Podcasts by Book Thingo
Lively discussions about romance books, culture, and Tim Tams, between readers, academics, and bestselling authors. Find out about upcoming romance titles and remember old favourites. Discover how the romance genre reflects feminism, sexuality, morality, and culture. Happy endings are mandatory. Hosted by Kat Mayo and produced in Australia. bookthingo.com.au
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BT bloggers: The dynamic is off – BT077 from 2022-02-03T06:56:49
Rudi, Gabby and Kat 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 ...
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BT bloggers: The glory days – BT076 from 2020-04-14T21:30
Reunited once more, the BT bloggers take on the Goodreads reading challenge.
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Anna Cowan: Break the taboo – BT075 from 2020-03-29T20:30
Anna Cowan talks about life after Untamed, the struggle to manage motherhood with personal ambition, and some of her queer romance recs.
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BT bloggers: Understanding the chemistry – BT074 from 2020-03-15T20:30:02
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, ...
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Podversary 4: Petty and holding grudges – BT073 from 2019-11-17T19:45:56
What happens when one of the Book Thingo bloggers moves overseas?
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Sophie Ly: Romancing her with some spaghetti – BT072 from 2019-11-03T20:45
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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BT Bloggers: Bookish betrayals – BT071 from 2019-08-06T22:40:12
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.
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Aislinn Kearns: Stay away from the beans – BT070 from 2019-07-21T21:30:03
What happens when you combine a love of 80s action films with romance genre tropes? You get Ainslinn Kearns's books!
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#RomBkLove: Rebellious readers – BT069 from 2019-05-27T10:00:51
Guests: Rudi and Gabby | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 23/05/2019 Sydney #RomBkLove, the brainchild of the amazing Ana Coqui, is a month-long celebration of romance books...
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Melanie Milburne: I’ve always felt the tension – BT068 from 2019-03-26T21:06:03
Guest: Melanie Milburne | Host: Kat Mayo | Audio producer: Rudi Bremer | Recorded: 18/08/2018 RWAus When I heard Melanie Milburne’s keynote at the 2018 Australian Romance Readers’ Award, I knew we ...
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BT bloggers: Love languages – BT067 from 2019-02-14T21:27:43
To celebrate Valentine's Day, Gabby, Rudi and Kat talk about the ways we give and receive love, and more importantly, how we like to read the expression of love.
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Amy Andrews: An issue of interior design – BT066 from 2019-02-02T06:08:37
Aussie author Amy Andrews talks about the Women of W.A.R. series, featuring women AFL players and the heroes who love them. We also explore the issue of safe sex in romance, and Amy gives us some r...
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Kate Cuthbert and Jodi McAlister: Deliberate choices – BT065 from 2019-01-15T20:00:21
In our first interview from the conference, we talk about the function of nonconsensual scenes in the history of romance, what happy endings look like in different cultures, condoms in romance, pow...
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BT bloggers: It’s gonna be raw – BT064 from 2019-01-01T20:30:37
What better way to celebrate the new year than with our (super very) belated podcast anniversary episode! Once again, Rudi has organised a special treat for us -- we're playing Book Thingo bingo!
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Anne Trinidad: Larry Stylinson – BT063 from 2018-12-18T20:00:25
Gabby has taken over the podcast, because in this episode we talk about a topic I know nothing about -- One Direction fandom.
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BT062. Readers: I can’t be tamed from 2018-07-25T09:00:27
Romance readers read aloud from some of their favourite books. Plus, Rudi, Gabby and Kat talk about politics in romance, debate the merits of Passion, and generally meander through random topics.
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BT061. Jennifer Hallock: Unfamiliar surroundings from 2018-07-14T21:30:31
Author Jennifer Hallock explains her IASPR paper on chronotopes in historical romance, and why our familiarity with Regency romance might be hindering us from appreciating romances set in other his...
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BT060. All about romance lists from 2018-06-29T21:30:07
Rudi, Gabby and Kat discuss the controversial AAR Top 100 Romances list.
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BT059. Carla de Guzman: The tita generation from 2018-06-21T21:30:09
Carla de Guzman talks about plus-size heroines, cultural baggage, and living the tita life.
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BT058. #RomBkLove: Gateway books from 2018-05-23T07:30:14
On day 23 of #RomBkLove month, we talk about the books that made us fall in love with romance fiction.
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BT057. Nalini Singh: Tentacle skin privileges from 2018-05-12T01:15:40
Nalini Singh joins us to talk about changelings, spin-offs, and an intriguing new book that she hasn't started yet (but we already want to read!).
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BT056. Kate Cuthbert: Spicy vocabulary from 2018-04-24T22:00:11
Kate Cuthbert talks about c*nts and euphemisms, politics in romance fiction, and her PhD research topic.
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BT055. Sarah: You should be getting loose from 2018-04-10T21:30:01
If you like books romance books where sex is definitely not vanilla, this episode is for you.
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BT054. Jothee Tan: Lots of firsts from 2018-03-31T01:30:34
Jothee Tan talks about discovering romance fiction through Twilight.
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BT053. Vanya Joannidis: I see myself in those stories from 2018-02-26T07:37:39
Vanya Joannidis talks about finding empowering stories in romance.
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BT052. Valentine’s special: 12 readers reading from 2018-02-13T20:30:50
Book Thingo readers present excerpts from some of their favourite romance books.
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BT051. Jodi McAlister: It’s a wonderful spectacle from 2018-01-29T01:45:38
Jodi McAlister on romance fiction scholarship in Australia, writing young adult paranormal fiction, reality TV, and royal-themed romance.
