About: Megan McCarthy-Biank
I've been reading for pleasure for a very long time. Back in 2019, Steve asked me to write book reviews for the website, and then I teamed up with him to do some interviews at C2E2 2020. Since then, I've been lucky enough to connect with authors and their publishers for upcoming book releases and interview opportunities, which then become Cantina Conversations for the podcast.
Any fellow bookworms are encouraged to read my book reviews and listen to the author interviews. You can also find me on Goodreads.
Posts by: Megan McCarthy-Biank
Anna Dingel is a teenager who will soon be 18, but struggles with her devout Christian mother’s strict rules and harsh discipline. Her father, on the other hand, is the town’s Undertaker. Anna grew up with a mortuary lab in her basement, occasionally assisting her father with his projects. Other …
Chicago Detective Harriet Foster has a solid 17-year career so far working in city law enforcement. But she’s adapting to a new “old school” partner and male-dominated team after the sudden death of her previous partner. And on her first day, a body is found on the Chicago Riverwalk, with …
Frank Ryder is a freak of nature. At least that’s what his fellow MLB players, sports broadcasters, and even Baltimore Orioles fans call him. When a pro-baseball pitcher averages 105 mph (or more) on his pitches, there’s few explanations for the 23-year-old’s crazy talent and athleticism. Despite his success on …
Etta is a 37-year-old Burmese-American lawyer living in Boston with her fiancé Jason. When readers meet her, she is mourning the loss of her grandmother, or Ahpwa. When Etta comes across treasured items while going through her belongings, the memories come flooding back and pull Etta in a direction she …
In Mexican-American culture, a chingón is known as a “badass”. In the feminine form, however, chingona means unruly woman, or a woman who is problematic. First-generation scholar Alma Zaragoza-Petty encourages women to reclaim that word. We should own it and use that badassery to heal from our own trauma and …
Queer people have existed for all of recorded history, but unfortunately they haven’t been included in that record. In fact, they are often written out of it. Even recognizable figures have partaken in intimate relations with the same sex. But those events were conveniently scrapped out of written texts. Kirsty …
Everyone has a story to tell. And authors are the ones who we can rely on to provide stories to relate to or challenge our existing way of thinking. Luckily for those with limited reading time, Louise Marburg is releasing a new collection of short stories for us to enjoy. …