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 Maryland. When you see + next to a link, it means it supports Romance-Landia!

Books mentioned in this episode:

Bright Side by Kim Holden +

New Happy by Stephanie Harrison +

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Novel Brews

If you’re looking for bookish items that are also heavy with Taylor Swift influence, Novel Brews Co. is your new go-to small business (trust me!) This shop has fun mouse pads, stationery, can sleeves, and so much more. You won’tbe able to buy just one thing because there are too many good products (trust me! Again!)
I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

Mood Reader Candles

If you are a candle fan, a book reader, and a small business supporter, I have the perfect shop for you:

⁠⁠⁠Mood Reader Candles ⁠⁠⁠is Megan's Bookish Life's go-to candlebusiness (my Mood Reader collection grows each month and season and I am truly not ashamed.

Use the code MBL15 at checkout to get 15% off regularly priced candles at Www.Moodreadercandles.com

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'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 Mia’s NYT-recommended book, Last Christmas Crush*

Buy Mia’s brand-new release, One-Night Crush*

Mia’s Links:
Instagram: @AuthorMiaHeintzelman

Website: MiaHeintzelman.com

Preorder The Divoretante

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Bookish Discount Codes

The BookmarkeryI have never seen such beautiful handmade bookmarks and stickers until I came across The Bookmarkery. The quality? Unmatched. The hand drawn designs? Exquisite. This bookish shop has products with cute sayings, celebrity drawings, and Taylor Swift pieces galore.

I was so excited when this shop gave me a code to give to you all. Use BookishLife10 for 10% off your purchase at Www.TheBookMarkery.com

Coffee and Good Reads

Another bookish shop I am obsessed with is ⁠Coffee andGood Reads. ⁠ I bought a cup and some straws last year for my friend's Christmas gift and I have never seen her gush so much over a gift! I have been eyeing some glass cups recently and I’m about to treat myself because we all need a cute drinkware in our lives.

The best part: you can use the code COFFEE15 for 15% the wholestore at Www.Coffeeandgoodreads.com

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 work with her!

Here is a LINK on what she offers!

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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 Ilsa on The Bookish Life Blog where I will be asking her some questions about her upcoming debut books!

Ilsa Rayne's links:

Instagram: @ilsa.rayne.author

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Novel Brews Co.

If you’re looking for bookish items that are also heavy with Taylor Swift influence, Novel Brews Co. is your new go-to small business (trust me!) This shop has fun mouse pads, stationery, can sleeves, and so much more. You won’t be able to buy just one thing because there are too many good products (trust me! Again!)

She just released a Sabrina Carpenter collection and it's SO CUTE!

I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

The Bookmarkery

I have never seen such beautiful handmadebookmarks and stickers until I came across The Bookmarkery.

The quality? Unmatched. The hand drawn designs? Exquisite. This bookish shop has products with cute sayings, celebrity drawings, and Taylor Swift pieces galore.

I was so excited when this shop gave me a code to give to you all. Use BookishLife10 for 10% off your purchase at Www.TheBookMarkery.com

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: SameWayBooks.com
• Likewise Pod on TikTok: @Likewise.pod

Megan's Links:

• Instagram: @MegansBookishLifePodcast
• Follow Megan's Bookish Life on TIKTOK

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• Sign up for my bookish newsletter through SUBSTACK

• Accessibility transcript for this episode
  

-Novel Brews-

If you’re looking for bookish items that are also heavy with Taylor Swift influence, Novel Brews Co. is your new go-to small business (trust me!) This shop has fun mouse pads, stationery, can sleeves, and so much more. You won’t be able to buy just one thing because there are too many good products (trust me! Again!)

I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

-The Bookmarkery-

I have never seen such beautiful handmade bookmarks and stickers until I came across The Bookmarkery. The quality? Unmatched. The hand drawn designs? Exquisite. This bookish shop has productswith cute sayings, celebrity drawings, and Taylor Swift pieces galore.

I was so excited when this shop gave me a code to give to you all. Use BookishLife10for 10% off your purchase at Www.TheBookMarkery.com

-Coffee and Good Reads-

Another bookish shop I am obsessed with is ⁠Coffee andGood Reads.⁠ I bought a cup and some straws last year for my friend's Christmas gift and I have never seen her gush so much over a gift! I have been eyeing some glass cups recently and I’m about to treat myself because we all need a cute drinkware in our lives.

The best part: you can use the code COFFEE15 for 15% the whole store at Www.Coffeeandgoodreads.com

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 Maryland. When you see + next to a link, it means it supports indie!

Kristy’s newest release, Lucky Shot, is out NOW!

