Holiday season is upon us! Today, Amy, Abby, and Harry are joined by returning special guest Kathleen Stanley a.k.a The Christmas Expert. Observe as Kathleen works her magic on the Grinches of the group by breaking down what Christmas fiction means to people and what, at its core, this holiday should really be about. Anybody else have a list of new Christmas Romance movies to binge, or is it just me?

LINKS

🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here.

🎄 Where to find Kathleen Stanley:
INSTAGRAM is here.
Most recent publication is here.

🎅 Our Socials: 
INSTAGRAM is here.
FACEBOOK is here.
TIKTOK is here.

🤶 Where to find Amy:
Amy Matthews on IG here.
Amy Barry on IG here.
Amy Matthews / Amy Barry on FACEBOOK here.
WEBSITE is here.

Thank you so much for listening! 💞

Holiday season is upon us! Today, Amy, Abby, and Harry are joined by returning special guest Kathleen Stanley a.k.a The Christmas Expert. Observe as Kathleen works her magic on the Grinches of the group by breaking down what Christmas fiction means to people and what, at its core, this holiday should really be about. Anybody else have a list of new Christmas Romance movies to binge, or is it just me?
LINKS
🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD <a href="https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW">here.</a>
🎄 Where to find Kathleen Stanley:
<ul>
<li>INSTAGRAM is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/decktheshelves?igsh=MXFnZm51eXFnMWhuNQ==">here.</a></li>
<li>Most recent publication is <a href="https://textjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/142615-alden-house">here.</a></li>
</ul>
🎅 Our Socials:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>INSTAGRAM is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub?igsh=OHZtZjd5NG5wNTd3">here.</a></li>
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<li>TIKTOK is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub?_r=1&amp;_t=ZS-91SsNi888p7">here.</a></li>
</ul>
🤶 Where to find Amy:
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<li>Amy Matthews / Amy Barry on FACEBOOK <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/19xRorUKKF/?mibextid=wwXIfr">here.</a></li>
<li>WEBSITE is&nbsp;<a href="https://amymatthewsauthor.com">here.</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you so much for listening! 💞

Amy & Book Club is a bookish podcast with benefits. Amy Matthews is joined by series regulars Justina Ashman, Abby Guy, Millie Heffernan, Payton Hogan and Harry Stewart and by a cast of guesties, both special and specialer. Featuring genre deep dives, author Q&As, and a live book club with a signature cocktail/mocktail, we’re your new favourite interactive book club with an accessibly academic flair. Listen to the pod, embrace the community on socials, and tune in to the livestream for the monthly book club – whether you’re a new book lover or a seasoned bibliophile, we can’t wait to meet you!

Amy &amp; Book Club is a bookish podcast with benefits. <a href="https://auscastnetwork.com/talent-profiles/dr-amy-matthews/">Amy Matthews</a> is joined by series regulars <a href="https://x.com/justinaashman">Justina Ashman</a>, <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/aabbyguy">Abby Guy</a>,<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Milzilla"> Millie Heffernan</a>, <a href="https://www.paytonhogan.com/">Payton Hogan</a> and <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/harrison-stewart-7a29a021b">Harry Stewart</a> and by a cast of guesties, both special and specialer. Featuring genre deep dives, author Q&amp;As, and a live book club with a signature cocktail/mocktail, we&rsquo;re your new favourite interactive book club with an accessibly academic flair. Listen to the pod, embrace the community on socials, and tune in to the livestream for the monthly book club &ndash; whether you&rsquo;re a new book lover or a seasoned bibliophile, we can&rsquo;t wait to meet you!

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Welcome to YA month! We're starting off the month talking about the fundamentals of the genre: what is it, why is it, and is it even a real genre? We get into the politics of ratings for books, letting kids pick their own reads, the YA author's obligation to hopefulness, and we name more books than ever, maybe.

This month we’re reading Eggshell by Olivia De Zilva. Grab your copy and have a read before our bookclub on 23rd April, and don't miss Olivia's episode with us next week where we talk about our fave YA books!

*This is definitely a joke. Don't do drugs, kids!

