Episode 15: Pets (with Amy Hutton)

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Mar 26, 2024

Thanks for listening to That Rom Com Pod, recorded on Gadigal land.

Our guest is Amy Hutton, author of Sit, Stay, Love (2023) and Love From Scratch (June 2024), both published by Simon & Schuster Australia. You can follow Amy on Instagram, TikTok or find her website here.

We chat about writing competitions and courses, and go deep on pet characters in romance stories, be they 2D or 3D.

OK, here’s episode 15!

Apple Podcasts:

Spotify:

Marley & Me, John Grogan (2005, Hachette) / (2008, Disney+) (Karina’s Dad’s fave movie)
The Dog Sitter, Zara Stoneley (2021, HarperCollins)
See also from Zara Stoneley: The Wedding Date (2019) and The First Date (2020)
Love, Just In, Natalie Murray (2024, Allen & Unwin)
The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns (2024, Penguin)
Breaking All The Rules, Amy Andrews (2023, PanMacmillan)
You’ve Got Mail (1998, Netflix)
Who Gets the Dog (2016, buy/rent on Apple TV+)
Puppy Love (2023, not currently streaming)
Colin From Accounts (2022, Binge)
Love Unleashed, Melanie Saward (August 2024, Penguin)
The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996, buy on Apple+)

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