In today's episode, I recommend some horror books for you to enjoy based on popular horror movies. Plus, as a special treat, I'm joined by my wife, Jackie, and we talk about "our" enjoyment of horror movies, whether a clown ever makes an appearance in It Follows, and whether Mean Girls is just a rip-off of Heathers. FYI: This is a spoiler-filled episode so check out the timestamps below if that's a concern. View the full episode show notes Subscribe to the newsletter Download the transcript for today's episode Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 If you like Heathers, try Bunny by Mona Awad - 00:05:10 If you like I Know What You Did Last Summer, try The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - 00:21:32 If you like Hereditary, try Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin - 00:31:28 If you like Saw, try My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura - 00:53:28 If you like It Follows, try Ring by Koji Suzuki - 01:03:21 Conclusion - 01:21:39 Listen to me discuss Bunny by Mona Awad in this episode covering my highly recommended books and this episode covering weird campus novels. Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today, we are discussing four horror book to movie adaptations you will enjoy during spooky season. View the full episode show notes Subscribe to the newsletter Download the transcript for today's episode Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Episode Outlines + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Discussion of the book to movie adaptations - 00:03:27 The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty & The Exorcist dir. by William Friedkin - 00:03:27 American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis & American Psycho dir. by Mary Harron - 00:19:30 There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins & There's Someone Inside Your House dir. by Patrick Brice (available on Netflix) - 00:36:33 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson & We Have Always Lived in the Castle dir. by Stacie Passon - 00:47:45 Conclusion - 00:59:50 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today is part 3 of my 3-part mini-series discussing campus, college, and academic novels. Today's episode discusses academic novels and two novels that take place at a school but do not revolve around academic life. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Academic Novels - 00:04:09 For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing - 00:04:09 All's Well by Mona Awad - 00:13:02 Novels that take place at a school - 00:28:30 Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth - 00:28:30 My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell - 00:39:20 Conclusion - 00:43:21 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In today's episode, we are starting a new series where I search for my favorite thriller books. In part 1, we discuss the thriller genre, some thriller books I've read and enjoyed, even more thriller books I've read and did not enjoy, and then some thriller books on my radar. View the full episode show notes Subscribe to the newsletter Download the transcript for today's episode Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Overview of the thriller genre - 00:01:50 Thriller books that I've read & enjoyed - 00:05:08 Final Girls by Riley Sager - 00:05:08 The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix - 00:07:15 Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter - 00:12:28 Thriller books that I've read & did not enjoy - 00:16:31 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - 00:16:31 The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay - 00:19:37 The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager - 00:23:54 Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage - 00:27:12 Home Before Dark by Riley Sager - 00:31:13 Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll - 00:36:21 For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing - 00:43:16 Thriller books on my radar - 00:46:11 Conclusion - 00:47:44 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today is part 2 of my 3-part mini-series discussing campus, college, and academic novels. Today's episode discusses campus novels that include some magic or weirdness. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Campus Novels with magic or weirdness - 00:08:11 Bunny by Mona Awad - 00:08:11 The Magicians by Lev Grossman - 00:20:25 Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas - 00:38:43 We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry - 00:50:33 Campus Novels with magic or weirdness on my radar - 00:59:55 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - 00:59:55 Vita Nostra by Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko - 01:01:39 Conclusion - 01:04:58 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today is part 1 of my 3-part mini-series discussing campus, college, and academic novels. Today's episode discusses traditional campus novels (novels that follow students at a school or university). Note: Please see the full episode show notes for episode resources. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Overview of Campus Novels - 00:03:08 List of Traditional Campus Novels that I've Read - 00:12:39 The Idiot by Elif Batuman - 00:12:39 Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney - 00:24:54 The Secret History by Donna Tartt - 00:27:57 Trust Exercise by Susan Choi - 00:44:55 Normal People by Sally Rooney - 00:48:45 List of Traditional Campus Novels that I Haven't Read Yet - 01:03:11 The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis - 01:03:30 On Beauty by Zadie Smith - 01:05:03 Real Life by Brandon Taylor - 01:07:56 My Education by Susan Choi - 01:09:08 Conclusion - 01:10:48 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today, we will be discussing the books I read in March 2022. All of them were books by women. