{"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":"Agatha Christie's Housekeeper Solves Murders? | Colleen Cambridge/Gleason: Historical Mystery Author Interview","slug":"agatha-christie-s-housekeeper-solves-murders-colleen-cambridge-gleason-historical-mystery-author-interview","published_at":"2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","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/aae478c9-a3dd-46f6-a6bf-1ac075644e4b.mp3","summary":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. She writes historical mysteries set in post-war Paris, Civil War Washington DC, 1930s England, AND Victorian London — and somehow, Colleen Gleason/Cambridge makes every single era feel like home. In this episode, Laura sits down with bestselling author Colleen Gleason (also writing as Colleen Cambridge) to talk about her four historical mystery series, what makes amateur sleuths compelling, why post-war Paris is basically its own character, and how Agatha Christie's housekeeper ended up solving murders. If you love richly atmospheric historical mysteries with a romantic thread, strong female leads, and satisfying endings — this one is for you. 📚 Books Mentioned The Spirit of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge — Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery | An American in Paris Mysteries #4 Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge — Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Agatha Christie-inspired | Phyllida Bright Mysteries #1 Lady Darling Inquires After a Killer by Colleen Gleason — Buy on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Victorian | Lady Darling Mysteries #1 Lady Darling Vexes a Villain by Colleen Gleason — Pre-order on Amazon | Historical Mystery, Victorian | Lady Darling Mysteries #2 Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor — Buy on Amazon | Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Humorous | Chronicles of St. Mary's #1 A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers — Buy on Amazon | Hope Punk, Literary Science Fiction The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman — Buy on Amazon | Cozy Mystery | Thursday Murder Club #1 The Last Beekeeper by Julie Carrick Dalton — Buy on Amazon | Literary Fiction, Dystopian, Nature The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap — Buy on Amazon | Historical G…","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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