In Our Bookish Era

Dead bodies, bombs on crew ships, tea, assassins, French pastries. What more could you want from murder mysteries. Come with us while we figure out who dun it in two different murder mysteries, both featuring older leading ladies.

Books Discussed:

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Vera Wong's Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Happy Halloweeneve Night Owls! We've got a special episode filled with witches, cures, love, and mortal enemies. All treats and no tricks.. well maybe a trick or two.

Stay safe out there dear listeners!

Books Disscussed:

Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare

Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin

Our last mini of October isn't quiet so mini, Kristia wasn't able to keep it short, so enjoy this almost full length episode. All treats, not tricks. This true crime is a white collar crime, so don't expect any gore. Our con artist managed to pretend to be a piolt while swindling over $2 Million from banks in the 60s.

Book Discussed:

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale with Stan Redding

We're going back to our roots here and reading one of our favorite genres, psychological thrillers! Neither of our main characters can be trusted to know what's really going on around them. They may be a bit paranoid, but that doesn't mean someone isn't out to get them...

TW: Infertility Issues (starting at 12:00 minutes), the entire book covered by Kristia touches on this, skip if you're not in a good place to hear about this issue ❤️

Books Discussed:

Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough

The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden

With October being spooky scary month, we decided to cover some true crimes this month for the minis. Rachael kicks us off with a survivors story, and like many survivors she isn't believed by the town or the police. Thankfully, she doesn't give us.

TW: Sexual Assault (is mentioned in the episode, but goes into detail in the book)

Book Discussed:

Gitchie Girl by Phil Hamman & Sarah Hamman

Lady detectives are better than boy detectives, there we said it. This episode we've got two amature detectives solving crimes, saving lives, and being all around badasses. Both belong in series, so of you're interested there are more out there!

Books Discussed:

One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

Yeah, you'd think in the year 2023 they'd finally stop with this nonsense, but then you'd be wrong. Happy Banned Book Week everyone! We've got two books that as usual we say for parents to read with their kids instead of banning them. It's some more adult themes, but that doesn't mean kids are ready. We've got sex work in different forms, slut shaming, and lies.

Books Discussed

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu

Happy three day weekend to our listeners in the States, hopefully no Monday-scaries are getting ya. We've got some books this episode you can knock out in a weekend, or even in one sitting, for when you just don't want to leave your house. One is an older but classic story technically for kids, but also kids at heart. The other is about Murder Bot. Enjoy!

Books Discussed:

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The final mini of August is here. This episode we're talking about what you'd do if you could go back in time, mind you there are a lot of rules you gotta follow. Hope you like coffee!

Book Discussed

Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

August starts with Au, which stands for Autumn, which means the best time of the year is beginning! The episode we're diving in with some scary summer stories. One is by a great thriller author, though this one fell short, the haunted house just wasn't haunting. The other is a chilling retelling of some brutal murders that happened right where Rachel lives!

Books Discussed:

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake