135 episodes
Read or Dead Book Riot
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4.2 • 181 Ratings
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Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
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To Take or Not to Take?
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books you should take on your vacation and ones you should skip.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
The Getaway by Lamar Giles
One by One by Ruth Ware
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Into the Sublime by Kate A. Boorman
The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
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Let the Games Begin!
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries that feature all sorts of games.
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BOOKS DISCUSSED
Good Rich People – Eliza Jane Brazier
The Devotion of Suspect X – Keigo Higashino
Never Have I Ever – Joshilyn Jackson
Under Lock and Skeleton Key – Gigi Pandian
We Lie Here – Rachel Howzell Hall
Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod – Casey Sherman
If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com
Otherwise you can:
Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah
Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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Be Gay, Do Crimes
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense reads to keep Pride alive all year long.
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Books Discussed
The Echo Wife – Sarah Gailey
Death Prefers Blondes – Caleb Roehrig
Ace of Spades – Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Verifiers – Jane Pek
Harlem Sunset – Nekesa Afia
Unnatural Ends – Christopher Huang
If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com
Otherwise, you can:
Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah
Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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Mid-Year Way Too Much to Read Freak Out
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their anticipated mystery and suspense reads for the second half of 2022.
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Books Discussed
Vicious Creatures – Ashton Noone
Hokuloa Road – Elizabeth Hand
Kismet – Amina Akhtar
The Hacienda – Isabel Canas
Siren Queen – Nghi Vo
The Cherry Robbers – Sarai Walker
The Woman in the Library – Sulari Gentill
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods – Lyndsie Bourgon
Vera Kelly: Lost and Found – Rosalie Knecht
If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com
Otherwise, you can:
Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah
Find Katie on Twitter @kt_librarylady
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A One, and a Two, and a Three
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery series you can dive into.
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Books Discussed
Final Girls by Riley Sager
Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry #1) by Sujata Massey
My Heart is a Chainsaw (The Lake Witch Trilogy #1) by Stephen Graham Jones
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder (A Marion Lane Mystery) by T.A.Willberg
New Books
More Than You’ll Ever Know – Katie Gutierrez
Counterfeit – Kirstin Chen
If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com
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Time and Time Again
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mysteries featuring some kind of time and inter-dimensional travel.
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Books Discussed
Shining Girls – Lauren Beukes
Dark Matter – Blake Crouch
The Anamoly– Herve Le Tellier
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August – Claire North
With Prejudice – Robin Peguero
Hide – Kiersten White
If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at readordead@bookriot.com
Otherwise you can:
Find Nusrah on Twitter @JavedNusrah
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Customer Reviews
Almost 5 stars
This is a great podcast about mystery, thriller and scary books. It would get five stars from me except for this, I really enjoy Rinceys reviews but she throws the word “Like” in there so many times it’s distracting.
Great show!
I love the show and never miss an episode. You cover a lot of books I’m interested in because there isn’t a horror podcast on book riot. I love thrillers too so your podcast is perfect.
Just one thing though, Katie, PLEASE stop saying juices flowing!!!! 🤞🤞
Enjoy this podcast
I’ve been listening since episode 1 and I am a little surprised by some of the reviews. I’ve listened to many many poorly done true crime podcasts, so maybe my standards are low? Regardless, I’ve discovered a lot of new books and personally I don’t care if they don’t read “classics” from the 30’s and 40’s; those are pretty well reviewed already. Keep up the good work, ladies!
2021 edit: rincey left and I no longer can recommend. Just a personal opinion but I don't care for this podcast any longer.