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
7 days ago
7 days ago
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Susan Wiggs to talk about her new book, Wayward Girls, available July 15. She talks about her fascinating research for this story based on true events.
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/wayward-girls-by-susan-wiggs/
Website: https://www.susanwiggs.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susan_wiggs_/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@susanwiggsauthor
X (Twitter): https://x.com/susanwiggs
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susanwiggs
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/susan-wiggs
Link to Purchase: https://www.susanwiggs.com/book/wayward-girls/
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
Tuesday Jul 01, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes back J. E. Thomas to talk about her new middle grade book, The AI Incident, available July 8. She talks about her fascinating research into AI for educators and students.
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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-ai-incident-by-j-e-thomas/
Website: https://jethomasauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jethomasauthor
Link to Purchase: https://jethomasauthor.com/the-ai-incident
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
Tuesday Jun 24, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Amy Weinland Daughters to talk about her new book, You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened, available now. She talks about reflecting on her childhood life to write this story.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Website: https://www.amydaughters.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smokinhotamys/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/DaughtersAmy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amyweinlanddaughtersauthor
Link to Purchase: https://www.amydaughters.com/books
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Kait Ballenger to talk about her book, Original Sinner, available now. She talks about developing a dark romance from well-known lore.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/original-sinner-by-kait-ballenger/
Website: https://www.kaitballenger.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kait.ballenger/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaitballenger
Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/author/show/5989661.Kait_Ballenger
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaitballenger/
Link to Purchase: https://www.kaitballenger.com/the-original-sinners/
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
Tuesday Jun 10, 2025
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
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
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.
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/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.
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/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/