That Rom Com Pod

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BookRiot's reading log

Australian Society of Authors free webinar: Understanding readers and their habits, with Australia Reads

Dymocks Sydney Books in Bars Valentine’s Day romance author panel with Karina May, Josh Hortinela, Natalie Murray, Leesa Ronald and Amy Andrews. Save the date – Thursday, February 12, 2026

Dangerously Modern Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 at The Art Gallery of NSW until 15 February 2026 (Spotify Playlist, Coffee table book

One Golden Summer, Carly Fortune (2025)

Love & Other Scores, Abra Pressler (2023)

After the Siren, Darcy Green (2025)

Power Moves, Leesa Ronald (2025)

Engaged, Apparently, Amy Andrews (Coming January 2026)

In Spite Of You, Patrick Lenton (2025)

Hate You to Love You, Josh Hortinela (Coming September 2026)

Heart the Lover, Lily King (2025)

Table for One, Emma Gannon (2025)

Chosen Family, Madeline Gray (2025)

A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances, Steph Vizard (2025)

Lights, Camera, Love, Natalie Murray (2025)

Love Overdue, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus (2025)

Your Friend and Mine, Jessica Dettmann (2025)

Ghosted, Amy Hutton (2025)

The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial, Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein (2025)

Chosen Family, Madeline Gray (2025)

The Hiding Place, Kate Mildenhall (2025)

Heart the Lover, Lily King (2025)

The Heir Apparent, Rebecca Armitage (2025)

The Light Years, Elizabeth Jane Howard (2024)

How to End A Story, Collected Diaries, Helen Garner (2025)

Everyone and Everything re-read, Nadine J. Cohen (2023)

Almost Life, Kiran Millwood Hargrave (2026)

Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley (2024)

Better Than the Real Thing, Brooke Crawford (2026)

When the Party’s Over, Katie Hoskins (2026)

Writers and Lovers, Lily King (2021)

Loved One, Aisha Muharrar (2025)

The Time After Now, Anne Freeman (2026)

Side Character Energy, Olivia Tolich (February, 2026)

The Boyfriend Clause, Bridie Blake (March, 2026)

People We Meet on Vacation premieres 9 January on Netflix!

Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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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)

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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