This week, Gare, Steph and I talk about the next 3 books on our TBRs! Books We Talked About Temper Rabbits Vantage Point The Dark Hours A Long Time Gone A Killer’s Mind The Reformatory Where Are the Children? The Last Caretaker 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 Instagram Other Co-hosts On Instagram: Gare Bill...
Jan 24, 2025•43 min•Ep. 235
Tyler and I finish up our recap of the movies we saw in theaters in 2024! Movies We Talked About Oddity It Ends With Us Strange Darling Blink Twice Saturday Night AfrAId Venom: The Last Dance Anora Heretic Conclave Gladiator II Interstellar Babygirl 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 Instagram Other Co-hosts O...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 234
This week, Halley Sutton, Steph Lauer and I talk with Layne Fargo about her new book The Favorites! We dive into her inspiration for the book, trips Halley and Layne took to research the book, how she used character names from Wuthering Heights in The Favorites, and her lifelong love for figure skating! The Favorites Synopsis She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Hea...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 233
This week, Gare and I chose our own sub-genres to give recommendations for! I chose "Mind Benders" and Gare chose "Missing Persons/Cold Cases" so if you are looking for books in either of those genres, we've got you covered! Kate's Books Recursion I’m Thinking of Ending Things The Mechanics of Memory The New One Stay Awake Gare's Books The Lost House A Flicker in the Dark The Man on the Train Leave the Girls Behind All Good People Here Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Subs...
Jan 10, 2025•48 min•Ep. 232
This week, Tyler joins me to discuss the many movies we saw in 2024 thanks to our AMC membership. Movies We Talked About Anyone But You American Fiction Argylle Dune Dune 2 Civil War Monkey Man Challengers The Fall Guy Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Inside Out 2 Bad Boys: Ride or Die The Bikeriders Maxxxine Longlegs Twisters A Quite Place: Day One Deadpool & Wolverine Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Commu...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 231
This week, we catch up on how our holidays went, talk about words/phrases of the year for 2025, and share ore backlist thrillers we want to read! Books We Talked About Hostage Take it Back What January Remembers We Spread Such a Pretty Smile The Truth About Melody Browne Out Summer Rental Such Sharp Teeth The House on Needless Street Thin Air Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bo...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 230
There isn't an author interview this Tuesday, so I did a year in review solo episode! I dive into everything that happened with Bookwild in 2024, including merging Between the Lines and Killing the Tea into Bookwild, the co-hosts that joined this year, bookish friendships created, repeat author guests, writing progress, Imposter Hour and Bookwild's Backlist Book Club! Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwild Co...
Dec 31, 2024•48 min•Ep. 229
This week, Halley, Gare and I catch up and also share 2025 book releases we are super excited about! Books We Talked About This Book Will Bury Me Beautiful Ugly Cross My Heart Don’t Let Him In A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage Victorian Psycho High Season A Gorgeous Excitement Vantage Point 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 Foll...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 228
This week, Gare, Steph and each chose a hyped book and share three books like it that deserve more hype! Kate's Books Like The Guest List (And White Lotus) The Astrology House You Can Trust Me It Could Be Anyone Steph's Books Like The Push The First Day of Spring Blood Sugar Monday’s Not Coming Gare's Books Like The Luckiest Girl Alive Everything You Want Me to Be Nice Girls White Ivy Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check ou...
Dec 24, 2024•55 min•Ep. 227
This week, Gare, Steph and I chose our own genres to pick books from, and tried to guess what each other picked based on our choices! Listen and you can play along with us! Kate’s Picks The Prediction Fatal Intrusion Dead Money Steph's Picks A Step Past Darkness Jane Doe The Mindfuck Series Gare's Picks The Girls Are All So Nice Here Tell Me Everything Only If You’re Lucky Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packages Check out the Bookwi...
Dec 20, 2024•50 min•Ep. 226
This week, I talk with Sagit Schwartz about her new short story thriller Broken Threads! We dive into the inspiration for the story, the fun of writing short stories, and the Easter egg for her next novel. Broken Threads Synopsis When Clare loses her job as a technical writer at a pharmaceutical company due to AI, she has one month’s rent saved and a historical fiction novel she’s been unable to get published. Desperate, she turns to Amber, a young influencer in her apartment building, for help ...
