Jodi McAlister
@jodimca.bsky.social
Romance author, romance scholar. Senior Lecturer in Writing, Literature & Culture at Deakin (Naarm/Melbourne). My newest rom-com, An Academic Affair, is out now.
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Jodi McAlister
@jodimca.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Okay USA, I know you have plenty of other things going on at the moment, but my new book An Academic Affair will be released in your country in only a few weeks (11 November!!), and if you wanted to pre-order it, I would simply love that.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/An-Aca...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/An-Aca...
Today is the release day for mine and @dramyburge.bsky.social 's new book! The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s is now out with Bloomsbury, focusing on the glitzy, glamorous novels of authors like Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz.
The Bonkbuster
What were women reading in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s? This book presents a major study of the “bonkbuster,” an incredibly popular genre of women's fiction in t…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Today is the release day for mine and @dramyburge.bsky.social 's new book! The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s is now out with Bloomsbury, focusing on the glitzy, glamorous novels of authors like Jackie Collins, Jilly Cooper, Shirley Conran and Judith Krantz.
This sale is still ongoing! If you're in Australia, you can currently get all four of my adult rom-coms for under twenty bucks total in ebook.
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This sale is still ongoing! If you're in Australia, you can currently get all four of my adult rom-coms for under twenty bucks total in ebook.
Really glad to see this romance anthology from Magabala getting some attention!
A world-first blak love anthology is coming — and it's about joy
An anthology of love stories written by First Nations people is in the works with stories of blak love, joy, and connection capitalising on the fastest growing literary genre in the world.
www.abc.net.au
January 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Really glad to see this romance anthology from Magabala getting some attention!
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Train back to wangaratta. Finishing @jodimca.bsky.social 's fantastic book. Will be back for a proper visit Sydney, I swear.
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Train back to wangaratta. Finishing @jodimca.bsky.social 's fantastic book. Will be back for a proper visit Sydney, I swear.
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Spotted in the wild (at Bargoonga Ngangin library Fitzroy North) - new and shiny! @jodimca.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Spotted in the wild (at Bargoonga Ngangin library Fitzroy North) - new and shiny! @jodimca.bsky.social
It's 2026, so that means it's time for a new thread of Sunday romance recs! I've been doing this for several years now - brief thoughts here, longer thoughts on Instagram.
As always, my goal is to make sure at least a third of my romance reading is by authors from Australia and Aotearoa.
As always, my goal is to make sure at least a third of my romance reading is by authors from Australia and Aotearoa.
My Sunday romance recs are back for 2025! I do this every year - brief thoughts here, more extended ones on Instagram.
As with last year, in 2025, I'm aiming for at least one third of my romance reading to be by authors from Australia and Aotearoa. #Romancelandia
As with last year, in 2025, I'm aiming for at least one third of my romance reading to be by authors from Australia and Aotearoa. #Romancelandia
My Sunday romance recs are back for 2024! This is something I've been doing for a few years now - the quote post below is my complete list of recs for 2023.
Let's see if Bluesky's terrible threading will let me keep all my 2024 recs in the same place. 🧵
#Romancelandia
Let's see if Bluesky's terrible threading will let me keep all my 2024 recs in the same place. 🧵
#Romancelandia
January 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM
It's 2026, so that means it's time for a new thread of Sunday romance recs! I've been doing this for several years now - brief thoughts here, longer thoughts on Instagram.
As always, my goal is to make sure at least a third of my romance reading is by authors from Australia and Aotearoa.
As always, my goal is to make sure at least a third of my romance reading is by authors from Australia and Aotearoa.
So: my local wine bar has a bit of a Cheers vibe, in that if you're a regular, everyone knows your name. A couple I met there are having a big wedding overseas, but needed to do the legal ceremony in Australia, and wanted to do it somewhere meaningful.
Yesterday, they got married in the bar.
Yesterday, they got married in the bar.
January 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
So: my local wine bar has a bit of a Cheers vibe, in that if you're a regular, everyone knows your name. A couple I met there are having a big wedding overseas, but needed to do the legal ceremony in Australia, and wanted to do it somewhere meaningful.
Yesterday, they got married in the bar.
Yesterday, they got married in the bar.
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I have three books out in 2026, and the first of them arrived bright and early! Meet The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s, cowritten by @dramyburge.bsky.social and me. www.bloomsbury.com/au/bonkbuste...
December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I have three books out in 2026, and the first of them arrived bright and early! Meet The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s, cowritten by @dramyburge.bsky.social and me. www.bloomsbury.com/au/bonkbuste...
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No prizes for guessing what my number one accomplishment of the year was.
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
No prizes for guessing what my number one accomplishment of the year was.
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
I have three books out in 2026, and the first of them arrived bright and early! Meet The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s, cowritten by @dramyburge.bsky.social and me. www.bloomsbury.com/au/bonkbuste...
