That Rom Com Pod

Summer Bonus

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:30:00 GMT

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Australian Society of Authors free webinar: Understanding readers and their habits, with Australia Reads

Dymocks Sydney Books in Bars Valentine’s Day romance author panel with Karina May, Josh Hortinela, Natalie Murray, Leesa Ronald and Amy Andrews. Save the date – Thursday, February 12, 2026

Dangerously Modern Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 at The Art Gallery of NSW until 15 February 2026 (Spotify Playlist, Coffee table book

One Golden Summer, Carly Fortune (2025)

Love & Other Scores, Abra Pressler (2023)

After the Siren, Darcy Green (2025)

Power Moves, Leesa Ronald (2025)

Engaged, Apparently, Amy Andrews (Coming January 2026)

In Spite Of You, Patrick Lenton (2025)

Hate You to Love You, Josh Hortinela (Coming September 2026)

Heart the Lover, Lily King (2025)

Table for One, Emma Gannon (2025)

Chosen Family, Madeline Gray (2025)

A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances, Steph Vizard (2025)

Lights, Camera, Love, Natalie Murray (2025)

Love Overdue, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus (2025)

Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann (2025)

Ghosted, Amy Hutton (2025)

The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial, Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein (2025)

Chosen Family, Madeline Gray (2025)

The Hiding Place, Kate Mildenhall (2025)

Heart the Lover, Lily King (2025)

The Heir Apparent, Rebecca Armitage (2025)

The Light Years, Elizabeth Jane Howard (2024)

How to End A Story, Collected Diaries, Helen Garner (2025)

Everyone and Everything re-read, Nadine J. Cohen (2023)

Almost Life, Kiran Millwood Hargrave (2026)

Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley (2024)

Better Than the Real Thing, Brooke Crawford (2026)

When the Party’s Over, Katie Hoskins (2026)

Writers and Lovers, Lily King (2021)

Loved One, Aisha Muharrar (2025)

The Time After Now, Anne Freeman (2026)

Side Character Energy, Olivia Tolich (February, 2026)

The Boyfriend Clause, Bridie Blake (March, 2026)

People We Meet on Vacation premieres 9 January on Netflix!

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Bitter & Sweet (with Amal Awad)

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:28:00 GMT

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Guest: @amalmdawad or her website

If you’d like to make a donation, Amal recommends the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund or Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Courting Samira, Amal Awad (2011)

This is How You Get Better, Amal Awad (2015)

The Things We See in the Light, Amal Awad (2021)

Our conversation with Saman Shad (who released her new novel The Sex Lives of Married Women earlier this year):

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/set-ups-with-saman-shad/id1703734806?i=1000651936624

https://thatromcompod.substack.com/p/episode-16-set-ups-with-saman-shad

Bitter & Sweet, Amal Awad (2023)

Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (2007)

Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women, Amal Awad

Mostly Martha (2002, available to rent on Prime)

No Reservations (2007, Stan)

Blessed Are The Cheesemakers, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2001, Penguin)

By Bread Alone, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2003, Penguin)

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Rockstar Romance (with Laura Carter)

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:28:00 GMT

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Guest: @lauracarterauthor

Catch A Falling Star, Laura Carter

The Idea Of You

Lick, Kylie Scott

Daisy Jones & the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley

Sing You Home, Jodi Picoult

The Lost Love Song, Minnie Darke

Love is a War Song, Danica Nava

Never Been Shipped, Alicia Thompson

August Lane, Regina Black | The Critical Heart

Here Comes The Ex, Portia MacIntosh

Back in the Saddle, Maggie Eckersley

Rock My World, Camilla Isley

Romance is Dead, Katie Bohn

Head First, Claire Kershaw

Say You’ll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez

Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things, Jessica Seaborn

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Episode 40: Bucket Lists (with Holly Brunnbauer)

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 18:32:00 GMT

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Guest: @hollybrunnbauer / website / No Shelf Control / The Write Track

What Did I Miss?, Holly Brunnbauer (2025, HarperCollins)

The Debut Crew 2025 (The Write Reads)

It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake, Claire Christian

Claire Christian on The First Time podcast

Dying For Sex

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy Matthews

Emergency Exit Only, Michelle Upton

The Life List

Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert / Stan

The Bucket List

Salty, Spiced, and a Little Bit Nice, Cynthia Timoti

Midnight Gate, S.K. Stapar

Big Feelings, Amy Lovat

Starry Eyed, Katharine Pollock

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Literary Love Stories (with Jessica Stanley)

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:31:00 GMT

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Guest: Jessica Stanley (@DailyDoseOfJess / Read. Look. Think.

