Cantina Book Club
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Welcome to the Cantina Book Club Podcast!
This is a "spin-off" of The Nerd Cantina Show Podcast and will feature conversations with authors and other bookish guests.
Each episode will complement a book review, which you can find on cantinabookclub.com.
Make sure you subscribe, rate, review, etc. and follow on social media!
Thanks for listening!
Episodes
18 hours ago
18 hours ago
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes J. K. Kennedy to talk about her poetry collection, Clumsy Beauty: Poems for Hearing the “I Love You” in Everything, available now. She talks about how her Instagram project turned into a published book.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: http://cantinabookclub.com/review/clumsy-beauty-by-j-k-kennedy/
Website: https://www.jkkennedywrites.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkkennedywrites/
Link to Purchase: https://www.jkkennedywrites.com/clumsy-beauty
6 days ago
6 days ago
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes back Katherine Reay to talk about her new book, The English Masterpiece, available June 10. She talks about the fascinating research involved in writing this story.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-english-masterpiece-by-katherine-reay/
Website: https://katherinereay.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherinereay/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Katherine_Reay
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherinereaybooks
Link to Purchase: https://katherinereay.com/books/the-english-masterpiece/
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes RaeAnne Thayne to talk about her new book, The Lost Book of First Loves, available June 3. She shares her enjoyment from writing romance and women’s fiction.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Website: https://www.raeannethayne.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raeannethayne
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/116118.RaeAnne_Thayne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRaeAnneThayne/
Link to Purchase: https://www.raeannethayne.com/book/the-lost-book-of-first-loves/
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes back Mark Stevens to talk about his new book, No Lie Lasts Forever, available June 1. He talks about revisiting thriller stories after his sports fiction standalone.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/no-lie-lasts-forever-by-mark-stevens/
Website: https://www.writermarkstevens.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark54stevens/?hl=en
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4441667.Mark_Stevens
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/writerstevens
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonCoil
Link to Purchase: https://www.writermarkstevens.com/no-lie-lasts-forever.html
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Beth Duke to talk about her new book, Anywhen, available now. She talks about the fascinating research she did to complete the story.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/anywhen-by-beth-duke/
Website: https://www.bethduke.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethduke_author/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5399106.Beth_Duke
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573844676664
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Anywhen-Book-Recommendation-Beth-Duke-ebook/dp/B0DK7QLHFZ
Tuesday May 13, 2025
Tuesday May 13, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Steve Schafer to talk about his book, eMortal, available now. He talks about exploring artificial intelligence to develop this story.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/emortal-by-steve-schafer/
Website: https://steveschaferauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveschaferauthor/?hl=en
X (Twitter): https://x.com/thesteveschafer?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Steve-Schafer-594012670804499/
Link to Purchase: https://steveschaferauthor.com/emortal/
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Bob Johnson to talk about his new collection, The Continental Divide available now. He talks about how he developed these stories and characters.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review:https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-continental-divide-by-bob-johnson/
Website: https://www.bobjohnsonwriter.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerbob50/
Link to Purchase: https://www.bobjohnsonwriter.com/the-continental-divide
Thursday May 01, 2025
Thursday May 01, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Ana D’Arcy to talk about her Binary Hearts series, The Desire Variable and The Passion Parameter, both available now. She talks about the challenges of expanding a love story across three books.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-desire-variable-by-ana-darcy/
https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-passion-parameter-by-ana-darcy/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/authoranadarcy
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authoranadarcy
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/49034396.Ana_D_Arcy
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@authoranadarcy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authoranadarcy/
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDJZ4XPR?binding=kindle_edition&ref_=ast_author_bsi
Cover Artist: https://www.instagram.com/margana_mgn/
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
Tuesday Apr 29, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Alden Jones to talk about her newest release, Edge of the World: An Anthology of Queer Travel Writing, available now. She talks about her process for collecting stories for this book.
Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected!
Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/edge-of-the-world-by-alden-jones/
Website: https://www.alden-jones.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aldenjoneswriter/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/aldenejones
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Edge-World-Anthology-Travel-Writing/dp/1958888516/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c2iooVg-Kc63rntjrGq_mAUgqxohHafptuJjSvA_TVYQ19nzELJaKFZzzJVbXCCs.PLwLfe-54aZCBbqL2UNnbGIHnuvvuhjYaTwZm6CZ8fM&dib_tag=se&qid=1742446031&refinements=p_27%3AAlden+Jones&s=books&sr=1-1
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
Tuesday Apr 22, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Jacqueline Faber to talk about her new book, The Department, available now. She talks about how her academic background helped with this project.
Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected!
Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-department-by-jacqueline-faber/
Website: https://jacquelinefaber.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JaxFaber
X (Twitter): https://x.com/JaxFaber
Link to Purchase: https://jacquelinefaber.com/2024/04/14/the-department/
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