Meg's Reading Room

By Meg's Reading Room

Welcome to Meg's Reading Room! I'm so glad you're here. On this podcast, I share conversations with writers and bookish friends as we reflect on our reading lives. We share the stories we're loving

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How many episodes does Meg's Reading Room have?

The podcast currently has 108 episodes available.

Meg's Reading Room episodes:

June 20, 2025Ep 60: There's No Place Like Home with Hazel Gaynor (BEFORE DOROTHY)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by award-winning New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author, Hazel Gaynor.
Mentioned in this episode:
Before Dorothy
The Wizard of Oz
Heather Webb
The Other Boleyn Girl
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Lessons in Chemistry
Great Circle
Life After Life
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Hazel on Instagram @hazelgaynor
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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38min
June 18, 2025Ep 59: Finding the Bright with Sarah Damoff (THE BRIGHT YEARS)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by Sarah Damoff to discuss her debut novel, THE BRIGHT YEARS.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Bright Years
Lost Children Archive
The Poisonwood Bible
A Grief Observed
Mary Oliver
Dani Shapiro
Sipsworth
Fabled Bookshop
Commonplace Books
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Sarah on Instagram @sarahdamoff
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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37min
June 13, 2025Ep 58: Catching Up with Ethan Joella
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by Ethan Joella.
Mentioned in this episode:
A Little Hope
A Quiet Life
The Same Bright Stars
Bear Snores On
All the Light We Cannot See
Everything is Tuberculosis
Show Don't Tell
Browseabout Books
Home of the American Circus
The Correspondent

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Ethan on Instagram @joellawriting
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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54min
June 11, 2025Ep 57: Writing and Walking Through Uncertainty with Emma Pattee (TILT)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by climate journalist and writer, Emma Pattee to discuss her debut novel, TILT.
Mentioned in this episode:
Tilt
Ducks, Newburyport
Fever Dream
Weather
Rejection
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Emma on Instagram @emmapattee
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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45min
June 06, 2025Ep 56: The Heroines of Oxford with Joanna Miller (THE EIGHTS)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by Joanna Miller to discuss her debut novel, THE EIGHTS.
Mentioned in this episode:
The Eights
Ali Lowe, Author
Little Women
Margaret Atwood
Sarah Waters
Pat Barker
Sarah Mackintosh
The Road
Still Life
Confessions
The Glass Maker
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Joanna on Instagram @joannamillerauthor
Follow Joanna's Bookstagram @joannamillerreader
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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45min
June 04, 2025Ep 55: Be the Heroine of Your Life with Jenny Williams / Carrot Top Paper Shop (EAT LIKE A HEROINE)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by artist and author, Jenny Williams (Carrot Top Paper Shop).
Mentioned in this episode:
Carrot Top Paper Shop
Eat Like a Heroine
Anne of Green Gables
Little Women
Pride and Prejudice
A Wrinkle in Time
The American Girls Collection
American Girl History Mysteries
American Girl Pastimes (Craft Books)
Unbroken
Read Aloud Revival Podcast
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Jenny on Instagram @carrottoppapershop
Shop Carrot Top Paper Shop on Etsy
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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42min
May 30, 2025Ep 54: Putting Heart on the Page with Nancy Tupper Ling & Shirley Ng-Benitez (HEARTS IN MY POCKET)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by author, Nancy Tupper Ling & illustrator, Shirley Ng-Benitez to discuss their picture book collaboration, HEARTS IN MY POCKET.
Mentioned in this episode:
Hearts in My Pocket
The Blue Bunny Books & Toys
Mister Rogers visits Eric Carle
The Story of Ferdinand
Crow Boy
11-year old boy wows classmates with bird sounds
Nancy Drew
All the Beauty in the World
Shelterwood
Mary Oliver
Corduroy
The Wild Robot
Impossible Creatures
Dear Edward
Careless People
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Nancy on Instagram @nancytupperling
Connect with Shirley on Instagram @shirleysillos
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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37min
May 28, 2025 BONUS: Mommy's Reading Room (LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA)
On this special bonus episode, Mommy Meg is reading LLAMA LLAMA RED PAJAMA by Anna Dewdney.
Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
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3min
May 28, 2025Ep 53: Sharing Stories and Songs with Joe Mailander / The Okee Dokee Brothers
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by Grammy Award-winning musician, Joe Mailander (The Okee Dokee Brothers).
Mentioned in this episode:
The Okee Dokee Brothers
House of Light, Mary Oliver
Brambletown, PBS KIDS
The Wind in the Willows
Winnie-the-Pooh
Martin Shaw
Sophie Strand
John O'Donohue
Kate DiCamillo
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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with The Okee Dokee Brothers on Instagram @okeedokeebros
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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33min
May 23, 2025Ep 52: Painting Wonder and Wardrobes with Katie Wray Schon (PAINTING WONDER)
Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.
On today's episode, I am joined by author and illustrator, Katie Wray Schon.
Mentioned in this episode:
Painting Wonder, How Pauline Baynes Illustrated the Worlds of C. S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
Pauline Baynes
Waxwing Books
Fabled Bookshop
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Lord of the Rings
Wingfeather Saga
On Stories
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien

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Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom
Connect with Katie on Instagram @katiewrayschon
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Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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41min

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How many episodes does Meg's Reading Room have?

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