On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookstore romance day + let there be a reading light
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: advice on avoiding bookish amnesia
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)
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01:55 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
04:56 - The Currently Reading Library Tote (CR Merch)
05:42 - May Your Coffee Be Hot Mug (CR Merch)
09:14 - Our Current Reads
09:27 - Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (Kaytee)
13:24 - Deenie by Judy Blume
15:31 - Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
15:34 - Forever by Judy Blume
17:20 - Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (Meredith)
18:57 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
19:07 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
21:56 - In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
22:22 - Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee)
25:44 - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)
31:30 - Weyward by Emilia Hart (Kaytee)
34:31 - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (Meredith)
36:36 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
38:26 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
39:15 - Quicksilver by Callie Hart
40:22 - Deep Dive: Answering a listener question and giving advice on avoiding bookish amnesia
49:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:22 - I wish more readers would pick up Go As a River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)
50:00 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
51:21 - I wish you would consider experimenting with a new pen: like this “cheater” fountain pen, Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain (Meredith)
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