Episodes

  • Ep 119: The Beauty and Books That Save Us with Claire Swinarski (EACH AND EVERY SPARK)
    Mar 18 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Claire Swinarski to discuss her newest middle grade (and first historical fiction!) novel, EACH AND EVERY SPARK.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Each and Every Spark
    • The Brothers Karamazov
    • What's Become of Her
    • This is Not About Us
    • Dracula / Audiobook
    • The Supper Club Saints



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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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Claire on Instagram @claireswinarski

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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    40 mins
  • Ep 118: Celebrating a Debut with Cassie Miller (MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS)
    Mar 11 2026

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


    On today's episode, author and elementary librarian, Cassie Miller, returns to my Reading Room to celebrate her DEBUT YA contemporary romance, MEET ME UNDER THE LIGHTS.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Meet Me Under the Lights
    • The Notebook
    • Our Town
    • Tell Me Three Things
    • Where the Crawdads Sing
    • Safe Haven
    • Nicola Yoon
    • To All the Boys I've Loved Before
    • The Summer I Turned Pretty
    • The Secret Book of Flora Lea / Audiobook
    • The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson)
    • Meet Me on Mistletoe Lane


    Support Meg's Reading Room

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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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Cassie on Instagram @cassiemillerwrites

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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    50 mins
  • Ep 117: Watching People to Write People with Rebecca Kauffman (THE RESERVATION)
    Feb 25 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by award-winning author, Rebecca Kauffman to discuss her new release, THE RESERVATION (Counterpoint Press, 2026).


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The Reservation
    • Heart the Lover
    • Writers and Lovers
    • Vladimir
    • Hot Air
    • In Search of Lost Time, Proust


    Support Meg's Reading Room

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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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom

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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    33 mins
  • Ep 116: Fasting and Feasting with Hannah Miller King (FEASTING ON HOPE)
    Feb 18 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by Anglican priest, writer, and mother, Hannah Miller King, to discuss her beautiful book, Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness (IVP, 2026)


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Feasting on Hope
    • Esau McCaulley
    • A Severe Mercy
    • The Teacher of Nomad Land
    • Everything Sad is Untrue / Audiobook
    • Lilac Girls / Audiobook
    • Wild Dark Shore
    • Christiantity Today / This Winter, Be Bored


    Support Meg's Reading Room

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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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Hannah on Instagram @hannahmking


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    35 mins
  • Ep 115 : Sharing What We're Holding with Allison Mei-Li (A HISTORY OF HOLDING: POEMS ON MOTHERHOOD)
    Feb 13 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by poet and writer, Allison Mei-Li (@writtenbyallison).


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • A History of Holding: Poems on Motherhood
    • Poetry Foundation
    • Heart the Lover
    • Someone We Know
    • She Didn't See It Coming



    Support Meg's Reading Room

    buymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompodcast

    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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Allison on Instagram @writtenbyallison


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    39 mins
  • Ep 114: A Nestful of Huggable Books with Allison
    Feb 11 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by my friend, Allison.


    Allison is a mother of 3 young boys, a preschool teacher, and shares her love of huggable books on @nestful_of_books.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The Fellowship of The Ring
    • Nancy and Plum
    • Anne of Green Gables
    • A Place to Hang the Moon
    • The Mouse and the Motorcycle
    • My Side of the Mountain
    • Island of the Blue Dolphins
    • Harry Potter / Audiobook
    • Maggie Smith Poet
    • The Dream Daughter
    • Theo of Golden
    • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
    • The One and Only Ivan
    • The Farmer's Wife / Audiobook


    Support Meg's Reading Room

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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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Allison on Instagram @nestful_of_books


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    27 mins
  • Ep 113: The Intimacy of Audiobooks with Piper Goodeve (BETH IS DEAD)
    Feb 4 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by award-winning actress, narrator, and director, Piper Goodeve.


    Piper recently narrated Jo March for BETH IS DEAD : Apple Books Must-Listen Staff Pick, Spotify Editors' Pick, Audible Editors' Most Anticipated Listen, and the inaugural pick for Reese Witherspoon's Sunnie Select book club!


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Beth is Dead
    • Beth is Dead / Audiobook
    • Anne of Green Gables
    • Little Women
    • All the Young Men / Audiobook
    • The Illiad / Audiobook
    • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    • Lessons in Chemistry
    • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
    • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon / Audiobook
    • Saddle Club Book Series



    Support Meg's Reading Room

    buymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompodcast

    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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Piper on Instagram @pipergoodeve


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    51 mins
  • Ep 112: Breathing New Life Into Classic Characters with Katie Bernet (BETH IS DEAD)
    Jan 30 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Katie Bernet, to discuss her exciting debut, BETH IS DEAD.

    BETH IS DEAD is now a NYT Bestseller and the inaugural SUNNIE SELECT for Reese Witherspoon's Sunnie Reads book club!


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Beth is Dead
    • Little Women
    • Sunnie Reads
    • Writer's Digest / I Quit Writing, and Then I Wrote My Debut Novel
    • A Wrinkle in Time
    • Mandy
    • The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
    • Kill Creatures
    • Blue Sisters


    Support Meg's Reading Room

    buymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompodcast

    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.


    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Katie on Instagram @katiebernet


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    19 mins