Meghan Browne

Episode 8 – Meghan Browne How did signing up for the wrong class, and doing an interview in eighth-grade, lead Meghan Browne to her first published picture book?Find out in this episode of My First Book Story, where Meredith Davis talks with award-winning Austin-based children’s book author Meghan P. Browne, who will soon add middle grade author to her resume with her debut novel The Edge of Forever. Meghan shares how nap time writing sessions as a stay-at-home mom, an accidental enrollment in a picture book intensive, and a long-ago eighth-grade interview with a Women Airforce Service Pilot collided to produce two book deals in 2018. She opens up about the four-year drought that followed her early success, the swimmer’s discipline that carried her through, and the tight-knit Austin kid lit community that kept her going. Meghan shares her story with warmth, candor, and deep gratitude.Books mentionedThe Edge of Forever (Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Forever-Meghan-Browne/dp/1250410967)Indelible Ann (Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Indelible-Ann-Larger-Than-Life-Governor-Richards/dp/0593173279)Dorothy the Brave (Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Dorothy-Brave-Meghan-P-Browne/dp/0593116992)The Bees of Notre-Dame (Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Bees-Notre-Dame-Meghan-P-Browne/dp/0593374568)Captain Whiz-Bang by Diane Stanley (Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Whiz-Bang-Diane-Stanley/dp/0688062261)LinksMeghan P. Browne (https://meghanpbrowne.com)Meredith Davis (https://meredithldavis.com)Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (https://www.scbwi.org)The Writing Barn (https://www.writingbarn.com)Writing Class Radio (https://writingclassradio.com)Vermont College of Fine Arts (https://vcfa.edu)BookPeople (https://www.bookpeople.com)Austin Public Library (https://library.austintexas.gov)Episode Webpage (https://open.substack.com/pub/meredithdavis/p/meghan-brownes-first-book-story)Theme music by Nate DavisProduced by Clay Davis