Meg's Reading Room

Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by award-winning copywriter, author, and mom, Elizabeth Wellington Rollins to discuss her beautiful debut novel, THE THREE GRACES OF PEARL STREET.

Mentioned in this episode:
The Three Graces of Pearl Street
Little House on the Prairie
American Girl series
The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter
Rebecca
I Capture the Castle
Jane Austen
Long Bright River
Little Women
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook)
The Second Chance Cinema
My Friends
Pineapple Street
The Shampoo Effect
Dolly All the Time
Maisie Dobbs
David Sedaris
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Richard Scarry
Amelia Bedelia
Strega Nona

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Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethwellingtonrollins

Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by NYT Bestselling author, Ben Reeves to discuss his gorgeous debut novel, EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT.

Mentioned in this episode:
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt
The Overstory
If Nobody Speaks of Ordinary Things
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
Sylvia Plath
Mary Oliver

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I always hope our time together can be a soft place to land when you need it most. By supporting Meg's Reading Room, you're helping to keep our show running and our episodes AD free. Thank you for believing in the work we're doing and helping us to connect to more listeners like you.

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Connect with Ben on Instagram @authorbenreeves

Welcome in! On today's special 40th birthday episode, I'm joined by journalist and author, Stacey Lindsay to discuss her book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go and Embracing Who We Are. BEING 40 is the perfect companion and guide for any woman entering or embracing her forties. I'm so grateful for the wisdom and warmth that Stacey shares -- on and off the page. I know you will be happy to spend time with her, too.

Mentioned in this episode:
Being 40
Steph Jagger
The Calamity Club
I've Been Thinking
I Am Maria
The 25th Hour
Wild Courage
Marriage at Sea
Atmosphere
The New Rules of Women's Health
The Goldfinch

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I always hope our time together can be a soft place to land when you need it most. By supporting Meg's Reading Room, you're helping to keep our show running and our episodes AD free. Thank you for believing in the work we're doing and helping us to connect to more listeners like you.

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Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by Jess Sporaa (@bibliophage.jess). Jess is a self-proclaimed midlife mom of four and bookseller at the cozy Dog-Eared Books in Ames, Iowa. In our conversation, Jess shares how spending her days in a bookstore has changed her reading life and how she's discovering her personal style off the page.

Mentioned in this episode:
Dog-Eared Books
Shatter Me
Fur-Ocious Readers
The Sweet Spot
HeartLand
The Secret Bookstore Sleuth Society
Catch the Devil
Project Hail Mary
Legends & Lattes
Lonesome Dove
Chunky Classics Book Club
It's Hard to Be an Animal
The Road to Tender Hearts
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Poets Square
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
Good Joy, Bad Joy
Creepy Kid
Sipsworth
A Pair of Aces
Christina Lauren
We the Women
Domino Style

Support Meg's Reading Room
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I always hope our time together can be a soft place to land when you need it most. By supporting Meg's Reading Room, you're helping to keep our show running and our episodes AD free. Thank you for believing in the work we're doing and helping us to connect to more listeners like you.

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Jess on Instagram @bibliophage.jess
Connect with Dog-Eared Books on Instagram @dogearedbooksames

Welcome in, friends. On this week's episode, I'm joined by Amy (@livingwellread) and Jeannie (@reidallday) to discuss our reading lives and favorite books so far this year.

Jeannie:
The Burning Side
A House to Call Home
The House of Hidden Letters

Amy:
Writers & Lovers
Lady Tremaine
A Tale of Two Cities

Meg:
Glaciers
Dolly All the Time
The Top of the World

Shared favorite:
Whistler

Also mentioned in this episode:
Beth is Dead
The Reservation
Birdy
Heart the Lover
From the Front Porch Podcast Ep 576: What Would the March Sisters Read?
Read Aloud Revival Podcast
Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons
Farmhouse
The Little House
Let's Go Home: The Wonderful Things About a House
Kin
This is Not About Us
Yesteryear
Nora Goes Off Script
John Mayer / You Can Depend on Me
All the Colors of the Dark
What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience
Great Expectations
East of Eden
Bleak House
Conquer a Classic / The Bookshelf
These Precious Days
Tom Lake
This is a Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett on Poured Over
The Borrowers
The Penderwicks
The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield: A Novel
The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Sanditon
The Complete Stories: Flannery O'Connor
The Other Bennet Sister
The Other Bennet Sister / BritBox
California or Dust
Light and Air

Support Meg's Reading Room
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I always hope our time together can be a soft place to land when you need it most. By supporting Meg's Reading Room, you're helping to keep our show running and our episodes AD free. Thank you for believing in the work we're doing and helping us to connect to more listeners like you.

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Amy on Instagram @livingwellread
Connect with Jeannie on Instagram @reidallday