Guest: Rudi and Gabby | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 21/12/2020 Sydney
This conversation was recorded at the end of 2020. I’ve been so slack about releasing the episode that Rudi has been distributing bootleg copies of the audio. We talk about significant reading moments, man-hymens, sex positions that destabilise the patriarchy, problematic faves, and our love for a good grovel.
Also: Gabby ghosts us, and some of us come prepared with dick quotes.
Guest
Rudi Bremer — Long-suffering audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee| Little Yarns
Gabby — Wearer of socks and gloves, epilogue hater, sits in the wrong chair: @gabbymight
Books
- BD | BT | Amz | Amz — Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn (including The Duke and I)
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Glitterland by Alexis Hall
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — London Celebrities series by Lucy Parker
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Ritual of Proof by Dara Joy
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Savior by J.R. Ward
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Shadows by J.R. Ward [ Review ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward [ review ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Lady Gallant by Suzanne Robinson
People
Ilona Andrews (author), Bibo Reyes (cover model), Judith McNaught (author)
Links
- iTunes | Amazon — Title (Medium)
- Goodreads
- The Unbearable Banality of Romance Novel Décor by Alexandra Lange
- What Would Danbury Do? — Website | Apple | Spotify
- Ever After — Bookshop in Wollongong (Australia)
- K-Cups — Let’s face it: it’s not even a Nespresso, let alone a legit espresso machine
- @manwhohasitall (Twitter)
- Nespresso
- Black Dagger Brotherhood cheat sheet — Recaps and character summaries of J.R. Ward’s vampire romance series
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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Guests: Gabbyand Rudi | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 27/01/2020 Sydney
It's been a year since Gabby, Rudi and I recorded an episode where we were all in the same room. But we managed to sneak in a couple of hours, while Gabby was back in Sydney, to talk about reading challenges, spring rolls, Goodreads super powers, sulk body parts, and baking. Now that we're living through a pandemic, it's likely we won't be recording in person again for a while, so we hope you enjoy our reunion episode!
Speaking of the pandemic, we recognise that COVID-19 has touched everyone's lives in different ways, and that for some of us, this is a time of great anxiety and loss. We send you our love and our very best wishes.
Guests
Gabby-- Wearer of socks and gloves, epilogue hater, sits in the wrong chair: @penneclearwater
Rudi Bremer-- Long-suffering audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik
- BD| BT | Amz| Aud -- Work For It by Talia Hibbert
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Beard Science by Penny Reid [ livetweets]
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Tough Guy by Rachel Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Wicked Sin by Ainsley Booth
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Off the Ice by Avon Gale
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Game Changer by Rachel Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Goalie Interference by Ainsley Booth
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Lawyer's Luck by Piper Huguley
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Mangos and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- His at Night by Sherry Thomas
People
Anna Cowan[ podcast], Lisa Valdez
Links
- Lumpia
- Goodreads reading challenge
- Vaginal Fantasy Bookclub
- Amazon -- The Great British Bake Off(TV)
- Amazon -- Holiday Baking Championship (TV)
- Amazon -- Cupcake Wars(TV)
- Netflix-- The Princess Switch (TV)
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Guest: Anna Cowan| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 25/01/2020 Sydney
Australian author Anna Cowan's debut novel, Untamed, caused quite a stir and remains a keeper on my shelf. It's a beautifully written romance that explores gender and power, and we talk about some of the issues that she explores in the story. In the seven years since the book came out, Anna has been raising her children, and we have an incredibly honest conversation about the struggle to manage motherhood with personal ambition.
Finally, Anna names some of her favourite queer romances, and I shamelessly angle to learn some tidbits about her current work in progress!