Consider Yourself Kissed / A Great Hope, Jessica Stanley

The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst

American Wife / Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld

One Day /You Are Here, David Nicholls

Cleopatra and Frankenstein, Coco Mellors

Big Feelings / Mistakes and Other Lovers, Amy Lovat

Less, Andrew Sean Greer

Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason

Rise and Shine / Love and Other Puzzles, Kimberley Allsopp

Alicia Thompson on miscommunication

Happiness Forever, Adelaide Faith

Margot’s Got Money Troubles, Rufi Thorpe

Careless People, Sarah Wynne Williams

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Publishing Trends (with Chloe Berry)

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:34:00 GMT

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Guest: @chloeraeberry / @booktokbookclub / The Berry Agency

Throne of Glass series, Sarah J Maas (Bloomsbury)

Mountain Men Matchmaker series, Amy Daws (HarperCollins)

‘Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI’

ASA Guidelines for authors on AI

“‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements” Guardian Australia

Laurie Gilmore

@staceymcewanbooks

831 Stories

@DramaKingBooks

Signs of Damage, Diana Reid

FairyLoot

‘Which Celebrity Book Club Could (Actually) Change Your Life?’ Emily Gould

Gertrude & Alice

Immortal, Sue Lynn Tan

Out on a Limb, Hannah Bonam-Young

Sipsworth, Simon van Booy

Seven Brides for Beau McBride, Amy Barry

What Did I Miss?, Holly Brunbauer

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Marriage of Convenience (with Jodi McAlister)

Tue, 27 May 2025 18:29:00 GMT

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Guest: @jodimccalister

An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister

Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane

Marry Me Juliet series, Jodi McAlister

The Love Contract, Steph Vizard

The Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

The Paradise Problem, Roomies, Christina Lauren

My Big Fat Fake Marriage, Charlotte Stein

Seven Brides for Beau McBride, Amy Barry

Tempest, Beverly Jenkins

The Convenient Marriage, Georgette Heyer

When a Scot Ties the Knot, Tessa Dare

First Comes Marriage, Mary Balogh

To Seduce a Sinner, Elizabeth Hoyt

The Geographer’s Map to Romance, India Holton

In The Long Run, Emma Mugglestone

Mother Tongue, Naima Brown

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Author special: Mhairi McFarlane

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:39:00 GMT

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Guest: Mhairi McFarlane (Follow Mhairi on Instagram @mhairimcf)

Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane (2025, HarperCollins)

You Had Me At Hello, Mhairi McFarlane (2012, HarperCollins)

Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (2023, Penguin)

I Never Met You, Mhairi McFarlane (2019, HarperCollins)

Slow Horses (2022-24, Apple TV+)

Lucy Prebble on Culture Amp podcast

How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days (2003, Stan)

Spy (2015, Netflix)

Here’s Looking At You, Mhairi McFarlane (2013, HarperCollins)

Out Of Sight (1998, Binge)

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne (2016, Hachette)

Last Night, Mhairi McFarlane (2021, HarperCollins)

Mad About You, Mhairi McFarlane (2022, HarperCollins)

Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane (2016, HarperCollins)

You Belong With Me, Mhairi McFarlane (2024, HarperCollins)

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Category romance (with Ally Blake)

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:28:00 GMT

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Guest: @allyblakebooks

Dating Deal with the Italian, Ally Blake

Adaptable

@five_bush_weddings movie updates

Lick (2024, Passionflix) / Blussh Romance Festival / Kylie Scott’s novel

Addition (2024) / Addition, Toni Jordan (2008)

The Family Next Door / Sally Hepworth’s 2018 novel

McBrides of Montana series, Amy Barry

The Winning Formula, Cara Veloce (Audible Original)

Not Here To Make Friends, Jodi McAlister

The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin, Alison Goodman

What Did I Miss?, Holly Brunnbauer

Love Overdue, Ally Berg & Michelle Kalus

How to Write Academy / How to Watch Movies Like a Writer podcast

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Bookish rom coms (with Nina Kenwood)

