That Rom Com Pod
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<p>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-coms.</p><p>Presented by:</p><p>Clare Fletcher, author of Love Match, 2023 & Five Bush Weddings, 2022, Penguin</p><p>Karina May, author of Never Ever Forever, 2023 & Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast, 2023, Pan Macmillan</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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December 23, 2025
Summer Bonus
<p><a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our Substack</a> for full, linked shownotes:<a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://thatromcompod.substack.com/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://bookriot.com/2025-reading-log-book-tracker/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BookRiot's reading log</a></p><p><a href="https://www.asauthors.org.au/events/understanding-readers-and-their-habits-a-discussion-with-australia-reads/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Australian Society of Authors free webinar: </strong>Understanding readers and their habits, with Australia Reads</a></p><p>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 – <strong>Thursday, February 12, 2026</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035042449/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dangerously Modern Australian Women Artists in Europe 1890-1940 at The Art Gallery of NSW</a> until 15 February 2026 (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MM5ybs0KjtHFaGoYGflSm?si=AqkcH2WPT9Oj1G0z4W7JwQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify Playlist</a>, <a href="https://shop.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/dangerously-modern-australian-women-artists-in-europe-1890-to-1940/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coffee table book</a></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/one-golden-summer-9781405965439" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Golden Summer</a>, Carly Fortune (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761267826/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love & Other Scores</a>, Abra Pressler (2023)</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/after-the-siren-9781761355257" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After the Siren</a>, Darcy Green (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Leesa-Ronald-Power-Moves-9781761472749" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Power Moves</a>, Leesa Ronald<strong> </strong>(2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781038942562/engaged-apparently-the-new-must-read-fake-dating-friends-to-lovers-romantic-comedy-of-summer-2026-from-a-bestselling-australian-author/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Engaged, Apparently</a>, Amy Andrews <strong>(</strong>Coming January 2026)</p><p><a href="https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/in-spite-of-you-by-patrick-lenton/9780648619079" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Spite Of You</a><strong>, </strong>Patrick Lenton (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/p/DEBUT-NOVEL-BY-JOSHUA-HORTINELA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hate You to Love You</a><strong>, </strong>Josh Hortinela (Coming September 2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lily-King-Heart-the-Lover-9781837265787" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart the Lover</a>, Lily King (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008382759/table-for-one/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Table for One</a>, Emma Gannon (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Chosen-Family/Madeleine-Gray/9781761635724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chosen Family</a>, Madeline Gray (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460767061/a-smart-girls-guide-to-second-chances-a-new-romantic-comedy-from-the-author-of-the-love-contract-perfect-for-fans-of-beth-oleary-mhairi-mcfarl/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Smart Girl’s Guide to Second Chances</a>, Steph Vizard (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Natalie-Murray-Lights,-Camera,-Love-9781761472435" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lights, Camera, Love</a>, Natalie Murray (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Ali-Berg-and-Michelle-Kalus-Love-Overdue-9781761470660" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love Overdue</a>, Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus<strong> </strong>(2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jessica-Dettmann-Your-Friend-and-Mine-9781922928061" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Your Friend and Mine</a>, Jessica Dettmann (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Ghosted/Amy-Hutton/9781761424878" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghosted</a>, Amy Hutton <strong>(</strong>2025<strong>)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-mushroom-tapes-conversations-about-a-triple-murder-trial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations on a Triple Murder Trial,</a> Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Chosen-Family/Madeleine-Gray/9781761635724" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chosen Family</a>, Madeline Gray (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Hiding-Place/Kate-Mildenhall/9781761429057" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hiding Place</a>, Kate Mildenhall (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Lily-King-Heart-the-Lover-9781837265787" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart the Lover</a>, Lily King (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460767900/the-heir-apparent-a-riveting-royal-story-now-a-reeses-book-club-pick/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Heir Apparent</a>, Rebecca Armitage (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035042449/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Light Years</a>, Elizabeth Jane Howard (2024)</p><p><a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/how-to-end-a-story-collected-diaries-1978-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to End A Story, Collected Diaries</a>, Helen Garner (2025)</p><p><a href="https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/everyone-and-everything-by-nadine-j-cohen/9780645240092" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everyone and Everything</a><strong> </strong>re-read,<strong> </strong>Nadine J. Cohen (2023)</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781035097807/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Almost Life</a>, Kiran Millwood Hargrave (2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/consider-yourself-kissed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consider Yourself Kissed</a>, Jessica Stanley (2024)</p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781038961082/better-than-the-real-thing-notting-hill-meets-bridget-jones-baby-in-this-whip-smart-funny-emotionally-charged-contemporary-fiction-about-messy-p/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Better Than the Real Thing</a><strong>, </strong>Brooke Crawford (2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761770906/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When the Party’s Over</a><strong>,</strong> Katie Hoskins (2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781529033137/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Writers and Lovers</a><strong>, </strong>Lily King (2021)</p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736799/loved-one-by-aisha-muharrar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loved One</a>, Aisha Muharrar (2025)</p><p><a href="https://www.annefreeman.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Time After Now</a>, Anne Freeman (2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/side-character-energy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Side Character Energy</a>, Olivia Tolich (February, 2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-boyfriend-clause" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Boyfriend Clause</a>, Bridie Blake (March, 2026)</p><p><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/people-we-meet-on-vacation-trailer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">People We Meet on Vacation</a> premieres 9 January on Netflix!</p><br><p>Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent,<a href="https://www.markercreative.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Marker Creative Co</a>. |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatromcompod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @thatromcompod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