MENTIONS

Books
Eggshell, Olivia De Silva
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
The Messenger, Markus Zusak
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Warriors, Erin Hunter
Tomorrow, When the War Began, John Marsden
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
Divergent, Veronica Roth
Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan
Looking for Alaska, John Green
Pushing the Limits, Katie McGarry
The Wind Singer, William Nicholson
Truck Dogs, Graeme Base
Sweet Valley High Series, Francine Pascal
The Witches, Roald Dahl
The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
Magician, Raymond E Feist
Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews
Icebreaker, Hannah Grace
The Crucible, Arthur Miller
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Macbeth, William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh
The Reader, Bernhard Schlink
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Raven Cycle, Maggie Stiefvater
Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
Song of the Lioness, Tamora Pierce
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sue Townsend
The Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan
The Twilight series,  Stephanie Meyer
The Discworld series, Terry Pratchett
Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
The Wicked Lovely Series, Melissa Marr
Modern Faerie Tales series, Holly Black
Fallen, Lauren Kate
The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Patrick Ness
The Mortal Instruments series, Cassandra Clare

Films/TV
Dead Poets Society, 1989
Bridge to Terabithia, 2007
The Reader, 2008
The Lion King, 1994
The Fox and the Hound, 1981
Treasure Planet, 2002
Seven Up! series, (1964 - 2019)

Authors
Andy Griffiths
Sidney Sheldon
Harlan Coben
Stephen King
Charles Dickens

LINKS
🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW

🌸 Our Socials:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub
FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/
TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub

💛 Where to find Amy:
Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/
Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor
Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/

Thank you so much for listening!💞

Welcome to YA month! We're starting off the month talking about the fundamentals of the genre: what is it,&nbsp;why&nbsp;is it, and is it even a real genre? We get into the politics of ratings for books, letting kids pick their own reads, the YA author's obligation to hopefulness, and we name more books than ever, maybe.
This month we&rsquo;re reading Eggshell by Olivia De Zilva. Grab your copy and have a read before our bookclub on 23rd April, and don't miss Olivia's episode with us next week where we talk about our fave YA books!
*This is definitely a joke. Don't do drugs, kids!
MENTIONS
Books Eggshell, Olivia De Silva The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins The Messenger, Markus Zusak The Book Thief, Markus Zusak Warriors, Erin Hunter Tomorrow, When the War Began, John Marsden A Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton Divergent, Veronica Roth Boy Meets Boy, David Levithan Looking for Alaska, John Green Pushing the Limits, Katie McGarry The Wind Singer, William Nicholson Truck Dogs, Graeme Base Sweet Valley High Series, Francine Pascal The Witches, Roald Dahl The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger Magician, Raymond E Feist Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews Icebreaker, Hannah Grace The Crucible, Arthur Miller To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee Macbeth, William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh The Reader, Bernhard Schlink Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson The Raven Cycle, Maggie Stiefvater Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card Song of the Lioness, Tamora Pierce The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Sue Townsend The Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan The Twilight series, &nbsp;Stephanie Meyer The Discworld series, Terry Pratchett Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer The Wicked Lovely Series, Melissa Marr Modern Faerie Tales series, Holly Black Fallen, Lauren Kate The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Patrick Ness The Mortal Instruments series, Cassandra Clare
Films/TV Dead Poets Society, 1989 Bridge to Terabithia, 2007 The Reader, 2008 The Lion King, 1994 The Fox and the Hound, 1981 Treasure Planet, 2002 Seven Up! series, (1964 - 2019)
Authors Andy Griffiths Sidney Sheldon Harlan Coben Stephen King Charles Dickens
LINKS
<ul>
<li>🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: <a href="https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW">https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW</a></li>
</ul>
🌸 Our Socials:
<ul>
<li>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub">https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub</a></li>
<li>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/</a></li>
<li>TT: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub">https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub</a></li>
</ul>
💛 Where to find Amy:
<ul>
<li>Amy Matthews on IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/</a></li>
<li>Amy Barry on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/</a></li>
<li>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor">https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor</a></li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://amymatthewsauthor.com/">https://amymatthewsauthor.com/</a></li>
</ul>
Thank you so much for listening!💞

You Can Turn Anything Into Drugs*, and Other Things I Learnt from YA Fiction

It's our first LIVE BOOK CLUB of 2026 !!

Join the Amy & team (minus Payton, who was missed) to catch up on recent events before we dive into our BoTM, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson. Would you survive being locked in a night club by a serial killer? Would you be caught dead on a speed date? How do you feel about dual narrated audiobooks? All important questions that we answer together as we discuss the marriage between the romance and horror genres and the rise in horromance novels . . . and end the episode playing a game, created by Harry, that has us all reaching for the closest sharp object we can find.

