The Late Night Reads podcast is hosted by two book-obsessed cousins who have hundreds of books on their TBR list, strong opinions on the best book boyfriend, extremely hot takes on plot and character arcs, and a love for all things spicy.
What to Expect on the Podcast:
- New episodes drop every Wednesday
- Focused exclusively on contemporary romance and romantasy books with episodes alternating between these two genres
- Deep dives into plot, character development, tropes, themes, theories, and more
- In-depth discussions of spicy scenes. Definitely NSFW.
- Episodes definitely contain spoilers. Proceed with caution!
- Opportunities for YOU to be a guest on the podcast and share your thoughts, quesitons, and favorite theories with us
Meet Steph
Born and raised in the Midwest, Steph's love for reading began in elementary school thanks to BOOK IT and free pizza (IYKYK). She grew up reading everything from The Baby-Sitters Club to Shakespeare, and even majored in English in college (plus two other majors because she's an overachiever.)
She obsessively listens to Taylor Swift, reads 15+ books a month, has a never-ending TBR list (350+ books and counting), and loves to cook, but hates to clean. She's also spent the past 20 years as a marketing leader and CEO.
She's happily married to her husband of 20+ years and a mom to four kids and three dogs. And somehow she has convinced her husband to read ACOTAR and the Empyrean series. (He's currently finishing up ACOSF.) 🔥
Meet Megan
Fun Fact: Megan was also born and raised in the Midwest but lives in Southern California. Here’s a plot twist, Stephanie and Megan are cousins by marriage but friends by choice.
Megan’s first major Romantasy addiction was Twilight (#TeamEdward) and had a love for binge reading ever since. She loves enemies to lovers tropes and will always have a thing for a good shadow daddy MMC.
She has been married to her college sweetheart for 10 years and has three little girls and two goldendoodles. Megan is a former Disney Princess and started a balloon decor business Air & Whimsy in Orange County, CA.
Megan is also a huge advocate for Alzheimer’s Awareness and believes in living life to the fullest with a good dancing playlist.
All the Segments You'll Love in Our Show
Every episode of the Late Night Reads podcast is a unique experience that you won't want to miss. Here's a peek at the structure you can expect based on the genre.
Contemporary Romance
- Welcome and Intro: Share why we selected the book, highlight the author, mention potential trigger warnings, and introduce any special guests on the show.
- Talk Tropes to Me: Explore the book's tropes and how the main characters bring them to life.
- All the Drama: Summarize everything that happens from their first meeting to the countless trials and temptations to falling in love to the inevitable breakup followed by the HEA.
- Hot and Steamy: Spill all the tantalizing details of the spicy scenes. Definitely NSFW.
- Strong Opinions: Disclose our hot takes on the plot and character development. We share our favorite moments, plus what we didn't love and what we think could have been improved.
Romantasy
- Welcome and Intro: Share why we selected the book, highlight the author, mention potential trigger warnings, and introduce any special guests on the show.
- Talk Tropes to Me: Explore the book's tropes and how the main characters bring them to life.
- Every Magical Twist: Summarize everything that happened in the book and dive deep into world-building.
- Hot and Steamy: Spill all the tantalizing details of the spicy scenes. Definitely NSFW.
- Time to Theorize: Discuss our personal theories and theories you've shared with us.
- Made My Heart Race / Made Me Roll My Eyes: Reveal the moments that took our breath away and the ones that made us cringe.
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