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby - 00:02:35  Link to A Few Normal Things That Happen A Lot All The Ugly And Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood - 00:10:36 We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson - 00:20:07 Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates - 00:24:02 There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins - 00:28:17 The Power by Naomi Alderman - 00:31:23 Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby - 00:42:01 Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka - 00:46:52 Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West - 00:53:01 Conclusion - 00:55:41 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today, in part 2 of this 2-parter, we will be discussing the new book releases from the first quarter (January, February, and March) of 2022. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 February New Book Releases - 00:03:11 February 1 New Book Releases - 00:03:11 Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson - 00:03:11 The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson - 00:05:26 Other People's Clothes by Calla Henkel - 00:08:18 Influence Is Your Superpower by Zoe Chance - 00:10:41 February 8 New Book Releases - 00:13:14 A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp - 00:13:14 Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors - 00:16:18 Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow - 00:18:58 February 15 New Book Releases - 00:21:48 The Selfless Act of Breathing by JJ Bola - 00:21:48 Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James - 00:24:47 The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund - 00:27:54 February 22 New Book Releases - 00:30:16 Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin - 00:30:16 Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett - 00:32:26 March New Book Releases - 00:34:26 March 8 New Book Releases - 00:34:26 Girls Can Kiss Now: Essays by Jill Gutowitz - 00:34:26 Good Intentions by Kasim Ali - 00:37:38 March 15 New Book Releases - 00:40:39 Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It's Different Than You Think) by Reshma Saujani - 00:40:39 When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo - 00:44:34 March 22 New Book Releases - 00:47:42 All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep by Andre Henry - 00:47:42 Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou - 00:50:42 March 29 New Book Releases - 00:54:29 Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses by Sarah Fay - 00:54:29 Conclusion - 00:57:27 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today is part 1 of a 2-parter in which we will be discussing the new book releases from the first quarter (January, February, and March) of 2022. View the full show notes Download the transcript for today's episode Subscribe to the newsletter Follow me on Instagram @kariwiththebooks Follow me on Twitter @k_withthebooks For my full discussion of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, listen to this episode For my full discussion of Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades, listen to this episode Episode Outline + Timestamps Introduction - 00:00:00 January New Book Releases - 00:03:16 January 4 New Book Releases - 00:03:16 You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays by Zora Neale Hurston & Henry Louis Gates - 00:03:21 Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho - 00:05:49 No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib - 00:09:22 Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman - 00:12:33 Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children #7) by Seanan McGuire - 00:15:25 Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol - 00:17:59 Midlife Bites: Anyone Else Falling Apart, Or Is It Just Me? by Jen Mann - 00:19:50 Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades - 00:22:44 Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez - 00:25:45 January 11 New Book Releases - 00:28:17 To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara - 00:28:34 Wahala by Nikki May - 00:31:18 Just Like The Other Girls by Claire Douglas - 00:33:40 A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf - 00:35:44 My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakamura and translated by Sam Bett - 00:37:51 January 18 New Book Releases - 00:39:47 The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard - 00:40:17 Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang - 00:42:29 January 25 New Book Releases - 00:45:10 South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry - 00:45:19 Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka - 00:48:54 Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy by Whitney Goodman - 00:52:02 February New Book Releases - 00:54:25 February 1 New Book Releases - 00:56:14 Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen - 00:56:20 Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black - 00:59:47 When a Killer Calls by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker - 01:01:51 Conclusion - 01:05:24 Any/all of the links provided are affiliate links from which I receive a small commission from sales of certain items. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Today we are going to be talking about the worst, or the most disappointing, books that I read in 2021. So if you're interested in hearing more about that, stay right where you are. Episode Outline + Timestamps: Intro — 00:00:00 Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney — 00:02:49 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind — 00:07:26 Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow — 00:11:32 Karina’s Review Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll — 00:16:14 Karina’s Review Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage — 00:24:27 Karina’s Review Conclusion — 00:32:37 For more information, check out today’s article. Download the transcript for today’s episode. Sign up for the newsletter. Disclaimer: kari with the books is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, kari with the books earns from qualifying purchases.