Guest
Anna Cowan-- Australian author of historical romance: annacowan.com
Books
- BD| BT | Amz -- Untamed by Anna Cowan [ review]
- BD| BT | Amz -- Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas
- BD| BT | Amz -- Work For It by Talia Hibbert
- BD| BT | Amz -- Songs You Know by Heart by Eleanor Kos
- BD| BT | Amz -- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
- BD| BT | Amz -- Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez
- BD| BT | Amz -- The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
- BD| BT | Amz -- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
- BD| BT | Amz -- Fence: Striking Distance by C.S. Pacat and Sarah Rees Brennan
- BD| BT | Amz -- Lothaire by Kresley Cole
- BD| BT | Amz -- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
- BD| BT | Amz -- Title by Author
People
Podcasts
- Little Yarns-- A podcast for preschoolers, exploring the diverse languages, stories and countries of Indigenous Australia, hosted by Rudi Bremer
- The Wicked Wallflowers Club-- A podcast for readers and writers of romance, co-hosted by Jenny Nordbak and Sarah Hawley
- Fated Mates-- A romance novel podcast, co-hosted by Sarah MacLean and Jen Prokop
Links
- Netflix | Amazon-- The Untamed (TV)
- Netflix | Amazon-- The Witcher (TV)
- '...it sort of made me catch my breath, to write something so exposed.' -- Punch an asshole in the face
- Tension
- Romance Writers of Australia
- Escape Publishing
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Guests: Rudi Bremer and Gabby | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 20/22/2019 Sydney
The Book Thingo podcast comes out of accidental hiatus (blame Kat!) with an episode dedicated (mostly) to The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite. Spoiler: we disagree about many things. This leads to a discussion of women taking up hobbies, such as knitting and baking, that are actually work. Does a hobby have to be productive? We have opinions and theories. (Because of course, we do.) We circle back to the book by exploring whether producing something beautiful has value of its own.
Just before the 1-hour mark, I describe a historical romance plot for a book whose plot I couldn't remember. This book does exist! Details in the outro.
We love hearing from our listeners -- thanks for patiently waiting for this episode to drop! We love hearing from you, so tag us on your live tweets and Instagram stories using #BTpod, or send us an email at podcast@bookthingo.com.au.
Guests
Rudi Bremer-- Long-suffering audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Gabby-- Wearer of socks and gloves, epilogue hater: @penneclearwater
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- No Two Ways by Chi Yu Rodriguez
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Fling by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventures by Courtney Milan
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Proper English by K.J. Charles
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Beard Science by Penny Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Lover at Last by J.R. Ward [ review]
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- London's Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
People
Links
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Guests: Gabbyand Rudi| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 7/09/2019 Sydney
We turned 4 in August (hurrah!), so of course we're bringing you our anniversary special in November. Because that's how we (ie Kat) roll. As usual, Rudi is the architect of all shenanigans, and this year, she's assisted by some of our podcast listeners!
Thank you to Ana, Ben, Chachic, Jen, Mel and Sarah for taking part in this episode. You were all AMAZING!
And now, over to you, dear listener -- who do you think would make the best Gabby? Tweet your vote (write-ins welcome!) and tag us using #BTpod.
Guests
Gabby-- Irreplaceable: @penneclearwater
Rudi-- Best audio producer ever: @rudi_bee
Jennifer Hallock-- Author of Sugar Sun historical romance series: @jen_hallock; Instagram; Facebook; jenniferhallock.com; Amazon
Chachic -- Filipino book reader, blogger and Instagrammer: @chachic_; Instagram; chachic.wordpress.com
Melissa -- Pork roll tragic: @moetical
Sarah-- Bringer of sweet things: @Bluestocking_a
Ana Cocqui-- Blogger, librarian and podcaster: @anacoqui; podcast; website
Ben-- Romance reader and Instagrammer with impeccable taste in podcasts: @bentchbites; Instagram
People
Links
- IASPR-- International Association for the Study of Popular Romance
- Donut Papi
- Podcast episode 67: Love Languages
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Guests: Sophie Ly and Rudi Bremer | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 9/06/2019 Sydney
I've been sitting on this episode for a little while, but hold on to your one-click buttons because Sophie Ly joins Rudi and me with a huge number of graphic novel recommendations. (But please note: not all of them are HEA romances, but we try to identify which of the titles fall into that bucket. We do also talk about the difficulty of knowing if a graphic novel series will have a romantic HEA.)
