The most fabulous author came to chat with me on Megan's Bookish Life: Lucy Wilson-Tagoe!We chatted about how she is a superstar on TV (says me), the coolness of her character Q&A on her website, and how the genre of romance has changed her life.Thank you for bringing the VIBES, Lucy!Purchase To Catch a Sinner by Lucy Wilson-Tagoe on AMAZON****When you see an asterisk (*) next to a link, I do get a small commission but it will never cost more for you!____Lucy's LinksInstagram: @LucyWtagoeWebsite: Lucywilsontagoe.comLucy's other pen name, Dylan Allen, has the character insider guide on THIS website of hersMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookish Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but they also have Off Campus items and I definitely bought a ton for Christmas gifts!!! (Yes, already LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! The bookshop is getting more books in every week, it seems, and us readers are being FED!! YES GURL!

Megan's Bookish Life had on the most fun author, Laura Resau!Laura and chatted about traveling with a purpose, writing both children's books and adult fiction, and how I am going to make tea recipe from Laura's website (I have it printed out and everything!)Purchase Laura's Books:The River Muse on Amazon*The River Muse on PangoBooks (there is only one left!)*The Alchemy of Flowers on PangoBooks (a new copy!)*Laura's Amazon author page for all her booksYou can get Laura's children's books right now for BUY 3 GET ONE FREE on World of Books!****When you see an asterisk (*) next to a link, I do get a small commission but it will never cost more for you!Laura's LinksInstagram: @LauraResauWebsite: LauraResau.comMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookish Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but they also have Off Campus items and I definitely bought a ton for Christmas gifts!!! (Yes, already LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! I actually just ordered ⁠⁠⁠All's Fair in Love & Chaos by Jenn Plummer⁠⁠⁠, so who's going to buddy read with me?!

Today’s episode is a special one: we’re talking about Grayslake AuthorFest 2026!Author and event co-founder, Zee Lacson joined the podcast to tell everyone about the coolest book event in Grayslake, Illinois that takes place 11 am- 4 pm on Saturday, July 18th and it’s location is at the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum.What will you find at AuthorFest this year?“There are more than 50 authors, bookish vendors, author panels, workshops, bookmark making, caricatures, typewriter poetry, a selfie station ... and a day of literary joy.” This episode expands on what you're find and experiences you can participate in (I'm excited the most for the typewriter poetry and the community book exchange!)I’ll also be there, doing my first ever Portable Podcast (which is what I’m calling it) and I will be interviewing authors, vendors, and readers alike. It will be a recorded podcast so it will be put up on streaming platforms in the coming weeks! See you all there!AuthorFest links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrayslakeAuthorFestInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/grayslake_authorfestMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Megan’s Bookish Life had the most kind author on the podcast, Deena Hendricks!Deena and I chatted about writing for Quinn, how she created a whole rock/metal band for her debut book, Euclid, and how you can support the audiobook creation of her book.Buy Euclid by Deena Hendricks on Amazon!Donate to Deena’s Throne page to get Euclid made into an audiobook.Megan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deena’s LinksInstagram: Deena.HendricksTikTok: Deena.HendricksDeena’s Quinn ScriptsBookish Discount Codes![The Bookish Crocheter]I can't get over how incredible the products are that The Bookish Crocheter makes. I'm not just saying that; I am an actual repeat buyer. You want an ⁠⁠⁠annotating pouch with sparkles sewn in⁠⁠⁠? TBC has it. A crochet bookmark that uses recycled pop tabs that you lay in between the book pages? TBC has it. A book sleeve that looks like literal dragon scales? Yeah, TBC has it.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bookish Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Megan's Bookish Life had a blast with narrator, actor, and author, Kathy Garver!Kathy and I talked about her roles in the show Family Affair and the movie Princess Diaries, how she lost out on a Grammy this year to the Dalai Lama, and how she interviewed her celebrity friends for her book, Romancing With the Stars.I also have to say that I now can't stop watching Family Affair, even though it was a show in the late 60's. I can't help myself! It makes me chuckle!!!Kathy's LinksWebsite: KathyGarver.comThe new website for Family Affair's 60th anniversary Buy Kathy's books on AmazonMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Discount Codes You Totally Need[The Bookish Crocheter]I can't get over how incredible the products are that The Bookish Crocheter makes. I'm not just saying that; I am an actual repeat buyer. You want an ⁠⁠annotating pouch with sparkles sewn in⁠⁠? TBC has it. A crochet bookmark that uses recycled pop tabs that you lay in between the book pages? TBC has it. A book sleeve that looks like literal dragon scales? Yeah, TBC has it. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bookish Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Ant Adeane is a documentary film maker, a true crime author, and a podcast series producer. He came on Megan's Bookish Life to chat about THE Icelandic crime of 1974, The Guðmundur and Geirfinnur case (which is still unsolved and might possibility stay that way forever.)Ant and I chatted about the deep research he had to do for his BBC/ Netflix documentary in 2017, the way I really enjoyed the style of how he wrote about this case in his book, Out of Thin Air, and how he has fans in random US places, including Illinois. Thank you, Ant, for reading my email that said "you're my dream podcast guest because I loved your book so much" and then actually came on. You're great. You can purchase Out of Thin Air on pre-owned sites or on AMAZONAnt's LinksWebsite: AntAdeane.comListen to Three Million, the history podcast Ant producedMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Someone get Megan Thee Stallion on the podcast STAT!)I was joined by Sophia for this episode and we chatted about our least favorite book genres, played the game WTF TBR, and rereading books from our childhoods as adults. +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you can buy at the shops!Sophia shouted out Sweet Pickle Books , a used bookstore in New York City. I shouted out Boswell Book Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where I recommended to purchase one of my favorite books, Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey.Sophia's LinksInstagram: @AtlasBlueXXIf you're in NYC, Sophia also puts on reading parties and they are SO FUN!Megan’s Links​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBL​Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but this shop has literally a ton of fun items to purchase. Including ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This SASSY AS HECK ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! I actually just ordered ⁠⁠⁠⁠All's Fair in Love & Chaos by Jenn Plummer⁠⁠⁠⁠, so who's going to buddy read with me?!The best part?I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

Megan's Bookish Life was excited to have dark romance author, Jagger Cole, on the podcast!Jagger and I chatted about trigger and content warnings, how he moved on from bulletin board novel planning to a certain computer planner, and if any of his characters in The Devil We Crave were hard to write. The Devil We Crave is OUT NOW! Find it on:AmazonPangoBooks (there is only one copy available at the time of writing this)Jagger's LinksInstagram: @JaggerColeAuthorWebsite: JaggerColeWrites.comMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookish Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but this shop has literally a ton of fun items to purchase. Including ⁠⁠⁠⁠This SASSY AS HECK ⁠⁠⁠⁠snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! I actually just ordered ⁠⁠All's Fair in Love & Chaos by Jenn Plummer⁠⁠, so who's going to buddy read with me?!

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Someone get Megan Thee Stallion on the podcast STAT!)This reader episode I was joined by Krys, where we talked about prologues and epilogues, played WTF TBR, and our unexpected thoughts about cliffhangers. +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you can buy at the shops!Krys shouted out Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, North Carolina AND The Reader's Corner, which is a used bookstore in Raleigh, North Carolina (where she's bought many Kristin Hannah books.)I shouted out Hello Darling Books and Beyond in Illinois! They are the cutest small romance book store in McHenry and have fun author signings, even those who aren't romance authors.**Krys talked about how she enjoyed the book I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom Com by Kimberly Lemming. Here is a great copy of the book on PangoBooks but it may sell out, so act fast!(( I have partnered with PangoBooks where I get a small commission if you buy from this link, at no extra cost to you!))Krys' LinksInstagram: @Whimsical.KrysTikTok: @Whimsical.KrysMegan’s Links​⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBL​Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but this shop has literally a ton of fun items to purchase. Including ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠This SASSY AS HECK ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! I actually just ordered ⁠⁠⁠All's Fair in Love & Chaos by Jenn Plummer⁠⁠⁠, so who's going to buddy read with me?!The best part?I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com[The Bookish Crocheter]I can't get over how incredible the products are that The Bookish Crocheter makes. I'm not just saying that; I am an actual repeat buyer. You want an ⁠⁠⁠annotating pouch with sparkles sewn in⁠⁠⁠? TBC has it. A crochet bookmark that uses recycled pop tabs that you lay in between the book pages? TBC has it. A book sleeve that looks like literal dragon scales? Yeah, TBC has it. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bookish Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Megan's Bookish Life had the biggest honor ever: interviewing Adassa!Adassa is Dolores Madrigal from Enchanto (and sings my favorite part in We Don't Talk About Bruno), a beautiful lyricist, and has a brand new memoir out now! All of which we chatted about in this fun episode!Thank you to Adassa for joining me for this incredible experience. I am so grateful!HEY VIDEO PODCAST WATCHERS! This interview is also up on YouTube - the ever first recorded video one for the podcast! Here's the channel to check it out.Where to buy Love Keeps Showing Up by Adassa:PangoBooks listing (this one will go fast!)AmazonBookshop.org that helps Chicago indie bookstore, Three AvenuesAdassa's Links:Instagram: @AdassaOfficialWebsite: Adassa-Official.comMegan's Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for MBLInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Discount Codes You Totally Need[Novel Brews Co.]You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠' Heated Rivalry drop (and how they sold out of so many things SO FAST!) but this shop has literally a ton of fun items to purchase. Including ⁠⁠⁠This SASSY AS HECK ⁠⁠⁠snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL)Novel Brews also now has a SIGNED INDIE BOOKSHOP! OMG! I actually just ordered ⁠All's Fair in Love & Chaos by Jenn Plummer⁠, so who's going to buddy read with me?!The best part?I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com[The Bookish Crocheter]I can't get over how incredible the products are that The Bookish Crocheter makes. I'm not just saying that; I am an actual repeat buyer. You want an ⁠annotating pouch with sparkles sewn in⁠? TBC has it. A crochet bookmark that uses recycled pop tabs that you lay in between the book pages? TBC has it. A book sleeve that looks like literal dragon scales? Yeah, TBC has it. ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bookish Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!