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