Currently Reading: Recent Episodes
Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee bring their current reads, discuss how to track the books they only "dip into" and bring some last minute bookish goodness before they go.
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
1:20 Bookish Moments of the Week
8:07 Current Reads
8:18 In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan (Meredith)
13:30 Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn (Kaytee)
19:11 Artisan Sourdough Made Simple by Emily Raffa (Meredith)
25:42 Chasing the Wild by Elliott Rose (Kaytee)
29:59 Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall (Meredith)
34:49 Kin by Tayari Jones (Kaytee)
39:08 Deep Dive: Tracking the Books You Only Dip Into
47:47 Before We Go
53:05 Wrap-Up
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Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
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Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL is a special murderful edition brought to you by Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
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We are back for a brand new season of Currently Reading. In this first episode, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their current reads, discuss what they did on their extended summer breaks, and bring a few fun bits before they go.
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
4:20 Bookish Moments of the Week
7:54 Current Reads
8:15 Bloom by Robbie Couch (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668093559
13:25 Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781635577020
23:27 Martyr by Kaveh Akbar (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593685778
28:22 Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668075111
32:57 Ravensong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250890368
38:10 The Other by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798897320240
44:21 Deep Dive: What We Did Over Our Summer Break
57:30 Before We Go
1:01:03 Wrap-Up
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Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL is a special murderful edition brought to you by Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
For the last episode of season 8, Kaytee and Meredith take a look back at the season as a whole. They discuss the season by the numbers, a little business corner, and hand out some awards! Thank you for being the best bookish friends for 8 seasons and counting! We will have one dark week but will be back in our ears and on your screens August 3. Happy Reading!
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
0:00 - Welcome to Currently Reading
2:25 - Season 8 By the Numbers
4:52 - CR Business Corner
13:01 - Season 8 Awards
34:49 - The Ebbs and Flows of Life
40:21 - Wrap-Up
#books #reading #currentlyreading #podcast #currentreads
❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
This week we have a very special episode for you. Every year, hosts Kaytee and Meredith bring in all the co-hosts to play a fun bookish game. This year, they are joined by Elizabeth Barnhill, Mary Heim and Roxanna Kasam Kara. The game is called Consensus or Chaos, where each host brings a bookish opinion, and they score and discuss whether they agree or not. Let us know on our socials which opinions you agree or disagree with!
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
00:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
01:41 Bookish Opinions
04:37 Audiobook Reading Is Just as Good as Paper Book Reading
12:50 What Do You Need a Bookmark For?
19:52 Murder Mysteries Should Be Murdery, Not Cutesy or Cozy
26:08 Deckled Edges and French Flaps
30:06 Why Does the Author's Name Have to Be Larger Than the Title?
33:08 It's Still a Book Club If It Happens Over Text
36:09 Most Books Don't Need to Be More Than 350 Pages
49:24 I'm Tired of Reading Books Written by Men
58:35 You Should Not Narrate Your Own Audiobook
01:04:22 Wrap-Up
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❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee let listeners take the lead by bringing books they think everyone should read. Every year, the Listener Press episode consistently ranks as one of the favorite episodes of the season. Be prepared to have your TBR explode!
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
- 0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
- 1:38 - Listener Presses
- 1:51 – Red City by Marie Lu (Sarah) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250885678
- 5:04 – The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (Braden) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593474181
- 8:46 – Strange Pictures by Uketsu (Sarah) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063433083
- 11:48 – Bellwether by Connie Willis (Diane) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553562965
- 16:07 – The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Sophie) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593128176
- 19:38 – Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas (Dana) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250871251
- 22:26 – What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings by John Lorinc (Gail) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781552454527
- 26:06 – Evening Class by Maeve Binchy (Molly) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780385341806
- 30:39 – Eleanor of Avignon by Elizabeth Delozier (Sidra) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593475058
- 33:37 – Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick (Liza) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781596438026
- 36:33 – Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez (Jessica) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781419735219
- 39:00 – Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (Rachel) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593085349
- 41:29 – The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan (Tyler) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553418897
- 44:55 – The Rage of Plum Blossoms by Christine Whitehead (Monica) https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Plum-Blossoms-Christine-Whitehead/dp/1537338579
- 47:43 – That's What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse (Kristin) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781525800054
- 50:09 – The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Kelsey) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780062642967
- 54:34 – Before We Go
- 56:20 – Wrap-Up
#books #reading #currentlyreading #podcast #currentreads
❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are back together to discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads vary from ones we felt bland about, to books that we loved. For our Deep Dive, we answer a listener question about how to utilize the library well. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Meredith shouts out a bookish friend who shared a neat graphic and Kaytee brings something she read about because Meredith read and brought it to the show.
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
- :00 Welcome to Currently Reading
- 1:22 Bookish Moments of the Week
- 4:48 Current Reads
- 4:59 The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217091799
- 9:22 Country People by Daniel Mason (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217197453
- 15:44 Sharks Don't Sink by Jasmin Graham (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593685273
- 19:59 Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780143120216
- 25:12 The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehman (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217086481
- 28:47 Bad Kids by Ziying Chen (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781782277620
- 32:12 Deep Dive: Library Browsing and Bookish Serendipity
- 48:36 Before We Go
- 51:35 For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668208809
- 54:13 Wrap-Up
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❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads bring beloved authors and new to us reads, with some spicy opinions. For our Deep Dive, we discuss reasons why we wouldn't rate a book we read, or why we WOULD share a book with a low rating. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Kaytee shouts out a bookish friend who is looking for writing compatriots and Mary brings something she is curious about.
- 0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
- 0:49 Bookish Moments of the Week
- 6:12 Current Reads
- 6:34 Hekate by Nikita Gill (Mary) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780316596763
- 11:22 Henry Tudor Must Die by Jillian Laine (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217189717
- 16:42 The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon (Mary) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668097267
- 27:02 Saving Jemima by Julie Zickefoose (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781328518958
- 27:35 The Q by Beth Brower (Mary) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780998063683
- 33:42 The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee)
- https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553524055
- 40:17 Deep Dive: When We Choose Not to Rate a Book
- 56:24 Before We Go
- 1:00:49 Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781524770266
- 1:02:07 Wrap-Up
#books #reading #currentlyreading #podcast #currentreads
❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads cover a wide range of topics from children's classics to cannibalism. For our Deep Dive, we discuss books that we either need to revisit or books we have already re-read and formed a new opinion. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Meredith shouts out the entire bookish friends group as a whole and Kaytee tells us about a book that she DNFd and why.
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
- 0:00 — Welcome to Currently Reading
- 3:21 — Bookish Moments of the Week
- 8:04 — Current Reads
- 8:18 — A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780312367541
- 12:05 — Brother by Ania Ahlborn (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781476783734
- 18:26 — Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593734193
- 22:26 — Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063376915
- 28:30 — The Hunger by Alma Katsu (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780735212534
- 33:01 — Five by Ilona Bannister (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217088027
- 40:21 — Deep Dive: Books We Want to Give a Second Chance
- 54:38 — Before We Go
- 63:11 — Wrap-Up
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❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show:
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars:
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads/
Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/quiz
In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads span the years from 1963 to 2026, ranging from murdery goodness to literary fiction to non-fiction about our bodies. For our Deep Dive, we discuss what it means to us to go into a book with no prior knowledge whatsoever. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Kaytee tells us about stocking our summer TBRs, and Meredith enters "fragrance corner" but makes it bookish.
00:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
01:34 Bookish Moments of the Week
2:25 Funlenry Bath Lamp https://a.co/d/0eAYfrXE
06:38 Current Reads
06:46 Missing by E.A. Jackson (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668079805
12:28 Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668061978
16:33 The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063444614
22:10 Replaceable You by Mary Roach (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781324050629
26:21 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780811231947
36:32 Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668037874
40:29 Deep Dive: Going Into a Book "Blind"
53:59 Before We Go
01:04:38 Wrap-Up
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: overseas bookstores and book resources
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Meredith and Elizabeth imagine books in their own bookstore
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Elizabeth updates us on her grandbabies
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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1:53 - Ad For Ourselves
2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:20 - Bookish Moments of the Week
4:19 - Waterstones
4:22 - Barter Books
4:37 - Foyles
4:38 - Notting Hill Bookshop
5:10 - Goldsboro Books
6:10 - Booklist magazine
8:27 - Current Reads
9:42 - The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Elizabath)
14:19 - Where are the Children by Mary Higgins Clark (Meredith)
18:54 - Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark
19:43 - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff (Elizabeth)
19:47 - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
21:51 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
23:12 - Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith)
24:23 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
29:39 - Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves (Elizabeth, pre-order releases July 7, 2026)
30:00 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
32:35 - Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
32:37 - Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo
32:50 - Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin
32:57 - Page & Palette
34:30 - The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Meredith)
37:29 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
37:30 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James
40:21 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
40:22 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
40:59 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
43:36 - Deep Dive: Books We'd Stock In Our Own Bookstores
44:37 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
44:38 - Fabled Bookshop
44:49 - Roots by Alex Haley
45:56 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
47:48 - The Iron House by John Hart
49:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
49:53 - Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
51:06 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
52:12 - Red Notice by Bill Browder
52:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
54:40 - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
54:49 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
54:50 - The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
55:22 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
55:23 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
56:13 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
57:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
58:03 - Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
59:06 - Born To Run by Christopher McDougall
1:00:02 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
1:00:52 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
1:01:17 - Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
1:01:19 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
1:01:30 - The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
1:03:00 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
Elizabeth brings an update and bookish support
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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This episode of The Currently Reading Podcast is a great place to jump in if you love honest book recommendations and spoiler-free bookish conversation.
Meredith and Kaytee help two listeners take control of their overflowing TBR piles with personalized picks. They also get into everything they have been reading lately, from literary fiction like Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar to the cozy fantasy of T. Kingfisher, and they talk honestly about how to keep your reading life calm instead of overwhelming.
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: needing some reading sanity and two Kindles?
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith boss some listeners' TBRs
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Meredith brings a book she may DNF
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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1:23 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:16 - The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson (pre-order, releases June 9, 2026)
5:56 - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
10:53 - Current Reads
11:14 - The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan (Meredith)
17:03 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut (Kaytee)
21:30 - Strangers by Belle Berden (Meredith)
24:06 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker
28:49 - Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher (Kaytee)
29:36 - A Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher
32:40 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
32:41 - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
32:42 - Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
34:56 - The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan (Meredith)
36:42 - An Unlikely Story
38:25 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanne Clarke
39:26 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
40:13 - Isola by Allegra Goodman (Kaytee)
45:35 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Carrie:
47:19 - Lady Tremine by Rachel Hochhauser
47:20 - How to Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
47:24 - Five by Ilona Bannister
47:27 - Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire
47:57 - romance.io
48:02 - This Summer will be Different by Carley Fortune
50:38 - Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
From Gianna:
52:26 - The Boomerang by Robert Bailey
52:28 - Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore
52:31 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
52:34 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit
52:37 - Lady Tremine by Rachel Hochhauser
57:23 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
Meredith brings a book she might DNF and why
59:43 - Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zang by Kylie Lee Baker
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: even more adaptations and reading hangovers
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith do a mid year reading check-in
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Kaytee brings something she is currently curious about
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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1:45 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:54: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
4:14 - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
5:34 - Books & Books
6:42 - Current Reads
6:49 - Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee)
9:10 - Book Talk, Etc
9:14 - Thoughts From A Page
10:28 - The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (Meredith)
10:46 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
12:45 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
15:21 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz (Kaytee)
15:34 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
19:10 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn (Meredith)
21:00 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
23:56 - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine (Kaytee)
27:25 - An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
29:08 - Dissolution by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)
30:23 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge
30:54 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
31:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
34:42 - Deep Dive: Mid-Year Reading Check-In
37:07 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
40:57 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty
41:55 - The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
42:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare
43:57 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
44:01 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
44:53 - Book Talk, Etc
47:03 - Vigil by George Saunders
47:18 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
50:31 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
Kaytee brings something she's curious about
54:31 - The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
55:57 - Caleb Bouchard on Instagram
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: both discuss plane reading and its advantages
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: book recs for each enneagram type
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith
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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:55 - The House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
2:03 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
2:50 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
8:08 - Current Reads
8:28 - The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (Meredith)
10:10 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
10:28 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
13:31 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
16:17 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
18:23 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Kaytee)
18:35 - The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali
23:09 - Radical Focus by Christina Wodke (Meredith)
24:45 - Traction by Gino Wickman
28:59 - Disney Adults by AJ Wolfe (Kaytee)
36:55 - When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy (Meredith)
42:30 - Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson (Kaytee)
47:09 - Deep Dive: Books for Each Enneagram Type
47:15 - CR Season 3: Episode 37
49:20 - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (9)
49:45 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (9)
51:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (9)
52:23 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (8)
53:18 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (8)
54:22 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (7)
55:44 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (7)
56:54 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (6)
57:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
57:55 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (6)
59:33 - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (5)
59:52 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (5)
1:00:54 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (4)
1:01:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (4)
1:01:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (4)
1:02:51 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3)
1:03:01 - Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez (3)
1:03:49 - Erasure by Percival Everett (3)
1:05:14 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2)
1:06:16 - The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah (2)
1:06:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2)
1:08:30 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (1)
1:10:06 - The Home-maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1)
1:13:05 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
Meredith brings a sleeper hit
1:14:25 - Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations.
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary.
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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:10 - Watch Anitra's video HERE
2:47 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern
3:41 - Bookish Moments of the Week
4:05 - Boswell Book Company
6:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
6:37 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
9:19 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
9:44 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
10:07 - Current Reads
10:13 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Mary)
13:37 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
13:51 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
15:25 - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Meredith)
21:26 - Dan in Green Gables by Rey Terciero (Mary)
21:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
24:25 - This Cursed House by Del Sandeen (Meredith)
26:25 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
27:06 - Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann
28:17 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
29:22 - Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan (Mary)
31:44 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
32:45 - The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen (Meredith)
35:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:59 - Two Friends Books
38:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Therapy with Mary
40:42 - Slewfoot by Brom
43:11 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram
43:18 - The Poetry Remedy by William Siegert
45:27 - The Popcast
45:54 - How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chodron
49:10 - Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert
52:54 - Heartwood by Amity Gage
52:55 - The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
52:57 - Wreck by Catherine Newman
52:58 - Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
53:00 - Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein
53:25 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
53:36 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
54:02 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
54:04 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
54:59 - It's Ok That You're Not Ok by Megan Devine
55:49 - Currently Reading Substack
56:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
57:29 - Before We Go
Meredith brings something she's curious about
57:46 - @Meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
58:41 - The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo
59:47 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Mary tries a little TBR triage
1:00:23 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes HERE to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment)
- Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal with them, and some book recs to help get you through them
- Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands: each host brings a book they want everyone to read
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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5:12 - Moonlight in Vermont AirBnB in Stowe, VT
6:54 - Bear Pond Books in Stowe, Vermont
7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Kaytee)
7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Meredith)
10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Kaytee)
13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith)
20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee)
21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Meredith)
27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
28:42 - The Vanderbeeker's of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris
40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris
43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz
43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz
46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time.
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna
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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:50 - We encourage you to spend your dollars at indie bookstores this Saturday, April 25th for Independent Bookstore Day!
4:26 - Bookish Moments of the Week
4:49 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
5:47 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
7:35 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
10:00 - Current Reads
10:08 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Roxanna)
12:21 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
18:58 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Kaytee)
24:01 - One Woman Show by Christine Coulson (Roxanna)
28:12 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
28:34 - Meet the Neighbors by Brandon Keim (Kaytee)
31:56 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
32:11 - Fuzz by Mary Roach
33:34 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (Roxanna)
37:01 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
38:15 - Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill (Kaytee)
40:23 - The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace
40:31 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola
41:48 - Deep Dive: Lower Rated Books That Stuck With Us
42:57 - Wine Witch On Fire by Natalie MacLean
48:27 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
50:08 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl
50:10 - Blood Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
50:46 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
51:51 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
55:29 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
56:44 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
57:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
57:13 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
57:42 - Dawn by Octavia Butler
57:48 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
1:01:24 - You by Caroline Kepnes
1:04:56 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
1:05:12 - Currently Reading Patreon (gets you access to our Discord!)
1:05:31 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Roxanna brings a sleeper hit
1:06:25 - Food that Really Schmecks by Edna Stabler
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about
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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week
6:05 - Current Reads
6:59 - A Question of Guilt by Jorn Lier Horst (Meredith, amazon link)
9:36 - Daunt Books
11:59 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Kaytee)
12:05 - The Novel Neighbor
17:05 - This American Woman by Zarna Garg (Meredith)
18:59 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
23:30 - Zarna Garg on TikTok
24:19 - The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr (Kaytee)
24:27- The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr
29:35 - Vigil by George Saunders (Meredith)
31:25 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
31:33 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
37:54 - The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Kaytee)
38:09 - Fabled Bookshop
38:13 - The Life We Bury by Allan Eskens
38:18 - Content Bookstore
42:53 - Deep Dive: The Oldest Books on our TBR
43:20 - Currently Reading Substack
43:24 - Currently Reading Website
47:22 - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
48:12 - 12 Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup
49:09 - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
50:31 - How We Learn by Benedict Carey
51:57 - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
53:57 - CR Season 5: Episode 18
54:00 - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
56:33 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
58:12 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
58:54 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
Meredith brings something she is curious about
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: all about our book budgets
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about
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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:50 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:42 - Fabled Bookshop
2:44 - Book Lover Weekend
4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week
5:01 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
6:13 - @sciencewhizliz on Instagram
9:33 - "You've Been Poisoned" teacup
10:35 - Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson
11:52 - Current Reads
12:03 - Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)
12:40 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
12:41 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:22 - The Deep by Nick Cutter (Meredith)
19:38 - Sphere by Michael Crichton
20:35 - The Troop by Nick Cutter
21:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
21:26 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Kaytee)
21:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 48
25:16 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
29:56 - North is the Night by Emily Rath (Kaytee)
34:24 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Meredith)
35:49 - An Unlikely Story
42:03 - Deep Dive: Our Book Budgets
43:01 - @deadendbooks_rva
50:12 - Book of the Month
50:20 - Goldsboro Book Subscriptions
51:17 - Libro.fm
51:25 - Storygraph
51:47 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon
51:58 - Shelf Respect by the Popcast
52:30 - Aardvark Book Club
52:33 - Satisfiction
52:35 - Fairyloot
53:19 - Sleuth Box w/Fabled
55:48 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
56:22 - Fairyloot Epic Fantasy subscription
Kaytee brings something she is curious about
57:33 - Inside Literary Prize
57:58 - Canada Reads
58:20 - South to America by Imani Perry
58:27 - Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
58:39 - 2026 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith
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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week
2:46 - Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
5:40 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
5:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
5:50 - Wreck by Catherine Newman
7:02 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
7:03 - Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb
8:02 - Current Reads
8:34 - The Inn at Penglas Cove by Lauren Westwood (Meredith)
13:08 - The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa (Kaytee)
17:37 - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
18:04 - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister
18:34 - The Extra by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith)
19:05 - Book Talk, Etc
20:08 - Talking Scared Podcast w/ Annie Neugebauer
23:50 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Kaytee)
24:01 - CR Season 7: Episode 16
29:10 - @wguidara on Instagram
29:34 - The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (Meredith)
31:35 - An Unlikely Story
33:24 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
34:27 - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
35:36 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
36:18 - Waterstones
39:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
39:24 - The Ten Thousand Doors Of January by Alix E. Harrow
40:24 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Traditions
45:27 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
45:29 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
45:32 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
48:47 - BookPage
49:23 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
49:37 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut
Meredith brings a sleeper hit
51:09 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Which authors' complete works we would take to our hermitage
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.
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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
:51 - Fabled Bookshop
:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:23 - Our Current Reads
8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)
10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10:40 - Centennial by James Michener
11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)
16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)
17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay
17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)
21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh
21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh
22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh
24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)
28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)
*Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code "currently"
35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns
36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!
37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time
Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)
39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)
Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)
40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Charles Dickens (Meredith)
41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)
42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson
David Sedaris (Meredith)
Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)
Stephen King (Meredith)
45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Liz Moore (Elizabeth)
46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Debbie Macomber (Meredith)
Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)
50:40 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
51:33 - StoryGraph
Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit
52:35 - No One's Coming by Kevin Hazzard
52:40 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: How to audiobook
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about
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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:35 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1:41 - PBS app
2:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
3:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
3:48 - Call Her Daddy podcast w/Sarah J. Maas
4:55 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
6:55 - Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
7:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
9:15 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
9:31 - The Day the World Came To Town by Jim DeFede
9:48 - Search by Michele Huneven
10:16 - Current Reads
11:00 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Meredith, ebook only)
16:52 - Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander (Kaytee)
17:02 - Literally A Bookshop
21:30 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)
22:51 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
26:23 - Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)
29:04 - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (pre-order releases Oct 6, 2026)
29:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
29:44 - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Meredith)
29:59 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
34:02 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
35:46 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (vol. 1) by Beth Brower (Kaytee)
43:15 - How To Listen To Audiobooks
55:14 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
56:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
56:29 - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Meredith brings something she's curious about
57:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
57:35 - Footnotes and Tangents
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about
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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:10 Bite Size Intro
2:01 - Currently Reading Press List
3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books
3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com
5:17 - The Diving In podcast
6:28 - Current Reads
6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)
15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks
19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)
19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)
25:26 - The Novel Neighbor
26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18
27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast
28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)
30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
34:58 - Currently Reading Press List
38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast
42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige
43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell
44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg
46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
50:14 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower
Kaytee brings something she's curious about
53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack
53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast
55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones
55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett
55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.
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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1:18 - Ad For Ourselves
2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:55 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:19 - A Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl
7:44 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram
9:19 - Current Reads
9:26 - Agnes Aubert's Magical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (Mary)
9:54 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
13:34 - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
13:38 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood
MARYS NEXT BOOK BEGINS AT 17:43 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR MATE'S SETUP
16:31 - romance.io
17:48 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Mary)
19:50 - The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
19:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 38 w/Mary's setup of The Arc
21:07 - One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Kaytee)
23:39 - American War by Omar El Akkad
26:02 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Mary)
28:19 - This Is How You Win the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
29:57 - Honey by Imani Thompson (pre-order, releases May 5, 2026) (Kaytee)
32:10 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
34:36 - Organizing Our Bookshelves
36:51 - Ikea Kallax Bookshelf
37:47 - Ikea Billy Bookcase
42:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
48:50 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
49:47 - Currently Reading Substack
53:51 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
54:38 - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
54:40 - The Wife, The Mistress and the Maid by Ariel Lawhon
54:42 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
54:44 - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
54:47 - The Antidote by Karen Russell
54:52 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kawali
Mary brings a sleeper hit, with a twist:
57:02 - Looking At Picture Books w/Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
58:51 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.
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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1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:52 - Currently Reading Website
1:56 - Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands
3:03 - Best Books for Babies and Kids
3:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
5:55 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max
7:12 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
7:16 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (all 3 Dunk and Egg novellas)
7:55 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
8:33 - Current Reads
8:41 - The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Kaytee)
11:47 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James
11:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
11:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
13:08 - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Meredith)
15:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
15:11 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
15:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
22:27 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
24:10 - Six Feet Over by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
27:20 - Gulp by Mary Roach
27:21 - Bonk by Mary Roach
27:22 - Stiff by Mary Roach
28:51 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
32:06 - Agatha Christie's Marple by Mark Aldridge
34:18 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Kaytee)
34:33 - Charter Books
39:00 - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Meredith)
42:28 - Dracula by Bram Stoker
45:21 - Turning Instagram into Bookstagram
47:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website
47:26 - Currently Reading Substack
50:48 - Currently Reading Instagram
50:54 - @HelloSunshine on Instagram
50:58 - @BookRiot on Instagram
51:00 - @NYTBooks on Instagram
51:40 - @Iamblackharry on Instagram
52:10 - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
52:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
52:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
53:42 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
53:48 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
54:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
56:13 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
58:44 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
59:34 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
59:54 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Kaytee's Book She DNF'd:
1:01:22 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
1:01:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville
1:02:57 - From the Front Porch podcast
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.
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1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week
5:56 - Current Reads
6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link)
7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake
13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee)
15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
16:41 - Currently Reading Website
17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith)
23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee)
23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton
26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith)
33:18 - Booktenders
33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee)
38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs
42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake
50:16 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato
Meredith's Sleeper Hit:
52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton
52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks
- Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage
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:10 Bite Size Intro
1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube
2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:13 - City Lights Bookstore
5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents
07:53 - Current Reads
8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)
11:18 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)
14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)
22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
26:12 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Blackwell's link)
26:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
28:25 - CR Season 2: Episode 22 when Kayytee first brought The Dutch House
29:20 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
31:48 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
33:30 - Snap by Belinda Bauer (Meredith)
37:30 - Boss My TBR
38:11 - Gretchen's Stack
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
39:29 - Field Day Books and Bottles
39:35 - Cannon Beach Book Company
43:09 - Lauren's Stack
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
44:26 - Fabled Bookshop
44:49 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
48:32 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights bookish friend posts from the Facebook group
50:08 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
50:13 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
51:39 - Nothing Much Happens podcast
52:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:14 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
53:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
Kaytee's TBR Triage: Kaytee brings a book that has been on her TBR for a long time and decides whether to keep and read, or remove from her TBR.
54:28 - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Foyles link)
54:31 - Foyle's
54:56 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Foyles link)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: stickers on books and book metaphors
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: if we re-read and why
- 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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3:06 - Ad For Ourselves
3:49 - NYT Article about book podcasts "Seven Podcasts for Bookworms"
6:16 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
6:22 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
7:32 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
14:14 - Our Current Reads
14:25 - The Q by Beth Brower (Roxanna)
14:30 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
18:22 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
20:18 - Lock In by John Scalzi (Meredith)
23:30 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
26:41 - The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine (Roxanna)
29:53 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
32:46 - The Governess and the Rogue by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)
35:26 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews
35:28 - Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
38:25 - A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar (Roxanna)
43:00 - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Meredith)
47:44 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
52:34 - Deep Dive: Why We Re-Read
56:59 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
57:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
1:00:02 - Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
1:01:11 - Getting Things Done by David Allen
1:01:15 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
1:01:21 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
1:01:36 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
1:02:09 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
1:02:22 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
1:02:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:04:18 - I wish to bring back the Currently Reading literary society. (Roxanna)
1:05:03 - @roxannathereader on Instagram
1:06:00 - I want to highlight the show Bookish on PBS. (Meredith)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reviving the book space and recs from bookish friends
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: all things special editions
- 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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1:39 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:16 - Currently Reading website to find your readerly type
5:03 - Sidedoor podcast
5:29 - Sidedoor Season 11 - Poison and Poisonability
6:50 - Our Current Reads
6:58 - Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle (Kaytee)
7:13 - @booksbybrady on instagram
11:02 - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (Meredith)
14:51 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates
16:17 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson (Kaytee)
17:41 - These Truths by Jill Lapore
19:37 - Two Cures for Love by Wendy Cope (Meredith, amazon link)
23:58 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Kaytee)
26:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
26:54 - Bear by Julia Phillips
28:02 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Meredith)
35:26 - Deep Dive: All About Special Editions
35:41 - Special Edition reel by Docofthedarkarts
36:16 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (special edition)
36:33 - OwlCrate
36:34 - Fairyloot
36:38 - Satisfiction
37:40 - Foyles
38:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition)
41:01 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (leatherbound edition, pre-order out Feb 26, 2026)
41:45 - Hunger Games special edition box set
42:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
44:29 - The Poet Empress by Shen Tao (deluxe special edition)
46:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:14 - I wish to press Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee)
47:15 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
49:01 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
49:25 - Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots (pre-order, releases May 19, 2026)
50:25 - If you are feeling slumpy in your reading, I wish for you to get your eyes checked! (Meredith)
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is our annual visit to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna take the reins and are deep diving into their top reads of 2025!
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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Please help us by filling out the LISTENER SURVEY before JANUARY 25th!!
1:21 - Mary and Roxanna's Reading Year
4:14 - Mary's Reading Stats:
100 books read this year and picked up some graphic novels that normally she wouldn't have read in the past
7:54 - Roxanna's Reading Stats:
68 books read this year.
26 five star reads
15% general fiction, 16% historical fiction, 15% lit fic, 13% middle grade, 20% POC authors, 96% fiction
12:03 - Join the Currently Reading Patreon to access the reading tracker
14:25 - Mary and Roxanna's Best Books of 2025
14:38 - The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das (Roxanna #10)
17:09 - Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah L. Davis
18:16 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Mary #10)
19:23 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
19:40 - The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z Hossain (Roxanna #9)
21:48 - Heart the Lover by Lily King (Mary #9)
22:36 - Writers & Lovers by Lily King
24:37 - The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe (Roxanna #8)
27:16 - The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Mary #8)
30:46 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (Roxanna #7)
34:06 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Ladies of Mad Science: Secrets of the Purple Pearl by Kate McKinnon (Mary #7)
35:35 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
37:39 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Roxanna #6)
40:04 - The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff (Mary #6)
42:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
43:09 - The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (Roxanna #5)
45:00 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
46:01 - The Bones Beneath by Skin by T.J. Klune (Mary #5)
46:35 - House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
50:11 - Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Roxanna #4)
50:24 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
54:14 - The Women of Wild Hill by Kirsten Miller (Mary #4)
54:33 - Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller
54:41 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
56:59 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Roxanna #3)
59:14 - Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross (Mary #3)
59:36 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
1:00:05 - Circe by Madeline Miller
1:00:07 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
1:01:02 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Roxanna #2)
1:05:08 - The Correspondent by Virgina Evans (Mary #2)
1:08:17 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower (Roxanna #1 - the whole series!)
1:10:30 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
1:10:36 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
1:14:41 - Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (Mary #1 - the whole series!)
1:15:31 - Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird by Tim Probert
1:15:31 - Lightfall: The Dark Times by Tim Probert
1:17:22 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is our annual visit to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
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Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: experimenting with our reading and taking on choker books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: answering the questions of how or why we rate our books
- 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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2:39 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:01- The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
3:05 - Bookshelf Thomasville
3:07 - From the Front Porch podcast
3:31 - It by Stephen King
4:53 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (#1 in the Cromwell series)
5:30 - Footnotes and Tangents on Instagram
6:45 - The Stand by Stephen King
6:47 - Laura Tremaine on Substack
8:52 - Our Current Reads
9:00 - Matched by Ally Condie (Kaytee)
9:32 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
11:26 - The Selection by Kiera Cass
11:30 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
13:04 - Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (Meredith)
14:45 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
18:15 - Cultish by Amanda Montell (Kaytee)
18:21 - Wordslut by Amanda Montell
21:52 - Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain (Meredith)
23:00 - The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
23:35 - The Painted Porch
23:40 - The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holliday
26:05 - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
27:37 - When the Tides Held the Moon by Vanessa Vida Kelley (Kaytee)
30:43 - CAWPILE
31:38 - The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (Meredith)
35:51 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
36:28 - The Last Flight by Julie Clark
36:50 - Deep Dive: How And Why We Rate Our Reads
37:53 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
37:59 - Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
38:04 - Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes
38:14 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
49:41 - CAWPILE system
51:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:41 - I wish that we would all pick one small way to challenge our reading this year. (Kaytee)
54:23 - I wish you would sign up for our newsletter! (Meredith)
54:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is our annual visit to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are deep diving into their top reads of 2025. This year, they alternate between reads and superlatives. From best Cheeto chapters to books that made them uncomfortable, the year had some amazing books and experiences.
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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1:35 - Ad For Ourselves
1:54 - NYT Article about book podcasts "Seven Podcasts for Bookworms"
2:27 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:23 - Some Stats From Our Reading Lives
7:07 - 68% of reads were backlist (Kaytee)
7:38 - Kaytee read 230 books
7:59 - Meredith read 127 books
8:54 - 64% female/36%male authors (Meredith)
9:09 - Average rating of 4.1 (Meredith)
10:53 - 44% Kindle, 13% audiobook, poetry 4% of total reads, 17% nonfiction (Meredith)
12:28 - 22% romance, 20% fantasy, 14% as literary (Kaytee)
14:34 - 32% authors revisited, library serendipity #1 recommendation source followed by Elizabeth Barnhill, Roxanna and Betsie Ikenberry (Meredith)
16:13 - Katie Proctor #1 recommendation source, followed by the indie press list, libro. Fm, and Meredith (Kaytee)
17:55 - Berkeley and Random House biggest publishing houses, followed by Harper, William Morrow, Atria and Flatiron Books (Kaytee)
18:21 - Minotaur, Atria and Random House biggest publishing houses (Meredith)
19:57 - Our Top 10 Reads of 2025
20:27 - Superlative #1: Book or books you will recommend most from this year?
20:39 - A Rebellion of Care by David Gate (Kaytee)
21:20 - So Far Gone by Jess Walter (Meredith)
23:25 - The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (Meredith #10)
24:08 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Kaytee #10)
24:28 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker
24:30 - I Thought It Would Be Better Than This by Jessica Turner
25:30 - Superlative #2: Which book would be hardest to shelve in the library?
25:51 - Turns of Fate by Anne Bishop (Meredith)
26:02 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
27:01 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows (Kaytee)
27:55 - Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith #9)
29:32 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Kaytee #9)
30:31 - Superlative #3: The book we wanted to throw across the room
30:38 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Meredith)
32:23 - Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Kaytee)
33:11 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
33:57 - A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos (Meredith #8)
35:53 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Kaytee #8)
37:16 - Superlative #4: The book that made you the most uncomfortable
37:29 - Eager by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)
38:57 - Sandy Hook by Eilzabeth Williamson (Meredith)
40:25 - Forensics by Val McDermid (Meredith #7)
41:52 - Forensics by Val McDermid (Blackwells edition)
42:24 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee #7)
42:52 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
43:42 - Superlative #5: The best picture book that you read aloud this year
44:15 - No, David! By David Shannon (Meredith)
45:07 - The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith and Leo Espinosa (Kaytee)
46:35 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Meredith AND Kaytee #6)
47:33 - CR Season 7: Episode 46
49:09 - Superlative #6: The best audiobook experience
49:23 - Woodworking by Emily St. James (Kaytee)
50:19 - This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead (Meredith)
51:38 - North Sun by Ethan Rutherford (Meredith #5)
52:53 - This Changes Everything by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee #5)
53:01 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
54:31 - Superlatives #7: Longest and shortest book read this year
54:46 - A Little Daylight Left by Sarah Kay (Meredith shortest)
55:03 - The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (Meredith longest)
55:34 - The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman (Kaytee shortest, amazon link)
55:53 - These Truths by Jill Lepore (Kaytee longest)
56:20 - The Stand by Stephen King
57:16 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Meredith #4)
57:25 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
58:50 - This is Happiness by Niall Williams (Kaytee #4)
59:57 - Superlative #8: Best book outside your wheelhouse
1:00:09 - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan (Meredith)
1:01:07 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
1:01:30 - Erasure by Percival Everett
1:01:32 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
1:03:34 - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (Meredith #3)
1:07:15 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee #3)
1:07:31 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
1:08:56 - Superlative #9: Your favorite new to you author
1:09:08 - Swordheart by T. Kingfisher (Meredith)
1:09:31 - Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (Meredith)
1:09:48 - Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope (Kaytee)
1:10:12 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
1:11:03 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (Meredith #2)
1:12:37 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar (Kaytee #2)
1:14:07 - Superlative #10: The most milkshake book/cheeto chapter book you read this year
1:14:50 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
1:14:57 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
1:15:53 - The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
1:16:35 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Kaytee)
1:18:14 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hockhauer (Meredith #1)
1:20:57 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Kaytee #1)
1:23:13 - book print etsy shop
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2021. This was one of the best reading years. This was also the year we added the superlatives which everybody loved! Most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them!
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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2:38 - Our Top 10 Reads of 2021
12:35 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee #10)
12:39 - Season 3: episode 40
14:09 - Currently Reading Patreon
16:39 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
16:52 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith #10)
18:50 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee #9)
21:25 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand
21:36 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
21:56 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith #9)
22:21 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
23:01 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
23:46 - The Day The World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Kaytee #8)
23:50 - Season 4: Episode 14
25:32 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith #8)
25:41 - Season 3: Episode 41
29:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Kaytee #7)
29:25 - Season 3: Episode 42
31:41 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith #7)
34:22 - Intermission: Lowest Rated Books
34:58 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern (Kaytee)
35:41 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee)
36:48 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith)
37:30 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith)
38:25 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd
38:36 - Love Lives Here by Rowan Jette Knox (Kaytee #6) K NOTE: while I do think it's clear that I love my sister dearly here, I want to be extra super clear that when I say "love covers all manner of sins" I am referring to the ways we as her family fail at times to do the best we can. I am not in any way referring to her gender identity as a sin. My sister knows this, but I want to be sure that anyone else who hears me, hears me correctly as well.
40:25 - Pony by R.J. Palacio (Meredith #6)
40:50 - Page & Palette Bookshop
42:05 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
43:01 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee #5)
43:04 - Season 3: Episode 45
44:29 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith #5)
47:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee #4)
47:51 - Season 3: Episode 35
47:56 - Bookshelf Thomasville
48:47 - Blackwell's
49:05 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
49:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
49:28 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
49:37 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith #4)
53:14 - Intermission: The Books that Surprised Us Most in 2021
53:44 - Season 3: Episode 34
53:50 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss (Kaytee)
55:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)
59:25 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd
59:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee #3)
59:56 - Season 4: Episode 19
1:01:37 - Fabled Bookshop
1:01:39 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith #3)
1:04:52 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee #2)
1:04:56 - Season 4: Episode 2
1:07:18 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Meredith #2)
1:07:59 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
1:11:14 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee #1)
1:11:22 - Season 4: Episode 12
1:11:38 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle
1:14:09 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Meredith #1)
1:15:42 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1:22:48 - Reflections from the 2021 Reading Year
1:24:25 - Pony by R.J. Palacio
1:24:45 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: overwhelming feelings when reading and finding book twins
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to organize all the book recommendation sources we come across
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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2:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:25 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
8:40 - @kaitlynmlilly on instagram
8:41 - @klill01 on TikTok
9:22 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
10:43 - Our Current Reads
10:49 - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Kaytee)
11:15 - The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
15:25 - Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo (Meredith)
16:35 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
20:06 - Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves (Kaytee)
20:13 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
26:30 - Forensics by Val McDermid (Meredith)
27:46 - Foyles
32:53 - I, Medusa by Ayana Gray (Kaytee)
33:03 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
35:04 - Beast of Prey by Ayana Gray
36:40 - The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper (Meredith)
38:11 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
38:17 - Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper
41:09 - Murdle by G.T. Karber
42:34 - Organizing Recommendation Sources
43:56 - Currently Reading Patreon
47:21 - @kaitlynmlilly on instagram
48:18 - Fabled Bookshop
51:44 - Literally, A Bookshop
52:37 - Goodreads
52:38 - The Storygraph
57:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:49 - I wish we gave ourselves grace to start small in our reading lives. (Kaytee)
59:04 - I wish you all knew that you can sort podcasts from oldest to newest in Apple Podcasts. (Meredith)
1:01:27 - Crime Time FM podcast
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Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don't shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger
2:01 - Setup
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger
4:10 - Previews
Release date. Sales info and awards.
Released in September 2003
One of the longest books on PitP at 536 pages
Won British Book Award for Popular Fiction in 2006
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Released September 2009
Did not get nominated or win any awards, but was a commercial success
Grossed 19.2M Budget of 39M, Earned a little over 100M
Adaptations include an HBO series that was canceled and a 14m run as a stage production in England
9:41 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
His disappearing
When Claire first meets Henry
The wedding
Car crash that killed Henry's mother
The miscarriages (17:10 - 20:10 is this discussion. Skip to 20:10 if you don't want to listen to this section!)
Henry's final months
Changes from Book to Movie
Car accident with Henry's Mom
The miscarriages (17:10 - 20:10 is this discussion. Skip to 20:10 if you don't want to listen to this section!)
Henry's final months
Left out of the adaptation
Henry's first time traveling
Most of the interactions between Claire and Henry
The relationship with Dr. Kendrick
Claire's relationship with Gomez
Henry coming to see Claire when she's 83 (should have been added)
Lack of side characters from the book
Added to the movie
Henry's absence causing friction in their marriage
Song used as symbolism
Conversation about how Claire's parents don't get divorced
Casting and alternates
Claire: Rachel McAdams → Kristen Stewart, Emma Watson, Kiera Knightly, Katherine Heigl
Henry: Eric Bana → Robert Pattinson, Shia LeBouf, Sam Rockwell, James Marsden
Gomez: Ron Livingston → Edward Norton, Paul Walker, Cam Gigandet, Alex Pettyfer, Guy Pierce
Mary Elizabeth: Mae Whitman → Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Rose McIver
Problematic elements
Grooming
Claire's racist family
Comments against women
Icky scenes due to the age gap between Henry and Claire
32:41 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
The storytelling
The "watered down" ness of the movie
Not as many scenes between young Claire and older Henry
Eric Bana's butt
Worst and best actors.
Ron Livingston as Gomez
Rachel McAdams as Claire
Worst and best book characters.
Henry
Claire
Cherise
Ben
1:10:22 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
1:17:20 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
If you meet a guy who says certifiably insane things like Henry, but then he shows you his power, would you date him? (Kaytee)
Do you believe in fate and a higher predestined life? (Shad)
56:30 - End Credits
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The movie is available to stream on Netflix
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Megan are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finally reading a big book and nerdy bookends
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how the podcast has changed Megan P. Evan's life in all ways.
- 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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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:26 - From the Front Porch podcast
2:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville
2:33 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and John Rutherford (translator)
2:39 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
3:39 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
4:33 - Wicked Lego Bookends
6:36 - Our Current Reads
7:04 - The Book of I by David Greig (Megan)
10:07 - Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivy (Kaytee)
10:15 - Booktenders
10:31 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy
15:46 - The Deep End by Julie Mulhern (Megan)
21:11 - House Love by Patric Richardson (Kaytee)
21:43 - Laundry Love by Patric Richardson
23:25 - Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust
23:26 - Right at Home by Bobby Berk
25:19 - Above the Fire by Michael O'Donnell (Megan)
27:05 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
27:44 - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
27:51 - Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
27:52 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
29:20 - Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell (Kaytee)
35:03 - Megan's Reading Life
49:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:12 - I wish you would consider reading more short books. (Megan)
51:05 - I wish for a book parade like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. (Kaytee)
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book advent and making wood bookends
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how Meredith and Kaytee have both changed for good due to the podcast and each other
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:12 - Ad For Ourselves
1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:27 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson
14:10 - Our Current Reads
14:33 - North Sun by Ethan Rutherford (Meredith)
16:14 - The Terror by Dan Simmons
21:29 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister (Kaytee)
26:39 - And the World Spins Anyway by Georgie Jones (Meredith)
26:47 - georgie_jonez on instagram
32:56 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker (Kaytee)
33:23 - 7 by Jen Hatmaker
37:49 - Lady Tremaine by Rebecca Hochhauser (Meredith)
39:39 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
42:23 - Fabled Bookshop
42:37 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Kaytee)
42:52 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
45:58 - CR Season 4: Episode 45
46:46 - How We've Been Changed For Good
59:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:38 - I wish that you would follow @mondaynextpodcast on instagram for a limited series for business minded individuals!
59:40 - @mondaynextpodcast on Instagram
1:01:17 - I wish for us to finish the year strong in our reading lives. (Kaytee)
1:02:39 - The Never King by Nikki St. Crow
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: new bookcases and making space for new TBR
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: bookish therapy with Mary
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:36 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:43 - @maryreadsandmakes on Instagram
2:21 - Ikea Billy Bookcase
6:00 - Half Price Books
8:14 - Our Current Reads
8:20 - The Executioners Three by Susan Dennard (Mary)
11:22 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson (Meredith)
17:37 - The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Mary)
21:50 - Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher (Meredith)
24:24 - Daunt Books
26:54 - Blackwell's
28:06 - Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross (Mary)
28:52 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
32:38 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
33:07 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
33:08 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
33:34 - The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage (Meredith)
35:39 - The Popcast
37:24 - Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland
37:43 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
39:08 - Reading Therapy
43:17 - Gemini Wrongs by Met Tietz on Substack
44:19 - The Fire Starter Sessions by Danielle LaPorte
44:22 - The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte
44:39 - Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
49:51 - Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
50:08 - Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
52:46 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
56:31 - The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
57:05 - The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
58:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain
58:46 - My wish is that you evaluate your reading life and if you're struggling, to reflect if you need extra support in your life. (Mary)
1:00:47 - I recommend watching the show All Her Fault on Peacock if you liked the book. (Meredith)
1:00:58 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: losing track of time reading and bookish vanity plates
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books we think would make great book club picks
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:19 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:29 - Snap by Belinda Bauer
6:34 - Our Current Reads
6:48 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (Meredith)
10:13 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
10:33 - It by Stephen King
11:59 - The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)
12:03 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
14:24 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
15:13 - Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
16:06 - How to Be A Saint by Kate Sidley (Meredith)
21:45 - Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)
21:53 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
26:46 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)
27:01 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
32:54 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton
34:20 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Kaytee)
34:27 - The King's English Bookshop
36:49 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
38:36 - Our Book Club Recs
39:22 - Currently Reading Patreon
40:34 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
44:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
44:38 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
46:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
48:11 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
49:19 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
50:15 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie
51:24 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
51:25 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
51:27 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
51:45 - Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
52:06 - CR Season 6: Episode 2
52:42 - Check our our instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for our book club post!
52:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:02 - I wish that if you don't already follow us on Instagram, to do so now. (Meredith)
53:07 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
53:35 - I wish to reformat my bookish hard drive (Kaytee)
51:34 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
51:37 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
51:38 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a poem a day + excitement over release days
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we discuss your top books from 2019-2024 and draw the giveaway winner
- 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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1:59 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:07 - The Poetry Foundation's Poem of the Day
2:27 - A Rebellion of Care by David Gate
3:55 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
4:34 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
6:02 - Our Current Reads
6:08 - The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (Kaytee)
8:21- A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
9:03 - The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith)
10:11 - Words Matter Bookshop
10:40 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman
14:17 - The Bookshop by Evan Friss (Kaytee)
15:12 - Parnassus Books
17:29 - Exile in Bookville
17:58 - Books - A Manifesto: Or, How to Build A Library by Ian Patterson (Meredith, Goldsboro link)
20:16 - Goldsboro Books UK
24:16 - The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
26:03 - I Leave It Up To You by Jinwoo Chong (Kaytee)
29:05 - Flux by Jinwoo Chong (amazon link)
29:34 - The Wasp Trap by Michael Edwards (Meredith)
32:45 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
33:09 - Listeners' Top Ranked Books
35:11 - Giveaway Post to see other listeners' best books! (reminder - giveaway is CLOSED)
42:17 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
42:32 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
42:43 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
42:56 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
43:06 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
43:07 - Still Life by Louise Penny
43:59 - Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
44:03 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
44:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
44:16 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
44:18 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Giveaway Winner Christie's Reads
47:25 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen
47:27 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
47:30 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
47:33 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
47:35 - The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt
47:39 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
48:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:22 - I wish to tell you about the gold star item I found for reading and sleep. (Kaytee)
48:32 - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
48:47 - Bloom
51:30 - I wish for you to try more specific ASMR rooms or listening to playlists for books. (Meredith)
51:34 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
51:37 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
51:38 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's's IPL is brought to us from Content Bookstore in Northfield, Minnesota.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.
As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
3:15 - Putting the Book Into Context
The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
Published Aug 26, 2014 by Minotaur Books
4.07 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Summer
Book Awards: Finalist for the Agatha Award for best novel, but did not win, nor win any other awards.
Critic Reviews
Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book
13:17 - The Setup
11:21 - A Deeper Exploration
First paragraph
The pacing of the novel
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Unlikeable main AND side characters
No actual murder mystery to solve
Prose and plot do not compliment one another. Prose is beautiful.
P.92 quote
Is there a villain?
P.138 quote
Portrayal of Ruth
P.362 quote
Themes: redemption, Clara's arc to confidence, the long way home
Canadian elements
1:03:18 - Superlatives
Favorite Scenes
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Is this book skippable?
No spoilers this episode!
The next book will be The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: audiobook samples and author shoutouts
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books we've recently set aside and why
- 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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1:26 - Ad For Ourselves
4:27 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:09 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
9:50 - Our Current Reads
10:22 - Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins (Meredith)
13:50 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
13:54 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare
14:36 - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Kaytee)
14:45 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
14:51 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
18:04 - What the Deep Water Knows by Miranda Cowley Heller (Meredith)
18:54 - The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
23:07 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (Kaytee)
23:26 - Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
26:15 - Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
26:54 - The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury (Meredith, amazon link)
30:37 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
31:52 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Kaytee)
32:13 - Waterstones
32:14 - Blackwell's
34:16 - The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell
38:20 - Books We Recently DNF'd
40:47 - Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Meredith NRN)
43:30 - All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Kaytee DNF)
45:16 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Meredith DNF with prejudice)
47:47 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
48:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
49:50 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (Kaytee DNF with prejudice)
51:58 - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
52:30 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith - not sure!)
53:42 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
53:49 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
55:01 - Fire by John Boyne (Kaytee DNF)
55:14 - Water by John Boyne
55:15 - Earth by John Boyne
55:16 - Air by John Boyne
55:18 - The Elements by John Boyne (all 4 novellas combined)
55:27 - Blackwell's
56:45 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
57:46 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live - The Elements by John Boyne discussion (only for patreon subscribers)
58:34 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:14 - I wish for author Cameos. (Meredith)
59:17 - Cameo
1:01:17 - I wish for a reading merit badge. (Kaytee)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November's's IPL is brought to us from Content Bookstore in Northfield, Minnesota.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: 3D bookish printing and reading too many books at once
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: taking our top reads from each year 2019-2024 and ranking them
- 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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1:58 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:09 - Book bone
4:33 - 3D Printer
7:49 - Our Current Reads
7:55 - How to Survive A Slasher by Justine Pucella Winans (Kaytee)
12:17 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)
13:41 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
15:34 - Fabled Bookshop
17:05 - A Rebellion of Care by David Gate (Kaytee)
17:24 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram
21:15 - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
24:51 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
24:53 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
25:46 - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (Kaytee)
25:56 - The Novel Neighbor
27:25 - The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams
27:27 - The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
28:49 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
29:39 - The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths (Meredith)
34:39 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
35:16 - Ranking Our Favorites From Years Past
Meredith's Top Books 2019-2024
36:36 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (5)
36:41 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (6)
36:46 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2)
36:53 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (3)
36:58 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (4)
37:05 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (1)
Kaytee's Top Books 2019-2024
37:50 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (3)
37:54 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (4)
38:00 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (1)
38:13 - Babel by RF Kuang (2)
38:16 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (6)
38:18 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (5)
42:19 - The Count of Monte Cristo be Alexandre Dumas
50:57 - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
51:57 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:04 - I wish that I would better prepare for downtime or planned reading. (Kaytee)
54:32 - I wish you would make a top 10 reads every year from now on. (Meredith)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October's IPL takes us back to one of our anchor stores, The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: accidental reads and jumbled audiobooks
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the way we buy books while traveling
- 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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. 1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:56 - Soul of the Deep by Natasha Bowen
2:58 - Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
4:16 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
7:44 - Our Current Reads
7:54 - A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett (Kaytee)
8:04 - The Novel Neighbor
10:47 - Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett
11:29 - The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline (Meredith)
13:33 - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline
17:07 - Raceless by Georgina Lawton (Kaytee)
19:58 - The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron (Meredith)
29:03 - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill (Kaytee)
31:56 - Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith)
34:07 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
34:11 - Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
34:41 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
37:33 - Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch
38:37 - Travel and Book Buying
41:33 - Waterstones
49:26 - The Foldie
51:33 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (UK version)
51:39 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (UK version)
53:33 - Bookshop
55:56 - Topping & Company
57:50 - Fabled Bookshop
59:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:27 - I wish for a real life excuse note due to reading weather. (Kaytee)
1:00:31 - I wish you would prioritize visiting that local bookstore you've been meaning to visit. (Meredith)
1:01:11 - The Painted Porch Bookshop
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October's IPL takes us back to one of our anchor stores, The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: back to buddy reading and book bundles
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books that surprised you all the way through
- 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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1:46 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:55 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
2:19 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
2:41 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
6:38 - Our Current Reads
9:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol.1 by Beth Brower (Roxanna)
9:04 - Libby
9:29 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
14:15 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
14:41 - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by MJ Wassmer (Kaytee)
17:19 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
19:37 - Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Roxanna)
25:00 - Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend
27:41 - Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong (Kaytee)
31:09 - The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman (Roxanna)
33:05 - Type Books Canada
34:45 - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
33:47 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
36:19 - Audre & Bash are Just Friends by Tia Williams (Kaytee)
36:30 - Libro.fm
36:38 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
39:24 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
40:52 - Books that Zigged When You Thought They'd Zag
41:45 - The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman
45:03 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark
45:19 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
46:02 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore
46:43 - Hazel Says No by Jessica Berger Gross
46:47 - Fabled Bookshop
48:05 - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
49:15 - I Keep My Worries In My Teeth by Anna Cox
49:23 - Commonplace Books
50:51 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
50:53 - Parnassus Books
50:55 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
50:58 - The Novel Neighbor
51:00 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
51:03 - An Unlikely Story
51:07 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
51:33 - The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
52:10 - Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley
53:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:45 - I wish to press The Ghoul of Windydown Vale by Jake Burt. (Roxanna)
53:54 - The Ghoul of Windydown Vale by Jake Burt
56:06 - I wish Libby would bring back "Deliver Later". (Kaytee)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October's IPL takes us back to one of our anchor stores, The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish wishes coming true and picture books we love
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Kaytee gets silly about how reading can be dangerous
- 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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1:34 - Ad For Ourselves
4:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:02 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:50 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
7:08 - Novel Neighbor
8:09 - Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson
8:17 - Dog Eared Books
9:34 - Our Current Reads
9:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol.1 by Beth Brower (Meredith)
10:00 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
16:03 - A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh (Kaytee)
16:11 - An Unlikely Story
20:09 - 44 Poems on Being with Each Other by Padraig O Tuama (Meredith)
20:18 - Poetry Unbound podcast
24:24 - In the Shelter by Padraig O Tuama
24:40 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
25:37 - The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Kaytee)
26:27 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
32:45 - Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand (Meredith)
34:18 - Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann
37:41 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
38:11 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
38:40 - Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi (Kaytee)
42:16 - Deep Dive: When Reading Gets Dangerous
46:08 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
51:05 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:07 - I wish that more books came in volumes. (Meredith)
51:18 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion Vol.1 by Beth Brower
53:10 - I wish to press an Immense World by Ed Yong. (Kaytee)
53:11 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
53:15 - The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
54:15 - An Immense World by Ed Yong (young reader’s edition)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL takes us back to one of our anchor stores, The Novel Neighbor in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: car picnics and even more bookshelves!
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: all about narrative POVs - do they matter? do we like one more than the other?
- 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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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:04 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker
4:44 - BookPeople
9:45 - Our Current Reads
9:53 - American Royals by Katharine McGee (Kaytee)
13:22 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
13:26 - Currently Reading Patreon to access Popcorn in the Pages
14:03 - Majesty by Katharine McGee
14:53 - A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (Meredith)
18:05 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
18:06 - The Spellshop by Sara Beth Durst
18:16 - A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
19:24 - House of Frank by Kay Synclaire
19:41 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
20:08 - These Truths by Jill Lepore (Kaytee)
20:32 - libro.fm
22:04 - The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon
25:07 - The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis (Meredith)
26:03 - Fabled Bookshop
29:39 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)
32:04 - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
34:15 - The Carpool Detectives by Chuck Hogan (Meredith)
40:05 - Deep Dive: Narrative POVs
45:38 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
45:43 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
45:59 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
46:32 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
48:28 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
49:55 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
52:39 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
52:42 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
52:47 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker
53:05 - We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
53:09 - Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin
53:30 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
53:32 - Everyone In My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
53:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:55 - I wish to press Starling House into everybody’s hands. (Kaytee)
54:00 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
54:08 - The Novel Neighbor
56:10 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
56:29 - I wish everyone would try a book flight. (Meredith)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: movie adaptations and wordy card games
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: answering a listener question about all things pre-orders
- 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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1:16 - Our Current Reads
1:35 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
6:43 - You Can’t Say Umm card game
7:34 - Quiddler game
9:06 - Our Current Reads
9:24 - The Killer Question by Janice Hallett (Meredith)
10:37 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
10:38 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
10:42 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett
16:45 - The Crescent Monon Tea Room by Stacy Sivinski (Kaytee)
20:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Meredith)
22:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
26:00 - Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad (Kaytee)
27:14 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
29:39 - Inheritance by Nora Roberts (Meredith)
33:52 - The Search by Nora Roberts
36:43 - Tilt by Emma Pattee (Kaytee)
40:58 - Deep Dive: All Things Pre-Orders
41:47 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
43:55 - Fabled Bookshop
47:07 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (pre-order, releases Oct 28, 2025)
47:12 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow (UK edition, pre-order releases Oct 30, 2025)
48:32 - Bergman Brothers full box set is no longer available through Illumicrate
50:21 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
51:22 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:10 - Sorta Awesome
52:21 - @metaphysicalmeg on Instagram
52:26 - Meg’s offerings for readings
53:59 - My wish is that you know yourself as a reader but also your whole self. (Meredith)
55:00 - I wish to encourage the nostalgia reading experience. (Kaytee)
55:09 - The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
55:59 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
56:54 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
58:33 - Origin by Dan Brown
58:34 - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
58:36 - Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL is brought to us from Words Matter in Pitman, NJ.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a budding book collector + a favorite book wins the Hugo Award
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: reading — why so serious?
- 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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1:12 - Still Life by Louise Penny (20th Anniversary Edition) [releases September 30]
2:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:25 - Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
3:34 - The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty
4:19 - The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper [releases September 16]
4:53 - The Phoenix Keeper by S. A. MacLean
5:04 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
6:19 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
7:54 - Our Current Reads
8:03 - Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Kaytee)
11:35 - Ghost Business by Jen DeLuca
13:30 - Rites of Extinction by Matt Serafini (Meredith)
18:39 - The Unveiling by Quan Berry [releases October 14]
19:17 - The Need by Helen Phillips
20:02 - Let Them Stare by Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy (Kaytee)
22:19 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
23:59 - Jobs to Be Done by Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, and David Farber (Meredith)
28:36 - Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller (Kaytee)
28:45 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
28:50 - Schuler Books in Michigan
31:45 - Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea (Meredith)
35:01 - Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
36:36 - Reading — Why So Serious?
43:40 - Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
51:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:24 - I wish there was a show about readers, in the spirit of The Great British Bake Off. (Kaytee)
54:46 - An update on last week’s wish: I wish my iPhone would make automated actions easier for handling my screenshots. (Meredith)
56:40 - Step-by-Step: Build a “Send Screenshot” Shortcut on iPhone PDF
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from: Words Matter in Pitman, NJ.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being told what to read by our past selves + insomnia reading on my kindle
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to read deeply
- 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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1:30 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:01 - The September House by Carissa Orlando
5:26 - Our Current Reads
5:33 - The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi (Meredith) [releases September 30]
8:16 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
10:49 - Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (Kaytee)
14:23 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
14:28 - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
14:50 - We Spread by Iain Reid (Meredith)
16:39 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
16:42 - Foe by Iain Reid
20:41 - The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei (Kaytee)
23:07 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
23:18 - The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty
24:21 - Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (Meredith)
28:47 - Stuart Little by E. B. White
29:58 - Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
31:32 - This Is Happiness by Niall Williams (Kaytee)
36:24 - Time of the Child by Niall Williams
36:54 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
37:11 - How and When to Read Deeply
37:45 - Currently Reading: A Journey to Three Pines series
40:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
43:31 - Babel by R. F. Kuang
50:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
55:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny
58:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain
58:12 - I wish my iPhone would make automated actions easier for handling my screenshots. (Meredith)
1:02:28 - I wish that we would all come up with our list of Slam Dunks. (Kaytee)
1:05:42 - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
1:06:47 - Chrissie on Instagram and at Sarah’s Bookshelves
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from: Words Matter in Pitman, NJ.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: overflowing bookshelves + a fun way to count your finished reads
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing some more TBRs
- 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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2:29 - Ad For Ourselves
6:45 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
9:55 - Meredith’s Floor Lamp
10:46 - “The Number of Books I’ve Read This Year” desktop counter from Etsy
13:06 - Our Current Reads
13:32 - A Duke Never Tells by Suzanne Enoch (Kaytee)
16:18 - Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
17:16 - The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North (Meredith)
18:32 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
22:05 - Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones (Kaytee)
24:48 - Annie B. Jones on Instagram
25:25 - The Dark One (Vicious Lost Boys, 2) by St. Crow (Meredith)
26:13 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
26:36 - The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, 1) by Nikki St. Crow
30:07 - Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Kaytee)
34:19 - Withered Hill by David Barnett (Meredith)
37:28 - Slewfoot by Brom
38:28 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
38:34 - Boss My TBR
From Catherine Bridgewater
40:19 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
40:21 - North Woods by Daniel Mason
40:24 - After the Crash by Michel Bussi
40:27 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
40:29 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
40:42 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
40:43 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
From Lisa Stone
44:05 - Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall
44:08 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman
44:10 - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
44:13 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaughy
44:17 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore
44:25 - Today Tonight Forever by Madeline Kay Sneed
44:37 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:40 - I wish to become (or really, have already been) a correspondent. (Kaytee)
49:52 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
51:56 - I wish that for every book it had a perfume-type scent to transport you back to that particular experience of reading it. (Meredith)
52:06 - Ffern | Organic Eau de Parfum
53:40 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
56:35 - Chrissie on Instagram and at Sarah’s Bookshelves
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from: Words Matter in Pitman, NJ.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: introducing book club friends to niche romance + romance-related jewelry
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: using AI as your bookish sidekick to improve your reading life
- 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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01:31 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:11 - Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
3:20 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine [Amazon link]
3:30 - Spooned by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]
3:37 - Forked by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]
5:11 - Book earrings from Etsy
07:33 - Our Current Reads
07:53 - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (Roxanna)
13:09 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Kaytee)
18:37 - Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin (Roxanna)
19:11 - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
19:42 - Peek Freans [Wikipedia link]
26:31 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala
26:32 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
26:54 - Three Holidays and A Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley
28:04 - Ghost Music by An Yu (Kaytee)
32:45 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
32:42 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Roxanna)
39:56 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, 1) by Deanna Raybourn
40:15 - Currently Reading: Season 3, Episode 12
42:23 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar (Kaytee)
50:55 - Deep Dive: Three tips from Roxanna on using AI to be your bookish sidekick and improve your reading life
51:15 - Currently Reading: Season 7, Episode 37
56:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
58:14 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob
1:07:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:07:47 - I wish listeners would think about some friction that you’re facing in your reading life and see what tips and tricks you can find to smooth it out a bit. (Roxanna)
1:10:51 - I wish Kindle settings would have the option to toggle on the option to begin our Kindle books at the cover. (Kaytee)
1:12:02 - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
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)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: devoting unexpected extra time on morning reading + journaling and embracing chaotic reading with reader roulette
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we circle back to the summer reads we assigned to each other
- 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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01:28 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
10:18 - Our Current Reads
10:34 - Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara [Amazon link] (Meredith)
15:57 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk
16:05 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Kaytee)
20:09 - A Little Daylight Left by Sarah Kay (Meredith)
24:30 - The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf by Isa Arsén (Kaytee)
24:38 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsén
27:01 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
27:03 - Macbeth by William Shakespeare
29:18 - Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (Meredith)
31:35 - All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby
34:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Kaytee)
39:12 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
39:15 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
44:22 - Deep Dive: Our Assigned Summer Reading Experiences
45:16 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
45:27 - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
55:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain
55:11 - I wish we would all consider having a little bookish pet project (Meredith)
57:18 - I wish I could create a bookish focus chamber (Kaytee)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading with a partner and making lazy genius decisions about your reading life
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are reviewing our summer break
- 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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1:53 - Ad For Ourselves
3:11 - Pounded by Produce by G.M. Fairy
3:14 - Hedging His Bets by Celia Kyle [Amazon link]
5:45 - Currently Reading Patreon
6:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:39 - The Bookshop by Evan Friss
7:24 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
10:05 - Our Current Reads
10:15 - Playground by Richard Powers (Kaytee)
13:04 - Bill from An Unlikely Story on Instagram (@AnUnlikelyStory)
13:55 - Bill Largent on Instagram (@TheWillToRead)
14:26 - Until August by Gabriel García Márquez (Meredith)
16:43 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
16:47 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
17:40 - The Council of Animals by Nick McDonell
19:06 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Kaytee)
19:12 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 (The Listener Press)
24:33 - The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward (Meredith)
27:34 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
27:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
28:55 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Kaytee)
29:21 - CR Season 6: Episode 31
32:18 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett
32:19 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
33:16 - So Far Gone by Jess Walter
38:30 - Deep Dive: What We Did On Our Summer Break
46:51 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:15 - Travel to the bookstores a little outside your norm and make time for a bookish journey and bookstore extroversion (Kaytee)
49:24 - Listen to Ep. 272: Best Books of the Year (So Far) of 10 Things to Tell You with Laura Tremaine
50:34 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff on Substack
50:40 - The Shining by Stephen King
51:21 - A Journey to Three Pines
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are finishing up season seven with a look back and a look forward!
