Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I'm spending time with author, Alyssa Colman to discuss her newest middle grade novel, WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Where Only Storms Grow
• The Gilded Girl
• The Tarnished Garden
• Out of the Dust
• Megan E. Freeman
• Megan E. Freeman on Meg's Reading Room
• Redwall Book Series
• Quest for a Maid
• The Antidote
• Black Sunday / The Dust Bowl
• Odder: An Otter's Story (Picture Book)

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Alyssa on Instagram @alyssabcolman

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am spending time with my friend, Susan.

Susan is a mom, military spouse, and lifelong reader sharing books and whimsy on her bookstagram account, @what.susan.reads.

Mentioned in this episode:

• American Girls Collection : Molly
• The Royal Diaries: Anastasia
• Homecoming
• The Worst Witch
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
• Kristin Hannah
• Atmosphere - Audiobook
• Julia Whelan
• The Oxford Year
• Henry Huggins
• The Incorruptibles
• The Whisperwicks Series
• Library Girl
• The Swifts
• The Marlow Murder Club
• Military Mom Collective
• Anne of Green Gables
• Premeditated Myrtle

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom & @megscollectingcorner

Connect with Susan on Instagram @what.susan.reads

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Welcome in! Thank you so much for being here with us.

On today's special episode, Alex joins me to celebrate 75 episodes and 1 year of podcasting!

Mentioned in this episode:

• From the Front Porch Podcast
• The Bookshelf Thomasville
• Annie B. Jones / @anniebjones05
• Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put
• Annie B. Jones on Meg's Reading Room
• Beth / @smallhomecomforts
• Beth / Small Home Comforts on Meg's Reading Room
• Anna Johnston on Meg's Reading Room
• The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
• Mindy Nicholls Wendell on Meg's Reading Room
• Kim Fay on Meg's Reading Room
• Sipsworth
• Simon Van Booy on Meg's Reading Room
• The Antidote
• NYT The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century
• Fun for the Whole Family - Audiobook
• Jules / @fridaynightreaders
• Meg's Collecting Corner / @megscollectingcorner
• Maggie Smith / @maggiesmithpoet

Listen to Alex on Meg's Reading Room:

• Ep 2: Interview with a Librarian
• Ep 21: New Year, Same Reader
• Ep 40: For the Love of Libraries

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom & @megscollectingcorner

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by writer, reader, and Host of Friday Night Readers, Jules Buonocore.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Gilmore Girls
• American Girl Collection / Molly McIntire
• The Literary Lifestyle
• Friday Night Readers
• Rory Gilmore Book Challenge
• Little Women
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Slaughterhouse Five
• The Bell Jar
• The Lovely Bones
• What Happened to the McCray's?
• The Bright Years
• Demon Copperhead
• Anna K
• Hamnet
• James
• Just Kids
• Lauren Graham on Instagram
• The Thursday Murder Club
• One Italian Summer - Audiobook
• Fun for the Whole Family - Audiobook
• Gilmore Girl cookbooks
• Enneagram Six
• The Polar Express
• The Baby Sitter's Club
• Olive and June

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom & @megscollectingcorner

Connect with Jules on Instagram @fridaynightreaders

Subscribe to Friday Night Readers on Substack

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by Emmy-winning journalist, activist, and author, Ruchira Gupta.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Freedom Seeker
• I Kick and I Fly
• Apne Aap - Women Worldwide
• Selling of Innocents - Documentary
• The Dead of Summer
• War Games
• Ultraviolet
• Soldiers and Kings
• Mother Mary Comes to Me

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Ruchira on Instagram @ruchiragupta

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by author and elementary school librarian, Cassie Miller.

Cassie's debut YA novel, MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS, will release on March 3, 2026 and is available now for preorder!

Mentioned in this episode:

• Meet Me Under the Lights
• Sydney Dunlap
• Sydney Dunlap on Meg's Reading Room (Ep: 42)
• Lindsay Currie
• Kate DiCamillo
• Wishtree
• The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves
• Fablehaven
• The Secret Garden
• Matilda
• Adrienne Young
• Before Dorothy
• Lynn Painter

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Cassie on Instagram @cassiemillerwrites

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by author, Anna Rose Johnson to discuss her newest middle grade novel, THE BLOSSOMING SUMMER.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Blossoming Summer
• The Star That Always Stays
• The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry
• American Girl Historical Collection
• American Girl: Rebecca Series
• Betsy-Tacy books
• Noel Streatfield
• Gladys Taber
• Jen's Reading Life

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Anna Rose Johnson on Instagram @annarosewriter

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by actor and audiobook narrator, James Aaron Oh. James recently narrated his first audiobook, THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong which was a Oprah's Book Club selection.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Emperor of Gladness
• Ocean Vuong
• Penguin Random House Narrator Membership
• The Road
• Name of the Wind

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with James on Instagram @jamesaaronoh

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by author, Audrey Ingram to discuss her newest novel, THE SUMMER WE RAN.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Summer We Ran
• Where the Red Fern Grows
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Wild Dark Shore
• Culpability
• The Summer We Ran - Audio

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Audrey on Instagram @audreyingramwrites

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Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.

On today's episode, I am joined by author and Book Gang podcast host, Amy Allen Clark.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Book Gang Podcast
• MomAdvice
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• The Good Life for Less: Giving Your Family Great Meals, Good Times, and a Happy Home on a Budget
• Junie
• The Girl with the Louding Voice
• The Lilac People
• Sister Sinner
• The Bright Years
• Notes on Infinity
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
• Allie Larkin
• The 2025 Summer Reading Guide
• Book Gang on Patreon
• The Most Fun We Ever Had
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Sweet Valley High
• Judy Blume
• VC Andrews
• Nancy Drew
• The Secret History
• Ashley Winstead
• Bad Habits
• My Brilliant Friend
• Julia Whelan
• Bluff
• Ocean Vuong on Oprah Podcast
• The Emperor of Gladness

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

Connect with Amy on Instagram @momadvice

Subscribe to the Book Gang Podcast on Apple and Spotify

Subscribe to the Book Gang on Patreon

www.momadvice.com

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier