Megan's Bookish Life

I had such a fun time with author and literary event planner, Chiamaka Okike, who joined me on Megan's Bookish Life Podcast! We chatted about the beginning of how she started putting on her own book events (the tea is hot but the outcome is even better), the ode she wrote to London via her book Seeri, and how her personal essays show her vulnerable side. Buy Chiamaka's book, Seeri, on AMAZ...

Megan's Bookish Life had the pleasure to have on fellow podcaster and author, Kristen Balhs! Kristen and I chatted about how her first live recording went at Ink and Indie, how writing news packages in college lead her to enjoy writing fiction, and the way she went on a journey while writing her characters in her debut cozy mystery book. +Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie books...

Megan's Bookish Life had the honor of having romance author, C.R. Jane on the podcast! C.R. chatted about her talent for writing fast, how she picks her friends to co-author with, and why she wrote Natalie' s book, Merry Me, as a romcom and not a dark romance. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice, an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a l...

Author Olivia J. Bennett, a local author to me, joined me on Megan's Bookish Life Podcast! Olivia and I talked about how she started writing (and how her art connected with that), how she feels about holiday cookie exchanges as a baker herself, and what her guiding question was when she was writing her book, Casually Homicidal. Buy Casually Homicidal SIGNED Buy on AMAZON and get it on KU Olivi...

The Megan's Bookish Life guest with the most honest bookish opinions, Alison, is back on the podcast after a year away! In this episode, our resident hate reader tells us what she thinks of Ali Hazelwood making the MMC character in Deep End barefoot all the time, how certain Bookstagram marketing for books needs to be changed, and Megan talks about how Sunrise on the Reaping was upsetting and...

Jennifer Chipman joined me on Megan's Bookish Life and we had such a good time! We dived into how Shadow and Bone shaped Jennifer's writing (and how much I love that trilogy), how her covers are so cute that they are memorable, and then we chatted about her newest release, Bewitchingly Hers, and how she loved including past characters in this interconnected standalone. -COOL NEWS! Megan&#3...

Megan's Bookish Life had such a good chat with historical romance author, Sarah M. Eden! We dived into time travel as a romance plot, what she thought of being an extra on her upcoming movie being released, Seeking Persephone, and how she adjusts factual history into her fictional books. Buy Sarah's book, The Tides of Time, HERE Pre-order the next book in the Storm Tide Romance series, Ech...

Megan's Bookish Life had a great time interviewing Penelope Black for the podcast! We talked about how Olipop is Penelope's drink of choice while writing ( Olipop, sponsor her!! ), how she plans the end of her books before she gets deep into writing, and the way she got started behind the scenes with authors before she became one herself. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliat...

Megan's Bookish Life had a great time chatting with director, author, and writer, Josh Mendoza. In this episode, we talked about genre-bending, he spilled some behind the scenes info on his 2018 movie, What Still Remains, and what the biggest difference is between screenwriting and writing a book. +Purchase Josh's debut book, Shadow of the Eternal Watcher on Amazon *You can find What Still...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have on author S.A. Barnes where we talked about which genres were more difficult to write than other ones she's written, if the characters in some books come to her first or if the plot does, and I gush so much about her older YA books, The Ghost and the Goth (because they are worth it!) +Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie bookstores....

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode. The audio quality is not perfect and there are some audio skips and bumps but it's a great episode nonetheless! Romance author Lainey Lawson joined me on Instagram Live where we had a fun time chatting about cowboys (real AND fictional ones), how Lainey started off her reading journey with...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by author Meg Hamand where we chatted about why she loves to write historical fiction, keeping people alive through writing, and how her book, Diamonds of Auschwitz came to be. You can buy Diamonds of Auschwitz on Amazon ! Meg's Links: Read Meg's Blog Website: MegHamandAuthor.com Instagram: @MegHamand Megan's Links: Instagram: ⁠@MegansBookishLifePodc...

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode. The audio quality is not perfect and there are some audio skips and bumps but it's a great episode nonetheless! Sydney Applegate came on to chat about her signing with an agent, how you can read her duology in any order, and she spills about how she caught the eye of some Dancing with the S...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by romance author, Chelle Sloan, where we chatted about how Chelle was The Chosen One when it came to an N'Sync concert, her wild times as an obituary writer, and what categories she puts her book tropes in. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is anaffiliate with The Ripped Bodice , an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a link,please be aware t...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have debut author, Noel Stark, on the podcast! Noel and I chatted about how Degrassi was involved in a full circle podcast moment for me, how Noel's scriptwriting career led her to writing her book, and how her signing at The Ripped Bodice is super significant to her. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice , an ind...

Megan’s Bookish Life had such a fun time with romance author, Nana Malone on this episode. We chatted about book signings, how Nana handles having new story ideas pop up, and how her new book, Gold Coast Dilemma, came to fruition.  -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice , an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a link, please be aware that I get a po...

Megan’s Bookish Life  had the wonderful CC Monroe on the podcast for a second time and this time we chatted all about her traditionally published version of Loving Ben Cooper.  -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice , an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a link, please be aware that I get a portion if you make a purchase :) SHOP INDIE- Buy Loving...

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have on author Mina Brower where we talked about her debut, A God of Moonlight and Stardust, her strong will when it came to law school, and how my favorite Daughters of Chaos series character will get an HEA (thank goodness.) -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is anaffiliate with The Ripped Bodice , an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a...

Megan's Bookish Life had on author Erin (E.A. Whyte) where we chatted magic systems, how to go about trigger warnings, and how Erin's blog helps indie authors so much (including me!) + Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie bookstores and the podcast is partnering with Romance-Landia, an independent romance bookstore in Maryland. When you see + next to a link, it means it suppor...

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode. The audio quality is not perfect and there are some audio "skips" but it's a great episode nonetheless! Christine (C.W. Rose) and I had a fun chat about Merfolk lore, how her inspiration for Oceansong came to be, and what's happening with book 2, Midnight Song. -COOL NEWS! Meg...

Megan's Bookish Life was honored to have on YA author Susan Thode where we chatted about how she overcame careers she didn't like to find the career she loves and how her Do I Matter series is meant to show young adults they aren't alone. Buy Susan's first book, Riptide, on Amazon HERE and buy her second book, Undercurrents, on Amazon HERE ! Susan's Links Website Instagram: @Do...

Romance author Lulu Moore joined Megan's Bookish Life to chat about how she had a literal dream about her first book, what Lulu loves right now, and how she keeps her ideas in her head instead of writing them down. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice, an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a link, please be aware that I get aportion if you ma...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by reader, Helya, who came on the podcast to chat about her favorite (and least favorite) places to read, the books that impacted her as a reader, and how we are both trying our hardest to be audiobook people. +Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie bookstores and the podcast is partnering with Romance- Landia, an independent romance bookstore in Mary...

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode and there are some bumps in the audio, but it doesn’t take away from the conversation! Mia joined me on IG Live to chat about her books, how she felt when Last Christmas Crush was recommended on the New York Times, and then we ended the episode with her asking ME questions! -COOL NEWS! Megan&#39...

Megan's Bookish Life had the opportunity to interview the founder of Foreword Branding, Adah, for a lifestyle episode! We talked about the first step you need to start a rebrand, how she started her own business (although she says not to follow in her footsteps), and what book changed her professional mindset. Message Adah on Instagram (@ForewordBranding) if you want more information on how to...