100+ Romance Podcasts (2023)
Key Takeaways
- We present a collection of over 100 romance podcasts, all active in 2023, categorized based on format, including author-hosted shows, book clubs, subgenre-specific discussions, multimedia coverage, comedy-infused podcasts, deep dives into authors' works, original fiction performances, writing and publishing insights, and real-life love stories.
- Readers can choose from these categories to find podcasts that align with their interests, whether they seek author interviews, book recommendations, analysis, humor, in-depth exploration, original stories, writing guidance, or real-life love anecdotes.
Explore the world of romance through a selection of 100+ podcasts, all active in 2023. These podcasts include deep dives into favorite works, interviews with authors, recommendations, and original fiction. With such a wide range of options, the only challenge you might encounter is finding enough time to listen to them all. To help you choose, we've separated them into categories based on format.
Author Hosts and Guests
These podcasts feature your favorite writers, offering recommendations and reviews, insights into their process, and a slice of their daily lives.
- Big Gay Fiction Podcast
- Black Romance Podcast
- Bonkers Romance Podcast
- Boobies and Noobies
- The Categorically Romance Podcast
- Chapter 3 Podcast
- Dick of the Week
- Fated Mates
- Feeling My Shelf, A Podcast
- Guys Read Romance
- Heaving Bosoms
- Kingdom of Thirst
- Learning the Tropes
- Lesbian Historic Motif
- Novel Finds
- The Quick n Dirty Romance Podcast
- Romance Happy Hour
- Romance in Colour
- Skip to the Good Part
- Slide Between the Pages with Bec & Amanda
- Smart Podcast, Trashy Books
- Smart Women Read Romance
- Steam Scenes
- StoryChats @ InspyRomance
- Tall, Dark & Fictional
- Up the Smut
- A Very Bookish Podcast
- What to Read Next
- While You Were Reading
- WROTE Podcast
Reviews, Recommendations, and Analyses
These podcasts are the book clubs that you've been looking to join. Smart, funny, and insightful reviews of romance reads.
- Ash and Sarah Read and Ramble
- Between the Sheets with Wy and Courtney
- The Black Chick Lit Podcast
- Bodice Tipplers
- Books With Spice, Please!
- Boomerotica
- Buddy Read
- Buzzing about Romance
- Chick Lit Book Club
- Cocktails & Cliterature
- Culture Lit
- Damsels Never Finish
- Emotions & Potions
- Femmes Reading Filth
- FMKlit Pod
- Hopelessly Romantic
- Let’s Talk About Smut
- Lit Wallflowers
- Love, Essie
- Not Your Mom’s Romance Book Club
- Only Lovers Book Club
- The Paperback Romance Book Club
- The Phoenix Nest: Romance Review
- A Podcast of Convenience
- Post Book Depression
- Raging Romantics
- Ravage Love
- Romance at a Glance
- Romance Cast
- Romance ME Podcast
- Romancing the Monsters
- Sexy Books
- Shelf Love
- Smut Club
- The Smut Hive
- Three Little Words
- Trash or Treasure? Find your next (most likely romantic) read!
- We Read It One Night
- When in Romance
- Whoa!Mance
Subgenres
Whether you love paranormal, Regency, fanfiction, or another corner of romance, there's a podcast for you.
- Bonded Books
- Crown and Corset
- A Fancy for Romance
- Fangasm
- Flights of Fantasy
- My Comical Romance
- Paranormal Stranger Things
- Plot Trysts
- Reformed Rakes
- Romance Your TBR: An Unhinged Historical Romance Podcast
- SFFRomCast
- Shhh We’re Reading Dirty Books
- Tea & Strumpets - A Regency Romance Review
- Trigger Warning Romance
Multimedia
In addition to books, these podcasts cover romantic movies and TV shows.
- Confessions of a Closet Romantic
- Make Out Already
- Nerdy Romantics
- No Shelf Control
- Ship Tease
- Strange Bedfellows
- Unwrap Romance
Comedy
Mixing romance novels with comedians, these podcasts revel in the more ridiculous elements of romance.
Deep Dives and Readalongs
These podcasts dive deep into an author's work, often devoting a whole season or more to a single book.
- Bonnets at Dawn
- Curdled Ink
- Double Love
- Hot and Bothered
- The Jane Austen Podcast with Alison Larkin
- My Cousin Jane
- The Pemberley Podcast
- {Queer} Pride and Prejudice
- Romancing the Shelf
- Tea At No. 5
- What Would Danbury Do?
- Wit Beyond Measure
Original Fiction
If you're looking to listen to a love story, these podcasts feature performances of original love stories and novellas.
- He Who Forsakes the Crown
- The Lesbian Romantic
- Meet Cute
- Nikos Boyfriend ASMR
- Read By The Author with Lindsey Sparks
- Read Me Romance
- Romance Sleep Stories
- The Royals of Malibu
- Steamy Stories
- This House Will Devour You
Writing and Publishing
For aspiring or experienced authors, these podcasts break down the craft of writing and the business of publishing and feature interviews with published romance authors.
- #AmWriting
- Deadline City
- First Cup of Coffee
- Helping Writers Become Authors
- Romance Writers Therapy
- My Imaginary Friends
- Prickly Pens
- Romanced by the Book
- Romancing the Story: Writing Romance, Storytelling, and Business of Books
- SPA Girls
- Sparks' Notes: Weekly(ish) Writing Reflections by Author Lindsey Sparks
- Story Behind the Story with Reese Ryan
- The Write Approach
- Written in Melanin
Love IRL
Real-life love stories are the focus of these podcasts.