Shout out to Vikki, who tweeted in response to our #rombklove episode (EP69). If you're on Twitter and listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to live tweet or just send us your reactions by using the hashtag #btpod.
Guests
Sophie Ly -- Host of Gaggle of Geeks podcast, and best known on the Book Things podcast as Rudi's alter ego: @Soph_Ly; podcast
Rudi Bremer -- Amazing audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Books
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Twilight graphic novels by Stephenie Meyer and Young Kim [ review]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Sunstone by Stjepan Šejić
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Witchblade by David Wohl, Brian Haberlin and Michael Turner
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Nightwing
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Black Magic by Nicola Scott
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Fresh Romance Volume 1
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Lucifer by Neil Gaiman
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Sandman by Neil Gaiman
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Saga by Ryan K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Runaways by Ryan K. Vaughan
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Anita Blake graphic novels by Laurell K. Hamilton
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Mercy Thompson graphic novels by Patricia Briggs
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Great Expectations graphic novel by Charles Dickens
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Mills & Boon comics
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Tikka Chance On Me by Suleikha Snyder
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward (Rhage)
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Stranded With a Mountain Man by Aislinn Kearns
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Blossom Among Flowers by Jay E. Tria
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Sidekick by Auralee Wallace
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Birds of Prey by Gail Simone
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Locked Box by Eve Dangerfield
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud -- Fence by C.S. Pacat
People
Dustin Nguyen, Fiona Staples, Nicola Scott, Chris Evans
Links
- Gaggle of Geeks(podcast) -- Weekly wrap-up on geek and popular culture co-hosted by Sophie
- BT podcast 2nd anniversary episode
- Nightwing's butt
- Comixology
- Chris Evans chopping logs
- iTunes | Amazon -- Interview With a Vampire (Film)
- Netflix| Amazon -- Boys Over Flowers (TV)
The Umbrella Academy cover:
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Guests: Rudi Bremer and Gabby| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 9/02/2019 Sydney
The Book Thingo bloggers decided to knock one book off our TBR piles. Spoiler alert: only one of us actually did the work, and you get no prizes for guessing who. We also talk about the books we lie about having read, books we feel guilty about not having read, and romance classics that didn't really work for us.
Guests
Rudi Bremer -- Amazing audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Gabby -- Wearer of socks and gloves, epilogue hater: @penneclearwater
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Lover at Last by J.R. Ward [ review]
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Sheltered by Charlotte Stein
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Never Sweeter by Charlotte Stein
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie
People
K.J. Charles, Alyssa Cole, Victoria Dahl, Alisha Rai, Georgette Heyer, Julie Anne Long, Eloisa James, David Copperfield(magician), Johanna Lindsey, Jude Deveraux, Susan Andersen, Rosemary Rogers, Bertrice Small, Anna Cowan, Anna Campbell, Patricia Gaffney, Judith McNaught, LaVryle Spencer
Links
- iTunes | Amazon -- She's the Man (Film)
- #romanceclass-- Independently published books from Filipino authors
- Witch, Please(Podcast)
Missed a previous episode? You can find a list of all the Book Thingo podcast episodes here and catch up. You can also email your feedback and suggestions to podcast@bookthingo.com.au.
Guest: Aislinn Kearns| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 19/08/2018 RWA
What happens when you combine a love of 80s action films with romance genre tropes? You get Ainslinn Kearns's books! Rudi and I caught up with Aislinn at the Romance Writers of Australia convention last year, and we talked about romance characters with disability, favourite tropes, and dealing with food intolerance in the apocalypse.
Thank you to Clairefor being such a wonderful listener!
