The Voracious Reader podcast

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The Voracious Reader podcast

We taste the books so you don't have to choke them down! Come join The Voracious Reader each week in the back booth while she samples books to see which are worthy of their plate, and which need to be sent back to the kitchen! Not every book deserves a second bite!

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    The Subtle Art of Folding Space-Dumplings, Quantum Mechanics, and Family - 5:5:26, 8.29 PM

    The hidden mechanics of the universe-- A really mean big sister--Bao!  Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into 'The Subtle Art of Folding Space' by John Chu! It's an ambitious meal of physics, grief, and sibling rivalry!

  2. 45

    The Dreadfuls-A Victorian Appetite for True Crime - 4:29:26, 7.54 PM

    Two teenage girls. One serial killer. Can they outwit Jack the Ripper? Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into 'The Dreadfuls' by A. Rae Dunlap! Plucky heroines and murder most foul await!

  3. 44

    The Guy You Love to Hate-Spencer Pratt and the Democratization of Entertainment - 4:21:26, 8.39 PM

    Reality TV villain? Or just a guy who got a bad edit? Come join The Voracious Reader while she dives into 'The Guy You Loved to Hate' a memoir by Spencer Pratt! Some people are born to keep the peace--others are meant to disturb it!

  4. 43

    Lady Tremaine--an evil stepmother reconsidered - 4:14:26, 9.32 PM

    Evil Stepmother? Or misunderstood survivor? Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into 'Lady Tremaine' by Rachel Hochhauser, a unique take on the classic Cinderella fairy tale!

  5. 42

    The Sinners All Bow-True Crime, History, and a Blamed Victim - 4:7:26, 8.35 PM

    True crime seems to be ageless- but is our response to it? Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she cuts into 'The Sinners All Bow' by Kate Winkler Dawson, the story of how some unlucky people die twice: once in life and once in the story told about them!

  6. 41

    Eden Undone--Hell is Other People - 4:1:26, 8.30 PM

    Island paradise? Or island prison? Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she cuts into 'Eden Undone' by Abbott Kahler. Hell truly is other people!

  7. 40

    I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home — salty flavor served

    What ages better? Wine? Or a serial killer? Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she cuts into 'I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home' by Fergus Craig! Bottoms up!

  8. 39

    Eat the Ones You Love-What We Devour and What Devours Us - 3:17:26, 8.35 PM

    A dying mall. A sentient houseplant. And the horror of staying too long at the party. Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she bites into 'Eat the Ones You Love' by Sarah Maria Griffin!

  9. 38

    Relishing Revenge -when justice is finally served in ‘Ask for Andrea’

    Just desserts! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she bites into 'Ask for Andrea' by Noelle W. Ihli, the tale of dead women who don't forget!

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    Marinated in Mistrust - Secrets on the Table in ‘Family of Spies’

    Treason! Sabotage! Nazis! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she samples 'Family of Spies' by Christine Kuehn, a simmering story of secrets and lies!

  11. 36

    Tasting We are Legion—a satisfying appetizer of the Bobiverse series

    Welcome to the Bobiverse! Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she takes a bite of 'We Are Legion (We Are Bob)' by Dennis E. Taylor, a novel that earns its plate!

  12. 35

    Feasting on Sunrise on the Reaping- a prequel worth savoring

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the main course, 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, a delicious entry in the Hunger Games universe!

  13. 34

    The Lost Girl—One Teen’s Adventures in Anti-Wonderland

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into Mary Pascual's 'The Byways' , the tale of a troubled gorl who becomes trapped in a back alley parallel reality and must use her wits to escape!

  14. 33

    The Folk Tale—into the woods, dark and deep

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘A Girl Walks Into The Forest’ by Madeleine Roux, a dark fairy tale of a girl who doesn’t bet on the prince to find her own happy ending!

  15. 32

    The Soldiers—the tale of a downward spiral

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘The Fort Bragg Cartel’ by Seth Harp, a look at drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces!

  16. 31

    The Monsters—How to Make a Serial Killer

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into Caroline Fraser’s true crime novel ‘Murderland-Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers’, a harrowing examination of how the Pacific Northwest became the birthplace of an extraordinary number of serial murderers!

  17. 30

    The Disappeared —the enigma of a missing family

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she investigates ‘The Vanishing at Smokestack Hollow’ by Jake Anderson, the tale of the Jamison Family who mysteriously disappeared from a mountain in Oklahoma over a decade ago!

  18. 29

    The Flower Child—The Survivor of an Infamous Cult Remembers

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the memoir ‘Member of the Family’ by Dianne Lake, a deep dive account from the inside of the Manson Family!

