HeyJaredGenre’d: A Book Podcast
Genre'd is the book podcast for readers who have opinions, feelings, and a running list of enemies (characters, obviously). We cover romance, romantasy, and thrillers -- full book breakdowns, spicy takes, trope deep-dives, and 'Off Book' interviews that go way off script.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel: What If the Other Version of You Got It Right? (opens the original)
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What if another version of you became exactly the person you always thought you’d be? This week, Elyse and Katy are talking Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel, a literary speculative novel about a collapsed America, parallel universes, mysterious disappearances, and one very morally gray woman who is exceptionally good at surviving. We’re talking nature vs. nurture, freedom vs. safety, whether we actually believe in multiverses, and the most important question of all: if you had to choose betwe
Off Book with Katie Jung: Ghosts, Romance Misconceptions & You’re the One That I Haunt (opens the original)
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We’re going Off Book with debut romance author Katie Jung , author of You’re the One That I Haunt , a paranormal romance she describes as Gossip Girl meets My Best Friend’s Wedding with a hot ghost love interest. Katie joins Elyse and Katy to talk about her road to publishing, bringing her Polish heritage into the book, why romance deserves more credit, and the art of writing yearning, slow burns, and sex scenes that actually sound like the characters involved. Plus, we get into fanfiction, seco
32 - Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan: Fake Dating, Sailboats, and a Man Who Really Tested Our Patience (opens the original)
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This week on Genre’d, Elyse and Katy are talking about Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan, a fake dating romance set against a very dreamy New England summer. Dolly is thirty-nine, a single mom, and the kind of woman who can solve basically any problem herself. Stuart Whitfield is a wealthy New England heir who needs to prove he has a life outside of work. She needs $50,000 for a new roof. He needs a girlfriend. Naturally, they fake date. We’re talking coastal Rhode Island vibes, old-money f
Off Book with Michelle Eileen: Cowboy Romance and the Seven-Layer Dip of Reading (opens the original)
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This week on Off Book, we’re joined by debut author Michelle Eileen to talk about A Real Paige Turner , her cowboy romance with a mystery, bookstore vibes, strong female friendship, and one very qualified book boyfriend. We also get into Michelle’s unusual publishing journey, the fantasy books that shaped us, romance as a comfort genre, books we definitely read too young, adaptation anxiety, and her “seven-layer dip” approach to reading every genre imaginable.
31 - Last Night Was Killer by Mary Pauline Lowry: Dead Bodies, Pole Dancing, and the World’s Most Helpful Friend Group (opens the original)
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This week, we’re talking about Last Night Was Killer by Mary Pauline Lowry, a funny mystery about a struggling comedian, a dead man in her trunk, and a beginner pole dancing class that somehow turns into an amateur detective squad. We get into Tilly’s very questionable decision not to call the police, the found family that completely won us over, the romantic subplot with one very helpful ATF agent, and why this worked so well as a fast, cozy-ish palate cleanser. Spoiler-free first, then we soun
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