About this podcast
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.
Presented by:
Clare Fletcher, author of Love Match, 2023 & Five Bush Weddings, 2022, Penguin
Karina May, author of Never Ever Forever, 2023 & Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast, 2023, Pan Macmillan
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 43 episodes
- Summer Bonus · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 43Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ BookRiot's reading log Australian Society of Authors free webinar: Understanding…
- Bitter & Sweet (with Amal Awad) · 1 h 10 min · Season 4 Episode 42Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @amalmdawad or her website If you’d like to make a donation, Amal recommends the…
- Rockstar Romance (with Laura Carter) · 1 h 11 min · Season 4 Episode 41Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @lauracarterauthor Catch A Falling Star, Laura Carter The Idea Of You Lick, Kylie…
- Episode 40: Bucket Lists (with Holly Brunnbauer) · 1 h 16 min · Season 4 Episode 40Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @hollybrunnbauer / website / No Shelf Control / The Write Track What Did I Miss?…
- Literary Love Stories (with Jessica Stanley) · 1 h 12 min · Season 4 Episode 39Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Jessica Stanley (@DailyDoseOfJess / Read. Look. Think. Consider Yourself Kissed /…
- Publishing Trends (with Chloe Berry) · 1 h 3 min · Season 4 Episode 38Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @chloeraeberry / @booktokbookclub / The Berry Agency Throne of Glass series…
- Marriage of Convenience (with Jodi McAlister) · 59 min · Season 4 Episode 37Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @jodimccalister An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane…
- Author special: Mhairi McFarlane · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 36Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Mhairi McFarlane (Follow Mhairi on Instagram @mhairimcf) Cover Story, Mhairi…
- Category romance (with Ally Blake) · 1 h 6 min · Season 4 Episode 4Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @allyblakebooks Dating Deal with the Italian, Ally Blake Adaptable…
- Bookish rom coms (with Nina Kenwood) · 56 min · Season 4 Episode 34Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @NinaKenwood Love From Scratch, Amy Hutton The Wedding People, Alison Espach…
- Single parents (with Steph Vizard) · 52 min · Season 4 Episode 33Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: @StephEVizard or her website The Love Contract, Steph Vizard The Banjo Prize An…
- Real Life Romance (with Emma Grey) · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 32Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ @emmagreyauthor The Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker August Blue, Deborah Levy The…
- 2024-25 Summer Reading Special · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 31Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ That Island Feeling, Karina May Karina’s upcoming events…
- 2024 Christmas Special · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 30Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ The Merry Gentlemen (2024, Netflix) Georgia Moore posts about xmas movies…
- Age Gap Romance (with Amy Andrews) · 1 h 10 min · Season 3 Episode 29Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Amy Andrews @AmyAndrewsBooks, Facebook, website or Substack. Warnings: Spicy…
- So High School (with Gabrielle Tozer) · 1 h 21 min · Season 3 Episode 28Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Gabrielle Tozer (@gabrielletozer) Riverina Readers Festival Before We Met…
- EmHen Bonanza (with @DramaKingBooks!) · 1 h 17 min · Season 3 Episode 27Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Seth AKA @dramakingbooks / TikTok Love, Just In, Natalie Murray Beach Read…
- Cowboy Romance (with Amy Barry) · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 26Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Amy Barry (@amybarryauthor / @amytmatthews_author) Kit McBride Gets a Wife, Amy…
- Seeing Double (featuring Christina Lauren) · 1 h 8 min · Season 3 Episode 25Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Writes4Women RWA Conference Round Up Tenderly I Am Devoured, Lyndall Clipstone ‘Romance…
- Besties (with Anne Freeman) · 1 h 6 min · Season 3 Episode 24Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/ Guest: Anne Freeman (@annefreemanwrites, newsletter, workshops) Me That You See /…







