Welcome to Off The Shelf – your backstage pass to the book world. Each week, Morgann Book (yes, that’s her actual last name) sits down with a guest to hear the story behind the stories they write– how an author crafts a romance that feels real, the unexpected quirks that shape their writing process, and the little details of their lives that spark inspiration.
New episodes drop every Thursday—grab your tbr list and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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Welcome to Off The Shelf – your backstage pass to the book world. Each week, Morgann Book (yes, that’s her actual last name) sits down with a guest to hear the story behind the stories they write– how an author crafts a romance that feels real, the unexpected quirks that shape their writing process, and the little details of their lives that spark inspiration.
New episodes drop every Thursday—grab your tbr list and listen wherever you get your podcasts!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Kate Robb to chat about how this Canadian rom-com queen crafts the best magical realism worlds. From “This Spells Love” to “Kitty St. Clair’s Last Dance”, the two dive into how these books (and their character names) came to be…
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Hamilton, ON
2:41 What was Kate reading growing up
4:25 Business school
7:13 Writing your first book
9:15 Family reaction to becoming an author
11:40 Doubting yourself as an author
13:30 Working a corporate job
14:58 Is romance slowing down?
17:00 Kate’s 2025 favourites
18:40 Blurbling books as an author
19:23 Titling books
21:06 Day in the life of an author
22:32 Type-A
23:05 Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance
28:55 Toronto scene
30:22 Med school
33:16 Reeve
35:10 How Kate met her husband
36:20 Kate’s favourite scene
40:30 BOTM
42:32 Rom-Com Court
49:39 A trope we don’t love
51:13 What’s next?
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Kate Robb
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Find her books at Indigo: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/kate-robb/
Find her books at Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kitty-st-clairs-last-dance-kate-robb/1146800920
Morgann Book
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Off The Shelf
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Hosted by: Morgann Book
Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston
Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston
Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi
Edited by: Ricki Biramontes
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