37 episodes

Meet Cute Romance Bookshop is a queer-owned, feminist bookshop focusing on genre romance, located in San Diego, CA.
This is the Meet Cute BookPod! Our virtual and in-store events will be rebroadcast here, so if you don't live near us or you prefer to listen rather than watch via Zoom, we've got you covered! And, on top of that, we'll be doing some podcast exclusive deep dives into the world of romance writing, reading, and publishing!

The Meet Cute BookPod Meet Cute Romance Bookshop

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 25 Ratings

Meet Cute Romance Bookshop is a queer-owned, feminist bookshop focusing on genre romance, located in San Diego, CA.
This is the Meet Cute BookPod! Our virtual and in-store events will be rebroadcast here, so if you don't live near us or you prefer to listen rather than watch via Zoom, we've got you covered! And, on top of that, we'll be doing some podcast exclusive deep dives into the world of romance writing, reading, and publishing!

    Author Kaliane Bradley, a Pod Exclusive

    Author Kaliane Bradley, a Pod Exclusive

    Today, we have Becca's chat with author Kaliane Bradley, whose debut novel, The Ministry of Time, which she somewhat jokingly describes as “a time-travel romance about empire, bureaucracy, and cigarettes,” just came out May 7th.

    • 1 hr
    Author Amy Lea with Lynn Painter, A Virtual Event Recording

    Author Amy Lea with Lynn Painter, A Virtual Event Recording

    Today, we have the audio recording of our February 13th, 2024 virtual event celebrating Amy Lea’s latest book The Catch, a romcom about an influencer who heads to a rural fishing village in an attempt to rescue her floundering career and ends up in a fake engagement with a burly and bearded bed-and-breakfast owner slash fisherman. Amy is in conversation with the great Lynn Painter.

    • 53 min
    Author Alison Cochrun with Mazey Eddings, A Virtual Event Recording

    Author Alison Cochrun with Mazey Eddings, A Virtual Event Recording

    Today, we have the audio recording of our April 3rd, 2024 virtual event celebrating Alison Cochrun’s latest book Here We Go Again, a sapphic romcom about death in which two childhood friends to enemies to lovers take their beloved, terminally ill former teacher on a cross country roadtrip. Alison is in conversation with the great Mazey Eddings.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Author Mazey Eddings, a Pod Exclusive

    Author Mazey Eddings, a Pod Exclusive

    Becca chats with Mazey Eddings, author of A Brush With Love, Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, and the forthcoming sapphic rom-com Late Bloomer.

    • 55 min
    Author KT Hoffman, a Pod Exclusive

    Author KT Hoffman, a Pod Exclusive

    Becca chats with author KT Hoffman whose debut, The Prospects, a queer baseball romcom, is out April 9th!

    KT talks about his introduction to genre romance, all the books he wrote before this one, what it is that is so romantic about baseball (and what position he’d play on the romancelandia fantasy baseball team), writing a romance with a trans main character who is just a fundamentally optimistic dude, his writing process and his approach to sex scenes, what’s so great about the third person present tense, and, of course, he shares some books he’s loved recently.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Narrator and Author Natalie Naudus

    Narrator and Author Natalie Naudus

    Today, we have Becca’s chat with audiobook narrator and indie author Natalie Naudus. You may know her voice from such hits as One Last Stop, Starling House, She Who Became the Sun, and Daughter of the Moon Goddess, among many more.

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

nicoke e ,

Informative and fun!

I always feel like I am part of a great conversation when I listen to this podcast! Plus I learn something new about the Romance genre, writing, publishing, etc with each show... and end up with great new book recs. This is one of the podcasts I have in heavy rotation!

NotYourEverydayLesbian ,

My new favorite podcast

I was so excited when MeetCute bookshop opened and started listening to the podcast simply because I wanted to support small businesses. I was blown away by the quality of the podcast, the guests, and the conversations.

As a voracious romance reader, I found some of my new faves. As an aspiring romance writer, I found it more helpful than 80% off the writing podcasts I listen to.

Looking forward to next season!

TigerLindsay ,

A True Delight

I absolutely adore Meet Cute Bookshop and was so excited when they started a podcast. The podcast does not disappoint! It makes me feel exactly how I feel at the bookshop - accepted, included, and welcomed. This podcast accomplishes many of the things that the book shop does and I am so grateful to be able to get a taste of their events even when I cannot make it to the shop. I love that the podcast celebrates the great authors of the romance genre while also giving a platform for underrepresented authors and introducing new voices.

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