Dec 17, 2024•36 min•Ep. 225
This week, Gare and Steph and I share SOME of our favorite books we read in 2024! I have to add that we all had plenty of others we loved, and it was hard to just pick a few for this episode. Books We Talked About We Used to Live Here Return to Midnight Margo’s Got Money Troubles An Academy for Liars The Lake of Lost Girls Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books The Last Party Rabbit Hole Listen for the Lie Madwoman Only If You’re Lucky Don’t Forget the Girl No Road Home How We Named the Star...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 224
This week, I talk with Karen E. Osborne about how she published her first book at 69, and continued publishing more! We dive into the grit and grace that permeate all of her stories, and her desire to see survivors of trauma as thrivers and not just the "bad guys" of a story. Follow Karen's podcast on YouTube here And check out her website here 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...
Dec 10, 2024•49 min•Ep. 223
Halley Sutton is back this week, and per usual, we cover ALL the things! We dive into the visuals of Gladiator II vs the plot, Michael Schur's A Man on the Inside, and give a writing challenge update. Then, we get to our main topic: the difference between twists and reveals. 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 ...
Dec 06, 2024•56 min•Ep. 222
This week, I talk with Pip Drysdale about her new Hollywood thriller The Close Up! We dive into her inspiration for the book, how she made LA come to life, and writing a book within a book. The Close Up Synopsis When Zoe Ann Weiss moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, her whole future is wide open. But then Zach, the bartender and aspiring actor she’s falling for, ghosts her. Her debut novel, a thriller, fails. And she has writer’s block worse than ever before. Now, thre...
Dec 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 221
This week, I talk with Victor Methos about his chilling new legal thriller The Silent Watcher. We dive into how Batman inspired the story, how Victor's work as a lawyer has informed his writing, and how he writes multiple books a year. The Silent Watcher Synopsis Far from the neon glare of the Vegas strip, attorney Piper Danes walks away from a hotshot law firm to work as a guardian ad litem (GAL). Piper was once a vulnerable youth herself, and a GAL gave her hope when she needed it most. Now sh...
Dec 03, 2024•42 min•Ep. 220
I just finished reading We Used to Live Here , and it was truly one of my favorite reading experiences ever! I was annotating and highlighting like a mad woman, and just had to make some content diving into as many of the intricacies as I could. This entire video is FULL OF SPOILERS, so if you haven't read it yet, this isn't the video for you. If you have read it, I'd love to hear any of your theories or questions in the comments! Links mentioned in the book: http://rare-toy-forums.net/ http://r...
Nov 29, 2024•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 219
This week, Gare, Steph and I are talking about thrillers we are excited to read that will be released between December 2024-February 2025! Books We Talked About Death of the Author Trust Issues Beautiful Ugly This Violent Heart Cross My Heart The Favorites Tell Me What You Did A Gorgeous Excitement No Place Left to Hide The Lost House A Killing Cold The Mirror House Girls A Girl Like Us The Three Live of Kate Cay Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author S...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 218
This week, I talk with Emma Dues about her stunningly creepy debut thriller Return to Midnight! We dive into the inspo for the book, how teaching affects her writing, and the mystery inherent to Victorian mansions. Return to Midnight Synopsis Nearly ten years ago, five Ohio university students were murdered in an off-campus Victorian home. The media dubbed it the Midnight House Massacre. Ever since, survivor and novelist Margot Davis has wanted to forget it, and never again utter the killer’s na...
Nov 26, 2024•21 min•Ep. 217
This week, Halley and I once again commit to one subject, and end up covering multiple. On top of some great female rage thriller recommendations, we dive into the film Heretic, talk about religions' obsessions with rules and workarounds, and get into a brief rant about twists verses reveals (more on that in future episodes). Books with Female Rage This GIrl’s a Killer In Defense of Witches The Lion Women of Tehran They Never Learn Their Vicious Games House Woman Her Name is Knight Smile and Loo...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 216
This week, I got to talk with Jan Gangsei about her salacious new thriller Dead Below Deck! We dive into how the idea came to her, how she chose to structure it, and what drew her to YA. Dead Below Deck Synopsis It was supposed to be the best-ever girls’ trip: five days, four friends, one luxury yacht, no parents. But on the final night, as the yacht cruised the deep and dark waters between Florida and Grand Cayman, eighteen-year-old heiress Giselle vanished. She’s nowhere to be found the next m...
