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Be afraid, be very afraid...you're about to hear a very special Creepy Reads edition of the Read On podcast! Recorded in our very own Bookmobile of Terror, this episodes features Trevor in conversation with bookmobile librarian Christina. After talking about what to do while waiting impatiently for the latest Walking Dead season, they move on to discuss similar chillers like Locke & Key by Joe Hill, Revival by Tim Seeley, Handling the Undead by John Lindqvist, and The Dog Stars by Peter...

In this episode Natalie tries Anthony Trollope on Kate's recommendation, and likes it! But Can You Forgive Her for saying he writes old fat books about ladies in dresses? You decide. Next, Trevor discusses some new books he hasn't read yet, but wants to, including A Field Guide To Lies by Daniel Levitin, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd: A Flavia de Luce Novel, and The Young Bride by Allesandro Baricco. Finally, Natalie is intrigued by the premise of but ultimately bored by the excessive...

In this episode Chris takes a heartbreaking historical journey through Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing, Trevor and Alice get excited about Siracusa by Delia Ephron and Underground Airlines by Ben Winters, and Alice and Natalie try finding joy by color coding socks with Marie Kondo.

In this episode, Kate explores Justin Cronin's City of Mirrors, Trevor and Alice get to know Sergio Y by Alexandro Vidal Porto, and Chris expresses her appreciation for the depth and complexity of Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett.

In Episode 11, Kate and Natalie discuss Gwyneth Paltrow and debate the merits of homemade granola in mason jars, we get an up-close auditory look at the creepy world of Preacher, and Trevor explores the beautiful but disquieting pages of Brecht Evens' Panther.

In our latest episode of Read On, our bookbuyer Trevor discusses more books he hasn't read, and Kate and Natalie discuss some books that everyone should read. Also: What's it like to be a Squirrel Girl?

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In Episode 8, Chris and Kate get stranded with The Martian in Book to Screen. Then Natalie and Blaine take on conjoined twins in a Forthcoming Books discussion on Sarah Crossan's One, as well looking at as modern teen romance in a Diverse Books conversation about Most Likely to Succeed by Jennifer Echols.

Welcome to Read On Episode 7, in which Kate and Dean get Carsick with John Waters in Oddball Books, Natalie and Blaine take on Holden Caulfield in Killing the Classics, and Natalie untangles her disappointment with Black Widow: Forever Red in Forthcoming Books.

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In Read On: Episode 3, we hear about dramatic doings in the forthcoming novel Bull Mountain, and a non-depressing Thomas Hardy book and movie. Plus, we debate the merits of that timeless classic, Jane Eyre. Is Rochester really that great a catch?