Meagan's Book Club Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

SPOILERS! February's book club pick was The Heart of Winter and this is the recording of our zoom chat. Warning! We are discussing the book which means if you haven't read it yet, this discussion will spoil it for you!

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Can you believe I actually made an episode and followed through with the Meagan's Book Club Podcast?? Hooray! If you came over from my Instgram, welcome welcome, or if you are new, I am so happy you are here. We'll be diving deep into all the bookish stuff and I cannot wait.

You know I'm not short of having opinions and this was such a fun episode for me to record because I just laughed through it. I know as readers, we take things seriously and know what we like when it comes to books. I would love to hear from you what your hot takes are! Do you agree with mine or disagree? Let me know in the comments! Thanks for listening.

February was such a great month of reading! One of my favorite things to do is recapping my month and going book by book with some hot takes. I mentioned my Goodreads on this episode and have linked that below if you'd like to follow my real-time updates. Did you hear any books that you've also read or have been wanting to read?

Here are the 14 books I read in February:

• Everything’s Coming Up Rosie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧First-Time Caller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 Flirting with Disaster ⭐️⭐️💫
• When Wildflowers Bloom ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 PS I Hate You ⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 We Used to Live Here ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Forever and Back ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 Dead Money ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
• Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
• 🎧 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 The Crash ⭐️
• 🎧 What Happened to the McCrays ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• 🎧 Annie Bot ⭐️⭐️💫
• 🎧 Wild Dark Shore ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My Goodreads Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84049874-meagan-meagansbookclub

SPOILERS! March's book club pick was Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson and we had a great time diving deeper into the Freeman family and the different aspects of the story. We discussed Ebby and her development and wished we saw more from her throughout the story! I think we were divided on the balance of history to present day story but we were unanimous on how much we loved the short chapters which helped the pacing. I think this would be a great book to discuss as a group!

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You know audiobooks play a huge role in my life and the reason why I get as much reading done as I do. If it wasn't for audiobooks, I'm convinced I'd only read 1-2 books a month. This was a fun episode to record because I give a little history, explain the importance of audiobooks, my opinions on the different platforms to subscribe to, library system apps, and the best steps to get started. I hope you found this helpful!

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Please welcome my first guest to the podcast! My bookstagram friend Hannah @booksandbitesroc and I always have a lot to talk about in the book world and it was so fun discussing quarter 2 books with her. We break it down per month to keep our discussion relatively organized so hopefully that helps. Even with mentioning the 55 books in this episode, we are leaving out plenty! This is a big season of books. Happy Listening.

April Books

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, The Sirens by Emilia Hart, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Swept Away by Beth O'Leary, The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose, Forever and Back by Ashley Manley, Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine, The Last Session by Julia Bartz, The Family Recipe  by Carolyn Huynh, The Float Test by Lynn Steger Strong, The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester, The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose, The Guilt Pill by Saumay Dave, One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman, Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage, The Butcher's Masquerade by Matt Dinniman, What if I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner, How to Seal your own Fate by Kristen Perrin

May Books

My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau, One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune, Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay, The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers, Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin, What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon, I Will Blossom Anyway by DIsha Bose, Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan, Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri, Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb, The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North, The Love Haters by Katherine Center, It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan, Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey, The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson, Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore, Letters From Strangers by Susan Walter

June Books

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady, Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab, With a Vengeance by RIley Sager, What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown, Far and Away by Amy Poeppel, Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver, Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh, The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel, Don't Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine, Someone Knows by Vi Keeland, Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler

It was a pleasure to welcome NYT bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry to the podcast (and as my first author guest!!). Her new book The Story She Left Behind comes out TODAY and I'd encourage you to listen to this episode to learn more about the reason why Patti wrote this story and the inspiration behind it. It was fascinating to listen and to see her passion for this beautiful book. I love Patti's ability to bring these stories to life!

We talk about her upcoming book tour and I'm going to direct you to her website www.patticallahanhenry.com and her instagram @pattchenry to get the dates because she is making 30+ stops over the next few months. I hope you're able to go to one of her events.

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Repost from November 2024 Book Club when we chatted with NYT bestselling author Liane Moriarty and her book Here One Moment. When I look back on all the authors I've interviewed over the years, I don't think I've fangirled as hard as I did while chatting with Liane. The dang video was not working on her end so it truly was like listening to a podcast episode for our book club. Here One Moment was an emotional book for me and it was incredible to hear from Liane and the inspiration behind it. Her backlist of books are all wonderful and I highly recommend you to go back and read everything she's written.

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Repost from September 2024 Book Club when we chatted with author Ethan Joella and his book The Same Bright Stars. After reading quite a few heavy books in a row, it was time to read something shorter and lighter. The Same Bright Stars was the perfect book for September and chatting with Ethan put a huge smile on all of our faces. His relatability and down to earth nature was so endearing. This was a fun chat!

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