This week, Gare is back! And we share some of our favorite reads of the first half of 2024. Books We Talk About Listen for the Lie Kill for Me, Kill for You An Inconvenient Woman The Man on the Train This Family Lies The Hollywood Assistant The Hunter’s Daughter Love Letters to a Serial Killer Bodies to Die For How We Name the Stars Rabbit Hole Missing White Woman Things Don’t Break on Their Own No Road Home Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 127
This week, I got to chat with Sarah Easter Collins about her exceptionally emotional debut novel Things Don't Break on Their Own. She shares how the shifting nature of memory, sibling differences and the first dog in space inspired her book. Things Don't Break on Their Own Synopsis A heart-wrenching mystery about sisters, lovers, and a dinner party gone wrong. Twenty-five years ago, a young girl left home to walk to school. Her younger sister soon followed. But one of them arrived, and one of th...
Jul 16, 2024•32 min•Ep. 126
This week, I got to chat with Eliza Jane Brazier about her new erotic assassin thriller It Had to Be You. We dive into her inspiration for the book, and how she never intended for it to be taken as anything other than fantasy. It Had to Be You Synopsis Two contract killers, each with a hit out on the other, must fight their growing attraction as they face off in an epic game of lust and murder across Western Europe. When Eva and Jonathan hook up on the sleeper train from Florence to Paris, they ...
Jul 16, 2024•28 min•Ep. 125
This week, I talk with Liz Keenan and Greg Wands about the inception of their new podcast Imposter Hour, a show that delves into the syndrome haunting creatives, impacting their lives and work. We dive into the origin story of the show and their plans for it in the future. Subscribe to Imposter Hour on Apple or Spotify Follow Imposter Hour on Instagram Or check out their website ImposterHour.com for more info! Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Soci...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 124
This week I talk with Rachel Graham and Lee-Ann McGuire Whitlock, who as a writing duo make up pen name Rachel McGuire , about their super-bingeable destination thriller On the Surface. On the Surface Synopsis Sawyer Stone III and Dani Fox, a young couple who spend their time circumnavigating the globe aboard their 42-foot sailboat and documenting it for their fledgling YouTube channel Sailing with the Foxes, have anchored in Exuma, in the Bahamas. As they wait for the price of crypto to rebound...
Jul 09, 2024•35 min•Ep. 123
This week, I talk with May Cobb about her twisty erotic thriller The Hollywood Assistant. The Hollywood Assistant Synopsis Cassidy Foster is heartbroken, stuck in life, and getting a little too obsessed with plants. Then when a well-connected friend becomes sick of Cassidy’s moping and gets her a gig with famous Hollywood couple, Marisol and Nate Sterling, Cassidy jumps at the chance to move to sunny LA. The Sterlings are warm and welcoming. A perfect couple. All Cassidy has to do is be availabl...
Jul 09, 2024•25 min•Ep. 122
This week, I talk with Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh about their new thriller Echo Road, where they combine their Mercy Kilpatrick and Bree Taggert series into one mystery. Echo Road Synopsis During a vicious heat wave, a county maintenance worker stumbles upon two suspicious suitcases abandoned by the side of the road. Sheriff Bree Taggert responds to find two bodies stuffed inside the luggage. The press demands action. The community is on edge. Suddenly, Bree is at the center of a media fire...
Jul 02, 2024•10 min•Ep. 121
This week, Halley Sutton is back and we talk about some of our favorite bookish characters! Books We Talked About Where Are You Echo Blue? It Will Only Hurt for a Moment No Road Home Lay Your Body Down How Can I Help You We Have Always Lived in the Castle The Man on the Train Follow Her Home Midnight is the Darkest Hour Thursday Next Series Over Her Dead Body Must Love Books I Didn’t Do It Vladimir The Outlier Kill for Love Eight Perfect Murders Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Rel...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 120
This week, Steph Lauer and I share books that pair well with each other. If you liked the first one, you'll probably love the second one. Books Kate Talked About The Hollywood Assistant The Force of Such Beauty The Hunter’s Daughter : Blood Sisters Pretty Things : On the Surface Almost Surely Dead : Missing White Woman Big Little Lies : The Other Mothers The Lady Upstairs : Twisted Books Steph Talked About Do What Godmother Says Like it Never Was Ask for Andrea : Before You Knew My Name A Good G...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 119
This week, I talk with Debbie Babitt about her new Hitchcockian thriller The Man on the Train. We dive into how she gets to know her characters, how she figures out plot and what she's working on next. The Man on the Train Synopsis Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Linda Haley is awakened early one morning by two police officers at the door. She has no idea that her husband has been living a secret life during his daily commute from Scarsdale into the city. Now Guy is the prime suspect in a ...
