Meg's Reading Room

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

On this special bonus episode, my dear friend Amy returns to celebrate Mary Oliver's 90th birthday with me. We discuss Amy's reading guide, A Year with Mary Oliver that is available as a free download through her Instagram, @livingwellread.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Mary Oliver
• Devotions
• Thirst
• Making the House Ready for the Lord
• A Path With Heart
• The Screwtape Letters
• Amy B Reads

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Amy on Instagram @livingwellread

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with poet and editor, Niyati to discuss LITTLE ALLELUIAS, Collected Poetry and Prose by Mary Oliver.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Little Alleluias
• Little Alleluias / Audiobook
• Kimberly Farr
• Natalie Diaz
• The Leaf and The Cloud
• What Do We Know
• Long Life
• Devotions

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Thank you to Hachette Book Group / Grand Central Publishing for this special opportunity.

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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

On today's episode, I'm sharing my conversation with author, Elizabeth Bass Parman to discuss her newest novel, BEES IN JUNE.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Parnassus Books
• Bees in June
• The Empress of Cooke County
• Parnassus Presents: Elizabeth Bass Parman
• Jane Austen at Home
• The Alchemy of Flowers
• Lee Smith
• Jane Eyre
• Fannie Flagg
• Elizabeth Strout
• Olive Kitteridge

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram @elizabethbassparman

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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

On today's episode, I'm spending time with reader, writer, and kids bookseller, Rae Ann Parker.

Rae Ann is the Director of Books and Events for Young Readers at Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Parnassus Books
• SCBWI
• Ann Patchett
• Do Tell
• Lost Evangeline
• The LayDown Diaries
• The City Spies
• Confessions of a Junior Spy
• The Bletchley Riddle
• A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
• Danny and the Dinosaur
• The Night Circus
• The White Octopus Hotel
• Parnassus Book Clubs
• Lovely War
• Alice Hoffman
• Sarah Addison Allen
• Patti Callahan Henry
• Ruta Sepetys
• The Thursday Murder Club
• If Looks Could Kill
• The Teacher of Nomad Land
• If We Were Dogs

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Rae Ann on Instagram @raeannparker

Connect with Parnassus Books on Instagram @parnassusbooks

Subscribe to Parnassus Books on YouTube

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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

On today's episode, I'm spending time with international bestselling author, Joy Callaway to discuss her two 2025 releases, THE STAR OF CAMP GREENE and SING ME HOME TO CAROLINA.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Star of Camp Greene
• Sing me Home to Carolina
• The Fifth Avenue Artists Society
• Secret Sisters
• Rush Week
• Under the Stars
• It's a Love Story
• The Fabled Earth

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Joy on Instagram @joywcal

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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

On today's episode, I'm spending time with international bestselling author, Madeline Martin to discuss her newest novel, THE SECRET BOOK SOCIETY.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Secret Book Society
• Pride and Prejudice
• Jane Eyre
• The Lotus Shoes
• Sense and Sensibility
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Saskia Maarlevald
• The Last Bookshop in London
• The Unraveling of Julia
• Don't Let Him In
• You Belong Here
• The Booklover's Library

Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom 

Connect with Madeline on Instagram @madelinemmartin

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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 in her corner of the internet, @whimsicallysusan.

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 @whimsicallysusan

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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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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Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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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Music credit: Clavin Clavier