Guest
Ainslinn Kearns-- Australian author of contemporary romance: @ardentaislinn; facebook; aislinnkearns.com
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Station Alpha by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Stranded with the Mountain Man by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Mission Recovery series by Dana Marton
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Whiskey-Eyed Woman by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Soldiering On by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Christmas Tango by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Underground Fighter series by Aislinn Kearns
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- On the Move by Aislinn Kearns
People
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, Idris Elba
Links
- iTunes | Amazon -- Die Hard (Film)
- iTunes | Amazon -- Shaun of the Dead (Film)
- What's this about dick soap?-- An explanation on Book Riot
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Guests: Rudi and Gabby| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 23/05/2019 Sydney
#RomBkLove, the brainchild of the amazing Ana Coqui, is a month-long celebration of romance books, authors and readers. Book Thingo is excited to host today's topic: Rebellious readers.
Source: Ana CoquiIn this episode, we thought it would be a good time to take a pause from title recommendations, and instead focus on our habits as readers. Rudi, Gabby and I talk about our personal reading rules, how they affect our enjoyment of books, and whether we've broken our rules for particular authors or books.
If you don't have time to listen to the podcast, but would still like to participate in today's #rombklove topic, here are the rules and habits we talk about:
- Gabby: Don't trust anyone who doesn't like Passion by Lisa Valdez.
- Kat: Don't read a series until it's finished.
- Rudi: It's perfectly acceptable to skip books in a series, or even retcon it out of a series.
- Gabby: I will not read a series with the same couple in multiple books.
- Gabby: I won't read epilogues.
- Gabby: I can't skip books, and I can't read them out of order.
- Gabby: I don't hold physical books sacred. I will dogear the corners, which is the natural order of bookmarking. (Gabby went through a phase of ripping off or erasing clinch covers and spines.)
- Rudi: Use digital bookmarks for returning to specific scenes in books, for good and bad.
- Rudi: It's okay to spot-read -- ie just reading the scenes that resonated with me, and that I feel like rereading.
- Kat: I will open keepers on a random page and just start from there.
- Kat and Rudi: We will read the end of a book first (also known as killing fairies).
- Kat: When I open a book, I expect it to be magnificent.
- Rudi: I have to read 3-4 books from a new-to-me author before writing them off.
- Gabby: Never read a novella.
- Kat: No matter what the physical description of the hero is, I’ll imagine the same person.
- Rudi: For every straight white het author that I read (and book that reflects that), I read a book and an author that sit outside of those parameters.
You can join in the conversation by using the hashtag #rombklove on social media. Let us know what reading rules and habits you've developed for yourself. Who would you break your rules for? We'll be hanging out mostly on Twitter, and we hope to continue the discussion there.
Finally, thank you to Fangirlxmillion for leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. We love hearing from our audience, and we truly appreciate it!
Guests
Gabby — Wearer of socks and gloves, epilogue hater: @penneclearwater
Rudi Bremer — Amazing audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Passion by Lisa Valdez
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Captive Prince series by C.S. Pacat
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Beard Science by Penny Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Spymaster series by Joanna Bourne
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Gentleman in the Street by Alisha Rai
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Passion and Ink by Naima Simone
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Seditious Affair by K.J. Charles
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Thirsty by Mia Hopkins
People
Laura Kinsale, Courtney Milan, Nana Malone, Melissa Blue, Rebekah Weatherspoon
Links
- AAR's top 100 romances: 2018(and we talk about it on episode 60)
- Secret Feminist Agenda(podcast)
- What kind of reader are you?meme via Writers' HQ
- Mills and Boon(publisher)
- iTunes | Amazon -- Breaking Bad (TV)
- WOC in Romance(blog/readers' advisory resource)
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Guest: Melanie Milburne| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 18/08/2018 RWAus
When I heard Melanie Milburne's keynote at the 2018 Australian Romance Readers' Award, I knew we had to have her on the show. Her speech as a powerful personal statement about reconciling her feminism and her writing career. It as powerful because it was so honest and reflective in a way I hadn't heard from many romance authors before. I hope that comes out in our conversation in this episode. Melanie celebrates over 15 years and 80 books this week - an amazing achievement.
