Have You Read This? A Podcast for Bookworms

Backrooms is set to hit theaters tomorrow. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is said to have similar vibes. Did I add it as a favorite or set it on fire in my drive way?

Goodreads announces a new feature regarding DNFs, did Theo of Golden live up to the hype we see online or was it total crap, and a teaser about a unique piece of dystopian fiction that I will discuss in a future episode (No, it doesn't have to do with our current political state).

So many want to read the most frightening and scary book they can get their hands on. Well, Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen fits the bill.

After spending time online I have found several trends and habits that really, really need to die. I hope all of these are left behind in 2025.

I cannot avoid this topic any longer, regardless of how triggering or sensitive this conversation might be. In this episode, I present only factual information to hopefully end this debate once and for all.

Some beautiful and powerful poetry that I have found a deep and personal connection with comes from the pen of Loan Wendling and his collection titled Takes and Ink. For those not into poetry, I still believe you would enjoy this.

If you have read Fever House and The Devil by Name, enjoying them as much as I did, you might wonder if Keith Rosson can keep the momentum going by writing another 5-star book. Let's find out, shall we?

One thriller, one extreme horror, and one book considered the most dangerous book in America. It has been an interesting time lately for reading 'round these here parts. Featured Books: You Watched in Silence by H. Lee Justine The Border House by Simone Trojahn

Released in 1996 and later adapted into a film, this book seems to slide under the radar of many readers. I finally pulled it off the shelf to see if it lived up to the hype or not.

Two wildly unique novels by the same author and only a small glimpse into a massive body of work. Grab your back pills because we are talking serial killers and experimental doctors from the 19th century.

I have spent as much time as I was willing to devote comparing these three popular reading tracker apps to give you the ultimate opinion. You're welcome.

Michael McCreary is an autistic comedian, actor, author and TEDX speaker who’s been performing stand-up comedy since age 13. “Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic” is his memoir and I explain, as briefly as possible, why I feel like this is worth your time.

A round up of all the books I read while on vacation: Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison, Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell by Brian Evenson, and Once Gone by Blake Pierce.

Since thinking for ourselves is overrated, tune in to hear how a soulless algorithm actually understands your reading tastes better than you do. All you need is the right prompts, and a lot of Ibuprofen. This episode covers tips on how to adjust prompts in AI to better find books you actually want to read. Now you can leave that annoying Facebook group.

Another book round-up, but this time I am talking about my 5-star books from each month, which include The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, and Dispatches by Michael Herr. More details on the website .

For those willing to endure 20 minutes of my voice, this episode discusses what is said to be one of America's most famous 'unpublishable' novels and features "the most vile, disgusting personality to emerge from contemporary American fiction." Show notes and a deeper dive will be available on haveyoureadthispodcast.com .

The title says it all. Or does it? Is this book actually real and what is it? Quan Millz urban satire This Hoe Got Roaches In Her Crib is on deck!

Five self-improvement and mindset books that you need physical copies of: Undoing Urgency by Ryan Matt Reynolds, Tough by Greg Everett, You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy, Violence of Mind by Varg Freeborn, and This Is Water by David Foster Wallace. Keep this on your shelf, annotate, and re-read.

Somewhere along the line I was asked, "Why do you hate Stephen King?" This seems like the best place to air this out. Read more in depth on the website .

The worst books of 2024, followed by one that I really enjoyed which was Father of Lies by Brian Evenson.

Reflecting back on Claire Dederer's book Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma, how do we balance the art someone creates with the knowledge that they may be a monster. Relevant conversation given the new information to have come out about Cormac McCarthy and Augusta Britt.

Recent round-up of a few reads worth talking about: Good-Looking Ugly by Rob Smith, Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy, and Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates.

Do you have any authors that you enjoy so much that you would read anything they write without knowing anything about the book? Jon Krakauer is one of those authors for me. More details about the books mentioned in this episode here .

When I say I enjoy reading dark and disturbing books, that could possibly mean different things to different people. Here are three examples of different dark and disturbing books that will mess you up but are still worth reading. All of the links mentioned are available on the website .

It is time to add All the Fiends of Hell to the list of dystopian fiction that doesn't suck and things you must read. This isn't your run of the mill horror novel. This one packs a few new punches making it well worth your time. Check out the show notes for bonus content.