Read or Dead
Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated thriller and mystery books of 2025.
31 min
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[Rerun] Our Most Anticipated Books of the First...
We are off this holiday week, so we're sharing this rerun from the top of the year to reflect back on the titles we were most looking forward to in the first half of 2024!
44 min
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Our Favorite Books of 2024
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books from 2024!
44 min
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Mysteries and Thrillers for Indigenous Peoples'...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Indigenous Peoples' Month!
37 min
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Holiday Gift Guide 2024
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their 2024 holiday gift guide!
47 min
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Scary Season Send Off!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for a scary season send-off!
38 min
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The New York Times's Best Books of the 21st Cen...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers from The New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st Century!
45 min
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The It Books of October 2024
Katie and Kendra have been affected by Hurricane Helene, so we are bringing you this episode from the Book Riot Podcast in which Jeff and Rebecca consider 10 books (including a couple of buzzy mysteries!) and crown one of them the It Book of the Month.
52 min
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Book Picks for Latine Heritage Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Latine Heritage Month!
42 min
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Must-Read Sequels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss must-read sequels!
53 min
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When in Romance Meets Read Or Dead!
Kendra Winchester and special guest Trisha Brown discuss genre-bending romance and mystery books!
43 min
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Mysteries & Thrillers for Women in Translation ...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Women in Translation Month!
40 min
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KNIVES OUT Readalikes
Katie McLain Horner and guest host Liberty Hardy talk about reading recommendations for fans of Knives Out!
41 min
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Our Most Anticipated Books of 2024 Pt. 2!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated books for the second half of 2024!
42 min
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Pride Month Recommendations for Mystery Lovers
Katie McLain Horner and guest host Liberty Hardy discuss LGBTQ mysteries for Pride Month!
39 min
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From Page to Screen
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that they’d love to see turned into films, TV series, or mini-series.
47 min
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Reading Each Other's Favorites
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that they’ve recommended to each other!
47 min
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Book Picks for AANHPI Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers for AANHPI Heritage Month!
46 min
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Let's Get Cultish
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books about cults!
42 min
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The 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers nominated for the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards!
47 min
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Kill Us with Laughs
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some books with a perfect sense of humor!
49 min
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European Mysteries and Thrillers
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss European mysteries and thrillers!
38 min
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Underrated Favorites
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some of their underrated favorites!
44 min
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Book Picks Inspired By True Detective: Night Co...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that feature super cold settings!
52 min
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Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books with threatening titles!
53 min