{"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":"Victoria Lavine on Her Best Enemies-to-Lovers Yet | RomCom Recs","slug":"victoria-lavine-on-her-best-enemies-to-lovers-yet-romcom-recs","published_at":"2026-07-20T16:30:00+00:00","page_url":"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","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/12ccc86a-cacb-437e-8f2a-9b88e7e8854e.mp3","summary":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Victoria Lavine joins us to talk enemies-to-lovers banter, writing wedding chaos, and the funniest, freshest romance reads on her TBR. Victoria Lavine, author of Any Trope But You and the upcoming Not That Kind of Proposal , sits down to talk about crafting high-stakes rom-coms, why banter is her favorite thing to write, and the books that made her cackle out loud this year. If you love enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, and grumpy-meets-sunshine energy, this episode is for you. 📚 Books Mentioned Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Alaska-set, Enemies-to-Lovers Not That Kind of Proposal by Victoria Lavine — Buy on Amazon | Romance / Rom-Com, Enemies-to-Lovers, Forced Proximity Let's Kiss and Tell by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance It's Different This Time by Joss Richards — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Second Chance Pot Shot by Laura Piper Lee — Buy on Amazon | Romance, Humor Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox — Buy on Amazon | Paranormal Romance, Humor ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Welcome + intro to Victoria Lavine [01:00] Life in Maine, escaping mud season [02:00] Growing up in Alaska and its influence on her debut [03:00] Any Trope But You — the retreat, the grumpy hero, writing it fast [04:00] Not That Kind of Proposal — premise: wedding planner vs. divorce lawyer [06:00] Researching wedding planning for the book [08:00] Favorite part of writing: the banter between enemies-to-lovers leads [10:00] Let's Kiss and Tell and It's Different This Time by Joss Richards [12:00] Potshot by Laura Piper Lee [13:00] Succubus: A Love Story by Kate Fox [15:00] Where to find Victoria online Join the Conversation Subscribe to our…","meta_description":"This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Rom-com author Victoria Lavine joins us to talk ene…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":954,"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/victoria-lavine-on-her-best-enemies-to-lovers-yet-romcom-recs/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/victoria-lavine-on-her-best-enemies-to-lovers-yet-romcom-recs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}