The Dust Jacket Podcast
1) Sky Daddy, by Kate Folk
Special guest Jules returns to talk about Sky Daddy with us. This is a truly weird novel about a woman with a sexual fixation on planes, who wants to "marry" one by dying in a plane crash. Warning: T...Show More
2) Slewfoot, by Brom
Happy Halloween! For the end of Spooktober, we're talking about the cult hit Slewfoot, by Brom. We discuss why Puritans make great horror villains, why this book is actually two books, and the power a...Show More
3) Play Nice, by Rachel Harrison
We talk about a haunted house book that just got published, Play Nice, by Rachel Harrison. It features an interesting premise, but we didn't care much for the execution... Spoilers from 17 minutes in
4) The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward
We discuss the very popular horror novel The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward. Controversially, we didn't like it much... Spoilers from 15 minutes in, and these are very real, will-spoi...Show More
5) The Frequency of Living Things, by Nick Fuller Googins
This week we're talking about The Frequency of Living Things, and for the first time ever, we have the author on to discuss his book with us! Nick Fuller Googins shares stories about the ins and outs ...Show More
6) Tender Is the Flesh, by Agustina Bazterrica
To kick off Halloween month, we're reading the disgusting horror novel Tender Is the Flesh, by Argentinian author Agustina Bazterrica. Warning: this book is about cannibalism, and our discussion of i...Show More
7) Sunrise on the Reaping, by Suzanne Collins
We discuss the Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, which depicts Haymitch's Hunger Games. How does it hold up next to other Hunger Games books and next to other dystopian YA books? Spoilers ...Show More
8) The Compound, by Aisling Rawle
We bring in our Irish friends, RóisÃn and Claire, to help us discuss Aisling Rawle's The Compound. Billed as "Love Island meets Lord of the Flies," The Compound deals with a vacuous main character on ...Show More
9) The Widows of Malabar Hill, by Sujata Massey
We discuss the first in a series of historical mysteries set in 1920s India. Somehow no spoilers?
10) The Tainted Cup, by Robert Jackson Bennett
Our friend Caleb joins us to talk about the fantasy/mystery crossover, The Tainted Cup, which is basically Sherlock Holmes with kaiju. We talk about what kaiju are, why more fantasies (and mysteries)...Show More