Meg's Reading Room

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

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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

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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 Jeannie on Instagram @reidallday

Welcome in! One of my favorite authors and book friends, Ethan Joella returns to my reading room to discuss his newest novel, THE TOP OF THE WORLD.

Mentioned in this episode:
The Top of the World
The Ferryman's Wife
Heart the Lover
The Things We Never Say
The Reservation
I'll Come to You
Whistler
Home of the American Circus
It's a Wonderful Life

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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 Ethan on Instagram @joellawriting

It's a true "Meg's" Reading Room today!
In this episode, I'm joined by award-winning and New York Times best-selling author, Meg Medina to discuss her middle grade fantasy novel, GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS -- releasing in paperback on July 7th by Candlewick Press!
Meg is a Newbery Medalist, served as the 2023-2024 National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature, and has written beloved books for kids of all ages.
In our conversation, Meg shares about GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS and how this story stayed and grew with her over time. We also discuss Meg's writing life in this season, the books she's excited about, why she loves celebrating new authors, and how we can create more ease in our reading lives -- especially in the summer.
Meg is a champion of writers, a cheerleader of readers, and celebrates stories in a way that is so inspiring to me. I'm so honored to be able to share her warmth and wisdom with you today. Welcome in!

Mentioned in this episode:
Graciela in the Abyss (Paperback)
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away
Whalefall
Balbusso Twins
Lighthouse Ladies: Shining a Spotlight on Hardy Heroines
A Boy Called Bat
Queso, Just in Time
The Lion's Run
The New Girl
Roxie in Color
Land
Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers
It's All of Nothing, Vale

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

Welcome in, friends. On today's episode, I'm joined by children's book author and award-winning disability journalist, Wendy Lu to discuss her debut middle grade novel, Casting April.

Mentioned in this episode:
Casting April
A Wrinkle in Time
Yellowface
The Wrong Way Home
American Girl Series
Ep 125: Celebrating 40 Years of American Girl with Valerie Tripp

Support Meg's Reading Room
buymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompodcast
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 Wendy on Instagram @wendyluwrites
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier