Post-It Note Drafting & Building a Buffet of Books: An Interview with Author Ashley Peters

Love Keeps Showing Up: An Interview with Adassa

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 [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife] to check it out. Where to buy Love Keeps Showing Up by Adassa: PangoBooks [https://tidd.ly/4fNVxOn] listing (this one will go fast!) Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Love-Keeps-Showing-Up-Miracles/dp/1639935142/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0] Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/love-keeps-showing-up-music-messes-and-miracles-adassa/b68c6a971f524ddf?ean=9781639935147&next=t]that helps Chicago indie bookstore, Three Avenues Adassa's Links: * Instagram: @AdassaOfficial [https://www.instagram.com/adassaofficial/] * Website: Adassa-Official.com [https://www.adassa-official.com/] Megan's Links * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583619834412] for MBL * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/megansbookishlifepodcast/] * Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife/featured] * Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.megansbookishlifepodcast.com/] Discount Codes You Totally Need [Novel Brews Co.] You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/]' 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 ⁠⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/spring-stickers-part-3]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 [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/alls-fair-in-love-chaos-jenn-plummer-signed-indie-exclusive], 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 [https://www.etsy.com/listing/4474159819/i-heart-annotating-crochet-annotating?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_18&frs=1&logging_key=76b5fbafc7b447fd3d0954e4797e415ab94da341%3A4474159819]? 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 Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBookishCrocheter]r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Hot Reader Summer Episode 1 with Haleigh

Megan’s Bookish Life has a new summer series: Hot Reader Summer! (Please play the Megan Thee Stallion song to get the vibe.) I was joined by fellow book lover, Haleigh, where we played a brand new TBR game I made up, chatted about Ali Hazelwood’s books, including Deep End, and if audiobooks are our jam or not.  +During Hot Reader Summer episodes, we shout out indie bookstores and what book rec you can buy at the shops! Mine was Scribbles Book Shop [https://scribblesbookshop.com/], an online signed romance book store. My book recommendation you can buy there is the ongoing series by Aura Hayes and the first book I bought from Scribbles was Loving A Vampire is Total Chaos [https://scribblesbookshop.com/products/loving-a-vampire-is-total-chaos-signed?_pos=2&_sid=42d857526&_ss=r] by Aura Hayes. LOVED that book and it was SIGNED! Haleigh shouted out The Crafty Bookstore [https://www.thecraftybookstore.com/]which is a brick and mortar store in Bloomington, Indiana (they are also online!) She recommends buying Of Withering Dreams [https://www.thecraftybookstore.com/product-page/of-withering-dreams]by Rowyn Adelaide (which you can also get signed) Haleigh’s Links * Instagram: @InkAndDragonScales [https://www.instagram.com/inkanddragonscales/] * Author PA Services and Website [https://inkanddragonscales.my.canva.site/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGniM-0nIKTjHY92gr97pXM8mv3gHPhFJfs7swI2g-M8EXH-crhyyZYqTcGT1o_aem_oQwju17i1U1ToPGKd4xUWg] Megan’s Links * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583619834412] for MBL * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/megansbookishlifepodcast/] * Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife/featured] * Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.megansbookishlifepodcast.com/] Discount Codes You Totally Need [Novel Brews Co.] You may have heard about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/]' 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/spring-stickers-part-3]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 [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/alls-fair-in-love-chaos-jenn-plummer-signed-indie-exclusive], 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 [https://www.etsy.com/listing/4474159819/i-heart-annotating-crochet-annotating?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_18&frs=1&logging_key=76b5fbafc7b447fd3d0954e4797e415ab94da341%3A4474159819]? 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 Crochete⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBookishCrocheter]r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Historical Fairytales & Folklore Fantasy: An Interview with Author L.M. Riviere

Megan's Bookish Life had on folklore-fairytale-horror rooted author L.M. Riviere and it was a blast. LaNae and I chatted about how she researches history for her books (along with her podcast and her social media video content), the incredible way both of her last 2 book covers were created, and our love of nonfiction. L.M. Riviere's Links * Website: Lmriviere.com [https://www.lmriviere.com/] * Shop her signed books HERE [https://www.lmriviere.com/shop] * Instagram: @LMRiviere_Author [https://www.instagram.com/lmriviere_author/] * TikTok: @LMRiverieAuthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@lmriviereauthor] * Listen to Time and Tales Podcast [https://rss.com/podcasts/time-tales-podcast/] Megan's Links * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583619834412] for MBL * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/megansbookishlifepodcast/] * Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife/featured] * Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.megansbookishlifepodcast.com/] ⁠⁠⁠ Discount Codes You Totally Need [Novel Brews Co.] You may have heard about ⁠⁠Novel Brews⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/]' 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 ⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/spring-stickers-part-3]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 [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/alls-fair-in-love-chaos-jenn-plummer-signed-indie-exclusive], 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 [https://www.etsy.com/listing/4474159819/i-heart-annotating-crochet-annotating?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_18&frs=1&logging_key=76b5fbafc7b447fd3d0954e4797e415ab94da341%3A4474159819]? 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 Crochete⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBookishCrocheter]r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!

