#26: Why Kate Robb Writes Magical Realism Romances

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? FOLLOW US: Kate Robb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kate_robb_writes/?hl=en  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 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook  Off The Shelf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en  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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.