{"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":"Lindsay Hameroff on Writing Rom-Coms & Second Chances","slug":"lindsay-hameroff-on-writing-rom-coms-second-chances","published_at":"2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/lindsay-hameroff-on-writing-rom-coms-second-chances","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/95f280e3-f8ed-4637-812e-26e933848940.mp3","summary":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Lindsay Hameroff joins us to talk Wegmans obsessions, writing her first single-mom heroine, and the books that turned her into a romance reader for life. Lindsay Hameroff — author of Till There Was You and Never Planned on You — stops by to talk about her new release Rewrite the Stars , a second-chance summer romance between a semi-retired actress and the sexy contractor renovating her lake house. We dig into why she writes '90s-and-2000s-style rom-coms, what it's like writing a neurodivergent-parenting storyline drawn from her own life, and her go-to recommendations for readers who want books that make them laugh and swoon — perfect for romance and rom-com fans looking for their next beachy, feel-good read. ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Welcome & intro to Lindsay Hameroff [00:30] Lindsay's background: teacher to full-time writer [02:00] Wegmans tangent + Alisha Rai's grocery-family series rec [04:00] From Stephen King to romance: Lindsay's reading journey [05:00] Writing humor during the pandemic, joining Twitter [07:00] Threads vs. Substack as writer communities [07:30] Deep dive: Rewrite the Stars — premise & single-mom heroine [08:30] Writing a neurodivergent-parenting storyline [10:00] Why it's the perfect summer/beach read [11:00] What Lindsay loves in rom-coms (needs to be funny!) [11:30] Rec: Red, White & Royal Blue [13:00] Rec: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde [15:00] Rec: Practice Makes Perfect [16:00] Rec: The Seven Year Slip [16:30] Rec: Happy Place (the \"controversial\" pick) [18:00] Rec: Married with Benefits [19:00] Where to find Lindsay online [19:30] Outro 📚 Books Mentioned Rewrite the Stars by Lindsay Hameroff — Buy on Amazon | Contempor…","meta_description":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Lindsay Hameroff joins us to talk We…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1191,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/episodes/lindsay-hameroff-on-writing-rom-coms-second-chances/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/lindsay-hameroff-on-writing-rom-coms-second-chances.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}