Best Meet Cute Romance Bookshop Podcasts (2024)

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Author Liana De la Rosa, a Pod Exclusive 56:45

30d ago56:45

56:45

Today, we have Becca’s chat with author Liana De la Rosa, whose next novel, Isabel and the Rogue, is a Victorian-set historical romp about a Mexican wallflower unofficially spying on the British aristocracy and an actual British spy unofficially spying on her. It’s out June 4th. Liana talks about: Her personal history of romance reading; What is so…

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Author Alexandra Vasti, a Pod Exclusive 54:47

1M ago54:47

54:47

Today, we have Becca’s chat with author Alexandra Vasti, whose debut novel, Ne’er Duke Well, is a delightfully steamy regency romp in which a rakish Duke with radical politics in need of a respectable wife hires a seemingly proper matchmaker who secretly runs an erotic circulating library. Hijinks ensue. It’s out July 23rd. Alexandra talks about: H…

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Author Kaliane Bradley, a Pod Exclusive 1:00:58

1M ago1:00:58

1:00:58

Today, we have Becca's chat with author Kaliane Bradley, whose debut novel, The Ministry of Time, which she somewhat jokingly describes as “a time-travel romance about empire, bureaucracy, and cigarettes,” just came out May 7th. Kaliane talks about the theatrical production that made her start writing again after university, the experience of being…

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Author Amy Lea with Lynn Painter, A Virtual Event Recording 53:19

2M ago53:19

53:19

Today, we have the audio recording of our February 13th, 2024 virtual event celebrating Amy Lea’s latest book The Catch, a romcom about an influencer who heads to a rural fishing village in an attempt to rescue her floundering career and ends up in a fake engagement with a burly and bearded bed-and-breakfast owner slash fisherman. Amy is in convers…

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Author Alison Cochrun with Mazey Eddings, A Virtual Event Recording 1:13:54

2M ago1:13:54

1:13:54

Today, we have the audio recording of our April 3rd, 2024 virtual event celebrating Alison Cochrun’s latest book Here We Go Again, a sapphic romcom about death in which two childhood friends to enemies to lovers take their beloved, terminally ill former teacher on a cross country roadtrip. Alison is in conversation with the great Mazey Eddings. The…

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Author Mazey Eddings, a Pod Exclusive 55:14

2M ago55:14

55:14

Becca chats with Mazey Eddings, author of A Brush With Love, Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, and the forthcoming sapphic rom-com Late Bloomer. Mazey talks about her introduction to genre romance and what is so much fun about historicals; How she drafted her first book during dental school lectures; Why including neurodiversity in her books is importan…

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Author KT Hoffman, a Pod Exclusive 1:01:43

3M ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Becca chats with author KT Hoffman whose debut, The Prospects, a queer baseball romcom, is out April 9th!By Meet Cute Romance Bookshop

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Narrator and Author Natalie Naudus 44:13

3M ago44:13

44:13

Today, we have Becca’s chat with audiobook narrator and indie author Natalie Naudus. You may know her voice from such hits as One Last Stop, Starling House, She Who Became the Sun, and Daughter of the Moon Goddess, among many more. Natalie talks about how she got in to audiobook narration, and what the process for narrating an audiobook looks like;…

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Writing and Publishing Trans Romance, An Author Panel (Rerelease) 58:00

3M ago58:00

58:00

Today, in celebration of the Trans Rights Readathon which is returning for a second year (running from March 22-29th) we are re-sharing the recording of our panel on Writing and Publishing Trans Romance with Anita Kelly, EE Ottoman, and Emory Lee, moderated by TJ Alexander. You can find out more about the readathon and sign up to participate at htt…

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Book Bans with Philomena Polefrone 46:10

3M ago46:10

46:10

Today, we’re talking about book bans. What are they? Where are they happening? And, most importantly, what can we do to fight them? Philomena Polefrone from the American Booksellers for Free Expression project is here to break it down.By Meet Cute Romance Bookshop

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Author C.M. Nascosta, a Pod Exclusive 1:11:32

4M ago1:11:32

1:11:32

Today, we have Becca's chat with author C.M. Nascosta, an indie author who writes cozy monster romance. You may know her from her breakout hit Morning Glory Milking Farm. C.M. talks about her introduction to genre romance, what she thinks was behind her first viral book and what going viral felt like from her perspective, how she approaches indie p…

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The Politics of Diversity in Romance, an Author Panel 1:06:54

