Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! I’m thrilled to share with you that Kait and I interviewed award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo on Dark Side of the Word.
You may remember Cynthia from my book review of her novel, Forgotten Sisters, on the blog last year. This time, Kait and I read her newest release, Vanishing Daughters, a haunting and contemporary interpretation of Sleeping Beauty that blends together supernatural elements, elements of...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the slasher horror novel I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones.
I admired so much about I Was A Teenage Slasher. The story concept is brilliant, the humor is sharp and witty, the book’s unique setting of a rural West Texas town is practically its own character, and I love how the author tied everything...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix.
You know that Kait and I get excited whenever a new Grady Hendrix novel comes out, and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls did not disappoint! Well, mostly. While we don’t really feel that this book is horror, it sure was a damn good read. Here are the main...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! I’m thrilled to share with you that Kait and I interviewed author Allison Scott on Dark Side of the Word. You may remember Allison from when I posted a book review about her astrology guide, Decoding the Stars, on the blog. Both my and Kait's writing life were impacted by what we discovered about ourselves in Decoding the Stars, and we were so excited when Allison agreed to join us on the podcast for a little...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the space horror novel Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes.
No one’s more surprised than I about loving a space horror book. Ghost Station has opened up a whole new genre for me, and I am here for it. It’s just too bad this book had the exact opposite effect on Kait.
Join us as we discuss character development,...
Hello, my wonderful Tartlets! Welcome to 2025. I hope you all had a lovely and restful January to start the new year.
My 2025 posts won’t begin officially until next week, but I wanted to send out a newsletter. This is something new I’m trying on the blog. Lots of amazing writerly and bloggerly things happened to me in 2024, and I want to shout them from the rooftops.
About the A Well-Read Tart Newsletter
I try to keep my blog posts...
Happy holidays, my wonderful Tartlets!
I'm going to keep this holiday message short and sweet because, well, it's a busy time of year and we all have things to do.
I have had a YEAR, Tartlets. In a very, very good way. Lots of things happened in 2024 that were beyond my expectations and that boosted my blogging and writing career and confidence. I'm super pleased with how the past 12 months have gone. I'll share more about that in...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the sci-fi horror novel Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling.
Even though I hated the first 200 pages of Last to Leave the Room (the fifty-page rule doesn’t apply to book club picks), I ended up giving this book four stars. At least, until I talked to Kait about it.
In this episode, we explore themes of...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the dark historical romance novel Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas.
My biggest gripe with Vampires of El Norte is that it’s barely a horror novel. Although the story is billed as a supernatural thriller, the titular vampires take backseat to the star-crossed romance between separated-then-reunited...
Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the horror novel Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman.
While I wasn’t full-on freaked out by Incidents Around the House, there were more than a few moments in the book that were exceptionally creepy. Particularly one involving a toilet. Thanks so much, Malerman, for making me scared to use to the bathroom in...
