In this episode, Kenneth tries to get to the bottom of the mysterious poisoning of the Blackwood family.

Mary Katherine Blackwood has a pet cat named Jonas, and he's pretty awesome—kind of fits with the whole Halloween witch vibe we've got going with Shirley Jackson. Do you have a favorite pet from a book you've read? Had you heard of We Have Always Lived in the Castle before this? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show on social media at https://www.facebook.com/bookblurbs19 or https://twitter.com/bookblurbs19. You can also leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/bookblurbs.

In this episode, Kenneth finds himself trapped in one of the most iconic haunted houses in all of literature. Will he survive the terrors of Hill House and escape with his sanity intact? 

Have you read any Shirley Jackson before? Who is your favorite horror author? What is the scariest story you have ever read? Which book really gets you into the Halloween spirit? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show on social media at https://www.facebook.com/bookblurbs19 or https://twitter.com/bookblurbs19. You can also leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/bookblurbs.

In this episode, Kenneth ventures into a galaxy far, far away with Claudia Gray's Star Wars: Master & Apprentice. In the first novel in the Disney canon to take place before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, readers follow Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi as they undertake an important mission on a new planet. Will Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's fragile bond crack beyond repair when they come up against the threats awaiting them? Packed with prophecies, political intrigue, glimpses of a certain character's descent to the dark side, and some amazing new side characters, Claudia Gray seems to have another winner on her hands, but does Kenneth think this novel is bookshelf-worthy? Tune in to find out!

What is your favorite Star Wars book of all time? It can be from legends or the new canon. Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show  on social media at https://www.facebook.com/bookblurbs19 or https://twitter.com/bookblurbs19.

In the show's very first episode, Kenneth dives into the Book of Sirach, one of the Wisdom Books from the Old Testament of the Bible.

Have you read the Book of Sirach? What were your takeaways from it? If you haven't read it yet, what is one of your favorite books of the Bible? Let me know by emailing [email protected] or follow the show on social media at https://www.facebook.com/bookblurbs19 or https://twitter.com/bookblurbs19.