We Read It One Night

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It's the romcom event of the fall!! We're talking the first Ali Hazelwood adaptation of many: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS movie starring Lili Reinhart as Olive and Tom Bateman as Adam. We chat all the things we loved and the few things we'd change, speculate over upcoming romance adaptations, and give this movie our official rating. Whether you loved the film or hated it, we hope you enjoy the show!
Probably Smut Ali Hazelwood special editions
Love Hypothesis episodes: Part 1; Part 2
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Has romance become the fanfic genre? Do we like Reylo? How do we feel about Dramione? Where is the probing Mulder/Scully fic of our dreams?? We dig into all the most controversial lore of fanfic and fandom, unpack its relationship with the romance genre, and give you plenty of recs for the iconic fanfics republished as original fiction that we love, including some you may not know about. Enjoy the show!
Love Hypothesis episodes: Part 1; Part 2
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Comrades! Today, we're travelling to Italy on Noah's Ark with IT HAD TO BE HIM by Adib Khorram, a delicious, missed connection, M/M romance. Ramin's a hot gay guy trying to get that good good Italian peen, but he ends up running into his high school American best friend Noah who's a fake carpenter considering a move to the Italian countryside with his child/plot device and hot ex-wife who we write live fanfiction about. Enjoy the show!
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Ooooh we're throwing down this episode, comrades! Join us as we dish out a bunch of hot takes, dive into controversial waters, and yap about the things we love (and hate) about the romance genre and its community. Did you agree with our unpopular opinions? Were you screaming that we were dead wrong at your podcasting app? Let us know in a review or slide into our DMs. Enjoy the show!
The Androgynous Reader
Danica Nava episode
Eloisa James episode
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We're travelling to the 80s in this week's episode with THE WINDFLOWER by Laura London, an old school bodice ripper if there ever was one, complete with pirates, kidnapping, and emotionally repressed men. This book follows Merry (not Mary), the most patriotic woman who ever lived, and Devon, a pirate/secret duke/sex god as they sail around on their pirate ship, helping Captain Morgan (yes, that's his real name) loot other ships and take care of orphans. It's such a delight!! Come for the pirates, stay for the found family and if you're so inclined, write us some Cat and Rand Morgan fanfic. Enjoy the show!
Beyond Heaving Bosoms book
Laura London bio
 
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We feel God in this Chili's! This episode, we dive into PRIEST by Sierra Simone, *the* priest romance of our time. We follow Tyler and Poppy through their taboo yet strangely sweet journey. We get a little (a lot) deep about theology, including the holiness of cunnilingus. And we obsess over MMC POVs where they become losers over their love interests. Enjoy the show!
 
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Comrades! We're diving into the piping hot waters of romance community tea with today's topic: Book Boyfriends! The cishet white men popping up in online romance spaces with shady at best intentions. We talk parasociality, the capitalism of it all, centering men, and how BookTok and Bookstagram have become ground zero of a change we're seeing in the separation between real and online life. Do you agree with our takes? Are you a book boyfriend defender forever? Do you have absolutely no idea what we're talking about because you're not chronically online? Let us know in a review or in the comments on our socials. Enjoy the show!
Butcher & Blackbird episode
Reformed Rakes Fabio episode
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Theme music: ‘Ocean Night’ by pixelmaniaxx via Pixabay

Comrades!! It's the beginning of a new era! Caro officially joins the podcast as a co-host. We're debuting some new theme music. And to kick it all off, we're talking about thee primordial rom-com and also the inspo behind the name of this podcast, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. Y'all are not gonna believe how many of your favorite tropes were birthed from this movie or just how sexy it is considering our MCs never kiss on screen. Enjoy the show!
Caro's previous episodes: Wuthering Heights; All-Nighters
Marxist High School Musical
Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny
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A New Era dawns in Romancelandia! Alison, a romance author and reader, and Caro, a romance blogger, chat the romance novels that make us want to stay up reading and the romance community tea that keeps us up too. Join us weekly for book deep dives, hot topics, watch parties, author interviews, and more!
 
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Comrades! Welcome to this special announcement episode where we welcome Caro as the new co-host of the podcast and also announce that we're heading back to weekly episodes! So excited to start this new era. We're back in your earholes next Wednesday.
Caro's previous episodes: Wuthering Heights; All-Nighters
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Hey comrades! Laura Piper Lee comes on the podcast to talk her latest release, stoner romcom, POT SHOT, her experience with Crohn's and weed, and disability representation in romance. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Laura: website; Insta
Preorder DOOMSDATE; see Laura on tour
 
