Genre’d: A Book Podcast
Episodes
Off Book: Jourdana Webber on Romance, Reinvention, and Unconventionally, Elle
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Off Book, we’re joined by author Jourdana Webber to talk about her debut romance, Unconventionally, Elle, her upcoming book Could’ve,...
25 - Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen: Shadow Daddies, Siphons & Quest Fatigue
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re back in the world of Nocturna with Fury Bound by Sable Sorensen, where Meryn’s queen era begins with civil war, stol...
Off Book with Georgia Clark: Romance, Second Chances, and Books That Make You Kick Your Little Feet
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Off Book, we’re joined by author Georgia Clark, whose new novel Play It Again is an ensemble rom-com about community theater, second ch...
24 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke: The Tradwife Thriller We Couldn't Stop Thinking About
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A tradwife influencer wakes up trapped inside a version of the 1800s that looks suspiciously like the life she's been selling online. No electrici...
Off Book: Heather on Cozy Mysteries, Bones Lore, and the Art of DNFing Books
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two former coworkers walk into a podcast episode and somehow end up in a full-scale Bones spiral. That’s the vibe this week.We’re joined by Katy’...
23 - The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke: Knives Out Meets Big Publishing
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre'd, we're talking The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke.A remote island. A dead literary legend. A group of writers given 72 hou...
Off Book: A Murder Most Camp with Nic DiDomizio & Dinah Alobeid
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with our first returning Off Book guests and it’s a big one. Nicolas DiDomizio returns with Dinah Alobeid to celebrate A Murder Most Ca...
22 - Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman: A Twitch Stream from Hell
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re talking Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, a sci fi dystopian that asks a truly unhinged question: what if your quiet farming...
Off Book - Nicki on Thrillers, True Crime & a Genre Identity Crisis
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another Off Book episode, and this one feels like your smartest, funniest group chat came to life. We’re joined by Elyse’s lon...
21 – How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson | Final Girl Meets Rom-Com Chaos
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson, a horror rom-com that asks: what if speed dating in NYC wa...
Off Book - Emily Zogbi on Contemporary Fantasy, YA Comfort Reads & Poetry
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined by poet, editor, and contemporary fantasy evangelist Emily Zogbi—and yes, we immediately spiral into maps in books, fanfiction origin...
20 - Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy: The Most Uncomfortable Book We’ve Ever Read
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re talking Half His Age by Jeanette McCurdy… and we have thoughts.This is a coming-of-age story that somehow manages to be deeply un...
Off Book - Kerry on Sci-Fi, Libby Life, and a Healthy Fear of Space
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined by our friend Kerry for an Off Book chat about reading across genres, building the ultimate Libby queue, and why sci-fi is the one genr...
Daggermouth: Katy's Pick - Episode 19
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the dystopian city of New Found Haven, mercy is illegal and love can get you killed. So naturally… an assassin and the president’s executioner ...
Off Book - Nicolas DiDomizio (A Murder Most Camp)
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off Nic DiDomizio’s promo season (!!) with his first interview for A Murder Most Camp—a cozy murder mystery that’s basically a w...
Catch Her If You Can: Elyse's Pick - Episode 18
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey — a marriage-of-convenience, friends-to-lovers, baseball romance set in...
Off Book: Jen Keefe on Fire, Fairies & Amber Tamlin
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Off Book, we’re joined by stand-up comic and actor Jen Keefe (friend of Bryanna, Virgo sun, elite Libby strategist) for a truly unhinge...
My Husbands Wife: Katy's Pick - Episode 17
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, Katy and Elyse dive into My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney, a twisty psychological thriller about marriage, memory, and how ...
Off Book - Mailbag Edition (with a surprise lightning round)
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Genre’d: Off Book. This week, we’re doing a little mailbag episode: we asked you to send in your most burning questions about us,...
We Who Will Die: Elyse's Pick - Episode 16
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark: a romantasy gladiator-trials situation with vampires, sigil-marked magic, c...
Off Book - Morgan (aka Coop's Kitchen) on Recipes, Romantasy, and the Power of a Well-Oiled Book Club
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Off Book, we’re joined by our favorite comfort creator Morgan (aka Coop’s Kitchen) for a cozy chat about how she got into reading, w...