Nov 19, 2024•36 min•Ep. 215
This week Vanessa Lillie and Gare “Bleak” Billings share recommendations from Indigenous authors for Native American Heritage Month, and I think I might be reading fast paced, paranormal horror for the rest of the year! Check out these great recommendations: The Berry Pickers Blood Sisters Never Whistle at Night The Only Good Indians Bad Cree The Haunting of Room 904 Shutter Winter Counts Where They Last Saw Her The Highway of Tears Never Name the Dead On the Savage Side And Then She Fell Venco ...
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 214
This week, I got to talk with Emma C. Wells about her stunning debut serial killer thriller This Girl's a Killer! We dive into her inspiration for the book, how Cordelia was unavoidable for her, and the way women have to consider violence in ways men don't. This Girl's a Killer Synopsis Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming. Cordelia Black loves exactly three things: Her chosen family, her hairdresser (worth every penny plus tip), and killing bad men. By ...
Nov 12, 2024•58 min•Ep. 213
This week, Gare, Steph and I share backlist books we really want to read. We also manage to sneak in two that aren't even really backlist, but we still want to read them too! Comfort Shows English Teacher Insecure Top Chef How to Die Alone Law & Order: SVU Books We Talked About Godshot The Year of the Witching The Lake of Lost Girls The Lighthouse Witches Beautiful People Playing Dead Black Sheep The Memory Police Return to Midnight Her Pretty Face The Bright Lands Eleven American Psycho The...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 212
This week I got to talk with writing duo Katherine Greene , made up of A. Meredith Walters and Claire C. Riley. We dive into how they became friends and writing partners, the initial image that was the inspiration for this story, and how they approach writing thrillers together. The Lake of Lost Girls Synopsis It's 1998, and female students are going missing at Southern State University in North Carolina. But freshman Jessica Fadley, once a bright and responsible student, is going through her ow...
Nov 05, 2024•41 min•Ep. 211
This week, Halley Sutton and I talk about scandals both fictional and non-fictional! Books, Movies, Docs We Talked About The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Sin Eater: The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood Once More From the Top Did You Hear About Kitty Karr Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop Mommy Dead and Dearest I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter Hollywood Babylon Missing White W...
Nov 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 210
This week, I talk with Danielle Trussoni about her new installment in The Puzzle Series, The Puzzle Box! We dive into how she created this genre-mashup of a series, what piqued her interest in puzzles, and the puzzle masters she works with for her books. The Puzzle Box Synopsis It is the Year of the Wood Dragon, and the ingenious Mike Brink has been invited to Tokyo, Japan, to open the legendary Dragon Box. The box was constructed during one of Japan’s most tumultuous periods, when the samurai c...
Oct 29, 2024•39 min•Ep. 209
This week, Gare, Steph and I share some of our auto-buy authors and rank the top 3 books we've read of theirs! Books We Talked About Amina Akhtar Kismet Almost Surely Dead #fashionvictim Catherine Ryan Howard The Trap The Liar's Girl The Nothing Man Julia Heaberlin Black Eyed Susans Night Will Find You We Are All the Same in the Dark J.M. Cannon This Family Lies Blood Oranges The Flash Girls Chevy Stevens Those Girls Still Missing Dark Roads Sally Hepworth The Good Sister Darling Girls The Mothe...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 208
This week, I talk with Alexis Henderson about her new dark academia, psychological magic thriller An Academy for Liars. We dive into her initial idea for the book, how she explored consent in the context of psychological magic, and the intricacies of free will. An Academy for Liars Synopsis Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has bee...
Oct 22, 2024•45 min•Ep. 207
Time for a bonus episode !! I've had so much fun talking to so many of you about Tell Me Lies, and I just had to do an episode on my thoughts now that we've all seen season two. I recap all the key moments of each episode, and share what I thought was happening in the moment I watched it verses how I view it now with the context of the whole season. DM me with any of your thoughts and reactions! Get Bookwild Merch Check Out My Stories Are My Religion Substack Check Out Author Social Media Packag...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 206
