The Plot The God of the Woods Hidden Pictures Wrong Place Wrong Time Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow Halley’s Picks The Moonflower Murders Lessons in Chemistry The Maidens Untamed Anita de Monte Laug...

This week, I talk with Carinn Jade about her deliciously twisty thriller The Astrology House.  We dive into her lifelong interest in astrology, the inspiration for the book, and exploring fate vs free will. Check out the Pop Fiction Women podcast too! The Astrology House Synopsis Margot needs a minute. She’s been working eighty-hour weeks as a newly minted partner at her law firm. She’s disconnect...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share thrillers on Kindle Unlimited that you just have to read! KU Books We Talked About Fatal Intrusion The Inmate Real Easy The Prediction The Thicket His & Hers A Flicker in the Dark The Murder Between Us Jane Doe This Family Lies The Drowned Girls The Heiress Other Books We Talked About Gaslight Sugar White Girl Problems Pyschos American Babe Check Out Author Socia...

This week, I talk with Rob Hart and Alex Segura about their new space thriller Dark Space.  We dive into their world building, their joint writing process, and how speculative fiction helps us examine present truths. Dark Space Synopsis If life were fair, ace pilot Jose Carriles should have ended up a desk jockey like his former friend Corin Timony, back on the lunar colony of New Destiny. Instead...

This week, I talk with Susan Walter about her new skiing related thriller Running Cold.  We dive into how the Banff Springs Hotel felt like it deserved a murder mystery, Susan's own love for skiing, and how she manages so many POVs. Running Cold Synopsis Julie Adler’s perfect facade is shattered by grief when her husband commits suicide. His death reveals that their luxurious California life was a...

This week, I catch up with Halley Sutton who just got back from her trip to Egypt.  She shares highlights from the trip, and books she read while there, including one with Egypt as a setting.  We talk about bookish news and some 2025 books we are excited for, and dive into the movie Strange Darling, the movie Oddity and the TV show Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.  We basically cover it all! Books We...

This week, I talk with Lauren Ling Brown about her debut dark academia thriller Society of Lies!  We dive into the inspiration for the idea, the moral dilemma at its core, and how her personal experiences influenced the novel. Society of Lies Synopsis Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it’s been a decade since she graduated, and she is looking forward to seeing old faces and re...

In "honor" of National Podcast Day on September 30, Gare, Steph and I share some of our favorite thrillers with podcasts in the plots! Books We Talked About The Night Swim Don’t Forget the Girl Things We Do in the Dark Listen for the Lie Penance Girl, 11 Truth Be Told Margo’s Got Money Trouble Sadie All the Dangerous Things The Last Housewife Almost Surely Dead None of This is True The Weight of B...

This week, I talk with Damian McCarthy about his genre-mashup, paranormal horror thriller Oddity.  We dive into how he crafted plot around visuals, and how he brought together multiple ideas into Oddity's fabric. Oddity Synopsis A psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime. Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community...

This week, I talk with Audra McElyea about her newest thriller Hush Dear Sister.  We dive into the inspiration behind the story, the Gothic mansion as its own character, complex sister dynamics and the freedom of self-publishing. Hush Dear Sister Synopsis After a tragic accident she can’t quite remember, forty-something-year-old beloved Hollywood actress Annette Taylor finds herself bound to a whe...

This week, I talk with Marjan Kamali about her beautiful novel about friendship, The Lion Women of Tehran.  We dive into how the book covers the nature of childhood friendships, the vast spectrum of being a Lion Woman, and the jarring aftermath of women losing their rights almost overnight to religious fundamentalists in Iran. The Lion Women of Tehran Synopsis In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie...

This week, Gare, Steph and I share books to read if the sleazy, sexy, toxic, dark academia of Tell Me Lies has you in a chokehold!   Books We Talked About Ladykiller We Love the Night Life Only If You’re Lucky An Academy for Liars A Lovely Lie The Favorite Sister None of This Is True Like You Hate Me   Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My...