Shout out to stephnay14 for the awesome review on Apple Podcasts!
Guest
Melanie Milburne-- Australian author of contemporary category romance: @twitter; facebook; melaniemilburne.com.au
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Lexi's Secret by Melanie Milburne
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Prince’s Stolen Virgin by Maisey Yates
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Penniless Virgin to Sicilian Bride by Melanie Milburne
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Choke by Sofie Laguna
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
People
Kate Cuthbert, Victoria Dahl, Michael Robotham
Links
- Australian Romance Readers Awards
- Kate Cuthbert's keynote speech at RWAus 2018
- iTunes | Amazon -- The Wife (Film)
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Guests: Gabbyand Rudi | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 18/01/2019 Sydney
To celebrate Valentine's Day, the BT bloggers are back on the podcast to talk about love languages. To find your own love language, you can take a free quiz here.
Shout out to Ben, whose Instagram spreads featuring the podcast are amazing!
Guests
Gabby— Wearer of socks and gloves, new owner of the Fabio cover of Flowers From the Storm: @penneclearwater
Rudi Bremer— Amazing audio producer and recommender of books: @rudi_bee
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The 5 Love Languages: How to express heartfelt commitment to your mate by Gary Chapman
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- My Imaginary Ex by Mina V. Esguerra
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Little Bit Wild by Victoria Dahl
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Harlot by Victoria Dahl
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Wicked West by Holly Summer
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone (not romance)
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat [reviews]
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Rock Hard by Nalini Singh
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Daughters of Arianne Series by Joey W. Hill
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Taste of Honey by Rose Lerner
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Bad Neighbor by Molly O’Keefe
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Baby Come Back by Molly O’Keefe
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Beard Science by Penny Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Grin and Beard it by Penny Reid
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Until You by Judith McNaught
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Prep and Prejudice by Miren B. Flores
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas [review]
People
Jennifer Hallock, Julia Quinn, J.R. Ward
Links
- Kitchen Aid vs Kenwood
- iTunes | Amazon -- Weird Science (Film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4DzoNkomQ0
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Guest: Amy Andrews| Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 18/08/2018
Following on from the theme set by Kate's 2018 RWA conference keynote, which we talked about on our previous episode, I chat with Amy Andrews on where she stands on the subject of safe sex in romance fiction. We also spend a bit of time talking about sports romance, and if you're fan of any of the rugby codes, you'll probably yell at me at some point because I very likely got them mixed up.
Thanks heaps to divaflip for leaving us a review on iTunes! We read every single review, and it really helps to know that you're enjoying the show.
Guest
Amy Andrews-- Australian romance author: @AmyAndrewsbooks; facebook; instagram; amyandrews.com.au; BD| BT | Amz
Books
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Long Game by Catherine Evans
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Fair Game by Amy Andrews
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Game On by Nicola Marsh
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- The Longest Night by Kathleen O'Reilly
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- A Christmas Miracle by Amy Andrews
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Troy by Amy Andrews
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Second Chance Summer by Kait Nolan
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Locked Box by Eve Dangerfield [ audio reading]
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Maggie’s Run by Kelly Hunter
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Elsa’s Stand by Cathryn Hein
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Captivated by Eve Dangerfield and Tessa Bailey
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Ride Rough by Laura Kaye
- BD| BT | Amz | Aud -- Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews
People
Kate Cuthbert, Jodi McAlister, Suzanne Brockmann, Stefanie London, Ainslie Paton
Links
- Romance Writers of Australia conference
- The rugbies: rugby league(NRL/footy), rugby union(rugby), Australian rules football(AFL/Aussie rules)
- A League of their Own-- documentary on women's AFL
- Consenting adults-- transcript of Kate’s keynote speect at the 2019 Romance Writers of Australia conference
- GenreCon
- Sydney Writers Festival
- The RITA-- premier award for romance fiction by the Romance Writers of America
- Mills and Boon Dare
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Kate and Jodi talk about Kate's game-changing keynote, Consenting adults, at the 2018 Romance Writers of Australian conference, what happy endings look like in different cultures, condoms in romance, power politics, and cultural conversations.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 19/08/018 RWA
What better way to celebrate the new year than with our (super very) belated podcast anniversary episode! *cue applause*
We talk about Lisa Valdez's books, whether you can have a multi-book romance, our urban fantasy faves, and Gabby's love for Flowers From the Storm.
