Plot Twist: I Forgot

Join us today as we discuss some of our favorite stories from Never Whistle at Night edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.  We’re learning to not neglect red flags or babies.  Buckle up because these tales are not for the faint of heart.

Shout out to Erica Robyn Reads for her great break down of the stories.
https://www.ericarobynreads.com/never-whistle-at-night/

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Today we’re talking about short story collections and anthologies.   Horror, dark academia, crime, we have collections for everyone.  Are you also having trouble making time to read?  Why not try a few short stories?  Learn about alien hand syndrome!  Make some prank phone calls!  Exhume your professors secrets!

The End of the World As We Know it - Christopher Golden and Brian Keene

Christmas and Other Horrors - Ellen Datlow

From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi - Elizabeth Schaefer 

Final Cuts: New Tales of Hollywood Horror and Other Spectacles - Ellen Datlow

Be Gay, Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos - Molly Llewellyn and Kristel Buckley

Howl: An Anthology of Werewolves from Women-in-Horror - Lindy Ryan and Stephanie Wytovich

Out There Screaming - Jordan Peele

The King in Yellow - Robert W. Chambers 

Midnight Somewhere - Johnny Compton 

In These Hallowed Halls - edited by Marie O’Regan & Paul Kane

White Trash & Recycled Nightmares - Rebecca Rowland 

Salt Slow - Julia Armfield 

Day & Night - Ellen Datlow

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Today we’re revisiting one of our all time favorite reads: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty.  Join us as we ramble through our favorite moments and talk about our favorite characters (all of them).  Would you visit Daevabad if you had the chance?

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Today we’re covering our quarter one favorite reads.   How would you describe your Q1 reading?  If your year has started slow, listen to us blather about our favorite fantasy and horror books to get some recs to kick off a perfect Q2.

Weavingshaw - Heba Al-Wasity
The Red Winter - Cameron Sullivan
Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker
The Poet Empress - Shen Tao
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
Cleopatra - Saara El-Arifi
Molka - Monika Kim
The Storm - Rachel Hawkins
The Ever King - L. J. Andrews 
This Wretched Valley - Jenny Kiefer
His Face is the Sun - Michelle Jabès Corpora 

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Today’s spoiler chat is all about Scythe by Neal Shusterman.  How quickly does society forget how to say words?  How mad would you be if you were left mortal in an immortal world?  We’re covering it all.

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The covers may have been…questionable, but the stories were always on point. Travel back with us to 2016 where our lore stayed, and let’s recap our favorite reads from the golden year of YA.

A Court of Mist and Fury - Sarah J Maas
Empire of Storms - Sarah J Maas
Crooked Kingdom - Leigh Bardugo
Morning Star - Pierce Brown
An Ember in the Ashes Series - Sabaa Tahir
Red Queen Series - Victoria Aveyard
Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton
The Young Elites - Marie Lu
The Maze Runner - James Dashner
The Crown - The Selection - Kiera Cass
The Star Touched Queen - Roshani Chokshi
Stalking Jack the Ripper - Kerri Maniscalco
Burning - Danielle Rollins

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What’s your favorite romance trope?  We love fake dating, so today, we’re discussing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood.  Awkward interactions, found family, miscommunication, we’re breaking it all down.  Join us to find out if we’re too old for this…stuff.

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It’s that time of year again.  Love is in the air, and we’re not going to judge your kindle unlimited library.  Today we’re recapping some unhinged romances.  Listener discretion is advised.

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Today we’re having a spoiler chat about I, Medusa by Ayana Gray.  Is this the episode where we are smited?  We have a lot to say about Poseidon.

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It’s a bonus episode!  We’re recapping our 2025 reads and talking about our most anticipated for 2026.  From rites in the Oregon coast to questionable dinner choices, we’re looking forward to a lot of books, as long as we don’t have to read them out loud. 

The Caretaker - Marcus Kliewer
The Red Winter - Cameron Sullivan
You Should Have Been Nicer to my Mom - Vincent Tirado
The Last Contract of Isako - Fonda Lee
Hold Me Like a Grudge - Celine Ong
Heir of Prophecy - Analeigh Sbrana
Japanese Gothic - Kylie Lee Baker 
Dead First - Johhny Compton
Molka - Monika Kim 
Nothing Tastes as Good - Luke Dumas
She Made Herself a Monster - Anna Kovatcheva
The Secret Dinner - Raphael Montes

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