
The First Heretic
Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we are joined by all things Warhammer 40K expert Kris to discuss The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, a foundational text in the 40k lore, and a classic of the military sci-f

Hosted by StrayReadsPodcast · 🇺🇸 us · EN · 27 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
A Monthly Book Podcast in which Sol (She/Them), Sergio (He/Them) & guests discuss a different book each month! Read On!Reach us at strayreadspodcast@gmail.com
StrayReadsPodcast hosts Stray Reads, a arts show with 27 episodes published.

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we are joined by all things Warhammer 40K expert Kris to discuss The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, a foundational text in the 40k lore, and a classic of the military sci-f

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, another reimagining of a classic fairy tale! Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have any questions or

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, a murder mystery set in a pretty weird house. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have a

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko, a standalone novel set in the author's Raybearer universe. Join us as we talk about what books we've read recently, and litt

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones, a standalone supernatural, kind-of-period mystery novel. Join us as we talk about what books we've read recently, the video g

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, the first book in his very popular Southern Reach trilogy. Join us as we talk about what books we've read recently, biological weirdness

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we are joined by our guest Brandon to discuss The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka, the third book in his assassin's series of darkly humorous thrillers. No previous knowledge of the series

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The City in Glass by Nghi Vo, her most recent fantasy novella about dealing with devastating loss and a troubled relationship between a demon and an angel. Find Sergio a

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, a genre-defining gothic horror ghost story. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have any

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, a fantasy heist novel starring a bunch of hyper competent, handsome teenagers who can't for the life of them talk about how deeply in love

Content Warnings for this episode's main section (starts at 43:00): sexual abuse, adult/minor relationship, pedophilia, racism. Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Fledgling by Octavia Butler, a present da

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo, a historical fantasy about a grieving mother on a quest for vengeance, and a detective obsessed with fox spirits. Find Sergio at @fireblend

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, a real pirate classic. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have any questions or comments, fe

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Night Shift by Stephen King, a real grab bag of short horror (and horror adjacent) fiction. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have any

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones, a short horror novella. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @strayreadspod. If you have any questions or comments

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, a very loose retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale with a lot of moving parts. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and the podcast at @stray

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Apologies for the late episode, but we had to figure out some logistics going forward. Please enjoy the episode

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Translation State by Ann Leckie, a sci-fi novel that sets out to explore topics of identity, relationships and belonging situated in Leckie's Imperial Radch literary uni

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss The Dark Half, Stephen King's 1989 novel about an author whose pseudonym alter-ego comes to life to haunt him and the people close to him. Find Sergio at @fireblend, and

Welcome to Stray Reads! In this episode we discuss Good Omens, a very well known urban fantasy book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, which was turned into a successful TV adaptation not too long ago. Find Sergio at @f
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.








Stray Reads has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their arts audience.
Stray Reads is hosted by StrayReadsPodcast. The show is categorised under arts (books) and has published 27 episodes.
Stray Reads has published 27 episodes.
Stray Reads regularly covers arts, books. It sits in the arts category, with a books focus.
Stray Reads is accessible for guests with genuine arts expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
Stray Reads hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of Stray Reads average 78 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
Our data rates Stray Reads's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched 7 days ago.