Once again, Rudi has organised a special treat for us -- we're playing Book Thingo bingo!
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Host: Rudi Bremer
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 21/09/2018 Sydney
After our involuntary podcasting hiatus, we're back with a vengeance. Gabby has taken over the podcast, because in this episode we talk about a topic I know nothing about -- One Direction fandom. Specifically: Larry Stylinson. We also talk about fanfic, fan spaces, K-Pop, and Filipino love teams.
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Host: Gabby
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 29/06/2018 IASPR
Romance readers read aloud from some of their favourite books. Plus, Rudi, Gabby and Kat talk about politics in romance, debate the merits of Passion, and generally meander through random topics.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 25/03/2018 Sydney
Author Jennifer Hallock explains her IASPR paper on chronotopes in historical romance, and why our familiarity with Regency romance might be hindering us from appreciating romances set in other historical settings. We talk about the additional work that authors of diverse historical romance have to do to construct their stories, and some of the challenges that Jennifer faced when writing her own books. (And a bonus for fans of Father Andres: We talk about his defrocking!)
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 2/07/2018 IASPR
Book Thingo blogger Rudi, Gabby and Kat talk about the All About Romance Top 100 Romances list. Used by many readers for author discovery, this year's list has generated a lot of discussion particularly around diversity. We mention books and authors we would have liked to see on the list, our feelings on removing rankings, and whether we have a false sense of diversity in the readership.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 9/06/2018 Sydney
Carla de Guzman talks about her books, including her upcoming release for #romanceclassFLAIR, plus-size heroines, travelling, living the tita life, food in fiction, and musicals. We also have a very intresting discussion about romance authors in community with other creative people in the arts, followed by some reflections on unravelling some of the cultural baggage in Filipino romance.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 4/08/2018 Sydney
Rudi, Gabby and I talk about books the that introduced us to the romance genre, books that made us fall in love with the genre, and books that we recommend to people who might not read romance but maybe might want to try it. If we missed anything, feel free to expand, reframe, or spin off from our definition using the hashtag #rombklove.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 17/05/2018 Sydney
Usually we would post the show notes on the blog, but it's misbehaving, so we're mirroring the info here, just for this special episode.
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Guest: Rudi Bremer & Gabby | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 17/05/2018 Sydney
The alternative title for this episode is: Not your mother’s romance. This is what Rudi would prefer to call it, but in the spirit of #RomBkLove 2018, I (Kat) have gone with the boring but easily recognisable title. This pretty much sums up the dynamic for our Book Thingo blogger roundtable podcasts. Of which this #RomBkLove prompt will be one!
When Ana Coqui from Immersed in Books invited us to participate as hosts in this year’s #RomBkLove month, Rudi, Gabby and I decided that we would do something a little different. We thought we’d record a podcast where we talk about gateway books, and leave most of the book lists for you, our fellow readers, to post either here on the blog (the shownotes page, if you’re reading this on a podcasting app), or on social media. By day 23, we figured you might be overwhelmed with reading lists, and this is a chance for us to catch our breaths and remember why we fell in love with the genre, and books that helped to get us there.
