The Romcom - On Love and Laughter

The romantic comedy is having its well-deserved renaissance and we couldn’t be more excited about it! Join us for giggles and drama as our panel unpacks what makes humour work on the page and why their love stories are laced with laughs!

Our speakers:

Justin Myers is an author and journalist from Shipley, West Yorkshire. Perhaps best known for his work as The Guyliner and his Impeccable Table Manners blog, Justin’s writing has featured in many leading publications, including the Guardian, GQ, and The Times, and his popular newsletter The Truth About Everything* has been running since 2017. Justin now lives in London with his partner, and is desperate to get a dog. Justin Myers latest book Leading Man is a riotously funny queer rom-com set in Edinburgh. Follow Justin Myers on his website and on socials Website: www.theguyliner.com X: @theguyliner Instagram: @theguyliner Facebook: theguyliner

Ada Barumé spent her early childhood in Kinshasa, DRC, before moving back to the UK and spending her teenage years in Dorset. After graduating with a politics degree from Cambridge University she moved to London to become a journalist, and now produces a current affairs Podcast. With her debut novel she draws on her own experiences of being a young, black woman looking for fun, love and adventure. When she’s not working, you’ll find her agonising over what outfit to wear or searching for the nearest dancefloor. She is the author of Love Overboard

Hosted by writer and podcaster Bethany Rutter. She writes books about women, bodies and clothes and her latest adult romance is the fabulous (and funny) Big Date Energy. She lives in Southeast London.