Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.
Do you have things having to do with reading that make you feel guilty?
The imagined settings and systems in these thrillers expose the flaws in our real-world systems.
Which of these are you for sure watching this month?
"True Crime is already lacking ethics, and for some reason Ryan Murphy decided to lower the bar — or say hold my beer."
Give your future self a treat by preordering these excellent 2025 releases by Black authors!
What is your book club reading in October?
There are several flavors of fall mystery, you see.
For all the members of the Childless Cat Lady Book Club. 🐈 📚
Who are your favorite genre-hopping mystery writers?
Prepare for some fantastic armchair sleuthing.