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:37:00 GMT

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Guest: @NinaKenwood

Love From Scratch, Amy Hutton

The Wedding People, Alison Espach

Yellowface, Rebecca F Kuang

Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld

The Book Ninja, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus

The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns

Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell

Seven Days in June, Tia Williams

How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days

Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley

Writers and Lovers, Lily King

The Close Up, Pip Drysdale

The Good Sister, Sally Hepworth

An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister

An Onslaught Of Light, Natasha Rai

The Woman In The Waves, Camille Booker

Three Days in June, Anne Tyler

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Single parents (with Steph Vizard)

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:32:00 GMT

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Guest: @StephEVizard or her website

The Love Contract, Steph Vizard

The Banjo Prize

An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister

Special Delivery, Leesa Ronald

Maggie Alderson

How to be Second Best, Without Further Ado, Jessica Dettmann

The Idea Of You, Robinne Lee / Prime

The Last Love Note, Emma Grey

Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster Blake

Grace Under Pressure, Tori Haschka

Inconceivable by Alexandra Collier

Talking At Night, Claire Daverley

Prep, Show Don’t Tell, Curtis Sittenfeld

The Private Island, Ali Lowe

Recorded on Gadigal land | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Real Life Romance (with Emma Grey)

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:32:00 GMT

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@emmagreyauthor

The Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker

August Blue, Deborah Levy

The Last Illusion of Paige White, Vanessa McCauseland

That Island Feeling & Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast Karina May

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy The Official Podcast

Riverina Readers Festival

The Last Love Note, Emma Grey

Pictures of You, Emma Grey

Everything I Know About Love, Dolly Alderton

Left On Tenth, Delia Ephron https://leftontenthbroadway.com/

Nobody Wants This

The Notebook

No Hard Feelings, Genevieve Novak

The Big Sick

More or Less Maddy, Lisa Genova

Out On A Limb, Hannah Bonam-Young

An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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2024-25 Summer Reading Special

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:32:36 GMT

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That Island Feeling, Karina May

Karina’s upcoming events: https://linktr.ee/karinamaywrite

Here We Go Again, Alison Cochrun

The Pairing, Casey McQuiston

The Last Illusion of Paige White, Vanessa McCauseland

The Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker

Summer in the City, Alex Aster

All Fours, Miranda July

Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley

You Are Here, David Nicholls

Special Delivery, Leesa Ronald

Pictures of You, Emma Grey

Table For One, Emma Gannon

Best, First and Last, Amy Matthews

Haunted Hearts, Amy Hutton

Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane

Lights, Camera, Love, Natalie Murray

My Hot Housemate, Susannah Hardy

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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2024 Christmas Special

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:30:45 GMT

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The Merry Gentlemen (2024, Netflix)

Georgia Moore posts about xmas movies @georgiamoorewriter (here’s her xmas movies highlight)

Our Little Secret (2024, Netflix)

Hot Frosty (2024, Netflix)

‘Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?’ (New York Times piece includes the interview with Dustin Milligan recommended via friend of the pod, Amy Hutton)

Meet Me Next Christmas (2024, Netflix)

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Age Gap Romance (with Amy Andrews)

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:30:53 GMT

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Guest: Amy Andrews @AmyAndrewsBooks, Facebook, website or Substack.

Warnings: Spicy language + Rivals spoilers ~15 min in

Rivals (Disney+)

‘Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic’ (Guardian)

Breaking the Ice, Amy Andrews

Breaking All the Rules, Amy Andrews

How To Write Academy

Look What You Made Me Do, Amy Andrews

A Family Affair (Netflix)

Lonely Planet (Netflix)

The Idea of You (Prime)

Natasha Lester’s substack

The Younger Man, Zoe Foster Blake

Green Dot, Madeleine Gray

Mistakes Were Made, Meryl Wilsner

Girl Falling, Hayley Scrivener

Australian Gospel, Lech Blaine

Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster Blake

Bananapants, Penny Reid

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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So High School (with Gabrielle Tozer)

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:44:50 GMT

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Guest: Gabrielle Tozer (@gabrielletozer)

Riverina Readers Festival

Before We Met, Gabrielle Tozer

To Stir With Love, Kate Mildenhall

Chicken Shop Date - Amelia Dimoldenberg & Andrew Garfield

Nobody Wants This

The Unexpected Mess Of It All, Gabrielle Tozer

One Day, David Nicholls

Can’t Say It Went To Plan, Gabrielle Tozer

Heartstopper, Alice Oseman / Netflix

The Text Prize

Looking for Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta

Press Gang

The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt, Mark Mupotsa-Russell

The Wedding People, Alison Espach

Rapture, Emily Maguire

Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster Blake

The Sitter, Angela O’Keefe

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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EmHen Bonanza (with @DramaKingBooks!)

