{"podcast":{"title":"The Spicy Librarian Podcast","slug":"the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840","podcast_index_feed_id":7659840,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/adminc8g/feed.xml","website_url":"https://adminc8g.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21919645/Podcast_1_brhao.png","author":"The Spicy Librarian","episode_count":24,"summary":"Dark romance, romantasy, and spicy reads - served with chaos, warmth, and absolutely zero filter. The Spicy Librarian Podcast is the dark romance and romantasy podcast for readers who love yapping about books just as much as reading them. Every Thursday, D and Katie bring you honest, unhinged, and genuinely obsessive conversations about the romance books everyone is talking about, the indie titles you need to add to your TBR immediately, and the ones that kept them up until 3am. From morally grey love interests to enemies-to-lovers slow burns, from sapphic romance to why choose - if it's spicy, if it's dark, if it has made at least one of them feral, it's on the pod. Plus, as the team behind Europe's biggest independent romance bookshop, D and Katie bring a perspective on the romance community that goes far deeper than just the books. Expect book club deep dives, author interviews with some of the biggest and most exciting names in dark romance and romantasy, unhinged games, hot takes, and the kind of honest book chat you only get from your most chaotic, well-read book besties. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe so you never miss a drop. Perfect for fans of: dark romance, roma…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T16:17:08.857713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840"},"episode":{"title":"Judging A Box By Its Cover","slug":"judging-a-box-by-its-cover","published_at":"2026-05-21T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840/judging-a-box-by-its-cover","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840","url":"https://adminc8g.podbean.com/e/judging-a-box-by-its-cover/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5kxyhtru7b9k2crj/19.mp3","summary":"We did it. Our very first Spicy Librarian subscription book box is here - and in this episode, we’re talking about ALL of it. We’re taking you behind the scenes of what went into creating this box, what we wanted it to represent, what’s inside, and why we chose _*What We Need *_ by Lizzie Stanley as our very first pick. This project means so much to us, and we wanted to properly share the thought, care and intention behind it. We also know there has been conversation around the box not being what some people expected. We’re addressing that openly, honestly and directly - because transparency matters to us, and so does our community. From the beginning, this box was designed to be a curated reading experience centred around exclusive content, community and discovering incredible romance stories, and we stand proudly by that vision. This episode is for everyone who received a box, everyone considering joining us in future, and everyone who wants to understand more about what we’re building with The Spicy Librarian. We see you, we appreciate you, and we’re so excited for what comes next. Books mentioned- The Stopover- TL Swan Nocticadia by Keri Lake The Long Game- Rachel Reid The Auction - Sadie Kincaid Starside- Alex Aster What We Need- Lizzie Stanley Perfect for fans of: Spicy Librarian podcast, book boxes, subscription boxes, Lizzie Stanley, What We Need, Wishbone Tattoos series, dark romance, BookTok, spicy books, book community, book unboxing, indie romance Subscribe, leave us a review — and if you got a box, we want to hear from you.","meta_description":"We did it. Our very first Spicy Librarian subscription book box is here - and in this episode, we’re talking about ALL of it. We’re taking you behind the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3148,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840/episodes/judging-a-box-by-its-cover/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spicy-librarian-podcast-7659840/judging-a-box-by-its-cover.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}