# What to Read Next — Book Recommendations for Romance, Thrillers & Escape Reads

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Author: Laura R Yamin
Episodes: 928

## Resource

You know you want to read. You just don't know what. What to Read Next is the podcast for readers who love romance, thrillers, and women's fiction — and spend more time staring at their TBR than actually reading it. I'm Laura, and twice a week I bring you book recommendations built around one thing: how you actually feel right now. Not what's new. Not what's trending. The right book for this exact mood, this exact moment, this exact week of your life. Some weeks that means asking an author what they read for joy — not what they wrote, but what they reach for when they need to escape. Their answer is always your next discovery. Some weeks it means me telling you exactly what I read, what stayed with me, what I DNF'd at 40% and why, and which one I'd press into your hands right now if we were having coffee. Romance across every subgenre. Psychological thrillers. Beach reads with actual substance. Women's fiction that makes you feel seen. The books that give you the escape you came for — and a few that'll quietly change how you see things too. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday. The Reading Receipt — my weekly reading log — drops every Thursday on Substack. Start anywhere. The r…

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## Episodes
- [Kelly Creagh on Her Grim Reaper Rom-Com](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/kelly-creagh-on-her-grim-reaper-rom-com) — 2026-07-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [A Debut Romance That Asks: What Would You Erase? | The Good Parts by Evann Normandin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/a-debut-romance-that-asks-what-would-you-erase-the-good-parts-by-evann-normandin) — 2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [Victoria Lavine on Her Best Enemies-to-Lovers Yet | RomCom Recs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/victoria-lavine-on-her-best-enemies-to-lovers-yet-romcom-recs) — 2026-07-20T16:30:00+00:00
- [What Elin Hilderbrand Book Should You Read Next?  | Friday Night Readers Crossover](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover) — 2026-07-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [Chelsea Curto on Going From Flight Attendant to Bestselling Author](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/chelsea-curto-on-going-from-flight-attendant-to-bestselling-author) — 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [Manga & Graphic Novels You Need to Read | Coming out Perfect by Richard Mercado](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/manga-graphic-novels-you-need-to-read-coming-out-perfect-by-richard-mercado) — 2026-07-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sci-Fi Romance Recs With Formula Zero's Author Meredith Lanzen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/sci-fi-romance-recs-with-formula-zero-s-author-meredith-lanzen) — 2026-07-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lindsay Hameroff on Writing Rom-Coms & Second Chances](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/lindsay-hameroff-on-writing-rom-coms-second-chances) — 2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [7 Books to Read If You're Obsessed With Love Island](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/7-books-to-read-if-you-re-obsessed-with-love-island) — 2026-07-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [Mystery Rom-Coms, Jersey Shore Murder & the Millennial Mystery Trend | Liz Lawson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/mystery-rom-coms-jersey-shore-murder-the-millennial-mystery-trend-liz-lawson) — 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [Book Club Fiction, Cozy Mysteries & Summer Rom-Coms With Bookish AF](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/book-club-fiction-cozy-mysteries-summer-rom-coms-with-bookish-af) — 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
- [Chase Me If You Can: A Storm-Chasing Debut + 4 Romance Recs with Heather Frances](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/chase-me-if-you-can-a-storm-chasing-debut-4-romance-recs-with-heather-frances) — 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [Fake NOT Dating: A Bollywood-Inspired Romcom Debut |  Lavanya Lakshmi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/fake-not-dating-a-bollywood-inspired-romcom-debut-lavanya-lakshmi) — 2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [Sun-Drenched Thrills: A New Summer Mystery + 4 More Reads You Need | Jaclyn Goldis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/sun-drenched-thrills-a-new-summer-mystery-4-more-reads-you-need-jaclyn-goldis) — 2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Democracy in Retrograde: Civics Tips That Don't Make You Spiral  | Non-Fiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/democracy-in-retrograde-civics-tips-that-don-t-make-you-spiral-non-fiction) — 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [YA Historical Fiction That Adults Need to Read Right Now with Karyn Parsons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/ya-historical-fiction-that-adults-need-to-read-right-now-with-karyn-parsons) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Game Set Match: The Tennis Romance You Need to Read with Jennifer Iacopelli](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/game-set-match-the-tennis-romance-you-need-to-read-with-jennifer-iacopelli) — 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00
- [A Debut Romance Set at the US Open You Need to Read | The Open Era by Edward Schmit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/a-debut-romance-set-at-the-us-open-you-need-to-read-the-open-era-by-edward-schmit) — 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
