Can you believe the year is already over? Rachel, my old co-host swung by to help me go through our favorite reads of the year. This was a very hard year to narrow down favorite books. This list is long and there’s STILL books I forgot to mention. I hope all of you had an equally rewarding reading year, and I’m looking forward to hearing about your favorites!
Books Mentioned:
- Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
- Rouge by Mona Awad
- Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig
- Deliver Me by Elle Nash
- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
- Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
- Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
- Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
- Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
- The September House by Carissa Orlando
- Death of a Bookseller by Alicia Slater
- Chlorine by Jade Song
- Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
- Death of a Dancing Queen by Kimberly G Giarratano
- Penance by Eliza Clark
- The Speed Queen by Stewart O’Nan
- Yellowface by RF Kuang
- Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
- Lunar Park by Brett Easton Ellis
- Sundial by Shirley Jackson
- Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
- Conjuring the Witch by Jessica Leonard
- The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
- The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
- Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele
- Abnormal Statistics by Max Booth III
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
- Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
- PTSD Radio Vol 1-4
- The Low Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado
- Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss
- I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter
- 90’s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow
- The Fright Before Christmas : Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters, Witches, and Ghosts by Jeff Belanger, Terry Reed (Illustrator)
- The Black Guy Dies First : Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R Means Coleman and Mark H Harris
Final Girl Song
Rachel picked “I’m Not Your Hero” by Tegan and Sara. I went with “Blood and Thunder” by Mastodon. Check it out here!
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