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BT050. Vassiliki Veros: Love me, love my juices from 2018-01-14T23:18:46
Vassiliki Veros on romance fiction metada, library practice, Mills&Boon, happy endings and sex in the stacks.
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BT049. Rudi and Gabby: Good pancake books from 2017-12-31T23:30:27
Rudi, Gabby and Kat kick off a new year of reading with a list of recommendations. Prepare to one-click!
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BT048. Gio Gahol: Filthy things from 2017-12-18T10:00:11
Gio Gahol, Chachic and Mina V. Esguerra reflect on #romanceclass live readings from different perspectives: as an actor, a reader, and an author. Gio reads an extract from How To Tame Your Tikbalan...
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BT047. Jay E. Tria, Six de los Reyes and Mina V. Esguerra: #romanceclassFLAIR from 2017-11-30T06:00:08
Authors Jay E. Tria and Six de los Reyes talk about what it means to write for the #romanceclass Flair imprint. Mina V. Esguerra talks about how the idea for Flair began, and we hear Fred Lo and Ra...
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BT046. Chachic and April: 100% no cheating from 2017-11-09T02:30:38
Book bloggers Chachic and April talk about their favourite romances, and what it's like to be part of the #romanceclass community. We also hear Salve Villarosa and Migs Almendras reading an extract...
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BT045. #romanceclass actors: Makes your heart race from 2017-10-22T20:30:39
Rachel Coates, Miguel Almendras, Fred Lo and Salve Villarosa on what it's like to be #romanceclass actors, and how they've seen the group evolve over the last couple of years. This episode contains...
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BT044. Lauren Rosewarne: Mutually pleasurable from 2017-10-09T10:30:53
Dr Lauren Rosewarne answers some very tricky questions around cultural taboos and popular culture. Why are so many cultural taboos related to normal functions of the female body? Why is there so li...
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BT043. Bonus: A podcast about podcasts from 2017-09-30T07:15:23
Rudi and Kat celebrate International Podcast Day by talking about their favourite podcasts.
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BT042. Fiona Lowe: Beautifully written books with a story from 2017-09-25T00:00:42
Author Fiona Lowe talks about the inspiration for Daughter of Mine, writing outside of the romance genre, the importance of reader expectations, and theories on why medical romance is so popular in...
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BT041. Danielle Binks: Sex and love and messy relationships from 2017-09-11T03:00:34
Danielle Binks talks about Australian young adult novels. We talk about some of our favourite Australian authors who write young adult fiction and romance. (We spend a bit of time on our mutual lov...
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BT040. Diem: I want some fun books from 2017-08-27T21:30:34
Bookish Friends reviewer and podcast host Diem joins us to talk about Aussie YA books, how she got into romance fiction, her favourite podcasts, and what she thinks of book to film adaptations. We ...
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BT039. Bonus: 2nd anniversary special from 2017-08-16T21:30:53
In this special anniversary show, we're joined by some unexpected guests, and you'll get a peek into the secret conversations between Gabby, Rudi and Kat. Please note: we say a lot of rude words.
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BT038. Amber Bardan: Context is everything from 2017-08-14T03:30:58
Author Amber Bardan talks about writing diverse characters, the appeal of captive narratives, and love for Julie Garwood's historical romances.
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BT037. C.S. Pacat: The space between the book and the reader from 2017-07-31T02:32:41
Author C.S. Pacat talks about the Captive Prince series, the cult of the author, and that time she spent 4 months revising one sentence.
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BT036. Courtney Milan: Demand resistance from 2017-07-17T06:30:05
Author Courtney Milan talks her upcoming Hamilton-themed anthology and gives us a peek at her writing process and tools. Courtney has been very open and vocal about her views on diversity in romanc...
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BT035. #SWF17 recap: I’m fancy af from 2017-06-25T22:30:43
Danielle Binks, Lauren Anderson, Rudi Bremer, Gabby and Kat Mayo discuss their highlights from the 2017 Sydney Writers'Festival.
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BT034. Kaetrin Allen: Audiobooks are a transformative medium from 2017-04-20T07:00:18
Kaetrin Allen (Dear Author, Kaetrin's Musings) talks about her favourite audiobooks and narrators, and how she discovered the online romance community.
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BT033. Sally Thorne: Life after The Hating Game from 2017-04-03T06:30:51
Author Sally Thorne talks about the amazing success of her debut novel, The Hating Game, second book syndrome, and what it was like to do her first signing event.
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BT032. Recap: Australian Romance Readers Convention 2017 from 2017-03-19T21:05:46
Book Thingo bloggers Rudi and Kat recap the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Convention.
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BT031. Sandra Antonelli: Silver foxes and heroines over 40 from 2017-03-09T20:30:50
'There’s a big parallel between what happens in Hollywood with women over 40 on screen, and women over 40 in fiction… You only see them in particular roles, and they’re rarely positive roles.'
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BT030. A passion you can’t make up from 2017-02-20T22:00:28
Kat talks to two amazing ladies who are helping to bring romance events to Australian readers: Diane Robson from the Australian Romance Readers Assocation, and Penny Rudge from Fictionally Yours, M...
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BT029. We’re not collecting those stories from 2017-01-31T06:00:37
Honey de Peralta (Penguin Random House) talks about the Filipino ReaderCon, and we reflect on how Martial Law and the People Power revolution are represented in stories. We talk at length about Fil...
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BT028. The winners write history from 2017-01-15T20:30:27
Charles Tan talks about speculative fiction in the Philippines, some of the creatures of Philippine mythology, Wattpad, parallel import restrictions, territorial rights, and the value of intellectu...
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BT027. They expect you to do weird stuff from 2017-01-01T20:30:50
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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