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CBTB's Weekend Checklist - 9/22/18

September 22, 2018

Happy weekend, readers! It’s been a little while since I did a Weekend Checklist - so I’m rectifying that today! In this post, you’ll find all the crime fiction entertainment I’m recommending - and loving myself! - this weekend, including a “Weekend Binge-Read,” a true-crime podcast recommendation, a TV series, and more. Without further ado, let’s dive right in. Happy reading!

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CBTB's Weekend Checklist - 8/11/18

August 11, 2018

Happy weekend, readers! It’s rainy and thunderstorm-y in the city today, so I thought… why not use this morning to put together another Weekend Checklist? In this post, you’ll find all the crime fiction entertainment I’m recommending - and loving myself! - this weekend. Without further ado, let’s dive right in. Happy reading!

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In Weekend Checklist Tags Weekend Checklist, Agatha Christie, Caz Frear, Sweet Little Lies, Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn, Casefile, True Crime Podcast, Murder By the Book
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CBTB's Weekend Checklist - 6/9/18

June 9, 2018

Happy weekend, reader! I don't know about you, but I'm so ready to spend my weekend relaxing and immersing myself in all sorts of crime fiction (and true crime!) entertainment. In today's edition of my Weekend Checklist, I'm recommending a slightly-older (but no less worthy of devouring) weekend binge-read, my top two favorite true crime podcast episodes probably ever, a TV show I've been meaning to finish watching and am finally planning to find time for, and a whole lot more! Enjoy the weekend - and today's recommendations!

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In Weekend Checklist Tags Weekend Checklist, Weekend Reads, The Alienist, Caleb Carr, Rena Olsen, The Girl Before, Sword and Scale, Lying in Wait, Liz Nugent
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CBTB's Weekend Checklist - 5/25/18

May 24, 2018

Happy Friday, reader!! I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for this long weekend. I have a nice big TBR set to keep me company, and I’m so excited to dig into it! Today’s blog post is my second Weekend Checklist; I was thrilled by your response to my first-ever Checklist last week, and hope you’ll love this post, too! Read on for the crime fiction binge-reads and other crime-y entertainment I’m recommending for this Memorial Day weekend.

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In Weekend Checklist Tags Weekend Checklist, Emelie Schepp, Ruth Ware, The Death of Mrs Westaway, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, I Remember You, Marked for Life, Jana Berzelius, Mysterious Bookshop
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CBTB's Weekend Checklist - 5/19/18

May 19, 2018

Happy weekend, readers! I thought it might be fun to try something totally different today: a “Weekend Checklist,” aka the crime fiction (and other crime-y things!) that I’m recommending you check out this weekend. In this post you’ll find a weekend binge-read, a podcast recommendation, the crime TV show I’m watching, an independent bookstore to visit, and a whole lot more!

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In Weekend Checklist Tags Weekend Reads, Weekend Checklist, Agatha Christie, Harlan Coben, Dot Hutchison, Dirty John
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