The Spicy Librarian Podcast

The Spicy Librarian
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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, romantasy, spicy books, BookTok, book club, enemies to lovers, why choose romance, indie romance authors, morally grey, slow burn, spicy romance podcast The Spicy Librarian Podcast - part of the Voices & Visuals network.

  1. 13 hr ago

    The £20 Book Boyfriend Draft: Five Men, One Roster & the Arc That Could Save Publishing — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    The rules are simple. You have £20. You need five book boyfriends. Every man on the market has a price tag and you have to build the best possible roster without going over budget. Easy. Completely straightforward. Nobody lost their mind at all. Drafting Zade from Haunting Adeline, Josh from Lights Out, and Acker from Metal Slinger ( the first book Katie ever spoiled, throwback) — who came all the way across the ocean for you, and we respect the commitment. Katie went for Ruhn from Crescent City, Xaden from Fourth Wing (Katie's roster, Katie's rules and Greyson from Daggermouth — masked man, awful in-laws, but somehow still a solid ten. Then we had to defend our rosters. You’re getting involved. The logistics of five men living with you were discussed in more depth than we anticipated, and the results were illuminating. But which house would you live in? Round two gave us a trope budget — enemies to lovers, forced proximity, one bed, taboo relationship, fake dating, accidental pregnancy, miscommunication, instalove, grumpy sunshine and second chance all hit the table — and from those picks we arced the next two New York Times bestseller and the return of Chad and Poppy. The publishing industry is not ready, and it’s welcome. Timestamps: 01:15 — Rules of the Draft 05:10 — The Draft Begins 26:33 — Roster Defence: The Logistics of Five Men 39:29 — Round Two: The Trope Budget 45:13 — Arcing the Next Bestseller: Chad, Poppy & the Book That Could Save Publishing   Books & Characters Referenced: Zade — Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton (dark romance, stalker romance) Josh — Lights Out by Navessa Allen (dark romance, masked MMC) Kingfisher — Quicksilver by Callie Hart (romantasy) Ruhn — Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas (romantasy) Vale — Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander (dark romance) Xaden — Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (romantasy, enemies to lovers) Rhysand — A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (romantasy, MaasVerse) Seven — White Rose Painted Red by Elena Lawson (dark romance, why choose, indie) Acker — Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider (dark romance) Greyson — Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe (dark romantasy, masked MMC) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to tell us who would be in your £20 roster. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  2. 1 Oct

    Spooky Season is Here: Gothic Reads, Our Fall TBR & Exciting Updates — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Spooky season has arrived and we here, at The Spicy Librarian, are not calm about it. This week we have exciting updates. As always, told here first, usually elaborated on, and most of the time Vickey doesn't need to cut out.  We're gearing up for our MaasVerse episode but before we do, our buddy reads this season are 24690 by A.A. Dark — the dark romance that the community cannot stop talking about; we're here to decide if it's warranted. Their Sunflower Girl by Amelia Lascaux, a fae pleasure house novella full of queer monster romance that is genuinely unlike anything else on our shelves, and The Lamb by Lucy Rose, the gothic folk horror about mothers, daughters and what lives in the woods that is already being talked about as one of the most unsettling debuts in years. Then we get into our go-to gothic, spooky and Ber reads, the ones we need you to read and the new ones making it onto our Fall TBR, . If your reading list is not sufficiently terrifying by the end of this episode, we have not done our jobs! 00:46 — Updates: Festival News & Why Thursday is the New Best Day of the Week 21:07 — Current Reading & The MaasVerse Deep Dive 30:20 — Our Fall TBR & Buddy Reads: 24690, Their Sunflower Girl & The Lamb 45:46 — Recommended Ber Reads: Gothic, Spooky & Vibe Picks for the Season Books Mentioned in This Episode: Home Before Dark — Riley Sager (thriller) The Only One Left — Riley Sager (thriller) You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn (indie contemporary) Spark of the Everflame — Penn Cole (romantasy, slow burn) Throne of Glass — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy) Crescent City — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy) A Court of Thorns and Roses — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy) A King of Flesh and Bone & A Queen of Rot and Ruin — Liv Zander (dark romance) 24690 — A.A. Dark (dark romance, taboo) Their Sunflower Girl: A Fae Pleasure House Novella — Amelia Lascaux (monster romance, queer romance) The Lamb — Lucy Rose (gothic horror, folk horror) One Dark Window — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy) The Knight and the Moth — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy) Nocticadia — Keri Lake (dark romance, gothic) Anathema — Keri Lake (dark romance, gothic) Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal) Crown Me Dead & Crown Me Yours — Liv Zander (dark romance) Summerween — Joss Wood (contemporary romance, spooky season Bewitched, Bespelled and Bedeviled — Laura Thalassa (paranormal romance) Ex Hex & The Kiss Curse — Erin Sterling (paranormal romance, witchy romance) Legacy of the Gods — Rina Kent (dark romance) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website, Instagram or sign up to the newsletter for all the updates. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  3. 24 Sept

    Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated: The Books We Need to Talk About — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is settling the score this week — which books deserve every bit of their hype, which ones we think the community has got wrong, and the criminally underrated reads that need to be on your TBR immediately. Dee and Katie are not holding back. The romance community loves hype. We love hype. But this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are asking the hard questions — does the hype hold up, and which books are being slept on while the algorithm screams about the same ten titles on repeat? Across dark romance, romantasy, contemporary and cosy romance, we are sorting our shelves into three categories — appropriately hyped, overhyped, and criminally underrated. We have a lot of feelings about all of it. From your classic, Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton and the LORDS series to hidden gems like the Blackwood Institute by J Rose, the Lovesick Duet by Effie Campbell, and 24690 by A.A. Dark. This is the episode that is going to completely reorganise your TBR. We're covering it all this week and hopefully shining a light on some hidden gems and giving credit to the ones we love for good reason. Whether you’re a dark, fantasy or contemporary girl, we guarantee you'll want to read at least one of these.  If you disagree with any of our verdicts, and you will, get in the comments. We are ready.   Timestamps- 03:09 — Dark Romance: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated 24:46 — Romantasy: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated 48:33 — Contemporary: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated 59:06 — Fluffy Reads: Hyped, Overhyped & Criminally Underrated   Books for this next week-  Dark Romance: Edge of Darkness Trilogy — Leigh Rivers (dark romance, enemies to lovers) Little Stranger — Leigh Rivers (dark romance, taboo) The L.O.R.D.S Series — Chantelle Tessier (dark romance, mafia) Into Darkness Series — Navessa Allen (dark romance) Hollow Boys — Monty Jay (dark romance) Haunting Adeline & Hunting Adeline — H.D. Carlton (dark romance, stalker romance) The Painted Sinners Series — Elena Lawson (dark romance, indie) North Shore Series — Lola King (dark romance, indie) Lovesick Duet — Effie Campbell (dark romance, contemporary) Blackwood Institute — J. Rose (dark romance, why choose) Collected Works — C.J. Riggs (erotic horror, dark romance) 24690 — A.A. Dark (dark romance, taboo) Romantasy: Dire Bound & Fury Bound — Sable Sorenson (romantasy, fae romance) One Dark Window & Two Twisted Crowns — Rachel Gillig (romantasy, dark fantasy) When the Moon Hatched — Sarah A. Parker (romantasy, slow burn) Kiss of the Basilisk & Between Two Kings — Lindsay Straube (romantasy) A Forbidden Alchemy — Stacey McEwan (romantasy, high fantasy) The Bloodwing Academy Series — Briar Boleyn (romantasy) Quicksilver — Callie Hart (romantasy, enemies to lovers) Daggermouth — H.M. Wolfe (dark romantasy, dystopian) The Games Gods Play — Abigail Owen (romantasy, Greek mythology) The Wolf King Series — Lauren Palphreyman (romantasy) City of Gods & Monsters — Kayla Edwards (romantasy, urban fantasy) Blood and Steel & Iron and Embers — Helen B. Scheuerer (romantasy, high fantasy) Crown me Dead / Crown me Yours — Liv Zander (dark romantasy) Feather so Vicious / Shadow so Cruel — Liv Zander (dark romantasy) A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romantasy, indie) Lady of Darkness — Melissa K. Roehrich (romantasy, dark fantasy) To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (romantasy, dystopian) Contemporary: The Off Campus Series — Elle Kennedy (contemporary romance, sports romance) Heated Rivalry — Rachel Reid (contemporary romance, MM romance, sports romance) Bridgerton Series — Julia Quinn (historical romance) Blade Kings Series — Ruth Stirling (contemporary romance, sports romance) Wishbone Tattoos Series — Lizzie Stanley (contemporary romance, indie) Fluffy Reads: Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (romantasy, slow burn) The Love Hypothesis — Ali Hazelwood (contemporary romance, STEM romance) Bride & Mate — Ali Hazelwood (monster romance, contemporary) Archer's Voice — Mia Sheridan (contemporary romance, slow burn) It Ends with Us — Colleen Hoover (contemporary romance) Never Never — Colleen Hoover (contemporary romance, mystery) Everyday — David Levithan (YA, contemporary) Salt and Sweet & Spicy Honey — Juno Rose North (contemporary romance, indie) Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (YA, dystopian) Torn & Tied — Carian Cole (contemporary, forbidden love)   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to tell us which books you think are overhyped or criminally underrated. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  4. 17 Sept

