Read or Dead
Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
1
Our Favorite Books of 2025!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2025.
39 min
2
It's Time for Native American Heritage Month 2025!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Native American Heritage Month and beyond.
35 min
3
Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Read or Dead's annual holiday gift guide.
48 min
4
Book Club: FIEND by Alma Katsu
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their very first book club pick, Fiend by Alma Katsu.
54 min
5
Down the Rabbit Hole with Fantastical Mysteries...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers with a side of the fantastic. Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
49 min
6
Cozy Books, Cute Animals—What's Not to Love?
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books on the cozier end of the mystery spectrum. Plus, they all feature cute animals!
41 min
7
Women Writers for Latine Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books by women writers for Latine Heritage Month!
43 min
8
Dark Academia Strikes Back!
49 min
9
Historical Crime and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss historical crime and horror novels!
48 min
10
Let's Celebrate Women in Translation Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Women in Translation Month!
44 min
11
Books That Have Been on Our TBRs for Far Too Long
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that they’ve been meaning to get to for far too long. No time like the present!
41 min
12
Our Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated book for the second half of 2025.
36 min
13
Mysteries and Thrillers for Audiobook Month
43 min
14
Mysteries and Thrillers for Pride Month!
40 min
15
Summer Reads from Real People
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend summer reads!
46 min
16
The 2025 Edgar Awards!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books from this year's Edgar Awards finalists!
44 min
17
Our 200th Episode!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester celebrate 200 hundred episodes of Read or Dead!
49 min
18
Genre-Bending Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror ...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend genre-defying mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels!
42 min
19
Tackling Our Backlist TBRs
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books from their never-ending backlist TBRs
40 min
20
Mysteries and Thrillers for Your Next Book Club
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for book clubs!
45 min
21
Feminist Mysteries
Katie McLain Horner and honorary reading assassin Liberty Hardy talk about mysteries with feminist themes for Women's History Month.
45 min
22
Destination Book Recommendations
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books set in the locations of their 2025 vacations!
38 min
23
Mysteries and Thrillers for Black History Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for Black History Month!
40 min
24
Our Book Recommendations for the 2025 Read Hard...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mystery and thriller books to fulfill prompts for the 2025 Read Harder Challenge.
39 min
25
Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated thriller and mystery books of 2025.
31 min