Megan's Bookish Life

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by Ilsa Rayne where she told me all about Stephen King's novella, The Mist, why the 2019 version of Little Women did so well, and how the relevance of old books to a modern movie setting can do really well. DISCLAIMER: There are spoilers in the episode of the movie and the book, The Mist by Stephen King. The ending is talked about, too! Stay tuned to see Ils...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by debut author duo, Sam Louise and Isabela Mar where we talked about One Direction fanfiction, how they picked the song title chapters, and their now defunct sports podcast (which should definitely make a comeback). Buy Me For You on Amazon HERE Sam and Isa's Links: Likewise on Instagram: @Likewise_Pod Author Instagram: @SameWayBooks Author Website: SameWay...

Romance author K. Bromberg joined Megan’s Bookish Life and chatted about what has changed in the industry since she began publishing in 2013, her thoughts on trope heavy books, and how readers get a mix of different stories when you read her books. -Megan’s Bookish Life is a huge supporter of indie bookstores and the podcast is partnering with Romance Landia, an independent romance bookstore in Ma...

Megan's Bookish Life had the massive honor of having on the author of Killing the Bordens, Lizzie Borden and the Unsolved 1892 Murders, C.Cree! It was her first time on a podcast and I couldn't be more honored. C. and Megan had a great time chatting about how the strangest characters in the book were the most real, the Borden case in itself (including the axe evidence at the trial), and how C. cam...

Megan’s Bookish Life was so honored to have Tawny Lara come on the podcast and we chatted all about why she didn’t want to write her book as a pure memoir, what her new year goal is for 2025 (and what she thinks of my small but big goal), and how her sobriety card deck came to fruition! *DISCLAIMER* With the recording platform, Tawny's audio does have some skips at a few points. It does not af...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by authors S. Massery and S.J. Sylvis for an episode of endless laughter where we chatted about their newest book release they co-wrote together, Heart of Thorns, why they chose to start the Shadow Valley U series with a hockey story, and how Sara is great at geography whereas Sammi and Megan need some help. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The...

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! __ Tina and I chat about dark romance and how it gives her a little more leeway with writing, how men should read romance (someone needs to make a romance book guide for them!) and how her Hudson...

The Megan's Bookish Life resident hate reader, Alison, is back on the podcast with some hot takes including one about a very popular BookTok book and her feelings about it. Also, is Megan now resident hate reader #2? You'll have to listen to find out! DISCLAIMER - This episode is unedited so there may be some audio bumps or Megan stuttering a bit, but it's a fun conversational episode! -COOL NEWS!...

Megan's Bookish Life was honored to have author Carly Robyn on the podcast (I say this because I mention TOO many times in this episode how much I love Drive Me Crazy; you have been warned.) Carly and I chatted about how Drive to Survive on Netflix inspired her debut book, how her humor in real life transfers so well on the page, and the reason she doesn't write her stories around tropes. Disclaim...

Megan's Bookish Life is so excited to have romance author C.W. Farnsworth on the podcast where she opened my eyes about how she matches her book cover designs to her stories, whether or not the East Coast is a place where apple cider donuts exist just as much as they do in the Midwest, and her thoughts on completing her first series next year. -DISCLAIMER- Around the 25:43 mark, the audio does get...

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode. The audio quality is great but the mess ups aren't edited out. __ Author Kelsey Painter joined me on Instagram Live on October 6th and we chatted about what book sold the most during her first ever book convention as a signing author, whether her passion for soccer (football) is still just as stron...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by author KG Fletcher where she talked about her singing career, how indie authors love to bring readers along with them on social media, and whether or not writing stories that feature music as a plot make it a little easier to write. !! DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded last year. Please keep that in mind while listening. Follow Kelly on her social media to ge...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by indie author Anna P. earlier this year where we chatted about how Anna has the talent of being a nonfiction and fiction writer, the reason why she writes relatable characters, and the journey of self publishing. !!DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in February of 2024 and Anna has just released her 5th book in the Love in Wildes series, Almost Love ! Please ke...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by author Jennifer Millikin where we chatted how social media has changed over time for authors, how Jennifer sees her books as contemporary fiction but still attached with the romance genre, and the emotional journey readers were put through while reading her newest release, What We Keep. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodi...

Megan's Bookish Life is LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited as a regular podcast episode. The audio quality is fine but you may hear Megan mess up a time or two (that's just who she is as a person) __ Author Sarah Ward joined me in IG Live on September 17th where there were lots of laughs, a chat about how Sarah chose to write a sports romance book as her second book ever to pub...

Megan’s Bookish Life Podcast was joined earlier this year by author, CEO &  founder of AdNet/AccountNet, Inc., Betsy Cerulo! In this episode, Megan and Betsy talked about Betsy’s two books, ‘Shake it Off Leadership: Achieving Success Through the Eyes of Our Labels’ and ‘Miss Crabapple and Her Magical Violin’ along with a discussion about whether gender equality has grown in the right direction...

Megan's Bookish Life had the pleasure of having indie author, Heather Garvin, on the podcast earlier this year and this back list episode is one for the BOOKS :) !!DISCLAIMER: As stated above, this podcast episode was recorded in May 2024. Please take into consideration dates and releases. Since this interview, Heather has put out a book (Just Don't Call Me Yours) with the second book (I J...

Megan's Bookish Life is going LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited and the sound of Megan is a little subdued but nobody's perfect and it was still a fun time for all! Earlier this June, I was joined by Staci, the owner of Maryland's first romance only online bookstore, Romance-Landia! We chatted about her adult summer reading program, including what made her start it and how...

Megan's Bookish Life is spreading it's wings! We're going LIVE ! -DISCLAIMER- This episode is not edited and the sound of Megan is a little quiet but nobody's perfect and it was still a fun time for all! Zee Lacson, a previous MBL podcast guest, joined me on IG Live on June 2nd, 2024 and we talked about her newest upcoming release, Twice Removed (one of Megan's top anticipated...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by the very cool romance author, Abby Millsaps! Abby and I chatted about how her book series' aren't usually interconnected standalones, how the pandemic got her back into reading (and writing), and how she sets up her romance tropes for her books (SPOILER: there's not really a system!) -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ri...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by romance author, Kristen Proby, where we chatted about tips for self-publishing authors, her thoughts about writing with the current book trends, and how the cover for her newest release, Chasing Wild, has such a fun backstory! -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliate with The Ripped Bodice, an indie romance bookstore! When you see * next to a link...

Megan's Bookish Life Podcast was joined by author SL Astor where we talked abundantly about how writing her first book, The Hope of You, was a gift to herself. We also chatted about how she felt when her debut novel was featured in Colleen Hoover's past subscription service, The Bookworm Box, along with the time she took to make sure her book was the way she wanted it. DISCLAIMER: This epi...

Megan’s Bookish Life was joined by the lovely, Elise Kennedy. We chatted about how she gets in the New England fall vibe while living in Southern California, why she includes trigger warnings in her books, and being “unapologetically ambitious.” DISCLAIMER : This episode was recorded in 2023! Some information about her book releases may be out of date. Wallflower in Bloom and Conveniently in Bloom...

I was joined by romance author Willow Aster for an episode that started with random horoscopes and ended with talking about her newest book release, Stay! -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 <3- Willows Links: Instagram: @W...

Megan's Bookish Life was joined by author and fictional character loving romance fan, S.J. Sylvis! S.J. and I talked about how she loves writing (and reading) dark/bully romances, what tips I should consider as I go to my first book convention soon, and she spills about how a scene in her newest book release, Puck Block, is her favorite ever. -COOL NEWS! Megan's Bookish Life is an affiliat...