Meagan's Book Club Podcast

April! You were so good to me. I spent so many wonderful minutes outside on my walks listening to new stories with incredible characters. My stand out favorite was by far The Correspondent. Please, you must do the audio. The full cast narration was spectacular. I’m so excited for you to read my other 5 star favorites! Thanks for listening! Loved 🎧 The Corespondent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎧 The Bright Ye...

SPOILERS!! I think we can all agree as a group here that We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer is an extremely unsetting psychological horror story that left us with more questions than answers! Enjoy this hodge podge discussion where I try and navigate the questions, comments, and discussion about all the unreliable aspects of this story. Happy listening! Also: announced our June and July book c...

Debut author Virginia Evans joins me today to talk about her stunning first novel, The Correspondent — a story of resilience, grief, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters. We dive into her inspiration, her writing process, and the emotional heart of the story. Plus, a rapid-fire "this or that" round you won't want to miss! If you love deep conversations, unforgettab...

From Daisy Jones to The Idea of You, the book world is full of stories for the screen. In this episode, we dive deeper into some of the best book-to-screen adaptations. My list definitely includes the classics like Little Women (1994-ONLY) and Harry Potter. There are SO MANY books to screens happening in the coming year and it is so fun to talk about it!

Happy Pub Day to debut author Sarah Damoff! Her gorgeous book The Bright Years is available now and I hope you all grab a copy today. I loved this book so much and think there is so much to discuss and unpack. Congrats Sarah!! https://www.sarahdamoff.com/ IG: sarahdamoff

I've heard Saskia narrate many books to me so to finally get her on the podcast and learn more about her background was absolutely fascinating! With over 150 audiobook narrations under her belt, Saskia is one of the best in her field. I love her passion with her narrations! She is so talented and this chat was one of my favorites. Thanks for listening! Some of Saskia's work: The God of the...

I know you’ve read Blake Cake by now, but have you read Good Dirt? It was a blast chatting with New York Times bestselling author Charmaine Wilkerson and learning more about her and her author journey.  Charmaine is such a gifted storyteller and you could tell by the way she described aspects of the inspiration behind her books. Thanks for listening! Charmaine recommended these three books: Isola...

Part One: A couple weeks, I asked on my Instagram stories for specific book recommendations that you were wanting. And since you wrote in such specific questions, I decided we're going to make a second part! So these are the categories we covered today with several recommendations under each. Let me know if you read them and report back! -Something like The Last Flight by Julie Clark -Historical F...

Have you read All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman yet?? It is such a fun bingable suspense story with a snarky main character who is trying to solve the mystery of a boy going missing at her sons school. It was such a fun ride! I knew I wanted to interview Sarah because I had to know the brain behind Florence, our main character. Sarah is so honest about her author journey which I hope i...

March was a fantastic month of reading, mainly due to the 3-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book streak I found myself in! That has never happened before! But like all streaks, they come to end and Count My Lies was my bummer of a book to kill the high. I checked a lot of books off my TBR this month and I cannot wait to see what April has in store. Did you have a favorite book in March? Thanks for Listening! Love...

It isn't too often I find an author that not only pulls on all my heartstrings while also simultaneously making me think that we'd actually be friends in real life! Ashley Manley has changed the women's fiction/romance game for me with her...let's call them...more mature female main characters and her relatable stories. I think I've aged out of the 25-something love stories because let's be honest...

SPOILERS! March's book club pick was Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson and we had a great time diving deeper into the Freeman family and the different aspects of the story. We discussed Ebby and her development and wished we saw more from her throughout the story! I think we were divided on the balance of history to present day story but we were unanimous on how much we loved the short chapters...

You know audiobooks play a huge role in my life and the reason why I get as much reading done as I do. If it wasn't for audiobooks, I'm convinced I'd only read 1-2 books a month. This was a fun episode to record because I give a little history, explain the importance of audiobooks, my opinions on the different platforms to subscribe to, library system apps, and the best steps to get started. I hop...

Repost from November 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author Liane Moriarty and her book Here One Moment. When I look back on all the authors I've interviewed over the years, I don't think I've fangirled as hard as I did while chatting with Liane. The dang video was not working on her end so it truly was like listening to a podcast episode for our book club. Here One...

Repost from September 2024 Book Club when we chatted with author Ethan Joella and his book The Same Bright Stars. After reading quite a few heavy books in a row, it was time to read something shorter and lighter. The Same Bright Stars was the perfect book for September and chatting with Ethan put a huge smile on all of our faces. His relatability and down to earth nature was so endearing. This was...

Repost from August 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author Liz Moore and her new book The God of the Woods. We were able to sneak Liz away from her family vacation to have her on our book club zoom chat and we were thrilled! Listening to the inspiration behind this story and the way she wove every detail together truly was a masterpiece. We also chatted about the upcoming (out n...

Repost from June 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author and menopause expert Dr Mary Claire Haver and her book The New Menopause. It was an absolute honor to be able to host Dr Mary Claire and listen to her answer all our questions about menopause! I loved chatting with Dr Mary Claire and her real applications to what we can do right now to help the transition into perimenopaus...

Repost from April 2024 Book Club when we chatted with debut author Tracy Sierra and her book Nightwatching. We took a hard left on our typical book club book and read this heart pounding thriller that made us all lose a few nights sleep. Tracy is so well spoken and I could have listened to her talk about her book for another hour. Nightwatching is twisty and disturbing in all the right ways. Fun t...

Repost from March 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author Nikki Erlick and her book The Measure. I couldn't stop listening to Nikki as she told us the inspiration behind her debut book and all the pieces of making this book happen. It is truly one of my favorite aspects about my job is to hear from these authors that write stories that make me think more on my own life and e...

Repost from February 2024 Book Club when we chatted with bestselling author Emma Grey and her book The Last Love Note. THIS BOOK. Cue all the tears. This interview was so impactful for all of us because the vulnerability of Emma was so beautiful and the way she used her own personal experience in this book was inspiring. Thanks for listening!

Repost from January 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author Adrienne Young and her book The Unmaking of June Farrow. This was such a fun interview and while I'm still scratching my head about the science behind June's time traveling ways, this book was easily one of my favorites I've ever read. Thanks for listening!

Please welcome my first guest to the podcast! My bookstagram friend Hannah @booksandbitesroc and I always have a lot to talk about in the book world and it was so fun discussing quarter 2 books with her. We break it down per month to keep our discussion relatively organized so hopefully that helps. Even with mentioning the 55 books in this episode, we are leaving out plenty! This is a big season o...

It was a pleasure to welcome NYT bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry to the podcast (and as my first author guest!!). Her new book The Story She Left Behind comes out TODAY and I'd encourage you to listen to this episode to learn more about the reason why Patti wrote this story and the inspiration behind it. It was fascinating to listen and to see her passion for this beautiful book. I love Pa...

You know I'm not short of having opinions and this was such a fun episode for me to record because I just laughed through it. I know as readers, we take things seriously and know what we like when it comes to books. I would love to hear from you what your hot takes are! Do you agree with mine or disagree? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for listening.

February was such a great month of reading! One of my favorite things to do is recapping my month and going book by book with some hot takes. I mentioned my Goodreads on this episode and have linked that below if you'd like to follow my real-time updates. Did you hear any books that you've also read or have been wanting to read? Here are the 14 books I read in February: Everything’s Coming Up Rosi...