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
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes debut author Rania Hanna to talk about her book, The Jinn Daughter, available now. She talks about how listening to her father’s stories growing up helped her develop 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/the-jinn-daughter-by-rania-hanna/
Website: https://readingbetweenthedunes.blog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rania_the_writer/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@rania_the_writer
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/41734858.Rania_Hanna
Link to Purchase: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-jinn-daughter-rania-hanna/20263646?ean=9781649033635
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Justin McHenry to talk about his book, Lemuria: A True Story of a Fake Place, available now. He talks about how he uncovered the wild history of the made-up continent.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/lemuria-a-true-story-of-a-fake-place-by-justin-mchenry/
Website: https://www.justinjmchenry.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justin.loves.history/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@justin.loves.history
Link to Purchase: https://www.justinjmchenry.com/lemuria
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes A. H. Kim to talk about her upcoming book, Relative Strangers, available April 2. She talks about her experience constructing a retelling of a Jane Austen classic.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/relative-strangers-by-a-h-kim/
Website: https://www.ahkim.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahkim.writer/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ahkim.author
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44125983-a-good-family
Link to Purchase: https://www.ahkim.net/relative-strangers
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Carter Wilson to talk about his upcoming book, The Father She Went to Find, available April 2. Carter talks about how he developed this story and his main character.
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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-father-she-went-to-find-by-carter-wilson
Website: https://carterwilson.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carterwilsonauthor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carterwilsonauthor
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carter.wilson.author
Link to Purchase: https://carterwilson.com/works/the-father-she-went-to-find/
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Leah Lax to talk about her upcoming novel, Not From Here: The Song of America, available March 28. Megan and Leah discuss how she spoke to hundreds of immigrants to write an opera.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/not-from-here-by-leah-lax/
Website: https://leahlaxauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahlax120/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeahLaxAuthor
Link to Purchase: https://leahlaxauthor.com/not-from-here/
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Cynthia Pelayo to talk about her upcoming novel, Forgotten Sisters, available March 19. Megan and Cynthia discuss first-hand accounts of paranormal activity.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/forgotten-sisters-by-cynthia-pelayo/
Website: https://cinapelayo.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiapelayoauthor/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cinapelayo
Link to Purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Sisters-Novel-Cynthia-Pelayo/dp/1662513917
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Parisa Akhbari to talk about her upcoming novel, Just Another Epic Love Poem, available March 12. Parisa talks about how she tapped into her professional experiences and embraced poetry for this book.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/just-another-epic-love-poem-by-parisa-ahkbari/
Website: https://www.parisawrites.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorparisa/
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/parisawrites
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@parisawrites
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/parisa_akhbari
Link to Purchase: https://www.parisawrites.com/books
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Nicole Lundrigan to talk about her upcoming novel, A Man Downstairs, available March 5.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/a-man-downstairs-by-nicole-lundrigan/
Website: https://www.nicolelundrigan.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolejlundrigan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/njlundrigan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/841794.Nicole_Lundrigan
Link to Purchase: https://www.nicolelundrigan.com/a-man-downstairs
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes Melodie Edwards to talk about her reimagining Once Persuaded, Twice Shy, available February 27
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/sex-romp-gone-wrong-by-julia-ridley-smith/
Website: https://melodieedwards.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melodiewritesedwards/?hl=en
X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/melodie_edward
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18805870.Melodie_Edwards
Link to Purchase: https://melodieedwards.com/books/
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
In this Cantina Conversation Megan welcomes author A. D. Nauman to talk about her historical fiction novel, Down the Steep, available now.
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Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/down-the-steep-by-a-d-nauman/
Website: https://adnauman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adnauman/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/april.nauman.1
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/656197.A_D_Nauman?from_search=true&from_srp=true
Link to Purchase: https://regal-house-publishing.mybigcommerce.com/down-the-steep/?fbclid=IwAR2zhVsoEdTj-0IWXcXGqElm-LCQS7H8U-m4cCwyGNFLtNggtgf3daD5UvQ