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

On today's episode, I'm joined by award-winning middle grade author, Angela Cervantes to discuss the American Girl / Girl of the Year 2026, Raquel Reyes!

Mentioned in this episode:

• American Girl
• Raquel Reyes
• Maritza: Lead with Heart
• Raquel Reyes Saves the Wedding
• Samantha Parkington
• Samantha Saves the Wedding
• Gaby, Lost and Found
• Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring
• The Cursed Moon
• Manatee Summer

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

On today's episode, I'm replaying one of my favorite episodes with one of my favorite bookish friends, bestselling author, Kim Fay (@kimkfay).

Mentioned in this episode:

• KATE & FRIDA
• LOVE & SAFFRON
• THIS IS HAPPINESS
• TIME OF THE CHILD
• MARY OLIVER, DEVOTIONS
• THE COMFORT OF CROWS
• Tenderness as an Act of Resistance, Margaret Renkl
• HAPPY ALL THE TIME
• RACHEL CARSON
• HELENE HANFF
• THICH NHAT HAHN

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Welcome, neighbor.

I wanted to share a meditation I recorded earlier this year inspired by my hero, Mister Fred Rogers.

I hope it brings you some extra peace and comfort today.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Different kinds of baskets
• Matthew 11:28-30

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

I'm celebrating my 100th full-length episode by sharing what's saving my life in this season.

I hope this time together will help you reflect on the little joys saving your own life these days.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Leaving Church / Barbara Brown Taylor
• Counterweights
• Counterweights Weekly Newsletter
• You've Got Mail
• Knit Sweater Dress
• Dancing With The Stars
• American Girl
• Meg's Collecting Corner
• Samantha Book Series
• Meet Molly
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Jen's Reading Life
• Relatively Refined
• Relatively Refined Patreon
• Seasons of Transformation / Julianne Hough
• Tiny Universe / Rachel Beachy

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

On today's episode, poet and bestselling author, Hannah Rosenberg (@hannahrowrites) returns to the show to discuss her beautiful debut poetry collection, SAME.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Same
• Ep 20: Your Life is Poetry with Hannah Rosenberg
• Everyone is Lying to You - Audiobook
• Awake - Audiobook
• The Academy - Audiobook
• Tiny Universe / Rachel Beachy
• A Bit Much / Lyndsay Rush

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with my friend Jen from Jen's Reading Life.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jen's Reading Life
• The Cozy Reader Bookclub
• The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion
• The Eights
• Persuasion
• The Bee & The Fly
• O, the Brave Music
• Little House series
• Sarah, Plain and Tall
• Silverborn : The Mystery of Morrigan Crow
• Jen's Reading Life Patreon
• Beth / Small Home Comforts
• Paula / Relatively Refined
• Miranda Mills
• The Country Commonplace Book
• Rebecca's Literary Wanderings

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I always hope our time together can be a soft place to land when you need it most. By supporting Meg's Reading Room, you're helping to keep our show running and our episodes AD free. Thank you for believing in the work we're doing and helping us to connect to more listeners like you.

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Subscribe to Jen's Reading Life on Youtube

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with my friend Beth from Small Home Comforts.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ep 3: Celebrating the Comforts of Home with Beth
• Small Home Comforts
• Victoria Magazine
• SHC Christmas Box
• SHC Shop / Beth's Bookshelf
• Listening Valley
• Honey for a Child's Heart
• Anne of Green Gables
• Little Women
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Nancy Drew
• The Four-Story Mistake
• Understood Betsy
• Homer Price
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
• The Blue Castle
• Patricia Wentworth
• Georgette Hayer
• Miranda Mills
• Beth's Bookish Chats

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Subscribe to Small Home Comforts on Youtube

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with Blake Changnon. Blake is the Founder, CEO, and President of The Changnon Family Museum of Toys & Collectibles and an absolute delight. We discuss how Blake's love for Pleasant Company/American Girl began, how he built his incredible collection and virtual museum, and how the AG stories and characters have shaped his life.

Mentioned in this episode:

• American Girl
• Pleasant T. Rowland
• The Changnon Family Museum of Toys & Collectibles
• Meet Felicity
• Meet Addy
• American Girl Wiki
• American Girl Playthings!
• Girl Again
• Valerie Tripp
• Connie Porter
• Janet Shaw
• All American Girls Documentary
• Childhood Nostalgia: A Collection of Pleasant Company and American Girl Catalogues
• Girl of the Year / Raquel Reyes
• Raquel Reyes Saves the Wedding

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Follow my AGIG @megscollectingcorner

Connect with Blake on Instagram @blake.changnon

Follow The CF Museum of Toys & Collectibles @cfmuseumtc

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with author and illustrator, Astrid Sheckels to discuss her beautiful new picture book, FLORA AND THE JAZZERS, published by Waxwing Books.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Flora and the Jazzers
• Waxwing Books
• Hector Fox Series

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Astrid on Instagram @astridsheckelsart

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with writer and host of The Gilmore Book Club, Kristine Eckart.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Gilmore Girls
• Meet Me at Luke's: Lessons in Life and Love from Gilmore Girls
• Tamora Pierce
• Angela's Ashes
• Notes to John
• Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things
• Maple Leaves & Lattes
• The Gingerbread Bakery
• Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
• Laura Marr, Illustrator
• Meet Me at Luke's - Audiobook
• Jules / Friday Night Readers
• Ep 74: A Trip to Stars Hollow Books with Jules

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Kristine on Instagram @gilmorebookclub

www.gilmorebookclub.com

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier