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Welcome to Meg's Reading Room! I'm so glad you're here. On this podcast, I share personal and comforting conversations with writers and bookish friends as we reflect on our reading lives. We share the stories we're loving, but also the stories we're living.
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Ep 142: Shifa Saltagi Safadi (SISTERS ALONE) (opens the original)
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Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by Shifa Saltagi Safadi to discuss her powerful new middle grade novel-in-verse, SISTERS ALONE . Shifa is the National Book Award winning author of Kareem Between, the Amina Banana series, and several picture books. Mentioned in this episode: Sisters Alone Kareem Between Little Women Nancy Drew A Series of Unfortunate Events Pride and Prejudice Twilight Wild Dark Shore All That Chandi Knew A Year Without Home Wild Reverence A Bittersweet Spell Empire Du
Ep 141: Mindy Nichols Wendell (CALIFORNIA OR DUST) (opens the original)
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Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by Mindy Nichols Wendell to discuss her newest middle grade novel, CALIFORNIA OR DUST . Mentioned in this episode: California or Dust Light and Air Ep. 16 Mindy Nichols Wendell (Light and Air) Out of the Dust Children of the Dust Bowl A Circle of Quiet Birdy The Winter of the Dollhouse Whistler A Place to Hang the Moon Other Words for Home The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise RAR Premium Support Meg's Reading Room buymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompod
Ep 140: Elizabeth Wellington Rollins (THE THREE GRACES OF PEARL STREET) (opens the original)
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Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by award-winning copywriter, author, and mom, Elizabeth Wellington Rollins to discuss her beautiful debut novel, THE THREE GRACES OF PEARL STREET . Mentioned in this episode: The Three Graces of Pearl Street Little House on the Prairie American Girl series The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter Rebecca I Capture the Castle Jane Austen Long Bright River Little Women Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (audiobook) The Second Chance Cinema My Friends Pinea
Ep 139: Ben Reeves (EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT) (opens the original)
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Welcome in! On today's episode, I'm joined by NYT Bestselling author, Ben Reeves to discuss his gorgeous debut novel, EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT . Mentioned in this episode: Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt The Overstory If Nobody Speaks of Ordinary Things Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Sylvia Plath Mary Oliver 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 supporti
Ep 138: Stacey Lindsay (BEING 40) (opens the original)
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Welcome in! On today's special 40th birthday episode, I'm joined by journalist and author, Stacey Lindsay to discuss her book, BEING 40: The Decade of Letting Go and Embracing Who We Are . BEING 40 is the perfect companion and guide for any woman entering or embracing her forties. I'm so grateful for the wisdom and warmth that Stacey shares -- on and off the page. I know you will be happy to spend time with her, too. Mentioned in this episode: Being 40 Steph Jagger The Calamity Club I've Been Th
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