December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I have three books out in 2026, and the first of them arrived bright and early! Meet The Bonkbuster: Women's Popular Reading in the Long 1980s, cowritten by @dramyburge.bsky.social and me. www.bloomsbury.com/au/bonkbuste...
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So: I read a lot of romance - especially romantic comedy - this year, and a lot of it was very good!! Here are my top ten romance reads of the year. 🧵
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
December 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So: I read a lot of romance - especially romantic comedy - this year, and a lot of it was very good!! Here are my top ten romance reads of the year. 🧵
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
No prizes for guessing what my number one accomplishment of the year was.
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
No prizes for guessing what my number one accomplishment of the year was.
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
An Academic Affair is by far the biggest book of my career. It's been unbelievable to see how Sadie and Jonah and their totally just professional marriage have travelled. bookshop.org/p/books/an-a...
So: I read a lot of romance - especially romantic comedy - this year, and a lot of it was very good!! Here are my top ten romance reads of the year. 🧵
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
December 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So: I read a lot of romance - especially romantic comedy - this year, and a lot of it was very good!! Here are my top ten romance reads of the year. 🧵
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
(NB: these are all books I read in 2025, but not all were necessarily published in 2025. And also I might have cheated and included some series.)
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I'll be honest, what I really want is basically Norton Critical Editions of some of my favorite historicals, not fancy hard covers with sprayed edges.
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'll be honest, what I really want is basically Norton Critical Editions of some of my favorite historicals, not fancy hard covers with sprayed edges.
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Jodi's rom-com books are PEAK summer reading. They would be well enjoyed on a beach. They're also really good winter reading in a hot bubble bath. Also cosy in autumn and lively in spring. What can't she do, basically? These are books for all seasons.
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
December 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Jodi's rom-com books are PEAK summer reading. They would be well enjoyed on a beach. They're also really good winter reading in a hot bubble bath. Also cosy in autumn and lively in spring. What can't she do, basically? These are books for all seasons.
I've spent a ton of time thinking about audio erotica in the past couple of years for my new academic book on the subject, and truly, no one moves faster or knows their market better than Quinn.
Rivals to lovers romantasy starring the Heated Rivalry boys? Come on.
Rivals to lovers romantasy starring the Heated Rivalry boys? Come on.
Exclusive: Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie Are Rival Fae Princes in Quinn’s New Romantasy Audio, ‘Ember & Ice’
We know where we're heading off to next after the cottage!
www.cosmopolitan.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I've spent a ton of time thinking about audio erotica in the past couple of years for my new academic book on the subject, and truly, no one moves faster or knows their market better than Quinn.
Rivals to lovers romantasy starring the Heated Rivalry boys? Come on.
Rivals to lovers romantasy starring the Heated Rivalry boys? Come on.
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ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
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"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
ahem if you are Australian and looking for summer reading...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/autho...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Apple: books.apple.com/au/author/jo...
psst Australia - the ebook editions of all four of my adult rom-coms are on sale for $4.99 atm
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/Jodi-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/Jodi-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
psst Australia - the ebook editions of all four of my adult rom-coms are on sale for $4.99 atm
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/Jodi-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
Amazon: www.amazon.com.au/stores/Jodi-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/au/en/search...
Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/search?autho...
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So after finishing Heated Rivalry last night it’s clear we need a full resurgence of actually soft romantic films and tv shows with people who can actually act. The whole cast was great but Connor and Hudson just did an excellent job.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So after finishing Heated Rivalry last night it’s clear we need a full resurgence of actually soft romantic films and tv shows with people who can actually act. The whole cast was great but Connor and Hudson just did an excellent job.
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A few words from me on local romantic comedies in this one!
What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers
Summer reading can mean anything you want it to – from a crime or romance novel to a fat classic you didn’t have time for during the year. What will you read?
theconversation.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A few words from me on local romantic comedies in this one!
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It’s so sweet that we are altering my grandmothers already tenuous connections to her memories for content 🥹
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s so sweet that we are altering my grandmothers already tenuous connections to her memories for content 🥹
A few words from me on local romantic comedies in this one!
What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers
Summer reading can mean anything you want it to – from a crime or romance novel to a fat classic you didn’t have time for during the year. What will you read?
theconversation.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A few words from me on local romantic comedies in this one!
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I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
#4 sounds like a lovely book but I didn't write it. Have had whānau up and down the country send me clippings lol
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
Whoever put together this list that has been circulated to regional papers, didn't fact check.
December 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’ve done some catalogue searching and am fairly confident in saying that 5/10 titles in this list do not exist (1, 2, 4, 5 and 7).
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!
Sloppy, unacceptable, and a real kick in the guts to real authors with real books they’d love people to buy and read!