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Short & Sweet Mar 11, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about short reads to meet your reading goals, read during lunch, and everything in between.

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Books Discussed

Red Widow by Alma Katsu

The Grownup by Gillian Flynn

Confessions by Kanae Minato

The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin

Moon of the Crusted Snow Waubgeshig Rice

The Secret Talker by Geling Yan

Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

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Mystery Reads by Black Authors Feb 25, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense reads by Black authors in honor of Black History Month.

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Books Discussed

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson

Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

Wahala by Nikki May

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

Run Rose Run by James Patterson & Dolly Parton

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Feb 11, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about cozy mysteries to stay in with this Valentine’s Day.

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Books Discussed

When the Reckoning Comes by Tanya McQueen

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette

Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel Reyes

Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs

Other People’s Clothes by Calla Henkel

Homicide & Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

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Murder, Menace, and Nuance Jan 28, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books featuring women who kill and the nuance that comes with it.

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Edgar Award nominees!

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Currently Reading

House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden

Books Discussed

Heartsick by Chelsea Cain

#FashionVictim by Amina Akhtar

The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

New Releases

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Notes on an Execution byDanya Kukafka

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Most Anticipated Reads of 2022 Jan 14, 2022

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their most anticipated releases for the upcoming year.

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Currently Reading

Death in her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Take it Back by Kia Abdullah

Books Discussed

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

Fervor by Alma Katsu

Our Little World by Karen Winn

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Leigh Allen

Devil House by John Darnielle

The Great Mrs. Elias by Barbara Chase-Riboud

Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

Secret Identity by Alex Segura

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Resolutions and Reflections Dec 17, 2021

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their year-end favorites and reflect on reading goals for 2022.

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Currently Reading

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty

Books Discussed

Girl A by Abigail Dean

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris

Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

The Secret Talker by Geling Yan

Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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History’s Mysteries Dec 03, 2021

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Tune in as Katie and special guest velocireader Liberty talk about their favorite new and backlist historical mystery titles!

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Currently Reading

The Great American Deception – Scott Stein

All Her Little Secrets – Wanda M. Morris

Books Discussed

Dangerous Women – Hope Adams

A Study in Scarlet Women – Sherry Thomas

Dead Dead Girls – Nekesa Afia

Widows of Malabar Hill – Sujata Massey

Clark and Division – Naomi Hirahara

New Releases

A History of Wild Places – Shea Ernshaw

Murder Most Actual – Alexis Hall

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Like This, Try that Nov 19, 2021

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about read-a-likes for some favorite and popular authors and recommend contemporary works similar to them to make your holiday shopping easier.

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Currently Reading

Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna

Books Discussed

Cutting Season by Attica Locke (Elizabeth George)

Razorblade Tears by S.A.Cosby (James McCain)

Three by D.A.Mishani (Patricia Highsmith)

Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan (Patricia Highsmith)

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight (Liane Moriarty)

A Solitude of Wolverines by Alice Henderson (Paul Doiron)

Red Widow by Alma Katsu (Daniel Silva)

New Releases

The Shadows of Men by Aber Mukherjee

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Mysteries by Native American authors Nov 05, 2021

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about mystery and suspense works by Native American authors in honor of National Native American Heritage Month.

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Currently Reading

Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna

A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones

Books Discussed

All the Beautiful Sinners by Stephen Graham Jones

The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Evil Dead Center by Carole LaFavor

Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan

New Releases

All Her Little Secrets by Wanda Morris

Her Name Is Knight by Yasmine Angoe

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Was that a creak or a scream? Oct 22, 2021

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Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about horror and suspense reads set in haunted houses just in time for Halloween.

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Books Discussed

The Good House by Tananarive Due

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Help For the Haunted by John Searles

New Releases

Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson

Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest

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