MENTIONS:

Books

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

The Game Changer Series by Rachel Reid

Film/TV

Zombieland, Columbia Pictures

Scream (1996), Woods Entertainment

Jennifer's Body, 20th Century Fox

My Best Friend's Wedding, Sony Pictures

Never Been Kissed, 20th Century Fox

The Wedding Date, Universal Pictures

Groundhog Day, Columbia Pictures

LINKS

🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW

🌸 Our Socials:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub

FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/

TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub

💛 Where to find Amy:

Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/

Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor

Website: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/

 

Thank you so much for listening!💞

It's our first LIVE BOOK CLUB of 2026 !!
Join the Amy &amp; team (minus Payton, who was missed) to catch up on recent events before we dive into our BoTM, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson. Would you survive being locked in a night club by a serial killer? Would you be caught dead on a speed date? How do you feel about dual narrated audiobooks? All important questions that we answer together as we discuss the marriage between the romance and horror genres and the rise in horromance novels . . . and end the episode playing a game, created by Harry, that has us all reaching for the closest sharp object we can find.
MENTIONS:
Books
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
The Game Changer Series by Rachel Reid
Film/TV
Zombieland, Columbia Pictures
Scream (1996), Woods Entertainment
Jennifer's Body, 20th Century Fox
My Best Friend's Wedding, Sony Pictures
Never Been Kissed, 20th Century Fox
The Wedding Date, Universal Pictures
Groundhog Day, Columbia Pictures
LINKS
🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: <a href="https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW">https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW</a>
🌸 Our Socials:
IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub">https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub</a>
FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/</a>
TT: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub">https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub</a>
💛 Where to find Amy:
Amy Matthews on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/</a>
Amy Barry on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor">https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor</a>
Website: <a href="https://amymatthewsauthor.com/">https://amymatthewsauthor.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Thank you so much for listening!💞

BOOK CLUB: How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

This week, we interviewed the author of our latest favourite, and Book Club book of the month, 'How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates.' We chat all about the witty new slasher romance, the anxieties it feeds off, how to plot a book that spans over only a few hours, and the horniness of horror. What would you do if you were stuck with a serial killer, and they'd killed your blind date during a blackout opposite you at the table? Some of us would run and hide! Abby would probably grab the nearest weapon and fight to save us all.

LINKS

🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW

📚Where to find Shailee:

WEBSITE: https://shaileethompson.com/home/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shaileewrites/

🌸 Our Socials:

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/

TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub

💛 Where to find Amy:

Amy Matthews on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/

Amy Barry on IG: https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor

WEBSITE: https://amymatthewsauthor.com/

Thank you so much for watching!💞

This week, we interviewed the author of our latest favourite, and Book Club book of the month, 'How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates.' We chat all about the witty new slasher romance, the anxieties it feeds off, how to plot a book that spans over only a few hours, and the horniness of horror. What would you do if you were stuck with a serial killer, and they'd killed your blind date during a blackout opposite you at the table? Some of us would run and hide! Abby would probably grab the nearest weapon and fight to save us all.
LINKS
🎵 Our theme music is by Mass Wisteria. Stream their single SAME OLD here: <a href="https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW">https://tr.ee/Mn6oTQ2AOW</a>
📚Where to find Shailee:
WEBSITE:&nbsp;<a href="https://shaileethompson.com/home/">https://shaileethompson.com/home/</a>
INSTAGRAM:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shaileewrites/">https://www.instagram.com/shaileewrites/</a>
🌸 Our Socials:
INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub">https://www.instagram.com/amyandbookclub</a>
FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/169K69qXsh/</a>
TIKTOK: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub">https://www.tiktok.com/@amyandbookclub</a>
💛 Where to find Amy:
Amy Matthews on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amymatthewsauthor/</a>
Amy Barry on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/">https://www.instagram.com/amybarryauthor/</a>
FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor">https://www.facebook.com/DrAmyTMatthewsauthor</a>
WEBSITE: <a href="https://amymatthewsauthor.com/">https://amymatthewsauthor.com/</a>
Thank you so much for watching!💞

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