4M ago1:06:54

1:06:54

Today, we have the audio from our second virtual Mind the Gap panel, focusing on the politics of diversity in writing, reading, and publishing romance with Nisha Sharma, Nana Malone, Kennedy Ryan, and Adriana Herrera. This conversation was recorded in July 2023. They discuss the way that talking about “diversity” broadly masks anti-Blackness specif…

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Author Kelly Farmer, a Pod Exclusive 41:02

4M ago41:02

41:02

Today, we have Becca's chat with author Kelly Farmer, whose most recent novel, It’s a Fabulous Life, a sapphic retelling of the classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life, was released last fall from Alcove. In this episode, Kelly talks about her introduction to genre romance and her early attempts at writing a novel, the growth in traditionally…

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Author Regina Black, a Pod Exclusive 48:11

4M ago48:11

48:11

Becca chats with author Regina Black, whose debut, The Art of Scandal, a sexy drama about a political wife, a young artist, and some very messy (very wealthy) families, was released last year in hardcover and is coming out April 23rd in paperback. Regina talks about her introduction to genre romance, the strange feeling of having your “debut” novel…

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Author Virginia Heath Live! (Recorded) 45:55

4M ago45:55

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Becca chats with author Virginia Heath about the Mills and Boon romances Virginia snuck from her mother’s stack of library borrows, the bumpy start of her writing career, her take on category vs. single title romance in the world of historicals, writing humor and the roots of her particular sense of humor, her writing process and what happens when …

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Author Lana Ferguson, a Pod Exclusive 41:47

5M ago41:47

41:47

Today, we have Becca's chat with author Lana Ferguson, whose debut, The Nanny, cam out last spring, and whose second book, The Fake Mate, a paranormal shifter romcom, came out in December. Lana talks about the Harlequin romances she discovered on her grandmother’s bookcase as a teen, why The Nanny is set in San Diego and why she gave her debut main…

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Romance Historian Steve Ammidown, a Pod Exclusive 54:24

5M ago54:24

54:24

Long time no see! We are back! It’s season two! And we are starting off with a bit of romance history because we love context! Today, we have Becca's chat with archivist and romance historian Steve Ammidown. We hope you find this conversation both accessible and fascinating! If you'd like to learn more about romance history, you can follow Steve on…

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We're Coming Back for Season 2! 0:54

5M ago0:54

0:54

We just wanted to pop in to let you know that the Meet Cute Book Pod is coming back for Season 2 later this month! Until that drops, you can catch up on Season 1. And, as always, please rate, review, and tell your friends and lovers about us.By Becca Title

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🎄If you love small town Christmas romances, you’ll want to ask Santa for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER by Beverly Jenkins 32:12

8M ago32:12

32:12

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Today on While You Were Re…

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🎄Get into the Holiday Spirit with MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP by Jenny Colgan 21:39

8M ago21:39

21:39

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2023. Toda…

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👭If you love sapphic, fake dating romcoms, you'll 🩷 IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE by Ashley Herring Blake 22:31

9M ago22:31

22:31

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for Iris Kelly Doesn't Date 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week…

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🤠If you love small town romances SPILL THE SWEET TEA by Lyra Parish will make you YEEHAW! 29:15

9M ago29:15

29:15

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for SPILL THE SWEET TEA 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com SPILL THE SWEET TEA: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to Season 2 of WHILE YOU WERE READING: a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm b…

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🐈‍⬛Helena Hunting's A Love Catastrophe will have you purring with delight if you love data nerds, awkward meet-cutes & cat lovers! 30:42

11M ago30:42

30:42

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for A LOVE CATASTROPHE 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com A LOVE CATASTROPHE: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you t…

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🏍️ DANGEROUS CURVES: If you love motorcycle bad boys & billionaires with daddy issues, this contemporary romance will make you go vroom vroom. 16:40

11M ago16:40

16:40

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for DANGEROUS CURVES 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com DANGEROUS CURVES: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the b…

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🌿Love opposites attract & (maybe) bad boys? Sara Desai's TO HAVE AND TO HEIST will steal your heart 23:05

11M ago23:05

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➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for TO HAVE AND TO HEIST 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com TO HAVE AND TO HEIST: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing y…

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😍 If you love 90s rom-coms, I WANT IT THAT WAY by Karen Grey is all that and a bag of chips 🚗 23:12

11M ago23:12

23:12

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for I WANT IT THAT WAY 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com I WANT IT THAT WAY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you t…

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If you 💗 Letters to Juliet, YOU WITH A VIEW is just the rom-com road trip you’ve been looking for 🚗 35:38

