Longtime friends Erin and Clayton sit down for a monthly chat about all things books.
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Mar 23, 2026
Mar 23, 2026
1hr 2 min
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Feb 16, 2026
Feb 16, 2026
1hr 21 min
We're back!
A little older, wiser and with a whole new vibe. In this episode Erin and Clayton discuss where they've been, what they've been reading and why they're back!
Full episode also on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@learningthetropespodcast
Erin's Best Reads of 2025
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Clayton's Best Reads of 2025
Blue Light Hours by Bruna Dantas Labato
Breaking and Entering by Joy Williams
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Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
1hr 4 min
Clayton & Erin return to discuss the Colleen Hoover adaptation It Ends With Us!
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Apr 10, 2024
Apr 10, 2024
1hr 14 min
This episode I chat with romance author Yulin Kuang about her debut novel How to End a Love Story, adapting romance novels for film and her writing process!
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Feb 28, 2024
Feb 28, 2024
1hr 36 min
This week I'm joined by author Andie J Christopher to discuss the truly, marvelously bonkers Lucky, by THE Jackie Collins.
Is this a romance?
debatable.
Is it a very fun book to read?
most definitely.
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Jan 17, 2024
Jan 17, 2024
1hr 14 min
This week I'm joined by colorist and dear friend Kelly Noonan as we read her first romance - Milla Vane's A Heart of Blood and Ashes. We chat about fantasy vs. fantasy romance expectations, matching hair color to book series and more!
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Dec 19, 2023
Dec 19, 2023
57 min
The prodigal podcast host Clayton Gumbert returns to talk about the Netflix movie Love At First Sight!
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Nov 29, 2023
Nov 29, 2023
57 min
This week I'm joined by Rob Johnson to chat about the Amazon adaptation of Casey McQuiston's novel, Red, White and Royal Blue!
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Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
25 min
This week I sat down with Harlequin editor Stacy Boyd to discuss all things romance publishing (yes, including cartoon covers). https://stacyboyd.com/
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Nov 1, 2023
Nov 1, 2023
1hr 6 min
This week I'm joined by author Danielle Jackson to discuss the old west, roadtrip romance Beverly Jenkins' Night Hawk! We discuss it all including- Is Maggie Freeman one of the great heroines? (yes).
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Oct 18, 2023
Oct 18, 2023
52 min
This week I chat with romance author Meg Cabot about her newest novel Enchanted to Meet You, the first book in her Witches of West Harbor Series.
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Sep 20, 2023
Sep 20, 2023
1hr 1 min
This week I chat with romance author Diana Quincy about her newest novel The Duke Gets Desperate.
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Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023
1hr 3 min
This week I chat with romance-adjacent author Erika Montgomery about her newest novel Our Place on the Island.
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Aug 23, 2023
Aug 23, 2023
57 min
She's finally here!
Lady Imogen Loveless and her meaty-thighed man, Detective Tommy Peck, the main character's of KNOCKOUT are finally in the world.
And today I am joined by their author, the wonderful, talented, Sarah MacLean.
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Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
1hr 5 min
The time has come, what did America Ferrera think of her very first romance novel, Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas? Listen to find out!
Also-What was that book I couldn't remember?
When the Marquess Falls by Lorraine Heath!
While you're here- I'm hosting an event with author Sarah MacLean to celebrate the release of KNOCKOUT book #3 in her Hell's Belles Series at Book Club Bar, while the event is sold out there are still a chance to pre-order your copy, or simply start your Hell's Belles journey with Bombshell (available now!)!
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Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
21 min
This week I am joined by actress, director, producer, writer and dear friend America Ferrera as we chat about her ideas around romance, and I assign her her first romance!
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Jul 26, 2023
Jul 26, 2023
44 min
Today I'm chatting with author Danielle Jackson about her newest book Accidentally In Love out August 8th!
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Jun 28, 2023
Jun 28, 2023
29 min
This week I sat down to chat with author Tessa Bailey about the her newest book Unfortunately Yours, second in the A Vine Mess series.
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Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
1hr 33 sec
This week I am joined by Selena Coppock as we read her very first romance novel, It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey.
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May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
1hr 4 min
This week I am joined by romance author Andie J. Christopher to discuss the glory that is category romance and discuss Harlequin Present's Returning to Claim His Heir by Amanda Cinelli.
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May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023
1hr 1 min
This week I got the chance to chat with Adriana Herrera about her newest novel An Island Princess Starts a Scandal (Out May 30th) which you can preorder now!!
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May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023
31 min
This week I'm choosing a romance for former comedian and podcast host Selena Coppock!
Can't wait until the end of the episode to find out what the book is? Sneak peek here.
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May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023
53 min
Preorder The True Love Experiment, While you wait for May 16th, read book one in the series, The Soulmate Equation NOW.
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May 4, 2023
May 4, 2023
6 min
Preorder The True Love Experiment, and while you wait for May 16th, read book one in the series, The Soulmate Equation NOW.
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Apr 26, 2023
Apr 26, 2023
1hr 1 min
This week I am joined by TV Writer Claire Nauman to discuss Tessa Dare's When a Scot Ties the Knot.
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Apr 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
14 min
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Apr 12, 2023
Apr 12, 2023
1hr 26 min
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Apr 5, 2023
Apr 5, 2023
3 min
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Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
1hr 24 min
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Mar 29, 2023
Mar 29, 2023
1hr 8 min
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