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Reader's Forecast

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About this podcast

What's on the horizon this week at our local bookstores? In Reader's Forecast, host Sam Vacik invites you to take a look at new releases in a wide variety of genres, authors (both new and established), subjects, and more. Sam introduces each author, reads the back cover, and makes note of a smattering of book reviews. Whether you're a daring bookchaser or just on the watch for your sunny beach read, Reader's Forecast has got you covered. So click 'play' to find your next book.

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Recent episodes

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Horrorably Romantic

May 29, 202631mEp. 13S2026

Frigid horror freezes the beginning of the week but gives way to two sci-fi novels. Though, one requires you to be up to date on your spy craft while the other features a cyborg dog with a smart mouth. There’s fantastica

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Swearing Warblers Don’t Say, “Aloha”

May 22, 202627mEp. 12S2026

Summer may not be the time of ghostly humans outside October, but it’s perfect for ghostly horses with all that heat outside. Perhaps, New York City brings to mind swearing people, but apparently, warblers are just as li

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Two Debut Thunder Catchers

May 18, 202624mEp. 11S2026

High temperature thrills and change crash out early in the week, giving way to the coldness of a space opera, but not to worry, as warmth returns with romantasy and a genre-questioning new fiction novel from a debut auth

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Rain, Sun, and a Little Ectoplasm

May 10, 202629mEp. 10S2026

Grab your umbrellas, weather radios, and ghost traps because, not only is there a deluge headed our way in this forecast, there is a ghost haunting us. Ghost author or ghost writer? Perhaps it’s better not to ask it as i

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April Showers Bring Queer Flowers

May 1, 202627mEp. 9S2026

Spring ushers in new flowers — queerly growing from books! If that isn’t strange enough, there is a science fiction novel that goes off all dystopian on this couple of 40 years partnered and a humorous lit fit will drop

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Space Spy Meets Faerie Anthropologist!

Apr 23, 202625mEp. 8S2026

A space spy, a food journalist, and a faerie anthropologist walk into a bar… is probably not a good joke to be telling, but it makes for a heck of a hook! Where space operas, romantasies, and beachie murder mysteries col

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Cozy Fiction with a Drop of Horror

Apr 17, 202633mEp. 7S2026

Cozy romantasy, curious historical fiction, and humorous litfic ring in the new week, but trouble brews as the week gives way to a book storm steeped with mystery, horror, and dual-timeline fantasy novels! Will our heroe

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Four Debuts and a Bestseller!

Apr 10, 202630mEp. 6S2026

Tumbling into this week’s Reader’s Forecast arrives four debut authors amidst bestsellers! Whether the book is being beset by book witches in a fantasy, exploring the sadness of small appliances, or subtly folding space,

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Science Fantasy = SciFa?

Apr 3, 202632mEp. 5S2026

Do you enjoy the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and history? Have you ever read a novel where these genres blend together? There’s a new book out this week that blends all three, which perhaps should be call Histori

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Horrors, Thrillers, and ... Romance?

Mar 26, 202623mEp. 4S2026

Every so often there is a week filled with horror… novels, that is! For our horror, thriller, and suspense enthusiasts out there, this week is full of interesting thrills, but don’t take my word for it. Check out this we

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Storms Yield to Sunlight

Mar 19, 202624mEp. 3S2026

Get ready for a turbulent week as this week’s Reader’s Forecast features a week starting with dark and deep nonfiction, eventually giving way to sunny, warm literary fiction. This week’s got a book for all, whether you’r

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Historical or Fictional?

Mar 11, 202624mEp. 2S2026

Let’s play a game: Historical or Fictional! What is the genre of each of this week's new releases? Take a guess and listen in as the host reads 7 newly released book covers front-to-back to find out. Who knows? You may d

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Variety OMG (Wk 2 Mar 2026)

Mar 6, 202627mEp. 1S2026

Variety, genres, and authors — oh my! This week’s episode features 8 must-read books ranging from fantasy to history, from established to debut authors. Stay tuned for an exploration of books taking us where no one has r

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