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Witches! Yes, we are still reveling in Spooky Season reading. 

What we’re reading right now: 

• Caitlyn - Firestarter by Stephen King

• Robin - Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Books we’ve read & recommend: 

• Witches of New York by Ami McKay 

• The Witch’s Daughter by Paula Brackston 

• Cackle by Rachel Harrsion

• Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Books on our bewitched stacks: 

• Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 

• The Hatak Witches by Devon A. Mihesuah 

• The Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian 

• The Witching Hour by Alexis Henderson 

• The Women of Wild Hill - Kirsten Miller 

• I’ll Come Back for You - Charish Miller

New releases we’re excited about:

• Newbourne Park by Jennifer Thorne (9/26/26)

• The Haunting of Lavender House - Natalie Kikić (10/20/2026)

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Happy Spooky Season to all who celebrate! We’re sharing a few seasonal reads we’ve loved as well as a few that are on our fall TBRs. We’ve got some backlist gems!

What we’re reading right now: 

• Caitlyn - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo & Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood

• Robin - The Last Witch in Edinburgh by Marielle Thompson

Books we’ve read & recommend: 

• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 

• The Hacienda by Isabel Canas

• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

• Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

• Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno Garcia

• The Fervor by Alma Katsu

• The Return by Rachel Harrison

Books on our fall TBR stacks: 

• Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

• Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison 

• Firestarter by Stephen King 

• Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes 

• The Good House by Tananarive Due

• The Madness by Dawn Kurtagich 

• Deja Brew by Celestine Martin 

• The Witching Hour by Anne Rice 

• The Company by JM Varese 

New releases we’re excited about:

• Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a search for Justice by Maria DiLorenzo 

• Mystery Play by Elizabeth Kostova 

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Happy Birthday Agatha Christie! We’re celebrating the Queen of Crime today with a brief overview of her life, some of our favorite Christie mysteries, and new releases we’re looking forward to. 

What we’re reading right now: 

• Caitlyn - Scrappy Little Nobody - Anna Kendrick

• Robin - Death on the Island - Eliza Reid

Agatha Christie books mentioned:

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles

• Murder on the Orient Express 

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

• The Murder at the Vicarage

• The Body in the Library

• A Murder is Announced

• And Then There Were None

New Releases We’re Excited About: 

• Some Kind of Haunted by Hazel Beck 

• Murder at the Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley

Research Resources for Agatha Christie:

Websites:

https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie#christies-life https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Curious-Disappearance-of-Agatha-Christie/ 

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Unicorn_and_the_Wasp_(TV_story)

https://ninadegramont.com/ 

Books:

• Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge
• Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge
• Agatha Christie: : An Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley

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Robin & Caitlyn are back after a four-year hiatus! Here are our top books of the year so far and some new releases we're looking forward to.

What we're reading right now:

• Caitlyn: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree
• Robin: The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne by Ron Currie

Our top books of the year:

Caitlyn:

• Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
• How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
• The Tenant by Frieda McFadden
• I Shall Awaken by by Katerina Sadicka

Robin:

• Curfew by Jayne Cowie
• The Green Bone Saga - Book 1 is Jade City, Book 2 is Jade War & Book 3 is Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
• The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan
• The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James
• The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung
• The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza
• Missing by E.A. James

New releases we're excited about:

• Caitlyn: Incarnate by Alma Katsu
• Robin: The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon

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Caitlyn and Robin are coming back on August 28th with a recap episode! Listen now for more information.

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This week on Proper Villains, Caitlyn is solo and diving into several of her recent and current reads. 

Media mentioned in this episode:

The Yard by Alex Grecian

Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman

Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Tunde Oyeneyin 

Hurdle by Emily Abbate 

Welcome back to Season 3! On this episode, Robin and Caitlyn discuss Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li which is a heist book and then some. Digs into who are the real villains in art theft - sometimes it's the museums themselves. This is a must-read for fans of Leverage, White Collar & the Ocean's franchise. 

Books & media mentioned in this episode:

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Fevered Star by Rebecca Roan Horse (Second in the series, start with Black Sun)

The IT Girl by Ruth Ware

King of Scars duology by Leigh Bardugo

Leverage

White Collar 

The Ocean's Franchise

The Fast and the Furious Franchise

It's the Season 2 Finale of Proper Villains! Join Robin and Caitlyn through Dante's Hell in 1860s Boston. 

Media in this episode:

The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl

The Dante Chamber by Matthew Pearl

You Can't be Serious by Kal Penn

Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Enola Homes on Netlfix

Scott is back this week to talk about the second book in Scott Lynch's Locke Lamora series, Red Seas Under Red Skies. This book is a dream come true for readers who love their thieves...and their pirates. 

Books mentioned in this episode:

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

This week on the podcast Robin and Caitlyn discuss one of their favorite television shows, Leverage. From the crooked people the team takes down to the quirky tendencies of each individual team member, you will see why this show is beloved. 

Media mentioned in this episode:

Leverage

Fake by Erica Katz

Leverage Redemption

Covert Affairs

White Collar

The Librarian