Tyler and Sanjana kick things off this week with their take on Netflix’s Office Romance: The Brett Goldstein–Jennifer Lopez movie that features Betty Gilpin delivering one of the great rom-com best-friend performances in recent memory. Then Lyla Sage joins to talk about cowboy romance: fantasy vs. reality, writing about rural communities with actual texture in this political moment, and how atmosphere and landscape do the heavy lifting in her books. And, at last, Tyler assigns Sanjana The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, a romance-adjacent cult favorite that gives them much to discuss.
On Office Romance (streaming on Netflix): what J.Lo brings to the rom-com that almost no one else can, why Betty Gilpin’s supporting role is the opposite of window dressing, and what Brett Goldstein’s whole body of work tells you about the kind of story he’s obsessed with telling.
Lyla Sage is the author of theRebel Blue Ranch series and the Sweetwater Peak duology, Soul Searching and the forthcoming Free Falling. Referenced: Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath and Cowboys of California by Rebekah Weatherspoon.
Sanj’s homework assignment: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee—consider this your “no HEA” warning!

Tyler and Sanjana kick things off this week with their take on Netflix&rsquo;s Office Romance: The Brett Goldstein&ndash;Jennifer Lopez movie that features Betty Gilpin delivering one of the great rom-com best-friend performances in recent memory. Then Lyla Sage joins to talk about cowboy romance: fantasy vs. reality, writing about rural communities with actual texture in this political moment, and how atmosphere and landscape do the heavy lifting in her books. And, at last, Tyler assigns Sanjana The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, a romance-adjacent cult favorite that gives them much to discuss.
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<li aria-level="1">On <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81939823">Office Romance</a> (streaming on Netflix): what J.Lo brings to the rom-com that almost no one else can, why Betty Gilpin&rsquo;s supporting role is the opposite of window dressing, and what Brett Goldstein&rsquo;s whole body of work tells you about the kind of story he&rsquo;s obsessed with telling.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Lyla Sage is the author of the<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/meet-me-at-the-lake-lyla-sage/20174422"> </a><a href="https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Rebel+Blue+Ranch+and+lyla+sage">Rebel Blue Ranch series</a> and the Sweetwater Peak duology, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/soul-searching-a-sweetwater-peak-novel-lyla-sage/3e95b2a1fa590902?ean=9780593977774&amp;next=t">Soul Searching</a> and the forthcoming <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/free-falling-a-sweetwater-peak-novel-lyla-sage/f616b4f248a6e8c5?ean=9780593977798&amp;next=t">Free Falling</a>. Referenced: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-marry-a-cowboy-lorraine-heath/bf174ff20136ae8e?ean=9780061760945&amp;next=t">Never Marry a Cowboy by Lorraine Heath</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Cowboys+of+California+from+rebekah+Weatherspoon">Cowboys of California by Rebekah Weatherspoon</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sanj&rsquo;s homework assignment: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-idea-of-you-a-novel-robinne-lee/df835849fd042109?ean=9781250353078&amp;next=t">The Idea of You by Robinne Lee</a>&mdash;consider this your &ldquo;no HEA&rdquo; warning!</li>
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A weekly discussion of everything romance—from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all—with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

A weekly discussion of everything romance&mdash;from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all&mdash;with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

Radio 831: A Romance Podcast

Office Romance Recap, Lyla Sage on Cowboys and Small-Town Romances, and The Idea of You Reading Assignment

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