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While Kathleen is on maternity leave with her baby boy August, Amy and Georgia chat their recent reads: the ‘Maple Hills’ series by New York Times Best Selling Author, Hannah Grace. The Lovers talk about the social media hype that anticipated the release of ‘Icebreaker’, how Hannah Grace’s writing remind Georgia of her days reading Harry Styles AU fanfiction, and the spice levels we’re seeing in these mega popular romances.

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While her most recent release ‘The Other Bridget’ flies of the shelves, best-selling author Rachael Johns chats to Georgia and Amy about the author life. The Lovers find out about Rachael’s experiences studying creative writing at a tertiary education, as well as her approach to the first drafts of her novels. Also, Rachael gives us a peak into her most recent reads (including one of the Love on Campus team’s most anticipated releases for 2024).

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Amy and Georgia were lucky enough to chat to best-selling author Tate James about her most recent (re)release ‘Hate’. James chats to the Lovers about the origin of her idea for the ‘Madison Kate’ series and gives insight into the trad versus indie publishing venues.

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Taking some time off over the summer? The Love on Campus team are talking about the books they think would be perfect as a vacation read. From the big, thick books that take time and effort to get through to the books perfect for beach reading, the Lovers have you covered for recs to enjoy during your break. 

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The Love on Campus team didn’t want to leave you hanging over the holiday period, and so they’re hopping back into your headphones with their ‘Footnote’ episodes: addendums to their regular content.

Kathleen, Amy and Georgia discuss the holiday-themed romance books we think are perfect to curl up with (or lounge in the sun with) over the next few weeks, as well as the books they hope are waiting for them under their Christmas trees.

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A merry little bookclub! Sarah Morgenthaler’s ‘Mistletoe and Mr. Right’ ticks all the (northern hemisphere) Christmas romance boxes: a small town, a snowy climate and an on-the-loose moose. Georgia, Kathleen and Amy ponder the potential girlboss-isms of the protagonist (on Georgia’s request), consider how dreamy Rick is as a love interest, and how ideas of femininities and masculinities are presented in the novel. 

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Do you like your romance love interests ooey-gooey and soft as a cinnamon roll? The Lovers are discussing the complexity of the cinnamon roll character, asking: how soft and sweet do we expect them to be? What’s the difference between a sunshine and a cinnamon roll? And is a cinnamon roll the perfect sweet treat to accompany Amy, Georgia and/or Kathleen’s cup of tea?

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Deck the Halls! Hannukah Sameach! Happy Diwali! It’s holiday season on the Love on Campus pod, and we’re delving into Kathleen’s research area: Christmas Romance. The Lovers discuss what defines a Christmas romance, its similarities to other religious holidays, and the Christmas movies that they just HAVE to watch each year.

Happy Holidays from the Love on Campus team.

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While all Regis Elements are created equal, there’s something particularly special about The Meeting. Think Harry meeting Sally before driving to New York; think Darcy slagging off Elizabeth at the ball; think Joe and Kathleen and how they seem to meet about three times over. Kathleen, Georgia and Amy talk about what they want from a meet-cute (or meet-ugly, or meet-awkward), how the re-meeting seems to be a big trope in romance novels, and how the meeting moment seems to have the most flexibility of all romance moments.

P.S: Kathleen is calling in from home with baby August, a new addition to the Love on Campus faculty!

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This week, the Lovers are back in book club! Amy, Kathleen and Georgia are reading Talia Hibbert’s Get a Life, Chloe Brown, and have so. Many. Thoughts. How does it represent and discuss class differences? Are the sex scenes maybe a little out of character? How does the third person point of view work with each character? We try to answer our own questions, but we can’t promise anything.

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