Seeing Life From a Different Point of View: An Interview with Author Fartumo Kusow

Megan's Bookish Life was honored to interview author, Fartumo Kusow, who wrote Winter of My Spring, a book that brings to light the point of view of kidnapped girls in Somalian instead of always seeing the "after." As a reader, I really enjoyed seeing a perspective that isn't in my daily life and we chatted all about that. Purchase Winter of My Spring by Fartumo Kusow on AMAZON* [https://amzn.to/433FODe], TARGET [https://www.target.com/p/winter-of-my-spring-by-fartumo-kusow-paperback/-/A-1005835419#lnk=sametab] (use those discounts!) or find it at Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/p/books/winter-of-my-spring-a-novel-fartumo-kusow/6973af89b1a2dcf3?ean=9781684633500&next=t]that benefits the Chicago indie bookstore, Three Avenues Bookshop Here is a PangoBooks link [https://tidd.ly/4dgazts]+ that is selling Winter of My Spring; get it while it's still on sale! AFFILIATE NOTICE: +When you see a plus sign (+) next to a link, it's an affiliate link (OMG at me getting to partner with PangoBooks!) *When you see an asterisk (*) next to a book, that means I get a portion of sales from Amazon. It does not take a cut from the author and doesn't it make it more expensive for you. Fartumo's Links: * Website: FartumoKusow.com [https://fartumokusow.com/] * Instagram: @FartumoKusow [https://www.instagram.com/fartumokusow/] * My Mother: The Person and the Patient podcast [https://tr.ee/-3ZL2N0Kkm] Megan's Links * NEW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583619834412] for MBL * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/megansbookishlifepodcast/] * Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife/featured] * Website: ⁠⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.megansbookishlifepodcast.com/] ⁠⁠⁠ Bookish Discount Codes You Totally Need [Novel Brews Co.] You may have heard about ⁠Novel Brews⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/]' 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. I don't get any commission from this so I'm going to tell you my current faves that are my actual current faves: *⁠This SASSY AS HECK ⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/spring-stickers-part-3]snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL) * ⁠⁠Bookstagram Notebook Planner ⁠⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/bookstagram-planner](it's on sale and almost sold out, FYI!) *⁠⁠Summer Romance Kindle Case ⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/summer-romance-books-clearback-kindle-case] I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com

Post-It Note Drafting & Building a Buffet of Books: An Interview with Author Ashley Peters

Megan's Bookish Life was so excited to have on speculative fiction author, Ashley Peters! We had a good time chatting about book research, expanding our food palate, and her post-it note outlining. In Statis by Ashley Peters is OUT NOW! Get it on Amazon [https://amzn.to/4tmT15G]* or directly from Ashley's bookstore on her website [https://www.ashleypetersauthor.com/bookstore]! NEW BOOK PURCHASING OUTLET: -When you see an asterisk (*) next to a book, that means I get a portion of sales from Amazon. It does not take a cut from the author and doesn't it make it more expensive for you. Ashley's Links: * Instagram: @Ashley_Peters_Author [https://www.instagram.com/ashley_peters_author/] * Website: AshleyPetersAuthor.com [https://www.ashleypetersauthor.com/] * Newsletter SIGN UP [https://www.ashleypetersauthor.com/newsletter] Megan's Links * NEW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583619834412] for MBL * Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLifePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/megansbookishlifepodcast/] * Check out MBL's YouTube channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MegansBookishLife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@Megansbookishlife/featured] * Website: ⁠⁠MegansBookishLifePodcast.com⁠⁠ [https://www.megansbookishlifepodcast.com/] ⁠⁠⁠ [Novel Brews Co.] You may have heard about Novel Brews [https://novelbrewsco.com/]' 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. I don't get any commission from this so I'm going to tell you my current faves that are my actual current faves: *This SASSY AS HECK [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/spring-stickers-part-3]snail wearing sunglasses and reading a book sticker (I've ordered multiple LOL) * ⁠Bookstagram Notebook Planner ⁠ [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/bookstagram-planner](it's on sale and almost sold out, FYI!) *⁠Summer Romance Kindle Case [https://novelbrewsco.com/shop-all/ols/products/summer-romance-books-clearback-kindle-case] I have a 15% off code the store for you all! Use code MBL15 at Www.NovelBrewsCo.com BRAND NEW SHOP: [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 best part? ⁠⁠The Bookish Crochete⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheBookishCrocheter]r is giving 10% off a full priced item! Use the code MEGAN10 at checkout!