12M ago35:38

35:38

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for YOU WITH A VIEW 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com YOU WITH A VIEW: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the bes…

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✍️🎥 In Rachel Lynn Solomon's BUSINESS OR PLEASURE Rom-Com, a Ghostwriter Gives 🌶️Spice🌶️ Lessons to a TV star 28:26

12M ago28:26

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➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for BUSINESS OR PLEASURE 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance …

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Author & Editor Camille Kellogg, a Pod Exclusive 55:37

12M ago55:37

55:37

Today, we have Becca's chat with author and editor Camille Kellogg, who works as a Middle Grade and YA editor during the day, and whose debut novel, Just As You Are, a queer Pride & Prejudice retelling set in modern day New York City, came out this past April. Camille talks about the romcom movies of her childhood and how she ended up as a Middle G…

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👨🏼‍🍳 In Lana Ferguson's THE NANNY, Single Dad Chef and his Camgirl-Turned-Nanny are Extra Spicy!! 🌶️ 22:42

12M ago22:42

22:42

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for THE NANNY 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2…

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Uzma Jalaluddin & Friends, an Author Panel 55:12

1y ago55:12

55:12

Today, we have the recording of our delightful panel celebrating the launch of Uzma Jalaluddin’s latest book, Much Ado About Nada, with Uzma, Sahar Jahani, and Ausma Zehanat Khan! This conversation was wide ranging and a lot of fun. Our panelists talk about writing process, book to film adaptations, growing up with a lack of industry representation…

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Lainey Davis' LAST CALL 🏉+🍸: What Happens When 2 Complete Strangers Get Married? 18:22

1y ago18:22

18:22

➡️ Enter below or click to win this week's WYWR romance giveaway for LAST CALL 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily — and every week, I'm bringing you the best contemporary romance novels of 2…

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Writing and Publishing Trans Romance, an Author Panel 56:23

1y ago56:23

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Today, we have the recording of our panel on Writing and Publishing Trans Romance with Anita Kelly, EE Ottoman, and Emery Lee, moderated by TJ Alexander. They talk about finding community as a writer and how to deal with the tough parts about the business side of publishing, the books they haven't seen enough of and would really want to read, the f…

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🧁 In Jill Shalvis's THE SWEETHEART LIST, our hero is grumpy, sweet, and bakery-fresh💗 | New Romance! 24:22

1y ago24:22

24:22

➡️ Enter below to win this week's WYWR giveaway for THE SWEETHEART LIST 📚💗 or at www.WhileYouWereReading.com The Sweetheart List ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with JILL SHALVIS, the l…

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Romance for Reproductive Justice, a Pod Interlude 34:40

1y ago34:40

34:40

Today, we are doing something a little different. You may know that Meet Cute Bookshop has an ongoing Romance for Reproductive Justice initiative, and, as part of that we are running our second annual auction benefitting abortion funds on June 10th and 11th. (You can find it at 32auctions.com/r4rj2023) So, as part of the run-up to the Romance for R…

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Kate Bromley's New Rom-Com CIAO FOR NOW & Lisa Confesses a Secret 20:52

1y ago20:52

20:52

➡️ Enter here to win this week's WYWR giveaway for CIAO FOR NOW 📚💗 : www.WhileYouWereReading.com CIAO FOR NOW: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com author Lisa Daily and today we’re talking with one of the rising stars of contempora…

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Author Diana Biller Live! (Recorded) 42:23

1y ago42:23

42:23

Today, we have the audio from our in-store event with Diana Biller, the author of The Widow of Rose House, The Brightest Star in Paris, and, most recently, Hotel of Secrets. Much like the book, Diana is brilliant and funny and gives good banter. She talks about the time a professor called her essay on jury selection “elegant”, taking herself seriou…

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Christina Lauren Reveals the Secret of Swoony Heroes in The True Love Experiment & Something Wilder 27:54

1y ago27:54

27:54

➡️ Enter here to win this week's WYWR giveaway for both THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT and SOMETHING WILDER 📚💗 : www.WhileYouWereReading.com The True Love Experiment: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Something Wilder: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 👋 Helloooo swoon squad! Welcome to While You Were Reading — a podcast for contemporary romance readers. I’m your host, best-selling rom-com a…

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Author TJ Alexander, a Pod Exclusive 53:38

