This week, we're doing a deep dive into seven essential short story collections. We cover books that span the entire emotional spectrum: from Argentine gothic horror and Korean surrealism to sharp American satire and the most swoon-worthy love stories you've ever read. If you only listen to one episode about short stories, make it this one!

Non-Book Things

3rd Annual Ostomy Race for Awareness

28 Years Later

Books Mentioned

Exhaltations by Ted Chaing

The Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist

Short Story Collections:

Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariane Enrique

Out There by Katie Folk

The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans

The Rock Eaters by Brenda Peynado

Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Her Body and Other Parties by Her Body and Other Parties

Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

Book Club Pick!

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

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Gang, what a special episode for all this go round. We're celebrating our 50th episode!

In honor of that, we are revisiting our first episode where we discuss our Mt. Rushmore of books...and there have been changes!

Find out what they are and drop a note via email or on our Substack.

Non-Book Things

TruFru Snacks

Jerry's Lawn

Irish Works: Episode 39

Book Things

The Possession of Alba Diaz by Isabel Canas

The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Farrow - My playlist

Liz's Rushmore

Jerry's Rushmore

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Thanks so much for listening to I’d Read That!

We’d love to hear from you—your feedback, questions, and book suggestions help shape the show. Drop us a line anytime at idreadthat.podcast@gmail.com
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In this episode, we let ourselves gush over all things Riley Sager—the twists, the thrills, the atmosphere, and why his books are such addictive reads. From favorite characters to unforgettable reveals, we dig into what makes Sager’s work so compulsively bingeable and why we can’t stop coming back for more.

Non Book Things

America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys

Alien: Earth

Books Mentioned

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

Riley Sager books:

Middle of the Night

The Last Time I Lied

Lock Every Door

Home Before Dark

Final Girls

The House Across the Lake

With a Vengeance

Survive the Night

The Only One Left

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Thanks so much for listening to I’d Read That!

We’d love to hear from you—your feedback, questions, and book suggestions help shape the show. Drop us a line anytime at idreadthat.podcast@gmail.com
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It's hot. So hot.

July is a good time to reflect on 2025 so far and share some thoughts about how our reading journey is progressing.

Spoiler Alert, it's going great!

What are your favorite reads so far in 2025?

Non-Book Things

The Bear - Season 4 Trailer

Summer 5K Training

Book Things

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohammed

Mid-Year Highlights

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

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Thanks so much for listening to I’d Read That!

We’d love to hear from you—your feedback, questions, and book suggestions help shape the show. Drop us a line anytime at idreadthat.podcast@gmail.com
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In this special episode, we explore the Enneagram through the lens of literature—matching all 9 personality types with unforgettable characters and storylines that reflect their deepest motivations, struggles, and growth arcs. Whether you're a loyal Type 6, a passionate Type 4, or a driven Type 3, there’s a book on this list that will feel like it was written for you.

Non Book Things:

Lorde - "Shapeshifter"

Pink Pony Club - Kids Bop

Book Things

Caught Up by Navessa Allen

Love Theoretically by Ali Hazlewood

Enneagram Books

Take a free Enneagram Test

Type 1: The Reformer

• Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Type 2: The Helper

• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings

Type 3: The Achiever

• The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald

Type 4: The Individualist

• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Type 5: The Investigator

• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Type 6: The Loyalist

• The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Type 7: The Enthusiast

• Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Type 8: The Challenger

• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Type 9: The Peacemaker

• Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
• Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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In today's episode, Jerry & Liz discuss their next book club pick, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. But none of that seems so terrible when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister, Delilah, being pushed in front of a train.

Before fleeing the scene, the murderer shouted two words: bat eater.

We discuss all the gory details in this spoiler filled episode. There's a lot of blood and ghosts!!

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Hello, in today's episode Jerry breaks down his head cannon when reading a book. As a visual reader, he creates scenes, finds playlists, and more importantly casts the main characters with actors to play out the movie version in his head.

This creates a slow, but deeply immersive experience. Do you do this?

Someone give me the movie version of all my books!

Books Mentioned:

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

With a Vengeance by Riley Sager

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Murderbot by Martha Wells

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Misery by Stephen King

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

Non Book Things:

Lilo & Stitch

The Devil's Plan

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Well well well...

Today we discuss the bizarre, the confusing, and the unhinged. Some of the most memorable books we have read could be discussed as "What the F did I just read?" and we're here for it.

Books Mentioned:

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Unhinged: An Erotic Door Romance by Vera Valentine

Non-Book Things:

Hacks Season 4

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