Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss some mystery and thriller recommendations for the 2026 Read Harder Challenge!

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Things Discussed

• God of the Woods - Liz Moore - next book club read! - March 6th
• Read Harder Challenge 2026

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Books Discussed

• 22) Nonviolent True Crime: The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy - Paige Williams
• 17) Cults: Kismet - Amina Akhtar
• 6) Read a gothic novel published in the last ten years - The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story - Olga Tokarczuk, Translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
• 21) Read a genre (SFF, horror, mystery, romance) book in translation - Death Takes Me - Cristina Rivera Garza, Translated by Robin Myers and Sarah Booker
• My Husband’s Wife - Alice Feeney (January 20th)
• On Sundays She Picked Flowers - Yah-Yah Scholfield (Jan 27th)

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