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:30:19 GMT

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Guest: Seth AKA @dramakingbooks / TikTok

Love, Just In, Natalie Murray

Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, Funny Story, Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry

How to End a Love Story, Yulin Kuang

‘How to Write a Good Sex Scene’ (The Cut)

That Island Feeling, Karina May

‘Which Emily Henry Books Are Becoming Movies?’

A Novel Love Story, Ash Poston

A Love Like The Sun, Riss M Neilson

Out On A Limb, Hannah Bonham Young

You and I Rewritten, Chip Pons

The Prospects, KT Hoffmann

Here We Go Again, Alison Cochrun

Seven Days In June, Tia Williams

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Cowboy Romance (with Amy Barry)

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:30:39 GMT

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Guest: Amy Barry (@amybarryauthor / @amytmatthews_author)

Kit McBride Gets a Wife, Amy Barry (Simon & Schuster, 2024)

Marrying Off Morgan McBride, Amy Barry (Simon & Schuster, 2024)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Calamity Jane (1953)

Young Guns (1988, Stan)

Tess LeSue (Amy’s earlier romance author alter ego)

Done & Dusted, Lyla Sage (2023, Hachette)

Flawless, Elsie Silver (2023, Hachette)

Love on Campus podcast

Cowboy Carter, Beyonce

‘Cowboy Phase’ by Lily O’Brien in Kill Your Darlings

Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908)

LaVyrle Spencer

Jude Devereaux

Jodi Thomas

Darry Fraser (Australian historical/colonial romance author)

Best, First and Last, Amy T Matthews (March 2025, Simon & Schuster)

That Island Feeling, Karina May (Dec 31 2024, Pan Macmillan)

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Seeing Double (featuring Christina Lauren)

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:30:55 GMT

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Writes4Women RWA Conference Round Up

Tenderly I Am Devoured, Lyndall Clipstone

‘Romance Novels Are Literature’, Casey McQuiston, TIME Magazine

The Paradise Problem, The Unhoneymooners, Beautiful Player, The True Love Experiment, Christina Lauren

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

The Book Ninja, While You Were Reading, Fancy Meeting You Here, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus

Books On The Rail

Nicci French

The Glass House, Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist

Stuck Up And Stupid, Angourie & Kate Rice

The View Was Exhausting, Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

The Wedding Forecast, Nina Kenwood

Experienced, Kate Young

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Besties (with Anne Freeman)

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:30:52 GMT

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Guest: Anne Freeman (@annefreemanwrites, newsletter, workshops)

Me That You See / Returning To Adelaide, Anne Freeman

@hollybrunnbauer

Anne & Casey Nott on Writes4Women

Parks and Rec

The Happy Ever After Playlist, Abby Jimenez

The Paradise Problem, Christina Lauren

City of Girls, Elizabeth GIlbert

The Studio Girls, Lisa Ireland

Never Ever Forever, Karina May

Love Match, Clare Fletcher

The Wedding Forecast, Nina Kenwood

Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley

A Language of Limbs, Dylin Hardcastle

Secret Book Stuff

Alice and the Impossible Game, Anna Foxkirk

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Sports Romance (with Abra Pressler)

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:30:59 GMT

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Guest: @AbraPresslerAuthor

Love and Other Scores, Abra Pressler (2023, Pan Macmillan)

Northern Beaches Writers Festival Sept 27-29

Here For The Right Reasons, Jodi McAlister

Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston

Carrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkin Reid

A League Of Their Own

‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’ sung by Clare’s daughter Dot

Love Match, Clare Fletcher

Icebreaker, Hannah Grace

The Mighty Ducks

Playing The Field, Zoe Foster Blake

Fangirl Down, Tessa Bailey

Cleat Cute, Meryl Wilsner

Amy Andrews’ rugby themed books

The Prospects, KT Hoffman

The Art of Catching Feelings, Alicia Thompson

10 Things that Never Happened, Alexis Hall

I Hope This Finds You Well, Natalie Sue

You Belong With Me, Mhairi McFarlane

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Bonus: Under the Covers (Part 2)

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:30:27 GMT

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Featuring: Clare Fletcher (Instagram) and Karina May (Instagram)

Pan Macmillan open submissions
Australian Society of Authors (ASA) contract review service and Virtual Literal speed dating events
Alex Adsett Literary Consultancy
Australian Writers Centre (AWC) courses
Year of the Novel with Emily Maguire and upcoming Writing NSW courses
Emily Maguire
Romance Writers of Australia (RWA) conference, Adelaide 2024
Penny Carroll editor
Katherine Collette author and writing coach

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Bonus: Under the Covers (Part 1)

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:30:36 GMT

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Featuring: Clare Fletcher (Instagram) and Karina May (Instagram)

Blinky Bill, Dorothy Wall (1933, HarperCollins)
The Muddleheaded Wombat, Ruth Park (1962, HarperCollins)
Anything from May Gibbs
The Secret Garden (1911, Penguin) A Little Princess (1905, Penguin), Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding (1996, Macmillan)
One Day, David Nicholls (2009, Hachette)
Jessica Dettmann (How To Be Second Best, This Has Been Absolutely Lovely, Without Further Ado)
Minnie Darke (Star-Crossed, The Lost Love Song, With Love from Wish & Co)
The Baby-Sitters Club, Baby-Sitters Little Sister, (1986-2000, Ann M. Martin, Scholastic)
Anything from Sophie Kinsella
Anything from Jane Green

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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New York (with Melanie Saward)

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 18:30:12 GMT

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Guest: Melanie Saward (@LittleRedWrites on Instagram & TikTok)

Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward (August 6, 2024, Penguin)

Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

Abby Jimenez

Manhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss

I Heart New York, Lindsey Kelk

Gossip Girl

Sex And The City

A Winter in New York, Josie Silver

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy Matthews

You, Again, Kate Goldbeck

Everything from Nora Ephron

Serendipity

Book Lovers, Emily Henry

The Truth According to Ember, Danica Nava

The Prospects, KT Hoffman

Out On a Limb and Next Of Kin, Hannah Bonam-Young

The House With All The Lights On, Jessica Kirkness

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Spice (with Natalie Murray)

Tue, 21 May 2024 18:30:55 GMT

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Guest: Natalie Murray (Instagram, TikTok)

Love, Just In, Natalie Murray

Emmie and the Tudor King, Natalie Murray

Funny Story, Emily Henry

‘Emily Henry Is Proud to Be Called a Romance Writer’

https://www.tiktok.com/@todayshow/video/7361216748193991979

The Idea of You, Robinne Lee / movie

The Work, Bri Lee

Tessa Bailey

Four Night Stand, Georgia Moore

Emily Henry on Shameless Book Club

Sarah J. Maas

Kit McBride Gets A Wife, Amy Barry

Experienced, Kate Young

Open Minded, Chloe Seager

NOTE: Our conversation defaulted to mostly cis-het spicy romances, but some authors we love who rep queer and diverse characters are Claire Christian, Casey McQuiston, Abra Pressler, Georgia Clark, Ashley Herring Blake, Meryl Wilsner and KT Hoffman. Links and more on our Substack.

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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Slow Burn

Tue, 07 May 2024 18:30:25 GMT

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Mudgee Readers Festival (Aug 17-18)

Sydney Writers Festival

When Harry Met Sally

Love, Just In, Natalie Murray

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

Mhairi McFarlane

The Flat Share, Beth O’Leary

The Last Love Note, Emma Grey

Kit McBride Gets A Wife, Amy Barry

Marrying Off Morgan McBride, Amy Barry

Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld

Talking at Night, Claire Daverley

All The Beautiful Things You Love, Jonathan Seidler

Blue Sisters, Coco Mellors

Part of Your World / Yours Truly Abby Jimenez

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Eco-Romance (with Victoria Brookman)

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:30:42 GMT

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Guest: Victoria Brookman (Instagram)

Burnt Out, Victoria Brookman

Mystic Ridge, Lucy Lever

Annie Seaton

The Most Important Job In The World, Gina Rushton

“Why We Need More Climate Change Love Stories”

A Court of Thorns and Roses / Throne of Glass series / Crescent City series Sarah J. Maas

Bride, Ali Hazelwood

Love From Scratch, Amy Hutton

Me That You See, Anne Freeman

All The Beautiful Things You Love, Jonathan Seidler

Because of Her, Devon May (Devon’s Instagram)