Buy it on Amazon

Purchase Kristy’s first ever book, Driven+

K. Bromberg’s links:

• Instagram: @Kbromberg

• Website: Www.Kbromberg.com

Megan’s Links:

• Instagram: ⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠

• ⁠Website⁠

• Want to be a guest on the podcast? Fill out the form HERE

BRAND NEW discount codes:

The Bookmarkery

I had never seen such beautiful handmade bookmarks and stickers until I came across The Bookmarkery. The quality? Unmatched. The hand drawn designs? Exquisite. This bookish shop has products with cute sayings, celebrity drawings, and Taylor Swift pieces galore. I was so excited when this shop gave me a code to give to you all.

Use BookishLife10 for 10% off your purchase at Www.TheBookMarkery.com

Novel Brews Co.

If you’re looking for bookish items that are also heavy with Taylor Swift influence, Novel Brews Co. is your new go-to small business (trust me!) This shop has fun mouse pads, stationery, can sleeves, and so much more. You won’t be able to buy just one thing because there are too many good products (like I said, trust me!) And I have a 15% off code for the store for you all! 

Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

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. came up with the extremely possible ending to whodunit.

C. Cree's links:

Shop Chicago indie for Killing the Bordens: Bookshop.org

Get it on Kindle Unlimited

C.'s website: CCreeWriter.com

C.'s blog about other Lizzie Borden facts and the time period she was in: Lizzie Borden's World

The amazing cover designer for Killing the Bordens

Megan's Links:

Instagram: ⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠

⁠Website⁠Want to be a guest in 2025? Fill out a guest form!

Bookish discount codes:

A bookish shop I am obsessed with is⁠ ⁠Coffee and Good Reads. ⁠⁠ I bought a cup and some straws last year for my friend's Christmas gift and I have never seen her gush so much over a gift (thank you, Coffee and Good Reads!) 

The best part: you can use the code COFFEE15 for 15% the whole store!

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 affect our conversation, though!

Tawny’s Links

Instagram: @Tawnymlara

Buy her book, Dry Humping, wherever books are sold. If you want to shop indie: Bookshop.org  and Powells.com

Buy her botanical beverage: Www.DrinkParentheses.com

Listen to her podcast, Recovery Rocks: Apple Podcasts and Spotify

Check out her writing and PR classes: Course Schedule Here 

Megan’s Links:

Instagram: @Megansbookishlifepodcast

WEBSITE

Bookish Shopping Links (that you totally need!)

If you are a candle fan, a book reader, and a small business supporter, I have the perfect shop for you:

⁠⁠⁠Mood Reader Candles ⁠⁠⁠is Megan's Bookish Life's go-to candle business (my Mood Reader collection grows each season and I am NOT ASHAMED!) Her newest fantasy collection is HOT (pun intended) and it’s getting everyone even more excited for Onyx Storm.

Use the code MBL15 at checkout on Moodreadercandles.com to get 15% off regularly priced candles! 

Another bookish shop I am obsessed with is ⁠Coffee and Good Reads. ⁠ I bought a cup and some straws last year for my friend's Christmas gift and I have never seen her gush so much over a gift (thank you, Coffee and Good Reads!) 

The best part: you can use the code COFFEE15 for 15% the whole store!

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

Books you totally need (with links!)

* If you are a candle fan, especially a bookish candle fan, do have I a small business for you!

⁠⁠⁠Mood Reader Candles ⁠⁠⁠is Megan's Bookish Life's go-to candle

If you want to see me unboxing the collection with behind the scenes content from the CEO of Mood Reader Candles, you can see it on my Bookstagram account HERE.

Use the code MBL15 at checkout on Moodreadercandles.com to get 15% off regularly priced candles!

* Another bookish shop I am obsessed with is Coffee and Good Reads. I bought a cup and some straws last year for my friend's Christmas gift and I have never seen her gush so much over a gift (thank you, Coffee and Good Reads!) I have been eyeing this glass Pink Heart Cup for a while and honestly, why not treat myself? I deserve it!

The best part: you can use the code COFFEE15 for 15% the whole store!

Extra Links:

Follow S.J. Sylvis on Instagram

Follow S. Massery on Instagram

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Megan's Bookish Life Website

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!

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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 Yard series are not interconnected standalones.

Buy Tina's first 2 books from the Hudson Yards series, Shattered Obsession* and Shattered Hearts*

Tina's Links:

Instagram: @TinaSpencerAuthor

Website: TinaSpencerBooks.com

Join her FB Group, Tina's Slashers

Megan's Links:

Instagram: @MegansBookishLifePodcast

Website- with podcast testimonials, free access to all episodes, and a cute About Me section (although I am bias...)

If you are a candle fan, a book

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