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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Guest: Seth AKA @dramakingbooks / TikTok
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray
Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, Funny Story, Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry
How to End a Love Story, Yulin Kuang
‘How to Write a Good Sex Scene’ (The Cut)
That Island Feeling, Karina May
‘Which Emily Henry Books Are Becoming Movies?’
A Novel Love Story, Ash Poston
A Love Like The Sun, Riss M Neilson
Out On A Limb, Hannah Bonham Young
You and I Rewritten, Chip Pons
The Prospects, KT Hoffmann
Here We Go Again, Alison Cochrun
Seven Days In June, Tia Williams
Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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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 podcast
Cowboy Carter, Beyonce
‘Cowboy Phase’ by Lily O’Brien in Kill Your Darlings
Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908)
LaVyrle Spencer
Jude Devereaux
Jodi Thomas
Darry 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
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Writes4Women RWA Conference Round Up
Tenderly I Am Devoured, Lyndall Clipstone
‘Romance Novels Are Literature’, Casey McQuiston, TIME Magazine
The 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 Rail
Nicci French
The 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
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Guest: Anne Freeman (@annefreemanwrites, newsletter, workshops)
Me That You See / Returning To Adelaide, Anne Freeman
@hollybrunnbauer
Anne & Casey Nott on Writes4Women
Parks and Rec
The 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 Kenwood
Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley
A Language of Limbs, Dylin Hardcastle
Secret Book Stuff
Alice and the Impossible Game, Anna Foxkirk
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Guest: @AbraPresslerAuthor
Love and Other Scores, Abra Pressler (2023, Pan Macmillan)
Northern Beaches Writers Festival Sept 27-29
Here For The Right Reasons, Jodi McAlister
Red, White and Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston
Carrie Soto Is Back, Taylor Jenkin Reid
A League Of Their Own
‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’ sung by Clare’s daughter Dot
Love 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 books
The 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
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Featuring: Clare Fletcher (Instagram) and Karina May (Instagram)
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Featuring: Clare Fletcher (Instagram) and Karina May (Instagram)
Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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Guest: Melanie Saward (@LittleRedWrites on Instagram & TikTok)
Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward (August 6, 2024, Penguin)
Tom Lake, Ann Patchett
Abby Jimenez
Manhattan Dreaming, Anita Heiss
I Heart New York, Lindsey Kelk
Gossip Girl
Sex And The City
A Winter in New York, Josie Silver
Someone Else’s Bucket List, Amy Matthews
You, Again, Kate Goldbeck
Everything from Nora Ephron
Serendipity
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-Young
The House With All The Lights On, Jessica Kirkness
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Guest: Natalie Murray (Instagram, TikTok)
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray
Emmie and the Tudor King, Natalie Murray
Funny 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 Moore
Emily Henry on Shameless Book Club
Sarah J. Maas
Kit McBride Gets A Wife, Amy Barry
Experienced, Kate Young
Open Minded, Chloe Seager
NOTE: 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.
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Mudgee Readers Festival (Aug 17-18)
Sydney Writers Festival
Adaptable
One Day
Bridgerton
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
When Harry Met Sally
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray
The Hating Game, Sally Thorne
Mhairi McFarlane
The Flat Share, Beth O’Leary
The Last Love Note, Emma Grey
Kit McBride Gets A Wife, Amy Barry
Marrying Off Morgan McBride, Amy Barry
Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld
Talking at Night, Claire Daverley
All The Beautiful Things You Love, Jonathan Seidler
Blue Sisters, Coco Mellors
Part of Your World / Yours Truly Abby Jimenez
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