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Meg's Reading Room

Meg's Reading Room
Meg's Reading Room
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  • Meg's Reading Room

    Ep 123: Writing a Tapestry of Place and Time with Bonnie Blaylock (THE WATER WOMEN)

    08/04/2026 | 30 mins.
    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Bonnie Blaylock to discuss her newest historical fiction novel, THE WATER WOMEN.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Water Women
    Bees in June
    Ep 81: Elizabeth Bass Parman
    Light to the Hills
    Just Ask Your Mom Podcast
    Body and Soul
    The Whalebone Theatre
    Isola
    This Is Not About Us
    The Black Stallion Series
    Dune

    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 Bonnie on Instagram @blaybon
    ~~
    Music credit: Clavin Clavier
  • Meg's Reading Room

    Ep 122: Writing Between Selves and Seasons with Tory Henwood Hoen (BEFORE I FORGET)

    03/04/2026 | 38 mins.
    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Tory Henwood Hoen to discuss her bestselling novel, BEFORE I FORGET.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Before I Forget
    The Arc
    Dick Johnson is Dead
    The Correspondent / Audiobook
    Ep 46: Virginia Evans on Meg's Reading Room
    Lady Tremaine / Audiobook
    Broken Country / Audiobook
    This Story Might Save Your Life / Audiobook
    All Fours / Audiobook
    Before I Forget / Audiobook
    Barrie Kreinik
    CT Public Radio / Tory Henwood Hoen, Barrie Kreinik
    Big Red Barn
    Owl Babies
    Corduroy
    The Story of Ferdinand
    Eloise
    Matilda

    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 Tory on Instagram @toryhenwoodhoen
    ~~
    Music credit: Clavin Clavier
  • Meg's Reading Room

    Ep 121: The Layers of Luck, Loss, and Love with Kelly Cervantes (THE LUCKIEST)

    01/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    This episode contains personal reflections on child loss, illness, grief, and marriage. Please listen with care.
    ~~
    “We are all nesting dolls, carrying the earlier iterations of ourselves inside." - Maggie Smith

    On today's episode, I'm joined by USA Today Bestselling author and advocate, Kelly Cervantes, to discuss her powerful memoir, THE LUCKIEST: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Motherhood, and the Pursuit of Self.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    The Luckiest
    Maggie Smith Poet
    Normal Broken
    Hamilton
    CURE Epilepsy
    Joan Didion

    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 Kelly on Instagram @kellygc411
    ~~
    Music credit: Clavin Clavier
  • Meg's Reading Room

    Ep 120: The Books That Keep Us Company with N. West Moss (BIRDY)

    25/03/2026 | 53 mins.
    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, N. West Moss to discuss her debut middle grade novel, BIRDY.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Birdy
    The Odyssey
    Tillerman Cycle series
    Harriet the Spy
    The Wizard of Oz
    David Copperfield
    Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
    The Snow Child
    Small Things Like These
    Maniac McGee
    Star Girl
    The Long Winter

    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 West on Instagram @nwestmoss
    ~~
    Music credit: Clavin Clavier
  • Meg's Reading Room

    Ep 119: The Beauty and Books That Save Us with Claire Swinarski (EACH AND EVERY SPARK)

    18/03/2026 | 39 mins.
    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Claire Swinarski to discuss her newest middle grade (and first historical fiction!) novel, EACH AND EVERY SPARK.

    Mentioned in this episode:
    Each and Every Spark
    The Brothers Karamazov
    What's Become of Her
    This is Not About Us
    Dracula / Audiobook
    The Supper Club Saints

    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 Claire on Instagram @claireswinarski
    ~~
    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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About Meg's Reading Room

Welcome to Meg's Reading Room! I'm so glad you're here. On this podcast, I share personal and comforting conversations with writers and bookish friends as we reflect on our reading lives. We share the stories we're loving, but also the stories we're living. I hope this time together can be a soft place to land in the middle of your week. Welcome in!
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