RetRead Podcast

Surge and Anna tackle their first Fear Street Super Chiller! Party Summer is the mantra of the book, but is it really the party these kids want? We discuss everything this book has to offer.

Anna also reviews the first book in the October Daye series, Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire.

Surge and Anna discuss one of the best (in their humble opinions) Fear Street books to date, The Prom Queen.

Before their discussion, Surge reviews Shakespeare's The Tempest and Anna reviews the upcoming book Rose&Poe by Jack Todd.

Surge and Anna start out the podcast with a review of Joe Hill's Nos4a2. Then they discuss in-depth, RL Stine's Fear Street: The Knife.

Surge FINALLY finished reading his book on Central American myths and legends and reviews it at the top of the show. Anna and Surge also discuss the next book in the Fear Street series, Fear Street: The Secret Bedroom.

Surge and Anna are back! In this episode, they discuss the 12th book in the Fear Street series, Lights Out. Talk about books that leave a bad taste.

Anna also reviews Dan Chaon's Ill Will.

Feel the pain! Anna and Surge discuss Fear Street: The Fire Game, and manage to add a lot more to the ever expanding Fear Street mythos. Have you ever heard of the Two Shadyside theory? Take a listen.

Anna also reviews The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli at the top of the cast.

Surge and Anna discuss the most ill thought out plan in our discussion of Fear Street: Ski Weekend. We don't even see any skiing in the book!

Anna also reviews the first 2 books in the Themis Files, Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

A prolific poet and author of Last Machine in the Solar System, Matthew Isaac Sobin is the first author interview of the podcast. We talk about everything from serious topics like his writing process and publishing, to things like alien first contact. Give it a listen!

Anna and Surge discussing RL Stine playing with the trope of the "evil stepsister". But what's interesting is that it's up to the reader to decide which sister he's talking about.

Anna also gives a brief review of Spaceman of Bohemia, and Pilot X.

Justine throws a Halloween Party on Fear Street and ends up giving us the best Fear Street book so far! Seriously though RL Stine, you've surprised us.

Anna also gives a quick midway through review of Spaceman of Bohemia.