    Would You Rather: They Don't Have to Agree But They Do Have to Justify — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is back — and this week Dee and Katie are being dropped into their favourite books, whether they like it or not. Would you rather learn magic or warfare? Lead armies or strategies? Forced proximity or enemies to lovers? They don't have to agree. They do have to justify. This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast, we are asking the questions that actually matter. Katie and Dee are being dropped headfirst into the worlds of their favourite dark romance and romantasy books — and they have to choose. High-stakes wars or slow-burn romance? Intense physical challenges or forbidden magic systems? Lead the army or mastermind the strategy from the shadows? Face your enemies-to-lovers moment or suffer through forced proximity until someone breaks first? Every answer has to be justified. Every disagreement has to be defended. And there are a lot of disagreements. This is the episode for every reader who has ever finished a book and immediately thought — I know exactly what I would do in that situation. You probably wouldn't. Neither would we. But we had a very good time pretending. Books Mentioned-  Games God’s Play- Abigail Owens (Romantasy, Greeks Mythology) Fourth Wing- Rebecca Yarros (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) A Court of Mist and Fury - S. J Maas (Romantasy) A Court of Silver Flame- S. J. Maas (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) A House of Earth and Blood- S. J. Maas (Urban Romantasy)  Kingdom of Ash- S J Maas ( Fantasy)  Quicksilver/ Brimstone- Callie Hart (Romantasy, Enemies to Lovers) Auction- Sadie Kincaid (Dark Romance) Lights Out- Navessa Allen (Dark Romance) Under Yours Scars- Ariel Anderson (Dark Romance, Indie) Haunting Adeline- H D Carlton (Dark Romance) A Touch of Darkness- Scarlet St. Clair (Romantasy, Greek Retelling)  Nightshade/ Daybreak- Autumn Woods (Dark Academia)  Starside- Alex Aster (Romantasy)  Dire Bound- Sable Sorenson (Romantasy)  Heated Rivalry- Rachel Reid (Sports Romance, Queer) Powerless - Elsie Silver (Sports Romance) The Dorians- Nick Cutter (Horror) Incidents Around The House- Josh Malerman (Horror) Little Stranger- Leigh Rivers (Dark Romance, Taboo) White Rose Painted Red- Elena Lawson (Dark Romance, Why Choose, Indie)  Daggermouth- H M Wolfe (Dystopian Romance)  To Cage A Wild Bird- Brooke Fast (Dystopian Romance)   Timestamps-  00:00 Intro and meeting Yob the Bear 5:09 - Would You Rather 32:39- Continued Chaos 38:39- Katie’s Driving History 40:05- Back to Would You Rather 1:07- Goodbye and See you Next week xo   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to send in your own would you rather questions for a future episode. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  5. 10 Sept

