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Bookwild
On Tuesdays, Kate Hergott talks with authors about their books and writing processes. On Fridays, Kate talks with different co-host Bookstagrammers and BookTubers about a variety of bookish topics.
Episodes
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Movie and TV Show Book Companions
This week, we share books that match the vibes of movies and TV shows.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchIf you…
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Hyped Books That Were Worth The Hype
This week, we share books that had huge hype around them that we loved reading!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Since She's Been Gone by Sagit Schwartz: Disordered Eating, The Opioid Crisis and Mother-Daughter Bonds
This week, I talk with Sagit Schwartz about how she integrated her own experiences with her mother, eating disorders AND the opioid crisis into her emotional…
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Books That A24 Films Should Adapt
This week, we share books that A24 Films should adapt into movies!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
BookwildAlmost Surely Dead by Amina Akhtar: Jinns, Sleepwalking and True Crime Satire
This week, I talk with Amina Akhtar about her new thriller Almost Surely Dead!SynopsisDunia Ahmed lives an ordinary life—or she definitely used to. Now she’s…
BookwildThe Real Deal by Caitlin Devlin: Reality TV, Girlhood and Deception
This week, I talk with Caitlin Devlin about her debut novel The Real Deal!SynopsisBelle Simon was just 12 years old when she was one of six girls plucked from…
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Books Outside Our Comfort Zone That We Loved
This week, we share books we loved reading that stretched us outside our comfort zones!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Wintry Thrillers to Cozy Up With
This week, we share our favorite wintry thrillers for this freezing weather!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks…
BookwildLie By the Pool by Susan Walter: Multiple POVs, Timeline Hopping and Reveal After Reveal
This week, I talk with Susan Walter about her LA-based, fast paced thriller Lie By the Pool!Follow Susan on Instagram hereCheck out her website hereLie By the…
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Books We Are Kicking Off 2024 With
This week, we talk about the books we are starting off 2024 with!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
BookwildHeather Levy's Hurt for Me: Shameless Sexual Expression, BDSM and A Missing Person Case
This week, we got to talk with Heather Levy about her character driven, dual-timeline, steamy thriller Hurt for Me!Get Hurt for Me now as an Amazon First Reads…
BookwildRabbit Hole by Kate Brody: Grief, The Dark Side of The Internet, and True Crime Obsession
This week, I talk with Kate Brody about her emotionally and character driven debut thriller Rabbit Hole!Rabbit Hole SynopsisTen years ago, Theodora “Teddy”…
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Our Favorite Books of 2023!
This week, we talk about our favorite books we read in 2023!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
BookwildMy Darling Girl by Jennifer McMahon: The Book She Was Afraid to Write
This week, I talk with Jennifer McMahon about her newest release, My Darling Girl!Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner…
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Saltburn/Wealthy Families Behaving Poorly Book Recommendations
This week, Saltburn is available on streaming, and Kate shares book recommendations that match its "wealthy families behaving poorly" vibes!Follow us on…
BookwildAshley Winstead's Midnight Is The Darkest Hour: Fangirl Culture, Rebellion, Vampires and Rigid Religion all in a Southern Gothic
This week, we talk with Ashley Winstead about her multi-faceted Southern gotchi Midnight is The Darkest Hour! Ashley actually introduced us 2 years ago, so…
BookwildTessa Wegert's Cinematic, Multi-Genre Shana Merchant Series
This week, we talk with Tessa Wegert about her fast paced, cinematic, New York based Shana Merchant series!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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2024 Books From Debut Authors We're Excited About
This week, we share books we are excited about in 2024 from debut authors!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks…
BookwildThe Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner: The Psychological Turmoil of Motherhood, Class Warfare, And Oh So Many Twists
This week I talk with Katherine Faulkner about her new thriller The Other Mothers!Follow Katherine here on InstagramThe Other Mothers SynopsisWhen a young…
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Dysfunctional Family Thrillers To Add To Your TBR
This week, Kate shares her favorite thrillers with dysfunctional families!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks…
BookwildBlood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Sisterhood and Personal Identity
This week I talk with Vanessa Lillie about her third book Blood Sisters!Follow Vanessa here on InstagramAnd check out the books she recommended:Never Whistle…
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Ten (Books) Before The End (of 2023) Challenge
This week, we do the Bookstagram/BookTok challenge #TenBeforeTheEnd and share ten books we want to finish before the end of 2023! Follow us on Instagram:Gare…
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It Takes Monsters by Mandy McHugh: Female Rage, Social Pressures and So Much Blood
This week, I talk with the Queen of Pop Culture References Mandy McHugh about her new domestic thriller It Takes Monsters. We dive into the social pressures…
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Winter 2023 Books We Can't Wait to Read
This week, we share books we can't wait to read that wil be released in winter of 2023!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Thrillers We Will Always Recommend
This week, we share books that we ALWAYS recommend!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked AboutThe…
Bookwild1989 (Taylor's Version) Book Pairings
This week, Kate shares books that pair with the vibes of four songs on 1989 (Taylor's Version)!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Terrifying Books to Read This Fall
This week, we share some of our favorite scary books perfect for Halloween season!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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How Our Reading Habits Have Changed Over The Year: Our First Podcast Anniversary!
