BT077. BT bloggers: The glory days
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Guest: and | Host: | Audio producer: | 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: | Gabby — Wearer of socks and...
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BT076. BT bloggers: The glory days
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Navigating Goodreads and taking on the reading challenge
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BT075. Anna Cowan: Break the taboo
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Anna Cowan, Australian author of historical romance, talks about exploring the power structures of gender in her writing, and what she's been up to since publishing Untamed. She talks about trying to write her second book while raising children, and we have an incredibly honest conversation about the struggle to manage motherhood with personal ambition. Anna names some of her favourite queer romances, and drops some tidbits about her current work in progress!
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BT074. BT bloggers: Understanding the chemistry
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Rudi, Gabby and Kat finally manage to read the same book in time for this episode. We talk about The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite, WLW books, the role of tension in romance, and women's hobbies.
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BT073. Podversary 4: Petty and holding grudges
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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!
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Sophie Ly: Romancing her with some spaghetti - BT072
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Romance reader Sophie Ly taks to Kat and Rudi about why she loves graphic novels, and gives us some recommendations for series with strong romantic arcs.
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BT071. BT bloggers: Bookish betrayals
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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.
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BT070. Aislinn Kearns: Stay away from the beans
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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.
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BT069. #RomBkLove: Rebellious readers
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Rudi, Gabby and Kat talk about our personal reading rules and habits, and how they affect our enjoyment of books. #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.
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Melanie Milburne: I've always felt the tension - BT068
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Aussie author Melanie Milbourne talks about changing her approach to writing heroes, reconciling feminism with problematic romance tropes, and some of the books she's reading.
info_outlineGuest: 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.
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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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