That Rom Com Pod

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/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 podcastCowboy Carter, Beyonce‘Cowboy Phase’ by Lily O’Brien in Kill Your DarlingsAnne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908)LaVyrle SpencerJude DevereauxJodi ThomasDarry 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

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Writes4Women RWA Conference Round Up  Tenderly I Am Devoured, Lyndall Clipstone ‘Romance Novels Are Literature’, Casey McQuiston, TIME MagazineThe 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 RailNicci FrenchThe 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

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Anne Freeman (@annefreemanwrites, newsletter, workshops) Me That You See / Returning To Adelaide, Anne Freeman @hollybrunnbauerAnne & Casey Nott on Writes4WomenParks and RecThe 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 KenwoodConsider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley A Language of Limbs, Dylin Hardcastle Secret Book StuffAlice and the Impossible Game, Anna Foxkirk Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

Full, linked shownotes on Substack: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: @AbraPresslerAuthor Love and Other Scores, Abra Pressler (2023, Pan Macmillan)Northern Beaches Writers Festival Sept 27-29Here For The Right Reasons, Jodi McAlisterRed, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuistonCarrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkin ReidA League Of Their Own‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’ sung by Clare’s daughter DotLove 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 booksThe 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

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/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

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/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 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 KinsellaAnything from Jane GreenRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Melanie Saward (@LittleRedWrites on Instagram & TikTok)Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward (August 6, 2024, Penguin)Tom Lake, Ann PatchettAbby JimenezManhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss I Heart New York, Lindsey Kelk Gossip Girl Sex And The CityA Winter in New York, Josie SilverSomeone Else’s Bucket List, Amy MatthewsYou, Again, Kate Goldbeck Everything from Nora EphronSerendipity 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-YoungThe House With All The Lights On, Jessica Kirkness Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Natalie Murray (Instagram, TikTok)Love, Just In, Natalie Murray Emmie and the Tudor King, Natalie MurrayFunny 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 MooreEmily Henry on Shameless Book ClubSarah J. MaasKit McBride Gets A Wife, Amy BarryExperienced, Kate YoungOpen Minded, Chloe SeagerNOTE: 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