Amy & 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. Just a bunch of glamorous, lovable nerds, basically. 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!
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Welcome! I’m Amy, the host of Amy &, where I get to chat to my fav people about bookish things. I write under the names Amy Matthews and Amy Barry and I’m Associate Professor in Creative Writing at Flinders University. I’m interested in all kinds of fiction, but particularly genre fictions like romance, horror, historical fiction and fictions of climate change.
Hi, I’m Justina! I’m a writer, editor, and creative writing PhD student. I split my time between sitting in cafes with a little sweet treat and a book and filling up my phone’s memory with photos of my three cats.
Hi, I’m Abby! I’m an aspiring author and PhD Candidate at Flinders University. When I’m not writing about dragons, reading about dragons, or thinking about dragons, I spend my time researching and talking about the Romantasy genre and cinnamon rolls (the romance trope, though I am partial to the dessert, too).
I’m Millie, a recently graduated Phd-er, going back in for a second so I can rant about my great love, TTRPGs. My second passion is genres, loving them and defending them. If you’ve got a favourite genre, I wanna hear about it! Will accept sapphic book recs.
Hey, I’m Payton. I’m an emerging writer and academic currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing at Flinders University. Having never been great at picking one lane and sticking to it, I love writing and researching satire, romance, fantasy, and historical fiction. I’m also a bit of a theory nerd, so.
Hi, I’m Harry, an Australian author and PhD academic! As a self-professed Tolkien-nerd, and Gay Romance Writer, I’m a lover of all things writing. Want a fact on Middle-Earth or a saucy Gay romance rec? I’ve got it, can’t wait to talk to you alll!
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