QBD Books is sharing the love this Valentine’s Day with the launch of Romance Club, a new podcast celebrating the art of romance writing and love stories.
Hosted by Amy Matthews (pictured), author and associate professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University, the podcast will dive deep into the world of romance fiction, featuring insightful conversations with some of Australia’s biggest names in the romance genre.
Amy’s books Someone Else’s Bucket List and Best, First and Last have been published internationally and translated into multiple languages. Australian-born romance literature is on the rise.
Amy said:
“Romance is one of the most widely read and beloved genres in the world, yet it hasn’t always received the recognition it deserves in Australia. I’m proud to be hosting QBD Books’ Romance Club podcast, creating a space to celebrate the incredible talent in romance writing and to connect with the readers who adore these stories.
The world can be so unstable and frightening, but romance brings comfort to people. Especially in an age where dating is mainly an online occurrence. These stories of chemistry and meeting in real life are somewhat fantasy to the readers, and teach us plenty of life lessons along the way.”
At QBD Books stores a dramatic spike in 2022 in romance reading lead to the idea for the podcast with CEO Nick Croydon saying:
“We’ve seen our customers fall hard for these books, so we wanted to create a dedicated podcast celebrating the genre, where readers can connect with the brilliant minds behind their favourite love stories. We are hoping Romance Club will play matchmatcher between readers and their next great love story.”
QBD Books Romance Club Episode Schedule (which might still have a plot twist or two)
- Episode 1: Introduction to Romance
- Episode 2: Tropes – Enemies To Lovers
- Episode 3: Genres of Romance – Cowboy Romance
- Episode 4: Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary Pt.1 – Austen Inspired Books
- Episode 5: Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary Pt.2 – Austen Experts / Austen Inspired Authors
- Episode 6: Genres of Romance – Sports Romance
- Episode 7: Tropes – Second Chance Romance
QBD Books Romance Club commences on Friday March 7 wherever you get your podcasts with episodes released fortnightly.