Interview with Catherine Walsh (How To Write a Love Story)

from Paperback Ponderings · host Sarah & Kyla

This week, Sarah and Kyla had the pleasure of interviewing Catherine Walsh about her newly released rom com, How To Write a Love Story. They got to chat about everything from Catherine's writing process to the difficulty of balancing an exploration of grief with comedy in the story, and the side characters her readers love so dearly. They also discuss the pride behind being a romance author, what it's like to write spice scenes, and the burning question everyone has been asking about whether Maddie and Shane are getting a spinoff story of their own! This episode is spoiler-free.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Mar 19, 2026

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

Interview with Catherine Walsh (How To Write a Love Story)

0:00 48:30

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

Paperback Friends Sam Ögren Welcome to Paperback Friends (I apologize in advance).This is my weekly book podcast where I do book reviews, interviews and touch on a myriad of book-related topics from – Why Mind Control Sucks to How to Get Your Book Published.I think reading should be fun, but I never settle with "good" or "bad." My reviews dig deeper, and the question I usually start with: "How can I contribute to the conversations about this book?"Trust me, you've never heard book reviews quite like these. Explicit Paperback Perspectives Kailen H., Ryne D., and Annette D. The Bookies (Kailen, Ryne, and Annette) explore books from all fronts. From judging a book by its cover to dissecting the actual content, and everything in between, the Bookies are here to read in between the lines. Explicit Paperback Guerrillas Paperback Guerrilla Whānau Nau mai, haere mai, welcome to the Paperback Guerrillas podcast for mana enhancing kōrero (life-improving conversations). We talk with people from all walks of life to discover tools, strategies, and insights, or even just provoke whakaaro (thoughts), to empower everyday people to turn actions into positive change. We hope this show helps make life better for someone, maybe you. The podcast is proudly Māori run and focused, because that’s a good place to start, and is recorded here in Aotearoa, New Zealand, because this is a beautiful place to be. Regular guests you can expect to hear from, especially in the pukapuka (book) focused episodes, are Pera Barrett from Shoebox Christmas, Te Awanui Reeder from Nesian Mystik, Sam Poananga, Warena Wainohu, David White and others.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/paperback-guerrillas. H Explicit Paperback - Der Comic-Podcast Christian, Tony & Alwin Comics. Manga. Graphic Novels. Außerdem noch alles dazwischen und alles darüber hinaus. Wo soll man starten? Und wer hat da noch einen Überblick?Tony, Alwin und Chris wagen sich in den Panel-Dschungel und nehmen euch mit auf die Suche nach den verborgenen Perlen der neunten Kunst.... und außerdem quatschen sie häuftig auch noch über Film- und Serienadaptionen von Comics. Explicit

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Paperback Ponderings?

This episode is 48 minutes long.

When was this Paperback Ponderings episode published?

This episode was published on March 19, 2026.

Can I download this Paperback Ponderings episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!