- Season Seven In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content!
- 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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1:24 - Season Seven, In Review
The most downloaded episodes of the season
1:58 - CR Season 7: Episode 22 - Our Top Reads of 2024
2:09 - CR Season 7: Episode 24 - Mary and Roxanna's Top Reads of 2024
3:24 - CR Season 7: Episode 4 - Reading Routines + The Journey Of Currently Reading (Our 300th Episode)
4:07 - Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
Favorite individual episodes
7:44 - CR Season 7: Episode 34 - Reading What We Want + Our Reading Life Temp Checks (Meredith)
8:34 - Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard (Blackwell’s link)
11:26 - CR Season 7: Episode 29 - Series Completist + Non Tragic Bookish Tragedies (Kaytee)
11:40 - CR Season 7: Episode 39 - Brain Farts + Reading Canadian (Kaytee)
11:51 - CR Season 7: Episode 30 - New Indie Bookstores + Our Six Star Reads (Meredith)
12:41 - Boss My TBR Segments (Meredith)
- CR Season 7: Episode 2 - Library Love + Boss Our Summer TBR Update
- CR Season 7: Episode 5 - Talking to Fictional Characters + Boss My TBR
- CR Season 7: Episode 14 - Bookish Lego + Boss My TBR
- CR Season 7: Episode 26 - Bookish Geese + Boss My TBR
- CR Season 7: Episode 32 - Reading Retreats + Boss My TBR
- CR Season 7: Episode 40 - Bookish Friends Step Up + Boss My TBR
Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them
15:50 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)
15:54 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)
15:59 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)
16:05 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith and Kaytee)
16:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
17:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)
19:04 - The Odyssey by Homer (Kaytee)
19:24 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Kaytee)
19:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
20:21 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)
20:29 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Meredith)
21:14 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
21:30 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)
21:32 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)
21:33 - True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (Meredith)
22:26 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)
22:30 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Regrets from season seven?
23:08 - I’ve been very distracted by work and work projects, and that has impacted my reading. (Meredith)
24:29 - That I closed a part myself off for many months of the past year. (Kaytee)
Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading?
23:58 - Nothing being subtracted, but we’re thinking about what we can add to the big show.
26:43 - Freshening up the big show and Patreon with a little “summer cleaning” brainstorming.
27:31 - Be sure you are following us on Instagram as Betsy continues to try new things, so you can let us know what you’d like to see more of!
Be sure to email us any ideas for our Deep Dive — at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL is brought to us by Booktenders of Barboursville, West Virginia (@booktenderswv).
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Listener Presses: This year we have 20 fantastic titles from our listeners. Our TBRs exploded, and we hope yours do too!
- 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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1:54 - Your Listener Presses
2:02 - The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney (pressed by Katie)
3:42 - The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson (pressed by Carlye)
5:24 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
6:07 - Motel Styx by Michelle von Eschen and Jonathan Butcher (pressed by Kat)
9:10 - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M. J. Wassmer (pressed by @Reading.With.Kristen)
11:42 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (pressed by Samantha)
14:43 - Another by Paul Tremblay [releases July 22, 2025] (pressed by Johanna)
17:06 - Farthing by Jo Walton (pressed by Melinda)
19:22 - Sky’s End by Marc J. Gregson (pressed by Lindsay)
21:19 - Katherine by Anya Seton (pressed by Maudeen)
23:02 - Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta [Amazon link] (pressed by Kelsey)
25:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
25:30 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
26:01 - Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell (pressed by Stephanie)
28:30 - A Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare (pressed by Erin)
29:57 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
30:19 - The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius (pressed by Lilja)
33:05 - Splendid Little Schemes by Robin Strong (pressed by Hannah)
34:27 - The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward
35:34 - Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán (pressed by Ana)
36:31 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
37:11 - Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro
37:30 - Camelot & Vine by Petrea Burchard (pressed by Sherri)
40:50 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
41:16 - Sky Daddy by Kate Folk (pressed by Tiernan)
43:08 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
44:03 - Names for the Dawn by C.L. Beaumont [Amazon link] (pressed by Gretchen)
45:22 - Withered Hill by David Barnett (pressed by Claire)
46:39 - Slewfoot by Brom
48:08 - The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart (pressed by Matt)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL is brought to us by Booktenders of Barboursville, West Virginia (@booktenderswv).
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:
- Unique or Shared!: We give you a statement that may make us either unique or shared, and discuss!
- 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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2:52 - Unique Or Shared
3:22 - I am the worst library user ever. (Roxanna)
5:21 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
12:37 - I love a buzzy book moment. (Mary)
14:23 - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
14:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
14:47 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
15:27 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
17:49 - I LOVE finding backlist hidden gems over buzzy moments. (Meredith)
18:22 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
18:45 - Lexicon by Max Barry
20:15 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
20:30 - The Odyssey by Homer
23:27 - I am the only one that purposefully seeks out five chili pepper books. (Kaytee)
25:22 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass
28:44 - I will never read a book without checking Goodreads first. (Roxanna)
37:24 - My book slump reset is a complete genre change. (Mary)
47:09 - I will “experience” a book I know won’t be for me. (Meredith)
47:43 - Dream State by Eric Puchner
48:02 - The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
52:15 - While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
53:15 - Schuler Books
53:36 - I keep my TBR in rainbow order. (Kaytee)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL is brought to us by Booktenders in West Virginia!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: readerly badges and DNFing books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives and press book into the other’s hands
- 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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2:19 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
8:02 - Our Current Reads
8:30 - A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee)
8:46 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
8:49 - CR Season 5: Episode 1
8:53 - Cafe Con Libros
8:55 - An Island Princess Starts A Scandal by Adriana Herrera
8:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 6
12:29 - With A Vengeance by Riley Sager
14:09 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
14:10 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
14:14 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
14:20 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
14:52 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
14:54 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
15:11 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
18:29 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges (Kaytee)
22:29 - The Midsummer Bride by Kati Wilde (Meredith)
25:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
28:02 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)
31:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
32:05 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
33:42 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith)
37:17 - This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith mistakenly titled this book. This is the correct one!)
39:21 - Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other’s Hands
40:19 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges
51:38 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
52:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
54:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
56:13 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
57:32 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
57:54 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading at the beach and sisterly bookish tattoos
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: all the ins and outs of morning reading
- 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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4:12 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:35 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
5:23 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
6:31 - Literally A Bookshop
1:37 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
7:02 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
9:45 - Our Current Reads
10:03 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)
13:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
13:56 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
14:06 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier
15:20 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
15:38 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Kaytee)
17:44 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
17:48 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
19:49 - Hearts Strange and Dreadful by Tim McGregor (Meredith)
20:59 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
26:11 - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (Kaytee)
26:14 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
26:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 40
31:40 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Meredith)
37:20 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)
41:58 - All About Morning Reading
43:25 - The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
50:48 - Jobs to be Done by David Farber
50:59 - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni
55:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:38 - If you are interested in adding to your bookish life, do it in the form of a book club. (Meredith)
59:34 - I co-sign Meredith’s wish this week! (Kaytee)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: local bookish get togethers and summer reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: why middle grade and YA are perfect reads for summer
- 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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1:54 - SEND IN YOUR LISTENER PRESSES!!
Send us a voice memo with your name, where you’re from, the title and author of the book you are pressing, a little about it and why you love it! Send your press to our email address currentlyreadingpodcast @ gmail . com by June 20th*
4:12 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:35 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
5:23 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
6:31 - Literally A Bookshop
7:58 - Our Current Reads
8:03 - Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill (Mary)
10:36 - Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Imiyide (Kaytee)
11:41 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
12:10 - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Imiyide
14:17 - Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha Allen (Mary)
16:16 - Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen
16:36 - Real Queer America by Samantha Allen
17:06 - Deaf Utopia by Nyle DiMarco (Kaytee)
22:34 - The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by HG Parry (Mary)
25:03 - The Magician’s Daughter by HG Parry
25:13 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
25:43 - Twenty-Four Seconds From Now… by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
29:55 - Summer Is For The Youths
34:58 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
39:07 - The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding
39:12 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
41:03 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
41:30 - Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
41:46 - Starfish by Lisa Fipps
43:12 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
43:13 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
44:56 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
44:58 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
47:24 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Sinister Summer #1)
47:28 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury
49:28 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton (young readers version)
49:39 - Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
49:44 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
50:15 - Punching the Air by Ibi Zaboi and Yusef Salaam
50:28 - The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
51:04 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
51:45 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
53:02 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:12 - I wish that everyone would add a middle grade or YA read to their TBR this summer. (Mary)
54:21 - I wish for a bookish road map. (Kaytee)
55:05 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
55:19 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (amazon link)
55:41 - Infused by Henrietta Lovell
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading while sick and reading on birthday trips
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: when it’s okay to skim and when it’s not
- 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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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
8:09 - Our Current Reads
8:29 - The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Meredith, pre-order releases June 24, 2025)
9:32 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
13:54 - The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave (Kaytee)
18:07 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
18:19 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
18:22 - Vox by Christina Dalcher
19:07 - How to Order the Universe by Maria Jose Ferrada (Meredith)
20:36 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork
24:06 - Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Kaytee)
27:46 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
28:26 - Blood over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang (Meredith)
33:10 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
37:57 - To Skim Or Not To Skim
47:10 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
49:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:17 - I wish instagram always included what you said in addition to someone’s response when interacting in DMs. (Meredith)
51:34 - I wish to press The House in the Cerulean Sea into readers’ hands. (Kaytee)
51:35 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
51:41 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
51:47 - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish get togethers and bookish connection events
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the ins and outs of a virtual reading retreat
- 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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1:32 - Ad For Ourselves
1:45 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:41 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:33 - Mystery to Me bookstore
9:56 - Our Current Reads
10:10 - Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (Mary)
16:38 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Meredith)
21:22 - Set Piece by Lana Schwartz (Mary)
25:15 - Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
26:20 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
27:57 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge
29:08 - Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan (Mary)
33:16 - The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (Meredith)
34:48 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
37:38 - Virtual Reading Retreats
51:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:38 - I wish everyone would try a buddy read with an unexpected buddy reader. (Mary)
51:50 - The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
54:33 - I wish everyone would consider putting a virtual reading retreat on their calendar. (Meredith)
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
1:24 - Setup
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3:42 - Previews
Release date. Sales info and awards.
Released in 1999
NYT #1 Bestseller
ALA’s Best Book for Reluctant Readers in 2000
“Cult classic”
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Released September 2012
20 Wins, 51 Nominations
Budget of 13M, Earned 33M
“Cult classic”
6:59 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
The tunnel
Charlie being high
Charlie’s revelation at the end
Changes from Book to Movie
Change from love story as secondary plot to main plot
Friendships with Charlie seemed disingenuous in the movie
Song in the tunnel is changed from Fleetwood Mac to David Bowie
Mary Elizabeth’s college acceptance
Bill’s girlfriend is now his wife in the movie
Bill and Charlie’s relationship in the movie
Left out of the adaptation
Charlie doesn’t cry in the movie
Masturbation scene
Developed relationship between Charlie and his sister
Abortion
Lack of importance of Rocky Horror
The scene where Sam tells Charlie not to think of her that way
Added to the movie
Charlie’s siblings have names
Charlie is a “normie”
Casting and alternates
Charlie: LoganLerman → Freddie Highmore, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nicholas Hoult, Asa Butterfield
Sam: Emma Watson → Jennifer Lawrence, Sarah Hyland, Emma Roberts, Brie Larson
Patrick: Ezra Miller → Timothee Chalamet,
Mary Elizabeth: Mae Whitman → Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Rose McIver
Problematic elements
Lack of POC
Queer representation
Excessive drug and alcohol usage
32:41 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Film quality
Unbelievable characters due to casting/age
Casting - outside main characters
20 years later letter was omitted from the movie (a best part)
Paul Rudd
Derek’s ponytail
Charlie’s hot brother
Worst and best actors.
Emma Watson - Sam
Paul Rudd - Bill
Ezra Miller - Patrick
Worst and best book characters.
Mary Elizabeth
Sam
Patrick
44:26 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
50:20 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
If they made an after school special about our time in high school, what do you think would be the most after school special plot point? (Kaytee)
If you could do high school all over again, would you? (Shad)
What’s your most significant or best memory from high school? (Shad)
56:30 - End Credits
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The movie is available to stream on HBO Max for a limited time but is available to rent on other streaming services
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading slumps and how to replant your reading life
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to talk about books “in the wild”
- 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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1:21 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
7:18 - Our Current Reads
7:37 - Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story by Rich Cohen (Meredith)
14:11 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Kaytee)
14:22 - CR Season 3: Episode 1
18:34 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
19:49 - The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan (Meredith)
24:49 - She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson (Kaytee)
28:02 - Lexicon by Max Barry (Meredith)
31:26 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
31:35 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
33:52 - The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl (Kaytee)
35:01 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
35:03 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
35:08 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
35:09 - The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
35:12 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
37:14 - How To Talk About Books In The Wild
39:27 - Shawnathemom on Instagram
43:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
45:56 - Lexicon by Max Barry
47:24 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
52:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:19 - I wish the next book I talked about was a book I liked, rather than a book that I did not. (Meredith)
52:36 - A Small Porch by Wendell Berry
54:47 - I wish to always have the right book for the person in front of me. (Kaytee)
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: poolside reading and friends who know your reading tastes
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: it’s finally time to let you know the bookish friends’ best books of 2024!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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2:30 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:42 - Our Current Reads
6:47 - Tempest by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)
10:31 - Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (Meredith)
19:41 - The Dark Maestro by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)
19:56 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
21:40 - Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
24:19 - Campfires & Corpses by Nikki Weber (Meredith)
28:10 - Woodworking by Emily St. James (Kaytee)
28:45 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
31:59 - This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead (Meredith)
37:33 - Bookish Friends’ Best Books of 2024
40:11 - The Women by Kristen Hannah (#4)
40:13 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (#4)
40:17 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare (#4)
40:40 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (#3)
40:45 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (#1)
40:47 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (#1)
43:36 - James by Percival Everett
43:37 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
43:38 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach
44:35 - In An Instant by Suzanne Redfearn
44:57 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
45:13 - All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
45:30 - You Are Here by David Nicholls
45:31 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
45:47 - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner
46:23 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (#1 disliked)
46:26 - The Fury by Alex Michalides (#2 disliked)
46:30 - Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (#3 disliked)
46:33 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (#3 disliked)
46:47 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
46:48 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
46:56 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
47:05 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
47:13 - The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
47:15 - All This and More by Peng Shepherd
47:30 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
49:18 - What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan
50:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:17 - I wish to press This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan. (Kaytee)
50:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
52:38 - Shawnathemom on Instagram
54:31 - I wish book slumps weren’t a thing. (Meredith)
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: shifting our perspectives and bookish friends stepping up
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing some more TBRs
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
5:36 - Our Current Reads
5:47 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Kaytee)
8:16 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
8:21 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
10:16 - Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Meredith)
15:23 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Kaytee)
20:29 - The Big Four by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
22:38 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge
24:28 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
26:00 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)
26:38 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
31:05 - The Beast and the Bookseller by Eva Devon (Meredith)
35:15 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
36:42 - Boss My TBR
From DactylJD
38:19 - Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall
39:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
39:45 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
39:48 - Real Americans by Rachel Khong
39:51 - Belle Green by Alexandra Lapierre
39:55 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
From Terri Melton
44:42 - Hyde by Craig Russell
44:43 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
44:49 - Falling by T.J. Newman
45:02 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
45:04 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
45:07 - To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
45:11 - A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
49:05 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:12 - I wish for us to try new things. (Kaytee)
51:32 - I wish to press Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore. (Meredith)
51:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: shifts in our reading and brain farts
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: reading Canadian elbows up style
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:55 - Ad For Ourselves
2:01 - Currently Reading Patreon
7:03 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
7:25 - CR Season 7: Episode 24
12:21 - CR Season 7: Episode 36
12:26 - Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
12:51 - Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope
14:18 - Our Current Reads
14:24 - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (Roxanna)
18:57 - Coven by Soman Chainani (Kaytee)
19:10 - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
23:32 - The Hum and the Shiver by Alex Bledsoe (Roxanna)
28:55 - The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight (Kaytee)
29:17 - Fabled Bookshop
33:28 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
34:03 - The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain (Roxanna)
38:26 - Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell (Kayee)
38:40 - Schuler Books
44:56 - Reading Canadian
48:48 - Canada Reads
48:51 - The Giller Prize
49:21 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
50:06 - Room by Emma Donoghue
50:18 - The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
50:29 - The Lotterys Plus One by Emma Donoghue
52:01 - The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester
53:18 - Women Talking by Miriam Toews
55:00 - Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
55:08 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
55:57 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
56:49 - Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
56:53 - Three Holidays and A Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley
57:02 - Much Ado About Nada Uzma Jalaluddin
57:32 - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
1:02:20 - The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
1:03:40 - Lucky by Marissa Stapley
1:06:24 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:07:05 - I wish there was an easier way to export and download kindle notes and highlights. (Roxanna)
1:08:57 - I wish to press Happy Place by Emily Henry. (Kaytee)
1:09:00 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: silencing notifications and crying over books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: a book that surprised us and how we can replicate that experience
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:01 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B. B. Alston
8:21 - Our Current Reads
8:49 - Death on Ocean Boulevard by Caitlin Rother (Meredith)
13:12 - Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau on Apple TV
14:38 - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee)
14:43 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
18:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
18:05 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
18:32 - From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks (Meredith)
24:14 - She Came to Slay by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee)
24:32 - Libro.fm
27:39 - Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes (Meredith)
34:38 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Kaytee)
34:53 - CR Season 6: Episode 7
35:00 - Schuler Books
35:07 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
38:09 - A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales (pre-order, releases June 24, 2025)
39:08 - A Book That Surprised Us
39:39 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith’s book)
41:55 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
43:49 - Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (Kaytee’s book)
45:55 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
51:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:33 - I wish for you to let us know what you want us to deep dive about. Send us an email to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com (Meredith)
54:00 - I wish to circle back to my wish about reading repair manuals and let you know about some books that fulfill that wish. (Kaytee)
54:21 - The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud
55:49 - Bibliotherapy by Molly Masters
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
1:43 - Putting the Book Into Context
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Published Aug 27, 2013 by Minotaur Books
4.48 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Winter
Book Awards: Edgar Award nomination for best novel, Publisher’s Weekly Best Mystery/Thriller book of 2013, one of Washington Post’s top 10 books of the year, one of NPR’s best books of 2013.
Critic Reviews
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
9:24 - The Setup
11:21 - A Deeper Exploration
First paragraph
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
The pacing of the novel
Dual plots that compliment each other perfectly
Themes: how the light gets in, community and resistance,
Subtle light vs dark - Surete vs Three Pines
Dogs
Ruth’s addiction not a problem to solve in the series
Canadian aspects
Article about corruption in Quebec
Dionne quintuplets wiki
The ending
1:21:52 - Superlatives
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Is this book skippable?
No spoilers this episode!
The next book will be The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: dumb phones and live shows
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how you can use AI to know yourself better as a reader
- 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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1:59 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:10 - @fictionmatters on Instagram
3:34 - Brick LLC
4:04 - Block It App
7:31 - Airpod Max Headphones
8:51 - Fabled Bookshop
9:12 - Currently Reading Patreon
13:34 - Our Current Reads
13:53 - Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee)
14:03 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
18:27 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)
19:45 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
19:46 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
21:58 - Kindred by Octavia Butler (Kaytee)
25:01 - CR Season 2: Episode 7
25:05 - CR Season 2: Episode 46
26:01 - Song of Spider-Man by Glen Berger (Meredith)
31:27 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor(Katee)
37:45 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (Meredith)
41:57 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
42:06 - Using AI To Enhance Our Reading
42:35 - ChatGPT
42:36 - Claude.ai
44:30 - Currently Reading Patreon to access the reading tracker
45:46 - Question 1: What patterns do you see in my reading across formats and what might that reveal about my reading habits or preferences?
46:25 - The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht
46:32 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
49:45 - Question 2: What does my star rating distribution reveal about me as a reader and reviewer?
53:04 - Question 3: What types of books appear to be expanding my reading horizons versus providing comfort and what might that suggest about my reading values?
58:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain
58:26 - I wish for an app that would get rid of other apps. (Kaytee)
1:01:24 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
1:02:12 - readyourcolor.com
1:03:55 - I wish for you to take your reading color quiz if that sounds like fun to you and let us know what color you are. (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL is brought to you by Warwick’s in La Jolla, California!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: heart pounding reads and bookish goodies
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the stuff we don’t love about book podcasting
- 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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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
1:45 - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
5:41 - The Bookish Shop
5:50 - The Bookish Box subscription
7:15 - Our Current Reads
7:28 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Meredith)
10:18 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
10:49 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
14:24 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
15:47 - Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (Kaytee) - RETRACTION: This is not the title and author of the book that Kaytee was describing. It is, in fact, Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope. The plot and setup are completely that book, even though the title and character names come from the book I said. So, please excuse the error!
17:41 - Changing Hands Bookstore
18:04 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
20:16 - The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos (Meredith)
21:50 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
24:47 - Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux (Katee)
27:31 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
27:45 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
27:59 - Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux
29:39 - Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith, pre-order releases May 13, 2025)
29:55 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
29:56 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
34:27 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffnie Holmes
35:25 - This Changes Everything by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)
35:44 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
36:59 - The Trees by Percival Everett
39:36 - The Downsides of Book Podcasting
53:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:00 - I wish Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito was turned into a graphic novel. (Meredith)
54:02 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
54:48 - I wish for an easy way to find niche book things. (Kaytee)
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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Today’s spoiler-free minisode (the first one in years!) includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Jessica N Turner. Jessica is the author of multiple books. Her newest is I Thought it Would Be Better Than This, a memoir wrapped into self-help about dealing with disappointment in our lives. Tune in to hear about:
- The process of writing a book that intricately details someone else’s story.
- What it was like to pivot from more traditional productivity and self-help into memoir.
- Finding love again.
- The “soft” places we land when we are hurting.
- Ways to be a witness and be with someone in their grief and disappointment.
- Jessica’s own Current Reads.
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
Season 1, Episode 7: First time Jessica was on the show.
I Thought it Would Be Better Than This by Jessica N. Turner
Jessica’s website
The Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner
Stretched Too Thin by Jessica N. Turner
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Just want to point out here that just like our no-prep episodes, Jessica does this Current Reads section all off the cuff and I am suitably impressed!)
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brenert
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: piles of books and bookishness in non bookish places
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we purge our shelves
- 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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1:47 - Ad For Ourselves
2:08 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:24 - Fabled Bookshop
4:56 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
5:52 - Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version)
5:53 - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version)
10:41 - Become a CR Patron to access the reading tracker!
12:20 - Our Current Reads
12:25 - There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Kaytee)
16:12 - This House is Haunted by John Boyne (Meredith)
20:56 - The Plan by Kendra Adachi (Kaytee)
21:55 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
21:57 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
25:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kendra Adachi
26:29 - Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth by Elizabeth Williamson (Meredith)
32:18 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
33:20 - The Trees by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
35:25 - Erasure by Percival Everett
36:42 - James by Percival Everett
38:07 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Meredith)
38:27 - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
39:48 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45:56 - How We Purge Our Shelves
51:43 - Half Price Books
57:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:08 - I am wishing for a good laugh, so send me recs of books that made you laugh. (Kaytee)
58:47 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
58:48 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
59:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
59:29 - I wish to have the discussion about whether book publishing has gone the route of fast fashion. (Meredith)
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading what we want and bookish get togethers
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives
- 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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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:17 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
4:19 - Warwick’s
5:29 - Our Current Reads
8:03 - The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda (Meredith)
13:37 - Confessions by Kanae Minato
14:25 - Mrs. Death Misses Death by Salenda Godden (Kaytee)
15:05 - Foyles Bookstore
19:52 - The Joy of Watercolor by Emma Block (Meredith)
21:43 - The Big Book of Watercolor by Mallery Jane
22:27 - Keeping a Creative Sketchbook by Emma Block
28:36 - House of Frank by Kay Synclaire (Kaytee)
28:48 - Ezeekat on Instagram
28:57 - Ezeekat Press
34:14 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
34:18 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
34:49 - Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
36:40 - Blackwell’s UK
38:46 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
38:48 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
38:52 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
40:21 - The Resurrectionist by A. Raye Dunlap (Kaytee)
40:38 - Fabled Bookshop
40:43 - Aardvark books
46:04 - James by Percival Everett
47:04 - Our Reading Life Temp Checks
58:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:19 - I wish there was a “previously in” page for series books. (Meredith)
1:00:49 - I wish for a reading repair manual. (Kaytee)
1:02:13 - Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust
1:02:25 - The Pool Care Handbook by Swim University
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the perfect reading experience and hearing others talk about books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we find those hidden gem books
- 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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1:43 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
3:24 - The Talking Scared Podcast
3:44 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
3:57 - Talking Scared Podcast episode 226
5:38 - Our Current Reads
5:52 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Roxanna)
15:06 - Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette (Meredith)
20:02 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
20:29 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
22:29 - Ruin Road by Lamar Giles (Roxanna)
25:49 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles
26:32 - When The Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi (Meredith)
26:37 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
26:44 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
32:45 - The Baddest B*tch in the Room by Sophia Chang (Roxanna)
36:47 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Meredith)
37:45 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
44:38 - Finding Hidden Gems
44:56 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore
46:56 - Get Booked Podcast
47:07 - Currently Reading website
47:27 - From the Front Porch podcast
48:08 - Canada Reads
48:12 - Australian Fiction Prize
48:14 - Nebula Awards
48:15 - Hugo Awards
48:34 - Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction
50:03 - Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
52:40 - KJ Charles on Goodreads
55:26 - The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley
57:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:40 - I wish there was a site that categorized books by places around the world. (Roxanna)
58:08 - Tripfiction.com
58:18 - Around the World in 80 books group on Goodreads
58:32 - Strong Sense of Place podcast
58:49 - Shepherd.com
59:40 - If you haven’t yet, read God of the Woods by Liz Moore. (Meredith)
59:43 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading retreats, one finished and one scheduled
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we boss some more TBRs
- 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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1:16 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
7:18 - Our Current Reads
7:32 - Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Meredith)
9:37 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
10:24 - Holly by Stephen King
12:17 - The Stand by Stephen King
12:18 - The Shining by Stephen King
12:55 - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (Kaytee)
17:24 - Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge (Meredith)
20:46 - Night Wherever We Go by Tracey Rose Peyton (Kaytee)
24:54 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (Meredith)
28:58 - Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
29:30 - The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (Kaytee)
31:08 - CR Season 5: Episode 25
31:10 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
31:12 - CR Season 3: Episode 41
31:14 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
31:27 - Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
33:08 - Boss My TBR
From Emily
33:45 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
33:48 - My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
33:52 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
33:54 - S by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst
33:58 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab
34:18 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
34:20 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
34:23 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
34:25 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
34:27 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
36:38 - Schuler Books
From Bethany
40:38 - Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (releases April 8, 2025)
40:42 - The Last Party by Claire Mackintosh
40:45 - Out by Natsuo Kirino
40:47 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff
40:50 - The Stolen Child by Ann Hood
41:03 - Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
41:09 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach
41:12- The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker
44:55 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
45:17 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
45:47 - I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
46:17 - Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
47:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:25 - I wish people would utilize our website for the plethora of things it offers. (Meredith)
49:46 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
49:49 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
50:17 - I wish for a “find all and replace” option for books. (Kaytee)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finishing physical books and new learning apps
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we balance our TBRs and new releases
- 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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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
3:41 - Vocabulary app
7:54 - @Literallybookshop on Instagram
7:20 - Our Current Reads
7:26 - House of Cotton by Monica Brashears (Kaytee)
8:54 - Exile in Bookville
11:50 - The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (Meredith)
11:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
14:44 - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
16:40 - The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (Kaytee)
21:33 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Meredith)
25:39 - The Best Way To Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale (Kaytee)
25:48 - Booktenders
27:38 - @alexia.casale on Instagram
28:52 - The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore (Meredith)
30:19 - The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
30:21 - The Holdout by Graham Moore=
34:20 - Prioritizing Your Shelves
34:45 - Fabled Bookshop
45:29 - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
48:20 - Fabled Storybound Subscription
49:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:35 - I wish to press (again) the book Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts. (Kaytee)
49:41 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
49:48 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
51:09 - I wish if you have kids and they interrupt your reading, to try reading aloud to them until they get annoyed and leave. (Meredith)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Kindle samples and getting new indie bookstores
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: six star books to which we will take no criticism from anyone
- 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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1:01 - Ad For Ourselves
1:18 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:34 - An Unlikely Story
2:35 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram
3:37 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:48 - Literally, A Bookshop
7:54 - @Literallybookshop on Instagram
8:52 - Our Current Reads
9:23 - The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (Meredith)
16:32 - All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim (Kaytee)
16:40 - Tucson Festival of Books 2025
19:52 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manasala
20:13 - This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab (Meredith)
21:47 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
23:20 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
23:49 - They Came for the Schools by Mike Hixenbaugh (Kaytee)
24:11 - Southlake Podcast
27:46 - Past Crimes by Jason Pinter (Meredith)
29:44 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
31:06 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
31:40 - The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln (Kaytee)
31:49 - The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
35:11 - Our Six Star Reads
36:08 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
37:29 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
37:33 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
40:17 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
42:32 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
42:37 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
42:38 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
42:41 - The Stand by Stephen King
42:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
42:44 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
44:44 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
45:00 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
45:09 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
45:13 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
45:14 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
45:17 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
45:38 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
45:43 - Cazadora by Romina Garber Russell
49:14 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
49:49 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
51:22 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:43 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
51:53 - I want everyone to listen to episode 188 of Sarah’s Bookshelves Live if you enjoy fantasy reading. (Meredith)
51:54 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode 188
53:09 - I wish for a book aggregator that would house all book covers of all books so we could compare easily and find the ones we want to purchase quickly without having to browse multiple sites. (Kaytee)
54:09 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book sets and learning new things
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: things we find tragic in our reading lives that may not actually be tragedies
- 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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1:18 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
1:33 - Ember in the Ashes complete set (purchase at your own risk!)
5:38 - A Year of Living Curiously by Elizabeth Foley
7:39 - Mug Warmer
7:39 - Our Current Reads
8:28 - Earth by John Boyne (Kaytee, Blackwell’s link)
8:35 - Water by John Boyne (Blackwell’s link)
8:37 - CR Season 7: Episode 2
13:02 - Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli (Meredith)
15:16 - The Collective by Alison Gaylin
15:22 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
16:45 - Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage (Kaytee)
17:28 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
21:19 - Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage (pre-order releases April 15)
22:13 - The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory by Tim Alberta (Meredith)
22:56 - The Popcast
26:08 - The Many Assassinations of Samir by Daniel Nayeri (Kaytee)
26:16 - Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
29:20 - A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos (Meredith)
31:11 - Book, Talk, Etc
35:32 - Non-Tragic Bookish Tragedies
37:10 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
37:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition w/sprayed edges, releases Sep. 30, 2025)
49:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:22 - I wish to always speak to indie bookstore owners. (Kaytee)
52:08 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
52:14 - I wish to know if it seems like we are getting more reissued pretty versions of books from publishers today. (Meredith)
53:07 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
53:35 - The Hunger Games box set by Suzanne Collins (Special edition)
53:37 - 37:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition w/sprayed edges, releases Sep. 30, 2025)
53:50 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire (special edition)
54:03 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (special annotated edition)
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Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
Erasure by Percival Everett
1:44 - Setup
Erasure by Percival Everett 3:44 - Previews
Release date. Sales info and awards.
2025 Audie Awards
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
American Fiction released Dec 2023
Won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2024
7:18 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
The book within the book
Lisa’s death
Changes from Book to Movie
Name changes
Moving the setting from DC to Boston
Timeline issues
Van Go in the book within a book is arrested but in the movie adaptation he dies
Left out of the adaptation
Gretchen storyline
Woodworking and fishing scenes
Game show section
My Pafology being explored
Added to the movie
Sintara added to a book panel at the end
The ending
Publisher
Make Stagg a fugitive so he cannot go on tv
Casting and alternates
Monk: Jeffrey Wright → Geoffrey Owens, Andre Braugher
Lisa: Tracee Ellis Ross → Regina King, Niecy Nash
Agnes: Leslie Uggams → Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Cecily Tyson
Clifford: Sterling K. Brown → Idris Elba
Coraline: Erika Alexander → Kim Fields, Kim Coles
Sintara: Issa Rae → Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson
Problematic elements
Because of all the satire, it may focus too much on the white experience and actually less on the Black
40:11 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Bill vs Cliff “airtime”
Less tension around mother going to the assisted living home
The moving of books from African American to Mythology
Was very funny - zippy dialogue, continuing to move story forward
Worst and best actors.
Leslie Uggams - Agnes (mother)
Erika Alexander - Coraline
Adam Brody - Wiley
Jeffrey Wright - Monk
Worst and best book characters.
Linda Mallory
Van Go Jenkins
Monk
Yul
48:35 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Series scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
53:23 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
Do you have any irrational fears?
If you were on a Jerry Springer type show what is something weird that they may find out about you or your family?
59:30 - End Credits
59:55 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being A Wallflower is available to stream for free on some sites, but is available with an Amazon Prime membership
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
2:00 - Putting the Book Into Context
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
Published Aug 28, 2012 by Minotaur Books
4.2 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Autumn
Book Awards: Agatha Award for best novel 2012, The Anthony Award for best novel 2013, The Macavity Award for Best Novel 2013, The Audie Award for Best Mystery Novel 201
Critic Reviews
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
8:30 - The Setup
9:40 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
The pacing of the novel
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Jean-Guy and Annie
Themes: addiction, “descent” evil - through the lens of Francouer
The ending
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Canadian aspects
Abbey of Saint Benoit Du Lac
1:10:23 - Superlatives
Favorite Scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Is this book skippable?
Favorite Quote
No spoilers this episode!
The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
The next book will be How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: books as equalizers and kiddos who love books as much as we do
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what we do to keep momentum in our reading lives
- 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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1:33 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:35 - Grassrootz Bookstore
8:08 - Our Current Reads
8:21 - Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)
10:26 - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
11:44 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
11:55 - Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (Kaytee)
12:21 - Pounded by the Pound by Chuck Tingle (amazon link)
12:31 - Taken by the Gay Unicorn by Chuck Tingle (amazon link)
12:41 - Aardvark Book Club
16:30 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (Meredith)
17:41 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
22:13 - Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Kaytee)
22:35 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
26:16 - Come Closer by Sara Gran (Meredith)
27:42 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
31:08 - It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell (Kaytee)
35:19 - Deep Dive: Losing Momentum In Our Reading
49:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:27 - I wish to ask if you can find actual smutty books on the shelves in bookstores (like monster romance etc with the wild covers). (Meredith)
50:01 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
50:32 - Neon Gods by Katee Robert
51:07 - Open Door Romance via Novel Neighbor
51:08 - The Novel Neighbor
51:15 - The Ripped Bodice Bookstore
52:04 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition w/sprayed edges, releases Sep. 30, 2025)
52:27 - I wish it was easier to get pretty versions of our favorite books. (Kaytee)
52:35 - The Hunger Games box set by Suzanne Collins (special edition with sprayed edges)
53:23 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
53:53 - Quicksilver by Callie Hart (special edition, pre order, releases Aug 19, 2025)
55:11 - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: booktube and libraries enabling our hobbies
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to finish a book well
- 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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1:35 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:08 - Megwithbooks on Youtube
6:29 - Blackwell’s UK
6:35 - Our Current Reads
6:43 - All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols (Kaytee)
9:04 - Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman (Meredith)
13:13 - Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (Kaytee)
15:25 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
16:00 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
17:08 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
17:27 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith, releases April 1, 2025)
21:57 - Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang (Kaytee)
24:28 - American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
25:23 - The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
26:26 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
28:37 - Deep Dive: How To Finish A Book Well
38:12 - StoryGraph
39:45 - Currently Reading Patreon (to get the tracker Kaytee mentions)
46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:56 - I wish it was more socially acceptable to be nosy in people’s reading lives. (Kaytee)
48:49 - I wish everyone would schedule a reading retreat this year. (Meredith)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s IPL comes to you from Fables and Fairy Tales in Marinsville, Indiana!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: audiobook listening and keeping track of book recs
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we boss some TBRs
- 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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:10 - Ad For Ourselves
1:16 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:11 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
12:48 - Our Current Reads
13:25 - True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (Meredith)
14:38 - 100 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
18:48 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Kaytee)
19:05 - CR Season 6: Episode 40
22:08 - Getting Naked by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)
22:50 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
26:54 - The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song (Kaytee)
26:58 - Bright Side Bookshop
29:18 - The Dragon Wakes with Thunder by K.X. Song (pre-order, releases Aug 29, 2025)
29:44 - The Hike by Drew Magary (Meredith)
32:21 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
32:57 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
34:42 - The White Girl by Tony Birch (Kaytee)
34:53 - Garcia Street Books
36:29 - The Dry by Jane Harper
37:47 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBF
From Mari M.
38:38 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson (pick #1)
38:41 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel (pick #2)
38:44 - Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab (pick #3)
38:48 - The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld (pick #4)
38:51 - The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie (pick #5)
38:57 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
39:00 - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
From Judith
44:44 - Still Life by Sarah Winman
44:46 - Eve Green by Susan Fletcher
45:14 - The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah (pick #1)
45:17 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawking (pick #2)
45:21 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (pick #3)
45:26 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (pick #4)
45:29 - Forever Home by Graham Norton (pick #5)
46:03 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
48:07 - A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos
48:40 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
48:55 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt
49:08 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:21 - I wish to let everyone know that A Journey To Three Pines will be coming in February and Wicked will be discussed on February 22nd.
49:49 - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
50:08 - Wicked by Gregory MaGuire
50:12 - Currently Reading Patreon
54:22 - I wish that somehow Louise Penny would see Inspector Goosemache. (Kaytee)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading resolutions and reading while being tattooed
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: all things DNF: how we define it, how we do it, etc.
- 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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1:59 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:43 - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
2:59 - Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
11:17 - Our Current Reads
11:23 - Letters From Cuba by Ruth Behar (Kaytee)
17:33 - Murder Road by Simone St. James (Meredith)
22:41 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
22:44 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
22:47 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
23:12 - The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley (Kaytee)
27:32 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Meredith)
27:58 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram
36:37 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Kaytee)
37:14 - @lizisreading_ on Instagram
38:01 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
39:41 - The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden
40:21 - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Meredith)
45:04 - His & Hers by Alice Feeney
45:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
45:34 - Deep Dive: The Art Of The DNF
59:59 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:00:10 - I wish to hang out with you all at the Tucson Festival of Books in March. (Kaytee)
1:00:13 - Tucson Festival of Books
*Send Kaytee and email at currentlyreadingpodcast @ gmail.com or directly message her person instagram @notesonbookmarks
1:01:39 - I wish to let you know about an app I found to track my Agatha Christie reading journey. (Meredith)
1:01:47 - Agatha Christie Reading List app
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January’s IPL is a special episode in partnership with All Things Murderful and a total mystery and thriller stack from Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna are sharing their favorite reads of 2024. We are excited to give them the reins for a full episode, and they bring some awesome reads for you to add to your TBR!
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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1:24 - Mary and Roxanna’s Reading Year In review
2:06 - Mary read 84 books in 2024, 59% print, 24% digital, 17% audio
2:54 - Mary read 71% adult, 16% middle grade, 7% young adult and 6% new adult
4:29 - Currently Reading Patreon
7:45 - Roxanna read 70 books in 2024, 19 were 5-star reads.
8:18 - Roxanna read 81% fiction, 19% nonfiction
9:09 - Both Mary and Roxanna want to increase their POC/Diverse reads im 2025.
10:48 - Mary and Roxanna’s Top Reads of 2024
10:57 - The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Roxanna #10)
12:15 - The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
13:23 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Mary #10)
14:39 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
15:22 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (Roxanna #9)
16:51 - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
17:45 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (Mary #9)
17:51 - A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan
20:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Roxanna #8)
21:13 - The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das
23:52 - Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison (Mary #8)
26:27 - It’s Easier than you Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Roxanna #7)
30:18 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Mary #7)
30:56 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram
31:19 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver
32:03 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Roxanna #6)
34:58 - The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (Mary #6)
35:09 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
37:24 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Roxanna #5)
40:05 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
41:52 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir (Mary #5)
43:47 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
46:44 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Roxanna #4)
50:12 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Mary #4)
53:38 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Roxanna #3)
54:02 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
54:04 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
57:00 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury (Mary #3)
58:59 - Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Roxanna #2)
1:02:08 - The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
1:02:25 - The Baddest Bitch in the Room by Sophia Chang
1:04:36 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (Mary #2)
1:08:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Roxanna #1)
1:08:39 - Search by Michelle Huneven
1:11:15 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Mary #1)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January’s IPL is a special episode in partnership with All Things Murderful and a total mystery and thriller stack from Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: virtual reading retreats and tattoos that lead to bookish convos
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we integrate our hobbies into our reading lives
- 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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2:17 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:12 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram (Check her highlight called “Virtual R&R”)
8:18 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
9:01 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
10:09 - Our Current Reads
10:20 - Blood at the Root by Ladarrion Williams (Mary)
12:49 - The Marvellers by Dhonnielle Clayton
12:52 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
13:41 - The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee)
13:48 - CR Season 1: Episode 1
13:56 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
17:53 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Mary)
22:20 - Peter Darling by Austin Chant (Kaytee)
26:17 - Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison (Mary)
27:54 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree
29:09 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Kaytee)
29:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 14
31:14 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley
31:18 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen
32:12 - @maryrobinettekowal on instagram
32:44 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
33:27 - Deep Dive: Enjoying Hobbies While Reading
33:55 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
34:05 - Long Dog Yarn
37:12 - Woobles
42:08 - BookBone
44:32 - @maryreadsandmakes on Instagram
48:44 - Fidget stones
50:18 - The Plan by Kendra Adachi
52:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:52 - I wish we were at the stage in our home reno that I had my bookshelf back. (Mary)
54:42 - I wish for a better way to read one handed. (Kaytee)
54:54 - BookBone
56:18 - Ring kindle remote page turner
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January’s IPL is a special episode in partnership with All Things Murderful and a total mystery and thriller stack from Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing their favorite reads of 2024. This year, we have two lists: favorite reading experiences and favorite books. With so many great reading experiences of… not so great books, we had to differentiate. We had some very surprising mentions, and no overlaps this year!
*Reading experiences are interspersed throughout the episode this year, and those are labeled with “RE”
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3:20 - Our Yearly Reading Overview
3:36 - Meredith Read 137 books total, 11% were 5 star reads
6:15 - Kaytee read 230 books total, 10% were 5 star reads
6:52 - 25% non fiction for Kaytee, 14% non fiction for Meredith
10:30 - Both read 60% backlist for the year
14:10 - Kaytee’s biggest recommendation source was Katie Proctor
15:05 - Meredith’s number one recommendation source was Elizabeth Barnhill
15:17 - @mother.horror on Instagram
16:25 - Kaytee’s top publishing houses were Berkely and W.W. Norton
16:38 - Meredith’s top publishing house was Minortaur, followed by Tor and Atria
19:05 - Currently Reading Patreon
20:00 - Our Top Reads of 2024
21:02 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith RE)
21:13 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
23:07 - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee RE)
23:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
24:36 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith #10)
25:35 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Kaytee #10)
25:30 - CR Season 7: Episode 10
26:35 - The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden (Meredith #9)
26:52 - The Booker Prize
28:10 - High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee #9)
28:22 - CR Season 6: Episode 44
29:34 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith RE)
29:36 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
31:47 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Kaytee RE)
32:46 - The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland (Meredith #8)
34:14 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
34:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 14
35:02 - The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Meredith #7)
36:39 - Charter Books
36:44 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee #7)
36:48 - CR Season 6: Episode 36
40:31 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee’s Favorite protagonist)
41:11 - The Odyssey by Homer (Kaytee’s Least Favorite protagonist)
42:42 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Merdith’s Least Favorite protagonist)
44:10 - Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Meredith’s favorite protagonists)
44:27 - The Stand by Stephen King
46:19 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith #6)
48:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
48:34 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee #6)
48:50 - CR Season 6: Episode 34
49:48 - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith #5)
51:24 - The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon (Kaytee #5)
53:41 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Meredith RE)
55:22 - “In person bookish delight” (Kaytee RE)
55:32 - Roscoe Books
55:40 - Boswell Books
55:48 - The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher
55:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
56:38 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith #4)
58:38 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee #4)
58:40 - CR Season 6: Episode 39
58:43 - National Book Award
58:50 - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
1:00:03 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith #3)
1:02:58 - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Kaytee #3 - The whole series)
1:02:58 - A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
1:02:58 - A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
1:02:58 - A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
1:03:06 - CR Season 7: Episode 5
1:05:42 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith RE)
1:06:25 - “Letting myself get swept away by series: (Kaytee RE)
1:06:36 - Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage
1:06:38 - Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage
1:06:39 - Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage
1:07:25 - The Stand by Stephen King (Meredith #2)
1:09:35 - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
1:10:12 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee #2)
1:10:15 - CR Season 6: Episode 35
1:12:34 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith #1)
1:14:44 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Kaytee #1)
1:18:31 - Currently Reading Patreon
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2020. This year we read the most we had ever read up. to that point, and we had a hard time narrowing down our favorites! Most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them four years ago!
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10:10 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Meredith)
11:20 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)
11:27 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
12:23 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)
15:07 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)
16:11 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
17:27 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)
17:54 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
19:12 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)
21:04 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee)
22:50 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
23:05 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
24:21 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)
26:15 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)
27:55 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee)
28:29 - Kaytee’s minisode interview with Abi Dare
28:57 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Meredith)
30:55 - Lobizona by Romina Russell Garber (Kaytee)
32:42 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith)
34:39 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)
36:27 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Meredith)
39:45 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
40:52 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)
43:33 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)
43:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
1:29 - Previews
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Glass Key Awards
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Edda Awards
7:34 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
The building falling
The finding of the body underneath the crawlspace
Changes from Book to Movie
The Trio Bringing Benni to Hysteri
Timelines do not line up
Removal of plot points in movie, like an affair and accident for one character
Vandalized church in movie, primary school in book
Renovating vs redecorating
Outcome of Lif and Garðar
Additional drama around pregnancies in the movie
Left out of the adaptation
Changes in Lif’s life
Explanations of the house or why it was purchased
Putti the dog
Dead brother
Lif’s entire life changes
The title itself is confusing
Added to the movie
Modernized the story - electricity, generators, etc.
Casting and alternates
Freyr: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson → Carl Urban, Alan Ritchson, Tom Hardy
Dagny: Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir → Toni Collette, Judy Greer, Dakota Johnson
Katrin: Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir → Maya Hawke, Jenna Ortega, Aubrey Plaza
Lif: Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir → Fanning sisters Dakota and Elle, Chloe Grace Moretz,Sydney Sweeney
Garðar: Thorvaldur Kristjansson → Jeremy Allen White, Glen Powell,
Problematic elements
Lack of diversity
Leaving Sarah to suffer in her own “crazy”
35:38 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Katrin’s fate
Should have been scarier
The soundtrack or lack thereof
The sense of place
Worst and best actors.
Lif
Freyr
Worst and best book characters.
Lif
Bernodus’s Dad
Putti the dog
Dagny
47:57 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Series scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
53:58 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
Do you believe in ghosts and have you ever had anything supernatural happen to you?
What would make an Airbnb scary enough for you to leave in the middle of the night?
1:00:33 - End Credits
Erasure by Percival Everett
American Fiction is available on Amazon Prime
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: mistletoe horror and book to screen adaptations
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to fit in reading during the holidays
- 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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4:03 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:21 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson
8:50 - Wicked by Gregory McGuire
9:23 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
9:37 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
9:39 - Landlines by Raynor Winn
9:49 - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
10:43 - Our Current Reads
10:56 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (Meredith)
16:15 - The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)
16:24 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:37 - Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:38 - Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:48 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
21:00 - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (Meredith, amazon link)
25:29 - Many Things Under a Rock by David Scheel (Kaytee)
28:01 - Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery
28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
29:05 - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
33:23 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Kaytee)
35:39 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
35:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
35:55 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
36:56 - Fitting In Reading Around The Holidays
48:27 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)
51:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:32 - I wish we would take the time to rate our books by superlatives. (Meredith)
54:00 - I wish to have a holiday book exchange instead of a cookie exchange. (Kaytee)
55:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: new book subscriptions and audiobooks coming in clutch
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we make wishes to the holiday book fairy
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:01 - Book of the Month
1:36 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
1:46 - Aardvark Book Club
4:07 - Book of the Month
6:28 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
7:58 - AirPods 4
9:34 - Our Current Reads
9:37 - Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (Kaytee)
11:33 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
13:48 - The Echo Man by Sam Holland (Meredith)
18:08 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup
18:24 - We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado (Kaytee)
24:47 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)
24:55 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
27:24 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
29:24 - The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher (Kaytee)
31:35 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
31:39 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
32:07 - Roscoe’s Books
32:21 - CR Season 6: Episode 48
33:39 - A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)
39:50 - Wishes To The Holiday Book Fairy
50:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:44 - I wish to press The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede. (Kaytee)
50:45 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
52:47 - I wish to remind you about Christmas ASMR rooms. (Meredith)
53:08 - Old Library Christmas ASMR Room
53:19 - Winter Morning ASMR Room
53:36 - Christmas Fireplace ASMR Room
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: relying on books when sick and bookish themed parties
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: bookishness that we are thankful for
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:29 - Ad For Ourselves
1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:19 - Fabled Bookshop
9:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
11:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
12:42 - Our Current Reads
13:03 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)
14:15 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
17:55 - The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (Kaytee)
18:01 - Commonplace Books
19:40 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
21:09 - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Meredith)
26:56 - Bonk by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
29:43 - Gulp by Mary Roach
31:01 - The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey (Meredith)
36:12 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee)
36:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
36:35 - Fairyloot
38:51 - All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
39:51 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
39:52 - Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
40:26 - Bookishness We Are Thankful For
41:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
41:56 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 42:17 - Are You There? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 43:52 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
44:00 - The Witches by Roald Dahl
44:01 - The Twits by Roald Dahl
44:02 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
45:27 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
45:35 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
47:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
48:16 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
51:56 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
52:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
52:56 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
53:30 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
54:26 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
56:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
56:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain
56:13 - I wish you would consider the new airpod 4s as a gift to yourself this year. (Meredith)
56:16 - AirPods 4
1:01:36 - I wish to press Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva. (Kaytee)
1:01:37 - Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book buying sprees and being book pushers
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to and how not to raise readers
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:04 - Thriftbooks
2:09 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
2:15 - Bookshop.org
5:57 - Our Current Reads
6:09 - Us by Sara Soler (Kaytee)
8:51 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
9:47 - Foe by Iain Reid (Meredith)
11:43 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
14:40 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Kaytee)
16:26 - Hatchet by Gary Paulson
16:45 - CR Season 2: Episode 21
18:13 - Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)
21:24 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
22:38 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
23:06 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee)
23:15 - CR Season 5: Episode 31
25:07 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
25:17 - The Children of Jacosta by Natalie Haynes
26:46 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)
30:38 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton
37:45 - Raising Readers
40:55 - CR Season 1: Episode 28 w/ Jackson and Micah
45:40 - Dungeons and Drama by Kirsty Boyce 46:29 - The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Land of Stories #1) 50:26 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
53:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:29 - I wish for someone to pick your next read. (Kaytee)
55:57 - I wish to recommend the book The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith)
55:57 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: disappointing kindles and random things as wrappers
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: letting you know the bookish people, places, and podcasts we love
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:50 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:07 - Kindle Colorsoft
5:16 - Kindle Paperwhite
10:16 - Our Current Reads
10:27 - The Killing Season by Mason Cross (Meredith)
12:46 - The Book Drop
15:25 - The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood (Kaytee)
17:19 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
19:00 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
19:47 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)
22:43 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
23:35 - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
23:36 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
24:59 - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (Kaytee)
26:46 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
26:48 - One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
27:24 - Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
28:22 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Meredith)
32:35 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper (Kaytee)
34:50 - Content Bookstore
35:40 - Spreading Bookish Love
35:53 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
37:33 - @wacoreads on Instagram 37:38 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram
37:46 - @mother.horror on Instagram 37:54 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 38:12 - @lizisreading_ on Instagram 38:36 - @jessielynnweaver on Instagram 38:38 - @joyinabook on Instagram 38:56 - @fictionmatters on Instagram 39:22 - @parnassusbooks on Instagram 39:34 - @barbarakingsolver on Instagram 39:49 - @novelneighbor on Instagram 39:54 - @fabledbookshop on Instagram
40:16 - @kingsenglishbookshop on Instagram 40:17 - @charterbooks on Instagram
40:22 - @schulerbooks on Instagram
40:30 - @brightsidebookshop on Instagram 40:38 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast
40:39 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast
40:42 - Diving In Podcast
40:53 - @ezeekat on Instagram
41:23 - @monsieurmarple on Instagram
41:38 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram
41:45 - @bookhuddle on Instagram
41:56 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
42:06 - @tbretc on Instagram
42:06 - Book Talk, Etc. Podcast
42:16 - TBR, etc. Youtube
42:24 - @suonnahbooks on Instagram
44:03 - @thisone0verhere on Instagram
44:15 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram
44:37 - @novelvisits on Instagram
45:42 - @readlexyread on Instagram
47:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:23 - I wish for you to listen to Ep. 243 of Laura Tremaine’s 10 Things To Tell You Podcast. (Meredith)
48:24 - Ep. 239 w/Meredith on Laura Tremaine’s 10 Things To Tell You podcast
48:45 - I wish for everyone to plan their holiday reading. (Kaytee)
49:15 - Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone
49:21 - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson
49:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
49:29 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 49:30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
49:32 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book talks in the wild and new Louise Penny books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: our reading rituals
- 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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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:26 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
3:37 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
5:10 - Our Current Reads
5:15 - Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood (Kaytee)
8:29 - Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Meredith)
12:50 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
14:25 - Bear by Julia Phillips (Kaytee)
14:31 - Booktenders
18:24 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (Meredith)
19:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
21:13 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
22:17 - Upstream by Mary Oliver
22:39 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (Kaytee)
27:14 - CR Season 6: Episode 48
25:08 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James
27:12 - Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby (Meredith)
31:36 - Our Reading Rituals
38:47 - Book Darts
45:11 - Dual Side cooling blanket
49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:43 - I wish for you to reflect on your “grades” of your reading rituals. (Kaytee)
54:06 - I wish for you to listen to the Poirot Pals podcast if you are like me and getting through all the Hercule Poirot books by Agatha Christie. (Meredith)
54:21 - Poirot Pals Podcast
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: following us on Instagram and new bookish lego sets
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing more TBRs!
- 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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1:24 - Ad For Ourselves
1:37 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
5:44 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
9:40 - Books Are My Passion Lego
12:23 - Our Current Reads
12:39 - The Hollow by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
16:41 - Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie
16:43 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
17:26 - A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (Kaytee)
18:52 - Can’t Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
20:15 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram
20:21 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
21:09 - Daily Rituals by Mason Currey (Meredith)
26:27 - On Writing by Stephen King
27:07 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)
27:14 - CR Season 7: Episode 7
31:40 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)
36:53 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
40:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
41:40 - Boss My TBR
From Morgan N.
42:35 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkle
42:37 - Hyde by Craig Russell
42:39 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
42:41 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
42:43 - Slewfoot by Brom
42:50 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42:52 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett
From Katie P.
46:42- Making It So by Patrick Stewart
46:50 - The Dry by Jane Harper
46:52 - Blood & Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (amazon link)
47:02 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
47:06 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn
47:24 - This Motherless Land by Nikki May
47:27 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
50:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:30 - I wish books would have shorter chapters. (Meredith)
51:03 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
51:11 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
53:13 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram (Meredith’s wish #2 is to follow us!!)
53:24 - I wish to press Taste by Stanley Tucci into everybody’s hands. (Kaytee)
53:24 - Taste by Stanley Tucci
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and KMary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finding new ways to listen to audiobooks and getting new kindles
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how our spooky season reading is going so far
- 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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2:04 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:37 - Spotify
2:57 - libro.fm
3:04 - Everand
8:01 - Fabled Bookshop
8:39 - New Kindle Colorsoft
9:15 - Viozon Tablet Stand Pillow
11:58 - Kindle Paperwhite
12:49 - Our Current Reads
13:19 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Mary)
13:28 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast
18:52 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara (Meredith)
18:57 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
21:06 - Fabled Bookshop
22:31 - Blackwell’s UK
23:50 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Mary)
24:00 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram
26:46 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)
32:46 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury (Mary)
34:25 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
36:08 - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine (Meredith)
41:20 - How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann
42:07 - Book Talk, etc.
42:20 - How Spooky Reading Is Going
44:58 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
45:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
48:41 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein
51:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:30 - I wish AI would fill in my reading tracker for me. (Mary)
51:32 - Currently Reading Patreon
55:39 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
55:41 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
56:09 - I wish more authors would write series knowing we will read them all. (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: if we retain what we read and if it matters
- 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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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:56 - Our Current Reads
9:00 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
9:16 - Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach
13:16 - Stiff by Mary Roach
14:34 - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (Meredith)
16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
21:09 - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (Kaytee)
26:24 - The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Meredith)
31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy
32:09 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Kaytee)
35:08 - Content Bookstore
36:31 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)
36:35 - 10 Things To Tell You ep. 239 w/Meredith
37:52 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
38:10 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon (her spoiler filled episode about Iain Reids book is on Patreon)
38:29 - Fabled Bookshop
43:18 - Foe by Iain Reid
43:32 - Retaining What We Read
44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
51:59 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
53:39 - NYT article “At Capacity”
55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain
55:58 - I wish to let you know about the storyteller word a day calendar (Kaytee)
56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day
58:02 - I wish the newest Louise Penny book will be good (Meredith)
58:07 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends IRL and getting fun bookish mail
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: fall books that aren’t spooky, scary or academia
- 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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1:57 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:25 - Queen Books
7:21 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston
7:26 - Blackwell’s UK
7:46 - The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln
7:50 - The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
8:04 - Silverborn by Jessica Townsend
8:21 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir
8:26 - Libro.fm
8:33 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
9:06 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
10:00 - Our Current Reads
10:12 - Fellowship Point by Alice Eliott Dark (Roxanna)
15:07 - Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney
16:11 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Kaytee)
21:14 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Roxanna)
22:49 - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple
24:42 - The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Kaytee)
24:50 - Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
27:47 - Cold Blood Liar by Karen Rose
29:25 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Roxanna)
31:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
31:03 - Animal Farm by George Orwell
34:14 - A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Kaytee)
34:20 - Commonplace Books
36:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
36:49 - Currently Reading Patreon
38:55 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
40:17 - Fall Books That Are Not Spooky
41:24 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
42:58 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
43:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher
44:10 - Still Life by Louise Penny
44:54 - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Amazon link)
45:08 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
45:38 - Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
46:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
46:08 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
46:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
46:30 - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
47:22 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith
48:03 - The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (Amazon link)
48:31 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
49:07 - Search by Michelle Huneven
49:45 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister
50:19 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
50:33 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
50:40 - Go as a River by Shelley Read
50:56 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
51:02 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
51:57 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
52:05 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
52:31 - The Guide by Peter Heller
52:41 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
53:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
53:36 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein
54:14 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
55:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:15 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
57:22 - I wish you would consider re-reading books that bring you joy. (Roxanna)
58:03 - I wish to always have an “in case of emergency” book. (Kaytee)
58:17 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
58:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
58:58 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
59:00 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being the bookish person at work and discussing books in grocery stores
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: authors we would take a day off to mourn over
- 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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1:24 - Ad For Ourselves
1:28 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:59 - The Novel Neighbor
4:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:38 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
4:44 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
6:50 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8:14 - Our Current Reads
8:29 - Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith)
8:33 - CR Season 6: Episode 48
10:19 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
14:19 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (Kaytee)
14:25 - A Room of One’s Own bookshop
17:12 - Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin
17:16 - An Unlikely Story
17:41 - Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley (Meredith)
17:52 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
24:57 - Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura (Kaytee)
28:15 - Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent (Meredith)
29:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
33:08 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Kaytee)
36:58 - Authors We Would Mourn Over
46:03 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
50:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:09 - I wish I could sometimes read like my husband does. (Meredith)
51:33 - Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
53:36 - I wish to press This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)
53:37 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
53:57 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish crafting and annotation gift sets
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: diving into research about why reading makes us better humans
- 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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1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
5:47 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
5:51 - I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist
5:55 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
6:28 - Annotation gift set by Mr. Pen and Selah
8:43 - Annotation Set option 2
9:38 - Our Current Reads
9:48 - Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)
9:53 - CR Season 6: Episode 4
10:41 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou
14:09 - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
15:06 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
15:10 - Daphne by Josh Malerman
15:34 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
20:59 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
21:01 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
21:05 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
21:54 - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Kaytee)
26:45 - The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)
28:05 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
29:54 - The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni
29:56 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
32:47 - Search by Michelle Huneven
34:13 - Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein (Kaytee)
37:38 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)
40:16 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
41:15 - Blackwell’s UK
43:09 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
46:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 37
47:33 - How Reading Changes Us For The Better
Some Stats:
49:26 - The average reading American reads 12 books per year.
49:50 - The average American spends just $35 on books per year.
50:17 - Reading can reduce our stress levels by 68% in just six minutes.
51:04 - Reading can reduce memory decline by 30% because it activates neural pathways and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
52:18 - Transportative fiction helps produce the most empathy in readers, but that empathy boost only lasts around 48 hours, so keep reading!
53:10 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
54:31 - Audiobooks are reading! Studies have shown that audiobooks activate the same neural pathways and cognitive benefits as print reading.
54:50 - Research shows we are less impatient with audiobooks than print.
56:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
57:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:19 - I wish people would celebrate their reading in new ways. (Kaytee)
57:36 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer
57:44 - Storygraph
58:01 - Favorite Books of the Year print - Etsy Shop
58:31 - I wish you would give annotating books a try. (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
1:29 - Previews
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Illustrated Version illustrated by Charles Vess
HP Illustrated Editions by JK Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
Alex Awards
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Stardust on Prime
GLAAD Media Awards
7:26 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
Turning the goats and chariot into the inn
The killings of the brothers
The ending that isn’t
The climax that IS
Changes from Book to Movie
Story timeline
The Power of Stormhold stone
Witch hair
Yvain’s leg
TrisTRAN
Yvain’s hatred of Tristran
Tristran’s “heritage” reveal
Yvain’s attempt to cross the wall
Left out of the adaptation
Charmed, the small hairy man
Unicorn fight with the lion
Nursery rhymes
Another Missing Sister
Una’s freedom
Added to the movie
Gay pirates!
Alberic → Shakespeare
Tristran’s haircut
Climax scene in the Witches’ home
Casting and alternates
TrisTRAN: Charlie Cox → Ben Barnes, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe, Shia LaBeouf, Toby Maguire, Hayden Christianson
Yvain: Claire Daines → Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hayden Panetierre, Reese Witherspoon, Brittany Snow
Lamia: Michelle Pfieffer → Tilda Swinton, Nicole Kidman, Emma Thompson
Captain Shakespeare: Robert Deniro → Burt Reynolds, Al Pacino
Narrator: Ian McKlellan → Patrick Stewart
Problematic elements
Neil Gaiman’s sexual assault charges
The Graveyard Book movie on hold
Good Omens series on hold
Lack of racial diversity as well
Women as property
Women’s inability to lead
35:50 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Gay pirates
A feeling of “rushing”
The romance
The pirates - HA
Worst and best actors.
Primus
Victoria
Michelle Pfeiffer
Charlie Cox
Worst and best book characters.
Tristan
The Unicorn
Yvain
48:00 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Series scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
51:31 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
Where would you travel with a Babylon Candle?
How would you want to die if your ghost was captured at the moment of death?
54:53 - End Credits
I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
I Remember You is rentable through many outlets
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Feeling like a lady of yore and how bookstores contain the best people
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: answering the question “What is some advice you would tell your past readerly self"?”
- 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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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:52 - Tubicen Portable Table Lamp
9:42 - Our Current Reads
10:01 - The Clackity by Lora Senf (Meredith)
13:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
14:29 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee)
17:52 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
19:01 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Meredith, Amazon link)
22:57 - Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV (Kaytee)
26:29 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
26:35 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
27:03 - The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (Meredith)
29:01 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
32:11 - All This and More by Peng Shepherd (Kaytee)
32:35 - Bright Side Bookshop
32:44 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
35:36 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
35:38 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
36:37 - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
39:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
40:04 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
40:33 - Deep Dive: Advice For Our Past Readerly Selves
42:46 - CR Season 7: Episode 1
42:48 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nacosta
54:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:55 - I wish there was a searchable database for every piece of content related to books we talk about on CR, books I’ve read, etc. (Meredith)
57:04 - Currently Reading Patreon
58:53 - I wish all authors would just do the right thing. (Kaytee)
59:11 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: How books will always be there for us and how ratings easily influence reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: answering the question “How do you handle reading a book you’re not going to enjoy or HAVE to read”. from listener Adrienne.
- 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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. 1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:50 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield
6:52 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
6:54 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
6:56 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
11:34 - Our Current Reads
11:41 - Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick (Kaytee)
12:21 - Betches Media
12:23 - @emilyinyourphone on Instagram
16:13 - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
16:16 - Thriftbooks
17:27 - People Like Them by Samira Sedira (Meredith)
18:52 - Foyles
21:48 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
22:54 - Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Kaytee)
23:03 - The Boulder Bookstore
26:16 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
27:32 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Meredith)
34:26 - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee)
37:54 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith)
40:34 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
42:18 - The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
44:55 - Deep Dive: Reading Books We “Have” To Read
52:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:23 - I wish to press What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. (Kaytee)
52:29 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
55:09 - I wish to remind you to make a plan for your fall reading NOW before time gets away from you - - AND get your mammogram if you need to! (Meredith)
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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2:00 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:26 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
3:55 - Currently Reading Zazzle store
3:58 - Scary Books Are My Jam mug
5:47 - Our Current Reads
6:03 - The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rasha (Bill)
7:30 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah
8:03 - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
8:05 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
9:31 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
11:57 - The Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (Meredith)
13:26 - The Novel Neighbor
15:30 - The Girls from Corona Del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (Bill, amazon link))
16:55 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
18:38 - The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
19:20 - First Contact by Kim Harrison (Meredith, amazon link)
23:00 - Contact by Carl Sagan
23:59 - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (Bill)
27:32 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
27:36 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
28:20 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O’Farrell
29:22 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Meredith)
30:33 - Booker Longlist 2024
30:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
33:13 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
33:15 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
33:17 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
34:32 - Deep Dive: Bill’s Reading Life
35:42 - Currently Reading Patreon
36:18 - Ms. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
36:30 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle
38:48 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and John Rutherford (translator)
38:48 - The Shining by Stephen King
39:56 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
41:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
41:20 - The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
41:26 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
41:38 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
47:18 - Dune by Frank Herbert
48:08 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
48:44 - Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
49:11 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
49:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:47 - I wish you’d go into a book blind more often. (Bill)
50:18 I wish that more men would read out loud and find bookish community. (Meredith)
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
2:41 - Putting the Book Into Context
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Published Aug 30, 2011 by Minotaur Books
4.32 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Summer (but to Roxanna June is not very summery in Canada so it might be considered Spring to some)
Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2012
Critic Reviews
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
11:15 - The Setup
13:03 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
The pacing of the novel
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Louise Penny as Clara
Themes: “play between light and dark - chiaroscuro”, the topic of AA, “intimacy”
Clara and Peter’s relationship
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
Back in Three Pines but doesn’t feel very cozy
Jean-Guy’s addiction
58:40 - Superlatives
Favorite Scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Is this book skippable?
Favorite Quote
No spoilers this episode!
The next book will be The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith an Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: talking books with fictional characters and kindle pillows
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBR of two. more bookish friends
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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:10 - Ad for Ourselves
1:05 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:58 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
4:52 - Viozon tablet stand pillow
6:27 - Our Current Reads
6:32 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff (Kaytee)
10:45 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes (Meredith)
14:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
16:00 - All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen (Kaytee)
19:56 - The Owl Always Hunts at Night by Samuel Bjork (Meredith)
20:53 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork
23:58 - A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (Kaytee, #4 in the Ember in the Ashes series. Kaytee is recommending all of them as a whole!)
28:39 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)
30:13 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
31:48 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
31:51 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
32:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
32:30 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Beth K.
32:58 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
33:01 - Jackal by Erin E. Adams
33:04 - Sign Here by Claudia Lux
33:06 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
33:09 - All Hallows by Christopher Golden
From Samantha T.
36:57 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
37:01 - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
37:05 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
37:08 - Emily Wilde’s Encylopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
37:12 - The After Party by Anton Disclafani
42:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain
43:13 - I wish all vacation rentals came with a comfy cozy space with good lighting. (Kaytee)
45:54 - If you love with great smart crimes and sexy detectives, read the Jackson Brody series by Kate Atkinson. (Meredith)
46:01 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
46:13 - Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading routines and meeting local authors
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the journey from season one to season seven of Currently Reading
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:49 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman
6:17 - Changing Hands bookshop
6:18 - Poison Pen bookshop
9:58 - Our Current Reads
10:11 - Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson (Meredith)
11:55 - Novel Memphis
15:56 - Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg (Kaytee)
16:03 - Libro.fm
18:13 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
19:56 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Meredith)
28:42 - Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (Kaytee)
33:46 - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
38:18 - The Silence of Bones by June Hur (Kaytee)
39:53 - Garcia Street Books
41:13 - The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi
41:58 - Deep Dive: The Journey of Currently Reading
46:40 - Currently Reading Patreon
56:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:06 - We wish to grow the listenership of the Big Show with YOUR help! (Meredith AND Kaytee)
*Help us to grow our listenership by sharing a link to the podcast with at least one readerly friend (or maybe a non-readerly friend who WANTS to get into books but doesn’t know where to start). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/currently-reading/id1435363675
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: utilizing AI and getting back into the library swing of things
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: our most huggable books
- 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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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:01 - Lake Travis Community Library
5:52 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
7:01 - Our Current Reads
7:22 - The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao (Kaytee)
7:35 - The King’s English Bookshop
9:28 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
10:21 - The Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao
11:15 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith)
13:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
15:54 - The Stand by Stephen King
17:13 - Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee)
19:14 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukamatathil
21:25 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (Meredith)
22:35 - Final Girls by Riley Sager
24:37 - Currently Reading Patreon
25:22 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee)
25:32 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
29:16 - Fairyloot
31:26 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)
35:31 - @booktalketc on Instagram
35:32 - Book Talk, Etc podcast
37:32 - Deep Dive: Our Most Huggable Books
38:28 - All The Only People by Mike Gayle
38:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
38:30 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
39:12 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booey
39:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
39:51 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
40:05 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
40:36 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
40:38 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B White
41:18 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
41:28 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
41:53 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
42:35 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
42:29 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
42:56 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
43:28 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
43:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
44:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
45:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
45:19 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
45:46 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
46:03 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
46:29 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
46:32 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
48:48 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:55 - I wish that we always live in a world where women are celebrated (Kaytee)
56:37 - I wish everyone would try a book flight (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: morning reading and loving the library
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: an update and discussion on the boss OUR summer TBR episode
- 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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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:54 - Artful Agenda
8:05 - Our Current Reads
8:24 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith, pre-order, releases Sept. 10, 2024)
10:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
13:15 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Blackwell’s link, pre-order, releases Aug. 29, 2024)
14:15 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
14:16 - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
14:50 - Search by Michelle Huneven
15:41 - Water by John Boyne (Kaytee, amazon link)
16:06 - Earth by John Boyne (amazon link)
16:08 - Fire by John Boyne (Blackwell’s link - preorder releases Nov 7 2024)
17:57 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
19:12 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Meredith)
23:46 - The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rosen (Kaytee - “It was not obvious to me at the time from looking at the cover that this was actually only two authors, one with four names. Any inaccuracies are my own, but the opinions on the book stand!”)
23:56 - libro.fm
27:21 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith, boss my TBR update)
28:06 - Circe by Madeline Miller
31:43 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
31:44 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
33:33 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (Kaytee, boss my TBR update)
40:00 - Deep Dive: Our Experiences with Boss OUR TBR
41:29 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
41:30 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
41:31 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
51:21 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
52:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:22 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
53:32 - I wish that everyone would read The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Meredith)
56:37 - I wish for reading recs that pair well with the show Our Flag Means Death (Kaytee)
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- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading about new hobbies and talking about books to everyone IRL
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: recapping our summer vacation
- 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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:10 Ad For Ourselves
1:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:03 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:37 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
4:40 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
4:44 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
7:00 - Our Current Reads
7:05 - Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks (Kaytee)
10:48 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson (Meredith)
12:51 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
14:35 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nacosta (Kaytee)
18:11 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine
18:16 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
19:44 - Day One by Abigail Dean (Meredith)
21:39 - Girl A by Abigail Dean
23:29 - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Kaytee)
23:38 - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
28:08 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman (Meredith)
29:23 - Falling by T.J. Newman
29:25 - Drowning by T.J. Newman
39:01 - Deep Dive: What We Did On Our Summer Break
35:03 - The Boulder Bookstore
35:10 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
38:49 - Half Price Books
49:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:57 - I wish for us all to vote in any upcoming election you may have. (Kaytee)
52:18 - I wish that every July Texas would be cloudy and rainy because it does wonders for my reading life. (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!
- Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan P. Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
We are so excited to preview our newest content for Patreon supporters of the show! Going forward, this episode series will live on Patreon, where you can join us for $5 a month to support the show and get ALL our awesome bonus content!
This is a special series just for the Bookish Friends of the Currently Reading Podcast who love swooning and sexy times. We are thrilled to have you join us for this new bonus content, focused entirely on the best-selling genre fiction in the book world: Romance!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop links unless specified. These are affiliate links that kick a bit of money back to us while keeping your cost the same!
What We Are Currently Reading:
Out of the Blue by Kathryn Nolan (Rebekah)
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee)
We’re Opening the Door On:
Why read Romance at all?
A Listener Press:
From Katie P. - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Let Us Light Your Fire:
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren (Rebekah’s Pairing)
- Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (Kaytee’s Pairing)
SEND IN YOUR LISTENER PRESSES to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We want to hear from you!
To Get in Touch:
Kaytee | Meredith | Rebekah
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:
- Season Six In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content!
- 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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3:06 - Season Six In Review
The most downloaded episode of the season
4:05 - CR Season 6: Episode 25 w/Jamie Golden and Knox McCoy
5:42 - CR Season 6: Episode 22 - Our Favorite Books of 2023
5:58 - Minisode - Mary and Roxanna’s Top Books of 2023
Favorite individual episodes
7:03 - CR Season 6: Episode 12 - Recapping our European Travels (Kaytee)
7:38 - CR Season 6: Episode 35 - Wishes to the Book Fairy (Kaytee and Meredith)
9:34 - CR Season 6: Episode 2 - Boss Each Other’s TBR (Meredith)
9:50 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
9:53 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them
12:49 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
13:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett
13:34 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Meredith)
14:30 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee)
15:42 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Meredith and Kaytee)
16:30 - @ezeekat
17:27 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (Meredith)
17:27 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Adam Foley #1, Meredith)
18:16 - The Exchange by John Grisham
18:44 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee)
20:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith)
20:24 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith)
20:46 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
27:17 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith)
21:20 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith)
Regrets from season six?
22:14 - That my podcast listening was impacted by life changes (Kaytee)
26:04 - That I allowed criticism to drown out the positive sometimes (Meredith)
Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading?
32:48 - We are debuting Love and Chili Peppers the day after this episode airs! You can listen to the first episode in the main feed, and then the rest will be on Patreon!
35:28 - We will reintroduce our videos on Patreon
35:46 - Quarterly From The Editor’s Desk with Bunmi Ishola
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia!
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:
- An Ask Us Anything Episode!: You asked, and we answered!
- 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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2:30 - Ask Us Anything
What was the first book that got you hooked into reading?
3:00 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (Mary) 4:59 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Roxanna)
7:07 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle (Kaytee)
7:39 - The Witches by Roald Dahl (Kyatee)
8:26 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Meredith)
If you could only recommend one book to read for the rest of your life, what book would that be?
10:09 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Roxanna)
10:17 - Circe by Madeline Miller (Mary)
10:29 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)
10:36 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Meredith)
What is the book you ACTUALLY recommend the most to people?
11:03 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Mary)
11:10 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)
11:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (Meredith)
11:32 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Roxanna)
11:44 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Roxanna)
If you were to do a podcast about something unrelated to books, what would it be?
12:26 - Homeschooling (Kaytee)
13:13 - The joy of being a novice (Mary)
15:11 - Style in the everyday (Roxanna)
17:52 - All things Enneagram (Meredith)
What is your favorite beverage to have while reading?
19:55 - I’m a seltzer girlie (Mary)
20:27 - Very cold ice water with crunchy ice (Kaytee)
21:45 - Masala Chai (Roxanna)
22:18 - Coffee, preferably Texas Pecan (Meredith)
How many hours a week do you spend reading?
23:36 - I aim for an hour a day (Mary)
26:09 - Ideally an hour or two a day, but sometimes it’s 15 minutes at that’s ok (Roxanna)
28:38 - Around 10 hours a week (Kaytee)
29:23 - Between 90 minutes and 2 hours on the weekdays, and 4 hours total on the weekends (Meredith)
If you could only read one genre for the next year, which would it be?
30:33 - Romance (Kaytee)
30:51 - Women’s Fiction (Roxanna)
32:27 - Mystery - but not gory or true crime (Mary)
33:47 - Historical Fiction (Meredith)
34:50 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
What turns you off of a book almost immediately?
36:22 - Second person narration (Meredith)
35:35 - The miscommunication trope. Go to therapy. (Mary)
36:43 - The lack of quotation marks (Kaytee)
36:55 - Characters that make bad decisions but everyone thinks its fine (Roxanna)
How do you feel about books people recommend to you?
38:29 - I feel like I always do. If you rec it, I won’t read it. It’s all in my head. (Kaytee)
40:08 - IRL I don’t have many bookish friends so I get a lot of “hot” book recs which I don’t read. So I just say “Oh yeah maybe I’ll pick that up!”... and never do. (Roxanna)
40:55 - If from bookish friends or CR listeners, I will take it under advisement and check Goodreads to see if I’d like it. (Mary)
42:44 - I love when people send recommendations. (Meredith)
44:03 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Where are you when recording an episode of Currently Reading?
45:03 - In my small walkin closet because the audio is the best here. I’m located in Toronto. (Roxanna)
45:39 - At my basement therapy office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Mary)
46:05 - Normally i’m in my bedroom in Gilbert, Arizona but today I am in Colorado for a family reunion in a guest bedroom/office. (Kaytee)
44:46 - I always record on the floor of my closet. (Meredith)
What are the mechanics of us scheduling recordings?
48:09 - SPREADSHEETS! (Kaytee)
How do you come up with deep dive topics?
49:55 - A mixture of places. Some come off mic in conversation. Some get emailed or dm’d. Some get brought up in the bookish friends group. If we think of one ourselves, we just pop them into the spreadsheet. (Meredith)
What is your number one bookish recommendation source?
51:57 - A single person would be Katie Proctor but a broader source is the Indie Press List (Kaytee)
52:28 - Instagram (Mary)
53:20 - Backlist podcasts (Roxanna)
54:03 - Elizabeth Barnhill with 19% of my recs so far this year (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia!
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Listener Presses: This year we have 20 fantastic titles from our listeners. Our TBRs exploded, and we hope yours do too!
- 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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2:19 - Your Listener Presses
3:48 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (pressed by Katie)
6:40 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 7:32 - Poison for Breakfast by Daniel Handler i.e. Lemony Snicket (pressed by Kimberly)
10:30- The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore (pressed by Jessie)
12:38 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
12:41 - Reproduction by Louisa Hall (pressed by Bill)
13:32 - Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
13:33 - Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky
14:53 - The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (pressed by Emer)
18:29 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin (pressed by Heather)
18:51 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
21:30 - Go As A River by Shelley Read
22:11 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt
22:49 - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (pressed by Mirabella)
24:54 - The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
26:18 - Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Azemien (pressed by Matt)
28:05 - Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro (pressed by Ana)
31:08 - Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer (pressed by Amy)
31:14 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
34:35 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lovato (pressed by Amanda)
35:48 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
35:50 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch
36:45 - The Body in Question by Jill Ciment (pressed by Alana)
40:40 - The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (pressed by Avery)
44:26 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
44:27 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
44:33 - The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (pressed by Kristen)
45:36 - Roscoe Books
46:12 - Hearts and Daggers podcast
46:43 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
46:45 - Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (pressed by Holly)
49:02 - Leaving Coy’s Hill by Katherine A. Sherbrooke (pressed by Aubrey)
50:33 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
51:46 - I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalize Sue (pressed by Hannah)
53:01 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
53:02 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
53:35 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
53:38 - The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
55:08 - Country Dark by Chris Offutt (pressed by Cindy)
57:25 - Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (pressed by Jessica)
59:46 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (pressed by Abi)
1:01:17 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
1:02:03 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia!
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabrielle Ba
2:29 - Previews
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
The Umbrella Academy - Vol 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
The Umbrella Academy on Netflix
10:16 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
Pregnancy/birth scenes
Vanya turning into the White Violin
Transition into superheroism
Vanya getting upset enough to play with the orchestra
Changes from Book to Movie
Time of birth of the kids
Five’s disappearance and reappearance
Fleshing out of characters
Diversity of the cast
Hazel and Cha-Cha are moved up from later volumes
Saving of Earth at the end
Left out of the adaptation
Carnival Fire and Dr. Terminal
Why Ben is dead
Why Diego is called the Kraken
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
Added to the movie
Hazel and Cha-Cha
Detective Patch
Leonard Peabody/Harold Jenkins
The Handler
The Day that Wasn’t/The Day that Was
Klaus’ journey into the past (Vietnam)
Suspicion around Hargreeves’ death
The sibling relationship
General Thoughts
Cinematography
Elliot Page being credited correctly
Dr. Terminal and Eiffel Tower being included
Bad guys can’t shoot good guys: Stormtrooper Effect
Bowling alleys are slippery
Actors can’t play violin
Problematic elements
Nothing of note
Casting and mis-casting
Visual representation of characters
Reginald Hargreeves: Colm Feore → Jeff Goldblum
Number 1/Luther: Tom Hopper → Alan Richson
Number 2/Diego: David Cataneda → Josh Cigara
Number 3/Allison: Emme Raver-Lampman → Zoe Kravitz
Number 4/Klaus: Robert Sheehan → Nicholas Holt
Number 5/Five: Aiden Gallagher → Mike from Stranger Things
Number 6/Ben: Justin H Min → Simu Liu
Number 7/Vanya: Elliot Page → Emme Rossum, but really no one
Pogo: Adam Godley
44:06 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
The adaptation is so dark in the filming of it
All the things
Soundtrack
Sense of humor
Worst and best actors.
Leonard Peabody
Agnes, the Waitress
Klaus
Worst and best book characters.
Diego
Hargreeves
Vanya
53:33 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
The Review I read aloud
Series scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Movie on IMDB
58:09 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
Would you use your superpowers on your kids?
How do you think the world will end?
1:02:29 - End Credits
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Available on Paramount +
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Please note that Kaytee was out of her regular recording space this week and it affected her audio. It’s not you, it’s us. Back to normal next week!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: binging a great series and re-introducing morning reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: you get to boss our summer TBRs!
- 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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1:29 - Ad for Ourselves
3:42 - Join us for $5 a month! patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
3:59 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:37 - Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
5:20 - Morning Reads
6:55 - Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
7:50 - Our Current Reads
7:59 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Kaytee) 9:32 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
12:18 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith)
13:30 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
16:19 - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anapara (Kaytee)
20:01 - The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry (Meredith)
21:00 - Beacon Hill Books, Boston
25:31 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)
26:02 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
29:12 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
29:23 - The Stand by Stephen King (Meredith)
32:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
39:01 - Boss Our Summer TBRs!
Vote on Meredith and Kaytee’s Boss My TBR!
42:45 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee Option #1)
43:50 - Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee Option #2)
44:45 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory (Kaytee Option #3)
44:51 - Season 1 Listener Press Episode
46:18 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith Option #1)
46:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller
46:37 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Meredith Option #2)
46:51 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Meredith Option #3)
49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:47 - I Wish You the Best Summer Reading Available to You (Kaytee)
49:49 - Pantsuit Politics Podcast
50:56 - I wish that People Would Stop Being Afraid of Reading Big Books (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia!
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: meeting Currently Reading show regulars
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what. we think goes into a good book review
- 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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1:21 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:26 - @MeredithMondaySchwartz on Instagram
1:31 - @Roxannathereader on Instagram
3:27 - @Maryreadsandmakes on Instagram
5:15 - Our Current Reads
5:30 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith)
10:04 - What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez (Kaytee)
13:02 - The Council of Animals by Nick McDonell (Meredith)
14:17 - Charter Books
16:34 - Animal Farm by George Orwell
17:28 - Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Kaytee)
17:37 - Funny Story by Emily Henry
18:31 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
21:41 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)
22:48 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
25:13 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
25:15 - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson
29:38 - Come Together by Emily Nagoski (Kaytee)
30:07 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
30:27 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
33:42 - Deep Dive: What Makes A Good Book Review
36:14 - A review that’s honest
36:41 - A review that’s thoughtful
38:39 - A review that includes title, author, short setup and honest thoughts
39:01 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
39:48 - A review that’s more than two sentences.
40:04 - A review that’s self aware
40:44 - A review that’s respectful
41:34 - A review that puts into context the reader’s life
43:54 - A review that accounts for what the author is TRYING to convey and were they successful
44:28 - A review that includes anything that makes the book unique
44:35 - West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
46:04 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:22 - If summer means slower paced for you, I wish for you to find some bookish community somewhere. (Meredith)
46:59 - Currently Reading Patreon
48:37 - I wish for a reader camp that includes all my favorite things. (Kaytee)
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store Schuler Books in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book recs that land with non readers and Kaytee meeting an octopus!
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we recommend books to readers outside our own wheelhouses
- 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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Season 6, Episode 45
1:27 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:50 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
6:52 - Our Current Reads
6:59 - Ready or Not by Cara Bastone (Mary)
10:41 - Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)
10:50 - The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht (Fabled link, not available on Bookshop)
11:14 - Secrets of the Whales by Brian Skerry
11:16 - Secrets of the Elephants by Paula Kahumbu and Claudia Geib
11:33 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
13:45 - Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (Mary)
15:51 - Boswell Books
16:55 - Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee)
17:01 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
17:13 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare
22:25 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Mary)
25:51 - Drowning by T.J. Newman (Kaytee)
25:57 - Falling by T.J. Newman
26:02 - CR Season 5: Episode 41
30:12 - Deep Dive: How To Recommend Books Outside Your Wheelhouse
32:21 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
32:23 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gayle Honeycutt
36:24 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
36:30 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
36:44 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
36:46 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
36:52 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
39:31 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
39:55 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
41:19 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch
41:43 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
44:29 - Drowning by T.J. Newman
48:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:59 - I wish people would give slow and steady reading a try. (Mary)
49:35 - Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
51:30 - I wish everyone would keep a readerly profile. (Kaytee)
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store Schuler Books in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book recommendations and…. book recommendations!
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books we wish we read sooner
- 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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:44 - Send us your listener presses! Here’s what we need: A voice memo with - Your name, location, book title and author, “Here’s the setup”, and why you love it. Three minutes or less please!! Email those to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
4:36 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:10 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
8:53 - Our Current Reads
9:09 - A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson (Meredith)
11:05 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
12:38 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy (Kaytee)
15:52 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
16:30 - 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis (Meredith)
20:54 - 2054 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis
21:50 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee, audio only)
22:05 - @clarabelletoks on Instagram
22:37 - libro.fm
26:51 - A Better World by Sarah Langan (Meredith)
29:34 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
31:19 - High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)
31:39 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
34:55 - Deep Dive: Books We Wish We Read Sooner
35:44 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
36:34 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagahira
37:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
37:50 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
38:55 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
39:32 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
40:27 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
40:29 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
40:51 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
40:52 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
40:58 - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
41:09 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
41:47 - Roots by Alex Haley
42:01 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
42:05 - On Writing by Stephen King
43:20 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
43:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
44:05 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
44:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller
46:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:09 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
50:06 - I wish more people would read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. (Meredith)
50:47 - I wish books would tell us if they are right for us when we pick them up. (Kaytee)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store Schuler Books in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends and “salt” books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: difficulty in starting new books
- 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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
2:14 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:50 - PLEASE send us your Ask Us Anything questions to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
6:43 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
11:13 - The Stand by Stephen King
12:17 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
14:50 - Our Current Reads
14:58 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (Roxanna)
15:02 - Canada Reads
16:56 - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
19:38 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne (Meredith)
21:35 - @mother.horror on Instagram
24:10 - The Ghoul of Windydown Vale by Jake Burt (Roxanna)
29:21 - In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides (Meredith)
34:15 - Funny Story by Emily Henry (Roxanna)
38:02 - Small Change by Roan Parrish
43:43 - The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Meredith - Meredith mistakenly said Mars Room initially. Sorry for the confusion!)
45:03 - Charter Books
45:42 - The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
49:51 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
49:56 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
52:16 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
53:40 - The Difficulty Of Starting A New Book
57:54 - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
1:01:19 - The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
1:02:07 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
1:02:12 - The One by John Marrs
1:02:21 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
1:04:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:04:11 - I wish everyone would watch Butterfly in the Sky on Netflix. (Roxanna)
1:04:14 - Butterfly in the Sky on Netflix
1:06:37 - Hello Bookstore
1:07:11 - I wish everyone would reflect on how summer reading affects your reading life. (Meredith)
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
1:56 - Putting the Book Into Context
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Published Sept. 28, 2010 by Minotaur Books
4.36 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Winter
Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2011, The Agatha Award, The New Blood Dagger Award, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Barry Award, and the Dilys Award
Critic Reviews
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
7:20 - The Setup
16:22 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
The pacing of the novel
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Quebec vs American History
Anglophone vs. Francophone history and culture
Themes: “bury your dead”, “with time”
P.345 - Not everything buried is actually dead.
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
One bit of lightness in the entire novel
Location, Location, Location
Relationship between Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo
Who leaked the video?
Enneagram Corner
The Ending
1:14:36 - Superlatives
Favorite Scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Favorite Quote
No spoilers this episode!
The next book will be A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: more bookish podcasts and new to us books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: books we have recently DNFd or NRNd
- 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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
:57 - Half Priced Books
1:26 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:41 - Talking Scared Podcast
1:48 - Tea & Murder Podcast
4:01 - PangoBooks
4:28 - Bookmans
5:34 - Our Current Reads
6:03 - Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis (Meredith)
7:33 - An Unlikely Story
9:11 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
9:26 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
9:57 - Fabled Bookshop
9:58 - Bear Necessity by James Gold-Bourn (Kaytee)
13:38 - The Field Guide To Dumb Birds of the Whole World by Matt Kracht (Meredith)
14:34 - Merlin App
14:55 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
13:48 - Charter Books
17:48 - The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht
19:52 - The Rhythm of Time by Questlove and S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
23:47 - The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (Meredith)
24:59 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
27:14 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
27:44 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Kaytee)
28:06 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
32:14 - Our Recent DNFs and NRNs
33:08 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Meredith)
34:12 - Jade City by Fonda Lee (Kaytee)
36:37 - The Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp (Meredith)
38:29 - Sunshine, Sangria and Scandal by Wendy Day (Kaytee)
40:19 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
40:44 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (Meredith, Wheel of Time series #2)
41:27 - Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Meredith)
43:16 - Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew by Davaun Sanders (Kaytee)
44:45 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
46:25 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:16 - I wish there was an easier way to find trusted sources’ reviews on Goodreads. (Meredith)
48:42 - Meredith’s Goodreads
49:02 - I wish to reject the notion that more books equals a better reading life. (Kaytee)
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish mail and more tech to help our reading lives
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what makes an unputdownable book and some examples
- 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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1:26 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:48 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
1:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
3:15 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
6:35 - The Outsiders by S.E Hinton
8:44 - Our Current Reads
8:54 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare (Kaytee)
9:11 - Season 6, Episode 25 w/Knox and Jamie
14:07 - Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz (Meredith)
15:16 - Foyles UK
16:08 - The Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
19:05 - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer (Kaytee)
19:18 - Libro.fm
21:57 - Article About AI Friends
25:10 - The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith)
26:32 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
29:53 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch (Kaytee)
34:10 - Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)
35:55 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
36:25 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews
38:49 - The Most Unputdownable Books
42:03 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
42:15 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
43:39 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
43:51 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
44:17 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
45:35 - Confessions by Kenae Minato
45:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
45:50 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
45:56 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
46:17 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
47:18 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
47:37 - Kaytee mentions Adenrele Ojo being a Recorded Books copyright narrator but it is actually Simon and Schuster!
48:06 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
48:34 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
48:51 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
49:27 - Drowning by T.J. Newman
49:28 - Falling by T.J. Newman
49:41 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
49:44 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
49:52 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
50:31 - Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
51:49 - Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
51:51 - Heartsopper by Alice Oseman
51:58 - March: Book One by John Lewis
53:00 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
54:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:24 - I wish more people would give graphic novels a chance. (Kaytee)
55:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
56:28 - I wish I could collect Precious Moments dolls committing all kinds of murder. (Meredith)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: accepting bookish feedback and purging our bookshelves
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: our current top 5 reads of 2024
- 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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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
9:18 - Our Current Reads
9:53 - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith)
17:02 - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Kaytee)
20:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartman (Meredith)
20:36 - @mother.horror on Instagram
25:57 - The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Kaytee)
28:18 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
28:20 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
29:07 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Meredith)
30:05 - An Unlikely Story
30:30 - Commonplace Books
32:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
33:43 - Sociopath by Patric Gagne (Kaytee)
39:23 - Our Top 5 Reads of 2024 (So Far)
42:36 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker
43:24 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen (Kaytee)
43:56 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith)
44:43 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee)
44:57 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
45:12 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith)
46:11 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee)
47:30 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith)
48:36 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
49:32 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)
50:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
51:17 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)
52:19 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith)
54:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:51 - I wish you could bottle up the feeling of reading a book for the first time. (Meredith)
54:56 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel
54:57 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
55:45 - I wish I could press All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle. (Kaytee)
56:17 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
57:11 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: talking podcasting with young people and book to film buzz
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: All kinds of bookish overhype
- 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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:36 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:48 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
7:17 - The Martian by Andy Weir
8:46 - Our Current Reads
8:53 - Olivetti by Allie Millington (Kaytee)
10:40 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
11:54 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (Meredith)
13:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled Bookshop
14:31 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
15:42 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May (Kaytee)
16:12 - Wintering by Katherine May
19:31 - No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)
20:21 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
20:23 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
23:17 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
23:36 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
27:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett
27:50 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Meredith)
31:12 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
31:47 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
32:18 - The Bookish Overhype
34:15 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
34:20 - Deacon King Kong by James McBride
34:42 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt
35:51 - James by Percival Everett
36:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
36:41 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides
37:28 - End of Story by A.J. Finn
39:11 - The Women by Kristin Hannah
39:21 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
41:05 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
43:25 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
43:38 - Funny Story by Emily Henry
43:40 - People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
44:34 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
44:47 - Meet Us At The Fountain
44:51 - I wish that books that make you question yourself would give an assessment quiz at the end. (Kaytee)
45:03 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May
46:41 - I wish everyone would watch the episode of The Twilight Zone called “Time Enough At Last”. (Meredith)
47:08 - Twilight Zone Season 1: Episode 8 (This is Amazon Prime but you can watch on Paramount + as well!)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: our children reading to the elderly and finally talking to authors
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Boss My TBR for two bookish friends
- 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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1:42 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:47 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
5:30 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher
6:09 - An Unlikely Story
8:34 - Currently Reading Patreon
9:01 - Our Current Reads
9:06 - Right at Home by Bobby Berk (Kaytee)
12:10 - Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
16:54 - That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming (Kaytee)
20:13 - That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming
21:03 - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (Meredith)
26:01 - Game Changer by Neal Shusterman (Kaytee)
26:05 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
28:45 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
28:49 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle
32:12 - Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich Royce (Meredith)
34:15 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
37:12 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Becca K.
39:18 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Arc of a Scythe #2)
39:24 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean #2)
39:30 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (Beartown #2)
39:36 - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2)
39:43 - The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (The Royal We #2)
39:57 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
39:58 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
39:59 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
40:00 - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
40:37 - The Winners by Fredrick Backman
From Rachel M.
43:45 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
43:49 - Look Closer by David Ellis
43:52 - The7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
43:57 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
44:01 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
48:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:30 - I wish to press The Guncle into your hands. (Kaytee)
48:45 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
48:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
51:12 - I wish when I am reading a book with a good “house” sense of place, I could go to that place and see, smell, touch, and hear all about it. (Meredith)
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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The Dry by Jane Harper
1:07 - Here’s the Setup
3:41 - Previews
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
The Dry by Jane Harper
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
The Exiles by Jane Harper
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
The Dry (2021)
Force of Nature (coming 2024)
6:57 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen
Historical flashbacks
The actual dryness
Catching Scott Whitlam
Aaron Falk’s ostracization
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been
There are pieces of the movie that don’t make sense without the book
Clyde PD
Grant’s role in Ellie’s death
The note that implicates Aaron/his dad
Defacing Falk’s car
Love triangle/sexual tension
Luke’s death details and the bike tire marks
Added to the movie
Suspense building elements
Mushy middle
Weird product placements
Pub room versus big hotel
Casting and mis-casting
A few non-Australians were cast! But very few
Falk - Simon Baker, Ryan Kwanten
Gretchen - Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Margo Robbie, Toni Collette, Naomi Watts
Raco - just a Hemsworth
Whitlam - another Hemsworth, let’s go with Chris
Gerry - Hugo Weaving, Geoffrey Rush, Mel Gibson
Problematic elements
Discussion of the “gay f-word”
44:06 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
The note that implicates Aaron
Mushy middle
Cinematography and score
The dryness, and the climax scene
Worst and best actors.
Young Luke
Raco, the actor
Eric Bana as Falk
Worst and best book characters.
Mal Deacon and Grant Dow
Luke Hadler
Raco
Karen Hadler
Aaron Falk
1:01:27 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
1:05:07 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
If you were to commit a murder, do you think you could get away with it?
And how would you do it?
What’s the scariest thing in Australia: the snakes, the spiders, the wildfires or the drought?
1:09:49 - End Credits
The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way
Available on Netflix - Season 1
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: fun new hobbies and maybe not having a bookish moment
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: our love for all things memoir
- 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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1:39 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:06 - Our Current Reads
8:14 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Mary)
10:29 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune
11:58 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine
12:29 - Renegades by Marissa Meyer (Kaytee)
12:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
15:47 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
16:47 - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Mary)
19:55 - An Inconvenient Cop by Edwin Raymond (Kaytee)
20:03 - Booktenders
24:51 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (Mary)
28:26 - @ginnyreadsandwrites on Instagram
28:44 - Fairyloot
29:07 - Pango Books
30:16 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
30:34 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
31:53 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (Kaytee)
32:10 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel
35:29 - Deep Dive: Our Love For Memoirs
36:10 - Sarah’s Bookshelves
39:49 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
41:43 - My Life in France by Julia Child
42:30 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling
42:32 - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
42:46 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
42:51 - Spare by Prince Harry
43:12 - Becoming by Michelle Obama
43:42 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
43:47 - I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg
44:04 - I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg (young readers’ edition)
44:59 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan
45:31 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
46:20 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes
46:58 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
47:50 - Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother by Beth Ann Fennelly
47:55 - Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly
48:06 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
48:10 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
49:04 - Soil by Camille T. Dungy
49:15 - An Exact Replica of A Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
50:29 - Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
50:37 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman
50:43 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (amazon link)
50:58 - Tragedy Plus Time by Adam Cayton-Holland
51:15 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottleib
51:30 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
51:53 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
52:02 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
52:52 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
53:05 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
53:12 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
53:43 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
53:45 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
53:48 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
54:03 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
54:15 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
55:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain
55:21 - I wish to press the Ember Quartet series, starting with Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. (Mary)
55:30 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
56:52 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
56:53 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
57:22 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
58:38 - My wish is for more bookish board games. (Kaytee)
58:47 - By the Book game
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: learning of new kinds of books and creating outdoor reading spaces
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we manage our massive TBRs and how we choose our next read
- 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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**We are aware of a sound quality issue with Kaytee’s audio. We are in the works to hopefully get that fixed soon! Thanks for hanging with us through it!
2:55 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:56 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch
7:54 - Our Current Reads
8:18 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith)
11:21 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
11:22 - @readlexyread on Instagram
11:36 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
12:34 - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Kaytee)
14:57 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
15:48 - There’s Something I Have To Tell You by Michelle McDonagh (Meredith)
18:25 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
19:40 - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (Kaytee)
20:08 - The Happier Podcast
23:48 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
27:55 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee)
28:10 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
32:01 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
32:29 - Deep Dive: Managing Our Massive TBRs
33:09 - Hearts and Daggers Pod
33:43 - Currently Reading Patreon
44:00 - 3 tier rolling cart on Amazon
47:16 - NetGalley
47:51 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
50:53 - Half Price Books
51:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:14 - I wish people would read The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. (Meredith)
54:31 - My wish is to share a collaboration between Mychal Threets and PBS. (Kaytee)
55:00 - Mychal Threets on Instagram
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: changing up book subscriptions and implementing new technology into our reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what would we ask the book fairy to change in our books
- 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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**We are aware of a sound quality issue with Kaytee’s audio. We are in the works to hopefully get that fixed soon! Thanks for hanging with us through it!
1:35 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:51 - Satisfiction Book Subscription
2:18 - Fairyloot
2:19 - Illumicrate
2:20 - OwlCrate
3:00 - @Meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
7:33 - Our Current Reads
7:42 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel (Kaytee)
7:48 - Booktenders
10:57 - @authortiffanymcdaniel on Instagram
12:02 - An Unlikely Story
12:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith)
17:58 - Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (Kaytee)
20:14 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
20:49 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
21:49 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah (young readers version)
22:21 - Rabbit by Patricia Williams
22:46 - The Gathering by C.J. Tudor (Meredith)
24:18 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
24:20 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor
26:49 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee)
28:48 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
28:52 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
28:54 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
31:35 - The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland (Meredith)
36:14 - Deep Dive: Book Wishes To The Book Fairy
40:01 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
56:38 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
49:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:21 - I wish everyone would follow @weeklyhomecheck on Instagram. (Kaytee)
50:36 - I wish everyone would listen to the podcast The Canada Reads Podcast (Meredith)
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: more efficient book signings and reading when we need to recharge
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: an unofficial deep dive into no prep episodes
- 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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:10 Bite Size Intro
1:49 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:10 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
9:43 - Our Current Reads
12:19 - Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor (Meredith)
12:54 - From the Front Porch podcast
18:12 - Better the Blood by Michael Bennett
19:21 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)
19:56 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
25:00 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
25:42 - Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf (Meredith)
27:15 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
30:53 - CR Season 4: Episode 30 (about one-night stand books)
31:29 - Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Kaytee)
31:54 - Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
35:13 - libro.fm
37:38 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston (Meredith)
44:02 - Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (Kaytee)
44:14 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
51:58 - Deep Dive: Talking Through Our Off The Cuff Episode
56:37 - Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf
56:38 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
59:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:01:26 - I wish everyone would try doing summarizing thoughts immediately after reading a book in some way shape or form. (Meredith)
1:01:58 - I wish for a book recommendation on call service. (Kaytee)
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: pastries while reading and huge bookish hangovers
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the ways our reading lives and changed and expanded over time
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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1:32 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
4:45 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Releases June 25, 2024)
7:30 - Our Current Reads
7:36 - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg (Roxanna)
14:09 - The Red Parts by Maggie Nelson (Meredith)
18:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich
21:54 - Burning Roses by S.L. Huang (Roxanna)
22:51 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
26:06 - Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (Meredith)
27:14 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber
31:22 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (Roxanna)
31:51 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
31:54 - Finding Me by Viola Davis
36:23 - Better the Blood by Michael Bennett (Meredith)
41:24 - Deep Dive: Changes In Our Reading Lives Over Time
47:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
48:07 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
49:55 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
50:39 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast w/ Sara Hildreth
50:42 - @fictionmatters on Instagram
53:36 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
53:45 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
55:48 - Burning Roses by S.L. Huang
58:55 - A Dead Djinn In Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
1:00:32 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:00:45- I wish everyone knows about shepherd.com (Roxanna)
1:00:52 - Strong Sense of Place podcast
1:01:17 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
1:03:19 - Shogun by James Clavell
1:03:28 - CR Season 1: Episode 14
1:04:45 - I wish more people would read Shogun. (Meredith)
1:05:18 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
3:45 - Putting the Book Into Context
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Published Sept. 29, 2009 by Minotaur Books
4.20 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Autum
Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2010
Critic Reviews
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
10:50 - The Setup
16:22 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
First paragraph hooks the reader so completely
Reminds Meredith of the Vera series by Ann Cleeves
The pacing of the novel
The deliberate pulling away from the “quaint village mystery”
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Quality of writing itself - if it could be written as a whole series in today’s publishing
Themes: human behavior, conscience, Thoreau’s Walden, contentment, fathers
p.172 quote about conscience
p. 298 quote about happiness
p.175 quote about Walden
P. 495 quote about fear and contentment
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Side plot with Jean-Guy and the notes left by Ruth Zardo
The Oddness Factor (is usually in superlatives but gets talked about early in this episode!)
The Ending
1:15:31 - Superlatives
Biggest Flaw
Character MVP
p. 403
Favorite Character
Biggest loser
Best food description
Fear Factor
1:29:47 - Within the Series
Is this book skippable?
Favorite Quote (gets asked after the skippable portion so I added it here for time stamp sake)
1:34:08 - SPOILERS AHEAD HERE
Next episode’s read: Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book signings and reading retreats
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: revisiting what is working and what isn’t working in our current reading lives
- 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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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:45 - CR Season 5: Episode 37
4:17 - An Unlikely Story bookshop
4:45 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
6:20 - Our Current Reads
6:51 - One of the Good Guys by Araminta Hall (Meredith)
12:21 - My Other Husband by Dorothy Koomson (Kaytee)
12:26 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson (amazon link)
15:23 - Blackwell’s
16:33 - The Golden Gate by Amy Chua (Meredith)
18:15 - The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (Penguin Random House link)
21:42 - @pieladybooks on Instagram
22:43 - A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow (Kaytee)
25:48 - The Deep by River Solomon
25:51 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
25:53 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton
27:17 - Near the Bone by Christina Henry (Meredith)
28:54 - @mother.horror on Instagram
32:10 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister (Kaytee)
35:50 - Deep Dive: Revisiting What Is Working and Not Working In Our Reading Lives
44:06 - Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan
44:18 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
57:14 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:27 - I wish if you buddy read, find a reader who reads in different genres than you do. (Meredith)
59:32 - I wish to implement SSR in my home. (Kaytee)
1:00:05 - @books.are.word.tacos on Instagram
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story!
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: puzzle competitions and a new to Meredith podcast
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: a recap of Kaytee and Meredith’s annual CR get together
- 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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:10 Bite Size Intro
2:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:02 - Puzzle Board (Amazon link for something similar, the Aldi one does not have an online link)
6:19 - Talking Scared podcast
7:23 - Talking Scared Ep. 176
8:43 - Our Current Reads
8:53 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee)
10:35 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
12:19 - No Way Out by Cara Hunter (Meredith, DI Adam Foley #3)
13:50 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Blackwell’s link)
16:59 - Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee)
19:51 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
22:00 - A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke (Meredith)
23:51 - The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
23:56 - The Nesting by C.J. Cooke
24:06 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
24:08 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
27:16 - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (Kaytee)
27:26 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
27:55 - Let Kaytee know if you have a copy of It’s Not Exactly Rocket Science by Ed Yong!
33:28 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Meredith)
35:08 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
41:17 - Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith’s Bookish Retreat
46:12 - The King’s English Bookshop
48:12 - Brady @booksbybrady on Instagram
49:00 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:08 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:14 - I wish that we could visit every Indie Press List bookstore in person, or even every potential IPL bookstore. (Kaytee)
54:53 - I co-sign a bookish friend’s wish for a movie theater, but make it silent reading with snacks. (Meredith, thanks Julie Myers for the wish!)
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story!
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: teaching littles to read and a book press
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: tropes Roxanna and Mary want to see MORE of in their reading
- 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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2:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:25 - Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
4:02 - The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou by Eleni Kyriacou (Blackwell’s hardcover link, releases in paperback in the US October 8, 2024. If you want to wait for the paperback you can pre-order HERE)
5:51 - Our Current Reads
5:56 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Mary)
6:08 - Waterstone’s
10:14 - The Undertaking of Heart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Roxanna)
11:02 - Under The Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
14:12 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter (Mary)
17:46 - Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (Roxanna)
17:54 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
21:20 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
21:30 - How To Walk Away by Katherine Center
23:16 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
24:30 - @katherinecenter on Instagram
24:36 - The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow (Mary, Amazon link)
27:46 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Roxanna)
27:57 - Mary and Roxanna’s Top Ten Reads of 2023 episode
33:52 - Deep Dive: Bookish Tropes We Want More Of
36:30 - Small Change by Roan Parrish
36:41 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
38:03 - Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
38:16 - Mary’s Instagram (Holiday Romance is under her “Books Vol. 6” highlight)
39:54 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
40:25 - Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
42:58 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
43:05 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots
43:13 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
44:17 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
46:01 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
47:01 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Sinister Summer #1)
47:07 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
49:31 - Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid
50:54 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
51:35 - Search by Michelle Huneven
51:43 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
52:36 - Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
52:38 - Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
54:54 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
55:30 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
57:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:12 - I wish to motivate listeners to spend time with their physical TBR and plan reads or cull books. (Mary)
59:35 - I wish to press Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. (Roxanna)
59:46 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
1:02:18 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story!
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish festival meetups and poop books for potty training
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: answering questions about our thoughts on bookish villains
- 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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2:56 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:13 - The Tucson Festival of Books
Please RSVP to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you’re going to come Saturday, March 9!
5:52 - Everybody Poops by Justine Avery
5:58 - Potty by Leslie Patricelli
6:17 - Poopasaurus by Plum Coconut (Amazon link)
6:18 - Dino Potty by Sara Conway
6:33 - P is for Potty by Naomi Kleinberg
6:35 - The New Potty by Mercer Mayer (Amazon link)
6:58 - It Hurts When I Poop! by Howard J. Bennett
7:05 - Bunny’s Big Problem by Simone Majetich (Amazon link)
7:37 - Poop There It Is by Little Hippo Books (Amazon link)
10:08 - Our Current Reads
10:22 - Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills (Kaytee)
10:29 - The Novel Neighbor
10:42 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
13:18 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith)
15:25 - The Nowhere Bookshop
17:34 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
16:36 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
19:05 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
20:25 - My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin (Kaytee, Blackwell’s UK link)
23:23 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith)
29:24 - Libro.fm
30:17 - Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina (Kaytee)
30:24 - Capital Books on K
32:02 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson
32:32 - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina
33:19 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara (Meredith)
34:43 - Currently Reading Patreon
34:50 - Fabled Bookshop
36:55 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
36:57 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
37:23 - All Things Bookish Villains
40:25 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
42:02 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
42:56 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
43:42 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
44:31 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
45:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
45:08 - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
45:24 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
48:12 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
48:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
50:21 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
51:00 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
51:38 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
53:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
54:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:20 - I wish to press How the Word Is Passed by Cint Smith into listeners’ hands. (Kaytee)
54:21 - How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith
56:03 - I wish listeners would stop using the Patreon app to listen to our content and add patreon to wherever they listen to other podcasts. (Meredith)
57:02 - Check our Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for the video instructions to add Patreon to your podcast feed.
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Content warning for listeners and young listeners for this episode!
1:28 - Here’s the Setup
3:41 - Previews
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (2023)
7:34 - The Cutting Room
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.
Sisters being separated
Celie first showing up at Mister’s house
Setting up the story
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.
African continent
Celie and Shug’s relationship
Shug’s life events
Voiceover narration
Setting on the coast of Georgia
Celie’s discovery of herself
Mister’s redemption arc
Casting and mis-casting
Directors
Harpo
Shug
Mister
Problematic elements.
Continuity issues: dock and boat access to juke joint
Sophia having a potential traumatic brain injury?
Mailbox focus
42:52 - Award Season
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Mister’s redemption arc
Shug’s redemption arc
Shug singing down the choir
Title line incorporation
Shug singing at the juke joint
The Fancy Pants song (“I’m so Pretty” from West Side Story)
Worst and best actors.
The Mailbox
Squeak/H.E.R.
Adult Nettie/Ciara
Celie/Whoopie
Sophia/Oprah
Mister/Danny Glover
Celie/Fantasia Barrino
Sophia/Danielle Brooks
Young Celie & Young Nettie
Worst and best book characters.
Ol’ Mister
Mister
Shug
The Three Musketeers: Shug/Sophia/Nettie
56:40 - Book/Flick Energy
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes - 1985
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes - 2023
1:02:25 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel
Which of the movies that we’ve already reviewed would you most like to see as a musical?
Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton - Popcorn Episode
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Popcorn Episode
Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Popcorn Episode
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
If you were to cast yourself as one of these characters, which would you be?
If you were sentenced to 12 years in prison, what would it be for?
Murder
Drinking and driving
1:05:46 - End Credits
The Dry by Jane Harper
Available for rent (we’re using the library!)
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bossing our friends' TBRs an exciting look at a book to film preview
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: bossing two listeners’ TBRs
- 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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1:35 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:07 - The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
5:42 - Our Current Reads
6:01 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Meredith)
10:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee)
SKIP TO 16:30 IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS SETUP
13:52 - Storygraph
13:54 - Reel by Ezeekat about trigger warnings of Butcher & Blackbird
16:48 - Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton (Meredith)
21:26 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
22:25 - Landlines by Raynor Winn (Kaytee, Blackwell’s UK link)
22:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
23:42 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
27:00 - Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Meredith)
28:18 - Fabled Bookshop
28:20 - @wacoreads on Instagram
29:04 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
31:19 - All About Love by Bell Hooks (Kaytee)
33:48 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Wendy T.
34:25 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
34:28 - The City We Became by N.K. Jemison
34:31 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
34:34 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
34:37 - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
37:10 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
37:18 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram
From Sarah O.
41:03 - Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro
41:06 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
41:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
41:11 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
41:14 - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
43:31 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
46:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (a follow up from a previous Boss My TBR they loved!)
47:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:26 - Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson
48:26 - I wish to see more blurbs from Netgalley readers on books instead of author blurbs. (Meredith)
50:18 - I wish it were easier to find fandom recommended reading order for authors with series that are within the same universe. (Kaytee)
52:44 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
53:08 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram
53:27 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia.
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Connect With Us:
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: even more bookshelves and Meredith potentially meeting authors
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: tropes we are tired of reading
- 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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1:32 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:46 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson
4:11 - Ikea Ivar System (Kaytee mixed and matched as needed/wanted)
5:09 - Hamptons Whodunit
8:25 - Our Current Reads
8:36 - The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi (Kaytee)
8:42 - Foyles UK
10:02 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
10:05 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
10:07 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
11:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
11:46 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)
15:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
16:37 - The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker (Kaytee)
16:49 - Libro.fm
20:01 - While Idaho Slept by J. Reuben Appelman (Meredith)
26:14 - Soil by Camille T. Dungy (Kaytee)
29:35 - The Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson (Meredith)
33:29 - Deep Dive: Tropes We Are Tired Of Reading
34:23 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
49:14 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:20 - I wish to give all our listeners a heads up about Booktenders, the indie bookstore. (Kaytee)
49:20 - @Booktenderswv on Instagram
51:26 - I wish we would get more content around books besides JUST a blurb and a tour - for example, a book trailer. (Meredith)
52:31 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
52:38 - @heartsanddaggerspod on Instagram
54:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia.
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish pre-orders and picking the right books for ourselves
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Bookish Friends’ best and worst books of 2023, with interesting overlaps!
- 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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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up for a 7 day free trial and check out all the goodness!)
7:42 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
10:57 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (pre-order, releases June 11, 2024)
11:01 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
12:51 - Fabled Bookshop
14:29 - Our Current Reads
14:42 - The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francoise Malby-Anthony (Kaytee)
15:09 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence
18:04 - The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent (Meredith)
20:32 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
20:35 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
24:12 - Erasure by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
29:48 - The Trees by Percival Everett
30:42 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher (Meredith)
35:28 - The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
36:51 - Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (Kaytee)
36:56 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
40:38 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith)
45:31 - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
46:11 - Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
46:20 - Ordinary Grace by Willam Kent Krueger
46:42 - Deep Dive: Bookish Friends’ Best and Worst Reads of 2023
46:51 - Currently Reading Patreon
50:35 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (#1 best AND worst read)
51:25 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (#5 favorite)
51:28 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (#4 favorite)
51:32 - Hello Beautiful by Anne Napolitano (#3 favorite)
51:36 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (#2 favorite)
51:49 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (#5 least favorite)
51:54 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (tied #3 least favorite)
51:56 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (tied #3 least favorite)
51:59 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai (#2 least favorite)
52:23 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
52:46 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
53:46 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
53:47 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
54:39 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
54:46 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
57:58 - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
59:05 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
59:17 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Interview with Lara Love Hardin
1:01:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:01:45 - I wish for more duologies in the bookish universe. (Kaytee)
1:02:12 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
1:02:45 - I want those who love mysteries, thriller and horror to follow @mother.horror on Instagram (Meredith)
1:03:34 - Mother Horror Patreon
1:03:51 - Near the Bone by Christina Henry
1:04:09 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia.
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee may have died and come back to life after recording this week. They are joined by none other than Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of the Popcast! They are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading clickers and reading to our kiddos
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie’s top 5 books of 2023, plus each guest brought their favorite reading experience
- 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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1:11 - The Popcast
3:21 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:39 - Tiktok scrolling ring
4:05 - Kindle remote clicker
7:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
9:32 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine
10:20 - Fabled Bookshop
10:26 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
11:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
13:35 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
13:44 - Our Current Reads
14:07 - Everyone On This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Jamie)
14:15 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
16:11 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron
16:47 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Knox)
19:19 - Warcross by Marie Lu (Kaytee)
19:31 - What Should I Read Next Podcast
20:13 - Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
20:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris
20:16 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
21:50 - Wildcard by Marie Lu
22:34 - The Future by Naomi Alderman (Meredith)
23:53 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
27:52 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier
28:11 - Deep Dive: Knox and Jamie’s Top 5 Books of 2023
28:42 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
28:44 - Congratulations! The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas
28:49 - The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab
28:56 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
29:38 - The Road of Bones by Demi Winters (Jamie #5)
32:23 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Knox #5)
32:41- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
34:16 - All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Jamie #4)
37:39 - The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen (Knox #4)
39:48 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
40:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare (Jamie #3)
42:14 - Archive of Our Own
42:16 - Fanfiction.net
43:29 - All The Young Dudes by MsKingBean89
44:43 - Traffic by Ben Smith (Knox #3)
46:24 - Drowning by T.J. Newman (Jamie #2)
46:35 - Falling by T.J. Newman
49:04 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Knox #2)
52:07 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Jamie #1)
56:14 - Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan (Knox #1)
59:16 - Knox and Jamie’s Favorite Reading Experiences of 2023
1:00:43 - Hot and Bothered by Jancee Dunn (Jamie)
1:04:37 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Knox)
1:06:00 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
1:06:22 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:07:08 - I wish more of us would print our book covers to keep in a book to reflect on. (Jamie)
1:07:10 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer
1:09:46 - Mother Horror on Instagram
1:10:32 - I want to press two books into the hands of listeners (Knox)
1:11:08 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (specifically for dudes, touches on masculinity without being bro-ish)
1:11:32 - Open Throat by Henry Hoke (specifically for writers)
1:13:35 - I would like to read the same book, but with a different take - with more humor and snark (Kaytee)
1:13:38 - Monsters by Claire Dederer
1:16:49 - I wish everyone would listen to the Popcast (Meredith)
1:16:56 - The Popcast
1:17:28 - The Popcast on Instagram
1:18:34 - The Popcast Patreon
1:20:46 - @KnoxMccoy on Instagram
1:20:48 - @Jamiebgolden on Instagram
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading aloud to our kiddos and bookish Legos
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: How Roxanna has evolved to read more sci-fi, fantasy and romance
- 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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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
1:59 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
4:16 - Lego Hotel (Lego Bookshop is sold out on their website)
6:39 - Our Current Reads
6:43 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister (Roxanna)
6:51 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister
10:32 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
12:07 - The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella (Kaytee)
12:14 - The Poisoned Pen
12:42 - Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
14:10 - The Looking Glass Illusion by Sara Ella
16:36 - Small Change by Roan Parrish (Roxanna, Amazon Link)
17:54 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
21:53 - The Vacation by John Marrs (Kaytee)
27:20 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna)
27:26 - CR Season 2, Episode 8
30:38 - One Sunny Afternoon by Rowan Jette Knox (Kaytee)
31:15 - Love Lives Here by Rowan Jette Knox
32:56 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller
33:09 - Libro.fm
34:06 - Deep Dive: Roxanna’s Evolution As A Reader
34:15 - CR Season 3, Episode 5 (Roxanna’s first episode introduction)
34:54 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
37:49 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
38:08 - Get Booked Podcast (no longer running but old episodes are available!)
39:02 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
41:11 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather
44:44 - A Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
43:58 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
44:04 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
48:26 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:45 - I wish people would lean into whatever season they are in with their reading lives .(Roxanna)
52:59 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
53:07 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski
53:13 - Wintering by Katherine May
53:21 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
53:23 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
53:53 - I wish to be read aloud to long after I age out of being read to. (Kaytee)
54:14 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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We know you’ll be thrilled to hear from Mary and Roxanna again this weekend as you’ve been asking for their top 10 lists, and we’ve got them for you!
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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1:15 - 2023 Reading Review
3:02 - CR Season 6, Episode 22 (Meredith and Kaytee’s top 10)
5:26 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:30 - Our Top Ten Reads of 2023
8:43 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna)
10:05 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Mary)
12:35 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Roxanna) 14:45 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Mary)
16:58 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Roxanna)
20:49 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)
21:22 - The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson (Mary)
21:33 - @Maryreadsandsips on Instagram
23:32 - Small Change by Roan Parrish (Roxanna, Amazon link)
25:48 - Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder (Mary)
26:00 - Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder
27:17 - Malagash by Joey Comeau
28:27 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Roxanna)
30:42 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Mary)
31:51 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
32:34 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Roxanna)
33:57 - The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson (Mary)
34:03 - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Junon Dawson
35:52 - CR Season 6, Episode 23
36:39 - Essentialism by Greg Mckeown (Roxanna)
39:03 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)
40:50 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
42:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna #3, Daevabad Trilogy #1)
42:15 - Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty
42:17 - Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
44:30 - Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary #3)
47:14 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Roxanna #2)
48:37 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Mary #2)
48:45 - CR Season 6, Episode 19 (Kaytee’s Divine Rivals setup episode)
49:26 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
50:49 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Roxanna #1)
53:38 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (Mary #1, audiobook is the only way to purchase!)
53:55 - CR Season 5, Episode 36 (Mary’s in depth discussion about After This)
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: gifting books to little ones and accessing our TBR
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how the endings of books could make or break our feelings about the book as a whole
- 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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1:22 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:26 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
4:27 - Photo Clip Lights
7:06 - Our Current Reads
7:24 - Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson (Mary)
7:29 - @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
8:33 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
9:50 - Fabled Bookshop
10:25 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen (Kaytee)
12:42 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
12:58 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
14:43 - Malagash by Joey Comeau (Mary)
19:28 - In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (Kaytee)
19:47 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
19:51 - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
19:59 - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
22:10 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
24:05 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Mary)
24:12 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
25:13 - CR Season 6, Episode 19
27:44 - Fairyloot
29:34 - OwlCrate
30:01- PangoBooks
30:30 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan (Kaytee, Amazon Link, no longer on Bookshop)
34:44 - Fable app
35:49 - Deep Dive: Endings That Affect How We Feel About A Book
35:53 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
36:30 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
36:42 - The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
38:43 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
40:58 - Amor Towles The Lincoln Highway Q&A (very spoilery!!)
42:19 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
43:48 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
43:52 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
46:25 - The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
46:26 - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Junon Dawson
52:05 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
52:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
53:57 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:10 - I wish I was better at timing my days off for when I’m reading an amazing book. (Mary)
55:54 - I wish for a bookish book nook. (Kaytee)
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing their favorite reads of 2023. This year, we have two lists: favorite reading experiences and favorite books. With so many great reading experiences of… not so great books, we had to differentiate. We also had a few overlaps, and some reads that really surprised the other!
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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1:46 - Our Yearly Reading Overview
5:41 - The Novel Neighbor
6:52 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:08 - Minotaur Books
8:09 - Tor.com
8:10 - Berkeley
8:25 - William Morrow
9:32 - Flatiron Books
16:04 - @megan.is.reading on Instagram (this link goes directly to the monthly goals post!)
