That Rom Com Pod

By Clare Fletcher and Karina May

From meetcute to rock bottom to grand gesture, Karina and Clare ride the highs and lows of classic and contemporary romantic comedies; and share insights from behind the scenes as authors of rom-co

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August 05, 2025 Bitter & Sweet (with Amal Awad)
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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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1h 11min
July 22, 2025 Rockstar Romance (with Laura Carter)
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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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1h 12min
July 08, 2025 Episode 40: Bucket Lists (with Holly Brunnbauer)
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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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1h 17min
June 24, 2025 Literary Love Stories (with Jessica Stanley)
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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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1h 12min
June 10, 2025 Publishing Trends (with Chloe Berry)
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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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1h 4min
May 27, 2025 Marriage of Convenience (with Jodi McAlister)
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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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May 13, 2025 Author special: Mhairi McFarlane
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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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56min
April 29, 2025 Category romance (with Ally Blake)
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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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1h 7min
April 15, 2025 Bookish rom coms (with Nina Kenwood)
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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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57min
April 01, 2025 Single parents (with Steph Vizard)
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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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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.