Happy first podcast anniversary to all of you, our listeners!! This week, we dive into how our reading habits and interests have changed over the last…
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Our Favorite Tropes
This week, we talk about our absolute favorite tropes in books!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
BookwildPutting the Dark in Dark Academia: R.J. Jacobs Talks About His New Thriller This is How We End Things
This week, we talk with R.J. Jacobs about his new thriller This Is How We End Things! We of course dive into some of our favorite subjects: dark academia and…
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Our Favorite Voices In Thrillers
This week, we talk about our favorite voices in thrillers!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked AboutIt…
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Last, Current, Next Reads
This week, we talk about our last, current and next reads!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
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It Ends With Knight by Yasmin Angoe: Lovable Assassins, Endless Action, and Found Family
On this episode, I talk with Yasmin Angoe about the final installment in her Nena Knight series It Ends With Knight.It Ends With Knight SynopsisIn this…
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Must Watch 2023 TV Shows
Kate shares some of her favorite TV shows she's been watching lately!TV Shows Kate Talked AboutCruel SummerSiloThe Crowded RoomHijackThe Other Two All the…
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Books That...Kept Us Up, Everyone Should Read, Got Us Into a New Genre, Made Us Cry, And We Can't Stop Thinking About
This week, we answer a Bookstagram challenge from @duttonbooks What was the last book that...Made you stay up all nightYou think everyone should readInspired…
BookwildSnarky Dialogue, Subversive Women and Cinematic Imagery: A Likeable Woman by May Cobb
This week, Gare and I talk with May Cobb about her summer thriller A Likeable Woman!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Fall 2023 Thrillers We Can't Wait to Read
This week, we talk about fall thrillers you should pre-order!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
BookwildDeath of a Dancing Queen by Kimberly Giarratano: Veronica Mars and Jessica Jones But Make it A Book
This week, I talk to Kimberly Giarratano about her noir PI mystery Death of a Dancing Queen.Follow Kimberly on InstagramDeath of a Dancing Queen SynopsisAfter…
BookwildBleak Endings and Writing With Your BFF: Elizabeth Keenan and Greg Wands a.k.a E.G. Scott
This week, Gare and I chat with Elizabeth Keenan and Greg Wands, the writing duo behind the pseudonym E.G. Scott! We get into our shared love for bleak…
BookwildLay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke: Christian Fundamentalism, Patriarchal Power Structures and Internalized Mysoginy
This week, I talk with Amy Suiter Clarke about her newest psychological thriller Lay Your Body Down. Follow Amy on InstagramLay Your Body Down SynopsisA young…
BookwildHalley Sutton's Hollywood Obsession: The Hurricane Blonde
This week, Gare and I make a new best friend in Halley Sutton, author of The Hurricane Blonde out August 8, 2023! We dive into everything from Hollywood's…
BookwildEveryone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena: A Problem Child, a Cheating Father and a Toxic Neighborhood
This week, I talk with Shari Lapena about her newest domestic thriller Everyone Here Is Lying.Follow Shari on InstagramCheck out her websiteEveryone Here Is…
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TBRs, Heat Waves and Puppy Probs
This week, we share 5 books we recently added to our TBRs, and all of the dogs make appearances.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
BookwildSmall Town Secrets: Amy Engel on I Did It For You
This week, we talk with Amy Engel about her newest thriller I Did It For You, out July 25!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
BookwildDid You Hear About Kitty Karr by Crystal Smith Paul: Fame, Colorism and Generational Trauma
This week, I talk with Crystal Smith Paul about her stunning debut novel Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? We discuss the pitfalls of fame, the demands for…
BookwildHaunted Film Sets, Fame and Psychics: Josh Winning on His New Book Burn the Negative
On this episode, Kate talks to Josh Winning about his new horror-suspense Burn the Negative.Check out the synopsis:Arriving in L.A. to visit the set of a new…
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Our Favorite Books from the First Half of 2023
This week, we talk about our favorite books we read in the first 6 months of 2023!Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Memorable Reading Experiences
This week, we talk about some of our most memorable reading experiences.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We…
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A Cruel Summer Book Playlist
Thanks to @caratbrlist on Instagram for this week's topic: what to read if you are as obsessed with Cruel Summer as we are.Follow us on Instagram:Gare…
BookwildRiley Sager Had Lizzie Borden on the Brain: The Only One Left
This week, Riley Sager joins us to talk about his new thriller, out June 20, The Only One Left.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
BookwildThe Whispers by Ashley Audrain: Is It Even Possible to be a Feminist?
This week, I talk to one of my favorite authors, Ashley Audrain, who wrote The Push and The Whispers. On this episode, we talk specifically about the…
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Books that Give #Scandoval a Run for Its Money
This week, we share our most scandalous reads for those of you who are caught up in the drama of #Scandoval who want more shadiness in your life!Follow us on…
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A BookTok Challenge
This week, we do a BookTok challenge Gare saw on TikTok this week. Shout out to beau_reads for this TikTok with his wife that inspired this episode! We share…
BookwildJaime Lynn Hendricks Joins Us!!
This week, Jaime Lynn Hendricks joins us to talk about her third novel, I Didn't Do It, out May 23rd! We all also discuss every book, tv show and movie we've…
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Our Auto-Buy Authors
This week, we talk about our favorite auto-buy authors.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchAuthors We Talked…
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Summer Thrillers to Pre-Order NOW
This week, we share books we can't wait to read that come out in June, July and August of 2023.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…
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Books We Read & Loved in April
This week, we share books we read and loved in April.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked AboutBad…
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Why The Daisy Jones & The Six Adaptation Made All the Right Changes SPOILERS
This week, Kate does a solo episode WITH SPOILERS about The Daisy Jones & The Six TV adaptation. She dives way into why she thinks the changes they made in the…
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Books that Define Our Reading Personalities
This week, we share 5 books that define our reading personalities.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouchBooks We Talked…
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Thriller Sesh Catch Up
This week, we are have a thriller catch up sesh and talk about everything we've been reading and watching.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate…