Episodes
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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
Canât 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 OâKeefe
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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
âHow to Write a Good Sex Sceneâ (The Cut)
That Island Feeling, Karina May
âWhich Emily Henry Books Are Becoming Movies?â
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
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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 (Amyâs earlier romance author alter ego)
Done & Dusted, Lyla Sage (2023, Hachette)
Flawless, Elsie Silver (2023, Hachette)
Love on Campus podcast
Cowboy Carter, Beyonce
âCowboy Phaseâ by Lily OâBrien 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)
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Writes4Women RWA Conference Round Up
Tenderly I Am Devoured, Lyndall Clipstone
âRomance Novels Are Literatureâ, 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
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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
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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
âTake Me Out To The Ballgameâ sung by Clareâs 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 Andrewsâ 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
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Featuring: Clare Fletcher (Instagram) and Karina May (Instagram)
Pan Macmillan open submissionsAustralian Society of Authors (ASA) contract review service and Virtual Literal speed dating eventsAlex Adsett Literary ConsultancyAustralian Writers Centre (AWC) coursesYear of the Novel with Emily Maguire and upcoming Writing NSW coursesEmily MaguireRomance Writers of Australia (RWA) conference, Adelaide 2024Penny Carroll editorKatherine Collette author and writing coachRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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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 GibbsThe Secret Garden (1911, Penguin) A Little Princess (1905, Penguin), Frances Hodgson BurnettBridget Jonesâs 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 KinsellaAnything from Jane GreenRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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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 Elseâs 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
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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
âEmily Henry Is Proud to Be Called a Romance Writerâ
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.
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Mudgee Readers Festival (Aug 17-18)
Sydney Writers Festival
Adaptable
One Day
Bridgerton
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
When Harry Met Sally
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray
The Hating Game, Sally Thorne
Mhairi McFarlane
The Flat Share, Beth OâLeary
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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Guest: Victoria Brookman (Instagram)
Burnt Out, Victoria Brookman
Mystic Ridge, Lucy Lever
Annie Seaton
The Most Important Job In The World, Gina Rushton
âWhy We Need More Climate Change Love Storiesâ
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 (Devonâs Instagram)
Claire Christianâs Substack, PEARLER
Part of Your World / Yours Truly / Just For The Summer / Worst Wingman Ever, Abby Jimenez
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Guest: Saman Shad (Saman Shad, Instagram, TikTok)
The Matchmaker, Saman Shad (2023, Penguin)
âRom-coms need more diverse characters, and Iâm helping to make that changeâ, Saman Shad, SBS Voices
Anyone But You (2023)
Set It Up (2018)
Upgraded (2024)
âAnyone but You was a mega hit, but romcom sequels are a terrible ideaâ (GQ)
âFirst trailer for Zach Braff's new rom-com with Vanessa Hudgensâ
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)
Whatâs Love Got To Do With It (2022)
See Also with Monica Heisey
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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
Youâve 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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The Rise of Rom-Com at Newcastle Writers Festival
Someone Elseâs Bucket List, Amy T Matthews
Whoâs 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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Guest: Rachael Johns
The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns
Helen Fielding: Bridget Jonesâs Diary / film / The Edge of Reason / film / Mad About The Boy / Bridget Jonesâ Baby / film
The Sparkle Pages, Meg Bignell
Sweet Home Alabama
Dawsonâs Creek
Felicity
Twilight
West Side Honey, Claire Christian
The Search Party, Hannah Richell
Naked in Death, J.D. Robb
Watermelon, Marian Keyes
Someone Elseâs Bucket List, Amy T Matthews
Grace Under Pressure, Tori Haschka
Magpie / Friendaholic, Elizabeth Day
Just Friends, Gyan Yankovich
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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
Ralphâs 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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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
Whoâs That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane
Someone Elseâs 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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Spoiler alert!This episode weâre digging into the three Christmas texts we assigned as homework, and there will be spoilers! Youâve 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 cocktailCheers with a Candy Cane Christmas cocktail. Love how this recipe does not include quantities, itâs a really choose-your-own-adventure, but youâll need:
VodkaCranberry juiceGrenadinePeppermint schnappsSplash of lemonadeIce cubesCrushed candy canes for rim and/or mini peppermint candy cane for garnish
Also randomly mentionedLonely 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, âA spicy holiday romance inspired by Hollywoodâs hottest manâ, anthology featuring Elouise Tynan, Stephanie Hazeltine, Alison Middleton, Emma Mugglestone (2023) (Friend of the pod) Penny Carrollâs interview with Emma MugglestoneRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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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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