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Hello, listener! This episode features the incredible Lavanya Lakshmi (you might recognize her name because I included her book LEAVE AND COME BACK on my list of All-Nighters for 2026 so far!) and we're talking about families in romance—blood ties, found family, blending families, multicultural families, and more. We also leave you with plenty of recs for where to start your Bollywood journey and excellent books featuring family. Enjoy the show!
Get LEAVE AND COME BACK!
Connect with Lavanya: website; IG
Episodes mentioned:
All-Nighters 2026 Part 1
Season of Love
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Hey comrades! Caro's back on the podcast this week to chat our favorite romance reads of the year so far--the books that made us want to stay up all night reading them. Get out your Goodreads and your Storygraph because you're gonna walk away from this episode with an absolutely stuffed TBR. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Caro: Insta; Threads; Wuthering Heights episode
WRION episodes mentioned:
Part of Your World
The Love Hypothesis, Part 1, Part 2
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There's no HEA with reproductive choice! Jessica Cale of Dirty Sexy History joins me to on this week's episode to discuss BOMBSHELL by Sarah MacLean (the first in the Hell's Belles series) featuring bisexual icon, Sesily Talbot, and Large American Man™, Caleb Calhoun, plus Jessica's upcoming history of contraceptives and abortion, FORBIDDEN FRUIT (out 1/27/27). Obviously, we talk a lot about birth control, abortion, pregnancy, and women's/gender rights history, so if those topics make you uncomfortable, this episode might not be for you. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Jessica: website; Instagram
Preoroder FORBIDDEN FRUIT
Support the National Network of Abortion Funds
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Happy Pride Month! Dive into an oldie but a goodie with this episode on an iconic sapphic romance. The pod will be back with a new episode next week!
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Hey pals! Today, we’re raving over DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake. Join grumpy NYC lesbian Delilah and sunshine PNW small town bisexual and single mom Claire as they reluctantly fall in love and try to sabotage their friend's wedding. Delilah Green is possibly the hottest woman we've read in a book. Claire is the cutest. And we fell in love with this book. Enjoy the show!
Brazen banter: A pitch for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour! The anatomy of a wicked stepsister! Having children with a man?
Cat Scale: 6
Revolutionary Resources
Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail
Attachment styles
 
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Listeners! Today, I'm joined by author Jenna Voris to mourn the death of YA romance, Sapphic media, and empathic literacy. Just kidding! We talk all those topics and more, as well as Jenna's adult debut THE LONG CON. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Jenna: website; @jennavoris
Preorder The Long Con (signed copy)
Sapphic soccer: Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner; Ripe! starring Lola Tung
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Hey comrades! Eloisa James is on the podcast this week to talk about her newest book THE LAST LADY B, first person in historical, gothic romance, Kickstarters, indie publishing, being part of Julia Quinn's inaugural book box, and Shakespeare in romance. You may remember I've mentioned that Eloisa was my advisor in college and arguably the spark that lit the fuse that eventually burst in to the flames of this podcast (did I take that metaphor too far?)--and she is so brilliant and clear-eyed and really has her finger on the pulse of this genre. Enjoy the show!
Preorder LADY B from the Ripped Bodice
Connect with Eloisa: website; Instagram; TikTok; Facebook
*Note: Eloisa mentions that Sonali Dev writes Shakespeare retellings, but she actually writes Jane Austen retellings--still excellent, just a different author!
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Hey comrades! We have romance royalty on the podcast today in the form of Andie J. Christopher, aka the coiner of the Stern Brunch Daddy! We talk about the primordial SBD, Kleypas heroes, yearning MCs, and our favorite toxic hero traits. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Andie: website; @authorandiej
NYT romance terminology article
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Hey comrades! I'm celebrating Autistic Appreciation Month with Birdie Schae as we talk about her upcoming sapphic, autistic, beach volleyball YA romance, SMASH OR PASS. Birdie and I talk the importance of HEAs and providing a  safe spaces for younger readers. This is a celebration of diverse love! 
Connect with Birdie: website; @birdienotabird - Insta; TikTok
What is comphet?
Timothy Janovsky's episode
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Hey pals! Enjoy the treat of this absolutely decadent deep-dive into DREAMING OF YOU by Lisa Kleypas with co-host of Fated Mates and co-founder of Derek Craven Day (aka the most important romance holiday in February), Jen Prokop. We put on our analysis hats and notice things about this book that we've never noticed before, proving once and for all why this is one of the all-time great all-nighter romance novels. Enjoy the show!
Connect with Jen: website; @jenreadsromance
New York Magazine MAGA women article
KLEYPAS EPISODES:
Ep. 20 - Marrying Winterborne
Wallflowers #1: Ep. 75 - Secrets of a Summer Night
Wallflowers #2: Ep. 85 - It Happened One Autumn
Wallflowers #3: Ep. 87 - Devil in Winter
Wallflowers #4: Ep. 96 - Scandal in Spring
 
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