{"podcast":{"title":"What to Read Next — Book Recommendations for Romance, Thrillers & Escape Reads","slug":"what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873","podcast_index_feed_id":9873,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/whattoreadnext/","website_url":"http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f7acd6df-7bd5-4b9f-bdcd-cc1c6c790629/4osSDj37v6rAcBIBBysi07ET.png","author":"Laura R Yamin","episode_count":928,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:17:08.396085+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873"},"episode":{"title":"A Debut Romance That Asks: What Would You Erase? | The Good Parts by Evann Normandin","slug":"a-debut-romance-that-asks-what-would-you-erase-the-good-parts-by-evann-normandin","published_at":"2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873","url":"http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/51c9bac8-0845-4fa6-8ec9-9cd3506dff26.mp3","summary":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Can you imagine erasing your worst memory — even if it meant erasing the people in it too? Debut author Evann Normandin joins us to talk about her stunning new dual-timeline novel, The Good Parts . In this episode, Evann shares her long road to publication, the musical that inspired her book's structure, and why she believes The Good Parts was always meant to be her debut. We also dig into her book club-ready recommendations for readers who love a powerful \"what if\" premise, propulsive second-chance romance, and stories that leave you thinking about what a happy ending really means. 📚 Books Mentioned The Good Parts by Evann Normandin — Buy on Amazon | Speculative Romance, Book Club Fiction In Five Years by Rebecca Serle — Buy on Amazon | Contemporary/Romance, Book Club Fiction The Measure by Nikki Erlick — Buy on Amazon | Speculative Fiction, Book Club Fiction Every Version of You by Natalie Messier — Buy on Amazon | Second Chance Romance ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Welcome & intro to Evann Normandin [00:01] Evann's day job in educational publishing [00:02] The path to debut: earlier books that didn't sell [00:04] Signing with agent Michelle Wolfson & landing the book deal [00:05] Elevator pitch: the dual past/present timeline structure [00:06] How the musical The Last Five Years inspired the format [00:07] Plotting vs. pantsing — how much was mapped out in advance [00:09] The full elevator pitch: Rose, Landon, and the memory-erasing pill [00:10] The ethical questions that make it a great book club pick [00:12] Evann's reading life & recommendations begin [00:12] In Five Years by Rebecca Serle [00:14] The Measure by Nikki Erlick [00:15] Every Version of You by N…","meta_description":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. 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