Claire Christian’s Substack, PEARLER

Part of Your World / Yours Truly / Just For The Summer / Worst Wingman Ever, Abby Jimenez

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Set-ups (with Saman Shad)

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:30:39 GMT

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Guest: Saman Shad (Saman Shad, Instagram, TikTok)

The Matchmaker, Saman Shad (2023, Penguin)

‘Rom-coms need more diverse characters, and I’m helping to make that change’, Saman Shad, SBS Voices

Anyone But You (2023)

Set It Up (2018)

Upgraded (2024)

‘Anyone but You was a mega hit, but romcom sequels are a terrible idea’ (GQ)

‘First trailer for Zach Braff's new rom-com with Vanessa Hudgens’

The Leo graph (Reddit)

The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)

Emma, Jane Austen (1815)

No Strings Attached (2011)

Friends With Benefits (2011)

Set It Up (2018)

The Set Up, Lizzy Dent (2022, Penguin)

Five Blind Dates (2024)

What’s Love Got To Do With It (2022)

Pets (with Amy Hutton)

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:30:00 GMT

Guest: Amy Hutton (Sit, Stay, Love / Love From Scratch) @amyhuttonauthor

Marley & Me, John Grogan

The Dog Sitter, Zara Stoneley

Love, Just In, Natalie Murray

The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns

Breaking All The Rules, Amy Andrews

You’ve Got Mail

Who Gets the Dog

Puppy Love

Colin From Accounts

Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

Romance Writers of Australia

In A World

The Word Count

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

Tom Lake, Anne Patchett

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Celebrity Romance

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:00:19 GMT

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The Rise of Rom-Com at Newcastle Writers Festival

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews

Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane

Love and Other Scores, Abra Pressler

Notting Hill

Starstruck

Music And Lyrics

The Bodyguard, Katherine Center

Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld

The Idea Of You, Robinne Lee

One Day, David Nicholls / Netflix series / Official playlist

High Fidelity, Nick Hornby / 2000 film / 2020 TV series

The Matchmaker, Saman Shad

The Dead Romantics, Ashley Poston

Sit Stay Love, Amy Hutton

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Love Triangles (with Rachael Johns)

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT

Guest: Rachael Johns

The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns

Helen Fielding: Bridget Jones’s Diary / film / The Edge of Reason / film / Mad About The Boy / Bridget Jones’ Baby / film

The Sparkle Pages, Meg Bignell

West Side Honey, Claire Christian

The Search Party, Hannah Richell

Naked in Death, J.D. Robb

Watermelon, Marian Keyes

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews

Grace Under Pressure, Tori Haschka

Magpie / Friendaholic, Elizabeth Day

Just Friends, Gyan Yankovich

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Retellings (Josh's Version)

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:30:47 GMT

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Guest: Josh Hortinela

Good Material, Dolly Alderton

Love, Just In, Natalie Murray

Perfectish, Jessica Seaborn

She's The Man

One Day, David Nicholls / Netflix

Sleepless in Seattle / An Affair To Remember

You've Got Mail

The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston / The Lake House

Fire Island

Anyone But You

Ralph’s Party, Lisa Jewell

Just Friends, Gyan Yankovich

A Winter in New York, Josie Silver

Everyone and Everything, Nadine Cohen

Part Of Your World, Abby Jimenez

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Bonus: Summer Reading

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 17:30:08 GMT

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The Bronze Horseman, Paulina Simons

Cloudstreet, Tim Winton

The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns

Green Dot, Madeleine Gray

Search History, Amy Taylor

Nobody Puts RomComs In the Corner, Kathryn Freeman

Love Interest, Claire Gilmore

The Burnout, Sophie Kinsella

Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko

The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall

Everyone and Everything, Nadine Cohen

The Work, Bri Lee

Anything Joanna Nell & Sophie Green

Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews

Dreaming in French, Vanessa McCausland

A Winter In New York, Josie Silver

Anything Penelope Janu

The Next Big Thing, James Colley

Her Fidelity, Katharine Pollock

Four Night Stand, Georgia Moore

Loving Lizzie March, Susannah Hardy

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Bonus: Christmas!

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 04:00:50 GMT

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Spoiler alert!

This episode we’re digging into the three Christmas texts we assigned as homework, and there will be spoilers! You’ve been warned!

