Authors Katrina Ramos Atienza and Ronald Lim talk about male/male romance fiction, the challenges of writing steamy novels, and their many insights on romance fiction in the Philippines.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/05/2016 Manila
Authors Six de los Reyes and Suzette de Borja talk about the stigma of writing romance, the inspiration for characters who do hard science, and what an authentic YA romance set in the Philippines might look like.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/05/2016 Manila
Author Mina V. Esguerra talks about the complexities of writing romance when you live in a culture where happy endings aren't seen as realistic, plus some of the innovative things that Filipino indie authors are doing.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/05/2016 Manila
Book Thingo bloggers Rudi Bremer, Gabby and Kat Mayo talk about comfort reads and random (very random) things.
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Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 13/11/2016 Sydney
Kat interviews Victoria's Centre for Youth Literature program coordinator, Adele Walsh, on the last day of the 2016 Romantic Times Convention. They talk about where new adult fits in literary culture, Twilight, sexuality in new and young adult fiction, fan fiction, and some of the elements of culture and policy that are influencing the direction of genre fiction. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews romance author Stacey Agdern after a day out in Manhattan. They talk about gateway books that introduce readers to romance fiction, and books to recommend for people who love Fifty Shades of Grey. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews Australian literary agent Alex Adsett at the 2016 Romance Writers of Australia Conference. They talk about the potential impact of changes to copyright and parallel import restrictions for Australian romance writers. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat chats with romance readers Adele Walsh and Claire Parnell about literary events and programming. They talk about the RWA conference, Melbourne Writers Festival, and what they'd like to see in future events. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews author Sheri Cobb South at the 2016 Romantic Times Convention. They talk about the popularity of Wrong-Way Romance, why teen romance and Regency romance are more alike than you might think, and the stigma of the happy ending. Sherri also talks about her Regency mysteries. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews romance author Alyssa Cole at the 2016 Romantic Times Convention. They talk about finding familiar characters in romance, cultural Easter eggs, and why diverse romance is really just normal romance. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
The Book Thingo podcast turns 1! Rudi and Gabby put Kat in the hotseat for this bonus episode. Hilarity ensues. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews historical romance author Tessa Dare at the 2016 Romantic Times Convention. They talk about quirky heroines, fandoms, breweries, and women's work in the Regency period. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews Orange County librarian Wendy Crutcher at the 2016 Romantic Times Convention. They talk about romance fiction in libraries, how libraries acquire books, the stigma of romance, and the issue of discoverability in the age of digital publishing. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews Australian romance author Melanie Scott at RWA 2015. They talk about fantasy, baseball, including her New York Saints series. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews Australian author and academic Anita Heiss at RWA 2015. They talk about her writing, Indigenous authors, and identity politics. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Book Thingo bloggers Rudi Bremer, Gabby and Kat Mayo recap the panels they attended at the 2016 Sydney Writers' Festival. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews bestselling Australian author Graeme Simsion at RWA 2105. They talk about genre, narrative voice, and gender identification. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Book Thingo bloggers Rudi Bremer, Gabby and Kat Mayo talk about their experiences at the 2016 Romantic Times Convention in Las Vegas. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat chats with Australian academic Beth Driscoll at Genrecon 2105. They talk about her research on popular fiction and the way we talk about and assign value to books. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat's speech recorded live at the 2016 Australian Romance Readers Awards dinner. She talks about the place of romance fiction in literary culture, feminism, diversity, and the fate of the happy ending. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat chats with Australian academic Lisa Fletcher at GenreCon 2015. They talk about Lisa's work on popular fiction and romance. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat sits down with author Shona Husk at the 2015 Australia Romance Readers Conference. They talk about new adult romance and why we love them so much, as well as Shona's many writing projects in the paranormal and urban fantasy romance genres. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
This episode follows on from Kat's chat with Ainslie Paton and Jodi McAlister at the 2013 Romance Writers of Australia Conference. They talk about teen and new adult romance, including Twilight and its erotic descendants, and they spend some time talking about fan fiction and some of the trends and changes they're seeing in romance. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat chats with author Ainslie Paton and academic Jodi McAlister at the 2013 Romance Writers of Australia Conference. They touch on various aspects of the romance genre, including a brief history of Mills and Boon, virgin heroines, young adult fiction, and different versions of 'normal'. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.
Kat interviews Julia Quinn at the Romance Writers of Australia conference in 2013. They talk about Tim Tams, the Bridgertons, the challenges of writing books with overlapping timelines, the appeal of epilogues, The Sum of All Kisses and the Smythe-Smith characters, humour in romance, and historical accuracy in a romance novel. For show notes, go to bookthingo.com.au/podcast.