Emily Layden joins me to talk about her new contemporary fiction novel Once More From The Top!  We dive into her inspiration for the book, and our shared obsession with the many facets of fame. Once More From The Top Synopsis Everyone in America knows Dylan Read, or at least has heard her music. Since releasing her debut album her senior year of high school, Dylan’s spent fifteen years growing up...

This week, Caileigh Hynes @thebookpear joins me and shares 5 of her favorite reads in 2024 so far!  We dive into what we love about thrillers, how she started her account, and our matching pet names! Books We Talked About Kill for Me Kill for You The Return of Ellie Black Look Closer She’s Not Sorry Murder Road Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Chec...

This week, I talk with Hannah D Sharpe about her new domestic suspense Between Lies and Revenge.  We dive into how she learned about gemology, her experiences with MLMs, and found family. Between Lies and Revenge Synopsis Years after the death of her brother and the theft of her heirloom jewelry, ex-con Elle is on the run ... until she spots a stranger wearing a signature piece. Determined to take...

This week, I got to talk with Chelsea Bieker about her powerful emotional suspense novel Madwoman.  We dive into the story's exploration of motherhood, traumatic childhoods, coping mechanisms, anxiety and integration.   Madwoman Synopsis The world is not made for mothers. Yet mothers made the world… Clove has gone to extremes to keep her past a secret. Thanks to her lies, she’s landed the life of...

This week, I got to talk with Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado about their new action thriller Fatal Intrusion.  We dive into their joint writing process, the inception of the story, and creating a killer obsessed with spiders. Fatal Intrusion Synopsis Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series...

This week, MacKenzie Green joins the show, and we talk about our shared love for reading, how reading expands empathy, and five books that define her reading style! Books We Talked About Creativity, Inc. My Government Means to Kill Me The Immortalists Wordslut The Swimmers Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substa...

This week, Halley Sutton and I dive into an NYU study that showed how reading raises empathy, and share books that have expanded our empathy as well. Books We Talked About Dear America Series Hurt for Me Dear Dickhead Daisy Jones and the Six The Force of Such Beauty The Push Little Deaths Missing White Woman The Reformatory Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Say Hello to My Little Friend The Lion Wome...

This week, Gare and I dive into our very long lists of fall books we can't wait to read! Books We Talked About Where They Last Saw Her The Bachelorette Party Madwoman Society of Lies Between Lies and Revenge This Girl’s a Killer Once More from the Top Leave the Girls Behind An Academy for Liars The Blue Hour Running Cold The Boyfriend  It Will Only Hurt For A Moment Fair Catch   Check Out Author S...

This week, I talk with Emma Bamford about her thriller Eye of the Beholder, a feminist retelling of Hitchcock's Vertigo.  We dive into what inspired her to write a Vertigo-inspired thriller, and how well the story of controlling image still fits modern times. Eye of the Beholder Synopsis When Maddy Wight is hired to ghostwrite the memoir of world-renowned cosmetic surgeon Dr. Angela Reynolds, she...

This week, I talk with Linda Hurtado Bond about her new action thriller All the Missing Girls.  We dive into how her husband helps her write, and how her job as an television news anchor influences her writing. All the Missing Girls Synopsis As a crime reporter for a Tampa TV news station, Mari Alvarez knows when an investigation enters dangerous territory. But with her estranged sister missing an...

This week, Gare and Steph and I talk about books that got us into reading, changed our lives, and changed our brain chemistry! Books That Got Us Into Reading Heartsick The Good Girl The Fact of a Body   Books That Changed Our Life A Density of Souls The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo And Then She Was Gone   Books That Changed Our Brain Chemistry The Shards The Good Daughter The Chain Gang All Stars...

This week, I'm back with Halley Sutton and we dive into what makes something scary.  We discuss different movie and book concepts and the way different scary sub-genres scare different people.  My audio also recorded through my camera instead of my microphone, so sorry for the audio quality in advance. Books We Talked About This Family Lies Stalker The Chestnut Man Maeve Fly The Return   Movies We...