Episodios

  • Ep 47: The Poetry of Motherhood with Rachel Beachy
    May 7 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by writer and poet, Rachel Beachy.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    • Little Women
    • Sharon Creech
    • Dutch House
    • Tom Lake
    • Wild Dark Shore
    • Dear Writer
    • Upstream
    • Kate Baer

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    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Rachel Beachy on Instagram @rachelbeachywrites

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    30 m
  • Ep 46: The Magnificent Puzzle of a Life with Virginia Evans (THE CORRESPONDENT)
    May 2 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by author, Virginia Evans to discuss her epistolary debut novel, THE CORRESPONDENT.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The Correspondent
    • Stoner
    • Small Things Like These
    • 84, Charing Cross Road
    • Dear Committee Members
    • Ann Patchett
    • Commonwealth
    • Parnassus Books

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    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Virginia Evans on Instagram @virginia.l.evans

    https://www.virginiaevansauthor.com/

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    42 m
  • Ep 45: Being Your True Self with Sister Monica Clare (A CHANGE OF HABIT)
    Apr 30 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by Sister Monica Clare to discuss her debut memoir, A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, My Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband, My Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun
    • The Community of St. John Baptist
    • A Nun's Story
    • Living the #ConventLife / New York Times
    • The Philadelphia Eleven
    • God Didn't Make Us to Hate Us: 40 Devotions to Liberate Your Faith from Fear and Reconnect with Joy
    • The Fire in These Ashes: A Spirituality of Contemporary Religious Life


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    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Sister Monica Clare on Instagram @claudettemonica

    Connect with Sister Monica Clare on TikTok @nunsenseforthepeople

    https://www.sistermonicaclare.com/

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    47 m
  • Ep 44: Spreading Kindness and Moxie with Jennifer Hallman (HOW MAE GOT MOXIE)
    Apr 25 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by artist and children's book author, Jennifer Hallman to discuss HOW MAE GOT MOXIE.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • How Mae Got Moxie
    • Berenstain Bears


    HOW MAE GOT MOXIE was recently awarded Best Children's Fiction published in Alabama in 2024 by Alabama Media Professionals

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    NEW! Join Meg's Reading Room on Patreon!

    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Jennifer Hallman on Instagram:

    @maethebook

    @fieldtrippingwithjen


    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    26 m
  • Ep 43: Your Life is a Story with Annie B. Jones (ORDINARY TIME)
    Apr 23 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by writer, bookstore owner, and podcaster (From the Front Porch Podcast), Annie B. Jones to discuss her debut, Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put
    • The Bookshelf, Thomasville GA
    • From the Front Porch Podcast

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    NEW! Join Meg's Reading Room on Patreon!

    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Annie B. Jones on Instagram @anniebjones05

    Connect with The Bookshelf on Instagram @bookshelftville

    www.anniebjoneswrites.com

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    1 h y 7 m
  • Ep 42: Writing Empathy and Emotion with Sydney Dunlap (RACING THE CLOUDS)
    Apr 18 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by bestselling middle grade author, Sydney Dunlap to discuss her newest book, RACING THE CLOUDS.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Racing The Clouds
    • It Happened on Saturday
    • Good Different
    • The Rule of Three
    • Turtles of the Midnight Moon

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    NEW! Join Meg's Reading Room on Patreon!

    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Syndey Dunlap on Instagram @sydneydunlapwrites

    https://sydneydunlap.com/

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    24 m
  • Ep 41: Why Voice Matters with Viola Shipman (THE PAGE TURNER)
    Apr 16 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by USA Today bestselling author, Viola Shipman (Wade Rouse) to discuss his newest book, THE PAGE TURNER.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The Page Turner
    • Beach House Rules
    • It's a Love Story
    • Let's Call Her Barbie

    ~~

    NEW! Join Meg's Reading Room on Patreon!

    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    Connect with Viola Shipman on Instagram @viola_shipman

    https://violashipman.com/

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    35 m
  • Ep 40: For the Love of Libraries with Alex
    Apr 11 2025

    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I am joined by my husband and personal librarian, Alex.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • IMLS
    • Executive Order Targeting IMLS FAQ
    • IMLS Grant Database
    • Abundance
    • Emma
    • Pride and Prejudice
    • Death Stranding

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    NEW! Join Meg's Reading Room on Patreon!

    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

    ~~

    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    27 m
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