17:02 - Our Favorite Reading Experiences of 2023
18:47 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith #5)
19:46 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Kaytee #4)
21:16 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Meredith #4)
22:08 - Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson (Kaytee #4)
22:10 - Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulson
22:53 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
23:33 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Meredith #3)
24:45 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee #3)
25:41 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (Meredith #2)
26:17 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi
27:06 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan (Kaytee #2)
28:10 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Meredith #1)
29:05 - The Introduction of Popcorn in the Pages (Kaytee #1)
29:45 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
29:46 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
29:47 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
29:48 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
31:00 - Our Top Ten Books of 2023
31:40 - Slewfoot by Brom (Meredith #10)
CR Season 6, Episode 16 for Slewfoot setup
32:56 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (Kaytee #10)
CR Season 5, Episode 47 for The Life Council setup
34:03 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Meredith #9)
CR Season 6, Episode 11 for The Covenant of Water setup
34:27 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
35:39 - To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Kaytee #9)
CR Season 6, Episode 8 for To Shape a Dragon’s Breath setup
36:21 - Elliot Bay Book Company
36:32 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Merdith #8)
CR Season 6, Episode 13 for Starling House setup
36:37 - The Novel Neighbor
36:45 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
37:47 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Kaytee #8)
CR Season 6, Episode 17 for Tom Lake setup
38:39 - In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross (Meredith #7)
CR Season 6, Episode 8 for In Light of All Darkness setup
40:14 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee #7)
CR Season 6, Episode 19 for Divine Rivals setup
40:43 - Fairyloot
41:09 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Meredith #6)
CR Season 5, Episode 32 for Search setup
42:39 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln (Kaytee #6)
CR Season 6, Episode 6 for The Swifts setup
42:46 - Capital Book on K
43:47 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (Meredith #5) (This has never been brought as a current read)
46:03 - Congratulations, The Best is Over! By R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee #5)
CR Season 6, Episode 12 for Congratulations, The Best is Over! Setup
47:08 - Strange Sally Diamond Liz Nugent (Meredith #4)
CR Season 6, Episode 5 for Strange Sally Diamond setup
48:22 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Kaytee #4)
CR Season 5, Episode 44 for Happy Place setup
50:07 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith #3)
CR Season 5, Episode 31 for Stone Blind setup
51:49 - The Adventures of Almina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Kaytee #3)
CR Season 6, Episode 1 for The Adventures of Almina Al-Sirafi setup
53:08 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith (Meredith #2)
CR Season 6, Episode 20 for Cold People setup
54:50 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Kaytee #2)
CR Season 5: Episode 47 for Chain Gang All Stars setup
57:31 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Meredith #1)
CR Season 5, Episode 45 for Clytemnestra setup
1:00:41 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee #1)
CR Season 5, Episode 31 for Black Cake setup
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2019. These stood the test of time better than our 2018 reads, and most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them four years ago!
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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4:30 - Our Top 10 Reads of 2019
5:07 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier (Kaytee)
5:35 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
6:23 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Meredith)
7:31 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Kaytee)
7:45 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
8:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny (Meredith)
10:00 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Kaytee)
11:00 - The Whisper Man by Alex North (Meredith)
11:03 - Book of the Month
11:56 - The Passengers by John Marrs (Kaytee)
12:08 - The One by John Marrs
12:58 - The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye (Meredith)
14:15 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Kaytee)
15:56 - The Current by Tim Johnston (Meredith)
16:05 - Descent by Tim Johnston
18:04 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Kaytee)
19:47 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff (Meredith)
21:48 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live w/Garrett Graff
22:09 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (Kaytee)
23:26 - American Royals by Katharine McGee (Meredith)
25:15 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal (Kaytee)
27:04 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
27:36 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)
29:21 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee’s #2 book)
29:37 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
30:32 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Meredith’s #2 book)
32:10 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Kaytee’s #1 book)
33:53 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith’s #1 book)
35:19 - Deep Dive: Discussion on our Top Books of 2019
35:49 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
36:03 - White Women by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao
36:13 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
36:14 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
37:10 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
37:31 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
37:33 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
38:25 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
38:40 - The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
1:24 - Here’s the Setup
2:50 - Previews:
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
A Muppet Christmas Carol on Disney Plus
Spoken Word Grammy Nomination!
7:35 - The Cutting Room:
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.
Hustle Bustle of the city
Lines from the book
Each of the three ghosts
Final scene
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.
Marley’s jaw
Scrooge’s sister
Belle’s life/missing song
Ignorance and Want
Dead man
Alibaba during Scrooge’s childhood
Columbian coffee commercial
Scrooge’s lines quoted back to him
Casting and mis-casting
“Played by Kermit”
Scrooge - Michael Caine
Ian McClellan?
Richard Harris?
Swapping Muppet roles
Two Marleys
Problematic elements.
Classism versus other isms
Body commentary
Topper’s treatment of the girl he’s crushing on
40:05 - Award Season:
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Bob Cratchit’s family
Hillbilly horses
Ghost of Christmas Past
The giant raw turkey
Musical numbers
Fozziwig
Worst and best actors.
Tiny Tim
Ghost of Christmas Past
Michael Caine
Waldorf and Statler
Worst and best book characters.
The Cratchit family
Ebeneezer Scrooge
Ghost of Christmas Present
Fred
51:43 - Book/Flick Energy:
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
George C. Scott version from 1984
The Man Who Invented Christmas on Amazon Prime
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Jim Carrey - Christmas Carol on Netflix
George C. Scott version from 1984
56:51 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel:
What are your top 3 favorite Christmas carols?
O, Holy Night
Angels We Have Heard on High
Strange Way to Save the World
Carol of the Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear - Whitney Houston
Joy to the World - Mariah Carey
If you had to pick a classic to adapt with muppets, which would you choose?
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
If you could travel in time, but only one direction, which would you choose?
11/22/63 by Stephen King
1:04:02 - End Credits
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
1985 film version with Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey (can stream on Max and rent most places)
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: sweet acts of service and manifesting wintry feelings
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: themed reading months and how we incorporate them into our reading lives
- 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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3:00 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:18 - Krampus by Brom
3:39 - Slewfoot by Brom
7:09 - Cozy by Jan Brett
7:16 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
8:08 - Current Reads
8:42 - Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor (Meredith)
10:06 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
14:20 - The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern
14:45 - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (Kaytee)
20:00 - Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith)
21:07 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
24:45 - Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward (Kaytee)
28:25 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith (Meredith)
29:31 - From the Front Porch podcast
32:53 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
34:10 - Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
37:05 - Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach
37:21 - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
37:49 - Deep Dive: Themed Reading Months
47:39 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
48:09 - Frindle by Andrew Clements
48:28 - The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
48:51 - Our Zazzle storefront for all things CR merch
49:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:54 - I wish everybody would compile a list of their favorite books of the year. (Meredith)
52:08 - I wish to press Marley by Jon Clinch this holiday season. (Kaytee)
52:14 - Marley by Jon Clinch
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.
2:40 - Putting the Book Into Context
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
Publication date (2009)
4.21 rating on Goodreads
Seasonal setting - Summer
Book Awards: Crimewriters of Canada Award for Excellence in 2009
Critic Reviews
Alternate Title: The Murder Stone
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
9:25 - The Setup
8:46 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first paragraph
Perfect prologue - sets us up for Manoir Bellechasse, but then chapter 1 goes back to Three Pines shortly
An entire family of characters we as readers cannot really root for
Mic drop moments
Flimsy mystery, great building of suspense
The pacing of the novel
Quality of writing itself - last major action scene
Themes: Rest, oppressive heat, paradise lost, prisons, things being unnatural, bravery in vulnerability
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Still Life by Louise Penny
Character Development - Gamache’s misstep
57:08 - What Do We Need to Know?
History within the book as it pertains to reality
The Oddness Factor
1:07:11 - Superlatives
Biggest Flaw
Favorite Quote
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
1:22:37 - Within the Series
Is this book skippable?
Setting the foundation
1:23:34 - SPOILERS AHEAD HERE
Easter eggs to future books
Next episode’s read: The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
No Spoilers this episode!
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book subscriptions and bookish advents
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the types of and specific books that kept us up at night
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:40- OwlCrate
6:24 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
7:36 - Fairyloot
8:11 - Current Reads
8:28 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee)
12:46 - The Cook’s Book by Bri McKoy (Meredith)
14:07 - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
15:48 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
18:26 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Kaytee)
21:43 - The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale (Meredith)
23:12 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
23:33 - Waterstones UK
24:55 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Kaytee)
31:51 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie (Meredith)
36:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
37:29 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
38:36 - Deep Dive: Books That Kept Us Up At Night
41:24 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien
41:52 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
42:27 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
42:25 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
43:12 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
44:06 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
44:28 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
44:46 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
44:55 - Falling by T.J. Newman
44:56 - Drowning by T.J. Newman
46:19 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes
46:33 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
47:13 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
47:18 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
47:22 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
50:20 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
50:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:56 - I wish to completely abandon Goodreads for StoryGraph in 2024. (Kaytee)
50:59 - StoryGraph
52:41 - libro.fm
52:42 - bookshop.org
53:38 - I wish, if you like Christmas reading, for you to read The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (Meredith)
58:39 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
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- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the 2024 reading tracker and Christmas picture books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how the holidays affect our reading lives
- 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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2:04 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
9:19 - Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
10:25 - The Poison Pen Bookstore
10:46 - The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor by Eva Frantz (Blackwell’s link)
11:06 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
11:11 - The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
12:44 - Current Reads
12:59 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
13:19 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)
17:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Kaytee)
18:04 - CR Season 5: Episode 44
21:53 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (Meredith)
24:15 - The Novel Neighbor
25:56 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
26:43 - The Novel Neighbor on Instagram
27:03 - The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire
29:12 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
30:24 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine
31:06 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Meredith)
31:16 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
33:29 - Blackwell’s UK
33:48 - booktalketc on Instagram
41:26 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
42:14 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Kaytee)
43:27 - Libro.fm
54:14 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
48:25 - Deep Dive: How Holidays Can Change Our Reading Habits
50:33 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
51:08 - The Novel Neighbor
55:09 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
55:14 - Marley by Jon Clinch
55:54 - The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
56:54 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
57:34 - Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber
58:09 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
59:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:42 - My wish is that you read I Am Pilgrim (Meredith)
59:48 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
1:01:54 - I wish that Google Sheets would allow “select multiple” in drop downs (Kaytee)
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: spoiling bookish gifts and needing book intel before continuing
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: when Goodreads ratings don’t match your own
- 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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1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:10 - Book Embosser
2:28 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
4:05 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
4:15 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
6:43 - Current Reads
6:50 - The Novel Neighbor
6:55 - The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane (Kaytee)
8:57 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
8:59 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
9:51 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King (Meredith)
13:07 - Good Inside by Becky Kennedy (Kaytee)
17:03 - With A Kiss We Die by L.R. Dorn (Meredith)
21:45 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
22:23 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
24:53 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
27:25 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Meredith, Amazon link)
27:40 - CONTENT WARNING HERE FOR SEXY TIME TALK. SKIP TO 35:46 FOR THE DEEP DIVE
29:44 - ezeekat on Instagram
31:18 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
35:46 - Deep Dive: When Goodreads Ratings Don’t Match Your Own
36:06 - @thelinenfox on Instagram
39:33 - Search by Michelle Huneven
40:29 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker
42:02 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
42:17 - The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane
43:21 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
46:12 - The Exchange by John Grishom
46:57 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake
47:36 - Fiction Matters on Instagram
48:12 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
48:38 - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
52:04 - StoryGraph
55:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain
55:24 - My wish was granted about stickers to cover up book club stickers on book covers. (Kaytee)
55:28 - Bookish-blends.com
56:38 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
56:41 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
57:07 - I wish to give extra encouragement to Bookish_Blends for finding a hole in the market and filling it! (Meredith)
57:08 - Bookish__blends on Instagram
57:25 - Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being immersed in spreadsheets and the publishing woes of Iron Flame
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: foodie books that symbolize different thanksgiving dishes
- 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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2:19 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:01 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
2:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
10:52 - Currently Reading Patreon
11:08 - Current Reads
11:41 - Slewfoot by Brom (Meredith)
14:50 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
13:52 - The Novel Neighbor
16:44 - Krampus by Brom
17:14 - Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (Kaytee)
17:29 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
19:53 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
19:54 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
19:55 - 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
20:17 - Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab
21:16 - Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks (Meredith)
23:22 - Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
25:32 - The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
27:30 - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (Kaytee)
31:19 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker (Meredith)
34:32 - Article about racial bias media coverage
35:46 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
35:50 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
35:59 - Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
36:08 - Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton (Kaytee)
36:25 - Foyles UK
39:59 - Deep Dive: Foodie Books to Create Your Thanksgiving Plate
41:20 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
43:26 - Taste by Stanley Tucci
43:44 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Mananasala
44:33 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi
45:42 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
46:39 - A City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
47:39 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
48:49 - Chef’s Kiss by T.J. Alexander
49:22 - La Cucina by Lily Prior
49:32 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
49:33 - Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
50:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
50:37 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
50:53 - The House Witch by Delemhach
51:34 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
51:55 - Still Life by Louise Penny
52:34 - The Novel Neighbor on Instagram
53:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:14 - I wish to convey my most heartfelt thankfulness to our listeners and to Kaytee herself for a wonderful bookish partnership. (Meredith)
54:00 - I wish for listeners to let me know about their favorite Indie bookstores. (Kaytee)
54:19 - Indie bookstore SURVEY
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- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December’s IPL will be a yearly recap from us, so we can give our beloved Indies a break for the holidays!
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: creating bookish community in a new place and being bossed to read books NOW
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how to have hobbies outside of reading
- 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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1:33 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:09 - Changing Hands Bookstore
2:15 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
4:19 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
5:43 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
7:16 - Current Reads
7:24 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Kaytee)
12:38 - Creature Feature by Various Authors (Meredith, Audible Original link)
13:33 - Libro.fm
13:44 - In Bloom by Paul Tremblay
14:24 - Big Bad by Chandler Baker
14:26 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker
14:28 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
15:03 - The Pram by Joe Hill
15:27 - It Waits in the Woods by Josh Malerman
16:27 - Ankle Snatcher by Grady Hendrix
18:01 - Going Zero by Anthoney McCarten (Kaytee)
18:24 - Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
18:26 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
20:36 - @codyhill__ on Instagram
21:55 - Glossy by Marisa Meltzer (Meredith)
27:20 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
28:18 - It Was An Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella (Kaytee)
30:29 - Good Apple by Elizabeth Passarella
30:35 - 10 Things To Tell You episode 178 w/Elizabeth Passarella
31:29 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (Meredith)
36:45 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
36:57 - Deep Dive: Having Hobbies Outside of Reading
37:05 - Currently Reading Patreon
47:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:57 - I wish to mark the end of an era for the Sorta Awesome podcast. (Kaytee)
48:03 - Sorta Awesome podcast
50:35 - I wish books could be searched like playlists such as books with jump scares, books with full cast narration, etc. (Meredith)
51:23 - Libro.fm
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: work retreats and our bookish impact in a listener’s classroom
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what makes a great gift book
- 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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1:43 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
9:14 - Current Reads
9:50 - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (Meredith)
15:28 - Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline (Kaytee)
18:18 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline
19:14 - At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha (Meredith)
24:05 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 Listener Press
24:18 - Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan (Kaytee)
28:34 - After the Crash by Michel Bussi (Meredith)
30:42 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier
34:18 - Fabled Bookshop
34:52 - Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou (Kaytee)
35:00 - Fairyloot
37:44 - Deep Dive: What Makes A Great Gift Book
38:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
38:18 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
38:23 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
39:56 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
39:59 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson (amazon link)
40:37 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
41:15 - Vuori Clothing
44:12 - Fairyloot
44:49 - Book of the Month
44:49 - Aardvark Book Club
45:52 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:37 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
46:45 - Currently Reading Patreon
48:08 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:23 - I want to encourage everyone to read one classic book a year (Meredith)
48:37 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
48:50 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
48:51 - A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith
48:52 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
48:53 - Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
48:54 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield
48:57 - The Borrowers by Mary Norton
49:22 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
49:23 - 1984 by George Orwell
49:55 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
50:16 - I wish for book recipes to guide my reading life (Kaytee)
Support Us:
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the independent bookstore of the month. November’s IPL is curated by The Novel Neighbor. Visit them on Instagram
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: historical figures and the best type of bookmark
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we boss two TBRs from our bookish friends
- 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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1:41 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
7:59 - Current Reads
8:08 - Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr (Kaytee)
9:41 - The Twits by Roald Dahl
9:41 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
9:42 - The BFG by Roald Dahl
11:05 - The Trial by Rob Render (Meredith, amazon link, or purchase the book from Waterstones where Meredith found it!)
12:25 - Waterstones UK
12:38 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh
14:22 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
14:59 - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (Kaytee)
15:08 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
18:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
19:33 - Burn the Negative by Josh Winning (Meredith)
21:00 - An Unlikely Story
21:07 - Mister Magic by Kiersten White
24:24 - The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz (Kaytee)
27:53 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
28:57 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith)
30:52 - The Novel Neighbor
33:22 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
35:10 - Barnes and Noble Exclusive Edition of Starling House
36:25 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
36:38 - Currently Reading Patreon
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38:07 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
38:11 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
38:14 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
38:18 - A Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
38:21 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
From Jennifer R.
41:49 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
41:52 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
41:54 - The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
41:57 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
42:01 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
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43:56 - Burn the Negative by Josh Winning
44:30 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
47:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:27 - I wish everyone would follow Mychal Threets on Instagram
47:43 - @mychal3ts
50:11 - Barnes & Noble Sets Itself Free article
50:16 - Barnes & Noble
50:52 - Daunt Books
53:25 - Bookshelf Thomasville
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Scottish books and author interviews
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we gush about our travels and our favorite bookshops we got to visit
- 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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1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:52 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 152 Feat. Liz Nugent
2:01 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
3:07 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan
3:19 - The Clanlands Almanac: Season Stories from Scotland by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
4:45 - andythehighlander on Instagram
5:32 - Current Reads
5:53 - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)
11:03 - How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (Kaytee)
15:10 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Meredith)
19:21 - Congratulations, The Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
19:35 - Here For It by R. Eric Thomas
23:19 - The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (Meredith)
27:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
27:14 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (note: Meredith says “Hotchburger” in the episode. Apologies for the confusion!)
27:16 - Aurora by David Koepp
27:38 - Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua
28:39 - The Hanging City by Charlie N. Holmberg (Kaytee)
32:35 - Deep Dive: Recapping Our European Vacations
34:00 - Blackwell’s UK
35:57 - Foyles
36:15 - Daunt Books
45:19 - Toppings and Company
45:45 - Word on the Water
47:29 - Currently Reading Patreon
47:58 - The Novel Neighbor
49:01 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:30 - If you want creepy and monsters in your reads, I wish you’d try Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Meredith)
49:57 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
50:47 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
52:05 - I wish book club stickers would be actual stickers. (Kaytee)
52:47 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
52:50 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
53:53 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
53:56 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
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Bookish Friends Receive:
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- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
2:39 - Here’s the Setup
3:26 - Previews:
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Red, White and Royal Blue on Amazon Prime
10:03 - The Cutting Room:
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.
Cakegate
V&A Museum
Hospital Visit
Emails and text messages
History, huh?
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.
June Claremont! The White House Trio!
Mostly characters!
Divorce storyline
Nuance in the book
25:47 - skip ahead to skip the sex talk
29:18 - you can come back now. We’re all done with that section.
Casting and mis-casting.
Alex - Taylor Zakhar Perez
Michael Cimino
Noah Centineo
Anthony Ramos
Henry - Nicholas Galatzine
Timothee Chalamet
Tom Holland
Cole Sprouse
Ellen - Uma Thurman
Connie Britton
Laura Dern (throwback to Jurassic Park)
Amy - Aneesh Sheth
Pez - Malcolm Atobrah
Ncuti Gatwa
Zahra, Oscar, Cash
Problematic elements.
Openly acknowledging the diversity of cast and characters
40:21 - Award Season:
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Absence of June
Dumbing down of the story
Losing the fall into love
Shirtless and nekkid shots
Good romance scenes
Worst and best actors.
Oscar
Alex (Taylor)
Henry
Worst and best book characters.
Prince Philip
Raphael Luna
Congressman Richards
June
Ellen
Alex
53:12 - Book/Flick Energy:
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
Single All the Way
TinaRey’s review
59:14 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel:
What type of cake would you want dropped on you from a height?
What superpower would you want to have?
1:02:16 - End Credits
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Muppet Christmas Carol can be watched on Disney+
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: books from beloved authors and the perfect buddy reading scenario
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: a deeper look into The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
- 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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1:18 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
1:36 - Bookish Moments of the Week
2:06 - @Roxannathereader on Instagram
2:26 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister
2:38 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
2:39 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister
5:51 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker
6:27 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
7:56 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
8:53 - Penguins Classic version of Jane Eyre
10:32 - Current Reads
11:09 - Before He Finds Her by Michael Kardos (Meredith)
12:28 - @booktalketc on Instagram
12:29 - Book Talk, etc. Podcast
13:43 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
14:54 - Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
16:24 - The Almost Widow by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Roxanna)
21:51 - Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
25:42 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister (Roxanna)
26:52 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree
26:54 - The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews
28:52 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
28:53 - Search by Michelle Huneven
30:11 - The Exchange by John Grisham (Meredith)
30:35 - The Firm by John Grisham
34:44 - Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes
34:50 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
36:53 - The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
36:57 - A Time to Kill by John Grisham
37:00 - The Brethren by John Grisham
37:53 - Deep Dive: A Discussion on The Covenant of Water
38:01 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Roxanna)
42:23 - The Gilmore Guide to Books
43:51 - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
48:51 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
49:59 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
52:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:56 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
53:11 - I wish more book reviewers and podcasters would explain why Tom Lake may be a book for you or not for you. (Roxanna)
53:41 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
56:12 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
56:32 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
58:23 - I wish if you like documentaries you would watch Hello Bookstore. (Meredith)
Hello Bookstore website and ways to watch
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Bookish Friends Receive:
- The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the independent bookstore of the month. October’s IPL is curated by The Novel Neighbor. Visit them on Instagram
- Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
- All Things Murderful - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller
- The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!*
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are jumping in a time machine to take you back to the beginning of season 1 with episode 3:
- Bookish Moments: a gift from a patient and reading with kiddos
- Current Reads: you may hear some books in this episode that have become CR faves over the years!
- Deep Dive: our worst bookish habits
- Books We Press:
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood
2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram
3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
3:30 – Audible subscription
3:53 – Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
Current Reads:
5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Kaytee)
8:45 – The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (Meredith)
9:32 – The Late Bloomer’s Club by Louise Miller
10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Kaytee)
12:10 – Jane Austen
13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Meredith)
14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner (Kaytee)
20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (Meredith)
24:13 – Jen Hatmaker
24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
We Used to Talk About Actual Current Reads (stuff we were in the middle of):
24:57 – A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold
25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator
26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff
27:59 - Deep Dive
28:52 – Serial Reader App
30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books We Press
34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl (Kaytee)
36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series
36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series
37:06 – Deborah Crombie series
37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson
39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series (Meredith)
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: International meetups and fall reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how we’ve prepped our travel TBR
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:48 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:54 - Current Reads
7:01 - You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee)
7:07 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
10:08 - How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (Meredith)
15:30 - Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler (Kaytee)
18:28 - The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni (Meredith)
19:58 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
20:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
23:33 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton (Kaytee)
23:42 - Fairyloot
26:52 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Meredith)
28:33 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
28:41 - The Princess Bride William Goldman
29:31 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
31:00 - Megs.Tea.Room on Instagram
32:22- Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls
32:39 - Deep Dive: Prepping Our Travel TBR
33:45 - Jordys.Book.Club on Instagram
38:04 - Libro.fm
38:28 - By Gaslight by Steven Price
41:32 - Waypoints by Sam Heugan
41:45 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
43:45 - Meet Us At The Fountain
43:52 - I wish to meet our London bookish friends. (Kaytee)
44:08 - send us an email at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you are going to make it! We will be at Foyles on Charing Cross Rd October 7, 2023.
45:51 - My wish is that you would partake with me in creating all the fall reading vibes. (Meredith)
Spooky ASMR
Fall ASMR
Warm Cider and Cinnamon candle
Pumpkin Woods candle
Warm Autumn Moss candle
Crisp Morning Leaves candle
Barefoot Dreams Contrast Trim Throw Blanket
Jooja Knit Throw Blanket
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: trips overseas and checking out home decor books
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what is working for us in our reading lives
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:53 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:15 - Current Reads
6:46 - The Last One by Will Dean (Meredith)
9:41 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard
10:58 - To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Kaytee)
11:05 - Capital Books
11:08 - Parnassus Books
14:36 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novick (Meredith)
18:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
19:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
20:22 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
23:08 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks
23:24 - In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross (Meredith)
24:45 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
28:51 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan (Kaytee)
30:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
33:59 - Deep Dive: What Is Working In Our Reading Lives
Switching up the format of a book (Meredith)
36:26 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Freedom of reading… within constraints (Kaytee)
Going in blind to books (Meredith)
Putting ebooks or audiobooks on hold via the library that I already physically own and limiting myself to one stack at a time (Kaytee)
42:18 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Doing close reads of not just Three Pines, but any other book I feel the urge (Meredith)
43:01 - Ezeekat on Instagram
44:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Finding a new time to read (Kaytee)
46:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:02 - I wish more people would explore the works by Anne Perry, specifically the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. (Meredith)
47:13 - The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
48:18 - I wish to press The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
48:20 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: seeing each other in person and comfort Kindle reading
- Current Reads: books new and old, from new to beloved authors
- Deep Dive: what we think about “best” versus “favorite” books
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:12 - The Popcast
3:07 - Book People
6:24 - Kindle Oasis
7:15 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
8:04 - Current Reads
8:11 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (Kaytee)
8:28 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker
8:29 - CR Season 4: Episode 33
8:32 - Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
8:33 - CR Season 2: Episode 4
8:40 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
8:42 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
13:00 - Malice by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)
13:43 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
15:42 - The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart (Kaytee)
19:12 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Meredith)
24:42 - Invisible Son by Kim Johnson (Kaytee)
24:58 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson
26:43 - Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
26:54 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
28:01 - Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (Meredith)
29:12 - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille
31:50 - Deep Dive: The Best Books Versus Our Favorite Books
31:56 - @ezeekat aka Jaysen Headley
32:05 - Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
33:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
33:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
34:37 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
35:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
35:50 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
38:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
38:28 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
39:28 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
44:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
44:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
45:59 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
46:53 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
46:54 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn
47:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:39 - I wish we would all focus on something to learn in our reading lives. (Kaytee)
49:24 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford
49:56 - I wish to press The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier into readers’ hands. (Meredith)
49:56 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
1:56 - The Set Up
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny (one L simply due to demographic of readers? Please don’t fight me over this!)
3:05 - Putting the Book Into Context
Publication date
Seasonal setting - Spring, around Easter
Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2008, Nominated for: The Anthony Award, The Macavity Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel of 2008
Critic Reviews
Alternate Title: Cruelest vs Cruellest - that’s the only difference dependent on geographic location of publishing.
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 45 w/Ezeekat
8:46 - A Deeper Exploration
Setup and first few paragraphs
A seance as the driving source of the mystery
Still Life by Louise Penny
One note character in Madeline/lack of care for her as a character
Gamache not introduced until chapter 9
Pg. 69 - Make note for future reads
Gamache as a father and grandfather figure versus an inspector
The pacing of the novel
Quality of writing itself
Themes: Regeneration, Resurrection and its unpredictability, jealousy, equanimity, grief, platonic love,
Character Development - Gamache’s Pride, Beauvoir
The Fear Factor
55:58 - What Do We Need to Know?
Village of Three Pines - The Hadley House, Hazel’s House
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Homes as a driver for the plot/characters
The Oddness Factor
Gamache’s accented English
1:06:00 - Superlatives
Favorite scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
1:16:32 - Within the Series
Is this book skippable?
Setting the foundation
Favorite quote
*Does the reading of passages take you out of the conversation or help enhance it? Let us know at the socials below!
Next episode’s read: A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
No Spoilers this episode!
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookshelves and morbid picture books
- Current Reads: men that may or may not be animals…
- Deep Dive: books where the house is a character
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:01 - The Popcast
2:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:36 - Holly @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
3:04 - Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey (Amazon Link)
7:12 - Current Reads
7:39 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks (Meredith)
10:02 - The Fact of A Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
13:36 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Kaytee)
14:56 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
15:22 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
18:12 - The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (Meredith)
20:29 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
22:13 - The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
22:23 - From the Front Porch Podcast
22:24 - What Should I Read Next Podcast
23:00 - Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Kaytee)
23:14 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
23:26 - Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
26:21 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (Meredith)
27:42 - Currently Reading Patreon
29:08 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
29:46 - An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adrianna Herrera (Kaytee)
29:58 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera
30:05 - Cafe Con Libros
32:58 - Deep Dive: Books With Houses As Characters
34:07 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln
35:07 - How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
35:16 - A Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
35:39 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
35:45 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
37:22 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
37:34 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman
38:04 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye
38:42 - The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
39:27 - Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
40:15 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
40:52 - Keep It in the Family by John Marrs
41:36 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood Depree
42:00 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
42:02 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
42:13 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager
42:38 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
43:20 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
45:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:01 - Fabled Bookshop
46:06 - An Unlikely Story
50:22 - I wish you would plan your spooky fall reading and I wished for a longer segment with Book Boyfriend Bill (which came true!) (Meredith)
47:06 - I wish to express my gratitude to my village in my season of moving and settling into a new home. (Kaytee)
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Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading with family and choosing family's reads
- Current Reads: lots of books great for fall!
- Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:42 - The Novel Neighbor
4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads
6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger
7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger
7:46 - Holly by Stephen King
7:58 - Current Reads
8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary)
9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023)
11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith)
13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
15:36 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose
18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary)
18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith)
23:06 - Oprah Daily “The Life You Want” talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!)
26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517
27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)
29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram
29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips
32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith)
37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas
38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager
48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary)
50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith)
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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: new library cards and new projects
- Current Reads: so many books we convinced each other to read
- Deep Dive: tropes that we usually like, but might diverge into something we hate
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:16 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:30 - Roxanna’s Substack The Purpose Project
3:36 - Roxannathereader on Instagram
8:31 - Current Reads
8:52 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes (Roxanna)
8:58 - Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes
12:44 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
15:06 - Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
15:44 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)
18:25 - Currently Reading Patreon
21:38 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (Roxanna)
21:46 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
21:49 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
27:08 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
28:11 - I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Kaytee)
32:13 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Roxanna)
38:47 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (Kaytee)
38:53 - Back of Beyond Books
41:02 - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
42:26 - Deep Dive: Two Tropes Diverge In A Wood
43:30 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
43:32 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
43:33 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
44:07 - The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
44:08 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
45:26 - Maame by Jessica George
45:54 - Sea Change by Gina Chung
47:16 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi
47:44 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson
51:44 - Search by Michelle Huneven
51:51 - House of Brede by Rumer Godden
53:25 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
54:07 - The Mermaid, The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
54:14 - Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
56:25 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
58:00 - Nora Goes Off Script by Ananbel Monaghan
1:00:10 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
1:01:13 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel
1:01:25 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
1:03:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:03:53 - I wish everyone would check out the William Hannah Notebook (Roxanna)
1:03:54 - William Hannah Limited
1:07:14 - Filofax
1:08:06 - I wish I could give out staff picks like a bookstore employee (Kaytee)
1:09:07 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
1:09:08 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi
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Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a rhythm change and deeper reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBRs of some bookish friends that we know really well and don’t know at all
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:26 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
6:14 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
8:46 - Three Pines on Amazon Prime
9:03 - Current Reads
9:07 - The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)
13:13 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)
14:36 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
17:19 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Kaytee)
20:45 - Severance by Ling Ma (Meredith)
24:27 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
27:09 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (Kaytee)
30:38 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
31:44 - Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Meredith)
37:32 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Susan Shaw Hulbert
38:58 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
38:59 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg
39:01 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig
39:06 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
39:10 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
From Jillian Trinidad
43:05 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
43:08 - Jade City by Fonda Lee
43:10 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
43:13 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
43:16 - Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
49:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:37 - I wish everyone would read Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Kaytee)
49:37 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
50:35 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Henff
52:51 - I wish I would read S.A Cosby before the Hamptons Whodunnit (Meredith)
53:08 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
53:55 - The Rhythm of Time by S.A. Cosby and Questlove
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Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: comfort social accounts and mother daughter bonding
- Current Reads: four regular reads and our two bossy presses
- Deep Dive: how we felt about pressing books to each other and our experiences reading them
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:20 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
1:40 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram
1:40 - @megstearoom on Tiktok
2:01 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
3:56 - Book of the Month
6:21 - Current Reads
6:28 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake (Meredith)
8:40 - @fictionmatters on Instagram
10:30 - The Need by Helen Phillips
10:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
10:56 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger
10:57 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
10:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
11:22 - Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler (Kaytee)
13:35 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
13:39 - Everything Happens podcast
15:36 - Dark August by Katie Tallo (Meredith)
17:55 - The Book Drop Subscription
19:49 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
20:29 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (Kaytee)
20:37 - CR Season 5: Episode 45
25:07 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Meredith)
29:55 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
34:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Kaytee)
42:38 - Deep Dive: Being The Presser and the Pressee
44:33 - BookRiot
45:45 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
47:19 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
51:32 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
52:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:58 - I wish those of us with littles would let them choose our reads sometimes. (Meredith)
54:07 - I wish we would practice letting go of the reins. (Kaytee)
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: VHS tapes and tender hearts
- Current Reads: lots of swings and lots of new releases
- Deep Dive: what we did on our “summer break”
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:19 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
4:21 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
5:05 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:01 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
6:03 - Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden
6:03 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir
7:19 - Scary Books Are My Jam Mug on our Zazzle Store
7:52 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker
7:56 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker
8:30 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
9:10 - Current Reads
9:19 - Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)
9:26 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
12:18 - The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
13:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
14:07 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
14:08 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
15:56 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (Kaytee)
19:50 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
22:42 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher (Meredith)
23:32 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
24:14 - Half Price Books
27:23 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
27:47 - The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Kaytee)
29:38 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
30:16 - Fairyloot
32:23 - Mister Magic by Kiersten White (Meredith)
35:21 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
37:27 - Deep Dive: What We Did For Summer Vacation
41:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher
44:18 - Kindle Oasis
44:54 - CaseBot Kindle Oasis Case
45:05 - Fintie Origami Oasis Case
47:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:28 - I wish to encourage all of you to speak your truth about your bookish opinions. (Kaytee)
50:00 - I wish you’d consider amplifying your summer reading spot. (Meredith)
50:21 - Ownkoti blankets
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they’ll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton
James Patterson
Stephen King
1:59 - Here’s the Setup.
3:07 - Previews.
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton
The Lost World by Michael Chricton
Crispr Gene Editing
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
Jurassic Park (film) - can be watched on Peacock
Jurassic World films
6:48 - The Cutting Room.
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.
Seeing dinos on screen for the first time
The very first T-rex attack scene
Velociraptors in the kitchen and paddock
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.
Fewer dinosaurs and dinosaur swaps
Pterodactyl scenes
The main conflict driver in the movie versus the book
Mini wooly mammoths!
Problematic elements.
“Leg-forward” movie scenes
Cutting out Costa Rican characters
Sexualizing Ellie Sattler
Casting and mis-casting
Dr. Alan Grant
Sam Neil - Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfus, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner.
Dr. Ellie Sattler
Laura Dern - Robin Wright, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow
John Hammond
Richard Attenburough - Sean Connery
Ian Malcolm
Jeff Goldblum - Jim Carey, Michael Keaton, Ted Danson, Johnny Depp
Dennis Nedry
Wayne Knight
The kids: Lexy and Tim
Joseph Mello and Arianna Richards
Arnold and Wu
Samuel Jackson and BD Wong
29:55 - Award Season.
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Editing errors
Beginning of the book setup and epilogue
Characters teleporting
Velociraptors in the visitor center
Dinosaurs on the screen
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Worst and best actors.
Arnold/Samuel L Jackson
Harding/Jerry Molen
Malcolm/Jeff Goldblum
Hammond/Richard Attenborough
Sattler/Laura Dern
Worst and best book characters.
Lexy
Dennis Nedry and John Hammond
Grant and Sattler
Ian Malcolm
52:14 - Book/Flick Energy.
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Lost World by Michael Chricton
The Folio Society special edition of Jurassic Park
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel.
How many corgi-sized T-rexes could you take in a fight?
Which extinct animal would you bring back to life?
Woolly Mammoth Meatball
Who is your favorite muppet?
Muppet Christmas Carol
Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
1:02:16 - End Credits.
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red, White and Royal Blue is coming to Amazon Prime Video on August 11th!
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- A Look Back: A bit of data from season 5
- Our Favorite Episodes: Sometimes the titles are our favorite.
- New and Different Things: What changed from season 4 to 5.
- Our Favorite Books We Brought: Even if they weren’t our favorites of the year.
- Our Biggest Regrets: But are they really?
- What is New to Come: if anything…
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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3:41 - A Look Back at Season 5
3:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 1
3:59 - CR Season 5: Episode 22 (Top 10 books of 2022)
4:18 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 (Listener Press)
4:59 - Etsy Shop for book spine art
5:56 - CR Season 5: Episode 21 (Look back at Best Of 2018)
6:28 - Our Favorite Episodes of Season 5
6:34 - CR Season 5: Episode 3
7:23 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
10:44 - CR Season 5: Episode 5
11:30 - CR Season 5: Episode 34
13:39 - New and Different Things in Season 5
15:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 2
17:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 45 (w/Jason Headley)
17:33 - CR Season 5: Episode 40 (w/Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada)
18:58 - CR Season 5: Episode 37
19:58 - Our Favorite Books We Brought To Season 5
20:12 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
20:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven
20:39 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
20:55 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
21:12 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
22:09 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
22:30 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
22:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
24:01 - Our Biggest Regrets of Season 5
24:06 - Not hearing about Fourth Wing before it got big. (Kaytee)
25:33 - We didn’t focus as much on growth this season. (Meredith)
31:26 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig
31:46 - What’s New to Come
33:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
35:20 - Currently Reading Patreon
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Please note the change in Meredith’s Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mary and Roxanna and are discussing:
- Would You Rather: it’s a game. it’s bookish. it’s fun!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:16 - Would you rather read a really great, interesting page turning book that you've been waiting for, with your whole family in the same room at the same time? Or would you rather read a boring book that you're really not into, but you're alone in your room?
6:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
6:32 - Would you rather be allowed to only read mediocre ACOTAR fanfic within the fantasy genre or have to give up fantasy entirely?
6:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
8:20 - Would you rather have a super spicy romance with a cheesy cover sitting in your office where clients can see it, or have a super spicy audiobook go off while in a playgroup with Charlotte?
10:15 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
11:01 - Would you rather you and I (Meredith and Roxanna) be able to continue to buddy read together for the rest of our lives until we're old and gray? Or would you rather us live down the street from each other, but we could never talk about books again.
12:22 - Would you rather have to listen to romance in your ears, all romance all the time in your ears. Or you have to play the most graphic scenes of your murdery books out loud through speakers in public while you walk around the neighborhood?
14:10 - Would you rather only listen to audiobooks at one speed for the rest of your life or never listen to audiobooks again?
16:08 - Would you rather your children, be entirely suggestible with regard to their reading or your reading partner Meredith, be entirely suggestible with regard to her reading?
18:11 - Would you rather never be allowed to keep a book on your shelves, Libraries are immediate read and pass on only or be allowed to keep whatever books you'd like on your shelves, but never be allowed to organize or categorize them in any way?
19:46 - Would you rather have to reread your least favorite book every month or never read your favorite book ever again?
20:29 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
20:40 - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
20:41 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
20:43 - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
20:57 - Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
21:23 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
21:48 - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
21:53 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
22:04 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
22:16 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
22:59 - Would you rather never have to wait for the release of a book again or would you want to always have the opportunity to meet your favorite author in person and have a real conversation with them?
24:36 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
25:23 - State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny
27:19 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
27:19 - Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Pre-order link)
27:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
28:25 - Would you rather never get to read in the hammock again or never get to read in front of a crackling fire again?
30:28 - Would you rather be a writer who wrote an amazing debut, but then had a sophomore slump or would you rather be a writer who wrote a breakout first book, had an amazing follow up and every book has been better than the last… but each book features a mythical creature with two peens?
32:53 - Would you want to be an author that puts out one incredible book that wins all the prizes, but it's also a commercial success, or would you rather be an author that writes a very beloved and well selling series, but has a much smaller, beloved, but smaller audience?
37:43 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews
38:25 - Would you rather read in an isolated cabin with no fireplace? And it's very drafty and there might be spiders or would you rather read in a very noisy coffee shop with bad music and loud conversation?
39:51 - Would you rather for the rest of your life only do buddy reads or never get to buddy read again?
41:28 - Would you rather have no food sensitivities or no reading sensitivities? (i.e. no triggers)
43:15 - Would you rather have an author crush that writes a book you hate, and you have to interview that author for Currently Reading or would you rather have an author crush who writes a book you absolutely love, but when you interview them, they’re a total jerk?
46:26 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live w/John Marrs
46:36 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs
50:15 - Would you rather that reading always made you fall asleep or that you could never fall asleep while reading?
52:00 - Kindle Oasis
52:02 - Kindle Paperwhite
55:19 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot Case
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Listener Presses: 20 fantastic titles from our listeners to blow up your TBR
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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5:57 - Bill’s Instagram @thewilltoread
6:00 - The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Pressed by Bill)
6:11 - Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
8:11 - At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha (Pressed by Karrie)
11:04 - Fabled Bookshop
11:51 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (Pressed by Ruth)
14:45 - The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Pressed by Nancy)
15:59 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing
17:05 - Books with Emily Fox Youtube
17:32 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Pressed by Tara)
18:22 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
18:24 - Wool: Book One by Hugh Howey
19:38 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram @heartsanddaggerspod
20:16 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Pressed by Holly)
21:47 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
22:50 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
23:57 - Throwback by Maurene Goo (Pressed by Christy)
26:42 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Pressed by Amanda)
29:22 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Pressed by Alex)
30:31 - Good Bones by Maggie Smith
32:22 - Going Zero by Anthony McCarten (Pressed by Cody)
34:56 - Cody on Instagram @codyhill__
36:48 - The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas (Pressed by Laura)
38:42 - The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata (Pressed by Judith)
40:04 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Pressed by Ashton)
43:01 - Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky (Pressed by Britt)
44:31 - All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat (Pressed by Meghan)
45:39 - Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth
46:34 - Liz’s Instagram @lizisreading_
46:37 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Pressed by Liz)
49:03 - Button Pusher by Tyler Page (Pressed by Stephanie)
51:17 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Pressed by Andrea)
52:39 - The Popcast
53:28 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Pressed by Christine)
54:48 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
56:13 - The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy (Pressed by Carolyn)
57:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
58:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: summer reading programs + a fun murderful treat
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we’re trying a new thing and pressing books into each other’s hands that we are required to read over break!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:51 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:18 - Fabled Bookshop
3:52 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:13 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber
6:04 - Hunt A Killer
7:52 - Current Reads
8:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Kaytee)
8:22 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
13:15 - The Girls on Chalk Hill by Alison Belsham (Meredith)
18:06 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (Kaytee)
20:55 - CR Season 3: Episode 24
21:01 - Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine
23:11 - Laura Tremaine’s Patreon
25:02 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber
25:15 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
30:29 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Kaytee)
32:27 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
33:07 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
34:42 - My Murder by Katie Williams (Meredith)
36:49 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
37:58 - Deep Dive: We Boss Each Other’s TBR
46:43 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (For Kaytee to read)
46:48 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
46:51 - Florida by Lauren Groff
49:09 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
49:31 - The One by John Marrs
49:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (For Meredith to read)
52:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:51 - I wish for good wishes in my impending move and life changes. (Kaytee)
54:47 - I wish we would go into more books “blindly”. (Meredith)
55:42 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Connect With Us:
Please note the change in Meredith’s Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
2:02 - The Set Up
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
3:34 - Putting the Book Into Context
Publication date (mentioned that it is the last book pre-iPhone which comes into play later)
The rating is higher on Audible than Goodreads, speaking to the quality of narration.
Seasonal setting - Winter
Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2007
Critic Reviews
Release date confusion
Alternate Title: Dead Cold (Canadian title), TV Show on Amazon Prime titled this episode “Whiteout”
Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book
9:37 - A Deeper Exploration
First few paragraphs
Still Life by Louise Penny
Gamache is not introduced until chapter 8
Immediate body shaming of CC’s daughter by CC herself
The Oddness Factor
P.148 highlighting the oddness of the murder
The Canadian Perspective
Exploration of art used in A Fatal Grace
The pacing of the novel
The Villagers and the Village itself
Themes: Three Pines as a place of respite, Introspection and the acceptance of oneself, Light and Dark
The comparison of CC, Peter and Clara Morrow
Vulnerability and authenticity at superpowers
Lack of small children belonging to main characters
The Fear Factor
46:57 - What Do We Need to Know?
Village of Three Pines - The Bistro, The Hadley House
How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
Enneagram Corner
Introduction to Arnoult
1:00:22 - Superlatives
Biggest flaw or disappointment
Fat shaming and appearance shaming
Favorite scene
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Best food description
Favorite quote
1:20:44 - Within the Series
Setting the table
Favorite quote
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
Next episode’s read: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
No Spoilers this episode!
Connect With Us:
Please note the change in Meredith’s Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change.
Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading on certain dates and galley homework
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bookish travel agents, choosing books to match your travels
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:15 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:24 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
2:05 - Fable App
4:31 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (pre-order. Release date September 12, 2023)
6:16 - Current Reads
6:23 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield (Mary)
10:24 - CR Season 5: Episode 33
10:44 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee)
11:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
12:54 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcet
13:52 - Royal Blood by Aimee Carter (Mary)
15:04 - Storygraph
15:44 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
15:47 - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
15:56 - Spare by Prince Harry
16:19 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
16:20 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
17:02 - A Beginner’s Guide to America by Roya Hakakian (Kaytee)
20:00 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman (Mary)
21:55 - Go As A River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)
25:39 - Deep Dive: Books To Take You Around the World
25:51 - CR Season 4: Episode 44
26:14 - CR Season 4: Episode 5
27:15 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
27:58 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
28:00 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
28:43 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
29:46 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
30:56 - How The Word is Passed by Clint Smith
31:57 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
32:50 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:57 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
35:43 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving
35:46 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
36:10 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
36:29 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
37:20 - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
37:35 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
37:48 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
38:17 - Violeta by Isabel Allende
38:26 - Storygraph
39:07 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
39:32 - Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
39:44 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
39:45 - Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
40:08 - The Dry by Jane Harper
40:31 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
40:57 - Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane
41:00 - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
42:00 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
42:01 - The Martian by Andy Weir
42:05 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
42:03 - ANY J. Ryan Stradal book
42:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
44:12 - I wish all libraries did adult summer reading programs. (Mary)
45:06 - I wish parents would buy their kids Kindle Fires and turn them into reading only machines. (Kaytee)
45:14 - Kindle Fire (but wait until Prime Day to get a discount!)
45:45 - Hoopla
45:56 - Libby
45:57 - Libro.fm
45:58 - Instructions to download Libro.FM (Libby should have no issues)
Connect With Us:
Please note the change in Meredith’s Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by special guest Jaysen Headley, and are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: sick reading, a surprise book from an author, and breaking other people’s reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we talk all things Ezeekat and get to know the man behind the accounts
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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It’s time to send in your listener presses!
Make a voice memo on your phone. Tell us your name, where you’re from and the title and author of the book you’d like to press. Use the phrase “Here’s the setup” and tell us why you love it! Please keep it under 3 minutes. Email us your voice memo at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with “Listener Press” as the subject. DEADLINE JUNE 22
1:48 - Jaysen Headley (Ezeekat) on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Twitter and Twitch
3:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:08 - The Spells We Cast by Jason June (Pre-order amazon link)
7:43 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
8:44 - Current Reads
9:04 - Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson (Kaytee)
11:05 - Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulson
12:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Jaysen)
15:56 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18:14 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
19:57 - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (Meredith)
20:04 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
22:03 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
23:58 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
24:57 - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)
28:26 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
28:55 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa (Jaysen)
29:16 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
32:52 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
33:28 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
35:14 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Meredith)
35:36 - Fabled Bookshop
35:42 - Sarah’s Bookshelves
38:49 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
39:56 - Deep Dive: All Things Jason Headly AKA Ezeekat
43:02 - Jaysen on BookTok
43:03 - Jaysen on Instagram
43:35 - Jaysen on Twitch
46:15 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
46:16 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
46:20 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa
46:46 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
47:34 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
47:35 - Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
49:41 - Still Life (Three Pines #1) by Louise Penny
55:33 - Jaysen on Patreon
56:57 - My Shelfie game
57:11 - Ex Libris game
57:23 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
58:06 - Artisans of Splendent Vale game
58:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:12 - I wish everyone would read A Psalm for the Wild Built (Kaytee)
59:12 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
59:23 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
1:00:24 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
1:00:51 - I wish Booknet Fest is successful and all goes well! (Jaysen)
1:02:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
102:38 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
1:02:40 - The Toll by Neal Shusterman
1:02:46 - Gleaning by Neal Shusterman
1:03:57 - Fairyloot
1:04:25 - My wish is that you follow Jaysen everywhere! (Meredith)
Jaysen Headley (Ezeekat) on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Twitter and Twitch
1:04:52 - CR Season 5: Episode 39
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a summer reading conundrum, and a box full of galleys
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: best practices and encouragement for attending a literary festival and meeting authors
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:10 - It’s time to send in your listener presses!
Make a voice memo on your phone. Tell us your name, where you’re from and the title and author of the book you’d like to press. Use the phrase “Here’s the setup” and tell us why you love it! Please keep it under 3 minutes. Email us your voice memo at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with “Listener Press” as the subject. DEADLINE JUNE 22
3:17 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:09 - Libby
5:10 - Hoopla
5:11 - Scribd
5:12 - Audible
7:05 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram
7:37 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
8:14 - Current Reads
8:32 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:44 - Capital Books on K
9:25 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln (Meredith)
13:58 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls (Kaytee)
14:07 - Parnassus Books
14:12 - Parnassus Books on Instagram
14:13 - Parnassus Books on TikTok
17:13 - All the Queen’s Men by S.J. Bennett (Meredith)
20:54 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
21:08 - How to Human by Carlos Whittaker (Kaytee)
21:18 - @loswhit on Instagram
24:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Meredith)
27:27 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
29:34 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
30:16 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Kaytee)
35:24 - Deep Dive: Literary Festivals, Book Signings, and Meeting Authors, Oh My!
35:58 - CR Season 5, Episode 42
36:08 - Prepping for a Literary Festival
- Get on their mailing list
- Figure out which events you want to attend, because some run concurrently and you have to choose!
- Coordinate with others attending!
47:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:19 - I wish everyone would find their Swift name! (Meredith)
52:08 - I (Megan) am in fact okay with Cardon Swift. I am slightly large, kind of prickly, and do also have my pretty side.
52:30 - Mary is Marketable Swift
52:55 - Roxanna is Shrill Swift
54:04 - I wish to win at summer reading. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: even worse than a book hangover, it’s a book coma!, and single-track reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: It’s possible to love each other and not love the same books! Here’s an example of that!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon - Thank you for helping to keep us ad free!
3:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:15 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
3:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
9:18 - Current Reads
9:28 - The Thief Knot by Kate Milford (Roxanna)
9:34 - Greenglass House by Kate Milford
13:10 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Meredith)
20:58 - Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey (Roxanna)
24:46 - My Life in France by Julia Child
24:48 - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
24:50 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell
25:46 - The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang (Meredith, Amazon link)
26:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
27:13 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
27:50 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
30:17 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna)
37:47 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Meredith)
40:32 - CAWPILE system
41:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
43:21 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
44:31 - Deep Dive: All Things Fourth Wing
44:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
46:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
48:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
48:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
49:22 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
49:32 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
59:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:45 - I wish everyone would read Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center. (Roxanna)
59:45 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
1:00:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
1:00:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
1:02:10 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
1:02:23 - Read to make you happy, and don’t always follow the hype. (Meredith)
1:02:46 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: behind the scenes content and a literary festival
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the best “gateway” books to get a new or struggling reader addicted
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:54 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Summer Reading GuideSarah’s Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves
2:17 - What Should I Read Next Episode 381
4:20 - Pango Books
6:42 - Current Reads
7:11 - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline (Meredith)
7:23 - Fabled Bookshop
11:30 - Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline
11:52 - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
12:50 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (Kaytee)
13:02 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
13:06 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
13:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 30
14:09 - Fable App
17:20 - The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)
17:25 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
20:24 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
21:24 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
22:13 - The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements (Kaytee)
22:19 - The Novel Neighbor
24:23 - Sarah’s Bookshelves 2022 Summer Reading Guide
25:41 - Blue Monday by Nicci French (Meredith)
31:42 - My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson (Kaytee)
33:09 - Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
34:44 - Gateway Books
37:04 - What Should I Read Next
37:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
38:15 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
38:18 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
38:49 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris
40:13 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green
41:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
42:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
42:31 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
44:03 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
44:05 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
44:37 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
45:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
45:42 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
45:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
46:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
47:09 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
48:10 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
48:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
49:08 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
50:25 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:39 - The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Whyss
52:46 - I wish someone would write a story about The Forbidden Island of Niihau (Meredith)
54:08 - I wish for a reading cafe. (Kaytee)
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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to debut this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This limited-edition podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.
This episode series will introduce you to a new voice on the team, Shad CasConi. Shad is Kaytee’s childhood best friend, and the first show regular we’ve introduced with a Y chromosome. I think you’ll love him like I do!
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they’ll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
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3:26 - Previews:
Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ballad of Songbird and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (prequel)
Buying Your Way onto the NYT Bestseller List
Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.
The Hunger Games (film) - currently on Hulu but this seems to be changing once a month
Credit Song by Taylor Swift, Safe and Sound, with The Civil Wars
7:28 - The Cutting Room:
Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.
Katniss’s mockingjay pin
Tesserae, Avox, and Katniss’s anger
Dehydration and the “boring” parts of the arena
Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.
Haymitch’s character development
The finale in the arena
How scary is this for kids? Were there changes made for the rating?
Added to the movie for clarity.
Interviews, the treaty, world-building.
Seneca is pretty.
Film to introduce the games.
Naming and developing additional characters.
Building the arena and behind-the-scenes footage of the capital.
Casting and mis-casting
AI Casting Images
Katniss
Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansen, Twilight, Saoirse Ronan, Haley Steinfeld, Chloe Grace Moretz, Emma Roberts, Shailene Woodley, Divergent, Isabel Ferman
Peeta
Josh Hutcherson, Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish, Alex Pettifer, Alexander Ludvig, Liam Hemsworth
Gale
Liam Hemsworth, Henry Cavill
Cinna
Lenny Kravitz, Billy Porter, Matthew Boehmer, Eric Bana, Jude Law, Cheyanne Jackson, Michale Urie, Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Effie
Elizabeth Banks, Amy Sedaris, Jennifer Coolidge, White Lotus (on HBO), Parker Posey, Judy Greer, Kristen Wiig
Problematic elements.
Hollywood so white.
Kids as expendable.
Dystopia come true
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
37:43 - Award Season:
Worst and best parts of the adaptation.
Anger and arena survival.
Mockingjay pin
Behind the scenes arena building
Capital citizens
World-building
Worst and best actors.
Haymitch/Woody Harrelson
Katniss/Jennifer Lawrence
Peeta/Josh Hutcherson
Caesar Flickerman/Stanley Tucci
Cinna/Lenny Kravitz
Worst and best book characters.
Katniss
Effie
Peeta
Rue
56:10 - Book/Flick Energy:
Book scored on a 5 star scale.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Book on Goodreads
Movie scored on a 10 point scale.
Movie on Rotten Tomatoes
1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel:
Who is your favorite Beatle?
Shining Time Station
What would you eat as your last meal before entering the arena?
1:05:19 - Outro:
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park (1993) film
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Shad is in the Bookish Friends Facebook group (for Patrons only)
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: summer reading guides and plane reading
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are chatting about the dreaded book hangover, the ways we deal with it, and what it means about our reading lives.
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:01 - MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide
2:15 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Summer Reading Guide
- Sarah’s Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves
2:22 - Modern Mrs. Darcy’s FREE minimalist reading guide
- MMD Full Reading Guide
2:34 - Paperback Summer Reading Guide w/FictionMatters
2:40 - Kellyhook.readsbooks on Instagram
5:53 - Current Reads
6:13 - Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas (Kaytee)
6:36 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
6:54 - Libro.fm
10:17 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (Meredith)
10:37 - Parnassus Books
14:21 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
16:15 - If Only You by Chloe Liese (Kaytee)
20:19 - Drowning by TJ Newman (Meredith)
21:53 - Falling by TJ Newman
22:47 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
24:28 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs (Kaytee)
24:38 - The One by John Marrs
28:52 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Meredith)
31:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
33:59 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
34:00 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
35:18 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand
35:20 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
37:21 - The Dreaded Book Hangover (or is it dreaded??)
37:41 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
38:10 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
38:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
44:08 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
45:59 - The Wager by David Grann
47:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:45 - If you liked my current reads, I wish you’d go back to each other and read their first books. (Kaytee)
48:04 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
48:14 - Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese
48:25 - The One by John Marrs
49:07 - I wish everyone would try pink or brown noise to help focus their reading. (Meredith)
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is chatting with a special guest. Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, the president of the American Library Association is here to talk about:
- Bookish Moments: a bookish feature on TV and different readers choosing their TBR
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: Lessa is giving us a brief rundown (which I could have easily made 6 hours long) about the American Library Association and the state of libraries in the US.
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:20 - Lessa’s ALA President Page
3:47 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:13 - Lessa’s Good Morning America article
7:14 - Current Reads
7:30 - Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Lessa)
10:31 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco
10:34 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
10:54 - Solomon’s Crown by Natasha Siegel (Kaytee)
14:36 - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (Lessa)
19:12 - Sea Change by Gina Chung (Kaytee)
22:45 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Lessa)
27:13 - The Devil’s Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Kaytee)
27:20 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea
27:33 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival
30:02 - Season 5: Episode 23
30:04 - Solito by Javier Zamora
31:46 - All Things American Library Association (ALA)
31:58 - The ALA Homepage
35:49 - Rainbow Round Table
52:11 - uniteagainstbookbans.org
54:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain
54:46 - I'm wishing for everyone to find that one book that changes their life and the way that they see the world. (Lessa)
55:11 - Libby
55:15 - Novelist
55:21 - I wish that publishers would help us get a book with different information on the Library of Congress page. (Kaytee)
55:28 - Library of Congress
57:14 - Lessa’s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Website
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a mom win via a bookish fail, and fielding reader retreat questions
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we both got a bit of education this week learning about publishers versus imprints and discussing our favorites
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:16 - Current Reads
6:20 - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (Kaytee)
6:25 - The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
8:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
8:55 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram
10:12 - The Senator’s Wife by Liv Constantine (Meredith)
12:00 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
14:13 - Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro (Kaytee)
17:27 - The Twist of A Knife by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
18:33 - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
19:24 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
21:38 - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Kaytee)
22:55 - Garcia Street Books
23:15 - The Booker Prize
23:32 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
24:51 - The Original by Branden Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal (Meredith, audible link)
25:32 - Scribd
29:22 - Publishing Houses and Imprints
30:17 - Flatiron Books
30:18 - Riverhead Books
30:19 - Tor Books
30:20 - Atria Books
30:22 - Balzer + Bray on Instagram
30:44 - Penguin Random House
30:45 - MacMillan
30:46 - Hachette Book Group
32:29 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
32:25 - Minotaur Books
35:03 - Blackstone Publishing
35:36 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
36:16 - Simon & Schuster
36:19 - HarperCollins
37:21 - St. Martin’s Press
37:22 - Berkley Books
37:24 - Harlequin Books
39:18 - Legend and Lattes by Travis Baldree
40:16 - Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
42:27 - Meet Us At The Fountain
42:35 - I wish for everyone to follow Jaysen Headley @ezeekat on socials and reach out to him about coming on the podcast! (Kaytee)
42:37 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram
44:10 - I wish everyone would read Bird Box, a great summer read by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
44:10 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
45:23 - Daphne by Josh Malerman
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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: new bookshelves and Bookstores for Bob
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are bossing our bookish friends into reading the next three books on their TBRs
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:37 - Ad for Ourselves
2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon - just $5 a month! You get the Indie Press List, All Things Murderful, and Trope Thursday along with great community, and you keep the big show ad-free!
5:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:25 - Ikea Billy Bookshelves
5:30 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
8:22 - Bookstores for Bob Graphic
9:05 - Tag @maryreadsandsips in your shares!
10:35 - Current Reads
10:55 - Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Meredith)
12:24 - Richard Osman’s books start with The Thursday Murder Club
16:06 - Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa (Kaytee)
18:02 - Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera
20:33 - I Have Some Questions for You By Rebecca Makkai (Meredith)
21:47 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
25:05 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Interview with Rebecca
30:06 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay (Kaytee)
32:02 - David Sedaris
33:36 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Meredith)
35:06 - We figured it out! This was recommended by Aubree @mnreadingmama
37:38 - Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Kaytee)
37:44 - Cafe Con Libros
40:59 - Boss My TBR
41:06 - Ashley Currin
41:14 - Babel by RF Kuang
41:17 - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
41:20 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Reybourn
41:23 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman
41:25 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
42:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
42:33 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
45:11 - Caroline Francois
45:17 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch
45:19 - Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
45:21 - Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
45:25 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
45:27 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry
50:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:12 - I wish for everyone to try the Generations Podcast((Meredith)
51:15 - @lonestarwords on Instagram
52:24 - @fictionmatters
53:48 - I wish for people to rabbit hole via books (Kaytee)
54:10 - The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
54:13 - The Devil’s Teeth by Susan Casey
54:26 - Babel by RF Kuang
54:37 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
54:52 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig
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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Detective Armand Gamache. This limited-edition podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.
As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.
Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.
3:50 - The Set Up
Still Life by Louise Penny
4:40 - Putting the Book Into Context
Louise Penny’s age at publication
Publisher rejection
Seasonal settings and Canadian Thanksgiving
Book Awards: CNA New Blood Dagger Award, Arthur Ellis Award, Dilys Award, Anthony Award for Best First Novel
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
How did it sell
Meredith and Roxanna’s first encounters with the series
No other titles for this volume (but many do have alternates!)
12:17 - A Deeper Exploration
First few paragraphs
Louise’s writing style and character introduction
Our first meeting with Gamache
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Oddness Factor
Diagnosing the end
Exploration of human nature
Overarching themes
Still Life and Still Lives
Pacing
Is this is a cozy?
50:50 - What Do We Need to Know?