  19. 28

    The Remnants- a journey through a Stephen King adjacent world

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘The End of The World As We Know It- New Tales of Stephen King’s The Stand’, edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene!

  20. 27

    The Artists-Survival Is Insufficient

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Station Eleven’ by Emily St. John Mandel!

  21. 26

    The Comet—Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Night of the Comet’ by Christian Francis!

  22. 25

    The Labyrinth—a personal apocalypse

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’!

  23. 24

    The Banality of Evil-an anti-hero’s journey through company culture

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into the deliciously evil ‘Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World’ by Mark Waddell!

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    The Ready and The Willing- lovers in the time of the apocalypse

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the last plated romance of the November series, ‘Dating After the End of the World’ by Jeneva Rose!

  25. 22

    The Navigator—the stars my destination

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid!

  26. 21

    The Sweet Hereafter-True Love Never Dies

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into her second plated romance ‘The Love of my Afterlife’ by Kirsty Greenwood!

  27. 20

    The Second Chance—Love on Repeat

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Wild and Wrangled’ by Lyla Sage!

  28. 19

    The Kid-Be Careful What you Wish For

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth for our last book of spooky season, ‘When the Wolf Comes Home’ by Nat Cassidy!

  29. 18

    The Carnation Closet-if it’s not one thing, it’s your mother

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Incidents Around The House’ by Josh Malerman!

  30. 17

    The Slasher- or What Kind of Crazy Person Would Want To Hurt a Bunch of Old People?

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘The Autumn Spring Retirement Home Massacre’ by Philip Fracassi!

  31. 16

    The Mad Man-the story of a writer with an agenda!

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ by Sutter Cane!

  32. 15

    The Cursed Film—meta horror on the big screen

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Horror Movie’ by Paul Tremblay!

  33. 14

    The Deadly Oasis—a desert true crime story

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she picks at ‘The Berman Murders’ by Doug Kari!

  34. 13

    The Interrupted Eden- a tale of paradise lost by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she delves into ‘The Daughter of Doctor Moreau’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia!

  35. 12

    The Futuristic Fable—a giant tale from A. Gordon

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she dives into ‘Crimson Jewel’ by A. Gordon! Romantasy awaits!

  36. 11

    The Dark Fairy Tale- a pitch black bedtime story by Minette Walters

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she delves into ‘The Cellar’ by Minette Walters! Bon appetite!

  37. 10

    The Reluctant Hero—A Radioactive Savior In Day-glow Color

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into the graphic novel ‘Geiger-Volume 1’ by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson!

  38. 9

    The Revenge- A Hard Boiled Tale of a Hard Case

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she digs into ‘Gun Work’ by David J. Schow! Bang Bang!

  39. 8

    The Hatchet Job—Ask Not What This Book Can Do For You

    Come join The Voracious Reader in the back booth while she sips on the tea! On the menu tonight is ‘Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed’ by Maureen Callahan!

  40. 7

    The Bot—More Human Than Human

    Come grab a seat in the back booth with The Voracious Reader as she cuts into Martha Wells’ All Systems Red, the first novella in the Murderbot Diaries! Interstellar shenanigans await!

  41. 6

    The Red Devil—life is tough and so is she!

    Come grab a seat in the back with the Voracious Reader as she dives into ‘Red Sonja: Consumed’ by author Gail Simone!

  42. 5

    The Queen—A Myth Unravelled

    Grab a table in the back with The Voracious Reader! On the menu tonight, ‘Clytemnestra’ by Constanza Casati!

  43. 4

    The Double Feature-I Do Not Want A Book I Do Not Deserve

    Come join the Voracious Reader at a booth in the back for wine and book talk! The books on the menu tonight are ‘X’ and ‘Maxxine’ by Tim Waggoner!

  44. 3

    The Trip—A Blast from the Past from Rock Steve’s

    Come with me and let’s grab a booth in the back! The book on the Voracious Reader’s menu tonight is ‘On The Hippie Trail’ by Rick Steves. Drinks on me!

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    The MacGuffin- a deliberately clever novel by Peter Straub

    Come with me and let’s grab a booth in the back! The novel on the Voracious Reader’s menu tonight is ‘The Hellfire Club’ by Peter Straub, an intricate mystery of murder and betrayal. Server, a bottle of red please!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We taste the books so you don't have to choke them down! Come join The Voracious Reader each week in the back booth while she samples books to see which are worthy of their plate, and which need to be sent back to the kitchen! Not every book deserves a second bite!

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