Read or Dead
Read or Dead is a bi-weekly show dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature. Hosted by Book Riot, the podcast explores the latest releases, classic titles, and everything in between. Each episode features discussions, recommendations, and insights for fans of the genre.
Episodes
Forever, Read or Dead
To our Read or Dead listeners: After 9 years of bringing mysteries and thrillers to your ears, we are sorry to say that this will be our last episode. We want to thank you all for making this show so excellent, and we hope you’ll stick around as we celebrate our favorite Read or Dead memories in today’s episode.
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Our Most Anticipated New Book Releases 2026 Pt. 2
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated new book releases for the second half of 2026.
News
Edgar Awards Winners 2026
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Books Discussed
Wisdom Corner - David Heska Wanbli Weiden (July 7th)
Helpless - Jessica Knoll (July 7th)
The Secret Dinne
Let's Talk About Retellings
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss retellings.
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Books Discussed
Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy
Beth Is Dead - Katie Bernet
In the Hall With the Knife - Diana Peterfreund
The Weight of Blood - Tiffany D. Jackson
Jane Steele - Lyndsay Faye
And
The Edgar Awards 2026
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some of the books nominated for the Edgar Awards!
News
Freida McFadden’s true identity revealed!
Things Mentioned
Book Club Pick: Butter - Asako Yuzuki, Translated by Polly Barton
The Edgar Awards
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Books Discussed
Murderland: Cri
Missing Person Mysteries and Thrillers
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss missing person mysteries and thrillers.
News
Liane Moriarty is writing a sequel to Big Little Lies, called Big Little Truths, and yes, it’s being adapted as Season 3 of Big Little Lies on HBO.
Tina Fey is adapting Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan is Killing It for Peacock.
Maya Hawke has been cast in God of the Woods!
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What's Going On With True Crime?
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss the genre of true crime, the ethics behind it, and what writers are tackling questions around the genre today.
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Books Discussed
“On True Crime” - Myriam Gurba
Beth Is Dead - Katie Burnet
Whidbey - T Kira Madden
Unspeakabl
Book Club: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their second book club pick, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
Things Mentioned
Discussion Guide
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Books Discussed
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Let's Celebrate Black History Month All Year Long
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Black History Month.
News
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
E. Lockhart and Sarah Mlynowski are cowriting a new series featuring Nancy Drew as a divorced 40-year old Brooklyn mom who finds herself back in the sleuthing saddle.
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Historical Mysteries
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend some of their favorite historical mysteries!
News
God of the Woods by Liz Moore - our next book club read! - March 6th
Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series is being adapted for TV.
Adrian McKinty’s The Chain is getting a series adaptation at HBO.
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It's Time for the 2026 Read Harder Challenge!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some mystery and thriller recommendations for the 2026 Read Harder Challenge!
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Things Discussed
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
Read Harder Challenge
Our Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2026!
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News
God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens from Zero to Well-Read
Read or Dead is taking a short holiday break, so we thought we'd share with you a recent episode from our newest Book Riot podcast, Zero to Well-Read, in which Jeff and Rebecca revisit Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, a story so familiar it’s often mistaken for simple. They consider its moral stakes, its enduring influence on readers and society, and why Scrooge's redemption still resonates.
Our Favorite Books of 2025!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2025.
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It's Time for Native American Heritage Month 2025!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Native American Heritage Month and beyond.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books for Read or Dead's annual holiday gift guide.
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Book Club: FIEND by Alma Katsu
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their very first book club pick, Fiend by Alma Katsu.
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Down the Rabbit Hole with Fantastical Mysteries and Thrillers
de of the fantastic. Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
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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! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st.
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Ready for
Women Writers for Latine Heritage Month
Latine Heritage Month! Be sure to join us for our first book club to discuss The Fiend by Alma Katsu on October 31st. (Apologies—we said the 24th in the episode.)
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Dark Academia Strikes Back!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss dark academia novels.
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Historical Crime and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss historical crime and horror novels!
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Let's Celebrate Women in Translation Month!
Month!
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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!
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Our Most Anticipated Mysteries and Thrillers of 2025 Pt. 2
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated book for the second half of 2025.
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Mysteries and Thrillers for Audiobook Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend some of their favorite mystery and thriller audiobooks.
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Mysteries and Thrillers for Pride Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for Pride Month.
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Stumped on a great gift this Father's Day? Tailored Book Recommendations brings a personalized touch to any reading list with books hand-picked by p
Summer Reads from Real People
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend summer reads!
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The 2025 Edgar Awards!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books from this year's Edgar Awards finalists!
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Our 200th Episode!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester celebrate 200 hundred episodes of Read or Dead!
Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations! The professional book nerds (aka bibliologists) at TBR have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Simply fill out a quick survey about what you want more of in your readi
Genre-Bending Mysteries, Thrillers, and Horror Novels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend genre-defying mysteries, thrillers, and horror novels!
Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations! The professional book nerds (aka bibliologists) at TBR have recommended over 160,000 books to readers of all kinds. Let TBR match you with your next favorite read! Simply fill out a quick survey about what you want more
Tackling Our Backlist TBRs
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books from their never-ending backlist TBRs.
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Mysteries and Thrillers for Your Next Book Club
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for book clubs!
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Trust your reading list to the experts at Tailored Book Recommendations! The professional book nerds (aka bibliologists) at TBR have recommended over
Feminist Mysteries
Katie McLain Horner and honorary reading assassin Liberty Hardy talk about mysteries with feminist themes for Women's History Month.
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Destination Book Recommendations
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend books set in the locations of their 2025 vacations!
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recom
Mysteries and Thrillers for Black History Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mysteries and thrillers for Black History Month!
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommen
Our Book Recommendations for the 2025 Read Harder Challenge
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester recommend mystery and thriller books to fulfill prompts for the 2025 Read Harder Challenge.
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our
Our Most Anticipated Books of 2025
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their most anticipated thriller and mystery books of 2025.
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[Rerun] Our Most Anticipated Books of the First Half of 2024
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!
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Our Favorite Books of 2024
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books from 2024!
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At Tailored Book Recommendations, we’ve recommended over 150,000 books to readers of every type. And we’ve got good news— TBR makes a novel gift for the book love
Mysteries and Thrillers for Indigenous Peoples' Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Indigenous Peoples' Month!
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Keep up to date with the world of books and reading with Today in Books, Book Riot's daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, cu
Holiday Gift Guide 2024
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their 2024 holiday gift guide!
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Scary Season Send Off!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for a scary season send-off!
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Books Discussed
The Spite House - Johnny Co
The New York Times's Best Books of the 21st Century
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers from The New York Times’s Best Books of the 21st Century!
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This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the per
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.
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Book Picks for Latine Heritage Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Latine Heritage Month!
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Must-Read Sequels
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss must-read sequels!
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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!
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Mysteries & Thrillers for Women in Translation Month!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Women in Translation Month!
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KNIVES OUT Readalikes
Katie McLain Horner and guest host Liberty Hardy talk about reading recommendations for fans of Knives Out!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologist
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!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologist
Pride Month Recommendations for Mystery Lovers
Katie McLain Horner and guest host Liberty Hardy discuss LGBTQ mysteries for Pride Month!
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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.
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Reading Each Other's Favorites
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that they’ve recommended to each other!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professi
Book Picks for AANHPI Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers for AANHPI Heritage Month!
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Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka pro
Let's Get Cultish
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books about cults!
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Looking for a thoughtful Mother's Day gift? Go beyond the tried and true flowers and chocolate and give the gift of reading with Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologis
The 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mysteries and thrillers nominated for the 2024 Edgar Allan Poe Awards!
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Kill Us with Laughs
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some books with a perfect sense of humor!
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European Mysteries and Thrillers
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss European mysteries and thrillers!
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Underrated Favorites
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some of their underrated favorites!
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Book Picks Inspired By True Detective: Night Country
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books that feature super cold settings!
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TB
Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books with threatening titles!
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To ge
Books Old and New with Special Guest Liberty Hardy
Kendra Winchester and special guest Liberty Hardy talk about old and new books. “Something old and something new, one host borrowed, the other dressed in blue.”
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way thr
Our Most Anticipated Books of the First Half of 2024
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester share the titles that they are most looking forward to in the first half of 2024!
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our rea
Rerun: Our Most Anticipated Books of 2023
Katie and Kendra are off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on January 13, 2023.
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Our Favorite Books of 2023
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss their favorite books of 2023!
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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want
Indigenous Authors for Native American Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books for Native American Heritage Month.
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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of re
Holiday Gift Guide 2023
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss books perfect for holiday gifting!
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All About Those Fangs — A Vampire Story
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester books about vampires!
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Fall Book Club Picks
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss great picks for book clubs.
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Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern
Guest Post: The Reading Life of James McBride
Katie and Kendra are out this week, so we're sharing this episode of First Edition, where Jeff interviews James McBride on the occasion of the publication of his new novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. This book has a murder mystery at its core, so we know you will love it!
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Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with
Book Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss book picks for Hispanic Heritage Month!
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Catching Up on Our Backlist TBRs!
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss catching up on their backlist TBRs!!
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