Village of Three Pines
Canadian History
59:28 - Superlatives
Biggest flaw or disappointment
Language around LGBT characters and large bodies
Favorite scene
Best food description
Character MVP
Biggest loser
Favorite foods
1:12:23 - Within the Series
Pivotal or skippable
Favorite quote
1:16:03 - Stop to Avoid Spoilers for Other Books
How it Fits within the series
Recurring visuals
Ruth’s poetry
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: book therapy and reading as cardio
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: planning a reading retreat with all the details
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:41 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:57 - Better Help (go to another podcast you love to get a referral code if you’re interested!) This one is my personal referral
4:25 - Drowning by TJ Newman
4:30 - All Things Murderful is a Currently Reading Patreon Benefit
4:47 - Falling by TJ Newman
6:55 - Current Reads
7:00 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco (Kaytee)
7:23 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
11:58 - Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Meredith)
14:31 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
16:21 - Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray (Kaytee)
19:34 - The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)
19:41 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin
20:01 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
24:43 - Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)
24:58 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
27:14 - Sarah’s Bookshelves
28:09 - All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Meredith)
33:07 - Gretchen Rubin’s post about guard shadows
34:05 - Reading Retreat Reconnaissance
39:34 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson
44:46 - Snackle Box
50:46 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
50:48 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco
57:18 - Meredith’s Mug Warmers
59:44 - Death at the Dive Bar Game
1:02:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
1:02:46 - I wish for a “Reading Blinders” invention (Kaytee)
1:03:01 - Book Neck Light
1:03:03 - Noise Canceling Headphones
1:05:05 - I wish that other readers could deeply explore a book you love together (Meredith)
1:05:13 - Journey to Three Pines debuts on Friday!
1:05:40 - Still Life by Louise Penny
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a collective search and a reading life realization
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how grief affects reading
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:38 - Thriftbooks.com
3:31 - Trope Thursday with Bunmi is a Currently Reading Patreon benefit
5:46 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
8:04 - Candice on Bookstagram
8:20 - Current Reads
8:27 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Mary)
9:18 - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
10:54 - Well, That was Unexpected by Jessie Q. Sutanto
11:54 - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (Kaytee)
12:05 - Becoming by Michelle Obama
15:45 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Mary)
15:51 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
18:22 - @pieladybooks Instagram
18:58 - Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (Kaytee)
19:07 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram
21:52 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (Mary) - while this title isn’t available pretty much anywhere, it is at many libraries, including Hoopla
25:17 - Libro FM
26:38 - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal (Kaytee)
30:27 - How Grief Changes Reading
32:39 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
33:52 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
34:00 - A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #8)
36:33 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jessie Q Sutanto
36:48 - The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert
37:47 - A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
46:13 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib
46:20 - Tell Me More by Kelli Corrigan
46:43 - Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman
47:10 - Good Mourning Podcast and Instagram and upcoming book
47:27 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
47:33 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith
48:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:31 - I wish everyone would approach their reading slumps with grace and kindness (Mary)
49:55 - I wish for readers to add these events to their calendars (Kaytee)
50:12 - April 23rd is World Book Day
50:37 - April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading mojo and a package of bookish delights
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: how do we decide which books to own or keep?
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:21 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:15 - Parnassus Books
3:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (supporters get access to the IPL each month)
4:16 - Fabled Bookshop
5:32 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Publishes Sept 2023)
7:09 - Current Reads
7:23 - To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)
7:32 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins
11:30 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)
16:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
18:11 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
18:54 - The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal (Kaytee)
19:06 - Schuler Books
21:10 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
21:46 - The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow (Meredith)
23:28 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
25:08 - Diving In Podcast
25:37 - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (Kaytee)
25:43 - Changing Hands Bookstore
30:27 - The Future is Yours by Dan Frey (Meredith)
34:05 - How Books Make It To Our Forever Shelves
38:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
38:20 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
38:22 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
38:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven
39:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
41:41 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield
42:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny
43:13 - Babel by RF Kuang
46:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:42 - I wish everyone would read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman in a Specific Way (Kaytee)
46:42 - Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
47:01 - Fanny Hill by John Cleland
49:04 - Pango Books
49:14 - I wish I liked putting together Ikea furniture (Meredith)
49:24 - Ikea full size Billy Bookcase
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the generations after us and before us in our reading lives
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: what did we learn from a no-prep current read section?
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:37 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:52 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
8:23 - New York Times article “Reading Around New York”
8:50 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram
9:03 - New York Times article “When Listening to a Book is Better than Reading It”
13:40 - Current Reads
13:49 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Meredith)
16:05 - Fabled Bookshop
17:32 - Whistleblower by Susan Fowler (aka Susan Rigetti)
18:13 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
19:35 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (Kaytee)
26:27 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline (Meredith)
27:18 - libro.fm
30:17 - Aurora by David Koepp
34:57 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (Kaytee)
35:47 - Babel by RF Kuang
39:47 - Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith)
39:52 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
45:24 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (Kaytee)
45:36 - Schuler Books
51:24 - Prepping For CR Episodes
52:50 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline
55:38 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
58:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:02 - I wish listeners would pick up a book, read the first paragraph, then say “And that’s when the murders started” and enjoy the giggles that ensue. (Meredith)
45:50 - I wish listeners would support the creators they love. (Kaytee)
1:00:44 - The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Patreon
1:00:48 - Laura Tremaine’s Patreon
1:00:57 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon
1:01:00 - Sorta Awesome Patreon
1:03:46 - Mindy on Instagram
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading addiction and revisiting a favorite book rec source
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the bookish bait & switch - sometimes it’s great, sometimes… not so much
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:22 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5:20 - All the Books podcast
8:19 - Current Reads
8:44 - Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (Kaytee)
11:49 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Meredith)
12:09 - The Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett
14:21 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
16:38 - The Aquanauts by Dan Santat (Kaytee)
20:21 - Kell Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show by Dan Santat
20:40 - McNalley’s Puzzle by Lawrence Sanders (Meredith)
24:57 - Dean Koontz books
25:16 - The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee)
27:50 - All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth (patron content)
28:18 - Black Summer by M.W. Craven (Meredith) Out of stock on Bookshop, but available on AMZ
29:49 - Fabled Bookshop and Cafe
32:44 - Bait & Switch Book Experiences
33:22 - Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
34:51 - I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
35:22 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
35:59 - The Confession by John Grisham
36:10 - Aurora by David Koepp
37:19 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
39:03 - Pony by R.J. Palazzio
39:29 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
40:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark
40:20 - Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakaur
40:49 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
41:04 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
41:07 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
41:23 - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
43:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain
43:44 - I wish everyone would read my press and heart-filled book All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)
45:50 - I wish listeners would read my press and fantastic classic Shogun by James Clavell (Meredith) Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a daily quote service and an “apology cake” win
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:22 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
5:26 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe
7:39 - Current Reads
7:49 - The Local: A Legal Thriller by Joey Hartstone (Meredith)
10:49 - The Thirteenth Juror by John Lescroart
13:06 - Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Kaytee)
16:27 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Meredith)
21:21 - Maame by Jessica George (Kaytee)
26:28 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Meredith)
28:10 - From the Front Porch with Annie B. Jones
32:55 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Kaytee)
33:16 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
33:21 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
33:27 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
39:12 - What Counts as Historical Fiction?
39:23 - The Indie Press List (patron content)
40:53 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
41:49 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
42:47 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
44:27 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
44:49 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
44:51 - Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
44:55 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamante
44:56 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
45:05 - Roots by Alex Haley
45:17 - Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
45:51 - The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:57 - I wish British mystery lovers would get a subscription to BritBox (Meredith)
48:43 - I wish for more books with behind the scenes glimpses into the writing process for that novel (Kaytee) Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA
4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman
5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
11:18 - Current Reads
11:29 - Laura Tremaine
11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee)
14:00 - Jason’s Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe
14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe
14:45 - Black Cake Recipe
15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith)
20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books
24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith)
24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Meredith)
37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay
39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone
39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith’s co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content)
40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1
40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are!
41:35 - Kiara’s Books:
41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki
42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
47:32 - Shawnna’s Books:
47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King
47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee)
51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery
51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber
51:56 - I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:52 - a poem that brings joy
2:56 - If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez by Wendy Morton
4:06 - Mindy’s Meno Party and book shelf viewing
6:18 - Midlife with Mindy and Meg on Sorta Awesome
8:36 - Current Reads
8:45 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Roxanna)
10:19 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
11:15 - Pirates of the Caribbean
11:17 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
12:28 - Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabaneli (Kaytee)
12:38 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast
16:23 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (Roxanna)
16:38 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
22:09 - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Kaytee)
26:09 - Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth (Roxanna)
29:15 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
29:55 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot (Kaytee)
30:16 - CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocate
32:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz
33:53 - Deep Dive: Bookish Help for the Winter Doldrums
35:40 - Light in our spaces (Kaytee)
39:49 - Anwick Book Lamp
35:56 - Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light
36:00 - LED Taper Candles
36:58 - Romp Reading (Roxanna)
37:11 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
37:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
37:41 - Reading snacks (Kaytee)
37:47 - Acai Dark Chocolate Blueberries by Brookside
39:24 - Lots of color in our spaces (Roxanna)
40:04 - Fantasy reading in familiar worlds (Roxanna)
40:24 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
41:03 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
41:12 - S4E41 Tandem Watch + All Things Roxanna
41:13 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
43:14 - Delight reading (Roxanna)
43:27 - The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
45:15 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay
45:37 - Small doses of reading joy (Kaytee)
45:39 - G’morning, G’night: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin Manuel Miranda
45:46 - The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
45:47 - Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha
46:06 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
47:03 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver
47:58 - Rereading (Roxanna)
48:11 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
48:17 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
48:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
49:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:14 - I wish for a service to send me lines from my favorite book daily (Roxanna)
50:25 - I wish for a book tasting experience for all readers (Kaytee) Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: and a bookish clean slate
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we’ve traveled in books
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:10 - Glocusent LED Neck Book Light
7:43 - Current Reads
6:32 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Kaytee)
11:23 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig (Meredith)
16:44 - My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby (Kaytee)
17:04 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby
17:11 - Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby
19:44 - Adam Lazarre White
21:46 - The Never King by Nikki St Crow (Meredith)
22:40 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
23:52 - The Popcast: The Nos of Reading
24:20 - Currently Reading patron Facebook group
27:44 - Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (Kaytee)
27:57 - stephanie.peters.bonin on IG
30:13 - Oregon Trail game
31:09 - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)
32:30 - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
32:39 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
32:40 - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
34:27 - Deep Dive: Fictional Travel Inspired by Books
34:34 - S5E28 Travel Inspired by Books
35:12 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
36:16 - (The Narnia Series) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis
36:22 - The Harry Potter Series
36:29 - The Nevermoor Series by Jessica Townsend
37:24 - A Court of Thorn and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
38:04 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
38:14 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldress
38:57 - Heidi by Johanna Spyri
39:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
39:51 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
40:24 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
41:11- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
41:40 - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
42:10 - The Tale of Hilltop Farm by Susan Wittig Albert
42:16 - Beatrix Potter series
42:42 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
42:41 - Circe by Madeline Miller
43:10 - Tilly and the Book Wanderers by Anna James
44:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain
44:10 I wish to make a wish for our Megan (Kaytee)
45:47 I wish for more of us to be prepared for storms by reading We are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilley. (Meredith)
48:19 - The Childrens’ Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
48:29 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill on IG @wacoreads
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we’ve traveled in books
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:04 - Anwick Book Lamp
4:14 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival
6:18 - Current Reads
6:32 - Silent Voices by Ann Cleaves (Meredith)
6:51 - BritBox
11:10 - The Long Call by Ann Cleaves
11:29 - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleaves
11:42 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Kaytee)
18:32 - Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Meredith)
23:50 - How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price (Kaytee)
27:34 - The Daily Stoic
27:36 - The Painted Porch Bookshop
29:04 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (Meredith)
33:35 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots
33:36 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
35:12 - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (Kaytee)
35:18 - Libro.fm
37:17 - Fabled Bookshop
37:18 - Times Undoing by Cheryl A. Head
38:08 - Deep Dive: Travel Inspired by Books
40:22 - The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker
41:03 - Violeta by Isabel Allende
41:49 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
42:17 - Shogun by James Clavell
43:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
43:53 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
44:19 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
44:50 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
45:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
45:15 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera
45:34 - BookPeople
46:57 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle Mcnamara
47:41 - A City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
49:24 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish mediocre books would be saved by turning them into amazing shows. (Meredith)
50:34 - Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (Amazon link)
I wish every bookstore sold bookstore stickers. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Today, we are refreshing your memories about one of our favorite flagship products! The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you’d like to get future episodes (plus tons more backlist episodes of this type of content!, we’d love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for you to go directly to Bookshelf Thomasville’s website.
Here's a brief list of each of the five selections, but again, we'd love for you to go directly over to the website above - so there are no affiliate links here! Please put "Currently Reading Podcast" in the "information" part of your order so they know we sent you!
Minisode show notes are not time stamped. They are also not transcribed. But each of the titles we mention (the five from the list plus any others we threw out there) is below for your enjoyment. Links go straight to the Indie Bookstore of the month. In this case, it’s the Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA!
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For any titles you are wanting to purchase, please be sure to go through the Bookshelf Thomasville CR Shop and let them know we sent you by putting Currently Reading Podcast in your order comments! If you're using your Library or Libro FM (switch your support to Bookshelf Thomasville!), be sure to shout them out on social media @bookshelftville for these great picks as well!
Shelf Subscriptions are available on their website from the first Tuesday of the month to the last Tuesday of the month. Check them out if you want some Bookshelf Thomasville in your mailbox every month. If you need a great gift idea for yourself or someone else, the Treat Yo' Shelf option is fantastic!
You can hear from Annie and her team every week on From the Front Porch podcast as well. As you know/will see, they are all great at talking books!
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge
- The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
- The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
- Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
- GQ Profile of Chris Evans by Edith Zimmerman
- Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
- All the Feels by Olivia Dade
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed
- Friday Night Lights
- Revival Season by Monica West
- The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry
- God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
- Breakfast Club
- Fast and the Furious
- Ocean's Eleven
- Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we’ve been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a “job,” and we’re answering those questions today!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:54 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:02 - CR Season 5: Episode 12
4:09 - Fable app
4:11 - CR Season 5: Episode 15
5:56 - Zeel app
8:36 - Current Reads
8:45 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (Kaytee)
9:05 - Sea Change by Gina Chung
9:27 - Bookmarks
12:36 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles (Meredith)
14:18 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
14:19 - Hide by Kiersten White
16:14 - Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Kaytee)
18:29 - Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
20:16 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Meredith, amazon link)
21:54 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
25:04 - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (Kaytee)
29:25 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
31:00 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Meredith)
31:08 - Hearts and Daggers podcast
34:58 - Deep Dive: When Reading is Your Job
40:48 - NetGalley
40:52 - Libro.fm
47:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish everyone knew about the library extension you can add to your browser (Kaytee)
47:47 - LibraryExtension
49:12 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
I wish romances would delineate spicy scenes with different colored text. (Meredith)
50:06 - The Popcast
50:11 - The Popcast episode 489 - The Nos of Books
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:40 - Milwaukee Public Library on Instagram
4:21 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
5:07 - Current Reads
5:17 - Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (Mary)
10:06 - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylen (Kaytee)
14:00 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
15:19 - Join the CR Patreon to hear Kaytee’s spoiler filled discussion on Mad Honey w/Sarah from Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
17:09 - Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Mary)
17:22 - Good Omens by Niel Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
21:35 - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Kaytee)
22:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
24:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
25:43 - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (Mary)
28:00 - Storygraph
31:44 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (Kaytee)
32:02 - Fabled Bookshop
35:48 - Deep Dive: Books that Unleash our Feminist Rage
38:51 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
40:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller
40:36 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
40:40 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
41:52 - Vox by Christina Dalcher
42:04 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
42:09 - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
42:10 - The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell
42:11 - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
42:27 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
43:09 - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
43:35 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
45:15 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
47:43 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
48:36 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
49:26 - The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by BIanca Marais
52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish publishers or creators would create specific ASMR rooms alongside the publishing of a new novel. (Mary)
53:05 - The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
I wish we could “gamify” our reading lives. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: TBR evaluation and a great e-reader setup
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: an exploration and praise of the Quiet book
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:14 - Kindle Oasis
4:16 - Casebot Kindle Oasis Case
7:01 - Kindle Paperwhite
7:38 - Current Reads
7:53 - Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Kaytee)
12:29 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor
12:44 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor (Meredith)
17:52 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
17:53 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup
17:54 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
18:42 - Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander (Kaytee)
19:18 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
23:35 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass (Meredith)
25:46 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
26:53 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
27:25 - The Book Scavengers by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
27:27 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
27:53 - The Einsteins of Vista Point by Ben Guterson
28:28 - Violeta by Isabel Allende (Kaytee)
28:34 - An Unlikely Story
32:11 - Never Lie by Freida McFadden (Meredith)
38:02 - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
38:38 - Deep Dive: Quiet Books
43:00 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
44:07 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
45:42 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
47:18 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
48:09 - Tara Road by Mauve Binchey
48:35 - We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
48:37 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
48:45 - The Dutch House by Anne Patchett
48:46 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
50:45 - What Should I Read Next w/Anne Bogel
50:58 - From the Front Porch w/Annie B. Jones
51:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish we all had readerly “What Should I Read Next” bubbles that popped up when talking with new readers. (Kaytee)
I wish everyone would shake up their reading formats and do something outside their “norm”. (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading peccadilloes and reading as a race
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: questions and answers about a reading partnership, and how that works in the real world of Roxanna and Meredith
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:02 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:49 - Season 5: Episode 21
8:47 - Current Reads
8:56 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Roxanna)
15:36 - Babel by R.F. Kuang (Meredith)
26:29 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Roxanna)
26:43 - The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
30:56 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor (Meredith)
32:38 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
35:41 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Roxanna)
35:56 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
38:11 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
39:52 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Meredith)
42:44 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith mistakenly said castle instead of houses)
46:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
47:29 - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
50:45 - If you are interested in a new Louise Penny segment called “A Journey to Three Pines” featuring Meredith and Roxanna, reach out in all the ways to let us know! Currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com, @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram, or in the Bookish Friends Group if you’re a member of Patreon.
52:09 - Still Life by Louise Penny
52:52 - Deep Dive: Cultivating a Reading Partnership
56:42 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (ACOTAR #2)
59:11 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
1:00:01 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
1:08:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish to read more contemporary fiction and Own Voices in 2023 (Roxanna)
I wish everyone would realize you can have a fulfilling reading year no matter how many books you read (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Today’s minisode has an additional top 5 list to add to your 2023 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy, Mary, and Roxanna here with their favorite books of 2022, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! These three had the best time chatting together without any hosts, and we’re so grateful to Mindy for pulling this episode together behind-the-scenes!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped or transcripted, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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How we chose our lists
Top 5 for each of the Show Regulars:
When Stars are Scattered by Omar Mohammad (Roxanna #5)
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Mary #5ish)
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Mindy #5)
Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
Bookish Friend Morgan Tallman @literallyreaadingmor
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Roxanna #4)
Bookish Friend Betsie @bookishbetsie
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree ALSO (Mary #4)
Angelica Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne (Mary’s Superlative: Most Surprising Book)
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Mindy #4)
Bookish Friend Joy Stallworth @joyinabook
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi (Roxanna #3)
Season 4, Episode 41 Tandem Watch and Read + All Things Roxanna
The Ogress and the Orphan by Kelly Barnhill (Mary #3ish)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Address Unknown by Katherine Kressman Taylor (Mindy #3)
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna #2)
Season 5, Episode 4 Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World
The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams (Mary #2ish)
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau ALSO (Mindy #2)
Forty Autumns by Nina Willner (Mindy’s superlative: Most Surprising Book)
Babel by R.F. Kuang (Roxanna #1)
Indie Press List for Patrons
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (Mary #1ish)
A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy #1)
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
Mindy’s trip to meet Fredrik Backman thanks to Bookish Friends
Season 5, Episode 11 The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around
Season 5, Episode 22 Our Top Ten Reads of 2022!
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a big sale, a reading husband, and 2023 reading observations
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: author completists - the ones we’ve read all of and the ones we want to read all of
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:02 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:05 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
3:24 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch
7:52 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:45 - Our Current Reads
9:16 - Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen (Kaytee)
12:15 - Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah (Meredith)
16:19 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah
16:48 - Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (Kaytee)
17:03 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
20:28 - Thornyhold by Mary Stewart (Meredith, Amazon Link)
25:09 - The Once and Future King by T.H. White
25:15 - The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
26:24 - Solito by Javier Zamora (Kaytee)
30:12 - How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Meredith)
32:43 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
32:54 - The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix
37:01 - Deep Dive: Authors We’ve Read Completely or Want to Complete
38:00 - Taft by Ann Patchett
38:23 - The Hangman by Louise Penny
38:31 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hilary Clinton
38:56 - The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
39:34 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
40:12 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
40:37 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
40:38 - Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
41:19 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
42:06 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds
44:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
44:31 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
44:41 - Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield (not Susanna Clarke)
44:41 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke (correct short stories, Amazon Link)
45:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
47:14 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
48:19 - Final Girls by Riley Sager
48:21 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
49:18 - Visit Us At The Fountain
I wish to make a record keeper of my kids’ series books. (Kaytee)
I wish Murderful fans would watch The Menu, and someone would write a book like this movie. (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are sharing our top ten reads of 2022! Can you guess where we overlap? This is a GREAT stack of books and we are so thrilled to share it with you.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:31 - Currently Reading Patreon
6:41 - Send your questions for Meredith and Roxanna to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com by JANUARY 4
7:09 - Our 2022 Reading Recap
13:00 - CR Season 5: Episode 20
18:11 - NetGalley
25:23 - Kindle Oasis
27:25 - Book Darts
29:02 - Murder at Black Oaks by Philip Margolin (Meredith’s lowest rated read)
29:13 - The Harbor by Katrina Engberg (Meredith’s 2nd lowest rated read)
29:58 - Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein (Kaytee’s lowest rated read)
30:05 - PangoBooks
30:36 - The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye (Kaytee’s 2nd lowest rated read)
33:50 - Our Top Ten Ranked Reads of 2022
33:58 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith)
35:04 - Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee)
35:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller
35:22 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
35:23 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
36:11 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)
37:21 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee)
38:37 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett (Meredith)
40:59 - Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee)
41:04 - CR Season 5: Episode 14
42:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith)
46:14 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Kaytee)
48:09 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier (Meredith)
48:17 - The Popcast
51:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee)
52:57 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith)
55:58 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)
57:32 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Meredith)
1:00:06 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
1:00:07 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
1:00:08 - A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
1:00:13 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree
1:01:15 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Kaytee)
1:02:10 - An Unlikely Story
1:03:05 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Meredith)
1:04:53 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)
1:07:20 - Babel by RF Kuang (Meredith #2, Kaytee #1)
1:14:32 - An Immense World by Ed Yong (Kaytee #2)
1:16:13 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith #1)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are revisiting the very first Top 10 episode we ever aired. We’ve grown a lot as podcasters since then and our tastes have changed some, so it was a fun trip down memory lane. We hope this episode stocks your TBRs with books that are ALL backlist now, and easy to grab from the library!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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3:10 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:12 - Deep Dive: Our Best Books of 2018
5:33 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
7:03 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
8:56 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
9:39 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
10:50 - The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie
11:36 - The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast
11:47 - CR Season 1: Episode 7
11:53 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones
13:02 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
14:04 - Educated by Tara Westover
14:58 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
17:05 - Circe by Madeline Miller
18:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 10
18:52 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
19:59 - Calypso by David Sedaris
21:26 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
21:31 - CR Season 1: Episode 3
22:04 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
23:07 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
24:20 - CR Season 1: Episode 18
24:22 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
26:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
26:19 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
29:04 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
31:15 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
31:20 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
32:12 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
32:16 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
32:24 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
35:07 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
35:08 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
40:58 - CR Season 1: Episode 17
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a big milestone and small business Saturday
- Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: we go down the rabbit hole of book tracking
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:58 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:15 - Garcia Street Books
5:11 - Fabled Bookshop
5:53 - Current Reads
6:17 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
6:27 - Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
12:20 - Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask (Young Readers Edition) by Anton Treuer (Kaytee)
12:52 - The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
17:05 - The Butcher by Jennifer Hillier (Meredith)
23:02 - A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall (Kaytee)
23:13 - Bookmarks
23:27 - libro.fm
24:50 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
27:20 - Rizzio by Denise Mina (Meredith)
28:26 - Conviction by Denise Mina
28:33 - Blackwell’s UK
30:24 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
31:48 - An Immense World by Ed Yong (Kaytee)
32:25 - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong
34:49 - Fable App
6:45 - Deep Dive: All Things Reading Trackers
42:58 - Currently Reading Patreon
48:26 - CAWPILE Rating System
49:16 - A Lady for A Duke by Alexis Hall
54:58 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish that Three Pines the show doesn’t disappoint me. (Meredith)
55:38 - Still Life by Louise Penny (Three Pines #1)
56:00 - The Hangman by Louise Penny
56:32 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
56:49 - WSIRN Episode 357 w/Louise Penny
I wish to institute Jolabokaflod in my home this year. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a bookish car surprise and a triumphal return
- Current Reads: all the great stuff we’ve been reading lately
- Deep Dive: the deets on reading vacations!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:57 - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
8:11 - Current Reads
8:17 - Scribd
8:29 - What Can Be Saved by Liese O’Halloran Schwartz (Mindy)
12:41 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (Meredith)
14:50 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
16:24 - The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey (Mindy)
19:13 - Garden of Lamentations by Deborah Crombie (Meredith)
23:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
24:02 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Mindy)
24:13 - Denisereads75 on Instagram
24:17 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
26:02 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
26:51 - Gilded by Marissa Meyer (Meredith)
28:22 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
30:17 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
30:46 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
31:27 - Cursed by Marissa Meyer
32:37 - Deep Dive: The Ins and Outs of Bookish Vacations
32:49 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
33:41 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman
40:34 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
49:46 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I could find a series that combined police procedural and courtroom drama like Law and Order. (Mindy)
50:49 - Crimson Lake by Candice Fox
50:52 - The Defense by Steve Cavanagh (Eddie Flynn #1)
50:58 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
I wish that small, concentrated book retreats happen in 2023. (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: pet conspiracy against Meredith + airport friendships
- Current Reads: A whole slew of books that might be hard to listen to us talk about for various reasons
- Deep Dive: the goodies to buy for the bookworm that doesn’t need books
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:25 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:12 - HH Holmes Murder Castle Puzzle
8:13 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
10:13 - Current Reads
10:28 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith)
11:10 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
16:53 - Still Life by Louise Penny
18:45 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (Kaytee)
21:30 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 123 w/ Nikki Erlick
23:03 - The Duke Alone by Christi Caldwell (Meredith)
29:22 - The Kraken’s Sacrifice by Katee Robert (Kaytee)
29:52 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
29:54 - CR Season 5: Episode 3
SKIP TO 35:11 IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT KRAKEN SEX!!!
35:27 - The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (Meredith)
37:28 - Fabled Bookshop
42:56 - Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton (Kaytee)
SKIP TO 46:37 IF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS YOUR TRIGGER
45:01 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller
45:03 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
46:37 - Bookish Gifts We Want to Give and Receive
48:19 - Mug Warmer
49:09 - Book Darts
49:40 - Pilot FriXion Pens
49:55 - Pilot FriXion Highlighters
50:52 - Sharpie Pen
51:43 - Libro.fm
51:53 - Scribd
51:44 - Bookshop.org
52:10 - Thriftbooks
52:35 - Fabled Story Bound Subscription
53:29 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:37 - Fabled Bookshop
54:24 - Currently Reading Tote
54:51 - Currently Reading Zazzle store
55:17 - Lego Bookstore
55:59 - Galison Puzzles
56:01 - White Mountain Puzzles
56:27 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket
56:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish, if you are looking for cozy holiday reading, that you read the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton. (Meredith)
57:32 - Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (#1 in series)
I wish that book festivals and author events get as much hype as Taylor Swift tickets. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: pet conspiracy against Meredith + airport friendships
- Current Reads: A whole slew of books that might be hard to listen to us talk about for various reasons
- Deep Dive: the goodies to buy for the bookworm that doesn’t need books
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:25 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:12 - HH Holmes Murder Castle Puzzle
8:13 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
10:13 - Current Reads
10:28 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith)
11:10 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
16:53 - Still Life by Louise Penny
18:45 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (Kaytee)
21:30 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 123 w/ Nikki Erlick
23:03 - The Duke Alone by Christi Caldwell (Meredith)
29:22 - The Kraken’s Sacrifice by Katee Robert (Kaytee)
29:52 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
29:54 - CR Season 5: Episode 3
SKIP TO 35:11 IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT KRAKEN SEX!!!
35:27 - The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (Meredith)
37:28 - Fabled Bookshop
42:56 - Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton (Kaytee)
SKIP TO 46:37 IF SEXUAL ASSAULT IS YOUR TRIGGER
45:01 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller
45:03 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
46:37 - Bookish Gifts We Want to Give and Receive
48:19 - Mug Warmer
49:09 - Book Darts
49:40 - Pilot FriXion Pens
49:55 - Pilot FriXion Highlighters
50:52 - Sharpie Pen
51:43 - Libro.fm
51:53 - Scribd
51:44 - Bookshop.org
52:10 - Thriftbooks
52:35 - Fabled Story Bound Subscription
53:29 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:37 - Fabled Bookshop
54:24 - Currently Reading Tote
54:51 - Currently Reading Zazzle store
55:17 - Lego Bookstore
55:59 - Galison Puzzles
56:01 - White Mountain Puzzles
56:27 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket
56:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish, if you are looking for cozy holiday reading, that you read the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton. (Meredith)
57:32 - Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (#1 in series)
I wish that book festivals and author events get as much hype as Taylor Swift tickets. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: travel reading and two great bookish podcast episodes
- Current Reads: buzzy books, sci-fi, and plenty of murder
- Deep Dive: book covers that enhanced our reading experience
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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Season 5, Episode 17
1:34 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:57 - Kaytee’s noise canceling headphones
4:32 - Episode 126 of Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
5:26 - Planet Money: The E-Book Wars
6:52 - Current Reads
7:17 - A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)
8:21 - The Martian by Andy Weir
8:25 - The Martian; Classroom Edition by Andy Weir
9:15 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)
10:25 - Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
15:55 - The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Kaytee)
17:48 - Brilliant Books
18:26 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
18:57 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg (Meredith)
20:11 - The Tenant by Katrine Engberg
20:12 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg
22:36 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
23:38 - Thank You for LIstening by Julia Whelan (Kaytee)
26:53 - Episode 81 of Sarah’s Bookshelves Live w/Julia Whelan
26:53 - Episode 340 of What Should I Read Next w/Julia Whelan
27:17 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith)
29:19 - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman
30:00 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (Three Pines #4)
31:32 - The Nest by Cynthis D’aprix Sweeney
31:33 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger
32:20 - Book Covers that Enhanced Our Reading Experience
32:59 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
34:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
36:09 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
37:18 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
39:02 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
39:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
40:47 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
41:54 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliott Arnold
42:54 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
43:53 - Blackwell’s UK
44:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish for suggestions on perfect holiday romance reading. (Kaytee)
Email Kaytee at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com or DM her at @notesonbookmarks with your holiday romances!
I wish those who enjoy it would sink into puzzles and audiobooks this season. (Meredith)
47:00 - HH Holmes Murde Castle Puzzle
47:06 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: snow day reading + scheduled reading time
- Current Reads: books that blew us away
- Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:32 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:09 - Current Reads
6:16 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz (Kaytee)
11:20 - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (Meredith)
12:36 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
15:04 - Blackwell’s UK
15:29 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth (Kaytee)
15:37 - The Novel Neighbor
16:45 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
19:19 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Meredith)
22:58 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Kaytee)
23:14 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
23:20 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
27:24 - Bookmarks
27:47 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (Meredith)
30:45 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
31:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
32:44 - Fable App
34:54 - Finding Your Nonfiction Niche
36:59 - CR Season 4: Episode 24
38:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz
38:49 - Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
38:56 - Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen
39:16 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
39:24 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe
40:13 - Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig
40:33 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown
41:12 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre
44:13 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
44:25 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
45:04 - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
46:00 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
46:12 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
46:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:19 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
46:37 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler
47:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish to let everyone know about Everyday Reading. (Kaytee)
47:55 - Everyday Reading blog
48:09 - Everyday Reading Instagram
48:22 - Everyday Reading Christmas Reading Advent Calendar
I wish everyone would jump on the ASMR bandwagon. (Meredith)
0:33 - The Vault of Ambience on Youtube
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a circle-back moment and reading blankies
- Current Reads: lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits
- Deep Dive: getting out of a reading funk - some strategies!
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:40 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:52 - CR Season 3: Episode 5
4:05 - There’s A Rainbow in my Closet by Patti Stren
8:53 - Current Reads
9:01 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (Roxanna)
14:00 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Kaytee)
14:05 - CR Season 4: Episode 48 (Listener Press)
18:15 - Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf (Roxanna)
21:36 - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
22:43 - Miss Chloe by A.J. Verdelle (Kaytee)
23:29 - The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle
26:34 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell (Roxanna)
29:01 - Rare Tea Company
31:25 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
32:31 - In the Shelter: Finding A Home in the World by Padraig O Tuama (Kaytee)
36:18 - Deep Dive: How to Get Through and Over a Book Funk
39:29 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
46:07 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
46:13 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
46:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander
46:15 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander
49:50 - BookMarks
54:04 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish revisiting books could be a bigger part of our lives. (Roxanna)
55:32 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
I wish everyone would join a bookish app Fable. (Kaytee)
57:25 - CR Season 5: Episode 12
57:42 - Fable App
57:44 - Fabled Bookshop
58:54 - Solito by Javier Zamora
59:07 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: broken reading and reading companions
- Current Reads: some brand new books and a surprising classic
- Deep Dive: our between-book processes
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:20 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:49 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff
10:35 - Current Reads
11:08 - NetGalley
11:19 - Holmes Coming by Kenneth Johnson (Meredith)
16:47 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (Kaytee)
20:28 - Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire (Meredith)
24:14 - Black No More by George Schuyler (Kaytee)
24:18 - Currently Reading Patreon
26:44 - Black No More by George Schuyler audiobook cover
28:41 - Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander (Meredith)
31:19 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
31:20 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
31:39 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
33:54 - Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee)
36:11 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester
37:05 - Deep Dive: Our “Between Books” Processes
41:25 - CAWPILE system explained via Bookriot
42:39 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
42:41 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
44:54 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman
44:56 - Witch, Please by Ann Aguirre
48:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish everyone would read The Ice House by Minette Walters. (Meredith)
49:05 - The Ice House by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop)
51:04 - BritBox
52:22 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop)
I wish everyone would read Braiding Sweetgrass in November. (Kaytee)
52:43 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
53:54 - Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading genetics and scary saturation
- Current Reads: backlist gems and TBR surprises and bookish serendipity
- Deep Dive: we visit The Wayback Machine to give you books we think would go viral on Bookstagram and BookTok if they came out today
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:12 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:18 - Current Reads
6:51 - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Kaytee)
7:34 - Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu
7:50 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast
10:14 - Read-Aloud Revival
11:07 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Meredith)
13:33 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
17:18 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Kaytee)
17:27 - CR Season 3: Episode 47 - The Listener Press
17:31 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter
21:25 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith)
25:55 - Matrix by Lauren Goff
30:20 - A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf (Kaytee)
33:17 - Daphne by Josh Malerman
34:33 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates (Meredith)
39:11 - From Below by Darcy Coates
39:54 - Deep Dive: Backlist Books The Would Go Viral Today
40:47 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
41:20 - The Selection by Kiera Cass
41:35 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
43:01 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
43:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
44:40 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
44:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
45:47 - Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman
46:48 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
48:12 - In the Woods by Tana French
48:58 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
49:45 - The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
51:31 - The Villa by Nora Roberts
52:38 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
53:37 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
53:49 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
53:50 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
54:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish every reader would keep a simple reading log. (Kaytee)
I wish November and December could get here quicker for some highly anticipated releases. (Meredith)
57:18 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
57:41 - Three Pines Series Trailer
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction
- Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff
- Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week
7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
8:06 - Current Reads
8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee)
8:44 - Garcia Street Books
8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast
11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith)
19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee)
19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6
21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.)
21:35 - We Need Diverse Books
22:41 - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (Meredith)
30:38 - Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Kaytee)
34:45 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
35:04 - Daphne by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
37:22 - An Unlikely Story
37:25 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram
41:39 - Deep Dive: Short Books that Pack a Punch
43:48 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
45:06 - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn (Amazon link, cannot locate on Bookshop.org)
45:13 - Book of the Month
45:20 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
46:17 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
46:19 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
46:34 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells
47:01 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow
47:02 - A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow
47:46 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
48:22 - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
48:31 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
48:42 - 84, Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff
48:53 - 1984 by George Orwell
48:54 - Animal Farm by George Orwell
49:23 - Passing by Nella Larsen
49:57 - The Governesses by Anne Serre
50:32 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
50:54 - Elevation by Stephen King
51:26 - The Stand by Stephen King
51:27 - Needful Things by Stephen King
51:41 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
52:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish for a buddy reading app that allows for staggered reading. (Kaytee)
52:50 - The StoryGraph
53:14 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
54:08 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
I wish that more caregivers could use books as physical objects and talking points with their littles. (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled
- Current Reads: great books that we couldn’t wait to discuss with each other
- Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read?
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:38 - Mindy’s Instagram @gratefulforgrace
5:04 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman
5:16 - Bookshop.org
5:36 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
5:53 - Booked by Kwame Alexander
5:54 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
6:36 - Current Reads
6:45 - Scribd
7:02 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Mindy)
7:31 - Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
10:29 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
10:35 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
11:08 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
11:37 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Kaytee)
12:52 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
12:56 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
13:24 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
17:02 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy)
17:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
18:19 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
23:35 - @kraysbookclub on Instagram
23:36 - @jordys.book.club on Instagram
24:57 - My Body is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny (Kaytee)
29:49 - True Biz by Sarah Novic
30:03 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon
31:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
31:50 - The Sign for Home by Blair Fell (Mindy)
36:27 - Tumble by Celia C. Perez (Kaytee)
41:22 - Deep Dive: Reading when Guests are Visiting
43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
47:39 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
54:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish book jacket copy and summaries would stop ruining the plot for all of us. (Mindy)
I wish that I could put The Once and Future Witches on everyone’s Fall TBR. (Kaytee)
58:05 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: matching reading and values and a library mood boost
- Current Reads: murderful goodness, plus visits to previous beloved authors
- Deep Dive: when you read a bunch of one type of book, do they start to dilute in ratings?
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:21 - Audible
6:04 - Libro.fm
6:44 - Fabled Bookshop
7:34 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
10:10 - Current Reads
10:51 - The House Witch by Delemhach (Meredith)
12:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
17:15 - Year On Fire by Julie Buxbaum (Kaytee)
17:43 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
21:40 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin (Meredith)
12:21 - Gone But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin
22:25 - The Associate by Phillip Margolin
22:26 - Wild Justice by Phillip Margolin
31:22 - The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) (Blackwell’s link if you’d like to read it now. Does not publish in the U.S. until May 2023)
31:28 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
36:14 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)
41:48 - Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Kaytee)
42:06 - The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
45:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Ruts and Genre Ruts
52:02 - CAWPILE system explained by Book Riot
53:52 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin
55:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish people would read The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry (Meredith)
55:42 - The House Witch by Delemhach
56:11 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
I wish that everybody had a local group of readers to get together with (Kaytee)
59:46 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys
- Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not)
- Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:48 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
3:35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
4:19 - Netgalley
9:49 - Jackal by Erin Adams
9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up to access Trope Thursday!)
10:03 - An Unlikely Story
10:51 - Current Reads
11:20 - The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (Kaytee)
11:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
15:20 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith)
15:26 - Fabled Bookshop
18:25 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
19:42 - The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (Kaytee)
23:28 - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O’Brien (Meredith)
24:25 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
27:49 - We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (Kaytee)
31:25 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie (Meredith)
36:16 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
37:11 - Deep Dive: All Things Trigger Warnings
43:09 - StoryGraph
44:07 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
48:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish that there was a book box subscription that also came with food associated with the book inside. (Kaytee)
49:47 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
49:56 - Still Life by Louise Penny
50:02 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
50:09 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
51:40 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
I wish everybody would try gnod.com (Meredith)
52:35 - gnod.com (gnooks.com specifically for literature)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys
- Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not)
- Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:48 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
3:35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
4:19 - Netgalley
9:49 - Jackal by Erin Adams
9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up to access Trope Thursday!)
10:03 - An Unlikely Story
10:51 - Current Reads
11:20 - The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (Kaytee)
11:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
15:20 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith)
15:26 - Fabled Bookshop
18:25 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
19:42 - The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (Kaytee)
23:28 - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O’Brien (Meredith)
24:25 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
27:49 - We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (Kaytee)
31:25 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie (Meredith)
36:16 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
37:11 - Deep Dive: All Things Trigger Warnings
43:09 - StoryGraph
44:07 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
48:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish that there was a book box subscription that also came with food associated with the book inside. (Kaytee)
49:47 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
49:56 - Still Life by Louise Penny
50:02 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
50:09 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
51:40 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
I wish everybody would try gnod.com (Meredith)
52:35 - gnod.com (gnooks.com specifically for literature)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits
- Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea
- Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:58 - Back of Beyond Books
7:16 - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Meredith’s short story reference)
9:58 - Current Reads
10:17 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (Meredith)
111:46 - Cafe Con Libros
14:43 - We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Kaytee)
18:24 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
18:26 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots
18:46 - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
19:03 - Tattered Cover Book Store
19:23 - Child Zero by Chris Holm (Meredith)
21:44 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter
23:01 - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Kaytee)
23:19 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
23:22 - CR Season 4: Episode 27
23:29 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
28:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Meredith)
29:22 - Fabled Bookshop
30:27 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
32:37 - Native Son by Richard Wright (Kaytee)
35:34 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
35:53 - The Street by Ann Petry
37:11 - Deep Dive: Creating the Perfect Fall Reading Ambience
37:48 - Garnet Hill
38:03 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket
40:54 - Hillhouse Naturals Harvest Candle
42:33 - List of ASMR rooms:
https://youtu.be/N9TefB0gh_k
https://youtu.be/pDccLsIpEe0
https://youtu.be/fnN3mq-Ykos
https://youtu.be/eLc2eNUUOzU
https://youtu.be/xQPak0N-1hU
https://youtu.be/sWCck2OP0uU
https://youtu.be/eDLo4RGbuoA
https://youtu.be/SbaEn7phVKM
43:13 - RainRiderAmbience on Youtube
44:33 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
46:04 - The Novel Neighbor
47:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I realized sooner to slow but steady my audiobooks. (Meredith)
49:05 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
50:09 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
50:26 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
51:24 - Libro.fm
I wish you would follow SparkNotes on Instagram. (Kaytee)
51:57 - SparkNotes on Instagram
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits
- Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea
- Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:58 - Back of Beyond Books
7:16 - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Meredith’s short story reference)
9:58 - Current Reads
10:17 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (Meredith)
111:46 - Cafe Con Libros
14:43 - We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Kaytee)
18:24 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
18:26 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots
18:46 - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab
19:03 - Tattered Cover Book Store
19:23 - Child Zero by Chris Holm (Meredith)
21:44 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter
23:01 - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Kaytee)
23:19 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
23:22 - CR Season 4: Episode 27
23:29 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
28:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Meredith)
29:22 - Fabled Bookshop
30:27 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
32:37 - Native Son by Richard Wright (Kaytee)
35:34 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
35:53 - The Street by Ann Petry
37:11 - Deep Dive: Creating the Perfect Fall Reading Ambience
37:48 - Garnet Hill
38:03 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket
40:54 - Hillhouse Naturals Harvest Candle
42:33 - List of ASMR rooms:
https://youtu.be/N9TefB0gh_k
https://youtu.be/pDccLsIpEe0
https://youtu.be/fnN3mq-Ykos
https://youtu.be/eLc2eNUUOzU
https://youtu.be/xQPak0N-1hU
https://youtu.be/sWCck2OP0uU
https://youtu.be/eDLo4RGbuoA
https://youtu.be/SbaEn7phVKM
43:13 - RainRiderAmbience on Youtube
44:33 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
46:04 - The Novel Neighbor
47:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I realized sooner to slow but steady my audiobooks. (Meredith)
49:05 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris
50:09 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
50:26 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
51:24 - Libro.fm
I wish you would follow SparkNotes on Instagram. (Kaytee)
51:57 - SparkNotes on Instagram
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine
- Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs
- Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:22 - Mr. Delia’s resources for readers
6:54 - Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
8:40 - Current Reads
9:06 - The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Mary)
13:08 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (Meredith)
13:48 - The Novel Neighbor
13:53 - @novelneighbor on Instagram
14:14 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
16:09 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
17:55 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Mary)
18:31 - Book Depository
21:50 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
22:26 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Meredith)
24:17 - The Booker Prize 2022
24:29 - Blackwell’s UK
28:17 - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Mary)
31:33 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman (Meredith)
32:07 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
35:14 - Deep Dive: When Opinions About Books Collide
35:26 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
48:47 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
53:54 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
53:56 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
1:00:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I could let fans of Finlay Donovan know about the Booking Agents series by Cherie Priest. (Mary)
1:01:45 - Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano
1:01:53 - Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Booking Agents #1)
1:02:43 - Flight Risk by Cherie Priest
I wish I could go into reading experiences without any expectations (Meredith)
1:05:27 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine
- Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs
- Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:22 - Mr. Delia’s resources for readers
6:54 - Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty
8:40 - Current Reads
9:06 - The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Mary)
13:08 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (Meredith)
13:48 - The Novel Neighbor
13:53 - @novelneighbor on Instagram
14:14 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
16:09 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
17:55 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Mary)
18:31 - Book Depository
21:50 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
22:26 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Meredith)
24:17 - The Booker Prize 2022
24:29 - Blackwell’s UK
28:17 - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Mary)
31:33 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman (Meredith)
32:07 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
35:14 - Deep Dive: When Opinions About Books Collide
35:26 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
48:47 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
53:54 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
53:56 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
1:00:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I could let fans of Finlay Donovan know about the Booking Agents series by Cherie Priest. (Mary)
1:01:45 - Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano
1:01:53 - Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Booking Agents #1)
1:02:43 - Flight Risk by Cherie Priest
I wish I could go into reading experiences without any expectations (Meredith)
1:05:27 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside:
Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I hope you can tell the time and attention that went into it. Every month, we will focus on a "trope of the month" and have regular segments that you'll come to know and love. This episode is supposed to be INTERACTIVE. When you've listened, come tell us about your favorite debut novels! Or ask Bumni questions! Or tell us what trope you'd like us to explore! All of that is great fodder for future episodes - although we have roughly 4 years worth of ideas right now, ha!
This inaugural episode is a bit longer than they will normally be, but that's because I want to introduce you to and let you get to know Bunmi Ishola and how this new episode came to be!
Links below go to Bookshop dot org as applicable. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
Get to Know Bunmi:
- @bunmi_ishola on Instagram
- Penguin Random House
Book-Adjacent:
Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi)
- Rainbow Quote
- Fond of Books Mug
Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee)
- The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
- My Octopus Teacher on Netflix
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
From the Editor's Desk:
Remarkably Bright Creatures Buddy Read Discussion
Janet Evanovich, Louise Penny, James Patterson, John Grisham
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
NaNoWriMo
Brendan Slocumb Minisode
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Trope Thursday - Debuts That Blew Us Away:
What Mama Left Me by Renee Watson (Bunmi)
- Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Kaytee)
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Bunmi)
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee)
- Cafe con Libros in Brooklyn, NY
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Bunmi)
- @marissameyerauthor
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Up Next:
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Bunmi)
- 1001 Arabian Nights (HOLY CRAP: Look at this gorgeous annotated version!)
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
- Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Connect with Us:
Kaytee @notesonbookmarks
Meredith @meredith.reads
Bunmi @bunmi_ishola
Podcast @currentlyreadingpodcast
Tell Us: What Debut Blew You Away!?
Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside:
Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I hope you can tell the time and attention that went into it. Every month, we will focus on a "trope of the month" and have regular segments that you'll come to know and love. This episode is supposed to be INTERACTIVE. When you've listened, come tell us about your favorite debut novels! Or ask Bumni questions! Or tell us what trope you'd like us to explore! All of that is great fodder for future episodes - although we have roughly 4 years worth of ideas right now, ha!
This inaugural episode is a bit longer than they will normally be, but that's because I want to introduce you to and let you get to know Bunmi Ishola and how this new episode came to be!
Links below go to Bookshop dot org as applicable. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
Get to Know Bunmi:
- @bunmi_ishola on Instagram
- Penguin Random House
Book-Adjacent:
Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi)
- Rainbow Quote
- Fond of Books Mug
Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee)
- The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
- My Octopus Teacher on Netflix
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
From the Editor's Desk:
Remarkably Bright Creatures Buddy Read Discussion
Janet Evanovich, Louise Penny, James Patterson, John Grisham
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
NaNoWriMo
Brendan Slocumb Minisode
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Trope Thursday - Debuts That Blew Us Away:
What Mama Left Me by Renee Watson (Bunmi)
- Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Kaytee)
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Bunmi)
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee)
- Cafe con Libros in Brooklyn, NY
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Bunmi)
- @marissameyerauthor
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Up Next:
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Bunmi)
- 1001 Arabian Nights (HOLY CRAP: Look at this gorgeous annotated version!)
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
- Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Connect with Us:
Kaytee @notesonbookmarks
Meredith @meredith.reads
Bunmi @bunmi_ishola
Podcast @currentlyreadingpodcast
Tell Us: What Debut Blew You Away!?
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life
- Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme!
- Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:54 - Pangobooks
13:28 - Current Reads
13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith)
18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee)
19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola
10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
21:35 - Libro.fm
22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith)
22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding
28:57 - Hoopla
29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell’antoia (Kaytee)
32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)
33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee)
42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading
48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo
49:10 - Cafe Con Libros
49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten
50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman
53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton
54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman
54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
54:50 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
55:08 - The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
55:21 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
55:26 - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
55:43 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
56:42 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
57:35 - The Son by Philipp Meyer
57:51 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
58:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish that everyone would read Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard. (Meredith)
59:23 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
59:33 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
59:42 - Fabled Bookshop
1:00:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
I wish that if a book is part of a series, the number is always on the spine or cover. (Kaytee)
1:01:29 - Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh
1:02:04 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author
- Current Reads: dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder
- Deep Dive: the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:11 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:18 - Pangobooks
2:48 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
4:40 - Half Priced Books
5:12 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
6:17 - Fabled Bookshop
7:00 - Current Reads
7:08 - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Kaytee)
7:16 - Tattered Cover Bookstore
8:30 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
12:23 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Meredith)
14:25 - Hide by Kiersten White
16:33 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
17:03 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
17:58 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree (Kaytee)
20:18 - Scribd
21:06 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Meredith)
25:46 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir (Kaytee)
25:48 - The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
26:05 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy by Ivy Noelle Weir
26:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
29:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
34:05 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
34:06 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
34:08 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
35:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
36:03 - Deep Dive: If (Genre) Taught Me Anything
44:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish every book came with an interactive experience. (Kaytee)
44:44 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brenden Slocumb
44:46 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt
44:54 - Shine Bright by Danyel Smith
45:39 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree
46:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler
I wish Blackwell’s had a section just for popular books with different international covers. (Meredith)
47:36 - Blackwell’s UK
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook
- Current Reads: books we’ve been guarding like precious gems
- Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2
2:04 - Brilliant Books
3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day
8:54 - Current Reads
9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna)
16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee)
16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29
16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones
17:21 - Cafe Con Libros
18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast
20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna)
26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee)
27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
31:46 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna)
36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee)
38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed
40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World
40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!)
50:41 - Canada Reads
52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary
55:00 - BookRiot
55:09 - Get Booked Podcast
55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast
55:59 - The Next Chapter
56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna)
59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute
I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee)
1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1)
1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book
- Current Reads: five books we’re excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls
- Deep Dive: the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:59 - The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (Amazon Link)
9:45 - Current Reads
10:01 - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (Kaytee)
14:25 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Meredith)
16:04 - Blackwell’s
18:00 - Descent by Tim Johnston
18:01 - The Current by Tim Johnston
18:18 - The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke
18:19 - The Novel Neighbor
19:17 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough by Taylor S. Schumann (Katyee)
23:35 - Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman (Meredith)
24:02 - Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman
25:51 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson
28:15 - The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph (Kaytee)
30:24 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
31:44 - CONTENT WARNING FROM HERE TO THE FOUNTAIN. LITTLE EARS AND MINDY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.
32:36 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert (Meredith)
38:34 - Deep Dive: Books We Want to Hide While Reading
39:27 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
41:03 - Blackout by Candace Owens
45:12 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert
45:27 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
45:30 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
50:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish that everyone had access to a great library card collection. (Kaytee)
51:04 - Libby
51:29 - Libro.fm
I wish everyone could experience fall reading to its fullest extent. (Meredith)
53:15 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth
53:23 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
53:30 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
53:41 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
53:48 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event
- Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about
- Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in?
- The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:45 - Stanley’s Library by William Bee
3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram
4:36 - Fabled Bookshop
6:24 - Current Reads
7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith)
12:47 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson
13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee)
13:40 - Brilliant Books
13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly
14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller
16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister
18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith)
23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee)
23:33 - Libro FM ALC program
25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order)
26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree
27:00 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith)
33:06 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
33:45 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Kaytee)
36:57 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
37:00 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
37:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
38:17 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson
39:17 - Deep Dive: The Slowest and the Steadiest
39:21 - @Marys_bookish_musings on Instagram
41:26 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
41:34 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
41:48 - Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby (Amazon link)
41:49 - The New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby
42:22 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
42:49 - Roots by Alex Haley
45:34 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
45:45 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
45:48 - Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke
48:11 - It by Stephen King
48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
48:37 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
48:56 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I could implement a family reading time in the evenings. (Kaytee)
I wish everyone could experience what we experience with the Indie Press List (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reporting back on homework and an exciting interview
- Current Reads: some great summer break reads from both of us, and one spicy opinion
- Deep Dive: we report back on how we spent our five weeks off and how much we missed you all!
- Book Presses: one last time - a very Kaytee book and a series starter to keep you going.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:42 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:40 - The Bookshelf Thomasville
4:06 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:32 - Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume
6:58 - Fabled Bookshop
7:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard
7:25 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
7:26 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
8:33 - Current Reads
8:44 - Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (Kaytee)
9:56 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
11:45 - Scorpica by G. R McCallister (Meredith)
15:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller
16:06 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand
16:31 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee)
17:06 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
17:08 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
20:09 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Meredith)
22:26 - Half Price Books (They have lots of locations!)
24:12 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee)
24:27 - Cafe Con Libros
27:49 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Meredith)
29:41 - Fabled Bookshop
31:48 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
32:38 - Deep Dive: Our Summer Vacation Recaps
34:57 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny
37:12 - Cinder by Melissa Meyer
37:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
41:37 - Season 1: Episode 24
43:36 - Books We’d Like To Press Into Your Hands (For the Last Time)
43:58 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)
46:04 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale
46:13 - Death at Bishop’s Keep by Robin Paige (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Some of our highlights and learning experiences from Season 4. Who can believe we are four full years into the podcast?
- Giving you 12 additional presses to fill up your summer and fall TBRs.
- If you want more presses, an additional 30 will be made available to Patreon subscribers next week!. Join us over at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast !
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:50 - Reflecting on Season 4
3:50 - Season 4: Episode 21
4:19 - Season 4: Episode 26
4:31 - Season 4: Episode 34
4:39 - Season 4: Episode 25
5:29 - Season 4: Episode 1
5:33 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
5:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
6:13 - Season 4: Episode 37 (the rainbow shelves episode)
6:53 - Season 4: Episode 26
7:12 - Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kenda Adachi
8:21 - Currently Reading Patreon
17:54 - Email us your suggestions for cap segments at currentlypodcast@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast
18:39 - Currently Reading Patreon
19:23 - Listener Presses Part Two
19:34 - Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway (Pressed by Beth)
23:31 - The Rent Collector by Camron Wright (Pressed by Mic)
26:49 - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (Pressed by Francis)
30:08 - Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (Pressed by Nicole)
30:45 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
30:46 - When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson
30:49 - New Kid by Jerry Craft
32:56 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab (Pressed by Katie)
34:37 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
34:30 - An Unlikely Story
35:01 - The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson (Pressed by Amanda)
36:38 - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
36:39 - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
36:40 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
37:52 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)
38:04 - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
38:21 - Beach Music by Pat Conroy (Pressed by Tiffany)
38:25 - Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
40:08 - Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
41:24 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Pressed by Avery)
44:38 - Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (Pressed by Amy)
46:22 - The Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry (Pressed by Michele)
48:13 - Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
48:40 - The Diddakoi by Rumor Godden (Pressed by Mary Faith, amazon link)
51:24 - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Pressed by Madeline)
53:14 - Currently Reading Patreon
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, we have a very special GROUP Show for you!
- All 5 of us got together to play a Bookish game of Never Have I Ever, and we think you’ll love it!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcriptsof the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:59 - Sorta Awesome Show
3:20 - Never Have I Ever…
Never Have I Ever… hidden a book or book haul from my significant other
4:24 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Never Have I Ever… read a thriller
6:17 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
6:25 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
6:26 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
7:22 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Never Have I Ever… read a section from a romance aloud to my husband
9:36 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Never Have I Ever… had a dream about a book character
11:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
13:02 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
13:07 - A Place For Us by Fatima Fahreen Mirza
13:45 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
13:52 - Still Life by Louise Penny
14:45 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
15:07 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
Never Have I Ever… lost a book and had to replace it
19:16 - Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg
20:17 - How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Diana K. White
22:31 - Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles
Never Have I Ever… DNFd a book for sex or violence
27:13 - I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
27:53 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Never Have I Ever… owned less than 50 books
32:48 - Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin
Never Have I Ever… gotten pregnant or had a pregnancy scare due to scenes in a book that motivated my actions
35:36 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Never Have I Ever… read a book in one sitting
37:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
39:28 - The Firm by John Grisham
40:01 - Pelican Brief by John Grisham
40:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
40:28 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Never Have I Ever… lied to a friend about how I felt about a book they recommended to me
46:20 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
46:35 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
50:37 - Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (amazon link)
Never Have I Ever brought a book to a concert or party to read and ignore people
Never Have I Ever hit on a guy/gal because of a book they were reading
58:56 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
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Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Meredith and author Travis Baldree. Travis is the author of Legends and Lattes, which has gone gangbusters through the Currently Reading community. Tune into this conversation with Travis to hear about:
- Emotional support books
- Cozy Fantasy: a Hallmark-style movie set in Dungeons and Dragons?
- The journey to publication
- Favorite characters
- Cover conversations
- Fan art
- The details on his next book
- The last 5-star book he read!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (pre-order at Bookshop, or buy it now at Amazon)
Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher
Connect with Travis: on Instagram at @travis_baldree, on Facebook, Twitter or at his website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Meredith on Instagram @meredith.reads and Kaytee @notesonbookmarks
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- 18 fantastic books that listeners want to Press into your hands! Get out your Library hold list!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:05 - Darling Girl by Liz Michalski (pressed by Jenny)
5:05 - An American Radical by Tamer Elnoury (pressed by Kenzie)
6:57 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Amazon link) (pressed by Michael)
10:04 - The Ranger’s Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (pressed by Mary)
12:10 - Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho (pressed by Michelle)
14:02 - A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske (pressed by Kimberley)
16:03 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
16:43 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (pressed by Andrea)
21:23 - The Binding by Bridget Collins (pressed by Brianna)
23:59 - The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien (pressed by Tara)
26:12 - The Hunting Wives by May Cobb (pressed by Ashley)
28:14 - In the Shelter by Padraig O’Tuama (pressed by Abigail)
30:17 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
30:48 - The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (pressed by Rachel)
33:44 - When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O’Neill (pressed by Elise)
35:52 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott (pressed by Lexy)
38:14 - Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane (pressed by Lynette)
41:57 - The Hearts and Daggers Podcast
42:00 - The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner (pressed by Holly)
42:10 - Holly’s Instagram @birdbrainbooks
44:08 - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
45:53 - The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova (pressed by Amy)
47:47 - Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (pressed by Courtny)
47:59 - The Novel Neighbor
52:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read to be proud of and recommending specific books
- Current Reads: a mish mash of books across all genres
- Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee go into the specifics of writing a review and sharing it
- Book Presses: last presses of season 4! A violent but huggable book and a mystery that looks like it contains something different
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:22 - The Happier Podcast w/ Gretchen Rubin
13:20 - Bookish Moment of the Week
3:49 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough by Taylor S. Schumann
6:10 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
8:06 - Current Reads
8:22 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Kaytee)
8:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
11:38 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Meredith)
13:29 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
14:39 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
15:35 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
17:42 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman (Kaytee)
18:45 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
20:25 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre (Meredith)
21:15 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
21:54 - The Gilmore Guide to Books
24:21 - Love That Story by Jonathan Van Ness (Kaytee)
24:39 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
27:13 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (Meredith)
27:40 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
32:57 - Deep Dive: How We Craft a Review
41:56 - @lonestarwords on Instagram
43:17 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
43:19 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
45:56 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
46:05 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
46:38 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
46:43 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
47:25 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
49:06 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
49:31 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
51:45 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith)
53:20 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a new social media delight and a bookish gathering
- Current Reads: each of us sneakily convinces the other one to read a book that she wasn’t sure about before
- Deep Dive: we are planning the bookstacks to bring on your family vacation so that everyone can read together
- Book Presses: a YA drama from a favorite author and a diverse multiverse sci-fi adventure
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:07 - Mary’s picture book instagram @teenybookshelf
5:07 - Current Reads
5:22 - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Mary)
9:01 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw (Kaytee)
13:16 - When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (Mary)
15:29 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
15:48 - You Have a Match by Emma Lord
16:07 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo (Kaytee)
18:46 - A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil (Mary)
18:50 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
18:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
21:19 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Kaytee)
21:30 - An Unlikely Story bookshop
24:21 - Deep Dive: Family Vacation Book Clubs
24:42 - @bookliz on Instagram
The Family that Solves Mysteries
27:01 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
27:28 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
28:00 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
28:22 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
The Family That Doesn’t Mind Breaking Their Brains
29:26 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier
30:07 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch
30:23 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
The Family That Cooks Together
431:07 - Taste by Stanley Tucci
31:24 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
31:42 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
32:13 - Save me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
32:17 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay
The Family that Learns Together
32:59 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron
33:21 - Gumption by Nick Offerman
33:54 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
34:23 - Kaytee’s book recs for “The Family that learns stuff together”
- The Body by Bill Bryson
- Stiff by Mary Roach
- Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
The Family That Wants to Include the Younger Generation
34:39 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
35:22 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
35:32 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
The Family That Fancies Themselves Oprah’s Book Club
36:27 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
36:51 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
38:27 - Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
38:43 - Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
The Family That Goes to the Woods
39:28 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
39:47 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman
40:05 - Upstream by Mary Oliver
40:39 - Devolution by Max Brooks
40:43 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
The Couples that Read Together
41:05 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
41:10 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
42:18 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
42:38 - All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (Mary)
44:01 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
45:23 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Kaytee)
47:01 - The Hearts and Daggers Podcast Episode 11
47:06 - Holly’s Instagram @birdbrainbooks
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: working with a new bookstore and a reading chair conundrum
- Current Reads: we’ve got some wheelhouse reading here today including some non-fiction that we think you’ll love
- Deep Dive: the books we read during our childhoods that impacted the readers we are today
- Book Presses: two more of those childhood books that we want to make sure you’ve read
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:10 - Listener Press Episode: Record a voice memo on your phone with the following details:
Your name, where you’re from, the book’s title and author, a description of it and WHY you are pressing it. These are DUE FRIDAY JUNE 17
4:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:57 - Cafe Con Libros Bookstore
9:08 - Current Reads
10:23 - Taste by Stanley Tucci (Kaytee)
14:28 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (Meredith)
18:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
20:05 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
20:29 - A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll (Kaytee)
20:37 - Lexy @readlexyread on Instagram
20:42 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
24:00 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown (Meredith)
24:55 - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown
28:16 - HRH by Elizabeth Holmes
29:22 - Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
28:28 - Majesty by Katharine McGee
28:29 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
29:39 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee)
33:15 - Hide by Kiersten White (Meredith)
36:38 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
36:29 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
30:03 - Deep Dive: Childhood Reading that Impacted Us
42:26 - First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple by Cameron West (Amazon Link)
43:39 - Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
44:26 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien
46:13 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
46:57 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
48:41 - Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume
48:54 - Deenie by Judy Blume
48:59 - Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
49:01 - Blubber by Judy Blume
49:13 - Forever by Judy Blume
49:55 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
50:51 - Maus by Art Spiegelman
50:56 - Night by Elie Weisel
50:58 - The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
52:30 - Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton
52:31 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
53:36 - West Side Story by Irving Shulman
53:48 - Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
53:55 - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
53:56 - Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
55:00 - The Odyssey by Homer
55:01 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
56:07 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
56:28 - The Giver by Lois Lowry (Kaytee)
1:00:05 - The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kendra Adachi is joining Meredith and Kaytee, and we are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: perfect reading weather, winning fifth grade, and bookish nerdiness
- Current Reads: the very first time this has happened in Currently Reading, there’s a double up!
