{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c3371a8ab13d0012e0b4d9/694a17dc4c1c9c7f2b9dd0b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Summer Bonus","description":"<p><a href=\"https://thatromcompod.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our Substack</a> for full, linked shownotes:<a href=\"https://thatromcompod.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://thatromcompod.substack.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bookriot.com/2025-reading-log-book-tracker/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BookRiot's reading log</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.asauthors.org.au/events/understanding-readers-and-their-habits-a-discussion-with-australia-reads/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Australian Society of Authors free webinar: </strong><em>Understanding readers and their habits</em>, with Australia Reads</a></p><p><em>Dymocks Sydney Books in Bars Valentine’s Day romance author panel </em>with Karina May, Josh Hortinela, Natalie Murray, Leesa Ronald and Amy Andrews. Save the date – <strong>Thursday, February 12, 2026</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035042449/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dangerously Modern Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 </em>at The Art Gallery of NSW</a> until 15 February 2026 (<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MM5ybs0KjtHFaGoYGflSm?si=AqkcH2WPT9Oj1G0z4W7JwQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify Playlist</a>, <a href=\"https://shop.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/dangerously-modern-australian-women-artists-in-europe-1890-to-1940/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee table book</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguin.com.au/books/one-golden-summer-9781405965439\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>One Golden Summer</em></a>, Carly Fortune (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761267826/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Love &amp; Other Scores</em></a>, Abra Pressler<em> </em>(2023)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguin.com.au/books/after-the-siren-9781761355257\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>After the Siren</em></a>, Darcy Green (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Leesa-Ronald-Power-Moves-9781761472749\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Power Moves</em></a>, Leesa Ronald<strong> </strong>(2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781038942562/engaged-apparently-the-new-must-read-fake-dating-friends-to-lovers-romantic-comedy-of-summer-2026-from-a-bestselling-australian-author/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Engaged, Apparently</em></a>, Amy Andrews <strong>(</strong>Coming January 2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/in-spite-of-you-by-patrick-lenton/9780648619079\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>In Spite Of You</em></a><strong>, </strong>Patrick Lenton (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/DEBUT-NOVEL-BY-JOSHUA-HORTINELA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Hate You to Love You</em></a><strong>, </strong>Josh Hortinela (Coming September 2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lily-King-Heart-the-Lover-9781837265787\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Heart the Lover</em></a>, Lily King (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008382759/table-for-one/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Table for One</em></a>, Emma Gannon (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Chosen-Family/Madeleine-Gray/9781761635724\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Chosen Family</em></a>, Madeline Gray (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460767061/a-smart-girls-guide-to-second-chances-a-new-romantic-comedy-from-the-author-of-the-love-contract-perfect-for-fans-of-beth-oleary-mhairi-mcfarl/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances</em></a>, Steph Vizard (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Natalie-Murray-Lights,-Camera,-Love-9781761472435\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lights, Camera, Love</em></a>, Natalie Murray (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Ali-Berg-and-Michelle-Kalus-Love-Overdue-9781761470660\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Love Overdue</em></a>, Ali Berg &amp; Michelle Kalus<strong> </strong>(2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jessica-Dettmann-Your-Friend-and-Mine-9781922928061\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Your Friend and Mine</em></a>, Jessica Dettmann (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Ghosted/Amy-Hutton/9781761424878\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ghosted</em></a>, Amy Hutton <strong>(</strong>2025<strong>)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-mushroom-tapes-conversations-about-a-triple-murder-trial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial</em>,</a> Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Chosen-Family/Madeleine-Gray/9781761635724\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Chosen Family</em></a>, Madeline Gray (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Hiding-Place/Kate-Mildenhall/9781761429057\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Hiding Place</em></a>, Kate Mildenhall (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lily-King-Heart-the-Lover-9781837265787\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Heart the Lover</em></a>, Lily King (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460767900/the-heir-apparent-a-riveting-royal-story-now-a-reeses-book-club-pick/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Heir Apparent</em></a><em>, </em>Rebecca Armitage (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035042449/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Light Years</em></a>, Elizabeth Jane Howard (2024)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/how-to-end-a-story-collected-diaries-1978-1998\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>How to End A Story</em>,<em> Collected Diaries</em></a>, Helen Garner (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/everyone-and-everything-by-nadine-j-cohen/9780645240092\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Everyone and Everything</em></a><strong> </strong>re-read,<strong> </strong>Nadine J. Cohen (2023)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035097807/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Almost Life</em></a>, Kiran Millwood Hargrave (2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/consider-yourself-kissed\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Consider Yourself Kissed</em></a>, Jessica Stanley (2024)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781038961082/better-than-the-real-thing-notting-hill-meets-bridget-jones-baby-in-this-whip-smart-funny-emotionally-charged-contemporary-fiction-about-messy-p/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Better Than the Real Thing</em></a><strong>, </strong>Brooke Crawford (2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761770906/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>When the Party’s Over</em></a><strong>,</strong> Katie Hoskins (2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781529033137/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Writers and Lovers</em></a><strong>, </strong>Lily King (2021)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736799/loved-one-by-aisha-muharrar/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Loved One</em></a><em>, </em>Aisha Muharrar (2025)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.annefreeman.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Time After Now</em></a><em>,</em> Anne Freeman (2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/side-character-energy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Side Character Energy</em></a>, Olivia Tolich (February, 2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-boyfriend-clause\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Boyfriend Clause</em></a>, Bridie Blake (March, 2026)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/people-we-meet-on-vacation-trailer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>People We Meet on Vacation</em></a> premieres 9 January on Netflix!</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent,<a href=\"https://www.markercreative.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Marker Creative Co</a>. |<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thatromcompod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @thatromcompod</a></p>","author_name":"Clare Fletcher and Karina May"}