This week on What Ya Reading? we're jumping into the exciting and sometimes tense world of Black horror and thriller novels. Jay sat down fellow Bookstagrammer Chanel to chat about some of the books they've been loving in this genre.

They also chat about what attracts them to the horror and thriller genre and the elements they look for when picking up these books.

What we talked about:

• About today's episode 00:00
• Guest intro and current reads 1:37
• What attracts us to Black horror and thriller novels 6:25
• Recent Black thriller and horror reads 9:59
• The connection between dark academia and thrillers 20:50
• Going into books blind (without reading the synopsis) 28:56
• Other Black thrillers and horror recommendations 31:52
• Reading gothic books 37:11
• Other BIPOC book thriller recommendations 44:36
• Our desire to share diverse book options online 48:15
• Lighting Round - There's A Book For That 57:49

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Lakewood by Megan Giddings
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
• Jackal by Erin E. Adams
• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington
• Babel by R. F. Kuang
• Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
• The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
• The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington
• Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
• The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis
• House of Cotton by Monica Brashears
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
• My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron
• You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
• This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
• Things We Do In The Dark by Jennifer Hillier
• Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
• I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
• Forth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
• Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker
• Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
• A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
• Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
• Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr Seuss
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
• Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

• Narrator from The Weight of Blood - Karen Malina White
• The movie Black Swan
• Britney S. Lewis on TikTok and Instagram
• Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Connect with today's guest:

• Follow Chanel on Instagram @chanels.library
• Follow Fiction Fanatics Podcast on Instagram @fictionfanaticspod
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Final Thoughts:

• Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs
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