Get Lit With Lianna: The Podcast

Today I'm sitting down with Canadian romance author Romi Moondi, to chat about her new book "24 Hours in Italy".  Romi and I have been internet pals for quite some time so I was so excited to finally have her on the podcast! We spoke about the trajectory of her career, her travel adventures, and inspo behind this storyworld, her love for second chance romances... and so much more! A...

Today I'm joined by New York Times Bestselling author, Katherine Center, to chat about her latest release "Hello Stranger".    I am GIDDY to share that I finally managed to host Katherine Center on my podcast, and I can't hardly believe it! I've been such a fan of Katherine's books for the longest time, so it was SUCH a delight to chat with her about the trajectory of...

Today I'm joined once again by one of my favourite romance authors right now, the inimitable Ali Hazelwood, to chat about her newest book "Love Theoretically"! I AM SO EXCITED to have Ali back on the pod! We spoke about the pressures of delivering romance books to a fandom so intense and supportive, what the F is going on with the "The Love Hypothesis" film adaptation, fav...

Today I'm joined by debut author, Ann Einerson, to chat about her new book "Forgive or Forget Me". Ann is a new author who decided to self-publish her debut, which was such a refreshing convo to have! We spoke about the genesis of this story, her writing background, decision behind some of the touchy subjects (there's a few trigger warnings, so I would definitely check them out...

Today I'm joined by debut author, Kara Alloway, to chat about her new book "Most Hated".  You may recognize Kara as the "villain" on The Real Housewives of Toronto, but let me assure you - Kara is anything but!! I was in for the surprise of my lifetime with this conversation. I really had no idea where this talk would take us, but MAN what a journey!  I learned so much abo...

Today I'm joined by one of my all time favourite romance authors, Elissa Sussman, who wrote the new celeb, second chance, enemies to lovers, romance "Once More With Feeling".  If you were a fan of Elissa's stellar debut "Funny You Should Ask" - THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU! Elissa is my fave guest to have on this pod because we always get into deeper conversations about th...

Today I'm joined by romance author Bridget Morrissey, who wrote the new LGBTQ romance, "That Summer Feeling"!  I was definitely skeptical when picking up this book, because I heard the main trope used was Insta Love, which sometimes is really hard to nail. Bridget did such an amazing job at executing a difficult trope, by setting this romance in an adult-only summer camp, and having...

Today I'm joined by debut romance author Sarah Adler, who wrote the adorable dual-timeline romcom, "Mrs. Nash's Ashes".  I absolutely adored getting to chat with Sarah in this new episode. Not only is her debut one of my favourite reads of 2023 yet, but she was such a delight to get to learn from and bond with!  We got to chatting about the themes of this story, the genesis of...

Today I'm joined by debut romance author Sidney Karger, who wrote the LGBTQ romcom, "Best Men"!  This was one of the most fun conversations I've recorded to date! Sid Karger has such a diverse writing background, I couldn't help to fangirl over his vast resume and dig deep into his impressive career. From TV, film & comedy writing - to now romcom novel writing - there...

Today I'm joined by my favourite romance writing duo ever, Christina Lauren, to chat about their new romcom, "The True Love Experiment"! I have been such a massive CLO stan for as long as I can remember, and getting to have Christina and Lauren back on the pod this week as a repeat guest is not something I take for granted!  I has the absolute most delightful time getting to chat wi...

Today I'm joined by romance author Kate Clayborn, who wrote the sweet romance novel "Georgie, All Along".  Chatting with Kate was such a special treat! We got into her writing style, her outlining process, how she *so perfectly* writes in dual POV and what it's like to get into each characters head, the success of this novel, and some of my favourite moments from the book!  ♡ ♡...

Today I'm joined by romance author Carlyn Greenwald, who wrote the new LGBTQ romcom, "Sizzle Reel".   I loved getting to chat with Carlyn! We spoke about the genesis of this story (and how it already exists as a screenplay...for all my adaptation fans, we're in luck!!!), the importance of including Jewish characters, some of the main themes and moments from this story,  and mor...

