The One Where We Talk About Final Girls

Joe and Emma chat about the “final girl” trope and share some general book recommendations that everyone should read if they’re looking for a good “final girl” pick. They share their personal picks that touch on that trope. This episode is filled with book recommendations galore, but they also chat about Tuesday the 17th, Psych, the Y2K panic, Blockbuster, Stephen Graham Jones and his chat with Jill, and so much more.

Books mentioned in this episode:

General recs:

Final Girls by Riley Sager

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

Emma’s Picks: 

• Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
• The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
• The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
• My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
• In the Woods by Tana French **
• Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin

Joe’s Picks: 

• Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
• Survive the Night by Riley Sager
• A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
• The Counselors by Jessica Goodman
• The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan
• Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Novel Suspects article mentioned.

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace here.

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