- Deep Dive: we get to Lazy Genius a reading life and it’s the actual best
- Book Presses: and some non-fiction from authors we love
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:04 - The Lazy Genius Podcast
2:01 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (where you get the friend map finder!)
5:28 - Current Reads
5:49 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry (Kendra AND Meredith)
12:01 - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
12:05 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
12:48 - Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Kaytee)
15:53 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
16:05 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Kendra)
17:43 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
17:45 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
17:47 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson
19:04 - The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
20:42 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Meredith)
22:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
26:19 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)
28:47 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes
30:03 - Deep Dive: The Lazy Genius Way for Reading
33:28 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
38:10 - Anne Bogel Summer Reading Guide
38:46 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
40:20 - The Seven Ps: Personality, Prioritize, Proficiency(Preferences), People, Pleasure, Process, and Peace
46:33 - Lazy Genius Newsletter Signup
51:27 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
51:52 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (Kendra)
54:22 - For the Love by Jen Hatmaker (Kaytee)
56:29 - The Lay Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)
1:00:45 - Liquid Index Lazy Genius Podcast Ep 261
1:01:13 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen Youtube Series
1:04:22 - @thelazygenius on Instagram
1:04:24 - thelazygeniuscollective.com
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and get some merch at
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: an Oprah moment and an interesting reading experience
- Current Reads: a beach read with teeth, serial killers, joy as protest, gosh, this episode is GOOD
- Deep Dive: Meet Roxanna!
- Book Presses: a stunning mystery and a chocolate chonker
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:14 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:57 - Season 3: Episode 5 of Currently Reading w/Roxanna
3:46 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
4:45 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5:54 - Current Reads
6:13 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi (Roxanna)
8:24 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
9:30 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
11:00 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
11:39 - The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
16:13 - Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Roxanna)
21:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
22:10 - Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (Meredith)
25:35 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
25:37 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
28:25 - Season 3: Episode 38
28:44 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark (Roxanna) (direct link to the story online but it’s also available as a kindle item!)
33:20 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
35:29 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells
36:16 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Meredith)
42:28 - The Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR pt.1) by J. R. R. Tolkien
43:02 - Deep Dive: Roxanna’s Reading Life
44:49 - What Should I Read Next
45:21 - Roxanna’s TED Talk
46:11 - currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
46:42 - Season 2: Episode 47 about book twins
46:58 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
47:48 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
55:57 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
57:06 - Currently Reading Patreon
57:34 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
58:00 - Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Roxanna)
1:00:22 - The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan
1:02:07 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (Meredith)
1:08:08 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
1:08:48 - @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
1:09:04 - Currently Reading Zazzle store
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and get some merch at
www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: derailed reading and theater nerdery
- Current Reads: We are exceptionally murdery today. Sorry, not sorry.
- Deep Dive: books about all kinds of disasters
- Book Presses: a cozy series we love and a parenting book of joy
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:27 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:40 - Novel Memphis
4:51 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
4:56 - Season 4: Episode 14
6:00 - Current Reads
6:14 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett (Meredith)
11:09 - Blackwell’s UK
11:53 - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
15:07 - Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule (Meredith)
15:12 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
16:58 - Half Price Books
18:53 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
18:55 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
19:07 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville
19:19 - Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez (Kaytee)
23:31 - The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch (Meredith)
24:59 - Holly @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
25:02 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram
26:51 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
27:32 - The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen (Kaytee)
27:44 - The Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen
27:45 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen
27:46 - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen
30:53 - Deep Dive: Disaster Books We Love
33:34 - Ordeal by Hunger by George Stuart (Amazon link)
34:03 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
35:44 - The Fifth Season by N.K Jemison
35:59 - The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
37:00 - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
37:05 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner
37:53 - The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin
38:35 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly
39:35 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
39:51 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
40:02 - Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong
40:43 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
41:25 - Salvage the Bones by Jessamyn Ward
42:20 - Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson
44:36 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
45:10 - Into the Drowning Deep by Jennifer McMahon
45:13 - Devolution by Max Brooks
45:35 - Parasite by Mira Grant
45:58 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
46:26 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Meredith)
49:17 - How to Be A Happier Parent by Kj Dell’antonia (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Yara Zgheib. Yara is the author of No Land to Light On, a heartbreaking and heart-mending love story of immigration and parenthood and leaving your heart across the ocean. This book was an Indie Press List pick for March from An Unlikely Story. Tune into my conversation with Yara to hear about:
- Writing as therapy
- Turning real world events into novel
- The humanity in every story
- Her personal connections to this story
- Travel and privilege
- How Ph.D.s are so useful
- Her favorite characters
- And of course: a book she wants to press into your hands.
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Connect with Brendan: on Instagram at @yarazgheibofficial, on Facebook, or at her website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off
- Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers
- Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading
- Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:25 - Brave Writer
5:28 - Current Reads
5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee)
9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith)
10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett
14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee)
14:33 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff
17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith)
19:41 - Boswell Books
19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black
22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee)
22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1)
25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny
26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith)
27:04 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading
32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop
32:40 - The Daily Stoic
32:54 - Ryan Holiday’s 8 Rules for Reading Video
33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19
33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers
34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
47:29 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)
50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon
51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok
51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith)
53:44 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: delightful Zoom meetings and used books for “complete” shelves
- Current Reads: some thrills, some nonfiction, some YA, and some romance
- Deep Dive: reading during a big life change
- Book Presses: a married people romance and a narrative non fiction gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:46 - Mary Heim on Instagram
1:50 - Amy of @What_amy_reads on Instagram
5:30 - The Passengers by John Marrs
5:32 - The One by John Marrs
5:43 - thriftbooks.com
7:06 - Current Reads
7:31 - The Arc by Tori Henwood Hoen (Mary)
10:29 - The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta (Kaytee)
11:58 - Libro.fm
13:10 - article from the San Diego Tribune
13:48 - How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Dana K. White (Mary)
15:50 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
18:03 - Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett (Kaytee)
19:30 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
20:21 - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (Mary)
24:24 - Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown (Kaytee)
27:10 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
27:12 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
28:16 - Deep Dive: How We Read During Life Shifts
28:22 - Season 4: Episode 33
31:49 - Lightseekers by Femi Kayode
31:53 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
32:19 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
34:41 - Dry by Neal Shusterman
34:44 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
34:47 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
36:37 - Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
37:30 - The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins
38:14 - Wintering by Katherine May
39:22 - Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
39:24 - The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
40:57 - The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
40:59 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
41:03 - As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
46:13 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
46:37 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (Mary)
49:23 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)
49:27 - Season 3: Episode 39
49:31 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: new merch and a comfort read
- Current Reads: some books that were directly recommended by readers and ended up being big hits
- Deep Dive: our bookish confessions, in which we essentially play strip poker with opinions
- Book Presses: a book that is singular in its execution and an old school favorite
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:20 - Currently Reading Mighty Networks
4:35 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:48 - Currently Reading Zazzle Store
5:48 - Meredith’s “Scary Books are my Jam” mug
8:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
8:40 - Current Reads
8:45 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Kaytee)
13:39 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
14:00 - The Son by Philipp Meyer (Meredith)
17:03 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
18:06 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
18:08 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
18:55 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman (Kaytee)
19:24 - If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
19:25 - Where She Went by Gayle Foreman
22:30 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
22:40 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
23:17 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson (Meredith)
27:00 - Black Birds in the Sky by Brandi Colbert (Kaytee)
28:11 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
30:25 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Meredith)
32:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled
35:53 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
36:32 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Confessions
55:37 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray
57:29 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
57:55 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (Kaytee)
58:03 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
58:23 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
59:47 - Blackwell’s UK
1:00:53 - What Should I Do With My Life by Po Bronson (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: bookish laundry and thoughts on starting a book
- Current Reads: a few Indie Press List titles that blew our socks off and some additional great books
- Deep Dive: crotchety old ladies talk about their bookstagram pet peeves
- Book Presses: a smart thriller and a great YA pick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:45 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson
1:50 - Season 4: Episode 33
3:21 - From the Front Porch podcast
6:16 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern
9:24 - Current Reads
9:35 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Meredith)
9:45 - An Unlikely Story
9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon
16:06 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (Katyee)
21:53 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson (Meredith)
25:12 - The Between by Tananarive Due (Kaytee)
25:48 - Levar Burton Reads episode “The Wishing Pool”
25:52 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
29:05 - The Anomaly by Here Le Tellier (Meredith)
31:14 - Falling by T.J. Newman
32:21 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
35:16 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
36:31 - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Kaytee)
36:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
40:51 - Deep Dive: Our Highs and Lows with Bookstagram
46:14 - @Lonestarreads on Instagram
47:10 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
53:48 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
54:06 - The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne (Meredith)
55:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
55:33 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
56:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Kaytee)
56:16 - Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
56:17 - Stamped (for young adults) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: beautiful bookshelves and a booktuber to love
- Current Reads: we’re all over the map this week with poetry and Cozy+ and a book I should have loved but didn’t and so much more!
- Deep Dive: reading outside of our comfort zones
- Book Presses: books that we didn’t expect to love
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:39 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:24 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Youtube
6:30 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Instagram
8:39 - Current Reads
8:55 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee)
11:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
12:26 - Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman (Meredith)
14:08 - Story Bound Story via Fabled
15:57 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee)
16:03 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
19:19 - His and Hers by Alice Feeney (Meredith)
22:15 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
22:38 - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (Kaytee)
23:04 - The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
26:36 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray (Meredith)
30:35 - The Maid by Nita Prose
30:44 - An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Turston
32:15 - Deep Dive: Reading Out of Our Comfort Zones
34:18 - Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
34:21 - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
36:38 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
37:25 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray
39:42 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville
39:50 - Book of the Month
39:57 - Access the Indie Press List by becoming a Patron
42:16 - Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
43:40 - An Unlikely Story
45:18 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
45:36 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee)
48:39 - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (Meredith)
51:10 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the change of the seasons and a young fan
- Current Reads: a few books that will stay with us forever, and some that… won’t
- Deep Dive: the books that live rent-free in our heads
- Book Presses: a fairy tale retelling and a beloved brick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:20 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:01 - Current Reads
6:21 - Fabled Bookshop
6:42 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh (Meredith)
13:53 - The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (Kaytee)
16:55 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Meredith)
18:40 - book darts for your own books!
20:09 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
22:45 - When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten (Kaytee)
24:45 - Bookshelf Thomasville subscriptions
25:19 - Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane (Meredith)
29:15 - How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon (Kaytee)
30:15 - Heavy by Kiese Laymon
30:19 - Season 3: Ep. 34
32:27 - Garcia Street Books
32:59 - Deep Dive: Books that Live Rent Free In Our Heads
34:15 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
35:49 - So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
36:49 - Into the Wild by Jack Krakauer
37:55 - A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
37:59 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
38:37 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
39:30 - Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia
39:49 - Violeta by Isabel Allende
40:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
40:37 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
40:38 - The One by John Marrs
40:44 - Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton
40:46 - Parasite by Mira Grant
40:57 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kenda Adachi
41:50 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
42:13 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
44:41 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
45:02 - All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller (Meredith)
46:58 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
47:52 - Roots by Alex Haley (Kaytee)
49:16 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
49:21 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
49:38 - Shogun by James Clavell
49:39 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a reading milestone and a new type of book “the quickie”
- Current Reads: a new book from a favorite author, a childhood love turned into a book, and more!
- Deep Dive: the seasons of life that we go through as readers
- Book Presses: a love story and a police procedural
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:45 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
3:42 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
3:46 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3:50 - @Meredith.reads on Instagram
6:37 - The Violence by Delilah S. Dawson
10:19 - Current Reads
10:30 - Rayne and Delilah’s Midnight Matinee by Jeff Zentner (Mindy)
10:38 - The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
10:39 - In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
13:28 - The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)
15:13 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
15:14 - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
15:15 - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
15:38 - Novel Memphis
19:26 - True Biz by Sara Novic (Mindy)
23:41 - Laundry Love: Finding Love in a Common Chore by Patrick Richardson (Meredith)
27:33 - Motorcycles and Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor (Mindy)
30:05 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker (Meredith)
32:14 - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
34:34 - Deep Dive: Seasons of Reading
41:45 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
47:09 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
47:20 - Season 2: Episode 19
47:26 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali (Mindy)
49:09 - The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah (Meredith) (amazon link)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading in the wrong format and new library discoveries
- Current Reads: books we blasted through and ones that surprised us on multiple levels
- Deep Dive: different types of readers - mood reading versus planned reading
- Book Presses: surprising books that get into your head
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:08 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live ep.104 w/Catherine Ryan Howard
2:11 - Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
3:03 - Fabled Bookshop
3:10 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg
7:37 - Current Reads
8:07 - The Guide by Peter Heller (Meredith)
8:13 - The River by Peter Heller
9:27 - A River Runs Through It by Norman MacLean
13:56 - Lightseekers by Femi Kayode (Kaytee)
18:07 - Parasite by Mira Grant (Meredith)
18:11 - Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
21:00 - Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton
24:00 - Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward (Kaytee)
25:06 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
25:12 - Season 1: Episode 9
25:15 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
27:47 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)
31:27 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
31:59 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
32:04 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
36:26 - Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black (Kaytee)
38:09 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby
38:14 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
38:19 - Gilded by Marilynne Robinson
39:41 - Deep Dive: Mood Reading vs Planned Reading
41:46 - Don’t Cry for Me by Daniel Black
46:09 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
49:43 - The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements
349:46 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth
49:50 - A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
54:34 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
55:01 - The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones (Meredith)
57:45 - Vox by Christina Dalcher (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Brendan Slocumb. Brendan is the author of The Violin Conspiracy, a coming-of-age and mystery novel rolled into one, and a book that captured me with every word. You’ve heard me gush about the book, now listen to my conversation with Brendan to hear about:
- How much his main character overlaps with him
- Growing up in a musical family
- Writing a violin as a character
- Naming inanimate objects
- The real life racism situations
- The teachers that influenced him and changed his life
- Some strange facts about music competitions and instrument thieves
- Being a GMA book club pick
- Playing Carnegie Hall
- The next project (and the next!)
- Some Violin Conspiracy miniseries tidbits
- And of course: a book he wants to press into your hands.
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
How Music Can Save Your Life (Brendan’s Podcast)
Brendan playing Carnegie Hall
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Connect with Brendan: on Instagram at @brendanslocumb, on Facebook, Twitter or at his website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: too busy to read and leaning into non-fiction
- Current Reads: When Meredith finished edits on this episode, she called it a spicy meatball, and that’s certainly true for our current reads.
- Deep Dive: What we do about backlist books that don’t have the same standards as our modern sensibilities.
- Book Presses: a few middle grade gems that you don’t want to miss
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:26 - My Life in France by Julia Child
5:29 - Current Reads
5:45 - Isaiah Dunn is my Hero by Kelly J. Baptist (Kaytee)
5:55 - Novel Neighbor Bookstore
6:57 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor
7:42 - Anthem by Noah Hawley (Meredith)
7:54 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
8:08 - An Unlikely Story Bookstore
12:49 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
15:15 - The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
19:06 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee)
23:02 - The Fine Print (amazon link) by Lauren Asher (Meredith)
28:41 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)
28:57 - Fabled bookshop
32:50 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
33:00 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
33:01 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
36:18 - Deep Dive: When Backlist Gets “Cringey”
36:26 - Holli’s Instagram @shelfsisters
37:14 - Birds, Beasts and Relatives by Gerald Durrell
39:06 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
39:42 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
41:13 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
44:02 - Forever by Judy Blume
44:35 - Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret by Judy Blume
45:44 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben
52:28 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
52:58 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
53:18 - Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
55:42 - email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
55:51 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
56:05 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee)
56:21 - Isaiah Dunn is my Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
57:28 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith)
1:00:31 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a meetup with Megan! and Book Page Magazine
- Current Reads: middle grade and horror and Enneagram and magical realism. We’ve got it all!
- Deep Dive: Palate cleansers and one-night stand books
- Book Presses: a middle grade fantasy gem a great one-night stand
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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2:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:44 - BookPage
7:43 - Current Reads
7:51 - The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova (Kaytee)
10:55 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
11:03 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
16:17 - Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff (Kaytee)
19:04 - The Road Back To You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
19:22 - The Enneagram Made Simple by Ashton Whitmoyer-Ober (Meredith)
19:28 - Ashton’s Instagram @enneagramashton
21:55 - The Journey Towards Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile (Meredith pt2)
23:27 - Ain’t Burned All The Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin (Kaytee)
28:14 - Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
29:35 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson (Meredith)
29:49 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
32:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
33:06 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
34:26 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
34:39 - Deep Dive: One Night Stand Books
35:07 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
35:45 - Pretty Little Wife by by Darby Kane
39:05 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
40:19 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
41:07 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
41:19 - The Last by Hanna Jameson
41:59 - Turn of the Screw by Henry James
42:00 - Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
42:27 - The Stranger by Harlan Coben
42:48 - Verity by Colleen Hoover
43:44 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
45:08 - Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber
46:17 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
46:37 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)
47:50 - Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston
48:31 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven (Meredith)
50:14 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
50:24 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: live tweets from a friend and a spicy conversation behind the scenes
- Current Reads: some romance, some disagreement, and some under-the-radar gems
- Deep Dive: Mindy and Kaytee bring all the curmudgeons and disagree about them!
- Book Presses: a great series, and a short but powerful novel
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:38 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
4:05 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
4:19 - Current Reads
4:52 - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton (Mindy)
7:48 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
8:32 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
9:08 - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (Kaytee)
9:12 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
9:54 - Libro.fm
13:13 - What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris (Mindy)
14:45 - Matrix by Lauren Goff
15:43 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
15:44 - Honor by Thirty Umrigar
16:39 - Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
19:26 - Fabled Bookshop
20:18 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding (Kaytee)
23:42 - Julie’s Instagram @jns.reads
23:54 - Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely (Mindy)
27:11 - Fifty-FIfty by Steve Cavanaugh
27:13 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh
29:03 - The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah Jones (Kaytee)
29:18 - Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
30:37 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
30:40 - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
30:42 - Our Time is Now by Stacey Abrams
33:51 - Deep Dive: Our Favorite Curmudgeons
39:34 - Then Tweets My Soul: The Best of the Church Curmudgeon by David Reigier
41:23 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
42:20 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
42:35 - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson
42:58 - The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen: Eighty-Three and a Quarter Years Old by Hendrik Groen
43:08 - How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
43:26 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
43:29 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
44:29 - The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons
44:52 - The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey
45:16 - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
46:25 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
46:53 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
48:17 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
48:56 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
49:37 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
49:39 - The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (amazon link)
51:44 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
51:47 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
52:39 - Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce
53:04 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
53:28 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)
54:06 - Season 3: Episode 7
54:47 - Circe by Madeline Miller
54:48 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
55:21 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)
55:56 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)
54:36 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reader app ideas and Meredith’s bookish grandbaby
- Current Reads: we bring books that the other host is NOT interested in reading.
- Deep Dive: our very favorite books about marriage, almost entirely fiction!
- Book Presses: fantastic social justice and a book about marriage and parenting
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:20 - Current Reads
8:23 - Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca (Kaytee)
11:16 - It’s Better to Be Feared by Seth Wickersham (Meredith)
12:44 - The Popcast
15:05 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Resch and Elyse Trebole (Kaytee)
15:19 - Season 1: Episode 31
19:18 - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)
20:19 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
23:55 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
24:04 - Sarah’s Bookshelves
24:36 - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
26:31 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
26:43 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
26:57 - Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
28:22 - Fabled Bookshop
28:26 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork (Meredith)
33:44 - Deep Dive: Books about Marriage
37:11 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
38:41 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (Amazon link, Bookshop.org does not have)
39:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny (Three Pines #1)
40:50 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Luke Thanet #1; Amazon link)
42:10 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Goff
43:07 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
44:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
44:30 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
44:31 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
45:14 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
45:45 - Landslide by Susan Conley
46:34 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
47:01 - Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny
48:42 - The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
49:39 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
50:09 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
50:15 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett (Kaytee)
52:26 - How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn (Meredith)
52:47 - Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a fabulous buddy read and a young reader milestone
- Current Reads: this week we have a lot of books we really loved. There may be gushing.
- Deep Dive: an on-ramp to romance, from fade to black to spicy fun
- Book Presses: a perfectly midwestern story and a short story collection
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:28 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:53 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:12 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3:37 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
4:57 - Current Reads
5:13 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary)
7:40 - Erdrich’s Bookshop Birchbark Books
9:12 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony (Kaytee)
11:52 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne (Mary)
14:23 - Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore (Kaytee)
14:45 - Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore
14:46 - Season 4: Episode 14
16:57 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Mary)
17:13 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
20:01 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (Kaytee)
20:29 - Dumplin by Julie Murphy
22:10 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
22:48 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
23:03 - Deep Dive: Our Romance On Ramp
26:20 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
26:22 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
26:24 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
27:01 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
27:33 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
27:48 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
28:24 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
29:03 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
29:05 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
29:09 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne
29:35 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
29:36 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott
30:09 - The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
30:23 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
31:15 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #1)
31:55 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
32:27 - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
32:28 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
32:29 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
32:47 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
32:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
32:54 - The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
33:36 - Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
33:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
34:15 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:18 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:19 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
35:28 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
35:29 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
36:11 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
36:16 - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
36:57 - Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
36:58 - The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller
37:32 - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
37:53 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
38:22 - Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
39:32 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
42:50 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
43:06 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Mary)
44:54 - Minisode w/ J. Ryan Stradal
45:21- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reader profiles on Instagram and connecting authors and readers
- Current Reads: we are revisiting some authors that we’ve read before, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.
- Deep Dive: the items we have on our bookish bucket lists. What do we want to “achieve”?
- Book Presses: an oldie but goodie mystery and a graphic novel
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week
8:50 - Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn
11:11 - Current Reads
11:36 - The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (Meredith)
13:38 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern
15:01 - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
15:50 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Kaytee)
15:57 - Season 3: Episode 44
17:19 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
19:38 - Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Meredith)
21:10 - The Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville
22:34 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
24:12 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee)
27:34 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
28:23 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Meredith)
28:41 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
33:39 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden (Kaytee)
34:13 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
37:02 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Bucket Lists
38:31 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
39:51 - Parnassus Books
40:03 - An Unlikely Story bookshop
40:10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
40:22 - Powell’s Books
40:28 - Strand Bookstore
40:42 - Fabled Bookshop
41:07 - BookPeople
45:50 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
46:19 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
46:37 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
46:38 - Roots by Alex Haley
46:50 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
47:38 - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
49:20 - Blackwell’s bookshop
51:01 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
51:44 - Original Sin by P.D. James (Meredith)
54:16 - Cover Her Face by P.D. James
54:32 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden
54:35 - New Kid by Jerry Craft (Kaytee)
55:05 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
55:19 - Class Act by Jerry Craft
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a Kindle device hack and the Edgar awards
- Current Reads: books that whelm us and surprise us in the best ways
- Deep Dive: the different ways we interact with our books and what we are reading
- Book Presses: a verse novel and an oldie but goodie
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:17 - Instructions on how to remove ads from you Kindle HERE
7:55 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
8:10 - The Edgar Awards
8:37 - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
8:42 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
8:46 - Five Decembers by James Kestrel
8:57 - How Lucky by Will Leitch
9:00 - No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield
9:55 - Current Reads
10:04 - You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union (Kaytee)
13:57 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Meredith)
19:54 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
20:23 - The Circle by Dave Eggers
21:24 - A Swim in a Pond and the Rain by George Saunders (Kaytee)
21:40 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
25:36 - The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (Meredith)
30:29 - Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan (Kaytee)
30:34 - Page and Palette
30:46 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
31:06 - Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patty Callahan
35:44 - Book darts
37:59 - Girl 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke (Meredith)
41:51 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hiller
42:05 - Deep Dive: How We Interact with Our Books
43:36 - Book darts
47:39 - Season 3: Episode 5 of Currently Reading w/Roxanna
48:33 - Filofax refillable notebook
52:58 - Erin Condren highlighter pack
54:12 - Currently Reading Patreon
54:38 - A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
55:34 - Breath by James Nestor
56:25 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
56:37 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)
58:26 - The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte (Meredith)
59:54 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1:00:03 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a giant fanfic and a kid’s rec
- Current Reads: books that have very little in common with each other
- Deep Dive: a listener-suggested topic, what are the three themes of your reading life?
- Book Presses: productivity non-fiction and pregnancy-related non-ficiton
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:48 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:27 - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
6:06 - The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (City of Ember #2)
7:32 - All The Young Dudes digital version
7:59 - Sorta Awesome Podcast
10:26 - All the Young Dudes in print (purchase at your own risk)
11:39 - Become a Bookish Friend of Currently Reading
11:41 - Become a Superstar of The Sorta Awesome podcast
13:35 - All the Young Dudes on Goodreads
14:04 - Current Reads
14:28 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
17:24 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
17:33 - The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (Kaytee)
19:05 - Secret Stuff by Laura Tremaine (her Patreon)
20:14 - The Art of Gathering Virtual Guide
21:20 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
21:38 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (Meredith)
27:24 - All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy (Kaytee)
27:32 - The Popcast Patreon
29:11 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy
30:50 - The House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Meredith)
34:43 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
34:48 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
35:46 - Wilder Girls by Rory Power
36:38 - Camp by L.C. Rosen (Kaytee)
36:47 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
39:51 - Deep Dive: Three Themes That Describe Us As Readers
40:18 - What Should I Read Next podcast
43:18 - A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles
44:40 - Pony by R.J Palacio
47:16 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
52:05 - Suggest a deep dive topic at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
52:19 - WSIRN episode 276
52:34 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
53:11 - First Things First by Stephen R. Covey (Meredith)
53:21 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
53:28 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Stephen R. Covey
57:06 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster (Kaytee)
57:53 - What to Expect When You’re Expecting by Heidi Murkoff
57:55 - Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: traveling through the mail and anew book light
- Current Reads: some backlist books and some new releases, some of which really surprised us!
- Deep Dive: factors that make us add and remove stars
- Book Presses: redemptive drama and a true-to-life-novel
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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:28 - Currently Reading Patreon
:59 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells
2:00 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:04 - Mindy’s Instagram @gratefulforgrace
5:35 - The Lamborghini of Book Lights
5:47 - Current Reads
6:22 - Dear Bob and Sue by Matt and Karen Smith (Mindy)
8:28 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
9:32 - CeCeRios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera (Kaytee)
9:40 - Currently Reading on Mighty Networks
10:59 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
11:51 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
12:46 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (Mindy)
16:12 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
16:51 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
18:01 - Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz (Kaytee)
18:05 - Fabled Bookshop
18:30 - Furious Hours by Casey Cep
21:26 - In The Wild Night by Jeff Zentner
21:37 - The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Mindy)
24:48 - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Kaytee)
29:31 - Deep Dive: The Things that Affect our Star Ratings
29:37 - @Katie.lovesbooks on Instagram
30:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
33:43 - Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe
34:26 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman
34:51 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
36:06 - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
38:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
40:35 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
40:49 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
42:07 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
45:37 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
45:42 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Mindy)
46:22 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
47:35 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (Kaytee)
47:42 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 1 w/Georgia Hunter
49:18 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan
49:21 - The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
49:46 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: home library wins and reading your shelves
- Current Reads: mystery and fantasy and parenting and romance and family drama, we’re running the reading gauntlet
- Deep Dive: setting goals for 2022 in our personal, podcast, and Patreon spaces
- Book Presses: a backlist gem and a retelling of a classic
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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0:30 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:00 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:15 - Thriftbooks
6:33 - Current Reads
7:00 - Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner (Meredith)
12:34 - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (Kaytee)
13:29 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM
14:24 - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (Meredith)
17:28 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
19:08 - Social Justice Parenting by Dr. Traci Baxley (Kaytee)
22:03 - Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
22:04 - Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
22:35 - A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
26:22 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
27:03 - Breath by James Nestor
30:01 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Goals for 2022
35:23 - Currently Reading Patreon
40:30 - Tag potential guests on our Instagram Currently Reading
43:15 - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
43:35 - Fabled Bookshop
43:56 - The Ghost Writer by John Harwood (Meredith)
45:08 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
45:41 - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
46:53 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)
47:05 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
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Today's minisode has an additional top 10 list to add to your 2022 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy and Mary here with their favorite books of 2021, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! Note that they recorded this episode before Meredith and Kaytee’s released, so there are some repeats, but no one knew about the other’s lists!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Books of 2021
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (Mindy)
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Mary)
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner (Mindy)
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Pony by R.J. Palacio (Mary)
Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Malloy (Mindy)
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Mary)
Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Mindy)
The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mary)
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Mindy)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Mary)
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Mindy)
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Mary)
Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Mindy)
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Mary)
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Mindy)
I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer (Mary)
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Mary & Mindy!)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Mindy)
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary)
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Our top ten books of 2021! It’s our longest episode ever, and we are so excited to share it with you as we jump into a new year!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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.2:04 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:44 - Fabled Bookshop
14:17 - Meredith and Kaytee’s Top 10 Books of 2021
14:36 - Legenborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee)
14:39 - Season 3: episode 40
18:40 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
18:52 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith)
20:51 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
23:25 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand
23:26 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
23:56 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)
24:22 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
25:01 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
25:47 - The Day The World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Kaytee)
25:51 - Season 4: Episode 14
27:32 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith)
27:41 - Season 3: Episode 41
31:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Kaytee)
31:25 - Season 3: Episode 42
33:41 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith)
36:22 - Intermission: Lowest Rated Books
36:58 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern (Kaytee)
37:41 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee)
38:49 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith)
39:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith)
40:26 - Meredith and Kaytee’s Top 10 Books of the Year cont’d
40:36 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (Kaytee)
K NOTE: while I do think it’s clear that I love my sister dearly here, I want to be extra super clear that when I say “love covers all manner of sins” I am referring to the ways we as her family fail at times to do the best we can. I am not in any way referring to her gender identity as a sin. My sister knows this, but I want to be sure that anyone else who hears me, hears me correctly as well.
42:25 - Pony by R.J. Palacio (Meredith)
42:50 - Page & Palette Bookshop
44:06 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
45:02 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)
45:05 - Season 3: Episode 45
46:29 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)
49:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)
49:51 - Season 3: Episode 35
49:56 - Bookshelf Thomasville
50:47 - Blackwell’s
51:05 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
51:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
51:28 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
51:37 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
55:14 - Intermission: The Books that Surprised Us Most in 2021
55:44 - Season 3: Episode 34
55:50 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss (Kaytee)
57:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)
1:01:33 - Meredith and Kaytee’s Top 10 Books of the Year cont’d
1:01:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee)
1:01:56 - Season 4: Episode 19
1:03:37 - Fabled Bookshop
1:03:39 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)
1:06:52 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
1:06:56 - Season 4: Episode 2
1:09:18 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Meredith)
1:09:59 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
1:13:14 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)
1:13:22 - Season 4: Episode 12
1:!3:38 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle
1:16:09 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Meredith)
1:17:42 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Connect With Us:
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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: rethinking the book slump and nerdy book stats
- Today, for the meat of our episode we are hearing directly from you, the listeners! We’re visiting your favorite indie bookstores and hearing about the books they pressed into your hands.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!
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0:10 - Bite Size Intro
2:18 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:54 - Fabled Bookshop
5:45 - Bookish Moment of the Week
7:58 - A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas
8:34 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
9:32 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
16:13 - Your Favorite Indie Bookstores and the Books They Sold You
16:22 - The Learned Owl Book Shop
16:33 - The Epic Adventures of Huggie and Stick by Drew Daywalt (Becky)
16:36 - The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt (Becky)
16:43 - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
17:26 - InkLink Books
18:09 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Katie)
18:40 - A Great Good Place for Books
18:53 - The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker (Karen)
19:16 - Wild Geese Bookshop
19:41 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult TImes by Katherine May (Dana)
20:44 - Warwicks
20:49 - Chevalier’s
21:09 - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
21:29 - IQ by Joe Ide (Susan)
22:16 - Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
22:17 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
22:24 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha
23:13 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
23:53 - Fabled Bookshop
24:01 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram
24:23 - Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick (Erin)
24:58 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe
25:17 - Book’n It on Instagram
25:43 - Lemuria Books
27:07 - Race Against Time by Jerry Mitchell (Kim)
27:18 - Parnassus Books
27:36 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Alex)
27:50 - Munro’s Books
27:55 - Curve of Time by M. Wylie Blanchett (Shannon)
28:34 - The Bookshop Nashville
28:37 - The Bookshop Nashville on Instagram
28:47 - Lit Clique (blind date with a book) at The Bookshop (Megan)
30:08 - Boswell Book Company
30:12 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary)
31:24 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1)
31:43 - Page 1 Books
32:04 - Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox (Mindy)
32:09 - Hades by Candice Fox
32:39 - Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee’s Indie Presses
32:54 - Fabled Bookshop
33:26 - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
33:39 - Gallery Bookshop
34:22 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (Meredith)
36:56 - Garcia Street Books
37:26 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
37:30 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
37:35 - The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski (Kaytee)
40:01 - Bookshop.org
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Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a birthday gift for a friend and winter prep
- Current Reads: we’ve got lots of five-star books for you today readers, and one that didn’t hit the mark
- Deep Dive: the fictional worlds we would love to live in (or maybe just visit)
- Book Presses: a graphic novel and a perfectly quiet winter book
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Season 4, Episode 18:
0:10 - An Ad for Ourselves
1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:05 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:47 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
7:07 - Three Lives & Company bookstore
9:03 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
10:06 - Current Reads:
10:18 - Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson (Kaytee)
12:40 - Ash Davidson’s About Me page
14:09 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
14:58 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith)
15:16 - Still Life by Louise Penny (1st in Three Pines series)
19:12 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
21:07 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody (Kaytee)
21:15 - Netgalley
22:47 - Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
22:49 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
23:33 - The Weeping Tide by Amanda Foody (pre-order link)
24:07 - Pony by R. J. Palacio (Meredith)
24:21 - Page and Palette Bookstore
27:04 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
28:36 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
30:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee)
34:23 - Master of Sorrows by Justin Travis Call (Meredith)
34:32 - Fabled Bookshop
41:09 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
42:39 - Blackwell’s
44:17 - Deep Dive: Worlds We Want to Dive Into
44:54 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
45:27 - Still Life (1st in the Three Pines series) by Louise Penny
46:27 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
46:45 - Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages and Co #1) by Anna James
47:19 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (HP #1) by J.K. Rowling
47:25 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
47:42 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
47:59 - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
47:60 - Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
49:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
49:54 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
50:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
50:38 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
51:13 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
52:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
52:27 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee)
54:13 - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (Meredith)
56:15 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: holiday reading and a Bookish dentist visit
- Current Reads: some books that we both read that we can discuss together
- Deep Dive: how to move those books from TBR to read - reading your shelves!
- Book Presses: a delightful classic and a middle grade gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Season 4, Episode 18:
1:18 Bookish Moment of the Week
2:51 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
3:00 - Christmas with Anne of Green and Other Holiday Stories by L.M. Montgomery
4:52 - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delila Harris
4:57 - Season 4: Episode 1 of Currently Reading
5:33 Current Reads:
5:43 - Amy Allen Clark - MomAdvice and Book Gang podcast
5:56 - The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (Mary)
8:48 - This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay (Kaytee)
12:20 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Mary)
14:47 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
16:49 - The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (Kaytee)
19:18 - The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller (Mary)
19:27 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
21:47 - The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr (Kaytee)
23:59 - Deep Dive: Reading Your Shelves
27:00 - Thriftbooks
27:01 - Savers
29:13 - Half Price Books
30:42 - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
32:14 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
37:01 - Scribd
37:03 - Libro.fm
40:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:36 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Mary)
42:28 - Season 1: Episode 1 of Currently Reading
42:46 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: family reading time and a bookstore shopping trip
- Current Reads: a cadre of books that have been emotions attached tot hem
- Deep Dive: Matrix by Lauren Groff
- Book Presses: some sci-fi and some curmudgeon fiction to round out the episode
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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0:10 Bite Size Intro
2:06 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
2:11 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
2:21 Bookish Moment of the Week
3:38 - Fabled Bookshop
4:50 Current Reads:
5:18 - The Devil’s Advocate by Steve Cavanaugh (Mindy)
9:53 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
13:25 - Lights Out in Lincolnwood by Geoff Rodkey (Meredith)
15:32 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
17:46 - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin (Mindy)
21:44 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
23:03 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
23:04 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
25:46 - A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Mindy)
26:02 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
28:12 - Liz Hein on Instagram
29:09 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok
29:39 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (Meredith)
29:43 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
34:08 - Deep Dive: Matrix by Lauren Groff
35:03 - Matrix by Lauren Groff
38:45 - Mindy on Instagram
45:55 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
45:59 - The End of Men by Cristina Sweeney-Baird
56:06 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
56:23 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Mindy)
59:16 - Jen on Bookstagram
1:00:02 - The Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg (Meredith)
1:01:21 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
1:01:27 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
1:02:03 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
Connect With Us:
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: an ASMR playlist + supporting indie bookstores
- Current Reads: climate fiction, romance, non-fiction, and murder
- Deep Dive: the books that we want to see on the large or small screen
- Book Presses: another cinematic pick and a quick option for non-fiction November
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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0:10 Bite Size Intro
2:18 - Your homework: Record a voice memo on your phone.
Make sure your voice memo includes: your name, your location, the name of the indie bookstore you are referencing with its location, a book that was hand sold to you (either by the seller or a shelf talker, etc.) with the title and author, and all the reasons why you love the book and the bookstore!
Deadline -- DECEMBER 1
4:57 Bookish Moment of the Week
6:01 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:13 - The Worm bookstore in Sedona
11:52 Current Reads:
12:05 - Fabled Bookshop
12:18 - L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon (Meredith)
15:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
16:44 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell
17:18 - Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore (Kaytee)
17:37 - Season 3: Episode 33 of Currently Reading
22:02 - Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi (Meredith)
25:37 - Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (Kaytee)
26:52 - Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
28:25 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier (Meredith)
33:22 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez
33:23 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
33:33 - Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell (Kaytee)
33:57 - Feminist Book Club Subscription Box
37:41 Deep Dive - Cinematic Books We Want To See On the Screen
39:28 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
40:24 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
40:54 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
40:59 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
41:06 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
41:41 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
42:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
43:34 - The Troop by Nick Cutter
43:40 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
44:44 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
44:21 - Devolution by Max Brooks
44:54 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
45:21 - The One by John Marrs
45:27 - The Passengers by John Marrs
45:40 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
45:45 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
46:28 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
46:32 - Falling by T.J. Newman
46:40 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
46:49 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
47:06 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
47:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:38 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)
49:37 - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Kaytee)
50:37 - Starstruck by Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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1:27 Bookish Moment of the Week
1:46 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
1:52 - Bookends bookshop in Pagosa Springs Colorado
2:46 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
4:05 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
4:42 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton
4:43 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows and Brodi Ashton
4:57 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
5:19 - Marley by Jon Clinch
6:06 Current Reads:
6:12 - God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney (Kaytee)
6:32 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
9:43 - A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley (Meredith)
9:52 - Book Drop subscription
13:32 - Let’s Tell This Story Properly by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (Kaytee) Note: In the UK, this collection is published as Manchester Happened
14:23 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
16:10 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Meredith)
16:23 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:36 - Novel Neighbor bookshop
22:03 - Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Kaytee)
23:23 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
24:22 - Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (Meredith)
25:55 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
25:56 - The Selection by Kiera Cass
25:58 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand
28:24 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
30:32 Deep Dive - What Makes a Good Book Club Book?
33:58 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
34:42 - Bookend Homeschoolers Season 2: Episode 13
36:20 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
36:50 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
38:12 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith
39:02 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
40:49 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
41:45 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
41:48 - The Need by Helen Phillips
42:53 - Roar by Ceclia Ahern
43:15 - The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor
43:45 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
44:43 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:05 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Kaytee)
47:26 - The Power by Naomi Alderman (Meredith)
49:20 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
0:00 Bite Sized Intro
1:43 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:48 Bookish Moment of the Week
7:01 - Smile by Raina Telgemeier
11:51 Current Reads:
13:09 - Billion Dollar Loser by Reeves Wiedeman (Meredith)
13:39 - The Herd by Andrea Bartz
15:33 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
19:55 - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Kaytee)
20:03 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
25:05 - Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman (Meredith)
27:10 - The Popcast podcast
30:14 - Cazadora by Romina Garber Russell (Kaytee)
30:30 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
30:33 - Season 4: Episode 11
30:39 - Season 3: Episode 40
30:43 - Season 3: Episode 18
30:46 - Season 3: Episode 22
31:27 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
31:28 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
33:01 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
33:04 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
33:21 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent (Meredith)
38:49 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Kaytee)
39:03 - Jessica Bearak’s Instagram @tonightsbookishfeast
42:20 Deep Dive - An Hour to Myself: Finding Time to Read
47:56 - Second Generation AirPods
51:36 - Currently Reading Zazzle shop with Bookish mug “Shh I’m reading”
53:21 - Kaytee’s Novel Neighbor Bookmark (we think)
53:53 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
54:13 - Haunted Ground by Erin Hart (Meredith)
57:35 - Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Brokenhearted World by Osheta Moore (Kaytee)
58:25 - Shalom Sistas Manifesto
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a slumpy slump and reading dates
- Current Reads: we contain bookish multitudes
- Deep Dive: how to be a Library Ambassador. Go forth and make disciples!
- Book Presses: a fairytale that’s just as great on paper as on the screen and a business biography
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:43 Bookish Moment of the Week
2:36 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
3:59 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
6:31 Current Reads:
6:40 - The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (Kaytee)
6:50 - Season 3: Episode 47 The Listener Press Episode
9:31 - Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
13:47 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women by Rey Terciero (Kaytee)
14:06 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
16:27 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith)
16:42 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
20:56 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
22:02 - Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine (Kaytee)
26:35 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
26:41 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
31:40 Deep Dive - How to REALLY Support your Local Library
36:42 - Currently Reading Zazzle shop
39:08 - Meredith’s Kindle Oasis
43:56 - Getting Started with Libby
45:53 - Hoopla Digital
45:56 - Cloud Library
46:18 Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
46:32 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee)
46:48 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
48:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Mike Gayle. Mike is the author of All the Lonely People, his seventeenth novel, and one that totally captured my heart. You’ve heard me gush about the book, now listen to my conversation with Mike to hear about:
- Where Hubert Bird came from
- The Windrush generation and his parents
- A committee against loneliness
- The filling and emptying of a home
- How the book landed during the pandemic
- Captain Tom and small things with big impact
- Entering the conversation about race
- Being pigeonholed as an author
- Winning the RNA Award for writer of the year
- Reading expanding us as humans
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
Captain Tom
The Romance Novelist Association - Achievement Award
This is a great article about that win
Naïve. Super by Erland Loe
Connect with Mike: on Instagram at @mikegaylethenovelist, on Facebook, Twitter or at his website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: indie bookstore moments for a day date and a meetup
- Current Reads: we both have books today that are contenders for favorite of the year
- Deep Dive: we talk about multiple categories of books that we have loved and think you might love for non-fiction November
- Book Presses: two more NF picks, both memoir
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:26 Bookish Moment of the Week
1:43 - Boswell Books
3:30 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
3:33 - Garcia Street Books
5:18 Current Reads:
5:31 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Mary)
9:41 - The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett and Eve Gleichman (Kaytee)
13:13 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado (Mary)
16:15 - Starfish by Lisa Fipps
16:38 - Redemption Point by Candice Fox (Kaytee)
19:56 - Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Mary)
20:04 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
20:07 - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
22:14 - The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
22:55 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)
23:03 - Amy’s Instagram @amyseptemberreads
26:06 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
28:02 Deep Dive - Reads for Nonfiction November
31:01 - What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer
31:10 - I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer
32:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
32:17 - Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother by Beth Ann Fennelly
33:04 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
33:07 - An Indigenious Peoples’ History of the United States (The Young Reader’s Version) by Debbie Reese
33:55 - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (Adult Version) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
35:04 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
35:41 - Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly
36:11 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan
36:17 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
36:40 - I Have Something to Tell You by Chasten Buttigieg
37:38 - All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter
38:08 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
38:11 - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
38:44 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller
39:03 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox
39:21 - Heavy by Kiese Laymon
39:32 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
39:48 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
40:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
40:46 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
41:06 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
41:23 - Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
41:58 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
42:11 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond
42:28 - The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
42:49 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett
44:18 - HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style by Elizabeth Holmes
44:52 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
45:20 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
45:22 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
45:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear
46:25 - Designing Your Life by Bill B\urnett
46:49 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
46:51 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
47:16 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski
47:39 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
48:21 - The Road Back To You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
48:32 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
48:57 - Reading People by Anne Bogel
49:33 - Megan notes that it was “only” 41 books.
49:47 Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
50:00 - My Life in France by Julia Child (Mary)
51:25 Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig (Kaytee)
51:33 - Season 3: Episode 15
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
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currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: being together in person!
- Current Reads: Books in the zeitgeist and one that’s perfect for October
- Deep Dive: are we precious about lending books out to others? do we have rules and regulations?
- Book Presses: books from the keeper shelf
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
7:03 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews (Kaytee)
11:10 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith)
13:21 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
13:35 - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
17:30 - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)
22:16 - The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (Meredith)
26:48 - Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez (Kaytee)
27:01 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
27:12 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
30:33 - No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson (Meredith)
36:13 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Deep Dive - Lending Books From Your Shelves
39:45 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
42:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
42:53 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
43:14 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield
44:25 - NYT Article about Otto Penzler (who was actually the founder and proprietor of Mysterious Bookshop in Manhattan)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:35 - Lobizona by Romina Garber (Kaytee)
47:43 - Bookshelf Thomasville
47:55 - Cazadora by Romina Garber
50:34 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig (Meredith)
53:58 - The Stand by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: some wonderful bookish podcast episodes we had to highlight
- Current Reads: books that have complicated feelings attached, and ones that you cannot “at us” about
- Deep Dive: we are curating the perfect reading space
- Book Presses: uncomplicated feelings about books from authors we love
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon Ad for Ourselves:
1:24 - Currently Reading Patreon
Bookish Moment of the Week:
5:01 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast
5:06 - Sarah’s Interview w/ Kimberly McCreight
5:15 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCrieght
6:22 - What Should I Read Next podcast
6:33 - WSIRN Episode 300
Current Reads:
8:41 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Meredith)
14:03 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
15:13 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman (Kaytee)
15:45 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
18:35 - We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julie Heaberlin (Meredith)
21:36 - We Begin at the End by Christ Whitaker
23:00 - Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen (Kaytee)
26:51 - Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber (Meredith)
32:06 - The Institute by Stephen King (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - How to Create the Perfect Reading Nook
36:31 - Oversized Chair (honestly, why WOULDN’T I link a great oversized chair??)
37:03 - Gooseneck reading lamp
39:20 - Cozy chair with ottoman for Meredith (don’t @ me about these prices y’all)
40:10 - Meredith’s mug warmer
41:17 - Need a plant next to you like Meredith? Try a Rooted subscription!
42:27 - Book Darts
42:34 - Kaytee’s Zebra Midliner Highlighters
43:45 - ASMR ambiance room fall
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:50 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber (Meredith)
48:34 - On Writing by Stephen King (Kaytee)
Bonus Easter Egg:
51:45 - Misery by Stephen King
51:52 - The Shining by Stephen King
52:01 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King
52:12 - Thinner by Stephen King
52:41 - Elevation by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: emotional reading and books about anxiety for kids
- Current Reads: quite a few new and backlist releases from authors we love
- Deep Dive: strong opinions and constructive criticism - how to review a book that didn’t land for you.
- Book Presses: books that might not be for everyone, but were absolutely for us.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moment of the Week:
2:16 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
5:19 - Small Knight and the Anxiety Monster by Manka Kasha
8:50 - Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
9:20 - The Anxious Ninja by Mary Nhin
Current Reads:
10:55 - Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)
15:04 - The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley (Meredith)
17:42 - The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
22:16 - Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
22:42 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
22:43 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
22:44 - Run by Ann Patchett
22:45 - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
23:09 - Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
25:37 - The Best of Me by David Sedaris (Meredith)
29:12 - Naked by David Sedaris
29:13 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
29:15 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
32:18 - Hostage by Clare Mackintosh (Kaytee)
32:29 - Falling by TJ Newman
34:08 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
34:11 - After the End by Clare Mackintosh
35:23 - The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Don’t Yuck their Yum: Constructive Spicy Opinions
48:21 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
50:20 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
52:29 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
54:54 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: zooming with an author and a slow but steady encouragement
- Current Reads: fairy tales and graphic novels and non-fiction and middle grade. We’re all over the place.
- Deep Dive: “gentle murder” is for those readers who want the propulsive and page-turning nature of mysteries and thriller, but can’t handle adding new fears to their arsenal
- Book Presses: propulsive but gentle books we think you’ll love
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moment of the Week:
2:35 - Zoom call with Catherine Ryan Howard
2:39 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
2:40 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
4:07 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
7:03 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
7:40 - New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby
9:20 - Hawaii by James Michener
Current Reads:
10:05 - Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly (Meredith)
13:19 - Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
16:07 - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Kaytee)
16:19 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob
16:57 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
19:46 - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (Meredith)
22:11 - Currently Reading Patreon
24:02 - How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes by Melinda Wenner Moyer (Kaytee)
25:33 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
27:20 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
27:37 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (Meredith)
35:33 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
35:47 - Refugee by Alan Gratz (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Gentle Mysteries and Thrillers
39:24 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
39:27 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews
39:41 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (the mermaid book)
39:58 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
41:34 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
41:35 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup
41:36 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
42:31 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
42:38 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson
42:54 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
43:41 - No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
43:58 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
44:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
47:23 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
47:26 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
47:49 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
48:00 - My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
50:39 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
50:39 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
51:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
52:19 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliot Arnold
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
53:22 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Meredith)
54:38 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
54:42 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
55:55 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Pre-order link)
56:18 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: kids reading to parents and grandparents blowing a budget
- Current Reads: family drama and non-fiction and slapdash thrillers
- Deep Dive: Meredith and Mindy explore the feelings around a favorite author’s new release
- Book Presses: a new release that needs to be on “the list” and an older true crime gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:58 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
Bookish Moment of the Week:
2:42 - Forgotten Work by Jason Guriel
Current Reads:
6:30 - The People We Keep by Alison Larkin (Mindy)
11:29 - D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michael Faber (Meredith)
13:18 - Prince Caspian (Narnia book 2) by C.S. Lewis
13:35 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
13:51 - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
15:25 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
16:11 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
17:01 - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Mindy)
18:40 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
21:52 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Meredith)
26:23 - Long, Bright River by Liz Moore
30:02 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Mindy)
32:24 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
34:23 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith)
37:55 - The Popcast podcast
40:27 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Deep Dive - Conflicted Feelings About a Favorite Author
42:58 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
46:50 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
52:21 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
52:31 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
57:13 - Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
57:36 - Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
58:08 - Still Life by Louise Penny
59:49 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
1:00:04 - Britt Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
1:01:08 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
1:01:55 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
1:03:10 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Mindy)
1:04:29 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: outside reading perfection and a new generation of readers
- Current Reads: books that take your breath away and that help you breathe better
- Deep Dive: Q and A about Book Flights
- Book Presses: two hilarious picks - both way backlist
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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2:08 - Currently Reading Patreon
Current Reads:
8:35 - The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams (Kaytee)
11:07 - The Herd by Andrew Bartz (Meredith)
16:26 - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Kaytee)
17:46 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
17:54 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview with Jesse Q. Sutanto
19:16 - Breath by James Nestor (Meredith)
25:11 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee)
26:33 - Circe by Madeline Miller
28:41 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)
32:07 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
32:36 - Fabled Bookshop
34:05 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard
34:33 - Kindle Unlimited
34:35 - Hoopla Digital
34:37 - Scribd
36:05 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard
Deep Dive - The Book Flight:
43:24 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
45:09 - Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
51:55 - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Friend by Christopher Moore (Kaytee)
54:24 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry (Meredith)
57:01 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
57:25 - The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Pages at the Park and picking new curriciula
- Current Reads: following up on a series, going on adventures, and learning through reading fiction and non-fiction
- Deep Dive: back to school - our favorite campus novels
- Book Presses: a foodie memoir and back to school for non-school-age readers
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moment of the Week:
1:44 - Amy’s Instagram @what_amy_reads
Current Reads:
5:19 - Rock the Boat by Beck Dorey-Stein (Mary)
8:51 - Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death and Glory in America’s Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt by Daniel Barbarisi (Kaytee)
11:30 - Collected Works Bookstore
11:47 - Rush by Lisa Patton (Mary)
15:21 - Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (Kaytee)
18:37 - The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (Mary)
18:47 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
21:44 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
22:58 - Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Back to School with Campus Novels
28:12 - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
28:54 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
29:24 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
30:40 - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
31:41 - Admission by Julie Buxbaum
32:47 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallero
33:05 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
33:15 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abbi Dare
33:53 - Dear. Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
34:41 - Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia
35:13 - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
35:29 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
36:11 - Legenborn by Tracy Deonn
36:56 - Lobizona by Romina Garber
37:00 - Cazadora by Romina Garber
37:03 - Bookshop.org
37:38 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
37:57 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
39:11 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
39:42 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
39:49 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
39:56 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
40:43 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:00 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg (Mary)
44:52 - Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a readerly realization and a new library card
- Current Reads: weird books and wheelhouse books and a highlight of the Indie Press List
- Deep Dive: our literary hall passes - the characters and authors that make our hearts beat faster
- Book Presses: one of my favorite moments in our recording history. Welcome to press whiplash, we are glad you are here.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
7:18 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
7:24 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)
13:49 - Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
14:14 - Currently Reading Patreon
14:33 - The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts (Kaytee)
14:38 - Fabled Bookshop
17:55 - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McClain (Meredith)
19:51 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview w/Paula McClain
24:39 - Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (Kaytee)
26:12 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
26:49 - Novel Neighbor bookshop
27:39 - Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (Meredith)
31:26 - The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry (Kaytee)
33:26 - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg
Deep Dive - Literary Hall Passes
35:53 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
36:57 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
37:35 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
38:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (Three Pines #1)
40:18 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
40:43 - Case Histories (Jackson Brodie #1) by Kate Atkinson
43:52 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:27 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Meredith)
50:48 - The Boy, the Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy (Kaytee)
51:38 - Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman
53:26 - Collected Works bookstore
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: playing library and a murderful bookmark
- Current Reads: a bit silly this week, we are threatening book characters with violence and one of us throws a temper tantrum.
- Deep Dive: we are discussing the genres that pull us in and then we usually hate them, the Venus Flytrap of books
- Book Presses: a YA fantasy that flies under the radar and a sweet love story
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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2:17 - Listener Survey
2:19 - Giveaway Post on Instagram
2:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:57 - Kindle Oasis Meredith loves
4:15 - Kindle Oasis leather cover
4:32 - Bookshop.org
Bookish Moments of the Week:
5:05 - Mindy’s Instagram @gratefulforgrace
6:43 - Meredith’s Bookmark on Etsy
Current Reads:
10:17 - Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe (Kaytee)
11:14 - Kaytee’s headphones (we don’t recommend any violence with these!)
12:29 - The Stranger by Harlan Coben (Meredith)
14:35 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
17:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomom (Kaytee)
19:22 - Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me on NPR
21:20 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Meredith)
23:14 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
23:32 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
24:38 - The Invisible Life of Addy LaRue by V.E. Schwab
29:51 - My Time Will Come by Ian Manuel (Kaytee)
29:59 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
30:00 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
30:01 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett
33:09 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Venus Flytrap Books and Genres:
39:09 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
39:35 - The Nest by Cynthia D’aprix Sweeney
39:35 - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg
39:40 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
40:07 - We Keep the Dead Close by Beck Cooper
40:18 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
42:58 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
43:01 - Slay by Brittney Morris
43:04 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
48:06 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg (Kaytee)
50:06 - Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie Holmberg
51:35 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a book that confused us both, and a great podcast episode
- Current Reads: a second in a series, a great premise, a great title, and a book filled with a-holes
- Deep Dive: the authors whose books we pre-order as soon as we know about them
- Book Presses: two presses from some of our favorite auto-buy authors
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
2:10 - Diving In Podcast
2:39 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
4:05 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:27 - The Novel Neighbor bookstore
4:45 - Novel Neighbor’s Instagram @novelneighbor
6:39 - Super Host by Kate Russo
8:04 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
8:06 - The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani
Current Reads:
9:01 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Meredith)
9:11 - Fabled Bookshop
9:29 - Book of the Month
13:57 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez
14:36 - The Escape Room by Megan Goldin (Kaytee)
14:53 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
15:33 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
15:38 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz
16:08 - And Then There were None by Agatha Christie
16:11 - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
17:38 - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg (Meredith)
19:50 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
21:44 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
23:16 - The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
23:46 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (Kaytee)
K note: I mention here that it’s not a book by THAT Amanda Knox, who was convicted of murdering her roommate in Italy. But I did not mention that she was later acquitted of this crime. This is my mistake, and this is my printed retraction.
24:06 - Love Lives Here by Maria Goff
26:31 - Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend (Meredith)
27:48 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
27:51 - The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
31:27 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
33:51 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
33:56 - The Book Review Podcast
34:14 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
34:23 - Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
Deep Dive - Auto-Buy Authors and Books
37:40 - Still Life by Louise Penny
38:02 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (Pre-order link)
38:12 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
38:19 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
38:27 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
38:33 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
38:49 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
39:12 - Cazadora by Romina Garber (Preorder link)
39:14 - Lobizona by Romina Garber
39:39 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
39:52 - Nic Stone
40:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
40:30 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
40:48 - The One by John Marrs
40:49 - The Passengers by John Marrs
40:51 - The Minders by John Marrs
41:10 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
41:15 - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Preorder link)
41:47 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
42:15 - Anthony Horowitz
42:19 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
42:21 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
42:23 - The Haunting of Maddie Clare by Simone St. James
42:35 - Descent by Tim Johnston
42:36 - The Current by Tim Johnston
42:44 - Rumaan Alam
42:59 - Maggie O’Farrell
43:26 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris (preorder link)
43:57 - Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
44:09 - Chloe Liese
44:37 - Gretchen Rubin
44:38 - Laura Vanderkam
44:48 - Gary Vaynerchuk
45:41 - Riley Sager
45:48 - Ruth Ware
45:48 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
46:17 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper
46:33 - The Dry by Jane Harper
46:50 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
47:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
47:15 - The Editor by Steven Rowley
47:16 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
47:57 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
48:05 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
48:17 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
48:19 - The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig
48:41 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
49:35 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)
51:36 - Gone Girl by Gillian Finn
52:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield
53:25 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Kaytee)
53:26 - Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
54:38 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: in-person Bookish Friends, and letting Bookstagram pick a book
- Current Reads: buzzy books, backlist books, and under-the-radar gems
- Deep Dive: how we spent our summer break
- Book Presses: a book that divided the internet and a book with not a great setup
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
3:05 - Harriet’s Bookshop
4:38 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
5:24 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Current Reads:
6:38 - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delila Harris (Kaytee)
7:04 - Libro.Fm
10:10 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
13:12 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
13:14 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
14:30 - Book Talk, Etc. podcast
14:37 - Velocity by Dean Koontz (Kaytee)
16:28 - The Chain by Adrian Mckinty
16:51 - Fabled Bookshop
16:54 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand (Meredith)
21:09 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
22:05 - Unclaimed by Courtney Milan (Kaytee)
22:38 - Season 3: Episode 39 w/Jamie Golden
25:15 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Meredith)
26:44 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratisschvili
29:34 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
31:57 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Pre-order link)
Deep Dive - How We Spent Our Summer Break
37:07 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
38:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:53 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Kaytee)
43:56 - Kiley Reid’s Interview w/ Trevor Noah
44:30 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s Very Special episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are capping off the very end of the season with our Best of Season 3 episode.
Following the same format as in year’s past, you’ll get to hear about our favorite moments, our biggest cringey flubs, and everything in between. We love taking time to reflect on the path behind as we move into the road ahead.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:02 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:51 - Season 3, Episode 22: Our Top 10 Books of 2020
3:57 - Season 3, Episode 39: Special Guest Jamie Golden
5:31 - Season 3, Episode 37: Recs from Listeners and How Each Enneagram Type Chooses Their Next Book
5:33 - Season 3, Episode 29: Tragic Things Happen + When You Hate a Book Your Friend Loves
6:03 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
6:20 - Season 3, Episode 24: Share Your Stuff + Special Guest Laura Tremaine
6:33 - Season 3, Episode 25: Special Guest Gretchen Rubin
8:18 - Currently Reading Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast
10:18 - Season 3, Episode 8: A Preview of “All Things Murderful” + Books We’ve Changed Our Minds About
16:13 - Season 3, Episode 35: Prequels and Sequels + Nonfiction that Reads Like Fiction (Episode where Kaytee forgot to update her intro)
18:26 - SoundPeats Earbuds via Amazon
18:47 - Airpods Earbuds via Amazon
19:16 - Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine
19:26 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly
19:45 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
19:49 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
23:50 - A Court of MIst and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
23:59 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
24:31 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
33:04 - Lobizona by Romina Garber
33:32 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
33:49 - Love Letters by Katie Fforde
33:51 - Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
35:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
36:17 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
36:54 - Season 3, Episode 30: So Many Good Books + What We Do About Book Ratings
37:22 - Season 3, Episode 10: The Books We Are Jealous You Get to Read for the First Time
38:11 - Season 3, Episode 33: Reckoning with Romance - Special Guest Rebekah Hoffer
38:40 - Season 3, Episode 23: Book Flights + Goals for Reading and Business
Connect with Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s Very Special episode of Currently Reading, all four of us are wrapping up Season 3 with our Ask Us Anything episode!
We received over 12 PAGES of questions for this episode and this is the first time that we’ve had all four of us on mic before, so all of this is new!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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3:08 - Still LIfe by Louise Penny
4:09 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
6:05 - Sophie’s Choice by William Styron
23:26 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
34:19 - Bookend Homeschoolers Podcast
34:31 - Minisode feat. January LaVoy
34:32 - White allyship minisode w/Anna Hithersay
34:54 - Sorta Awesome podcast
39:59 - Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker
41:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
42:35 - Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
43:33 - What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine
44:18 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
47:09 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
48:12 - People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
48:24 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
48:27 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s Very Special episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are starting to wrap up Season 3 with our Listener Press episode!
