Read or Dead

Read or Dead is a bi-weekly mystery fiction podcast dedicated to the worlds of mystery and thriller literature.

Episode 35 Give It A Try For Michael B. Jordan’s Sake

Katie and Rincey have some fun discussing some mystery adaptations and read and recommend books with LGBTQ protagonists. 

Episode 34 9 Out of 10 People Have Died Laughing From This Tweet

Katie and Rincey discuss historical mysteries, Serial season 3 and more. This episode is sponsored by TBR, The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles and Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey.

Episode 33 We Like New Blood

Katie and Rincey talk about the Sharp Objects adaptation and celebrate women in translation month with some mystery books in translation.

Episode 32 Tana French Would Not Approve

Katie and Rincey somehow end up talking about the Bill Clinton and James Patterson book again, and discuss culinary mystery books plus the food and drink recipes included! This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Recommended Giveaway and Book Riot Insiders. 

Episode 31 Monster Book of Monsters

Katie and Rincey remember to squeal about a very important news item and talk about monster thrillers.

Episode 30 The McDonalds of Books

Rincey and Katie tackled two presidential-adjacent mystery books and talk about their experiences with such different mystery novels. This episode is sponsored by Her Pretty Face By Robyn Harding and The Con Artist by Fred Van Lente.

Episode 29 We Don’t Always Have Fireworks

Rincey and Katie decide to do a little bit of catch up on some series books that they've been meaning to pick up.

Episode 28 Reading Scooby-Doo Mysteries

Katie and Rincey discuss their "wheelhouse phrases", or the words or descriptions will immediately will cause them to pick up a book.   This episode is sponsored by Hangman by Jack Heath, new from Hanover Square Press.

Episode 27 I Need You To Move Out to Make Space For My Books

In honor of the one year anniversary of the podcast, Katie and Rincey reminisce a bit and each pick up a book that they heard about because of the podcast.

Episode 26 If James Patterson thinks about a book, we have a catalog entry for it

Katie and Rincey talk about books by Asian and Asian American writers in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.