- [The YA Authors Writing Adult Books You'll Obsess Over](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/the-ya-authors-writing-adult-books-you-ll-obsess-over) — 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [She Wrote Her Debut at 18 — Now It's a Viral Romantasy Series | Powerless by Lauren Roberts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/she-wrote-her-debut-at-18-now-it-s-a-viral-romantasy-series-powerless-by-lauren-roberts) — 2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [Quit Your Job & Open a Bookshop: 3 Reads You'll Love  | Reads with Alicia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/quit-your-job-open-a-bookshop-3-reads-you-ll-love-reads-with-alicia) — 2026-05-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [Billionaire, Secret Societies & Spicy Romance with Ava Rani](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/billionaire-secret-societies-spicy-romance-with-ava-rani) — 2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Femme Feral: When Midlife Rage Turns You Into a Werewolf with Sam Beckbessinger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/femme-feral-when-midlife-rage-turns-you-into-a-werewolf-with-sam-beckbessinger) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [Speak Now: The Queer Audio Rom-Com You Need to Hear | Author Interview with Ash Perez](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/speak-now-the-queer-audio-rom-com-you-need-to-hear-author-interview-with-ash-perez) — 2026-05-07T10:00:00+00:00
- [Agatha Christie's Housekeeper Solves Murders? | Colleen Cambridge/Gleason: Historical Mystery Author Interview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview) — 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [Beyond Bridgerton: Classic Historical Romance Hidden Gems | The Duke by Anna Cowan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/beyond-bridgerton-classic-historical-romance-hidden-gems-the-duke-by-anna-cowan) — 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
- [Why Locked-Room Mysteries Still Work with Molly Harper  | Millennial Murder Mysteries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/why-locked-room-mysteries-still-work-with-molly-harper-millennial-murder-mysteries) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Cannes, Murder & Secrets: A Summer Thriller  | We Will Never Tell by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/cannes-murder-secrets-a-summer-thriller-we-will-never-tell-by-anne-sophie-jouhanneau) — 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
- [Messy Wedding Rom-Coms You’ll Love  | Save the Date by Mallory Kass/Kass Morgan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/messy-wedding-rom-coms-you-ll-love-save-the-date-by-mallory-kass-kass-morgan) — 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Angsty Romance You Need This Year | The Write Off by Kara McDowell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/the-angsty-romance-you-need-this-year-the-write-off-by-kara-mcdowell) — 2026-04-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [32 Books Later… My Best & Worst Reads of 2026 so far!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/32-books-later-my-best-worst-reads-of-2026-so-far) — 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00
- [Inside The Paris Match with Kate Clayborn | Contemporary Romance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/inside-the-paris-match-with-kate-clayborn-contemporary-romance) — 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [Magical Forest Fantasy Books with Love Stories with Elly Blake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/magical-forest-fantasy-books-with-love-stories-with-elly-blake) — 2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [Graphic Novels for Beginners (Start Here) with Sophia Glock](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/graphic-novels-for-beginners-start-here-with-sophia-glock) — 2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [From Reading Slump to 200 Books a Year with Nathalie Canadas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/from-reading-slump-to-200-books-a-year-with-nathalie-canadas) — 2026-03-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [Romance, Sisterhood and How Simi Got Her Groom Back with Sonali Dev](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/romance-sisterhood-and-how-simi-got-her-groom-back-with-sonali-dev) — 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [STEM Romance and the Chaos of Academia | Love and Other Brain Experiments byHannah Brohm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/stem-romance-and-the-chaos-of-academia-love-and-other-brain-experiments-byhannah-brohm) — 2026-03-13T10:00:00+00:00
- [Spy Romance Meets Cozy Mystery: The Gabby Green Series by Sam Tschida](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/spy-romance-meets-cozy-mystery-the-gabby-green-series-by-sam-tschida) — 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00
- [A Slasher Rom-Com? Inside How to Kill a Guy in 10 Dates by Shailee Thompson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/a-slasher-rom-com-inside-how-to-kill-a-guy-in-10-dates-by-shailee-thompson) — 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Slow Burn Celebrity Romance You Need | Star Shipped Cat Sebastian](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/the-slow-burn-celebrity-romance-you-need-star-shipped-cat-sebastian) — 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00
- [Book Bans in 1915? The Story Behind It | The Sisters of Book Row by Shelley Noble](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/book-bans-in-1915-the-story-behind-it-the-sisters-of-book-row-by-shelley-noble) — 2026-03-04T10:00:00+00:00
- [Megachurch Drama Meets MomTok Energy | Too Blessed to Stress by Alli Hoff Kosik](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/megachurch-drama-meets-momtok-energy-too-blessed-to-stress-by-alli-hoff-kosik) — 2026-03-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [A Love Letter to Sapphic Romance and Live Theater with Amy Spalding | Celebrity RomCom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/a-love-letter-to-sapphic-romance-and-live-theater-with-amy-spalding-celebrity-romcom) — 2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Sex Lessons Trope — Done Right  | A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/the-sex-lessons-trope-done-right-a-little-buzzed-by-alys-murray) — 2026-02-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Can a Serial Killer Be “Cozy”? Dark Comedy Meets Cozy Mystery | Fergus Craig](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/can-a-serial-killer-be-cozy-dark-comedy-meets-cozy-mystery-fergus-craig) — 2026-02-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Writing Romance from Venezuela with Maria José Morillo  |  Celebrity RomCom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/writing-romance-from-venezuela-with-maria-jos-morillo-celebrity-romcom) — 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00
- [Buffy Meets Dark Academia: Inside Half City with Kate Golden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/buffy-meets-dark-academia-inside-half-city-with-kate-golden) — 2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00

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