If you want to read/watch for yourself before listening, the texts are:

One Day in December by Josie Silver (2018, Penguin)
Falling For Christmas (2022, Netflix)
Window Wonderland (2013, Prime)

Christmas cocktail

Cheers with a Candy Cane Christmas cocktail. Love how this recipe does not include quantities, it’s a really choose-your-own-adventure, but you’ll need:

Vodka
Cranberry juice
Grenadine
Peppermint schnapps
Splash of lemonade
Ice cubes
Crushed candy canes for rim and/or mini peppermint candy cane for garnish

Also randomly mentioned

Lonely Harts Club Radio by Adeline Knight, Audible Original novella (2023)
Mean Girls (2004, Binge)
New Girl (2011-2018, Disney+)
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (2023, Hachette) recommended by Jacinta Rose
Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey (2023, HarperCollins) recommended by @ReadingWithCake
All I Want For Chris-mas, “A spicy holiday romance inspired by Hollywood’s hottest man”, anthology featuring Elouise Tynan, Stephanie Hazeltine, Alison Middleton, Emma Mugglestone (2023)
(Friend of the pod) Penny Carroll’s interview with Emma Mugglestone

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The Holidays

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:30:19 GMT

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Single All The Way

Catch Me If You Claus

A Merry Scottish Christmas

Christmas Inheritance

This Has Been Absolutely Lovely, Jessica Dettmann

Jones Family Christmas

The Holiday

Love Actually

Happiest Season

Never Ever Forever, Karina May

Dash and Lily

Home for Christmas

A Moody Christmas

One Day in December, Josie Silver

Christmas Shopaholic, Sophie Kinsella

A Country Vet Christmas

The Fabric of Christmas

Good Material, Dolly Alderton

Heart Sick, Jessie Stephens

Emergency Exit Only, Michelle Upton

You Again, Kate Goldbeck

The Italian Marriage, Jenna Lo Bianco

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Wanderlust

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:30:34 GMT

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Never Ever Forever, Karina May

‘What Does A Happily Ever After Look Like?’, The Pudding

The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren

Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast, Karina May

Dreaming in French, Vanessa McCausland

One Summer in Santorini, Sandy Barker

Returning to Adelaide, Anne Freeman

Just One Wish, Rachael Johns

Amber and Alice, Janette Paul

The Last Love Note, Emma Grey

How To Be Second Best, Jessica Dettmann

Five Bush Weddings, Clare Fletcher

The Lost City (Binge)

Romancing The Stone (Disney+)

The Mummy (Binge)

True Lies (Disney+)

Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews

Bound To Happen, Jonathon Shannon

Love In Theory, Elodie Cheesman

Something Blue by Alex Sarkis

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Friends to Lovers

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:30:04 GMT

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Books and movies mentioned during this episode:

Happy Place, Emily Henry (2023, Penguin)
When Harry Met Sally (1989, Prime)
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray (2024, Allen & Unwin)
Not Here To Make Friends, Jodi McAlister (January 2024, Simon & Schuster)
The Next Big Thing, James Colley (February 2024, Pantera Press)
One Day, David Nicholls (2009, Hachette)
What If, sometimes known as The F Word (2014, Prime)
NOT a rom-com but a great conversation starter: Swiss Army Man (2016, Stan)
Paterson (2016)
Love And Other Scores, Abra Pressler (out November 28, Pan Macmillan)
Marry Me Juliet series by Jodi McAlister (Simon & Schuster, 2022-24)
The One, Kaneana May (2021, HarperCollins)
Caroline O’Donoghue, The Rachel Incident (Hachette, 2023)
Sentimental Garbage
Bridie Jabour’s interview with Caroline on Cool Story
Watch a video of the live event on Roaring Stories’ Facebook

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Forbidden Love

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 18:00:29 GMT

Stepbrother Dearest; Emma, Jane Austen; Twilight, Stephanie Meyer; Steffanie Holmes; The Price of Salt, Patricia Highsmith. Jodi McAlister: Here For The Right Reasons, Can I Steal You For A Second, Not Here To Make Friends. At The Foot Of The Cherry Tree, Alli Parker. Genevieve Novak: Crushing, No Hard Feelings. Never Ever Forever, Karina May. Clueless (Binge); Emma (1996, Stan/2020, Binge); Romeo + Juliet (1996, Disney+); Twilight (Binge); Brokeback Mountain (Binge); Portrait of a Lady on Fire (SBS); Carol (Binge); The Big Sick (Prime); Five Feet Apart (Prime); Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner; Three Men and a Baby.

