Nostalgia, religious trauma and therapy cults come to a crossroads in THE LAST SESSION, Bartz’s second psychological thriller about a therapist and the former child actor who is her doppelganger.

Pulitzer Prize winning author Bryan Gruley chats BITTERFROST the first in what will (hopefuly) be a new series centered around the titular town in Michigan State. Bryan talked about writing suspense, unreliable narrators who don’t fully believe themselves and how multiple POV books differ from writing in first person.

Jenn talked to Jeanne Thornton about her gorgeous novel A/S/L, a transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive.

Owen King and Jesse Kellerman stop by to discuss their graphic novel collaboration SELF HELP, a sun-soaked California noir with gorgeous visuals courtesy of Marianna Ignazzi.

Sarah Harman introduces us to an unlikable main character who tells us that ALL THE OTHER MOTHER’S HATE ME. This is a fun mystery/thriller with a lot of heart.

Briar is caught in a world of grief and fairytales after she loses her mother. Meanwhile a serial killer stalks the city of Chicago, just waiting for the moment to claim Briar as his next victim.

A restauranteur moves her family to an idyllic Georgia town to start over after COVID sinks her life’s dream. Of course, it proves too good to be true in Emily Carpenter’s GOTHICTOWN.

Katy Hays' The Cloisters was one of Jenn’s fave books of 2022. This year, Katy is back to discuss what will surely be one of her faves of 2025-- SALTWATER, a thriller about an opulent family retreat to Italy threatened by old secrets.

Evelyn chats with Karissa Chen about HOMESEEKING, an epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.

A refreshing blend of late 90’s nostalgia and complicated family dynamics makes a beautiful read. In EVERYBODY SAYS IT’S EVERYTHING, Xenet Aliu introduces us to Drita and Pete, Albanian twins adopted by Italian American parents who find themselves in a quest for identity and each other in the shadow of the war in Kosovo.