Jun 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 118
This week, Halley and I share updates on our 1,000 Words of Summer challenge and dive into what we love about our favorite book covers. We also share what we've been reading, watching and listening to. Books We Talked About Almost Surely Dead Stone Cold Fox The Last Housewife The Favorites The Lies I Tell The Force of Such Beauty Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the Impost...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 117
This week, I talk with Rob Hart about his new action packed thriller Assassins Anonymous. We dive into how he came up with the idea for an assassin who swears off killing for moral reasons, why musicals and action movies are similar, and how he created an empathetically accessible assassin as a main character. Assassins Anonymous Synopsis In this clever, surprising, page-turner, the world’s most lethal assassin gives up the violent life only to find himself under siege by mysterious assailants. ...
Jun 11, 2024•33 min•Ep. 116
This week, Steph Lauer and I talk with Lori Brand about her insanely fun thriller Bodies to Die For. She shares her inspiration for the book, and her personal journey writing it. To check out her article about why she wrote Bodies to Die For, click here Bodies to Die For Synopsis Popular fitness influencer Gemma has transformed herself from a Before into an After, complete with washboard abs, thriving business, and gorgeous husband. But social media can be deceiving. Offline, the cutthroat world...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 115
This week, Olivia Day Wallace and Lori Brand join the podcast and tell me all about their experiences at ThrillerFest! They share their most memorable moments, their favorite panels and new books that grabbed their attention. Books We Talked About The Den Such a Bad Influence A Friend in the Dark The Drowning Woman Syndicate Spy For Worse Sing Her Down Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patre...
Jun 07, 2024•59 min•Ep. 114
This week, I talk with Sara Koffi about her addictive domestic suspense While We Were Burning. We dive into her inspiration for the book, how she ended up writing thrillers, and her favorite part of writing the book. While We Were Burning Synopsis After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she ne...
Jun 04, 2024•17 min•Ep. 113
This week, Halley Sutton is back and we talk about buzzwords that grab our attention in synopses and some of our favorite books that are outliers compared to what we normally read. Books Kate Talked About Made For Love Ace of Spades Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Carrie Soto is Back Books Halley Talked About Heating and Cooling Mr. Fox Thursday Next Series Get in Trouble How to Be Eaten Frankissstein Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Subs...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 112
Jaime Lynn Hendricks is back to talk about her newest twisty thriller A Lovely Lie ! Steph joins our conversation about the inspiration for the book, how Jaime builds her large casts, and her favorite part of writing 90s teenagers. A Lovely Lie Synopsis Is it better to believe a lovely lie or to know the horrible truth? 1999: The night of their senior picnic, Scarlett Russo and her best friend Pepper were involved in a car accident that left two of their classmates dead. Afterward, they lied to ...
May 28, 2024•44 min•Ep. 111
This week, Steph and I talk about the first book we read from authors we've read multiple books from, and which of theirs is our favorite. Books Kate Talked About Bodies to Die For Lying in Wait Strange Sally Diamond I Found You The Night She Disappeared Blood Oranges This Family Lies Every Last Fear The Night Shift A Flicker in the Dark Books Steph Talked About The Helper The Other Mothers Darling Girls The Good Sister The Invited Children on the Hill Then She Was Gone Watching You Book of Cold...
May 24, 2024•50 min•Ep. 110
This week, I talk with Ruth Ware about her newest thriller One Perfect Couple. We dive into the inspiration for the book, and what stereotype Ruth would be on a reality show. One Perfect Couple Synopsis Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure they won’t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren’t going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, The Perfect Couple ,...
May 21, 2024•33 min•Ep. 109
This week, I talk with Alexander Boldizar about his new thriller The Man Who Saw Seconds. We dive into the gray areas of morality, the vulnerabilities of government structures and the willingness to do anything for the people you love. The Man Who Saw Seconds Synopsis Preble Jefferson can see five seconds into the future. Otherwise, he lives an ordinary life. But when a confrontation with a cop on a New York City subway goes tragically wrong, those seconds give Preble the chance to dodge a bulle...