August 5, 2025
Bitter & Sweet (with Amal Awad)
<p><a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our Substack</a> for full, linked shownotes:<a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://thatromcompod.substack.com/</a></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amalmdawad/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@amalmdawad</a> or <a href="https://amalawad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her website</a> </p><p>If you’d like to make a donation, Amal recommends the <a href="https://www.pcrf.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Palestine Children’s Relief Fund</a> or <a href="https://msf.org.au/donate/monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medecins Sans Frontieres</a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Courting-Samira-Amal-Awad/dp/0646573683/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1573132893&sr=8-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courting Samira</a>, Amal Awad (2011)</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/This-How-You-Get-Better/dp/0992422728/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=amal+awad&qid=1573132893&sr=8-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This is How You Get Better</a>, Amal Awad (2015)</p><p><a href="http://amalawad.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Things We See in the Light</a>, Amal Awad (2021)</p><p>Our conversation with Saman Shad (who released her new novel <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-sex-lives-of-married-women-9781761345999" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sex Lives of Married Women</a> earlier this year):</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/set-ups-with-saman-shad/id1703734806?i=1000651936624" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/set-ups-with-saman-shad/id1703734806?i=1000651936624</a> </p><p><a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/p/episode-16-set-ups-with-saman-shad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://thatromcompod.substack.com/p/episode-16-set-ups-with-saman-shad</a> </p><p><a href="https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DKyPkn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bitter & Sweet</a>, Amal Awad (2023)</p><p><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/eat-pray-love-elizabeth-gilbert/book/9780747585664.html?srsltid=AfmBOorYsMwoZd8dF56Kqc0Ra6sFp-ACA1DDoC_rLaDrP5M_pXIWEai8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eat, Pray, Love</a>, Elizabeth Gilbert (2007)</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/beyond-veiled-cliches-9780143782612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women</a>, Amal Awad</p><p><a href="https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.72a9f7a3-871d-c03c-177d-92aee9b3f290?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mostly Martha</a> (2002, available to rent on Prime)</p><p><a href="https://play.stan.com.au/programs/375820" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Reservations</a> (2007, Stan)</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/blessed-are-9781775533634" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blessed Are The Cheesemakers</a>, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2001, Penguin)</p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/by-bread-alone-9781775533641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">By Bread Alone</a>, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2003, Penguin)</p><p>Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent,<a href="https://www.markercreative.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Marker Creative Co</a>. |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatromcompod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @thatromcompod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
July 22, 2025
Rockstar Romance (with Laura Carter)
<p><a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our Substack</a> for full, linked shownotes:<a href="https://thatromcompod.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://thatromcompod.substack.com/</a></p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lauracarterauthor/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lauracarterauthor</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.boldwoodbooks.com/book/catch-a-falling-star/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catch A Falling Star</a>, Laura Carter</p><p><a href="https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.918b5f07-0744-4ada-ab44-979c14087b2b?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Idea Of You</a> </p><p><a href="https://kyliescott.com/books/lick/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lick</a>, Kylie Scott </p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/daisy-jones-and-the-six-9781804945957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daisy Jones & the Six</a>, Taylor Jenkins Reid </p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008695842/deep-cuts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deep Cuts</a>, Holly Brickley </p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Jodi-Picoult-Sing-You-Home-9781760112776" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sing You Home</a>, Jodi Picoult </p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-lost-love-song-9780143792314" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lost Love Song</a>, Minnie Darke </p><p><a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/danica-nava/love-is-a-war-song-the-cowboy-pop-star-romance-novel-youve-been-waiting-for-and-the-perfect-summer-read" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love is a War Song</a>, Danica Nava </p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/never-been-shipped-9781804996362" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never Been Shipped</a>, Alicia Thompson </p><p><a href="https://www.reginablack.com/books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">August Lane</a>, Regina Black | <a href="https://reginablackwrites.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Critical Heart</a></p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008328849/here-comes-the-ex/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here Comes The Ex</a>, Portia MacIntosh </p><p><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780008770389/back-in-the-saddle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Back in the Saddle</a>, Maggie Eckersley </p><p><a href="https://www.boldwoodbooks.com/contributor/camilla-isley/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock My World</a>, Camilla Isley </p><p><a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/katie-bohn/romance-is-dead-the-funny-and-spicy-enemies-to-lovers-romcom-debut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Romance is Dead</a>, Katie Bohn </p><p><a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Claire-Kershaw-Head-First-9781804189474" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head First</a>, Claire Kershaw </p><p><a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/abby-jimenez/say-youll-remember-me-an-irresistibly-hilarious-and-heartbreaking-love-story-from-the-bestselling-author-of-just-for-the-summer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Say You’ll Remember Me</a>, Abby Jimenez </p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/isnt-it-nice-we-both-hate-the-same-things-9781761340109" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Isn't It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things</a>, Jessica Seaborn </p><p>Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent,<a href="https://www.markercreative.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Marker Creative Co</a>. |<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thatromcompod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @thatromcompod</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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