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Reader's Forecast

Sam Vacik

What's on the horizon this week at our local bookstores? Don't have time to shop yourself for delicious new reads? Looking for new books to help you relax and enjoy a story or new topic?

In Reader's Forecast, host Sam Vacik helps you to save time book shopping on the go, resting after a busy day, or otherwise looking for new reading material. The host invites you to take a look at new book releases in a wide variety of genres, authors (both new and established), subjects, and more. Sam introduces each author, narrates 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 next sunny beach read, Reader's Forecast has got you covered. So click 'play' to find your next book.

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Episodes

32 episodes

  1. Halloween Special 2026 (Public Bonus 1 - PB1) 24:46
  2. The Unlikely Dead in a Splintered Existence 31:14
  3. What Forest Devour, We Surrender 26:45
  4. Only Fools Break into the Twilight Zone 31:57
  5. Fail Sings the Fair Banshee 31:31
  6. Alternative Realities and the Rock that Saved Them! 28:50
  7. Fallow By Any Other Proof 26:17
  8. Leaving the Library in Love 26:28
  9. The Official Barman's Guide to Body Language 27:27
  10. Food Doesn't Time Travel Well 26:42
  11. Tangled Histories, and Where to Fantasize Them! 28:40
  12. Curiosity Killed the Crime Writer 25:54
  13. Make Nice, Not Heist! 26:37
  14. Apocalyptically Cozy 23:08
  15. Smart Moss Seeks Timely Eyre 21:19
  16. 6 Summer Drenching Debuts 25:08
  17. Fast and Ficticious 27:48
  18. Multi-Flavored SciScream 29:34
  19. Comedy, Dramedy, Romedy 30:03
  20. Horrorably Romantic 31:08
  21. Swearing Warblers Don’t Say, “Aloha” 27:17
  22. Two Debut Thunder Catchers 24:46
  23. Rain, Sun, and a Little Ectoplasm 29:48
  24. April Showers Bring Queer Flowers 27:29
  25. Space Spy Meets Faerie Anthropologist! 25:00
  26. Cozy Fiction with a Drop of Horror 33:21
  27. Four Debuts and a Bestseller! 30:16
  28. Science Fantasy = SciFa? 32:23
  29. Horrors, Thrillers, and ... Romance? 23:53
  30. Storms Yield to Sunlight 24:30
  31. Historical or Fictional? 24:54
  32. Variety OMG (Wk 2 Mar 2026) 27:44