A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

YESTERYEAR Book Club (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! We are BACK! I know, I know. It’s been a crazy long time since you’ve heard from us. Lots of Life Stuff happened, and we had to take an unscheduled break from the podcast. But, like I said: Kait and I are back, and we’re excited to finish up 2026 with a few more book club episodes, including a December episode where we’ll read… Christmas horror. Yeah. I’m stoked. For this October 2026 episode, we...

HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

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 supernatural horror novel How to Fake a Haunting by Christa Carmen.   What’s this episode about? I can’t believe it, you guys – but Kait and I both really liked How to Fake a Haunting. I thought we’d have to read further into the new season to find a book we  agree on, but Christa Carmen’s unique...

STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND (Dark Side of the Word Podcast)

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 psychological thriller novel Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent. After throwing her father’s corpse into the family trash incinerator, Sally Diamond doesn’t understand why her neighbors are treating her weirdly. But, it's fine; she's used to be on her own, and she has memories of her dad to keep her...

Dark Side of the Word: A Dark Book Podcast

Yup: the unthinkable has happened. I, the woman who hates the sound of her own voice, am co-hosting a book podcast. I've been writing about books for years; now, I'm talking about them, too. If you have a burning desire to hear what my voice sounds like -- and to find out what books you should and shouldn't read -- come listen to me and my critique partner, Kait, on Dark Side of the Word: Podcast.   What kind of books do we talk about? In...