RAD Reading Podcast
Episode #34
Episode Title: October’s Read/Watch/Listen
Release Date: October 14, 2022
Episode Summary:
It’s that time of year again! Light the pumpkin-scented candle, get a bowl of your favorite Halloween candy, and turn on a stormy night soundtrack to set the mood. Today, we’re bringing you the best scary (from Roni) and gently spooky (from Dawn) things we’ve read, watched, and listened to lately.
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Highlights:
Why Dawn can’t go to the movies in October
Reading slumps are the worst
Roni tried a new method to tackle her giant TBR pile and it worked!
A book that was on Roni’s TBR for 7 years
Locked basements are a bad sign
A book that had one of us thinking WTF the whole time
We need warnings if the dog dies
A book that was just right for Dawn
Roni’s spooky/scary TV and movie recommendations (and an anti-recommendation)
Dawn recommends a few fun and not-so-spooky things to watch
A genre mash-up with fantastic audiobook narration
Lycanthropy is a word and Roni is standing by that
It always comes back to Buffy
Our RAD recs of the week
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*Note: all book links are affiliate links which means the podcast makes a small commission if you make a purchase, but there is no extra cost to you!
Books recommended by Roni:
16 Things I Thought Were True by Janet Gurtler
Love In the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
For the kiddos: Goosebumps - Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine
Books recommended by Dawn:
Crux: The Dragon Brides (Intergalactic Dating Agency) by Kate Rudolph
Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest
For the kiddos:
Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe
The Haunting by Margret Mahy
Secret of the Sevens by Lynn Lyndquist
Watch Recs by Roni:
Freaky (Netflix)
Midnight Club (based on Christopher Pike book) on Netflix
Boo, Bitch (Netflix)
Anti-Rec: My Best Friend’s Exorcism movie
The 20/20 episode The Vanishing Act (about Sheri Papini)
Looking forward to watching:
(rewatch) The Craft
(rewatch) The Grudge
(rewatch) Jennifer’s Body
Watch Recs by Dawn:
Listen Recs by Roni:
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer (rec with reservations)
Listening now: It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Valesse
Listening now: Bloody Fool for Love by William Ritter - Spike from Buffy prequel
RAD Reading Recs of the Week:
Saltaire by Hazel Jacks (Dawn’s rec)
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Roni’s rec)
Other books mentioned:
What If You & Me by Roni Loren
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Other non-book recommendations:
Find us online:
Connect with Roni on her website or @roniloren on Instagram
Connect with Dawn on her website or @dawnalexanderbooks on Instagram
Another note: Because we are both in the publishing industry, sometimes the books we recommend might be by an author we know personally, an author who shares a publisher, editor, or agent with Roni, or an author whom Dawn has edited. Publishing is a small world, so that will happen from time to time. However, we guarantee that we only recommend books we love. We have not been asked to promote any of these books and none are paid ads. However, some books we review may be ARCs (advanced reading copies provided by publishers to reviewers for honest reviews.)
