Megan's Bookish Life

Today’s episode is a special one: we’re talking about Grayslake AuthorFest 2026! Author and event co-founder, Zee Lacson joined the podcast to tell everyone about the coolest book event in Grayslake, Illinois that takes place 11 am- 4 pm on Saturday, July 18th and it’s location is at the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum. What will you find at AuthorFest this year? “There are more than 50 aut...

Megan’s Bookish Life had the most kind author on the podcast, Deena Hendricks! Deena and I chatted about writing for Quinn, how she created a whole rock/metal band for her debut book, Euclid, and how you can support the audiobook creation of her book. Buy Euclid by Deena Hendricks on Amazon! Donate to Deena’s Throne page to get Euclid made into an audiobook. Megan's Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook pa...

Megan's Bookish Life had a blast with narrator, actor, and author, Kathy Garver! Kathy and I talked about her roles in the show Family Affair and the movie Princess Diaries, how she lost out on a Grammy this year to the Dalai Lama, and how she interviewed her celebrity friends for her book, Romancing With the Stars. I also have to say that I now can't stop watching Family Affair, even thou...

Ant Adeane is a documentary film maker, a true crime author, and a podcast series producer. He came on Megan's Bookish Life to chat about THE Icelandic crime of 1974, The Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case (which is still unsolved and might possibility stay that way forever.) Ant and I chatted about the deep research he had to do for his BBC/ Netflix documentary in 2017, the way I really enjoyed th...

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Someone get Megan Thee Stallion on the podcast STAT!) I was joined by Sophia for this episode and we chatted about our least favorite book genres, played the game WTF TBR, and rereading books from our childhoods as adults. +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you can buy at the shops! S...

Megan's Bookish Life was excited to have dark romance author, Jagger Cole, on the podcast! Jagger and I chatted about trigger and content warnings, how he moved on from bulletin board novel planning to a certain computer planner, and if any of his characters in The Devil We Crave were hard to write. The Devil We Crave is OUT NOW! Find it on: Amazon PangoBooks (there is only one copy available...

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Someone get Megan Thee Stallion on the podcast STAT!) This reader episode I was joined by Krys, where we talked about prologues and epilogues, played WTF TBR, and our unexpected thoughts about cliffhangers. +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you can buy at the shops! Krys shouted out...

Megan's Bookish Life had the biggest honor ever: interviewing Adassa! Adassa is Dolores Madrigal from Enchanto (and sings my favorite part in We Don't Talk About Bruno), a beautiful lyricist, and has a brand new memoir out now! All of which we chatted about in this fun episode! Thank you to Adassa for joining me for this incredible experience. I am so grateful! HEY VIDEO PODCAST WATCHERS!...

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Please play the Megan Thee Stallion song to get the vibe.) I was joined by fellow book lover, Haleigh, where we played a brand new TBR game I made up, chatted about Ali Hazelwood’s books, including Deep End, and if audiobooks are our jam or not.  +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you...

Megan's Bookish Life had on folklore-fairytale-horror rooted author L.M. Riviere and it was a blast. LaNae and I chatted about how she researches history for her books (along with her podcast and her social media video content), the incredible way both of her last 2 book covers were created, and our love of nonfiction. L.M. Riviere's Links Website: Lmriviere.com Shop her signed books HERE...

Megan's Bookish Life was honored to interview author, Fartumo Kusow, who wrote Winter of My Spring, a book that brings to light the point of view of kidnapped girls in Somalian instead of always seeing the "after." As a reader, I really enjoyed seeing a perspective that isn't in my daily life and we chatted all about that. Purchase Winter of My Spring by Fartumo Kusow on AMAZON*...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have on speculative fiction author, Ashley Peters! We had a good time chatting about book research, expanding our food palate, and her post-it note outlining. In Statis by Ashley Peters is OUT NOW! Get it on Amazon * or directly from Ashley's bookstore on her website ! NEW BOOK PURCHASING OUTLET: -When you see an asterisk (*) next to a book, that mean...

