Read or Dead
Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.
1
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens from Zero ...
71 min
2
Our Favorite Books of 2025!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2025.
39 min
3
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
4
Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Read or Dead's annual holiday gift guide.
48 min
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
Women Writers for Latine Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books by women writers for Latine Heritage Month!
43 min
9
Dark Academia Strikes Back!
49 min
10
Historical Crime and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss historical crime and horror novels!
48 min
11
Let's Celebrate Women in Translation Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Women in Translation Month!
44 min
12
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
13
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
14
Mysteries and Thrillers for Audiobook Month
43 min
15
Mysteries and Thrillers for Pride Month!
40 min
16
Summer Reads from Real People
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend summer reads!
46 min
17
The 2025 Edgar Awards!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books from this year's Edgar Awards finalists!
44 min
18
Our 200th Episode!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester celebrate 200 hundred episodes of Read or Dead!
49 min
19
Genre-Bending Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror ...
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend genre-defying mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels!
42 min
20
Tackling Our Backlist TBRs
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books from their never-ending backlist TBRs
40 min
21
Mysteries and Thrillers for Your Next Book Club
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for book clubs!
45 min
22
Feminist Mysteries
Katie McLain Horner and honorary reading assassin Liberty Hardy talk about mysteries with feminist themes for Women's History Month.
45 min
23
Destination Book Recommendations
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books set in the locations of their 2025 vacations!
38 min
24
Mysteries and Thrillers for Black History Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for Black History Month!
40 min
25
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