1y ago53:38

53:38

Becca chats with author TJ Alexander, whose next book, Chef’s Choice, comes out May 30th. TJ talks about their early years as a romance reader, growing up in their family’s restaurant, the glory days of Food Network (particularly Iron Chef), the joys of writing a T4T romance, which of their characters they’re most like and would most like to be fri…

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While You Were Reading - Coming May 26, 2023! 0:16

1y ago0:16

0:16

Hello Swoon Squad! I'm so excited to bring you this podcast! Each week we'll be talking with our favorite contemporary romance authors about our new favorite books! Contemporary romance giveaways every week! See you Fridays starting this summer. 💙 xoLisa ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Lisa Daily

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Debut Author Sarah Adler, a Pod Exclusive 44:48

1y ago44:48

44:48

Becca chats with Sarah Adler, whose debut romance Mrs. Nash’s Ashes comes out May 23rd. Sarah talks about the process of getting her novel from manuscript on her laptop to book on store shelves, finding a community of writers, her favorite tropes to read and write, what’s up next for her, and, of course, some books she’s loved recently. You can gra…

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Writing Sex in Romance, an Author Panel 1:02:34

1y ago1:02:34

1:02:34

Today, we have the recording of our delightful panel Sugar & Spice: Writing Sex in Romance Novels with Alexandria Bellefleur, Rosie Danan, and Mazey Eddings discussing the joys, doubts, and giggles that come with writing “high heat” rom-coms!By Becca Title

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Author Alexis Hall, a Pod Exclusive 51:14

1y ago51:14

51:14

Becca chats with Alexis Hall, a genrequeer writer of kissing books, who you may know from such hits as Boyfriend Material, Glitterland, A Lady for a Duke, the Winner Bakes All series, and many more. Alexis talks about the experience of revisiting his first published novel ten years later, why all his historical romances, so far, are set in the Rege…

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Mel Saavedra of Steamy Lit, a Pod Exclusive 25:50

1y ago25:50

25:50

Becca chats with Mel Saavedra, the CEO and Founder of Steamy Lit, a company aiming to provide a new way for underrepresented authors to have their work showcased while empowering people to think and talk more about sexuality and self-love. Steamy Lit produces a quarterly book subscription box called The Steam Box, 5% of the profit from which is don…

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Author Martha Waters, a Pod Exclusive 51:19

1y ago51:19

51:19

Today, we have Becca's chat with Martha Waters, author of historical rom-coms including her latest, To Swoon and to Spar. You’ll hear Martha talk about her self-directed crash course in historical romance after reading Julia Quinn for a graduate school assignment, the twists and turns on the road to becoming a published author, building comedy into…

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Editor Katy Nishimoto, a Pod Exclusive 48:44

1y ago48:44

48:44

Becca chats with Katy Nishimoto, who is a senior editor at The Dial Press, an imprint of Random House, and who, prior to that, worked for ten years as a literary agent at WME. In the world of romance, Katy has edited: Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond and the forthcoming contemporary sapphic Pride & Prejudice retelling Just As You Are by Camille Kell…

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Illustrator Myriam Strasbourg, a Pod Exclusive 36:27

1y ago36:27

36:27

"But it's very different when it's your own work..." Today, Becca chats with illustrator Myriam Strasbourg, who you may know from the internet as @peaches.obviously. She is a Montreal-based illustrator who designs covers for traditionally published and indie books. She talks about her background as an artist and how she came to be a go-to illustrat…

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Author Anita Kelly Live! (Recorded) 37:01

1y ago37:01

37:01

"I would never in my life want to do this, but I enjoyed reading about it." This is the audio from our in store book launch with Anita Kelly for their latest romance Something Wild & Wonderful which, if you follow us on Instagram, you will already know that Becca cried her way through. In a good way. This is one of our favorite conversations yet. Y…

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Art Director Vi-An Nguyen, a Pod Exclusive 38:05

1+ y ago38:05

38:05

In The Meet Cute BookPod's second podcast exclusive, Becca chats with Vi-An Nguyen, an Art Director with Penguin Random House. Becca starts with a very technical question: What even is art direction? Then Vi-An explains the many considerations that go into crafting the book covers we see on the shelves, including social media’s effect on cover desi…

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February's New Rom-Coms, an Author Panel 40:43

1+ y ago40:43

40:43

"It's sarcasm as a love language." Authors Melonie Johnson, April Asher, and Alexis Daria chat with moderator Tif Marcelo about their latest releases, how they chose their settings, and what kind of research they did once they’d written their characters into unfamiliar career paths. Melonie, it sounds like, has learned a lot about death. They talk …

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