• Ep 110: Understanding Verse and Voice with Cordelia Jensen (LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK)
    Jan 21 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Cordelia Jensen to discuss writing in verse and her newest middle grade novel, LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Lilac and the Switchback
    • Coe Booth
    • Vermont College / MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
    • Inside Out and Back Again
    • Out of the Dust
    • Octopus Moon
    • The Leaving Room
    • Finding Grace
    • The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix Series
    • Confessions of a Group Chat
    • Bug Hollow
    • Long Bright River
    • The God of the Woods
    • The Thorn Birds
    • Pat Conroy
    • Betsy-Tacy
    • Little Women
    • Blueprint for a Book
    • Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
    • Meander, Spiral, Explode


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    Connect with me on Instagram @megsreadingroom


    Connect with Cordelia on Instagram @cordeliajensen1


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    33 mins
  • Ep 109: Wandering Through Stories and Seasons with Rebecca / Rebecca's Literary Wanderings
    Jan 14 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by Rebecca, host of Rebecca's Literary Wanderings.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Rebecca's Literary Wanderings
    • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
    • Winter Solstice
    • The Long Winter
    • Lonesome Dove
    • A Far Better Thing
    • A Tale of Two Cities
    • The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
    • Mary Stewart
    • Elizabeth Goudge
    • The Nightingale
    • Swallows and Amazons
    • Love & Saffron
    • Jen's Reading Life
    • The Cozy Reader Book Club's Substack


    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 Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccasliterarywanderings


    Subscribe to Rebecca's Literary Wanderings on YouTube


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    51 mins
  • Ep 108: A Sense of Place and Grace with Ginny Kubitz Moyer (THE WORLD AT HOME)
    Jan 7 2026

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by author, Ginny Kubitz Moyer to discuss her newest novel, THE WORLD AT HOME.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    • The World at Home
    • Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun
    • The Morning Gift
    • A Company of Swans
    • Madensky Square
    • Ballet Shoes
    • Beverly Cleary
    • Betsy-Tacy and Tib
    • All-of-a-Kind Family
    • Lord of the Flies


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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 Ginny on Instagram @moyerginny

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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    42 mins
  • Ep 107: An American Girl Unboxed with Grace / American Girl Unboxed Podcast
    Dec 31 2025

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by Grace, creator and host of American Girl Unboxed podcast!


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • American Girl Unboxed
    • American Girl
    • Little School of Smiths
    • Strange Bedfellows podcast
    • Blake Crouch
    • Robert Munsch
    • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
    • Ramona Quimby
    • Sharon Creech
    • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
    • Eli Rallo
    • Tom Lake
    • Writers & Lovers
    • Heart the Lover
    • How to Solve Your Own Murder
    • The Rachel Incident
    • Amelia's Notebook
    • Meg's Reading Room Ep 96: Blake Changnon
    • The Baby-Sitter's Club Graphix Series
    • Julie and the Blue Guitar
    • American Girl Women podcast



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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


    Follow my AGIG @megscollectingcorner


    Connect with American Girl Unboxed on Instagram @americangirlunboxed

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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    45 mins
  • BONUS: Mommy's Reading Room (THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS)
    Dec 24 2025

    Welcome in and Happy Holidays, friends!

    On today's bonus episode, a very special guest returns to help me read the classic and beloved poem, THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

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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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    5 mins
  • Ep 106: The Holidays are Booked with Erin Rodman / Hallmark Channel's Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
    Dec 19 2025

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by Creator, Screenwriter, and Executive Producer, Erin Rodman to discuss Hallmark Channel's new limited series, Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas!


    It was such a joy to talk to Erin about her reading life and how she adapted Jenny Bayliss' THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS for the screen.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas
    • The Twelve Dates of Christmas
    • Jenny Bayliss
    • Sweet Valley High
    • The Baby-Sitter's Club
    • My Friend Flicka
    • Nancy Drew
    • IT: A Novel
    • The Frozen River
    • Margo's Got Money Troubles
    • Lessons in Chemistry
    • Good Material
    • Ghosts


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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 Erin on Instagram @erin917


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    45 mins
  • Ep 105: For the Love of Literature & Jane Austen with Kristin
    Dec 17 2025
    Welcome in! I'm so glad you're here with me.On today's episode, I'm joined by dear friend, Kristin (@kristinonthehill) to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Birthday and the love of a literary life.Mentioned in this episode:Golden Coil PlannerAnnie B. JonesThe Bookshelf ThomasvilleThe StoryGraphPride and PrejudiceReading Lolita in TehranDaisy MillerPersuasionSara Hildreth / Fiction MattersNorthanger AbbeyA Start in LifeThe Elizabeth Bennett ProblemEmmaLittle WomenCheer Her OnJane EyreThe Witch and The PriestGreat ExpectationsLolly WillowesPossessionThe Secret AgentI Who Have Never Known MenScaffoldingVilletteLucy UndyingGhost BusinessWuthering HeightsThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall ~~Support Meg's Reading Roombuymeacoffee.com/megsreadingroompodcastI 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 @megsreadingroomConnect with Kristin on Instagram @kristinonthehillSubscribe to Kristin's Substack / Her Life's Been Ruined by Literature~~Music credit: Clavin Clavier
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    54 mins
  • Ep 104: Taking a Chance on Your Own Story with MB Paradise (BEACH SANTA)
    Dec 12 2025

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


    On today's episode, I'm joined by indie author, MB Paradise to discuss her children's book, BEACH SANTA.


    Mentioned in this episode:

    • Beach Santa
    • Thunder Road Books
    • Kate / The Salty Bookworm
    • Eric LeGrand / Team LeGrand
    • The Dutch House
    • Beach Santa Coloring Pages


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    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 MB on Instagram @mbparadiseauthor


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    Music credit: Clavin Clavier

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    31 mins