Today I'm joined by debut romance writers, Victoria Fulton & Faith McClaren, to chat about their book "Ellie Is Cool Now".  I had so much fun connecting with this fabulous duo! We chatted about their decision to write under a pseudonym, what it's like to write as a pair, the genesis of this story and their experience being Wattpad phenomenons, and so much more!  I loved thi...

Today I'm sitting down with author R. Phillips, who wrote the booktok viral "A Twisted Tale" series!  I loved getting to chat with R. Phillips about the genesis of this story, her outlining process, key moments from the series, fan response to the last instalment (which was just released last week!), her stance on love triangles AND HOW SHE WROTE THE BEST ONE I'VE EVER READ, wh...

Today I'm joined by Wattpad romance author Claudia Tan, who wrote the MMA romance series Perfect, with "Perfect Addiction" being turned into a new movie, and "Perfect Ruin" available in paperback today!  I loved chatting with Claudia about her journey as an author, starting out on Wattpad. It was really interesting to also hear her perspective as an author with a movie ada...

Today I'm joined by debut romance author and Bookstagram friend, Nina Arada who wrote the emotional, dual timeline romance novel "Because Of Us".  Nina (also known as @pillowtalkreads and @pillowtalkwrites on Instagram!) started her bookstagram account around the same time as me, and we quickly became friends. When she reached out to tell me she has written a book, I was so surprise...

Today I'm joined by romance author Amanda Elliot, who wrote the new Jewish food-loving romcom, "Best Served Hot"!  I loved chatting with Amanda about her latest book, getting her intel on the best restaurants of NYC, why it's so important to have Jewish main characters in romance novels, and what she's working on next!  Tune in now to hear more!  ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ About Get Lit With...

Today I’m joined by Spanish Wattpad romance author Ariana Godoy, who wrote the spicy romance "Through My Window", and it's new sequel "Through You"!  You may recognize the title of Ariana's first book, "Through My Window" from its Netflix film adaptation! It's sooo steamy and so angsty, I couldn't wait to chat with Ariana about how the story came t...

Today I’m joined by romance author Falon Ballard, who wrote the cute How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days inspired rom-com, "Just My Type"! I had the best time connecting with Falon,  and getting into my favourite moments from this book. I absolutely loved how she drew inspo from some iconic pop culture moments and movies, and really found myself laughing throughout so much of this story!  This...

Today I’m joined by romance author Tamara Lush, who wrote the steamy Wattpad romance novel "Crash".  I am so excited to chat with Tamara today, being a romance author who writes for one of my favourite publishers and online book site, Wattpad! This conversation was so much fun - as Tamara opened up about the writing process, what it's like to post series books online and then have t...

Today I’m sitting down with romance author Kayla Olson, who wrote the new book "The Reunion".  When I first heard of this book, I was a smitten kitten. A celebrity romance book with a second chance romance and forced proximity?! GIMME! I was even more stunned to read the dedication at the beginning of the book... to learn that my favourite show ever, Boy Meets World, was actually the ins...

Today I’m joined by romance author Sophie Sullivan (aka Jody Holford!), who wrote the new romance book, "A Guide To Being Just Friends".  I had so much fun chatting with Sophie AKA Jody (yes, she uses a pen name... find out why in this episode!) about her writing career, standing out and making a name for yourself as a Canadian author in such a populated romancelandia, my favourite momen...

Today I’m joined once again by romance author Amy Lea, who wrote the new romance book, "Exes and O's".  Amy is one of my favourite Canadian romance authors, so it's always a pleasure to host her on my show! We chatted all about her new release, what it was like to get into the heads of new characters, the different use of romance tropes, and then we had the most fun conversatio...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!... and happy last episode of 2022 :)  IT'S ALSO OUR 40th EPISODE!! WHAT THE HECK!!  With 2023 looming, I wanted to put out one final episode of the year recapping some of my fave reads of 2022. Some of these books are discussed in full length with their authors in episodes over the year, but others are ones that haven't yet been discussed on my show!  I had the best tim...

Today I’m joined by romance author Hannah Reynolds, who wrote the new YA/NA holiday romance novel, "Eight Nights of Flirting".  I love all romance books that have Jewish undertones, and when I found out this book was a Hannukah love story - I knew I had to dive right in! This book plays with some of the best tropes including fake dating, practice dating, getting snowed in, and so much mo...