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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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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Guest: @amalmdawad or her website
If you’d like to make a donation, Amal recommends the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund or Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Courting Samira, Amal Awad (2011)
This is How You Get Better, Amal Awad (2015)
The Things We See in the Light, Amal Awad (2021)
Our conversation with Saman Shad (who released her new novel The Sex Lives of Married Women earlier this year):
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/set-ups-with-saman-shad/id1703734806?i=1000651936624
https://thatromcompod.substack.com/p/episode-16-set-ups-with-saman-shad
Bitter & Sweet, Amal Awad (2023)
Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (2007)
Beyond Veiled Clichés: The Real Lives of Arab Women, Amal Awad
Mostly Martha (2002, available to rent on Prime)
No Reservations (2007, Stan)
Blessed Are The Cheesemakers, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2001, Penguin)
By Bread Alone, Sarah-Kate Lynch (2003, Penguin)
Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
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