This interview with Jenna Guillaume was originally broadcast in March 2019.

When we spoke to Jenna, she was celebrating the release of her debut novel. We want to re-visit this chat because her second standalone YA novel You Were Made For Me is on shelves now.

In this chat, we discuss:

• Writing about body image, body positivity, and plus-sized romance
• Jenna's journey with body image
• Netflix series Insatiable *insert eye-roll here*
• Writing an Aussie Christmas take on the classic 'summer transformation' trope
• Dirty Dancing and why 10 Things I Hate About You is the BEST teen movie of all time
• Why entertainment/pop culture journalism is looked down upon or dismissed as frivolous
• Why we need to get rid of the term 'guilty pleasure' 

Books & other things mentioned

• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
• Insatiable
• Dirty Dancing
• 10 Things I Hate About You
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

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