Move over, Rhonda Byrne. The Secret is old news. We were joined by Dr. Sarah Bay, a woman in STEM and our Dan Brown correspondent, to read The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Thanks (?) to our Beloved Patrons for choosing this title as this year’s Patreon Choice read!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 27 – Inferno
R2-D2 of Prague
Dale of Norway
The Legend of the Golem
Coming up next: All The Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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Episode 277 – The Housemaid
Are you guys looking for an absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist? Well, great news: we read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Even greater news: we were joined by Rax King, author of Tacky and Sloppy, and cohost of the Low Culture Boil podcast! Listen to this episode while you clean your house–or better yet, while someone else cleans your house.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: The Housemaid movie trailer
Coming up next: The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown.
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Episode 276 – Mate
Hullo, chums! After we…liked (we’re pretty sure) reading Bride last year, we decided to check out the sequel, Mate by Ali Hazelwood. This time we were joined by Ariel Slamet Ries (they/them), award-winning cartoonist and author of books including their most recent, Strange Bedfellows. Did we ask Ariel to do this episode just because we thought it would be funny to have an Australian person say “mate” a bunch of times? No! Well, not only because of that. Listen to this episode while making pancakes for your werewolf pack.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 251 – Bride
Coming up next: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden.
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Episode 275 – Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Are you perhaps looking for a perfectly pleasant podcast? Well, unfortunately, we read Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. We were joined by artist, poet, and Kait’s roommate KL (they/them) to unpack all of Dexter’s astonishingly awkward alliteration. Listen to this episode while arranging your Barbie crime scene dioramas.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “Surprise, Motherfucka” Vine
Jeff Lindsay AMA on Reddit
Dark Passenger Origins
Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly
How Sociopaths Actually Act by Patric Gagne
Coming up next: Mate by Ali Hazelwood.
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Episode 274 – Covet
We’ve been doing this podcast for eleven years, and to celebrate we made our very first guest Carrie keep reading the Crave series. Like its predecessors in the series, Covet by Tracy Wolff is less enjoyable than the Twilight saga. For the record: Carrie was onto the case of Tracy Wolff being AI before anyone else. Thank you all for joining us over the last 11 years! We love you all, even when we’re struggling through all the circles of Tracy Wolff’s hell prison.
Readers advisory: Here.
Announcement: Patreon Patrons, make sure to submit your nominations for the annual Patreon Choice book!
Footnotes: Episode 227 – Crave
Episode 249 – Crush
“Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?” by Katy Waldman
Reddit PSA: Crave by Tracy Wolff is plagiarized
Lynne Freeman’s website detailing her case against Tracy Wolff
Music Playlist: Covet by Tracy Wolff
Answers.com: What does Addonexus mean?
Addonexus on Monster High Wiki
Coming up next: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.
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