Amy & series regulars, Payton Hogan and Justina Ashman, are joined by (soon-to-be) Dr. Georgia Nicholls to discuss sex in the rom com novel, where we ask questions like: What is smut? Does smut offer positive sex education? Are male modes of sexual pleasure being privileged in the rom com novel? And why are romance heroes so Big and heroines so smol?! LINKS Find Aya de Léon here: ayadeleon.com Watch the Live Bookclub on YouTube: @AmyAndPodcast Follow the Amy & Podcast on IG: @amyandpodcast Join the Amy & Bookclub: Amy & Bookclub Follow Amy Matthews on IG: @amymatthewsauthor Follow Amy Barry on IG: @amybarryauthor Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single "Same Old" here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Season Recap with Rachel Sallis
Rachel Sallis reflects on her podcasting journey and how "This is My Voice" came to be. We want to invite YOU to get in touch with if you have any feedback, want us to ask a voice artist a question, or would like us to cover a particular topic. Thank you to everyone who is a part of our wonderful community, we appreciate you taking the time to listen.Thank you again for your support.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Fantasy Smut and Guys with Big Wingspans
It’s officially smut month! Amy and series regulars Millie Heffernan and Abby Guy are joined by our special guestie Izzie Duffield (who also writes as Elizabeth Stevens as well as many other names). Come with us as we dive into fantasy smut! What is smut in romance and what happens when you add guys with huge wingspans into the mix? Find Izzie’s work here. Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single “Same Old” here. Follow the Amy & Podcast on IG: @amyandpodcast Join the Amy & Bookclub: Amy & Bookclub Follow Amy Matthews on IG: @amymatthewsauthor Follow Amy Barry on IG: @amybarryauthorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 52: “Delirious” by Damien Wilkins + how to style a second hand bookshop
Cath discovers the people in Damien Wilkins’ life who inspired his latest novel, “Delirious”. It’s an emotionally powerful novel about families, ageing and the surprising ways second chances come around. + Annie visits Orchard Books in the Adelaide Arcade where she receives a masterclass in styling a warm, inviting and delightfully idiosyncratic second-hand bookshop. + Our random reader recommends “Time of the Child” and “This is Happiness” by Niall Williams. Guests: Damien Wilkins, New Zealand author of “Delirious”... and 14 other novels. Nick Patrick and Kate Treloar, owners of Orchard Bookshop, Adelaide Arcade. Other books that get a mention: Cath recommends her holiday reads; “Molly Keen; A Life” by Sally Phipps and “Overtaken” by Alexei Sayle Annie recommends “The Tenderness of Wolves” by Stef Penney INSTAGRAM @thwupbooks@orchardbookshop @damienwilkins103See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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BOOKCLUB: Side Chick Nation by Aya de Léon
Amy & the podcast team sit down to discuss Aya de Léon's romantic suspense novel, Side Chick Nation, as part of our Climate Fiction month! Aya de León is an acclaimed writer of poetry, prose, stage, and screen. She teaches creative writing at UC Berkeley and is the 'acquiring editor for a new climate justice fiction imprint Fighting Chance Books, which will publish stories of people taking collective action in the here and now to solve the climate crisis' (ayadeleon.com). LINKS Find Aya de Léon here: ayadeleon.com Watch the Live Bookclub on YouTube: @AmyAndPodcast Follow the Amy & Podcast on IG: @amyandpodcast Join the Amy & Bookclub: Amy & Bookclub Follow Amy Matthews on IG: @amymatthewsauthor Follow Amy Barry on IG: @amybarryauthor Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single "Same Old" here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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