We had so many listeners leave us voice memos that it was difficult to narrow them down, but we hope you love this selection of books pressed by you, the listeners and Bookish Friends of Currently Reading!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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2:09 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle
4:33 - The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
6:57 - The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
7:44 - The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club by Alex Bell
9:27 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy
9:56 - The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns
11:01 - Shogun by James Clavell
11:50 - Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher
14:06 - Murder at the Brightwell by Ashley Weaver
15:15 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #1)
15:32 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter
17:11 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
17:12 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
17:25 - The Raising by Laura Kasischke
17:25 - Sigrid’s instagram @Hatcherstacks
20:08 - What I Carry by Jennifer Longo
22:46 - When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McClain
22:59 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
23:19 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
23:51 - Novel Pairings Podcast
26:11 - Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
29:04 - Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness #1) by Tamara Pierce
31:16 - Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
31:21 - Hollie’s instagram @readingontherun
34:37 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: early morning reading and something to look forward to
- Current Reads: under-the-radar books and back and frontlist gems
- Deep Dive: a rundown of summer reading guides plus what it takes to put one together
- Book Presses: a book that takes you to Japan and one more Pride Month gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
4:48 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (Mindy)
5:12 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
8:10 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Kaytee)
10:18 - Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (Pre-order link)
11:34 - Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (Mindy)
15:21 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss (Kaytee)
17:03 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
17:53 - Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (Mindy)
17:56 - Circe by Madeline Miller
17:58 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
18:19 - Disfigured: Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc
18:56 - The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
20:28 - Lovely War by Julie Berry
20:29 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
20:50 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Kaytee)
21:45 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistion
Deep Dive - Summer Reading Guides
24:32 - Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Summer Reading Guide
25:31 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Summer Reading Guide
26:07 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast
26:20 - Kelly Hook’s Instagram @kellyhook.readsbooks
26:54 - Janssen Bradshaw’s instagram @everydayreading
27:18 - Bookend Homeschoolers Summer Reading Guide pt.1 Episode 38
27:18 - Bookend Homeschoolers Summer Reading Guide pt.2 Episode 39
31:52 - Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
32:18 - Warrior Cats #1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
32:52 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
34:53 - Shogun by James Clavell
36:08 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
36:34 - Wings of Fire #1: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:39 - All The Ways Home by Elsie Chapman (Mindy)
41:47 - You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a new book podcast and a seasoned parenting tip
- Current Reads: an eye-opener, a creepy read, a missed opportunity, a huggable book, a new book from a favorite author, and an under-the-radar gem. We’ve got it all!
- Deep Dive: what could be better about your reading life?
- Book Presses: a book that shows you all the dirty laundry and one that is cinematic
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moment of the Week:
2:06 - Book Talk, Etc Podcast
2:12 - Tina’s Instagram @tbretc
2:14 - Renee’s Instagram @itsbooktalk
4:09 - Currently Reading Patreon
Current Reads:
5:26 - Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc (Kaytee)
7:26 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
8:17 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon (Meredith)
11:21 - Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
11:32 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
11:33 - Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
12:30 - The Last Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Kaytee)
15:35 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Meredith)
17:18 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
18:00 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
18:45 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)
20:57 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
21:46 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)
25:31 - Scribd
Deep Dive - What Could Be Better About Your Reading Life?
29:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
30:22 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
34:10 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
34:20 - Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:05 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness (Kaytee)
40:11 - Jonathan Van Ness’s Instagram @jvn
40:49 - The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh (Meredith)
42:24 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
43:27 - Kaytee was incorrect: Megan, in fact, did NOT find casting news for The Blinds. 😒
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: regular reader kids and bookish friends lavishing love
- Current Reads: mysteries abound, as does middle grade, plus some overlap between the two
- Deep Dive: how many books do you read at once?
- Book Presses: a book that shifted our perspective and a retelling of a Greek myth
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon
Bookish Moment of the Week:
4:51 - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
4:58 - Super Burp! (George Brown Class Clown #1) by Nancy Krulik
5:02 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Current Reads:
10:30 - Kerry’s Instagram @linesiunderline
10:37 - Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (Meredith)
13:53 - Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Kaytee)
14:17 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
14:18 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
16:41 - The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (Meredith)
18:18 - In The Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murders #1)
21:11 - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Kaytee)
21:54 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
21:55 - Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman
21:56 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
22:11 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Meredith)
22:17 - Book of the Month
24:47 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)
25:07 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Deep Dive - How We Read: Monogamous or Polygomous
32:29 - Kaytee’s SoundPeats headphones
36:18 - Meredith’s Kindle Oasis
36:30 - Kindle Paperwhite
37:10 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot case
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:13 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)
43:59 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Kaytee)
44:46 - Circe by Madeline Miller
44:47 - Lovely War by Julie Berry
44:48 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
45:02 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is thrilled to be chatting with Traci Thomas! We are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: “my whole life is bookish” and a mother-daughter buddy read
- Current Reads: an unexpected mix of fiction and non-fiction this week turns things on their head
- Deep Dive: we have a long chat about Traci’s reading life, her Shakespeare challenge, the podcast, and all the snacks
- Book Presses: a few non-fiction presses that readers will love.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Intro:
:46 - The Stacks Podcast
1:00 - The Stacks Instagram
1:05 - shereads.com
Bookish Moment of the Week:
2:55 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
3:30 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
3:34 - The Stacks Ep. 110 (Traci and her mother Sue Thomas)
Current Reads:
3:52 - Long Division by Kiese Laymon (Traci)
4:55 - Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Kaytee)
5:54 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
5:55 - The Stacks Book Club
7:16 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Traci)
9:24 - Traci’s final review of Seven Days In June via Instagram
9:34 - Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham (Kaytee)
9:49 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books 1-4 by R. A. Montgomery
10:02 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
11:15 - The Stacks Ep. 146 (w/Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham)
11:40 - Still Processing Podcast w/Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris
12:32 - Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare
12:41 - Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (Traci)
13:27 - The Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare
13:28 - The Tempest by William Shakespeare
13:29 - King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare
14:17 - You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee)
15:04 - Libro.fm
15:54 - It’s Been a Minute episode w/Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Deep Dive - Traci’s Reading Life
17:21 - Othello by William Shakespeare
17:25 - New Boy: William Shakespeare’s Othello Retold by Tracy Chevalier
17:33 - Vinegar Girl: William’s Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Retold by Anne Tyler
17:38 - The Stacks Ep. 10 w/ Vella Lovell
18:23 - Open Source Shakespeare
18:48 - Two Gentleman of Verona by William Shakespeare
18:52 - The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
19:04 - Hamlet by William Shakespeare
19:23 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
19:29 - Macbeth by William Shakespeare
19:34 - Richard II by William Shakespeare
19:36 - Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
20:01 - Lend Me Your Ears podcast
20:19 - The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois
28:11 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
28:14 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
28:18 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe
28:57 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
29:14 - Darryl’s Instagram @dsweet_library
34:43 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
35:30 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
35:48 - Beloved by Toni Morrison
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:02 - Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres (Traci)
45:07 - A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres (Traci)
48:33 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
48:50 - It’s Been A Minute episode w/R. Eric Thomas
51:10 - The Stacks Pod on Twitter @thestackspod_
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading peace for mama and a bookish husband dilemma
- Current Reads: a few of these ones have been all over Bookstagram, and I guarantee there’s at least one you’ve never heard of
- Deep Dive: books that are perfect for the men in your life
- Book Presses: a non-fiction, self-help book and a magical school that is can’t miss
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
9:28 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Mary)
9:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
9:56 - A Million Junes by Emily Henry
16:49 - Fable by Adrienne Young (Meredith)
19:17 - The House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
19:32 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
20:39 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
22:01 - Namesake by Adrienne Young
22:35 - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Mary)
22:48 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
26:20 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith)
26:41 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
31:04 - The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson (Mary)
34:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Meredith)
38:38 - The Martian by Andy Weir
Deep Dive - Father’s Day Book Ideas
42:33 - Still Life by Louise Penny (#1 Inspector Gamache series)
43:49 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
44:29 - Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon
44:41 - The Body by Stephen King (story that Stand By Me is adapted from)
45:30 - Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
46:53 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
47:39 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
48:03 - I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
48:53 - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (First Sherlock Holmes book)
49:48 - Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
50:19 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
50:20 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
50:30 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
51:12 - The Anarchist’s Tool Chest by Christopher Schwarz
52:41 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
52:58 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
53:00 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
53:50 - The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner (Mary)
57:40 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a third copy of a book one loves, and a summer reading guide we both adore
- Current Reads: some books we enjoyed that we don’t know to whom we should recommend
- Deep Dive: a defense of book buying, and book organizing, and how it’s different from book reading
- Book Presses: a great Pride Month (June in the US) pick and a beach read that will chill you to the bone
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Business Corner:
2:31 - Send us your “Listener Press” by June 1st: an audio file emailed to us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with the title, author, a spoiler-free description, and why you love it!
3:14 - Send us your Ask Us Anything questions by June 1st! Email those to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com. They can be for all four of us, or directed to any of the four of us, because Meredith, Kaytee, Mindy, and Mary will all be part of that episode!
Bookish Moments:
4:40 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
5:53 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live - Summer Reading Guide
6:27 - Sarah’s Summer Reading Guide Episode 83
Current Reads:
7:52 - Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn (Kaytee)
9:49 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
10:32 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Meredith)
13:09 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
13:11 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
13:22 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
15:32 - Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri (Kaytee)
15:41 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
18:08 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (Meredith)
23:48 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee)
25:10 - Circe by Madeline Miller
25:11 - Song for Achilles by Madeline Miller
27:34 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)
28:14 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
28:31 - Sally Hepworth’s Instagram @sallyhepworth
Deep Dive - We are INTO Books and Reading
37:00 - Storygraph
37:02 - Goodreads
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:19 - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Kaytee)
40:46 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
42:50 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A joint bookish moment of gatherings of Bookish Friends
- Current Reads: some YA fantasy, some murder, some short stories, some family drama. We’ve got it all.
- Deep Dive: the tropes we love - what is a trope and which ones draw us in?
- Book Presses: two books that we hugged at the end
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:18 - Currently Reading Patreon
Bookish Moments:
3:38 - Fabled Bookshop
Current Reads:
6:52 - 10 Things to Tell You Episode 108 with Kaytee and Meredith.
6:55 - Lobizona by Romina Garber (Meredith)
8:46 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
9:55 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
10:00 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
10:47 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee)
13:40 - A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell (Meredith)
14:01 - From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell (#1 in the Wexford series)
17:42 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
19:50 - The Arsonist’ City by Hala Alyan (Kaytee)
19:58 - Sarah’s Instagram bookedinadvance
21:17 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
21:36 - Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
23:15 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett (Meredith)
23:24 - Kerry’s instagram @linesiunderline
26:01 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
26:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet
27:02 - Night at the Fiestas by Kirsten Valdez Quade (Kaytee)
27:49 - What ARE biscochitos?
Deep Dive - Tropes: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em
34:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
35:01 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
36:50 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
37:10 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
37:51 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes
37:54 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
37:56 - Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
39:46 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
39:59 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
40:27 - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:09 - To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith)
47:49 - Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Intro:
1:14 - The Popcast w/ Knox and Jamie
1:19 - Jamie Golden’s Instagram
Bookish Moments:
4:31 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
6:23 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
Current Reads:
8:14 - Fabled Bookshop
8:17 - Faye, Faraway by Helen Fisher (Kaytee)
10:57 - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe (Jamie)
11:06 - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
13:52 - Girl A by Abigail Dean (Meredith)
16:28 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
19:04 - The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton (Kaytee)
19:15 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
21:21 - Book of the Month
21:49 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
23:57 - The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan (Jamie)
28:14 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez (Merdith)
31:02 - Book Drop Subscription
31:33 - Sarah’s Bookshelves
Deep Dive - Jamie Golden and the Popcast
37:16 - The Odyssey by Homer
38:36 - Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
38:53 - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
39:03 - The Firm by John Grishom
43:05 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
44:07 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
45:39 - Netgalley
46:09 - Decider.com
46:46 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
48:59 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
49:48 - The Shining by Stephen King
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
50:37 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Kaytee)
52:02 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Pre-Order link)
53:12 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Jamie)
53:38 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
57:49 - Room by Emma Donoghue (Meredith)
1:00:21 - Jamie’s Twitter: @jamiebgolden
1:00:22 - The Popcast on Instagram
Today, we are sharing our new baby with you. The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you’d like to get future episodes (including two more from Fabled in April and May 2021), we’d love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for you to go directly to the page that Fabled has set up for us for you to make your purchases. It includes each of the little blurbs that we read aloud on this episode. And, of course, you've got all our thoughts here in the audio!
Here's a brief list of each of the five selections, but again, we'd love for you to go directly over to the website above - so there are no affiliate links here! Please put "Currently Reading Podcast" in the "information" part of your order so they know we sent you!
Minisode show notes are not time stamped. They are also not transcribed. But each of the titles we mention (the five from the list plus any others we threw out there) is below for your enjoyment.
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Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
- We also mention: A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior.
The Paris Library by Janet Charles
Four Hundred Souls compiled by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
We Begin At the End by Chris Whitaker
- Jane Harper's Books
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A sisterly conversation and a masking win
- Current Reads: books we are so glad we read, from beginning to end
- Deep Dive: how to make your IRL friendship bookish and how to make your bookish friendship IRL
- Book Presses: a YA book that seems to be universally beloved and a way to make friends in your neighborhood
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
3:40 - BlackLIT box
Current Reads:
4:59 - Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mindy)
9:26 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
10:14 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh (Kaytee)
13:15 - The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai (Mindy)
13:21 - Page1 Box
13:27 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
15:44 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
16:43 - Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (Kaytee)
19:31 - The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (Mindy)
19:47 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
22:38 - Fabled Bookshop
24:01 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Kaytee)
25:38 - Blackwell’s
Deep Dive - Cultivating Bookish Friendships
36:06 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
36:11 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
38:34 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Mindy)
38:38 - Season 3, Episode 13
38:43 - Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Minisode
40:30 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Behind-the-scenes podcast fix and a weird reading mood
- Current Reads: we have quite a few books this week that were pressed into our hands by you, the listeners!
- Deep Dive: how each Enneagram type chooses their next book. So much silliness.
- Book Presses: books that are tangentially or directly related to the enneagram
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:02 - Currently Reading on Apple Podcasts
2:48 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:02 - The Book of M by Peng Shepard
4:39 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Current Reads:
5:59 - The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen (Kaytee)
8:39 - Wattpad
9:34 - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (Meredith)
13:21 - Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Kaytee)
16:38 - Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes (Meredith)
20:27 - Season 3, episode 24 with Laura Tremaine
20:31 - What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Kaytee)
21:06 - Kate Baer’s Instagram
23:57 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St James (Meredith)
24:05 - The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James
24:09 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
Deep Dive - How Each Enneagram Chooses Their Books
35:24 - Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020
35:31 - Bill Gates Summer 2020 Reading List
36:42 - Goodreads
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:09 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile (Kaytee)
41:08 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile (Kaytee, the rebel)
41:57 - The Typology Podcast
42:22 - Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (Meredith)
42:34 - Share Your Stuff, I’ll Go First by Laura Tremaine
44:47 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship
- Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems
- Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries
- Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:20 - Fabled Bookshop
Current Reads:
4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith)
4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm
4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney
5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast
7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan
8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee)
8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two
11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith)
14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee)
20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith)
24:11 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores
29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan
31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth
31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram
31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
32:19 - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet
34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander
38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith)
41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: learning to read and a bookish friend vacation
- Current Reads: prequels and sequels and series starters and books with big warning labels
- Deep Dive: non-fiction that is unbelievable and true
- Book Presses: we’ve got two more true stories that go down easy
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:46 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
2:35 - Bob Books set 1: Beginning Readers by Bobby Lynn Maslan
3:35 - The Famous Last Words Bar
3:46 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
3:57 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
4:00 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
4:02 - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Current Reads:
5:59 - Sara’s website Fiction Matters
6:01 - Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong (Kaytee)
9:13 - The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (Meredith)
9:26 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
14:46 - The Conductors by Nicole Glover (Kaytee)
16:07 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
18:03 - NetGalley
18:25 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
18:29 - A Vow so Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith)
18:45 - A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
20:44 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)
21:11 - Bookshelf Thomasville
22:28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
22:40 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
24:29 - Men in Black by Steve Perry
25:22 - 10 Thing to Tell You episode with Kaytee and Meredith
25:31 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan (Meredith)
29:29 - Fabled Bookshop
29:54 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly
33:04 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
Deep Dive - Nonfiction that reads like Fiction
34:23 - Educated by Tara Westover
34:48 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
36:01 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
36:35 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing
36:48 - Devolution by Max Brooks
37:02 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
37:35 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
37:51 - The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
38:34 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
39:00 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
39:48 - The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris
40:08 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
40:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
40:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
41:54 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
42:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
42:37 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:28 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Kaytee)
44:39 - Unbroken (Young Adult Edition) by Laura Hillenbrand
45:33 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: immersive reading and a bookish gift
- Current Reads: we are all over the playground of reading taste
- Deep Dive: we discuss which genres we shy away from
- Book Presses: a few memoirs for those of you who shy away (ahem, Meredith)
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Intro:
1:51 - Become a Patron
2:15 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
2:34 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Bookish Moments:
3:41 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
3:54 - Let’s Make Art
7:03 - Yes Yes Cookies (seven layer magic bars here in the U.S)
7:47 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis
Current Reads:
8:34 - Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy by Rachel Ricketts (Kaytee)
11:02 - Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West (Meredith)
11:38 - Heather’s Bookstagram
15:24 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Kaytee)
15:29 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
17:57 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly (Meredith)
21:42 - 10 Things to Tell You Episode w/Meredith and Kaytee
21:51 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)
24:54 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)
25:03 - Fabled Bookshop
Deep Dive - Genres Outside Our Playground
32:21 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
34:28 - A Promise Land by Barack Obama
35:19 - Bad Blood by Jon Carreyrou
40:51 - Genre Convincer episode with Mary Heim
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:15 - Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon (Kaytee)
44:45 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh (Meredith)
44:53 - Season One, Episode 14
46:12 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is with special guest host Rebekah Hoffer and they are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: completing a goal and a new library trick
- Current Reads: there’s a lot of love in these current reads as well as an essay collection
- Deep Dive: romance basics plus why we read it
- Book Presses: a picture book and historical romance
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Intro:
0:47 - Sorta Awesome Show w/Rebekah Hoffer
0:49 - Rebekah’s Blog Simply Rebekah
Bookish Moments:
4:26 - Libro.fm
Current Reads:
5:33 - I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (Rebekah)
7:23 - Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Kaytee)
10:03 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez (Rebekah)
10:14 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
13:12 - Intimations by Zadie Smith (Kaytee)
17:19 - Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann (Rebekah)
20:59 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
21:34 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - All Things Romance:
25:24 - The Complete Guide to What to Read in 2019 episode on Sorta Awesome
25:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:43 - Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman (Rebekah)
43:50 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Rebekah is @simplyrebekah on Instagram
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: attempting to help someone DNF and a tiny reading helper
- Current Reads: murder mermaids and historical fiction and hilarious non-fiction and a bookish field trip
- Deep Dive: streamlining your TBR, how to cull and narrow the field
- Book Presses: putting a few items back on your TBR
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Intro:
1:20 - 10 Things to Tell You podcast w/ Meredith and Kaytee
2:09 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:29 - Fabled Bookstore
3:49 - Currently Reading Instagram
4:15 - Currently Reading Episode 24 w/Laura Tremaine
4:17 - Currently Reading Episode 25 w/Gretchen Rubin
Bookish Moments:
5:29 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Current Reads:
8:17 - The Sherlockian by Graham Moore (Meredith)
9:52 - The Baker Street Irregulars
11:13 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
11:58 - How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston (Kaytee)
16:12 - Adventures in Eden: An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe by Carolyn Mullet (Meredith)
19:28 - The Minders by John Marrs (Kaytee)
19:31 - The One by John Marrs
19:56 - The Passengers by John Marrs
22:27 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (Meredith)
27:18 - Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (Kaytee)
29:21 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
Deep Dive - Streamlining your TBR:
31:00 - Episode 12 of season one
32:48 - Goodreads
37:00 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
40:09 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
40:50 - StoryGraph
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:15 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase (Meredith)
48:07 - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (Kaytee)
48:15 - Season 3, Episode 28: All the Buddy Reads + Genre Convincers
49:06 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: getting book mail and reading with a kiddo
- Current Reads: the COVID fairy and a book so in my wheelhouse I can’t believe it exists
- Deep Dive: what makes a good villain in a book and which ones are the very best
- Book Presses: middle grade and one more amazing villain
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:46 - A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
2:06 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
3:23 - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
3:57 - The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Current Reads:
4:59 - Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (Kaytee)
7:45 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)
10:49 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee)
16:23 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith)
21:35 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson (Kaytee)
21:43 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone
21:45 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
23:18 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
24:42 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight (Meredith)
25:18 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live w/Kimberly McCreight
25:59 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
26:00 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
Deep Dive - The Best and Worst Fictional Villans:
29:51 - Dexter in Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
31:05 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
32:14 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
32:57 - Moriarty in The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle
33:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
33:56 - A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
34:50 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
35:39 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry
36:18 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
36:20 - The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
36:24 - The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
36:58 - Heartless by Marissa Meyer
37:00 - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
37:16 - All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother by Danielle Teller
37:52 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling (Umbridge’s first appearance)
38:58 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
39:42 - Hannibal Lector in Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
40:04 - You by Caroline Kepnes
40:40 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
41:06 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:05 - Bookend Homeschoolers podcast, especially episode 14
42:17 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
43:45 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a virtual book award event and an in-person meet-up
- Current Reads: mysteries and middle grade are what we’re bringing today!
- Deep Dive: what do star ratings mean to us on our own reading logs as well as on the internet
- Book Presses: cozy sweetness and middle grade for March
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:09 - Left Coast Crime: hosts of the Lefty Awards
2:23 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
Current Reads:
6:48 - Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
8:55 - Sad Cypress audiobook w/David Suchet
9:28 - The Survivors by Jane Harper (Kaytee)
9:52 - The Dry by Jane Harper
9:53 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
9:56 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper
14:07 - The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips (Meredith)
15:48 - Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (i.e. Lemony Snicket)
15:55 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
18:42 - Peacemaker by Joseph Bruchac (Kaytee)
20:52 - Bookshelf Thomasville
21:34 - Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith)
21:47 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
24:39 - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Kaytee)
25:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
25:02 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
Deep Dive - How you Rate your Reads and Do Ratings Matter:
28:24 - Goodreads
32:32 - StoryGraph
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:25 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (Meredith)
44:36 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
47:07 - Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt ( Katie Proctor via Kaytee)
47:20 - The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
47:25 - Read Aloud Revival w/ Sarah Mackenzie
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a warm, cozy glow and library lack
- Current Reads: no children were harmed in the selection of these books
- Deep Dive: it was a surprise! We are talking about hating a book your friend loves
- Book Presses: a middle grade March press and another book where scary things happen
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (to use this link you need to go to the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:34 - Become a Bookish Friend
1:54 - Fabled Bookshop
4:59 - Sorta Awesome Show
5:03 - Battery operated candles
Current Reads:
8:46 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas (Kaytee)
8:57 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
11:43 - The Pure in Heart by Susan Hill (Meredith)
11:54 - The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill
15:39 - The Honest Enneagram: Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth by Sarajane Case (Kaytee)
15:46 - Sarajane Case on Instagram
16:13 - Libro.fm Audiobook Listening Copy Program
17:16 - Episode with Gretchen Rubin
18:40 - The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin (Meredith)
20:27 - The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin
23:21 - Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Kaytee)
24:56 - Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
26:16 - The Push by Audrey Audrain (Meredith)
26:25 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview with Audrey Audrain
Deep Dive - When You Hate A Book Your Friend Loves:
33:08 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbie Waxman
37:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
38:36 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
39:57 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
42:36 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
42:51 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
43:04 - Greenwood by Michael
43:05 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kimmerer
43:32 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
43:57 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell
44:28 - Shadow of the Wind by Carl Ruiz Zafon
44:56 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:58 - Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (Kaytee)
48:05 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: an Instagram buddy read and freeing up time for more reading
- Current Reads: trigger warnings and fluff and all the in between
- Deep Dive: genre convincers - a new word, we made it up
- Book Presses: a springtime read and a YA Fantasy genre convincer
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:40 - Books by Selena Montgomery
3:39 - Intimations by Zadie Smith
1:49 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Current Reads:
4:23 - Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jenneike Cohen (Mary)
7:09 - Outlawed by Anna North (Kaytee)
10:00 - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus (Mary)
11:18 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
11:25 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
12:10 - Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (Kaytee)
14:22 - HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style by Elizabeth Holmes (Mary)
14:35 - Elizabeth Holmes on Instagram
16:17 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Genre Convincers and Genre Dissuaders:
19:48 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
22:09 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
23:33 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
25:46 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
27:20 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
28:43 - Everything I’ve Never Told You by Celeste Ng
29:45 - Memorial by Bryan Washington
28:48 - All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
31:27 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
34:01 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
34:02 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
34:04 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
34:17 Evicted by Matthew Desmond
34:19 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
36:38 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (Mary)
38:47 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: an internet panel discussion and a family reading hack
- Current Reads: some big exciting books and some that were overhyped
- Deep Dive: we dissect the character-driven versus plot-driven spectrum
- Book Presses: some of our favorite “character-driven” reads
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:30 - Episode 24 of Season 3 with Laura Tremaine
1:33 - Episode 25 of Season 3 with Gretchen Rubin
1:49 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Bookish Moments:
2:56 - 400 Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
4:57 - Bookend Homeschoolers podcast
Current Reads:
6:04 - The Secret Life of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (Kaytee)
6:29 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
7:46 - Co-Parenting 101: Helping your Kids Thrive in Two Households After Divorce by Deesha Philyaw and Michael D Thomas
8:40 - Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener (Meredith)
12:51 - Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn (Kaytee)
14:55 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
15:52 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Meredith)
16:56 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
22:44 - A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Rosanne A. Brown (Kaytee)
25:37 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
26:42 - A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Rosanne A. Brown
27:30 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Meredith)
27:42 - What Should I Read Next Podcast Episode w/Meredith
27:48 - What Should I Read Next Podcast
32:02 - NetGalley
Deep Dive - Plot Driven vs Character Driven Books:
36:02 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
36:38 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
39:02 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
39:42 - Hannah Coulter by Wendall Berry
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:55 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Kaytee)
44:36 - The Current by Tim Johnston (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a mini book club and a lack of restraint
- Current Reads: fantasy is the name of the game here, along with some YA, a book pan, and a graphic novel
- Deep Dive: we are chatting about the books that made us actually laugh out loud
- Book Presses: a middle-grade treasure and a humorous work of stunt journalism
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon ad for ourselves:
1:42 - Become a Bookish Friend - join us for $5/month!
Bookish Moments:
4:29 - Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. by Laura Tremaine
4:33 - Episode 24 of Season 3 with Laura Tremaine
5:43 - Bookshop.org
Current Reads:
6:20 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)
6:41 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
12:43 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
13:05 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
13:10 - Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Minisode
14:40 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
16:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Meredith)
19:29 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
22:33 - Memorial by Bryan Washington (Kaytee)
25:29 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (Meredith)
25:34 - Mystery to Me Books in Madison, WI
28:56 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
29:00 - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
29:13 - Darkwhispers (Brightstorm #2) by Vashti Hardy
29:51 - Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosch (Kaytee)
30:08 - Hyperbole and a Half
Deep Dive - Books that Make Us LOL:
33:13 - Calypso by David Sedaris
33:48 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
34:10 - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
35:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
35:21 - It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Young Readers Edition) by Trevor Noah
35:34 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
36:04 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
36:06 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
36:17 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley
36:49 - I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
37:27 - The Editor by Steven Rowley
37:30 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
37:36 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
38:22 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
38:44 - The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson
39:15 - Class Mom by Lori Gelman
39:51 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
40:28 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:55 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy
41:07 - Winter House by Ben Guterson (Meredith)
41:59 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
42:02 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
42:05 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
43:01 - Minisode with Ben Guterson
43:17 - The Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans (Kaytee)
45:30 - Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are joined by Gretchen Rubin, and we are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: rereading an old favorite, a bookstore visit, and using the strategy of pairing
- Current Reads: we each share two books that we’ve read recently and what we thought about them
- Deep Dive: Read 21 in ‘21 and building a reading habit
- Book Presses: a book to dip in and out of, and some wonderful children’s literature
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:22 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
1:24 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
1:25 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
1:30 - Happier with Gretchen Rubin - the Podcast!
Bookish Moments:
2:48 - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
5:13 - Changing Hands Bookstore in Arizona
5:47 - Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX
6:46 - The strategy of pairing - You can read about all 21 strategies HERE!
Current Reads:
8:31 - Fledgling by Octavia Butler (Gretchen)
8:31 - Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
8:50 - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (Kaytee)
10:14 - Flash Fire (Extraordinaries Book 2) by TJ Klune - due out this fall
10:20 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
10:54 - The Man from the Train by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James (Meredith)
14:42 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Gretchen)
15:27 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
17:11 - Little, Big by John Crowley
17:57 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
18:35 - The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
19:27 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett (Kaytee)
19:40 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
21:34 - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
22:07 - Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston (Meredith)
24:33 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
24:56 - Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Deep Dive - Reading for All Four Tendencies:
25:47 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
25:53 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
26:44 - Read 21 in ‘21 on Episode 305 of Happier with Gretchen Rubin
29:34 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
29:49 - Free Quiz to find your tendency
35:31 - Don’t Break the Chain Printable
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:57 - A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander (Gretchen)
47:02 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser (Kaytee)
47:36 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
50:05 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
50:07 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
50:14 - The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Gretchen is @gretchenrubin on Instagram and @gretchenrubin on Twitter. Her website is gretchenrubin.com, and her podcast is Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are joined by Laura Tremaine, and we are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a bookish moment of a lifetime, a new device, and a family read-aloud.
- Current Reads: six books that range from poetry to memoir to thriller to to something a bit more difficult to an interesting conversation about sex in middle marriage.
- Deep Dive: we are talking all things about Laura’s forthcoming book and the conversation is just pure golden goodness.
- Book Presses: an unforgettable collection of essays, a dystopian novel, and advocating for therapy
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:42- Share Your Stuff. I’ll Go First. by Laura Tremaine
1:44 - Pre-order bonuses for SYS.IGF.
6:01 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
6:43 - Kindle Paperwhite - the best device in the world
9:01 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
9:29 - Page 1 Books
Current Reads:
12:30 - What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Laura)
12:55 - Kate Baer on Instagram
15:07 - Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire (Meredith)
17:27 - What Should I Read Next
18:03 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
19:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
21:10 - A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost (Kaytee)
23:48 - The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante (Laura)
24:02 - My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
30:04 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
31:06 - The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James (Meredith)
33:51 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
34:36 - Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee)
37:34 - Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
Deep Dive - Share Your Stuff:
41:47 - Share Your Stuff. You Go First. by Laura Tremaine
42:14 - Pre-Order it and then grab bonuses here
51:50 - Laura’s TTTY Episode 99 about finding a new best friend
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
56:12 - Love and Other Ways of Dying by Michael Paterniti (Laura)
59:26 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (Meredith)
1:02:23 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib (Kaytee)
1:02:28 - Laura’s Instagram Post about MYSTTS
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Laura is @laura.tremaine on Instagram and her podcast is at @10thingstotellyou
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Welcome, friends! We handed over the mics to Mindy and Mary today to go over their top ten lists for 2020, by listener request! We think you’ll love one more top ten list for the year, right?
Minisode show notes are not time-stamped but the titles are below for you to peruse. They are also not transcribed since this is bonus content.
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Top 10s for Mary and Mindy:
HRH by Elizabeth Holmes (Mary)
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Mindy)
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Admission by Julie Buxbaum (Mary)
Lovely War by Julie Berry (Mindy)
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (Mary)
The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy)
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mary)
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Bali Kaul Jaswal (Mindy)
The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Mary)
Kindred by Octavia Butler (Mindy AND Mary)
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Mary)
Redemption Point by Candice Fox (Mindy)
Slay by Brittney Morris (Mary)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Mindy)
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Mary)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Mindy)
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)
Murder at Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary)
Veronica Speedwell series starts with A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reyborne
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Mindy)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a Christmas gift and a reading shift
- Current Reads: we’ve got a few unintentional book flights in this set of six and we love that!
- Deep Dive: we are pulling back the curtain with reading goals for 2021 and business goals for 2021, and letting you know how you can help!
- Book Presses: a crowd-pleaser and productivity to start the year off right
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:56 - Lego Bookstore (looks to be out of stock lots of places but Lego is accepting backorders)
2:34 - Kaytee’s Instagram Lego Bookstore tour
3:56 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Winter Book Preview
Current Reads:
6:03 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Kaytee)
6:16 - Fiction Matters’ Patreon
7:18 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
9:07 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (Meredith)
12:44 - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
13:19 - Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn (Kaytee)
16:28 - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke (Meredith)
16:36 - Diving In Podcast
19:34 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
20:08 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
21:10 - Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride (Kaytee)
23:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Meredith)
25:48 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
26:07 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
Deep Dive - Reading Intentions and Business Goals:
33:56 - Are you following us on Instagram? Can you help us reach our goal?
36:50 - Are you a Patron/Bookish Friend? Would you consider becoming one? If you are, tell us what you love or what you’d like to see over there. If you are not, what would make it worth it to you?
40:30 - Are there guests you’d love to hear from on Currently Reading? Tell us about them! Email us or tag us on Instagram or tag them on Instagram in our posts to start the conversation!
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Kaytee)
43:54 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
45:13 - What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are coming to you with our first joint minisode! Minisodes do not follow our normal format, so you won’t hear our regular segments. What you will hear about instead is:
- A trip to Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX as the inspiration for an idea
- Requesting favorite and least favorite books of 2020 from our Bookish Friends (Patreon supporters)
- The Indie Press list, which will debut in March 2021!
- A rundown of the 20 least favorite books of the Bookish Friends and some spicy opinions to go with them
- Check out the show notes below for the 20 FAVORITE books of the Bookish Friends - and see if you can spot the titles on both lists!
Minisode show notes are not time-stamped but the titles are below for you to peruse. They are also not transcribed because this is just bonus content.
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon:
The big announcement here is the Indie Press List, which will debut in March of 2021 for our Patrons over on Patreon. $5 a month will get you that list, link you up with an Indie bookstore, and a bonus episode regarding the titles. You’ll also get three additional bonus episodes a month (All Things Murderful, Kaytee Reads Too Much, plus the audio of the COVIDeo release for the month), as well as spreadsheets, behind-the-scenes access, giveaways, and our exclusive communities to interact with other Bookish Friends. Consider joining us!
Our Patrons’ Bottom 20 Least Favorite Books of 2020 (but really 19 because there was a many-way tie for number 20, from #19 to #1):
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
(The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
(The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan)
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Conviction by Denise Mina
Majesty by Katherine McGee
(American Royals by Katherine McGee)
Beach Read by Emily Henry
A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia
(Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte)
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Our Patrons’ Top 20 Favorite Books of 2020 (from #21 to #1):
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing our top 10 books of the year that wouldn’t end. We don’t include our regular segments in these Best of Episodes in the interest of time. We hope that you love this list! It might help you identify if one of us is your book twin. Or if you want to add something to your 2021 TBR. We do create a few “rules” about our top 10 lists:
- Finished in 2020, but not required to be published in 2020.
- We don’t record until after the last day of the year, in case something squeaks in right at the end!
- These are books that really stuck with us after reading.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon:
1:20 - There’s a LOT of content coming up for our Bookish Friends (Patrons). We are SO excited about all of it! You can join Patreon for $5 a month and get access to this month’s bonus extravaganza:
All Things Murderful with Meredith on January 7th with her top 10 Mystery and Thrillers for 2020
Our Bookish Superlatives with Spicy Opinions on January 14th
Kaytee Reads Too Much on January 21st (a giant episode covering November’s reads and a reflection on 2020 reading in general and the books that didn’t QUITE make the top 10)
The audio of COVIDeo Episode 21 on January 28th
The Buddy Read discussion of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe on January 31st
Plus: the reading journal, the reading tracker, access to the Bookish Friends groups, and Behind the Scenes content and ways to influence the show. Wow!
Our Top 10 of 2020:
10:10 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Meredith)
11:20 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)
11:27 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
12:23 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)
15:07 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)
16:11 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
17:27 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)
17:54 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
19:12 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)
21:04 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee)
22:50 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
23:05 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
24:21 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)
26:15 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)
27:55 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee)
28:29 - Kaytee’s minisode interview with Abi Dare
28:57 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Meredith)
30:55 - Lobizona by Romina Russell Garber (Kaytee)
32:42 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith)
34:39 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)
36:27 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Meredith)
39:45 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
40:52 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)
43:33 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)
43:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the joy of passing along books, and spousal reading time
- Current Reads: comfort reads and books we loved
- Deep Dive: a reflection on our 2020 reading lives
- Book Presses: a redemption press and a dystopian pandemic
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
4:35 - The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
Current Reads:
5:04 - The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia (Kaytee)
9:05 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon
9:14 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, an Agatha Christie Novel, by Sophie Hannah (Meredith)
13:12 - The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah
13:38 - The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves (Kaytee)
15:52 - BookPeople in Austin, TX
16:18 - The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes (Meredith)
19:55 - The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams (Kaytee)
20:13 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
22:33 - The Suspect by Fiona Barton (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Year-End Reading Reflections:
26:03 - Patrons get the 2021 Reading Tracker - the best one yet!
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:17 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Kaytee)
41:01 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith)
42:37 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: all the buddy reads. So many buddies. So much reading.
- Current Reads: wheelhouse books and trying new things
- Deep Dive: book subscriptions to give and receive
- Book Presses: a creepily atmospheric apocalypse and a self-serving press
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Ad - Patreon:
2:01 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Bookish Moments of the Week:
5:33 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
5:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
7:45 - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
8:25 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
8:30 - The Muppet Christmas Carol - the best version
Current Reads:
9:38 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
9:57 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
10:16 - Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (Meredith)
14:23 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Kaytee)
14:30 - Listener Press episode
17:14 - Malamander by Thomas Taylor (Meredith)
17:38 - The Awesome Book Awards
19:16 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
22:03 - The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (Kaytee)
24:34 - Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
24:37 - Drama by Raina Telgemeier
25:23 - Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (Meredith)
25:38 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
28:52 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Kaytee)
30:43 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Deep Dive - Book Subscriptions to Give and Get:
32:29 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville (so many flavors, AND you can Treat Yo’ Shelf)
33:22 - Book of the Month (pick your book each month) Use code CURRENTLYREADING for $5 off your first month
35:13 - Feminist Book Club (themed, can swap out titles) Use code REFNK4C6J6PUR for $10 off your order of $40 or more
36:12 - Literati (for adults or kids)
38:18 - BookRoo (for kids)
39:04 - The Foxed Box (used books)
40:02 - The Reading Bug Box (for kids)
42:14 - Page One Books
43:15 - BlackLIT box (like FabFitFun but bookish and by Black authors)
43:17 - FabFitFun (not bookish, but we both think it’s fun!)
44:16 - The Book Hookup (quarterly, from The Strand Bookstore)
45:23 - Once Upon a Book Club (presents that match sticky notes)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:18 - The Last by Hanna Jameson (Meredith)
49:42 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
50:06 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, we are revisiting our very first episode of Currently Reading, because 2020 has thrown us for another loop! Tune in to hear Meredith and Kaytee, for the first time. We are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: starting a series as a readaloud and being part of a launch team
- Current Reads: we’ve got some classics, some apocalypse, and some differences in opinion!
- Deep Dive: we didn’t even know what a deep dive was! We do spend some time talking about our next planned reads
- Book Presses: a book that will give you all the warm fuzzies and a sci-fi epic that takes you to space
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Ad - Book of the Month:
1:07 - Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first month for just $9.99
2:18 - People Like Her by Ellery Lord
2:37 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
2:44 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Bookish Moments of the Week:
7:20 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
7:37 - Illustrated edition
Current Reads:
10:06 - Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner
12:09 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Meredith)
14:25 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee)
17:48 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)
19:15 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
19:17 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20:38 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee)
24:15 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith)
27:39 - The Walking Dead (TV Series)
Deep Dive - What We’re Reading Next:
31:28 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
31:48 - Blindness by José Saramago (it has been pointed out that I pronounce this Portuguese author’s name in a Spanish style. It’s also translated from Portuguese, not from Spanish. Sorry.)
32:12 - These is my Words by Nancy Turner
35:20 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
35:43 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
32:46 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge (Kaytee) (ha, so on brand)
38:56 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
40:14 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Meredith)
40:28 - What Should I Read Next
41:38 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee is visiting with Melissa Joulwan and Dave Humpreys, all the way from Prague to talk about Strong Sense of Place! We are discussing
- Bookish Moments: “triple-dipping,” map adventures, and doubly broken reading
- Current Reads: we’re visiting manor houses, the everglades, building a train, and seeing a refugee camp. Come with us.
- Deep Dive: all things Strong Sense of Place with Mel and Dave
- Book Presses: A feel-good classic, a boring book described in a new way (ha!), and a Nigerian treasure.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
1:43 - Amazon Kindle
3:22 - Haunted Voices by Various Authors
4:21 - Google Maps
4:51 - Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Wara-Siwa
Current Reads:
7:25 - Snow by John Banville (Melissa)
8:30 - Schitt’s Creek
8:37 - Agatha Christie novels
9:32 - Benjamin Black novels
11:47 - Nothing Like it in the World by Stephen Ambrose (Dave)
11:53 - Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
15:23 - Lobizona by Romina Garber (Kaytee)
18:34 - The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford (Melissa)
21:31 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
22:45 - Adventures in Drawing by Scott Campbell (Dave)
22:56 - The Hug Machine by Scott Campbell
25:01 - When Stars are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson (Kaytee)
26:31 - Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Deep Dive - Strong Sense of Place:
27:21 - Strong Sense of Place website
30:18 - Cookbook author, you say? Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan and David Humphreys
31:38 - SSOP Circus Episode
31:40 - SSOP Sea Episode
32:52 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville
33:36 - Weekend Getaway landing page
35:13 - SSOP Sweden Episode
35:17 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
36:51 - SSOP Prague podcast episode
40:37 - Prague books roundup
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:58 - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (Melissa)
45:26 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Dave)
50:07 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee)
50:04 - Kaytee’s minisode with Abi
Connect With Us:
Strong Sense of Place: website, Podcast, Instagram, Twitter
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a buddy read with a friend and getting back into a rhythm
- Current Reads: the most awkward transition ever, and lots of salt
- Deep Dive: how we feel about book awards and the books that win them
- Book Presses: a series press and a rural noir gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
1:54 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
Current Reads:
4:31 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
4:37 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy)
8:28 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Meredith)
11:32 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo (Mindy)
15:35 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey
16:23 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (Meredith)
19:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Mindy)
32:18 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Book Awards and How They Make Us Feel About a Book:
35:05 - The National Book Award
35:07 - The Pulitzer Prize
35:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
36:29 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok
38:45 - The Goodreads Choice Awards
39:17 - The Edgar Awards
40:03 - The Awesome Book Awards
41:13 - The Newbery Awards
41:24 - A Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
41:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
41:51 - The Currently Reading Press List
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
42:58- Season 2, Episode 31
43:12 - Season 2, Episode 33
44:30 - The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (Mindy) *Kaytee’s note: y’all what is UP with the price of this book? You can get a 4-book series that INCLUDES Mindy’s press for $10 less. And a 5-book series that includes Mindy’s press for $5 less. So…)
46:26 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a new reading space and a bookish helper
- Current Reads: you have to read this, plus lots of murder
- Deep Dive: how an ending can change a book for us, great endings and phone-ins
- Book Presses: a book with a fantastic ending and book that will help you end 2020 well
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
3:36 - Book Bone to hold your books open
Current Reads:
4:51 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Meredith)
4:56 - Mindy’s current read of this one is Season 3, Episode 7
7:08 - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Kaytee)
7:46 - Libro FM Advance Listening Copy Program
9:47 - The Warehouse by Rob Hart (Meredith)
12:08 - The Circle by Dave Eggers
12:36 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
13:33 - Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (Kaytee)
13:36 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone
15:26 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith)
17:08 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
17:11 - Jenny Colgan’s books
19:19 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow (Kaytee)
19:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
21:30 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
Deep Dive - Endings That Make or Break a Book:
31:02 - In the Woods by Tana French
32:27 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
32:57 - Majesty by Katherine McGee
33:31 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
33:34 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
34:50 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
35:00 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
35:35 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson
36:11 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
37:20 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith)
40:08 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Kaytee)
40:43 - Brene Brown with the Nagoski Sisters
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Katie Proctor. Katie is the author of My Storied Year, her debut novel about a middle grade boy with dyslexia. This is the first time I’ve gotten to have an interview with someone I am already friends with, and it was a delight! Tune in to hear about:
- Creating characters from a collection of people
- Cover design and desires
- Middle grade authors who make us cry
- NaNoWriMo
- Writing groups for obligers
- Found family stories
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
My Storied Year by Katie Proctor
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Captain Fantastic on Amazon Prime
Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O’Shaughnessy
A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
Connect with Katie: on Instagram at @katieproctorwritesandreads, on Facebook, or at her website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: recording with a young friend and library woes
- Current Reads: you have to read this, plus lots of murder
- Deep Dive: do you picture actors and actresses when you read? how about setting?
- Book Presses: a book that would make a great movie, and a classic sci-fi thrill
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon ad - we sponsor ourselves:
1:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
3:26 - Join us as a Bookish Friend!
Current Reads:
6:51 - 96 Miles by Laura (J.L) Esplin (Kaytee)
10:35 - Malorie by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
10:43 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
13:34 - Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks (Esther and Kaytee)
16:24 - Minority Report movie
18:56 - COVIDeo number 3 with the kids
19:53 - The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (Meredith)
23:56 - Sitting Pretty: The View from my Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body by Rebecca Taussig (Kaytee)
24:06 - @craftyerinw on Instagram
26:57 - @sitting_pretty on Instagram
27:21 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon
27:33 - @jensbookshelf on Instagram
27:46 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith)
29:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Deep Dive - Casting Book Characters:
31:50 - The Popcast
33:29 - Still Life by Louise Penny
34:11 - Relic by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child
36:12 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
41:59 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:08 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
43:23 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)
44:00 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
45:05 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
45:42 - Timeline by Michael Crichton (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a spicy take on a classic and bookish gluttony
- Current Reads: we’re telling each other about six recent reads and talking each other into and out of reading them
- Deep Dive: our favorite cookbooks, as we head into the holiday season
- Book Presses: food-centered delight and family-centered drama
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month - ad:
1:39 - The Star-Crossed Lovers of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
3:20 - Memorial by Bryan Washington
5:00 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99
Bookish Moments of the Week:
6:09 - The Popcast (most recent Flavortown episode)
6:22 - Rebecca by Dauphne DuMaurier
7:06 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
8:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
9:18 - Libby - the BEST library app
Current Reads:
11:01 - In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith)
11:11 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey
14:27 - The City We Became by NK Jemison (Kaytee)
14:43 - The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
17:15 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
17:31 - New York by Edward Rutherford
18:27 - The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Meredith)
23:55 - I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (Kaytee)
24:06 - @tonightsbookishfeast on Instagram
27:13 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:21 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Meredith)
31:13 - Luster by Raven Leilani (Kaytee)
32:02 - The Need by Helen Phillips
Deep Dive - Our Favorite Cookbooks:
35:58 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten
36:22 - The Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
36:25 - Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten
37:09 - How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
37:12 - America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook
37:14 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
38:27 - Martha Stewart’s Cookbook
39:16 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines (and Volume 2)
40:29 - America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Cookie Cookbook
41:06 - Start to Cook from Usborne
41:19 - The America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
42:36 - Eat at Home cooks - Kaytee’s meal planning website
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:37 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl (Meredith)
44:57 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
46:22 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: creating a monthly TBR and being a rebound reader
- Current Reads: convoluted plots, and wheelhouse wins
- Deep Dive: the most readable classics
- Book Presses: more classics that BELONG on the Press List
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
5:06 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Kaytee)
7:31 - Circe by Madeline Miller
7:38 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
8:48 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
9:10 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
12:57 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (Kaytee)
14:09 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
15:38 - The Crucible by Arthur Miller
16:31 - The Burning by Jane Casey (Meredith)
19:36 - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Kaytee)
21:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
21:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
24:03 - To Night Owl, From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith)
27:04 - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Deep Dive - The Most Readable Classics:
31:42 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
32:44 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
33:59 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
34:43 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
34:48 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
34:51 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
34:52 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
36:02 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
36:50 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
37:11 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
38:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
38:30 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
39:36 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
39:51 - Passing by Nella Larsen
40:31 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
41:09 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
41:50 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
42:24 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:37 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Kaytee)
46:16 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: virtual author events and a library fake out
- Current Reads: books that get better and better and have big emotions
- Deep Dive: what is spoopy season? And what do we read for peak spoopiness?
- Book Presses: spoopy presses for your shelves
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:14 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Current Reads:
6:01 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Mary)
9:34 - New York by Edward Rutherford (Kaytee)
11:54 - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (Mary)
11:59 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
15:38 - Book 3 - I could find no evidence!
16:19 - Big Friendship by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (Kaytee)
16:27 - Scribd: try it out for 2 months free
17:03 - Call Your Girlfriend Podcast
19:29 - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness with Siobhan Dowd (Mary)
23:53 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Books for Spoopy Season:
29:23 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
30:14 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
31:48 - Sweep: A Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
32:40 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
33:48 - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
34:45 - Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
34:52 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
34:58 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock Series) by Sherry Thomas
36:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
38:00 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
38:11 - Jane Eyre narrated by Thandie Newton
40:32 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
41:32 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
41:33 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
41:40 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
41:41 - Tana French books
42:28 - Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
42:37 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:52 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton (Mary)
44:58 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
45:09 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
47:42 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee)
47:51 - It by Stephen King
47:53 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: connecting through book recommendations and having the exact right reading experience
- Current Reads: an unpopular opinion and some unputdownable fiction
- Deep Dive: the title words and cover images that draw us in
- Book Presses: a few more gorgeous covers for your consideration
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon - an ad for ourselves:
2:38 - Still Life Book Club Chat
3:30 - The Crazy Awesome Reading Log
4:20 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Current Reads:
7:59 - If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (Kaytee)
10:00 - Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais
10:58 - The Real Sherlock by Lucinda Hawksley (Meredith)
12:27 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
12:30 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
13:33 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (Kaytee)
15:41 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
15:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrick Backman
15:55 - Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
18:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Meredith)
20:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
22:37 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)
26:12 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Meredith)
28:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
29:26 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Deep Dive - Title and Cover Catnip:
32:16 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
33:30 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
33:42 - Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachel Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis
33:46 - The Muse by Jessie Burton
34:17 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
34:47 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
35:19 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
35:23 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
35:31 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
35:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
35:36 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
37:30 - Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund
37:31 - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
37:40 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
37:54 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
38:57 - YA Fantasy Title Meme
39:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:15 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Kaytee)
44:07 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (Meredith)
46:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
This is a PREVIEW of a special series just for the Patreon Supporters ("Bookish Friends") of the Currently Reading Podcast who love mysteries and thrillers. It's called "All Things Murderful with Meredith". Meredith had so much fun with this new thing that we wanted to share this first episode with everyone!
Today, Meredith is drinking HEB’s Texas Pecan coffee and you can get one of Meredith’s “Scary Books are My Jam” mugs here!
Books mentioned in this episode: Something procedural (and a series!)
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves, first in the Shetland Island Series
Something creepy:
The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones
A thriller I loved:
The Never List by Koethe Zan
An upcoming release I’m pre-ordering:
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, author of That Kind of Mother
Came out Oct 6th.
That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam
This upcoming book recommended by @roxannatheplanner
A Listener Press:
From Ginny Walter IG: @ginnyreadsbooks
William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series (the first of which is Iron Lake).
A TV or Movie with mystery or thriller vibes:
The Sommerdahl Murders on Acorn TV.
Also mentioned: Still Life movie on Acorn TV.
If you liked this episode and want more of All Things Murderful with Meredith, become a supporter at http://www.patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Meredith on Instagram @meredith.reads and Kaytee @notesonbookmarks.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com.
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a YouTube rabbit hole and setting down the books for Netflix
- Current Reads: A selection of hits and misses, all of which we’re ready to discuss with nuance
- Deep Dive: The Books We Are Jealous That You Get to Read for the First Time. Ah, nostalgia.
- Book Presses: righting another wrong in the press list, and cozy comfort for when the world is too much
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month - ad:
2:03 - Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
2:15 - Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
2:56 - Leave the World Behind by Ruman Alam
3:02 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon
3:33 - Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo
3:55 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
4:52 - Use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
8:02 - Winter in Narnia ASMR room
8:30 - Mr. Tumnus’ House ASMR room
8:34 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
9:32 - Interior Design Masters on Netflix
9:58 - Hoarders on Netflix
10:07 - The Home Edit on Netflix
Current Reads:
10:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Meredith)
11:06 - Listener Press Episode at the end of Season 2
14:18 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Kaytee)
14:44 - Kaytee thinks January LaVoy is her BFF because of her interview with her
17:26 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz (Meredith)
17:33 - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
17:34 - The Firm by John Grisham
20:55 - Long Walk to FREEDOM by Nelson Mandela (you guys, I said WATER? What the heck??) (Kaytee)
24:19 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)
28:52 - The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner (Kaytee)
31:00 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
31:45 - The study about Millennials and Gen Z and the Holocaust
Deep Dive - Books We Are Jealous You Get to Read for the First Time:
33:10 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
33:15 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
33:23 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
33:27 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
33:29 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
34:38 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
35:08 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
35:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
36:01 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
36:03 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
38:13 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
38:17 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:38 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith)
43:50 - A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (Kaytee)
43:58 - Episode 34 of Season 1
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: Homeschool reading presentations and Meredith’s new side episode
- Current Reads: the current reads that we are actually currently reading, not a selective agenda of books
- Deep Dive: Bookish FOMO. What are you afraid of missing out on when it comes to books?
- Book Presses: the book I’d press on Meredith’s new mini show, and an author that she changed her mind about
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:45 - The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
2:51 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
4:23 - Project Z: A Zombie Ate My Homework by Tommy Greenwald
5:14 - All Things Murderful on Patreon
Current Reads:
6:52 - Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Kaytee)
6:58 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
7:14 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
9:02 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
10:10 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
11:40 - Serial Podcast
12:25 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene
12:34 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
14:31 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
15:45 - Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Kaytee)
15:56 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
17:23 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
17:50 - Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer
19:52 - Conviction by Denise Mina (Meredith)
24:08 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (Kaytee)
24:13 - @booknerdnative @readwithkat and @allegedlymari on Instagram
30:46 - Descent by Tim Johnston (Meredith)
30:56 - The Current by Tim Johnston
32:07 - Still Life by Louise Penny
Deep Dive - Book FOMO:
35:07 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
35:40 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
36:07 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
37:08 - Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
37:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
38:22 - Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
39:15 - Novel Pairings Podcast
40:13 - Louise Penny Book 5: The Brutal Telling
41:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:35 - The One by John Marrs (Kaytee)
44:35 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Meredith)
44:47 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
48:03 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a new Patreon segment and a childhood favorite
- Current Reads: Six left turns. It’s a broad swath of books today!
- Deep Dive: are you “allowed” to change your opinion on a book after you’ve read it?
- Book Presses: THE BOOK we’ve all been waiting for and sci-fi trilogy that’s just fun
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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0:59 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
1:08 - New York by Edward Rutherford
1:28 - London by Edward Rutherford
1:52 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Patreon - We Sponsor Ourselves:
2:09 - Currently Reading on Patreon
Bookish Moments:
3:30 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon
6:11 - A Likely Story in Colorado Springs, CO
6:41 - The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Current Reads:
8:54 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith)
12:08 - Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (Kaytee)
14:47 - The Troop by Nick Cutter (Meredith)
14:52 - @booknernative on Instagram
16:06 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
16:07 - Twenty Eight Days Later by Michael Nelson
16:57 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
20:06 - The Switch by Beth O’Leary (Kaytee)
20:14 - The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
25:14 - The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street by Lauren Oliver (Meredith)
26:54 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
26:55 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
27:56 - After the End by Clare Mackintosh (Kaytee)
28:02 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
31:12 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Deep Dive - Changing Your Mind About a Book:
32:56 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Racism in Eleanor and Park)
33:57 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
35:49 - Articles about JK Rowling’s Twitter Rants
36:44 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
Hi, this is like a retraction in the newspaper. I, Kaytee, realize that the comments I made about JK Rowling were very personal. I would probably phrase them differently now, having seen how they were received. I still feel very strongly about her stance and her very public opinions, but I would like to say that her opinions are garbage, not she as a person. I humbly accept this correction from our many listeners who have pointed it out as going too far. The audio is what it is, but please consider this my public statement regarding this matter.
39:33 - Greenglass House by Kate Midford
40:23 - The Need by Helen Phillips
41:03 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
42:03 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (Meredith)
46:11 - Serial Reader App
47:33 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nuevel (Kaytee)
49:16 - Waking Gods #2 and Only Human #3 by Sylvain Nuevel
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a vindicating poll from the Bookish Friends and the newest book from a favorite favorite favorite
- Current Reads: big feelings about these books today!
- Deep Dive: the books that 17-year old Mindy and Meredith needed to read
- Book Presses: a re-readable favorite and a parenting book (that might be) for you
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
4:11 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny
Current Reads:
7:49 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Mindy)
9:21 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Meredith)
11:59 - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Mindy)
14:36 - Love Letters by Katie Fforde (Meredith)
18:28 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)
21:38 - The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo (Meredith)
21:44 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville
Deep Dive - Being Book Bossy:
27:19 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker
29:24 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
30:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
31:53 - The Course of Love by Alain du Botton
32:37 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
33:42 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
34:26 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
34:50 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten
35:02 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
36:09 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
37:45 - The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
38:24 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
39:24 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
40:50 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny
41:44 - Compassion & Conviction by The And Campaign, Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler
42:38 - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:34 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Mindy) (Here’s the Pretty Cover)
47:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell
48:53 - Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading a giant book and a giant buddy read
- Current Reads: evil and time travel and middle grade and memoir, we’re showing off our range!
- Deep Dive: being book bossy!
- Book Presses: we are sharing some comfort if your brain needs sweetness and light
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month - sponsor: (these are Goodreads links as we hope you’ll try book of the month if you’re interested in these titles!)
2:32 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
2:35 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
2:52 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
2:55 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
3:02 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
3:57 - Use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99
Bookish Moments:
5:00 - Savoring a giant book
5:46 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (email us or DM Kaytee on Instagram if you want the event invite)
Current Reads:
7:34 - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
7:47 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
10:35 - The Bolds by Julian Clary (Kaytee)
13:30 - Kindred by Octavia Butler (Meredith)
17:42 - The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Kaytee)
19:09 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
19:11 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
21:45 - The Novel Neighbor Bookstore
22:01 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
22:09 - Stand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim (Meredith)
26:14 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Being Book Bossy:
37:30 - Listener Press Episode 48 of Season 2
40:04 - Read Aloud Revival Podcast
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:35 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene (Meredith)
43:24 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee)
44:36 - Anne of Green Gables Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest, Roxanna Kassam-Kara. The three of us are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the sweetest bookish moment ever, reading tees, and choosing a new book from your TBR
- Current Reads: each host is sharing two books they’ve read recently and some of them have us gushing uncontrollably.
- Deep Dive: Roxanna’s reading life and her “achiever” tendencies
- Book Presses: two books you need in your life right now and one series starter that needed to be on the Press list.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:48 - There’s a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren
9:42 - Currently Reading tee in the Zazzle store
10:48 - What Should I Read Next podcast - TBR app episode
Current Reads:
13:57 - Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Kahn (Roxanna)
15:24 - Still Life by Louise Penny
18:57 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
18:58 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
19:20 - A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti (Kaytee)
22:36 - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)
22:46 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
25:13 - Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
25:29 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Roxanna)
29:03 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
33:53 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
36:46 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Roxanna’s Reading Life:
42:38 - There’s a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren
42:40 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
44:57 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
45:05 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
46:59 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
**Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:**
51:53 - How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg (Roxanna)
55:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Kaytee)
58:33 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)
1:00:39 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Connect With Us:
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading in the heat and a new recording space
- Current Reads: books that need editing, ones that elicit strong opinions, and the plural of bigfoot(s?)
- Deep Dive: giving up on an author - how many tries should you give them?
- Book Presses: books from authors that changed our minds
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:20 - New books from authors we’ve enjoyed (Holly Jackson, Katherine McGee)
Current Reads:
4:31 - Devolution by Max Brooks (Meredith)
7:11 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
8:54 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)
12:11 - The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth (Meredith)
15:52 - Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner (Kaytee)
19:31 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler (Meredith)
26:57 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
27:42 - The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Kaytee)
27:53 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
27:50 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Deep Dive - Giving Up on an Author:
32:55 - Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike Series
35:23 - Elizabeth George
36:33 - Ann Patchett (The Dutch House and Commonwealth)
37:48 - Jenny Colgan
38:10 - Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders, The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death)
39:45 - Donna Tartt (Secret History and The Goldfinch)
38:53 - Jane Harper (The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:52 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (Meredith)
43:57 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
44:14 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Alexis Henderson. Alexis is the author of The Year of the Witching, her debut , which is a dark fantasy, horror novel, centering on main character Immanuelle. Tune in to hear about:
- Young authors for the reading challenge!
- Counterbalancing darkness and sparkles
- Creating new locations from nothing
- Fan art and commissioning art from fans
- Her favorite writing tool and process
- Being a young, debut, Black author during the revelations about the publishing industry
- And, of course, the book she wants to press into your hands!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (and the sequel Reaper of Souls, due in February)
Connect with Alexis: on Instagram at @lexish, on Twitter at @alexhwrites, or at her website
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a perfect reading spot, and a fun bonus episode for Patrons
- Current Reads: happy reads mixed with bizarre ones bouncing back and forth
- Deep Dive: reading therapy - we are making up therapy clients and then giving them books to read!
- Book Presses: fantastic YA from both of us: one pretty new and one that’s almost a decade old!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:50 - Mary’s reading nook!