If you haven’t heard of #RomBkLove, you can read Ana’s introduction post here. It’s a month-long celebration of romance books, and each day is focused on a theme, which hosted by one or more readers either on their own platform or on Ana’s blog. Most of the conversation happens on Twitter, but I know others are also playing on Instagram and Facebook, so feel free to get into it via the social media platform you’re most comfortable with — just remember to use the hashtag #RomBkLove if you want us to be able to find your comments. Ana is also busy archiving the discussions for each day — a Herculean feat given the increasing popularity of this event — and using the hashtag helps her find reader discussions online.
For todays’ theme, gateway books, we broadly define the theme to be about books that introduced us to the romance genre, books that made us fall in love with the genre, and books that we recommend to people who might not read romance but maybe might want to try it. If we missed anything, feel free to expand, reframe, or spin off from our definition.
I’m excited to hear about your gateway books into romance. Before we recorded this podcast, I hadn’t realised how differently Gabby, Rudi and I slid into reading romance fiction, and I suspect you have some very interesting stories yourselves!
Guests
Rudi Bremer — Book Thingo blogger and audio producer extraordinaire: @rudi_bee
Gabby — Book Thingo blogger and writer of An open letter to the Sydney Writers’ Festival: @penneclearwater
Gateway books and authors
- Mills and Boon
- Sweet Dreams
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Secret Obsession by Charlotte Lamb
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Faking It by Jennifer Cruise
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Until You by Judith McNaught
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James [ reviews ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Devil’s Bride by Stephanie Lauren [ review ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase [ review ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn [ podcast ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh [ review | podcast ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Untamed by Anna Cowan [ review ]
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat [ podcast ]
Other books and authors we mention
- Stasia Black
- Sweet Valley High
- Baby-Sitters Club
- Jacqueline Wilson
- Lisa Kleypas
- Christina Dodd
- Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Johanna Lindsey
- Julie Garwood
- Bryce Courtenay
- HelenKay Dimon
- Jane Austen
- Clementine Ford
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Forever by Judy Blume
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Nicholas by Elizabeth Amber
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
- BD | BT | Amz | Aud — Summer Skin by Kirsty Eagar [ review ]
Links
- Wattpad
- Goodreads
- All About Romance — Annual Reader Polls
- fanfiction.net
- Chachic — Fellow romance book blogger [ podcast ]
- Backstreet Boys
- NSync
- iTunes | Amazon — Kissing’ Cousins (Film)
- iTunes | Amazon — Pride and Prejudice (TV)
- iTunes | Amazon — Clueless (Film)
- Amazon — Empire Records (Film)
(Bryan is the one on the bottom left.)
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Nalini Singh talks about her hugely successful Psy-Changeling books, and gives us a sneak peek into what she's writing next
Managing editor Kate Cuthbert talks about her reputation for dropping dirty words at literary panels (and why she loves the C-word), why we rarely see politics in romance fiction, how much luck plays in a book's success, and rom coms as the new chick lit. Kate is currently researching the use of rural places in Australian popular fiction, so I ask her the question every PhD candidate dreads (but don't worry, she has it under control!). She also shares her thoughts on some up and coming authors that you might want to check out.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 22/03/2018 Sydney
Long-time friend of the podcast Sarah joins Rudi and Kat to talk about non-traditional romances. What's the appeal of sexy times with multiple partners? What makes for a satisfying threesome HEA? And why is there always that guy who makes sandwiches for everyone when they're done?
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 21/03/2018 Sydney
Romance reader Jothee Belikov talks about going to a strip show in Sydney, being part of the #romanceclass community, and how Twilight opened up the world of reading for her.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 17/9/2017 Sydney
Romance reader and Book Thingo blogger Vanja Joannidis talks about why she wants strong heroines in romance, her thoughts on Fifty Shades (in which she coins the charming term 'ghost loads'), happy endings as empowering fiction, and her search for billionaire heroines in romance and romances featuring married couples.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/02/2018 Sydney