    August Reading Round Up: Summer is Over, the Ber Months Have Arrived — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Dark romance and romantasy podcast The Spicy Librarian is back with the August reading roundup — summer is over, the ber months are here, and we read an unreasonable amount of books. We're debriefing our summer reads, defending our choices, and getting very hyped for the MaasVerse deep dive coming in September ahead of a vey exciting release… Summer is drawing to a close, holidays have been had, and we are ready to welcome the ber months with open arms and a very long reading list. This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are debriefing everything we read over August, looking ahead to our MaasVerse deep dive, and already getting hyped for all things autumnal. Katie opens with a passionate defence of Nightshade & Daybreak by Autumn Woods — a dark academia slow burn that divided the room and we are still not over it. Then we get into the full August roundup covering dark romance, contemporary, thriller, romantasy and everything in between — from Grave Matter by Karina Halle and Body Count by Codie Crowley to Twisted Hate by Ana Huang, Dominion by Jean Kwok, and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. Then we turn our attention to September — a deep dive into the MaasVerse is coming, and we cannot wait. We're also discussing the August book club picks across dark romance, romantasy and contemporary, and dropping the September book club lineup, so stay tuned! Timestamps 06:08 — Nightshade & Daybreak: Katie's Defence 11:26 — Welcome to the Ber Months 16:29 — August Reading Roundup 35:12 — September TBR & The MaasVerse Deep Dive 47:24 — August Book Club: The Voice, Dominion & How to Kidnap a Fake Date 50:32 — September Book Club: A Bargain So Bloody, Friends with Monsters & Just Another Dead Boy   Books Discussed: Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (dark academia, slow burn) Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal) Us Dark Few & Us Deadly Few — Alexis Patton (dark romance) Twisted Hate — Ana Huang (enemies to lovers, contemporary romance) To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (dystopian, romantasy) Dominion — Jean Kwok (romantasy) Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary) The Only One Left — Riley Sager (thriller) How to Kidnap a Fake Date — Effie Campbell (dark romance, fake dating) Broken Country — Clare Leslie Hall (literary fiction) The Ghost Writer — Julie Clark (thriller) The Chain — Adrian McKinty (thriller) Thirst Trap — Gráinne O'Hare (contemporary romance, queer) So I Met This Guy — Alexandra Potter (contemporary romance) The Lure of Wolves and Whispers — Amanda Connolly (romantasy) Slip Stream — Madge Maril (sports, contemporary) First Flight Final Fall — C.W. Farnsworth (contemporary romance, sports romance) Body Count — Codie Crowley (horror, queer) Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch — Codie Crowley (horror) Friends with Monsters — Albany Walker (dark romance) Tide — Carian Cole (dark romance) Daddy Issues — Kate Goldbeck (contemporary romance) You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn (thriller) Dungeon Crawler Carl 1, 2 & 3 — Matt Dinniman (fantasy, LitRPG) Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction) Around the World in 80 Dates — Jasmine Burke (contemporary) The Voice — Maggie Ray Jones (contemporary romance) August Book Club: The Voice — Maggie Ray Jones (contemporary romance) Dominion — Jean Kwok (romantasy) How to Kidnap a Fake Date — Effie Campbell (dark romance, comedy) September Book Club: A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romantasy) Friends with Monsters — Albany Walker (dark romance, paranormal) Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary)   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up including the MaasVerse deep dive. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  6. 3 Sept

    Bookish Confessional: Judge, Jury and Executioner — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Dark romance and romantasy podcast, The Spicy Librarian is back — and this week we are confessing our deepest, darkest reading secrets, exposing the community, and serving as judge, jury and executioner on your most controversial bookish takes. Court is in session. We have things to confess. You have things to confess. And somebody has to hold us all accountable — so this week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast we are doing exactly that. In the confessional, we get into our own deep dark reading secrets. The books we pretended to love, the ones we secretly hated, the ones we read in one sitting and told nobody about. The bookish habits we own, the ones we're ashamed of and the ones we just can't quit. We're covering Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, The Never List by Jade Presley, Black Rose by Jade Presley and Elena Lawson, Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, and Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman and some of what comes out of this confessional are wild and shocking. Even to us. Then the community goes on trial and *we* go on trial. You submitted your most controversial bookish confessions and Katie and Dee are ruling as judge, jury and executioner on every single one.  No one is safe. We are not sorry.   Timestamps 1:29 - Confession Opens 26:57 - We offer you our confessions  36:52 - Questions from the community Books Mentioned Spark of the Everflame — Penn Cole (romantasy, slow burn) Fourth Wing — Rebecca Yarros (romantasy, enemies to lovers) The Never List — Jade Presley (dark romance) Black Heart Painted Gold — Elena Lawson (dark romance, indie, why chose) Song of Achilles — Madeline Miller (historical fiction, MM romance, greek retelling) Noughts and Crosses — Malorie Blackman (YA, dystopian) Daggermouth — H.D. Wolfe (dark romance) ACOTAR — Sarah J. Maas (romantasy, fae romance) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram to submit your own confessions for a future episode. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  7. 27 Aug

    The Post Holiday Reading DeeBrief Nobody Asked For & the Adaptations We're All Talking About — The Spicy Librarian Podcast

