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 Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Cantina Book Club is celebrating 100 episodes!!! In this special episode, you can enjoy a collection of my favorite clips from all interviews thus far.
Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected!
Book Reviews: https://cantinabookclub.com/reviews/
Author Interviews: https://cantinabookclub.com/author-interviews/
Podcast Players: https://cantinabookclub.com/podcast/
Bookstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cantinabookclub/
BookTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cantina.book.club
BookThreads: https://www.threads.com/@cantinabookclub
BookTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CantinaBookClub
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author Marie Bostwick to talk about her latest book, The Book Club for Troublesome Women, available now. She discusses how monumental The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan became for women everywhere.
Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/the-book-club-for-troublesome-women-by-marie-bostwick/
Website: https://mariebostwick.com/
Fiercely Marie Blog: https://mariebostwick.com/blog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariebostwick/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mariebostwick/
Link to Purchase: https://mariebostwick.com/books/the-book-club-for-troublesome-women/
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Book Reviews
Author Interviews
Podcast Players
Bookstagram
BookTok
BookThreads
BookTube
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes poet and novelist Erica Wright to talk about her latest book, Hollow Bones, available now. She shares the fascinating things she learned about serpent-handling churches for this story.
Links to find the author and titles discussed in this episode:
Cantina Book Club Book Review: https://cantinabookclub.com/review/hollow-bones-by-erica-wright/
Website: https://ericawright.typepad.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericawrightwrites
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3086310.Erica_Wright
X (Twitter): https://x.com/eawright
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericawrightauthor/
Link to Purchase: https://ericawright.typepad.com/erica_wrights_weblog/books.html
Please rate, review, and subscribe so that you never miss an episode! Follow on social media to stay connected!
Book Reviews
Author Interviews
Podcast Players
Bookstagram
BookTok
BookThreads
BookTube
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Morgan Hatch to talk about his debut novel, Gone to Ground, available July 31. He talks about how his teaching career helped him write his 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:
Website: https://www.morganhatch.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganhatchauthor/
TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/morganhatchauthor
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/morganhatchauthor1/?notif_id=1747590562281315¬if_t=page_user_activity&ref=notif
X (Twitter): https://x.com/MorganHatch310
Link to Purchase: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gone-to-ground-morgan-hatch/1147370540
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Laura Resau to talk about her new book, The Alchemy of Flowers, available July 29. She talks about how her personal life influenced 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:
Website: https://www.lauraresau.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraresau/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/202936.Laura_Resau
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Author-Laura-Resau-103626396356793
Link to Purchase: https://www.lauraresau.com/writing-for-grownups
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
In this podcast interview Megan welcomes Jade Presley to talk about her why-choose romantasy book, The Never List, available now. She talks about what draws her to the why-choose romance style and her experiences as an author.
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-never-list-by-jade-presley/
Website: https://www.jadepresley.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadepresleyauthor/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jadepresleyauthor?_t=8dRY3t7P66Q&_r=1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078448732792
Link to Purchase: https://www.jadepresley.com/theneverlist
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
Tuesday Jul 08, 2025
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.
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-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.
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/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/