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Meetcute

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:00:37 GMT

BOOKS: Bound To Happen, Jonathan Shannon; Love, In Theory, Elodie Cheesman; No Hard Feelings, Genevieve Novak; Ghosts, Dolly Alderton; One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston; Playing The Field, Zoe Foster Blake; Sit Stay Love, Amy Hutton; Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews; Not Meeting Mr Right, Anita Heiss; Legally Blak, Teela Reid; Burn, Melanie Saward; The Summer Job, Lizzy Dent. | MOVIES: Notting Hill (Binge); Ibiza (Netflix); A Cinderella Story; Only You (Netflix); Serendipity (Stan); 50 First Dates (Amazon Prime);The Holiday (Binge); The Big Sick (Prime); Ruby Sparks (Disney+); Fleabag (Prime); Love Actually (Binge)

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Second Chance

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:00:58 GMT

Never Ever Forever Karina May; Happy Place, Emily Henry; Every Summer After, Carley Fortune; Love and Other Words, Christina Lauren; Star Crossed, Minnie Darke; Minnie Darke on Writes4Women; Once More With Feeling, Alyssa Sussman; Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane; Spring Clean For The Peach Queen, Sasha Wasley; Second Chance Love in Point Perry, Joanne Speirs | MOVIES: 13 Going On 30 (Binge); Ticket To Paradise (Binge); Sweet Home Alabama (Disney Plus); Before Sunrise (Binge) | SHELF LOVE: Lonely Harts Radio, Adeline Knight; Love For Life, Saman Shad; The Rachel Incident, Caroline O’Donoghue | Liked Yellowface, Rebecca F Kuang? Try Burnt Out by Victoria Brookman.

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Fake Dating

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:01:45 GMT

For the full list of books, articles and films mentioned, with links, see our Substack.

Funny Story, Emily Henry, (2024)
Good Material, Dolly Alderton (Nov 2023)
Never Ever Forever, Karina May (Nov 2023)
While You Were Sleeping (1995, Disney Plus)
The Proposal (2009, Disney Plus)
The Kiss Quotient, Helen Hoang (2019)
Written In The Stars, Alexandria Bellefleur (2021)
If I Never Met You, Mhairi McFarlane (2020)
The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood (2021)
The Love Contract, Steph Vizard (2023)
Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding (1996)
Jemima J, Jane Green (2006)
Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get A Life, Maureen McCarthy (1995)
West Side Honey, Claire Christian (2023)
The Matchmaker, Saman Shad (2023)
Sorrow And Bliss, Meg Mason (2020)
Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (2023)
It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake, Claire Christian (2020).

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Enemies to Lovers

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:27:49 GMT

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Icebreaker, Hannah Grace

The Smutty Hockey Drama Melting Down BookTok (The Cut)

Love Match, Clare Fletcher

Carrie Soto is Back, Taylor Jenkins Reid

Wimbledon (Binge)

Cleat Cute, Meryl Wilsner

Anne Of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

Beach Read, Emily Henry

Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen

Bridget Jones’ Diary, Helen Fielding

10 Things I Hate About You ( Stan)

The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren

The Love Contract, Steph Vizard

Unnecessary Drama, Nina Kenwood

Book Lovers, Emily Henry

Red White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston

Sit, Stay, Love, Amy Hutton

Without Further Ado, Jessica Dettmann

A sincere apology from Clare who misspoke and misgendered Meryl Wilsner and Casey McQuiston, both of whom use they/them pronouns.

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Forced Proximity

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:30:43 GMT

Thanks for listening to our first episode of That Rom Com Pod, I think you can hear us finding our feet!

Books and films we mentioned during the episode:

Clare Fletcher: Love Match, Five Bush Weddings
Karina May: Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast
Emily Henry, Happy Place
Beth O’Leary, The Flatshare
Jodi McAlister, Here For The Right Reasons and Can I Steal You For A Second
Sally Thorne, The Hating Game
Tessa Bailey, It Happened One Summer and Hook Line & Sinker
Set It Up (2018, Netflix)
Green Card (1990)
Emma Grey, The Last Love Note
Georgia Clark, Island Time
Now And Then (1995)
You’ve Got Mail (1998, Netflix)
Jessica Seaborn, Perfect-Ish
Jonathan Shannon, Bound To Happen
Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus: The Book Ninja and While You Were Reading, Fancy Meeting You Here

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