    Dark romance, romantasy and everything in between. The Spicy Librarian Podcast is back with a post-holiday reading debrief nobody asked for and every book adaptation we are all having big feelings about. Dee and Katie read an unreasonable amount of books. We are not sorry. We planned an episode. We did not do that episode. What we did instead was sit down, debrief everything we read over the summer, and spiral into a very passionate conversation about the book adaptations that need to happen immediately and the ones that are already in the works. Katie brings us dark romance, contemporary and romantasy reads including Grave Matter by Karina Halle, Nightshade & Daybreak by Autumn Woods, and Twisted Hate by Ana Huang — enemies to lovers, slow burn, and a slow creeping dread that we absolutely did not see coming. Dee went everywhere — from dark romance to fantasy to literary fiction — covering Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, Body Count by Codie Crowley, First Flight Final Fall by C.W. Farnsworth, and Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke among many others. Then, we get into adaptations — Haunting Adeline and Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, the MindFck Series* by S.T. Abby, Verity by Colleen Hoover, Boys of Tommen by Chloe Walsh and Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman. Which ones are happening, which ones need to happen, and which ones we would personally executive produce given half a chance. Timestamps: 03:12 — Katie's Post Holiday Reading Debrief 13:40 — Dee's Post Holiday Reading DeeBrief 40:30 — Book Adaptations In The Works... Books Discussed: Katie's Reads: Grave Matter — Karina Halle (dark romance, paranormal) Nightshade & Daybreak — Autumn Woods (dark academia, slow burn) RoofBoy — Jess Blatchley (contemporary) The Mad Wife — Megan Church (dark fiction) Twisted Hate — Ana Huang (enemies to lovers, contemporary romance) Dee's Reads: Dungeon Crawler Carl — Matt Dinniman (fantasy, LitRPG) You Girls Play Nice — K.D. Aldyn Tied — Carian Cole (dark romance) To Cage a Wild Bird — Brooke Fast (romantasy) First Flight Final Fall — C.W. Farnsworth (contemporary romance, sports romance) A Bargain So Bloody — Vasilisa Drake (dark romance) Slip Stream — Madge Maril (indie contemporary) Body Count — Codie Crowley (dark romance) The Lure of Wolves and Whispers — Amanda Connolly (romantasy) The Ghost Writer — Julie Clark (thriller) Us Dark Few & Us Deadly Few — Alexis Patten (dark romance) So I Met This Guy — Alexandra Potter (contemporary romance) Just Another Dead Boy — Kelly McCaughrain (contemporary) Thirst Trap — Gráinne O'Hare (contemporary romance) Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction) Around the World in 80 Dates — Jasmine Burke (contemporary) Adaptations Discussed: Haunting Adeline & Hunting Adeline — H.D. Carlton (dark romance) MindF*ck Series — S.T. Abby (dark romance, psychological thriller) Yesteryear — Caro Claire Burke (literary fiction) Never Let Me Go — Kazuo Ishiguro (literary fiction) Boys of Tommen — Chloe Walsh (contemporary romance) Verity — Colleen Hoover (dark romance, thriller) Incidents Around the House — Josh Malerman (horror) If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review — it genuinely means the world — and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

  8. 20 Aug

    Bookish 20 Questions: An Episode We Very Nearly Didn't Come Back From

    This week on The Spicy Librarian Podcast, Katie and Dee were forced to played bookish 20 questions. Post it notes on foreheads, sunglasses on, eyebrows firmly raised, and this is genuinely the closest we have ever come to a full falling out. You are welcome. *If you want to play along, listen on audio, or for spoilers, head to the YouTube!*  We want to be clear. We are fine. We are friends. But this episode tested us in ways we did not anticipate and we are still processing. Bookish 20 questions. Where you wear the book on your head and ask yes or no questions until you figure it out, sounds innocent, sounds simple, sounds easy. It is not. Not when the books are Penpal by J.T. Geissinger, Credence by Penelope Douglas, The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman, Hooked by Emily McIntire, One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig, and No for an Answer by C.J. Riggs. Not with these two. Not today. Three rounds. Multiple near misses. One almost-falling-out. Post it notes, sunglasses, and more raised eyebrows than we promised. This is the most chaotic episode we have made and we stand by every second of it.   Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction & Rules 2:02 — Round One 17:50— Round Two 36:10— Round Three 43:54 — Catch Up & Debrief   If you loved this episode follow the podcast so you never miss a drop, leave us a review -- it genuinely means the world -- and head to our website or Instagram for more details on everything we have coming up. We'll see you next Thursday. 🖤

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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, romantasy, spicy books, BookTok, book club, enemies to lovers, why choose romance, indie romance authors, morally grey, slow burn, spicy romance podcast The Spicy Librarian Podcast - part of the Voices & Visuals network.

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    The Spicy Librarian
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    2026
  • Episodes
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