I had such a fun time having romance author Lisa Suzanne on the podcast! We chatted about how Lisa's 30th book was her actual first sports romance, whether or not she's interested in writing any hockey books in the future, and whether Portillo's was a huge restaurant back when she lived by Chicago as it is now ( a very important question.) Also, who wants to start a TV show league with...

Megan's Bookish Life had the honor of a lifetime to have the biggest icon on the podcast...ME! I finally did a solo episode for the first time since 2022 and it's all about my history of being in the podcast space. The lore of Megan's Bookish Life, if you will. ** This episode is completely UNEDITED. Expect some off topic entertainment from the self titled "witty chaos queen.&quot...

This is Megan's Bookish Life last lifestyle episode EVER but I was in great company: author Kristin Ardis joined me! Kristin and I had a blast talking about what the word "whimsy" means to us, how me playing my very old Nintendo DS is my favorite way to get cozy, and how trees are a happy part of nature for Kristin. Also, what makes a good coffee shop is chatted about in depth. **Sup...

Megan's Bookish Life was excited to have on author, Kristin Bair, on the podcast! Kristin and I chatted about hometowns (hi Pennsylvania!), how her classes that she teaches helps find students' writing voice, and if her book about perimenopause, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To, has gotten relatable feedback from other women. NEW BOOK PURCHASING OUTLET: -When you see an asterisk (*) next to...

Megan's Bookish Life had the complete pleasure of having author Joel Rustin on the podcast! Joel and I chatted about movies (that we've talked about together before but I needed to know more of this thoughts,) how his debut book, Hits Different, came to be, and how he sees it as exciting rather than feeling the pressure about having a MM romance out in the world when queer books are finall...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have on influencer, professional fangirl, and now author, Haley-Grace McCormick! Haley-Grace and I chatted about what parts of herself she wrote into her debut book, The Enemy of Time, we both shared about our memory boxes and journals, and I give a lot of "side notes" because Haley-Grace had me going off topic in the best way! -GUESS WHAT?! Meg...

Megan's Bookish Life was absolutely honored to have Pia Mia on the podcast! Pia and I chatted about the how the new 2016 trend is bringing back her music, what she wants to do as bucket list item, and in which ways her debut book, Sand, Sequins, and Silicone ties into her life (and in which ways it doesn't!) -GUESS WHAT?! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice, an...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by the coolest sister duo, Ea and Meg from The Tidy Home! In this episode, we chatted about how they started their company, The Tidy Home, items that changed the organization game for them ( I, personally, can't stop thinking about museum glue), and how their new book, Tidying Up, was written to reach and help more people! Shop Tidying Up: 100 Ways to Infuse...

Megan's Bookish Life was absolutely honored to have on Payton from the makeup influencer account, Paytons. Makeup! With over 2 million followers on TikTok and 364K on Instagram, Payton is an all around icon (says me and also everyone who meets her.) In her first ever podcast episode, she chats about how she started doing her own makeup in high school, how her Instagram account shows a more per...

Megan's Bookish Life had the author, Stephanie J. Scott / Stephanie Jayne, come on the podcast! We chatted about how she comes up with her cute book titles, how her holiday collection bundle is able to reach different types of readers, and how it's a challenge to fit a whole story into a novella. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice, an indie romance...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined on the podcast by author Elizabeth Hunter! Elizabeth and I chatted about how she celebrates her release days, the way she knows what a new series will entail before she writes book one, and how I may have changed my answer to the question "if you could be one or the other, would you be a vampire or werewolf?" -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an...

Megan's Bookish Life had a great time chatting with multi-genre author, McKenzie Burns! We talked about how McKenzie had some of her writing published in a magazine when she was in high school, how I, Megan, am a huge fan of authors writing different genres, and what is McKenzie's favorite time of year is to eat soup! +Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie bookstores and the ot...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have environmental scientist and author, Shannon Jade, on the podcast! We chat about how Shannon was able to be apart of a Rebel Girls book, how much Megan loved A Song for the Earth (even though she is still spiraling about the trash vortex in the ocean after learning about it in this book), and what message Shannon wanted readers to hopefully take away...