Dire Bound: Katy's Pick - Episode 15
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re diving into Dire Bound by Sable Sorensen, a high-stakes romantasy packed with brutal trials, dire wolves with atti...
Off Book - Bryanna's Back (A Limited Engagement)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bryanna’s back! You might remember her from the first three episodes of Genre’d, and she’s back in the (evolving) studio to talk about the genre...
2025 Reading Wrap Up
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a wrap on 2025. 🥂 In this "Year in Reading" episode, Katy & Elyse recap how many books they actually read (and why Goodreads i...
Holiday Ever After: Elyse's Pick - Episode 13
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our holiday special 🎄✨ This week on Genre’d, we’re diving into Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace—a cozy, low-stakes holiday romanc...
Off Book - Ankeen on Smut, Romance, and Why Men Should Read It
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d: Off Book, we sit down with our forever friend Ankeen — Brooklyn massage therapist, philosopher-at-heart, and unapologetic r...
Alchemy of Secrets: Katy's Pick - Episode 012
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we dive into Alchemy of Secrets, Stephanie Garber’s glitter-soaked urban fantasy about a grad student, a ticking countdown ...
Off Book - Melissa & Alex on Dystopian Fiction, Celebrity Memoirs & Captain Underpants
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d: Off Book, we’re joined by Elyse's longtime friend Melissa, a self-proclaimed dystopian-fiction girlie who swears she “...
Girl Dinner: Elyse's Pick - Episode 011
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, Katy and Elyse unpack Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake — a darkly funny, campus-set satire about ambition, sisterhood, and the ...
Off Book - Elyse on Fantasy & The Books That Made Her a Reader
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Katy interviews co-host and sister Elyse about her first love—fantasy. They talk origin stories (thanks, Oma!), gateway recs for brand-new readers...
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping: Katy's Pick - Episode 010
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we check into A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna — a cozy, witchy fantasy where found family, gr...
Off Book - Dinah Alobeid on Literary & Upmarket Fiction
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with writer/dancer/communications pro Dinah Alobeid to demystify literary + upmarket fiction—what it is, why it’s not “elitist and...
Alchemised: Elyse's Pick - Episode 009
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we dive into Alchemised by SenLinYu — a sprawling, thousand-page dark fantasy that’s equal parts war chronicle, moral s...
Off Book - The Genre That Made Katy a Reader
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Genre’d: Off Book — our new off-week mini-series where we dive into the genres that made us fall in love with reading.In our first ev...
We Are All Guilty Here: Katy's Pick - Episode 008
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking about We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter — a small-town thriller of fireworks, vanishing girls, an...
The Knight and the Moth: Elyse's Pick - Episode 007
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking about The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig — a gothic romantasy of cathedrals, omens, and a slow-bur...
Rose In Chains: Katy's Pick - Episode 006
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re talking about Rose in Chains by Julie Soto — a dark romantasy where the war is lost and the princess is sold to h...
Bourbon & Lies: Elyse's Pick - Episode 005
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we’re in Fiasco, Kentucky with Bourbon and Lies by Victoria Wilder. Elyse schools Katy with a full-on Romance 101 slide...
In the Veins of the Drowning: Katy's Pick - Episode 004
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we dive into In the Veins of the Drowning by Kallie Cassidy — and we’re not doing it alone…We’re joined by our youn...
The Compound: Guest Pick - Episode 003
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Genre’d, we dive into The Compound by Aisling Rawle— and we’re not doing it alone…We’re joined by Stephanie, author of Evitchka...
Great Big Beautiful Life: Elyse’s Pick - Episode 002
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode, we discuss Elyse’s pick, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry — a swoony, introspective romance about ambition, grief, a...
Silver Elite: Bryanna’s Pick - Episode 001
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode, we discuss Bryanna’s pick, Silver Elite by Dani Francis, a spicy dystopian romance packed with mind-reading orphans, elite mil...
Welcome to Genre’d - Pilot Episode
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three hosts. One wild book pick. Mayhem ensues as we read outside our comfort zones and (lovingly) roast every page. This is “Genre’d.” ✨ Foll...