May 21, 2024•31 min•Ep. 108
This week, Halley Sutton is back to talk about good gateway or starter thrillers - like when your non-thriller reader friend asks you what they should read and you don't want to scare them away from the genre immediately. Books We Talked About Kate's Picks All the Missing Girls Death of a Dancing Queen All Good People Here The Lies I Tell Never Have I Ever Halley's Picks Stephanie Plum Series Gold Coast Carl Hiassen Books I Have Some Questions For You Fake Like Me Hollywood Homicide Series Patri...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 107
This week, I talk with Kimberley G. Giarratano about her second book in The Billie Levine Series Devil in Profile. We dive into her favorite parts about writing the series and where she got her inspiration for the art theft plot. Devil in Profile Synopsis Unlicensed P.I. Billie Levine is trying to bank some extra cash, so she picks up hours working as a process server for another investigative firm. Mindless and mostly 9 to 5, Billie is content to simply hand over court documents until during a ...
May 15, 2024•33 min•Ep. 106
Gare is back! And we are talking about all the summer 2024 thrillers we are excited to read! Books We Talked About Bodies to Die For A Talent for Murder On the Surface The Sorority Ladykiller The Hollywood Assistant Letters to a Serial Killer Assassins Anonymous Shadowheart It Had to Be You The Last Party The Haters The Best Lies Behind You Society of Lies Talking to Strangers You Will Never Be Me The Last Girl Left Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Autho...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 105
This week, I talk with Mailan Doquang about her action packed jewel heist thriller Blood Rubies. She shares how her work as an architectural historian influenced the way she approached writing fiction, and we discuss our mutual love for anti-heroes. Follow Mailan on Instagram Check out Blood Rubies Blood Rubies Synopsis Seven days are all it takes for Rune Sarasin’s life to completely derail. It starts with a routine heist: lifting a pouch of rubies from the Bangkok hotel room of wealthy smuggle...
May 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 104
This week, I talk with the co-host of Thrillers By the Book Club Podcast Olivia Day Wallace about our favorite tropes in thrillers! Books We Talked About Murder Road Nightwatching Alias Emma My Darling Husband The Mentor I’m Not Done With You Yet Th1rt3en Fourth Monkey Original Twin Where You End Blood Rubies Counterfeit Nena Knight Series The Inheritance Games Very Bad Things House on the Cerulean Sea On the Surface Chloe Kates is Missing Dark Corners Everyone is Watching How to Kill Men and Ge...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 103
This week, I talk with Kellye Garrett about her writing journey and her new thriller Missing White Woman . We discuss Kellye's early interest in writing, her inspiration for her Hollywood Homicide Series , and her writing process. Kellye also shares how her experience in TV writing influenced her novel writing, particularly in creating suspenseful chapters and realistic dialogue. We dive into the themes of Missing White Woman, including true crime Internet culture and the racial dynamics explore...
Apr 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 102
This week, Amy Allen Clark , host of the Book Gang Podcast and the Book Gang Book Club , joins me and shares 5 non-thriller books she thinks thriller lovers would love! Books Amy Recommends We Are Watching Eliza Bright Rust Stardust The Warehouse All's Well One's Company Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Community on Patreon Check out the Imposter Hour Podcast with Liz and Greg Follow @imbookwild on Inst...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 101
This week, I talk with Halley Sutton about the books we loved reading in our childhood, and how they shaped our reading preferences as adults! Books We Talked About Ella Enchanted The Uglies Series The Hunger Games Sally Lockhart Series Sammy Keyes Series Mara, Daughter of the Nile Inside the Walls of Troy Walk Two Moons Song of the Lioness Series Into the Land of the Unicorns A Wrinkle in Time A Ring of Endless Light From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Get Bookwild Merch Check ...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 100
This week, Steph and Kate discuss different ways you can support authors that don't cost a thing! Then, they dive into thriller authors they feel deserve more attention on Bookstagram and BookTok. Authors We Talked About JM Cannon Vera Kurian Yasmin Angoe Hannah Morrissey Susan Walter Julia Heaberlin Audra McElyea Jaime Lynn Hendricks Sagit Schwartz Jess Lourey Faith Gardner Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Book...
Apr 12, 2024•58 min•Ep. 99
This week, Audrey Egner and I share some of our thoughts on this season of Vanderpump Rules and share recommendations for books that are as messy as reality TV! We talk about Vanderpump Rules for the first 20ish minutes, so if you want to get straight to the book recommendations, skip ahead to 23:10. Books We Talked About Shiver The Hunting Wives Tell Me Everything The Hunting Party Unmissing The Romantics The Real Deal The Daydreams The Club Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead Kill Show We Are ...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 98
