Mary McAdam

The Voracious Reader podcast

Arts EN ↓ 63 episodes

We taste the books so you don't have to choke them down! Come join The Voracious Reader each week in the back booth while she samples books to see which are worthy of their plate, and which need to be sent back to the kitchen! Not every book deserves a second bite!

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Author

Mary McAdam

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Sep 29, 2026

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Episodes

Eat the Ones You Love-What We Devour and What Devours Us - 3:17:26, 8.35 PM 18.03.2026

A dying mall. A sentient houseplant. And the horror of staying too long at the party. Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she bites into 'Eat the Ones You Love' by Sarah Maria Griffin!

Relishing Revenge -when justice is finally served in ‘Ask for Andrea’ 11.03.2026

Just desserts! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she bites into 'Ask for Andrea' by Noelle W. Ihli, the tale of dead women who don't forget!

Marinated in Mistrust - Secrets on the Table in ‘Family of Spies’ 04.03.2026

Treason! Sabotage! Nazis! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she samples 'Family of Spies' by Christine Kuehn, a simmering story of secrets and lies!

Tasting We are Legion—a satisfying appetizer of the Bobiverse series 25.02.2026

Welcome to the Bobiverse! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she takes a bite of 'We Are Legion (We Are Bob)' by Dennis E. Taylor, a novel that earns its plate!

Feasting on Sunrise on the Reaping- a prequel worth savoring 18.02.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the main course, 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, a delicious entry in the Hunger Games universe!

The Lost Girl—One Teen’s Adventures in Anti-Wonderland 12.02.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into Mary Pascual's 'The Byways' , the tale of a troubled gorl who becomes trapped in a back alley parallel reality and must use her wits to escape!

The Folk Tale—into the woods, dark and deep 05.02.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘A Girl Walks Into The Forest’ by Madeleine Roux, a dark fairy tale of a girl who doesn’t bet on the prince to find her own happy ending!

The Soldiers—the tale of a downward spiral 29.01.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’ by Seth Harp, a look at drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces!

The Monsters—How to Make a Serial Killer 22.01.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into Caroline Fraser’s true crime novel ‘Murderland-Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers’, a harrowing examination of how the Pacific Northwest became the birthplace of an extraordinary number of serial murderers!

The Disappeared —the enigma of a missing family 12.01.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she investigates ‘The Vanishing at Smokestack Hollow’ by Jake Anderson, the tale of the Jamison Family who mysteriously disappeared from a mountain in Oklahoma over a decade ago!

The Flower Child—The Survivor of an Infamous Cult Remembers 07.01.2026

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the memoir ‘Member of the Family’ by Dianne Lake, a deep dive account from the inside of the Manson Family!

The Remnants- a journey through a Stephen King adjacent world 31.12.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘The End of The World As We Know It- New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand’, edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene!

The Artists-Survival Is Insufficient 24.12.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Station Eleven’ by Emily St. John Mandel!

The Comet—Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves 17.12.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Night of the Comet’ by Christian Francis!

The Labyrinth—a personal apocalypse 11.12.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’!

The Banality of Evil-an anti-hero’s journey through company culture 03.12.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into the deliciously evil ‘Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World’ by Mark Waddell!

The Ready and The Willing- lovers in the time of the apocalypse 26.11.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the last plated romance of the November series, ‘Dating After the End of the World’ by Jeneva Rose!

The Navigator—the stars my destination 19.11.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid!

The Sweet Hereafter-True Love Never Dies 12.11.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into her second plated romance ‘The Love of my Afterlife’ by Kirsty Greenwood!

The Second Chance—Love on Repeat 05.11.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Wild and Wrangled’ by Lyla Sage!

The Kid-Be Careful What you Wish For 29.10.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth for our last book of spooky season, ‘When the Wolf Comes Home’ by Nat Cassidy!

The Carnation Closet-if it’s not one thing, it’s your mother 22.10.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Incidents Around The House’ by Josh Malerman!

The Slasher- or What Kind of Crazy Person Would Want To Hurt a Bunch of Old People? 15.10.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘The Autumn Spring Retirement Home Massacre’ by Philip Fracassi!

The Mad Man-the story of a writer with an agenda! 08.10.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ by Sutter Cane!

The Cursed Film—meta horror on the big screen 01.10.2025

Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Horror Movie’ by Paul Tremblay!

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