Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books on the cozier end of the mystery spectrum. Plus, they all feature cute animals! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
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Books Discussed
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The Fiend - Alma Katsu
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards - Lilian Jackson Braun
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra - Vaseem Khan
Menu of Happiness - Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Mockingbird Court: A Shady Hollow Mystery - Juneau Black
The Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories - Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur
I Make My Own Fun - Hannah Beer
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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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Women Writers for Latine Heritage Month
Latine Heritage Month! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st. (Apologies—we said the 24th in the episode.)
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Things Discussed
Anthony Awards
Latine Heritage Month (PRH)
Tomes and Textiles
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Books Discussed
Fiend - Alma Katsu
The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes
More Than You’ll Ever Know - Katie Gutierrez
The Vampires of El Norte - Isabel Cañas
Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice - Cristina Rivera Garza
You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder - Maureen Johnson, Jay Cooper
The Librarians - Sherry Thomas
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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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Dark Academia Strikes Back!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss dark academia novels.
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Things Mentioned:
Obama’s Summer Reading List 2025
Books Discussed:
The Fiend - Alma Katsu
White Ivy - Susie Yang
They Never Learn - Layne Fargo
The Library at Hellebore - Cassandra Khaw
Bunny - Mona Awad
Sisters in the Wind - Angeline Boulley
The Belles - Lacey N. Dunham
Otherwise you can:
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Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
And we will talk to you all next time!
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Historical Crime and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss historical crime and horror novels!
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News
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù To Lead Netflix Series ‘All The Sinners Bleed’
Noir at the Bar Kentucky Tour
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Books Discussed
Burn Baby Burn - Meg Medina
Mrs. Poe - Lynn Cullen
The Possession of Alba Díaz - Isabel Cañas
Little Deaths - Emma Flint
Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror - Ashley Cullins
Five Found Dead - Sulari Gentill
Otherwise you can:
Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester
Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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Let's Celebrate Women in Translation Month!
Month!
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Things Mentioned
Murder, She Wrote is getting a film adaptation with Jamie Lee Curtis starring as Jessica Fletcher
Women in Translation Month
Books Discussed
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The Woman in the Purple Skirt - Natsuko Imamura; transl. by Lucy North
I Remember You - Yrsa Sigurdardottir; transl. by Philip Roughton
Thing We Lost in the Fire - Mariana Enriquez, transl. by Megan McDowell
Death Takes Me - Cristina Rivera Garza, transl. by Sarah Booker and Robin Myers
The Faceless Thing We Adore - Hester Steel
The Dead Husband Cookbook - Danielle Valentine
Otherwise you can:
Find Kendra on Instagram and Twitter @kdwinchester
Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
And we will talk to you all next time!
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