3:46 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons
Current Reads:
5:44 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Mary)
8:08 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
9:40 - My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers (Kaytee)
9:48 - The Stacks Podcast
11:49 - Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin (Mary)
13:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
15:09 - Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)
18:23 - Magesty by Katherine McGee (Mary)
18:28 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
21:49 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez (Kaytee)
22:02 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Deep Dive - Reading Therapy:
Someone Who Just Ended a Relationship with the Person Who Was “The One”:
26:25 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
28:25 -The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
28:26 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
28:40 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30:40 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
30:57 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Someone Who Moved Recently and is Having a Hard Time Making Friends:
31:37 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell
32:39 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
33:41 - Hey Ladies: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss
Someone Who Just Lost a Job:
35:14 - All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter
36:43 - Becoming by Michelle Obama
37:58 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (pressed in Episode 35 of Season 2)39:16 -
Someone Who Hasn’t Been on a Date in Too Long:
39:16 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
39:59 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
41:08 - Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein
Someone Who is Reckoning with a Change in Beliefs:
42:37 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
43:11 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
43:13 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
43:46 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Hollad
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:29 - Slay by Brittney Morris (Mary)
45:32 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
47:59 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are here to share our homeschool wisdom. Between us, we have 27 years of homeschooling experience, and we are excited to share with you a bunch of what we’ve learned in that time. Minisode episodes are not time stamped, but we have a quick list of topics:
- Getting Started: how much time it takes to homeschool, providing structure and routine (poster board and post-its, spiral notebooks), outside play, when to start formal school
- Homeschool specific: philosphies and methods of education, how to choose curricula, when to abandon a curriculum, homeschool preschool soapbox
- Virtual school specific: creating a schedule with a reward system, how to make a virtual school routine, what to do with non-school scheduled hours, ArtForKidsHub.com, 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, and Incredible Experiments by Janice VanCleave
- Applicable to both: entertaining younger siblings while older kids do school, how to fit in reading/work/housework while kids are around, how to fit in self-care, quiet time, what to do when outside play isn’t an option
- Encouragement! You can do this!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing our 100th episode and discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a perfect storage place and a Bookish Friends meetup
- Current Reads: left turns from one wheelhouse to another
- Deep Dive: why “what are your three favorite books” is the wrong question
- Book Presses: two non-fiction picks! One true crime and one about politics
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Patreon (ad) - we sponsor ourselves:
2:43 - Bookish Friends are our supporters on Patreon
3:25 - Zazzle store mechandise (mugs, throws, pillows, totes, tees!)
4:05 - Go check out the rebranded website: www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Current Reads:
Current Reads:
7:10 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith)
9:23 - Know my Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)
11:41 - Chanel Miller on Instagram
12:38 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Meredith)
15:40 - COVIDeo 10 with Pippa!
15:46 - The Bees by Laline Paull (Kaytee)
15:52 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
15:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18:07 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Meredith)
20:43 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland
21:05 - From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Kaytee)
21:10 - When Kaytee brought this one to a COVIDeo
Deep Dive - Determining Book Taste:
25:06 - What Should I Read Next podcast
26:46 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
31:15 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
Homework: Can you answer? Do you think it’s a good question? What do you ask?
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
32:28 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Meredith)
38:49 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (Kaytee)
39:04 - Episode 25 of Season 1
39:14 - Pansuit Politics podcast
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: libraries reopening and bookstore visits!
- Current Reads: some diverging opinions mixed with five-star reads
- Deep Dive: what we did over our “summer break”
- Book Presses: non-fiction that will change your life and a fun historical romp
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month (ad) - these are Goodreads links as we hope you’ll use our link if you’re interested in these titles:
1:30 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
1:38 - Serial Podcast
2:43 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
3:41 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
3:44 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
4:14 - Use our link and CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99
Bookish Moments:
5:57 - Meredith’s TBR Cart
7:26 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM
Current Reads:
8:25 - All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (Kaytee)
8:31 - Libro.FM Audiobook Listening Copy program
11:12 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)
12:35 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
14:08 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Kaytee)
17:36 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
23:37 - Verity by Colleen Hoover (Meredith)
27:41 - COVID(eo) with Jennifer Nichols
28:52 - You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Kaytee)
29:05 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons
29:30 - Scribd - try it for 60 days for free!
32:18 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Our Summer Break:
38:19 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
39:40 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:11 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (Kaytee)
44:04 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Meredith)
44:15 - COVID(eo) with Erica Keckley
44:49 - Season 1, Episode 43 with Amanda Espinosa
47:50 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are reflecting back on our second year of podcasting and our biggest wins and our biggest regrets. We get a bit vulnerable, a bit silly, and a bit reflective. You’ll get some behind-the-scenes glimpses as well as some “looking to the future” previews. We are so grateful for the cadre of listeners that we have connected with over these two years, and we could never have imagined how much this podcast could have brought to our lives.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Best of Season 2:
4:10 - Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes: Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall
6:04 - Episode 27 of Season 1: Bookish Pet Peeves
6:57 - Season 2, Episode 22: Goodreads Choice Award Side-Eye
7:11 - Season 2, Episode 23: Our Best Books of 2019
8:23 - Golden Earbud Awards EPISODE and Instagram post
8:43 - Meredith visits Kaytee Instagram Post
9:48 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
10:04 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle
10:15 - A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin
10:40 - Apple Watch
10:55 - Bookshop.org
12:28 - Episode 36 of Season 2
12:33 - Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
13:42 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
13:32 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
16:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
18:29 - Season 2, Episode 36 conversation about wild animal pets
20:29 - COVID(eo)s on Patreon - free for all!
22:02 - COVID(eo) with 5 of our kiddos!
28:29 - Patreon - the beginning of Bookish Friend(ship)s
39:31 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle
40:52 - Slay by Brittney Morris
40:54 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
42:22 - Season 2, Episode 29 - Golden Earbud Awards
42:55 - Season 2, Episode 35 - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram
44:16 - Season 2, Episode 25 - Cozy Mystery Deep Dive
45:31 - Minisode with January LaVoy
45:53 - Minisode with Anna Hithersay
47:41 - Patreon
49:14 - REMINDER: Last episode of Season 2, but be sure to join us on Instagram next week for a giveaway!
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are here with a special episode for you! We are answering YOUR questions about life and podcasting and reading and all the things! We hope you love learning a bit more about our lives behind the scenes and that you love getting to know Mindy a bit better. We loved how enthusiastic you all were about sending these questions, and of course there were so many questions we received that we couldn’t answer. Thanks for being the BEST listeners!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Ask Us Anything:
Questions are in italics in case it helps you find a title!
1:58 - Books that Get Better Upon A Re-read?
2:27 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
3:04 - Where do you read?
6:14 - Meredith’s twinkle lights by her bed!
7:04 - Kindle Paperwhite
9:07 - Character-driven versus plot-driven novels?
10:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
10:35 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
10:45 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
11:19 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
11:43 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
14:41 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
14:50 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
14:55 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
16:32 - The River by Peter Heller
17:03 - Personality-typing results?
17:22 - Myers-Briggs Test
17:30 - Hogwarts House Test
17:35 - Four Tendencies Quiz
17:56 - Astrological Sign Chart
17:03 - Enneagram Test
20:50 - What are you curious about?
20:07 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
22:52 - Let’s Make Art box
23:00 - Kaytee uses Dropcloth embroidery samplers
27:24 - Little Old Plant Lady on Tik Tok
28:07 - Something you’ve learned about yourself because of the podcast?
32:55 - What are two things you’d buy if you won the lottery?
34:07 - What are your favorite wireless earbuds?
34:15 - SoundPeats True Wireless Earbuds
34:34 - Apple AirPods
35:00 - Favorite beverage and/or snack while reading?
36:55 - How does Kaytee listen to audiobooks with kids around?
40:08 - How did Mindy get started with hiking and does she love hiking-related books?
44:31 - Has Meredith used audiobooks to get through long runs?
47:32 - Sneak peak into Season 3 and Patreon!
48:38 - Join Currently Reading on Patreon!
49:44 - COVID(eo)s!!
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are sharing 15 of the listener “presses” we received in our call to action! You’ll hear from each of those 15 listeners and then our commentary on each press, but none of our other regular segments. This was one of our most popular episodes of Season 1, so we hope you love it this year as well!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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BOTM Ad (these are Goodreads links so you can check out these books and decide if you want to grab them from BOTM or not!):
2:30 - The Shadows by Alex North
2:39 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
2:52 - Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
3:55 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper
4:09 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib
4:13 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande
4:50 - Use our link and code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99
Listener Presses:
6:00 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Sarah)
6:03 - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
8:31 - A Burning by Megha Majumdar
8:37 - Passing by Nella Larsen
8:48 - Novel Pairings Podcast episode about Passing by Nella Larsen
9:06 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (Nicole)
12:11 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Lindsay)
14:03 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
15:01 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Jennifer)
17:06 - Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (Joy)
19:07 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
19:40 - The Mother-in-Law Cure by Katherine Wilson (Alanna)
21:51 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (Theresa)
27:01 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Nicole)
30:03 - Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Whitney)
30:57 - Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
31:49 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
31:50 - Naked by David Sedaris
31:58 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
32:01 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
32:28 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris
32:59 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood (Frances)
33:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
34:11 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
34:12 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
34:24 - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
35:43 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood (Emily)
36:35 - Episode 42 of Season 1 with Heather Chollar
37:04 - Mary Poppins by PL Travers
37:54 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Amy)
39:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Morgan)
41:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
42:37 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)
46:16 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Holly)
47:35 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
47:36 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a zoom call and a buddy read
- Current Reads: apocalyptic, scary, ho-hum, heartwarming, icky, and revealing. We’ve got a bit of everything!
- Deep Dive: the anti-book twin or… the EVIL book twin!
- Book Presses: a historical fiction novel with broad appeal and a favorite mystery series
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
3:15 - Meeting 20 Patrons of the podcast (Bookish Friends) over Zoom!
4:24 - Buddy reading a book with mom
Current Reads:
5:16 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Kaytee)
5:28 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
6:38 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
6:40 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
8:00 - Parable of the Talents (book #2) by Octavia Butler
8:38 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Meredith)
11:48 - The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey (Kaytee)
11:59 - @booknerdnative on Instagram
13:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
14:06 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Meredith)
14:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18:45 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Kaytee)
20:40 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
21:49 - The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Green (Meredith)
22:48 - Office Ladies Podcast
Deep Dive - Evil Book Twins:
27:14 - From the Front Porch Podcast
28:00 - What Should I Read Next Podcast
29:43 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Podcast
31:11 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
32:13 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
34:55 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Kaytee)
35:14 - Episode 33 of Season 1
36:34 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
- An Introduction: Mary has been a guest twice before and we are excited to welcome her on more regularly as a co-host in rotation!
- Bookish Moments: baby milestones and the NYT Bestseller list
- Current Reads: some YA, some LGBT+ reads for Pride month, some mystery, and some family drama
- Deep Dive: SHOOK: The Books that Rocked Our World(views)
- Book Presses: some food for your soul and an eye-opening memoir
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:04 - Mary has joined us on two previous episodes: Episode 24 and Episode 36 of Season 1!
Bookish Moments:
3:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
4:06 - Moo Baa LaLaLa by Sandra Boynton
4:16 - No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli
4:24 - Will Sheep Sleep? by Hilary Leung
5:31 - The New York Time’s Bestseller List for this week
Current Reads:
6:55 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary)
7:15 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell series #1) by Deanna Reybourne
7:20 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock series #1) by Sherry Thomas
9:05 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
9:21 - The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Kaytee)
9:30 - Audiobook SYNC program
12:18 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Mary)
15:19 - I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman (Kaytee)
15:27 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
18:14 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mary)
18:24 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
20:40 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
22:13 - Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia (Kaytee)
24:40 - Currently Reading 2020 Reading Challenge
Deep Dive - SHOOK: Books that Rocked Our World(views):
27:08 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
30:51 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
31:02 - The Stacks Pod episode about The Giver
33:07 - It's. Nice. Outside. by Jim Kokaris
35:59 - Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
36:07 - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
38:33 - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
39:45 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
41:45 - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
42:23 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:38 - Gmorning, Gnight by Lin Manuel Miranda (Mary)
46:19 - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Kaytee)
47:21 - The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: white allyship minisode and stepping into hard places with reading
- Current Reads: Some strong opinions, some dissapointments, some heavy-handedness, and some glowing reviews
- Deep Dive: our favorite “beach reads”
- Book Presses: a book that should be read slow but steady, and an old favorite by a beloved author
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:25 - White allyship minisode
1:39 - January LaVoy Interview
We Sponsor Ourselves - Patreon “ad”:
7:19 - Join us as a Bookish Friend on Patreon!
Current Reads:
10:35 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Kaytee)
13:01 - All Adults Here by Emma Straub (Meredith)
16:15 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Kaytee)
20:11 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters (Meredith)
24:55 - The Stone Sky (Broken Earth series #3) by NK Jemison (Kaytee)
27:08 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
27:14 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
Deep Dive - Beach Books:
31:11 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
32:32 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou
32:57 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle MacNamara
34:08 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
34:27 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
35:13 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge
35:47 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
36:18 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
36:30 - The Dry by Jane Harper
37:25 - The Villa by Nora Roberts
37:30 - Sidney Sheldon
37:31 - Danielle Steel
38:20 - Hideaway by Nora Roberts
38:33 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
39:09 - The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass
39:11 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
39:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris
39:17 - Dry by Neal Shusterman
39:46 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
40:09 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
40:30 Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
40:34 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
40:44 - The Firm or The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
41:30 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
41:42 - The Current by Tim Johnston
41:45 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
41:50 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:49 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Kaytee)
44:44 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters
45:00 - The Sculptress by Minette Walters (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: breaking the reading “rules” and unloading read books on others
- Current Reads: characters and plots and murders and poetry!
- Deep Dive: we need your voices! And your questions! Listen up for “listener contributions”
- Book Presses: some large books that will keep you in great reading for a long summer week
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
5:44 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh (Meredith)
6:03 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
8:10 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee)
8:17 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM
10:17 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Meredith)
12:02 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
14:54 - From the Front Porch Episode casting this book as a movie
15:48 - The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy (Kaytee)
15:51 - Novel Pairings Episode about poetry
18:25 - The End of October by Lawrence Wright (Meredith)
21:10 - Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
21:23 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Upcoming Listener Contributions:
26:15 - Episode 46 of Season 1 - Listener Presses
28:39 - Episode 47 of Season 1 - Ask Us Anything
30:58 - Email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with your presses and questions BY JUNE 15th!
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
32:09 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Meredith)
34:45 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee is chatting with online friend Anna Hithersay. Kaytee and Anna both got started on the road to racial justice multiple years ago, but we do not claim to be experts. We do have a few years of reading and listening under our belts and want to point you toward the resources we have found and the places we have learned. This episode is meant to point OUTWARD, to give our white listeners the starting places, the books, podcasts, and accounts, and the conversations to get started.
Tune in to hear about:
- How we each got started on the road to racial justice
- Anna’s “Do Better” book club and embracing the awkward
- Questions and Answers from our Currently Reading Bookish Friends
- A list of books and resources to get you started on your own journey
- And, of course, a book she wants to press into your hands.
Connect with Anna on Instagram: @ahithersay and @comehither_andstay
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but this episode includes a huge list of resources. Here’s a comprehensive list of the books we mentioned (and the ones we skipped for time), the lists of Black bookstores and Black bookstagrammers you might want to start following, the podcasts and articles we talked about, and anything else I can link to that we mentioned. These show notes are meant to be a starting place, to hold information that you can come back to in order to continue this journey and find additional resources from our Black brothers and sisters who are lifting their voices. The work will not end anytime soon. Prepare for a long haul.
Primer Books
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison (Christian)
Memoir
You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson
Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clementine Wamariya
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Becoming by Michelle Obama
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Men We Reaped by Jesamyn Ward
Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay
Fiction Starter Pack
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (YA)
Roots by Alex Haley
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
The Underground Railroad or The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Romance Authors of Color: Kennedy Ryan, Jasmine Guillory, Alisha Rai, Rebecca Weatherspoon, Talia Hibbert, Naleni Singh, Jackie Lao, Sonali Dev, Mariana Sabada
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (YA)
Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Deeper Topics
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (mass incarceration)
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele (Black Lives Matter)
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Death Penalty and Mass Incarceration)
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (history)
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (history)
How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (action steps)
We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates (history and personal essay)
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore (Christian)
Anti-Racist Kids
Middle Grade
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
Ghost Boys (upper middle grade) by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Ghost (Track Series) by Jason Reynolds
Blended by Sharon M Draper
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
Young Adult
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney (fantasy)
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Emily Segal
Slay by Brittney Morris
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Picture Books
Hair Love by Matthew A Cherry
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
The Skin You Live In by Michael Taylor and David Lee Csicsko
People by Peter Spier
Kadir Nelson's picture books
Ezra Jack Keats' picture books
Podcasts
Episodes on race from The Liturgists: Racism in America, Anti-Racism
1619 Podcast
Code Switch from NPR
Yo, Is This Racist?
Pod Save the People
Sounds of Justice podcast (Christian)
Seeing White
On Ramp: Two Christians Talk About Race
Ibram X Kendi with Brene Brown on Unlocking Us
Places that You Might Donate
NAACP
ACLU
Black Lives Matter
National Bailout Fund
Other Resources
Sign Petitions
Black Bookstagrammers - I shared a roundup, saved in my Anti-Racism story highlight
Mockingbird history lessons on Patreon
A list of Black-owned bookstores
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
Scraping Raisins: 70+ Race Resources for White People and 80+ MORE
A Conversation with Ibram X Kendi about talking to Kids about race
Be the Bridge courses - Whiteness 101, Talking to Kids about Race and Racism, Whiteness Intensive
The 2020 Ultimate List of Diverse Children’s Books from Here Wee Read
The Conscious Kid on Instagram
Medium’s List of Anti-Racism Resources
Common Sense Media - using media to raise anti-racist kids
Vox’s List of Streaming Movies that are Anti-Racist
Today, Kaytee is chatting with audiobook narrator January LaVoy, who has narrated over 200 (credited) audiobooks! We’re chatting about her newest release, Nora Roberts’ Hideaway, plus a whole host of other topics. It’s a fantastic episode, so I hope you tune in and love it.
Tune in to hear about:
- How she got started in audiobook narration
- Her preparation process
- Reading crying scenes and the power of the voice
- Pseudonyms to narrate erotica
- How essential audiobooks are
- And, of course, a book she wants to press into your hands!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
Hideaway by Nora Roberts
The Chain by Adrian McKinty
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Connect with January: via her website januarylavoy.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read discussion and an author chiming into the chat about his book
- Current Reads: wheelhouse books and being surprised by some titles
- Deep Dive: “murderful” - books that aren’t for the faint of heart
- Book Presses: some of our favorite murderful titles
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month Ad:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!)
2:22 - A Burning by Megha Mjumdar
2:59 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
3:14 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
3:45 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
3:54 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
4:35 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
5:40 - Episode 41 of Season 2 - discussion of FantasticLand starts at 29:40
5:44 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven
6:02 - Patreon Bookish Friends
6:04 - Scribd - free 60 day trial!
Current Reads:
9:50 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Kaytee)
12:36 - The Tenant by Katrine Ingburgh (Meredith)
14:30 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey (Kaytee)
15:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
15:20 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
17:38 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith)
23:08 - Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo- Anstine (Kaytee)
26:12 - Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Meredith)
27:09 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:20 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
Deep Dive - Murderful - Books that Aren’t for the Faint of Heart:
29:32 - Nancy Drew books by
30:42 - RL Stine Goosebumps Books
31:00 - Intensity by Dean Koontz
31:26 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
35:05 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven
35:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
34:40 - Pines by Blake Crouch
35:00 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
35:19 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
35:39 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
36:10 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
36:40 - The Need by Helen Phillips
37:17 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
37:20 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
37:21 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup
38:09 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (not Phillips, doh)
38:12 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
38:18 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
39:04 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
40:00 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
40:01 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
40:03 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
40:52 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
41:03 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty
41:13 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
41:42 - In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:28 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
44:00 - Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta #1) by Patricia Cornwell
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: reading around the house, inside and outside, and a bookish article that brings vindication for a strong opinion
- Current Reads: books that give us the chance to think a new way
- Deep Dive: when book characters are real to you: crushes, friends, enemies, and family
- Book Presses: fiction novels that spark conversation and/or break your heart
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:34 - Lord of the Flies article
1:49 - Season 2, Episode 31
2:45 - Zero Gravity Chairs (this is the “budget” version I got. There’s also a more expensive version, and I’m sure they’re better, but I’m not sure if they are twice as good…)
Current Reads:
3:34 - Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston (Mindy)
6:47 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Kaytee)
9:14 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
9:18 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (Mindy)
12:36 - Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (Kaytee)
15:17 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
15:22 - The Girl in Red, Lost Boy, Alice by Christina Henry
15:56 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Mindy)
19:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch (Kaytee)
19:07 - Season 1, Episode 45
19:22 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Deep Dive - When Book Characters are Real: Enemies, Family Members, Friends, and Crushes:
23:35 - Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
23:40 - Jonathan Randall from Outlander by Diana Gabladon
24:47 - Brad from A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
25:07 - Old Nick from Room by Emma Donoghue
25:46 - Bella Swan from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
26:28 - Jupiter North from Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
27:25 - Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
27:42 - Kira from Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
29:00 - Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
29:22 - Nymphadora Tonks from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
30:26 - Edith from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
30:57 - Diana from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
32:20 - Jamie from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
32:44 - John Guy from Still Life by Louise Penny
34:01 - Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
35:46 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen (Mindy)
36:09 - Season 2, Episode 21
37:16 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the fifth COVID(eo) episode and a new look
- Current Reads: books that other people made us read, and another (shocking) second in a series
- Deep Dive: our processes for reading non-fiction by genre and format
- Book Presses: some non-fiction to round out your reading life
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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“Patreon Ad” - We Sponsor Ourselves:
2:19 - Currently Reading on Patreon - join us!
3:05 - Patrons get: bonus episodes, book club live discussions, giveaways, spreadsheets, the reading journal, AND access to the Bookish Friends Facebook group, which is the best place on the internet.
Bookish Moments:
6:16 - COVID(eo) episode #5 - Off the Rails
7:44 - Absolute Jem
Current Reads:
8:58 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Kaytee)
9:06 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
9:34 - @booknerdnative on Instagram
12:37 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (Meredith)
15:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
17:12 - Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese (Kaytee)
17:20 - @lovelibooks on Instagram
19:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
22:04 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Three Pines #2) (Meredith)
22:20 - Still Life by Louise Penny (and accompanying book club discussion for patrons)
26:23 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Kaytee)
26:40 - @melizreads18 on Instagram
29:29 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live, episode with @jordys.book.club
29:40 - FantasticLand by Mike Backovan (Meredith)
32:21 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
32:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
35:31 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
35:45 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
35:56 - Sadie by Courtney Summers
Deep Dive - The Ways We Read Non-Fiction:
38:31 - Educated by Tara Westover
39:24 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
39:32 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
42:21 - Bad Blood by Jon Kerryrou
42:23 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
42:26 - Disney Wars by James Stewart
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44;48 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)
48:08 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: seasonal reading vibes and buddy reads during quarantine
- Current Reads: bookish serendipity books and books from repeat authors (that we’ve read before)
- Deep Dive: how to respond to the “I don’t have time to read” comments
- Book Presses: one of few authors that gets a second book on the press list and a contemporary WWII classic. Ha!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
4:41 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Current Reads:
7:05 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
7:42 - The Hotel Neversink by Adam O’Fallon Price (Meredith)
8:11 - The Shining by Stephen King
8:15 - The Body by Richard Backman
10:38 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
11:32 - What Lies Between Us by John Marrs (Kaytee)
11:57 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
14:01 - The One by John Marrs
14:02 - The Passengers by John Marrs
17:32 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Meredith)
21:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
21:05 - Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
21:28 - Book of the Month
21:34 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver (Kaytee)
23:58 - One Day in December by Josie Silver
24:38 - The Whispered Word (Secret Book and Scone Society #2) by Ellery Adams (Meredith)
25:35 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
26:42 - The Book of Candlelight (Secret Book and Scone #3) by Ellery Adams
27:07 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Kaytee)
28:24 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
Deep Dive -I Don’t Have Time to Read:
39:42 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
40:04 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam
43:08 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:23 - David Sedaris Books: Calypso and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
43:29 - Liane Moriarty Books: What Alice Forgot and Big Little Lies
43:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
44:08 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
44:17 - The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
47:53 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Kaytee)
50:13 - The movie (that I haven’t watched yet) on Netflix
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the Patreon book club discussion and embracing the year of the re-read
- Current Reads: each host shares three books they’ve read recently and they are varied in level, theme, and setting
- Deep Dive: gems from the 70s, 80s, and 90s
- Book Presses: A few more “don’t call me a classic” backlist titles
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month Ad:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!)
1:18 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
1:45 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
1:55 - Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin
2:54 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
3:58 - Bookish Friends Still Life Book Club on Patreon
5:40 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Current Reads:
7:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Mindy)
7:44 - Wolfmuller’s Books in Kerrville, TX
7:47 - COVID(eo) number 4
10:05 - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Meredith)
13:25 - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (Mindy)
15:53 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (Meredith)
18:29 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Mindy)
21:13 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
22:34 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Books from the 70s, 80s, and 90s:
Gems from the 1970s
30:53 - Judy Blume books - Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Freckle Juice, Blubber, Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself
32:21 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
32:55 - Shogun by James Clavell
32:57 - Roots by Alex Haley
33:02 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
33:14 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
33:33 - Stephen King Books - The Shining, The Stand
33:46 - Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
Gems from the 1980s
34:37 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
35:14 - James Herriot books - All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful
35:37 - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
36:48 - The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
37:05 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
37:17 - Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
37:28 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
37:34 - Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
37:53 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
38:09 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
38:44 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
39:24 - Redwall by Bryan Jacques
39:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
Gems from the 1990s
40:41 - John Grisham books - Rainmaker, Pelican Brief, The Firm
41:07 - Nelson DeMille books - The General’s Daughter
42:25 - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Timeline
43:58 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
44:29 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
44:39 - Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones #1) by George R.R. Martin
45:03 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler
45:35 - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
46:02 - Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Felding
46:48 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
47:09 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
48:20 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (Mindy)
51:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Meredith)
51:23 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
52:43 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: our bookish friends buddy read of Still Life by Louise Penny with the Patrons of Currently Reading
- Current Reads: we each have three books to share, but we’re messing with the format a bit this week as the discussion needs some nuance.
- Deep Dive: reading books in a series and what we do when “the next one” releases
- Book Presses: a few of our favorite series choices to round out the deep dive
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:23 - The Bookish Friends Buddy Read discussion on Patreon
1:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny
3:05 - Our previous COVID(eo)s are all available to watch for free on Patreon as well!
Current Reads:
5:10 - The House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (Meredith)
9:24 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister (Kaytee)
11:59 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
14:46 - Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (Meredith)
17:33 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Kaytee)
21:40 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee)
26:24 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)
28:37 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
28:39 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak
29:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
Deep Dive - Reading Books in Series:
33:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
34:02 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny
37:02 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
37:25 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
38:25 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
39:05 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:54 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
44:03 - The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Meredith)
46:04 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Kaytee)
49:00 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: the COVID(eo) with kids recording and podcast messages during the coronavirus “situation”
- Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately and there’s a bit of sass in here about the buddy read we recently did together
- Deep Dive: Books to movies… the good, the bad, and the ugly.
- Book Presses: we’ve got a favorite author who has been reading his books aloud on Facebook, as well as a bonus book to movie pick!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:56 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!
Current Reads:
5:08 - Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson
10:40 - White Bird by R.J. Palacio
10:46 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
12:30 - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
15:39 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
15:57 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
22:28 - The World’s Largest Man by Harrison Scott Key
23:29 - Congratulations, Who Are You Again? by Harrison Scott Key
26:27 - Love and Luck (Love and Gelato #2) by Jenna Evans Welch
27:59 - Love and Gelato (Love and Gelato #1) by Jenna Evans Welch
Deep Dive - Books to Movies:
29:08 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV Series)
29:27 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (movie)
31:03 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (movie)
32:22 - The Godfather by Mario Puzo (movie)
35:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (2019 version) (the one I watched as a kid) (the one Meredith loves)
37:27 - Lemony Snickett’s Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (Netflix series)
39:31 - Matilda by Roald Dahl (movie)
42:11 - Holes by Louis Sachar (movie)
43:47 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman (movie)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
48:20 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
50:48 - Night one of his readaloud on Facebook
51:26 - The Martian by Andy Weir
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a COVID(eo) recording with our kids and a Bookish Scavenger Hunt
- Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately including two strong opinions about galleys we received.
- Deep Dive: Why would an adult read a YA or Middle Grade book?
- Book Presses: we’re adding more “middle grade reads that adults will love” to your TBR stacks!
- Bonus: we go on a ridiculous tangent about the wild animals we would like to own as pets and a certain literary villain that Meredith has identified with since she was a child. It’s after the presses, so you’re welcome to tune out of the “chit chat” that we always promise to avoid, but we think it’ll make you laugh!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
3:09 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!
4:16 - Bookish Scavenger hunt on ActionBound - download the iOS or Android app to play!
Current Reads:
6:09 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
6:45 - The Firm by John Grisham
10:00 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
10:18 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
13:04 - Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
13:14 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
18:34 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
22:55 - Episode 25 of Season 2 about Cozy Mysteries
23:18 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
27:12 - Episode 16 of Season 2 with Sarah Dickinson
27:16 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
Deep Dive - Why Adults Would Read YA and MG:
32:04 - Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
35:05 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson
35:17 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
36:42 - Our Books We Press List
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
37:35 - Furthermore by Taherah Mafi
40:08 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
41:04 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
43:35 - (stick around for the most ridiculous tangent into wild animals that we wish we could own as pets and find out which literary villain Meredith identifies with!)
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a puzzle from Ideal Bookshelf and comfort reading in the time of COVID19
- Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately.
- Deep Dive: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram
- Book Presses: some big magic for your creative pursuits and a book that your newest readers (and their parents) will all enjoy
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month Ad:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!)
1:24 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
1:28 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
2:28 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
3:42 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
4:47 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle
6:50 - Still Life by Louise Penny
6:58 - Currently Reading on Patreon
7:12 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
Current Reads:
7:50 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
9:15 - Libro FM - Audiobooks that benefit your local bookstore
10:51 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup
13:30 - Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds
17:20 - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton
19:30 - Episode 20 of Currently Reading
19:42 - Sadie by Courtney Summers
22:29 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
22:40 - Read Aloud Revival interview with Jeannie Birdsall
24:22 - Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
25:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Deep Dive - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram:
28:00 - @currentlyreadingpodcast and @meredith.reads and @notesonbookmarks and @gratefulforgrace
36:33 - @sixwordbookreview
36:38 - @plantladyreader
36:40 - @pieladybooks
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:18 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
41:24 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
43:02 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
44:14 - Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell
44:25 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: local indie bookstore support and the first video episode of Currently Reading
- Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately.
- Deep Dive: books that are about pandemic and epidemic situations. You do you, reader.
- Book Presses: two books (one giant, one little) that will transport you to a different place and time
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
5:35 - Patreon!
5:49 - Our Patreon video, free to everyone, Currently Reading COVID 19 edition!
Current Reads:
8:06 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg
10:56 - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
13:37 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
16:25 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
19:14 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander
19:19 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
21:02 - Buried Deep by Margot Hunt - An Audible Original
23:45 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson
24:09 - Episode 46 of Season 1 when listeners press books into our hands
24:23 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Deep Dive - Books About Pandemics:
29:02 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
30:14 - The Stand by Stephen King
30:44 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
31:46 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
32:52 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner
33:15 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Schmidt… nope. Jennifer Wright. Bad notes!
34:05 - Blindness by Jose Saramago
34:48 - The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia
35:08 - The Hot Zone by Richard Preston
35:33 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
35:59 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
36:24 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
36:45 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
36:53 - Interview with Alexandra
37:52 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
38:37 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
38:56 - Dry by Neal and Jerrod Shusterman
39:00 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
39:39 - Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
40:56 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:06 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
43:49 - It’s a TRILOGY - World Without End (#2) and Column of Fire (#3)
44:29 - News of the World by Paulette Giles
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: books as anti-depressants, and meeting an internet friend in real life
- Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately.
- Deep Dive: The books that made us sob on the floor!
- Book Presses: a middle grade and a WWII sob fest, to keep you going with your cathartic cries!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:32 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
2:33 - Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
3:53 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM
Current Reads:
4:59 - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
9:13 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
11:03 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
11:10 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
12:03 - Changeling by Molly Harper
15:14 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
15:43 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi
16:28 - Currently Reading 2020 Challenge
18:23 - Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik
22:15 - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Deep Dive - the Books that Will Make You Weep:
25:52 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
25:55 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
25:59 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
26:02 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
26:15 - Us Against You and Beartown by Fredrick Backman
26:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge
27:04 - Shogun by James Clavell
27:52 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
28:44 - My Sister’s Keeper and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult
29:02 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
29:52 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
30:59 - Charlotte’s Web by EB White
31:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
31:16 - Marley and Me by John Grogan
31:18 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
31:20 - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
31:21 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlins
32:04 - The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong
33:48 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
34:14 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
34:16 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippencott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis
34:26 - Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
35:08 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
37:08 - When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker
37:40 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
38:41 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok
38:50 - A Single Shard by Lin Sue Park
39:23 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:55 - Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
43:22 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: he enthusiasm that only comes from scoring a great book, and a new bookstore and “fan in the wild” moment
- Current Reads: we’ve got three books a piece, and they are all over the place. Be sure to pop over to Instagram to enter our giveaway!
- Deep Dive: Our favorite bookish podcasts!
- Book Presses: a real page turner and apocalypse fiction
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
3:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
4:40 - Title Wave Books, Revised in Albuquerque, NM
5:09 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James
5:11 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Current Reads:
6:00 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
8:16 - @bookworm_365 on Instagram
8:49 - Roots by Alex Haley
10:12 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
10:14 - Shogun by James Clavell
10:15 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
10:24 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
10:29 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
12:09 - The Literary Enneagram by Judith Searle
13:20 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
14:06 - Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel
15:47 - Instagram Giveaway!
16:11 - Greenglass House by Kate Midford
19:50 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Deep Dive - The Bookish Podcasts in our Queues
22:39 - Novel Pairings @novelpairingspod with @chelseyreads and @fictionmatters
24:08 - He Read She Read @hereadsheread with @chelseyreads and @curtisreads
24:45 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
25:46 - All the Books Podcast with @franzencomesalive
27:37 - What Should I Read Next @whatshouldireadnext with @annebogel
27:42 - One Great Book with @annebogel
28:59 - Episode 11 of WSIRN with Meredith!
29:16 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
30:00 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
30:21 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live with @sarahsbookshelves
32:23 - SBSL Episode with @jordys.book.club
32:38 - SBSL Episode with Siobhan Jones of BOTM
33:12 - Episode 16 with Meredith and Kaytee
33:21 - From the Front Porch @bookshelftville with @anniebjones
33:40 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
34:09 - Bonus episodes for Patrons: Kaytee Reads Too Much!
35:07 - Shelf Subscription
35:39 - Diving In @diving_in_podcast with @virginia_reads and @lousie_cooks_and_reads
37:18 - Sorta Awesome @sortaawesomeshow with @sortaawesomemeg
37:27 - 10 Things to Tell You @10thingstotellyou with @laura.tremaine
37:35 - The Popcast @thepopcast with @knoxmccoy and @jamiebgolden
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:13 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
41:08 - Kaytee's (written) author interview with Gilly Macmillan
41:39 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
41:45 - Episode 1 of Currently Reading!
43:10 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
43:12 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
43:32 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
Spicy take warning! Strong opinions abound in this episode.
Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a bookish moment of accountability, technology disasters, and a librarian friend
- Current Reads: two books each with lots of happy reading
- Deep Dive: Books that we RIATIATW (Read It And Threw It Against The Wall)
- Book Presses: a graphic novel for adults lands and as classic middle grade pick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:18 - Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
3:40 - Season 2, Episode 30 was a disaster
Current Reads:
7:13 - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
7:18 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner
7:32 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
9:43 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
9:48 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
10:08 - Vageode Cake
12:19 - Currently Reading Illustrated Reading Journal (Free for Patrons!)
12:36 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
12:43 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
13:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
14:57 - Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson
13:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh
16:15 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
16:19 - The Firm by John Grisham
17:27 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
18:00 - Slay by Brittney Morris
18:04 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
20:36 - The Selection by Kiera Cass
20:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Deep Dive - Books We Read and Threw Against the Wall:
23:23 - What Should I Read Next with Anne Bogel
23:36 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
24:52 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
26:22 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
26:55 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
29:45 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
33:49 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
34:53 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
35:33 - Patron Buddy Read!
38:20 - Mac B Kid Spy, Mac Undercover by Mac Barnett
39:02 - Mac B Kid Spy, The Impossible Crime by Mac Barnett
42:40 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
44:41 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:46 - Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
47:01 - May B by Caroline Starr Rose
47:32 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
48:18 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
48:40 - The Secrets of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Abi Daré. Abi is the author of The Girl with the Louding Voice, her debut novel, which was chosen as a Book of the Month pick and Read with Jenna pick! Tune in to hear about:
- What she wants her readers to know about Nigeria
- Who she’d be comfortable handing her book to
- The conversation with her daughter that inspired the novel
- Writing in non-standard English with multiple advanced degrees under her belt
- The Book she wants to Press into your hands
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Connect with Abi: on Instagram at @abidare_author
Ready for your newly slimmed down show notes? (Don’t worry, the timestamps and links are STILL HERE):
Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
- Bookish Moments: a digital library challenge and an audiobook realization
- Current Reads: five-star books by black authors, suspense and MG winners
- Deep Dive: Buddy Reading
- Book Presses: a graphic novel for adults lands and as classic middle grade pick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Book of the Month:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our BOTM link to sign up if you’re interested!)
1:29 - Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
2:28 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
2:32 - One Day in December by Josie Silver
2:42 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2:47 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
6:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
6:22 - Amazon Echo Dot (or Echo) to access Alexa for listening to audiobooks at home
7:05 - Audible try it out for free!
Current Reads:
7:46 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
11:11 - Mr. Gedrick and Me by Patrick Carman
11:18 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
13:45 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
13:48 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
16:20 - The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh
17:55 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
18:54 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
21:11 - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Deep Dive - Buddy Reading:
27:28 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
28:23 - We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
30:48 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
32:25 - The Stand by Stephen King
32:36 - The Outsider by Stephen King
35:27 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
36:08 - Still Life by Louise Penny
37:55 - Patreon will get you into our Buddy Read discussion on 4/19!
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
39:05 - March by John Lewis
40:50 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
50:53 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
42:31 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield
42:57 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
43:04 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Kaytee and Mindy are ready for a Currently Reading first: award season!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a buddy read with a daughter and thrifting for books
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week’s books are full of big sighs in ways both good and bad, and sweet stories that will stick with you.
For our deep dive this week, we are giving out our first Golden Earbud Awards. During award season, we’re evaluating red carpet looks and the best stories to consume on audio and you won’t want to miss our categories!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a book that’s perfect for anyone who works with or love a young adult, and a memoir that is unforgettable.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:50 - Book of the Month
1:53 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Current Reads:
4:40 - Love from A to Z by SK Ali
7:03 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
7:15 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
7:46 - Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
8:26 - Patreon (We do Patron buddy reads)
8:40 - Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
11:52 - Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi
15:16 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
15:22 - Episode 19 of Season 1 with Scott Monday
20:04 - Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland
21:13 - Patreon (Patrons get bonus episodes)
20:32 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
20:33 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
20:39 - Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
25:55 - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni
Deep Dive - Golden Earbud Awards:
Narrators are all linked to the audiobook. New members to Audible get a free audiobook on us!
If It Weren’t Audio, I Would Have Skipped It:
30:47 - Shogun by James Clavell (narrated by Ralph Lister)
30:49 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel (narrated by David Colacci)
30:53 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (narrated by Lee Horsley)
31:03 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (narrated by Craig Wasson)
Required to Listen:
32:47 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, and a full cast)
32:50 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (narrated by the author)
32:53 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (narrated by Frazer Douglas)
33:01 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (narrated by the author)
Best Series on Audio:
34:13 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling (narrated by Jim Dale)
34:15 - The Passage by Justin Cronin (narrated by Scott Brick, Adenrele Ojo and Abby Craden)
34:19 - The Selection by Kiera Cass (narrated by Amy Rubinate)
34:24 - The Three Pines Series (staring with Still Life) by Louise Penny (narrated by Ralph Cosham [books 1-10] and Robert Bathurst [books 11+])
For Adult Ears Only:
36:29 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (narrated by Katie Schorr)
36:31 - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (narrated by Karen Chilton)
36:34 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (narrated by Carly Robbins)
36:47 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (narrated by the author)
Who Knew?
38:41 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (narrated by Nick Offerman)
38:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (narrated by Rachel McAdams)
38:54 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal)
39:05 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (narrated by Tim Curry)
Best True Story
40:07 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (narrated by the author)
40:11 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton (narrated by Bryan Stevenson)
40:14 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (narrated by Amy Landon)
40:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (narrated by the author)
Best Read by the Author:
41:33 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe (narrated by the author)
41:45 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (narrated by the author)
41:48 - Becoming by Michelle Obama (narrated by the author)
42:38 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (narrated by the author)
Best Narrator:
44:36 - Guy Lockard
44:37 - Julia Whelan
44:39 - Jim Dale
44:55 - Bahni Turpin
Best Full Cast:
46:23 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (narrated by Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, Lena Dunham and a full cast)
46:26 - As You Wish by Carey Elwes (narrated by Carey Elwes and cast)
46:30 - Emma by Jane Austen (narrated by Emma Thompson & cast)
46:51 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt & a full cast)
Best Overall:
48:02 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (narrated by the author)
48:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (narrated by Marin Ireland)
48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (narrated by Craig Wasson)
48:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (narrated by J.K. Simmons)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
50:19 - Doing Life with Your Adult Children by Jim Burns
53:13 - Becoming by Michelle Obama (narrated by the author)
Kaytee and Meredith have lots to share with you today, Bookworms! We hope you love this episode!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a bookish realization, and a crafty bookish gift.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got some romance and some thriller and some non-fiction and some middle grade. Our reading lives are all over the place!
For our deep dive this week, we are talking getting free books for review. Kaytee has been getting her hands on Advance Review Copies (ARCs) for years now, and she’s sharing her wisdom about how to get signed up and ingratiate yourself with publishers.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a retelling that’s fairy tale adjacent, and one that’s not for reading on the plane.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
1:26 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
4:20 - Cross Stitch Bookmark Kits (this is the one I bought and modified to make this, but this storefront has lots of great designs available!)
Current Reads:
5:32 - The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
5:39 - Rump: The Fairly True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Leisl Shurtliff
8:02 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
8:36 - Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
10:55 - The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
11:12 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
14:47 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
15:06 - The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
18:53 - A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson
20:57 - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
23:55 - Jason Reynolds
24:37 - Jacqueline Woodson
24:42 - Kwame Alexander
24:47 - Caroline Starr Rose
Slow But Steady:
25:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
26:32 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
26:35 - Roots by Alex Haley
27:15 - Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough
27:17 - Shogun by James Clavell
39:24 - Laura Tremaine on Ten Things to Tell You
Deep Dive - How to Get Free Books for Review:
28:59 - NetGalley.com
31:52 - Edelweiss.plus
32:11 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:32 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
42:19 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
42:50 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
42:53 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankl
Meredith and Kaytee are chatting about current reads and how to squeeze more satisfaction out of your reading life today!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a big change in the reader status of a family member, and a new bookish podcast you’ll love.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re chatting about books from writing teams, and sequels and classics that go down easy.
For our deep dive this week, we are talking about making 2020 your best reading year yet. Does that mean more books? Maybe. But perhaps it means better books and more time to read them. What are your favorite tips for reading more or better?
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a young adult selection perfect for February in more ways than one and a murder-y book that is cold as well as bone-chilling.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
4:24 - Diving In Podcast
Current Reads:
6:10 - Murder As A Fine Art by David Morrell
9:33 - Book Drop Book subscription box
9:51 - The Network by LC Shaw
10:01 - Liv Constantine’s books
10:26 - The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
10:27 - The Firm by John Grisham
12:54 - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
13:04 - Book of the Month
16:04 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
16:07 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
17:23 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
17:32 - Bonus episode for Patrons
17:43 - Relish by Lucy Knisley
19:09 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
25:46 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
25:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
28:28 - The Toll by Neal Shusterman
Deep Dive - How to Read More:
31:46 - Episode 6 of Currently Reading
33:55 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trebole and Elyse Recsh
37:53 - Libby app through your local library
39:21 - Audible - try it for free
39:29 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
40:58 - My favorite earbuds by SoundPeats
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
45:04 - The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
46:03 - (her other one) Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
46:53 - Episode 5 of Currently Reading
47:03 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
48:10 - The Current by Tim Johnston
48:15 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Kaytee and Mindy are handling this week while Meredith recovers from surgery. We are so glad to have Mindy step in during tough times!
As we get started, you’ll hear our first advertisement on the podcast. We have always said we’d be extremely discerning about advertisers, so Book of the Month was a perfect match for us, since we are both loyal (paying) customers. We hope you’ll give them a try and get your first book for just $9.99 when you use the code CURRENTLYREADING! If you’re interested, please use our link so they know we sent you.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a bookish sticker from an online friend, and a “book dictionary” brag that occurred at a local bookstore.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Every single book this week was a “turn” from the previous title discussed, so we are running the gamut.
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about reading while sick. Mindy and Kaytee were both battling viruses this week of different kinds, so we talk about how illness effects our reading lives and the tips we have to keep reading while you’re not feeling 100 percent.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a brick of a biography and a collection of stories that will open your heart.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Announcement:
1:37 - Book of the Month - OUR FIRST SPONSOR!
(the following are Goodreads links because we hope you’ll check out BOTM if you’re interested in any of them!)
2:56 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
3:28 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
Bookish Moments:
10:11 - @flypaperproducts on Instagram
10:45 - Op.Cit Books in Santa Fe, NM
11:40 - Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale
Current Reads:
12:57 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde
15:31 - The Lady From the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara
15:49 - Episode 176 of What Should I Read Next
18:37 - Reading Glasses Podcast
19:01 - The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
22:14 - Searching For Sunday: Loving Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans
22:44 - A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
23:15 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
25:45 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
25:28 - 15 Books by Small Presses article
26:01 - Patreon and the Currently Reading Bookish Friends!
28:55 - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
30:13 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
35:59 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Deep Dive - SIck Reading:
38:54 - Mindy’s Bluetooth Sleep Mask
42:36 - How to Survive a Plague by David France
44:26 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
44:28 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
44:29 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:05 - Bonhoffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
50:21 - Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle
51:55 - I’ll Have What Phil’s Having on PBS
Meredith and Kaytee are giddying up with a new episode of spicy opinions.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a new, most favorite ever, local bookshop win, and a triumphant return to the library.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s a whole slew of goodness in here, as well as a plea for a certain title from a certain author, and reflections on re-reading a decades-old favorite.
We’ve got a brief Slow But Steady update to share with you and then it’s onward to our deep dive.
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about cozy mysteries. Why read them? What makes a mystery cozy? What are Meredith’s favorite titles in the canon? Do they require baking and puns? Inquiring minds need to know.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a tale reminiscent of the old west and a fun bookish fictional title that we both adore.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:01 - Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX
4:23 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
4:33 - Currently Reading’s Top 10 Reads of 2019
Current Reads:
5:19 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
5:45 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
8:15 - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
8:27 - Raven Black (the Shetland Series) by Ann Cleeves
8:49 - Louise Penny Interview with Ann Cleeves
12:58 - The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
17:10 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
17:11 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield
18:19 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
18:22 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
18:25 - The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
21:01 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
22:09 - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
24:14 - Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
25:10 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
25:12 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
26:20 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
26:24 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
28:25 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
29:26 - Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix
29:42 - Somebody Feed Phil (and I’ll Have What Phil’s Having) on Netflix
Slow But Steady:
30:14 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
30:30 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
31:13 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
32:01 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
Deep Dive - Cozy Mysteries:
34:15 - Louise Penny (ahem, NOT cozy)
38:58 - Aunt Dimity Series by Nancy Atherton
40:18 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Book 2) (Book 3)
41:20 - Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson
41:31 - On What Grounds (The Coffeehouse Mysteries) by Cleo Coyle
41:43 - Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs
42:09 - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (The Cat Who… Series) by Lillian Jackson Braun
42:24 - Agatha Raisin series and Hamish MacBeth series by M.C. Beaton
42:53 - The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax (Mrs. Polifax series) by Dorothy Gillman
43:05 - A Murder At the Vicarage (Miss Marple series) by Agatha Christie
43:24 - Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart
43:56 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
46:00 - @howjessreads on Instagram (check out her #sillysundayshelf collections!)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
46:53 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
47:02 - Miss Jane by Brad Watson
47:09 - MomAdvice Book Club with Amy Allen Clark
47:18 - Amy’s Interview with the author, Brad Watson
49:39 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
Kaytee and Mindy are chatting this week while Meredith hosts a leadership retreat in Waco, TX.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: stealing a book out of the hands of a reader, and helping another rediscover her love of “fun” reading.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got YA and WWII and memoir and coming-of-age novels to chat about and we cannot wait to share those opinions with you!
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about the kids’ book club that Mindy started for her 11 year old son. We’re talking about logistics and book picks and what the kiddos talk about, and it’s a great discussion that’s sure to inspire a reader in your life.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: one from a new “author crush” and one that has been referenced so many times on the podcast that it has finally earned its place on the Press list.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
4:04 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Current Reads:
5:19 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
13:10 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
15:29 - One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
16:05 - The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt
16:31 - @montanaonlineteacher on Instagram
20:14 - From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
23:18 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple
23:20 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonoco
24:11 - The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel
27:27 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
31:03 - How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
Deep Dive into Kids’ Book Clubs:
36:42 - Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
36:44 - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
37:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
40:59 - The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
43:30 - Book Club discussion questions
46:16 - Other books the boys have discussed: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Holes by Louis Sachar
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:08 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
47:26 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
48:09 - @cheesehead.reader on Instagram
48:10 - @katieproctorwritesandreads on Instagram
48:32 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days free!
51:39 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds
52:45 - Season 1, Episode 3
52:47 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
54:31 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Meredith and Kaytee are back with the episode you’ve been waiting for. Our favorite books of 2019!
Rather than spending time on all our regular segments, we are diving right into the good stuff. No Bookish Moments, no Current Reads, no Deep Dive, no Pressed books, just a reflection on our 2019 reading year and then the top 10 lists you’ve been waiting for!
We are each sharing 10 books we LOVED this year (plus a couple bonus picks that we slide in under the radar). We do a lot of gushing, we have a lot of words, and we think this episode contains the real gems for us and readers like us.
If you have books you think we’ll love based on these lists, put them in the comments! If you agree or disagree with a pick, put that in the comments as well! We love hearing from you!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Let’s Talk About Stats, Baby:
3:22 - Kaytee on Goodreads
3:23 - Kaytee’s spreadsheet (with excessive stats) comes from the BookRiot spreadsheet with some special modifications. You can grab a copy directly from BookRiot though! Patrons get my copy with all the bonus challenges and stats already included.
3:26 - 2020 Reading Journal
Top 10 Lists:
(Titles in Italics and parentheses are books we mentioned that are not part of the official top 10 list)
13:40 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
14:11 - (Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier)
15:02 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
15:41 - (Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson - book 2)
15:46 - (The Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson - book 3)
16:14 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
16:28 - (Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski)
17:08 - A Better Man by Louise Penny
18:50 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
19:56 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
20:00 - (Book of the Month subscription)
20:59 - The Passengers by John Marrs
21:11 - (The One by John Marrs)
22:02 - The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
22:11 - Episode when listeners press books into OUR hands
23:23 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
25:08 - The Current by Tim Johnston
25:15 - (Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville)
27:31 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
29:28 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
31:28 - (Sarah’s Bookshelves Life interview with Garrett)
32:00 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
33:20 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
35:13 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
37:06 - (Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry)
37:40 - (The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides)
37:44 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
39:41 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
39:57 - (Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead)
40:54 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
42:39 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
44:47 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Kaytee and Meredith are excited for a new year and some new bookish recommendations!
As always, we start out with a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. Some fame-treatment and bonus reading time.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got five-star books and strong opinions and all the things you love in this segment this week, so it’s a fun one!
We are skipping our Slow But Steady check-in this week, but be sure to chime in with your picks on Instagram or Facebook for this challenge!
For our deep dive, we are throwing some serious side-eye at the Goodreads Best Books of 2019 lists and the ways these collections are put together. We have STRONG opinions about the winners for a number of these categories, but it’s not all negative. We’ll also share our picks for “best lists that actually reflect good 2019 reading” with you.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’re trying something a little different with a “guest press” this week, and including a category of book that has never shown up on the press list before.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Current Reads:
6:52 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscriptions
7:01 - The Last by Hannah Jameson
9:37 - Stephen King’s books
9:38 - Agatha Christie’s books
9:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
11:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
11:20 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
11:21 - Run by Ann Patchett
11:22 - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
11:23 - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
11:27 - The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett
11:32 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
18:18 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson
18:30 - Read Aloud Revival
20:05 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
21:19 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
21:22 - Naturally Tan by Tan France
24:57 - @girlaboutlibrary on Instagram
25:04 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
26:46 - Furious Hours by Casey Cep
30:05 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
30:13 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines
Deep Dive:
34:35 - Goodreads Best of 2019 List:
35:18 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
36:10 - Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
36:18 - Audible’s Best of 2019 List
37:08 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
37:31 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
37:49 - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
38:40 - The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan
39:43 - Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis
40:07 - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
40:20 - Book of the Month (DJ&TS is their Book of the Year)
40:38 - The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
40:45 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
41:11 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis
41:13 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
41:25 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
43:14 - New York Times Best of 2019 List
43:16 - NPR’s Best of 2019 List
43:24 - Libraryreads.org Best of 2019 List
44:03 - Lithub.com best of best of lists
44:33 - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
44:34 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
44:36 - Normal People by Sally Rooney
45:00 - Amy Allen Clark at Momadvice.com best of 2019 List
Presses:
47:37 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
50:14 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell
Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mindy today in a three-host show full of bookish delights.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. A book club win for kids, a book train with friends, and strong opinions about a bookish movie.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s some serious gushing over books in this week’s titles, plus a couple “I didn’t like this” strong opinions. Hold onto your earbuds.
We are doing a brief Slow But Steady check-in this week to let you know what we’re choosing for our next reads for this challenge.
For our deep dive this week, we are playing around with book pairings for TV shows that we’ve enjoyed in the past. We each chose two shows to dive deep into and then find ways to replicate some of those same feelings in our reading. What fun!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a “very favorite” read-aloud book, one that will work, even if you’re down to the wire on a challenge category, and a book that is perfect for gift-giving.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Announcements:
1:19 - Episode 32 of Season 1
1:45 - 2020 Reading Challenge Printable
2:38 - 2020 Reading Journal for purchase (free for Patrons!)
Bookish Moments:
4:57 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
6:38 - Eye of the Elephant by Delia and Mark Owens
6:42 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
7:43 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
8:13 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Current Reads:
10:34 - Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beales
13:55 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
14:42 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
18:17 - Wild Robot by Peter Brown
21:41 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
22:00 - Episode 38 of Season 1
22:16 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
23:04 - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
26:42 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
28:10 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
31:24 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
31:57 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Slow But Steady:
36:22 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
36:40 - Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
37:10 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
37:29 - The Art of Typing by Ginger Lapig-Bogda
38:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
38:20 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
38:24 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
38:30 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
38:40 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
38:48 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Deep Dive:
Pairings with Grey’s Anatomy:
40:22 - Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult
40:49 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
41:19 - The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin
Pairings with Parenthood:
42:09 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
42:24 - The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
Pairings with West Wing:
43:43 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonico
44:28 - The Gatekeepers by Chris Whipple
45:03 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
45:19 - The Brethren by John Grisham
45:22 - Term Limits by Vince Flynn
Pairings with Dr. Quinn or When Calls the Heart:
46:37 - Christy by Catherine Marshall
47:15 - Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht
Pairings with Elementary:
49:06 - Sherlock Holmes canon by Arthur Conan Doyle
49:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
49:54 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
50:11 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
50:38 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
Pairings with Dexter:
51:17 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey
51:25 - You by Caroline Kepnes
51:45 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
52:11 - The One by John Marrs
Presses:
52:58 - Episode 32 of Season 1
53:07 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borden de Trevino
54:18 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
56:03 - The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
56:11 - Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini
Kaytee and Meredith are back and chatting about all the books this week. We’ve got surgery updates and silliness and everything in between.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. We’re virtually joining in on a trip to a local booklover’s heaven, and sitting on the couch binging books together.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Romance, and mystery, non-fiction, and YA. We’re chatting about all that we’ve been reading lately, even if it doesn’t jive with previous opinions on the show!
Our Slow But Steady check in is going to move to every once in a while instead of every week. You can still check in on Instagram or Facebook, but this is an “off” week for this segment.
For our deep dive this week, we are excited to talk about what makes us skip or DNF (do not finish) a book. Some of these might be obvious to long-time listeners of the show, but some surprised us as well as each other, so let us know what you think and what you discover about your OWN reading tendencies here. We are SO interested to hear it!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: first, a small “bonus press” to add some hilarity to your December, and then a tribute to a recently deceased author, and something to press into the young adults’ hands in your life.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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Bookish Moments:
2:03 - BookPeople in Austin, TX
Current Reads:
8:54 - A Knife at the Opera by Susannah Stacey
10:15 - Agatha Christie books
11:01 - Dorothy Simpson books
11:32 - Episode 8 of Season 2 with Anne Bogel
11:34 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
15:34 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
15:58 - Do You Mind if I Cancel? by Gary Janetti
17:45 - David Sedaris books
17:27 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
19:12 - Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
19:20 - Episode 14 of Season 2 with Lori Lynn Tucker
23:12 - American Royals by Katherine McGee
29:08 - Underground Airlines by Ben Winters
29:43 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone
30:49 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Deep Dive:
35:24 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
35:29 - Doris Kearns Goodwin books
42:52 - Episode 7 of Season 1 with Jessica Turner
42:57 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Presses:
45:20 - Santaland Diaries Audio from NPR
46:24 - Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
48:15 - Frindle by Andrew Clements
48:16 - Troublemaker by Andrew Clements
48:58 - I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
Meredith is recording with a special guest this week and has a big announcement, so be sure you tune in right at the top! You’ll hear again from our friend Mindy Brouse, best friend of the show and reader extraordinaire.
You'll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. These bookish moments have a common thread in that they involve real life pressing books into the hands of friends and the reactions of those friends.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got books spanning genres and time periods and continents. We’ve got ones that will spark discussion, we’ve got books that’ll leave your heart aflutter. It’s a great week of book talk!
Our Slow But Steady check in is going to move to every once in a while instead of every week. You can still check in on Instagram on the regular, but we’re not going to keep banging the “I’ve got very little to report” drum. Thanks to the listener survey and all your great feedback!
For our deep dive this week, Meredith and Mindy are chatting about raising readers of all ages. There are some really fantastic tips and some great encouragement in this episode, friends. Even if you don’t have kids (or don’t like kids), I’m guessing you know a reader in your life who would love to hear this chunk, so pass it along!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got one that has been mentioned many times on the podcast but never “pressed” and one that should be in your box of Christmas books that you haul out every December.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:22 - Episode 32 of Season 1 with Mindy Brouse
4:33 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
6:56 - The “Press” List
7:03 - The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
9:50 - 2020 Reading Challenge
10:10 - A Warning by Anonymous
13:37 - The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar
16:50 - Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
19:02 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
20:35 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali
24:25 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry
25:07 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
25:13 - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
28:47 - Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
36:24 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
36:27 - Redwall by Brian Jacques
36:30 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
36:31 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
36:33 - Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
38:42 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
(Kaytee’s note here: check out this episode of Read Aloud Revival for the benefits of kids re-reading a graphic novel every freaking day)
40:31 - Wings of Fire by Tui T. Stevenson
41:09 - Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
41:10 - Eragon series by Christopher Paolini
43:46 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
43:52 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
45:21 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
46:45 - Books We’ve Pressed List
47:27 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
47:46 - Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
Connect with Mindy: @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Kaytee and Meredith are ready to chat about all the books again this week. Hang on to your hats!
You’ll hear our combined “bookish moment of the week”: the Patron discussion with Diane Chamberlain about her book, and then a bit of getting vulnerable about the technological snafu that resulted.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. These are six books that are all VERY different in content and tone and all the ways that books can be different. It’s a great ride.
Our Slow But Steady check in is short and sweet, just like you like it!
For our deep dive this week, we are tackling the final category in the 2019 Reading Challenge: a book that is scary for some reason and we’re examining what makes us scared as readers. It might not be what you expect!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: a wonderful book that will make a favorite movie shine even more brightly and a beloved curmudgeon book with a young woman protagonist!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:10 - 2019 Currently Reading Challenge
1:32 - 2020 Currently Reading Challenge
4:26 - Patreon
4:29 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
7:32 - The Castle in the Mist by Amy Ephron
10:26 - The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
11:40 - A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
15:10 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines
18:05 - Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand
21:01 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
21:22 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
21:57 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
22:42 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
22:49 - Episode 16 with Sarah Dickinson (and) Sarah’s Interview with Garrett Graff
28:01 - Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson
30:47 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron
31:05 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
31:25 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates
31:49 - A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
32:13 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
32:37 - Beloved by Toni Morrison
33:28 - 2019 Currently Reading Challenge
34:52 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
35:48 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski
35:57- Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
35:58 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
36:00 - The One by John Marrs
36:01 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
37:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
37:43 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
39:00 - White Fragility by Robin D’Angelo
39:02 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (I squashed these together reading too fast from my notes when I mentioned them!)
39:04 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
39:33 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond
39:47 - I Think You’re Wrong But I’m Listening by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland
40:52 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
41:40 - 2020 Currently Reading Challenge
41:35 - 2020 llustrated Reading Journal (free for Patrons)
44:21 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes
45:50 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
46:44 - A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman
46:45 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Meredith and Kaytee are back, chatting books and strong opinions with you!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: leaning into the DNF (did not finish), and a recovery book as reading “Advil.”
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got three books each to discuss, including some revisits of titles that have already been discussed.
Our Slow But Steady check in is short and sweet, just like you like it!
For our deep dive this week, we are talking True Crime. This is an unknown world for Kaytee so we’re hearing from Meredith about what she loves about True Crime and her favorites in the genre.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: a cry-fest book that not everyone will love, and a book for middle graders that one of us still needs to pick up!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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5:20 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Alcohol & Advil pairings!
6:42 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
6:49 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
9:41 - Be Fearless by Jean Case
12:53 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
16:00 - The Need by Helen Phillips
16:05 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
16:11 - Episode 11 of Season 2 with Sara Hildreth
20:00 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
24:26 - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
24:39 - Book of the Month Subscription
24:56 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
29:10 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron
29:38 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates
29:53 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
30:38 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
33:28 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
35:46 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
37:38 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
38:56 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
39:27 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
39:52 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
40:04 - Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder by Vincent Bugliosi
40:24 - Mindhunter by John Douglas
41:24 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
43:02 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
43:12 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
44:03 - Sadie by Courtney Summers
44:11 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski
45:31 - The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman
47:52 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
49:09 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
Kaytee and Meredith are sharing a special guest with you this week, our dear friend and podcast pal, Sarah Dickinson of Sarah’s Bookshelves and Sarah’s Bookshelves Live.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a sanity saver behind the scenes, meeting a (kid’s) favorite author, and new reading acronyms.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re each sharing two reads this week and we’re all over the place with sequels and weird books, and amazing books, and STRONG opinions!
We’re skipping slow but steady so we have more time to chat with Sarah. Stay tuned for an update on that next week.
For our deep dive this week, we are picking Sarah’s brain about what it’s like to almost always be reading ahead of the charts. How she tracks her reading and whether she has goals for her yearly reading. It’s a great conversation with lots of food for thought.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We’ve got a non-fiction pick that will tear your heart out, an oldie but a goodie, and a WWII fiction book one of us believes is “best in class.”
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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4:06 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4:15 - Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney
8:03 - Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
8:27 - Big Nate by Lincoln Pearce
8:29 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
11:30 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
13:40 - The Innocents by Michael Crummy
15:25 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
15:50 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
16:18 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
16:37 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
16:50 - Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
17:41 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
18:13 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
19:36 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer
25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
I managed to talk about this entire book without mentioning the title? How?? The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
26:50 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
26:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
26:59 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
27:01 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
27:30 - Our companion episode with Sara Hildreth
27:32 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode with Sara Hildreth
27:45 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
33:20 - The Need by Helen Phillips
33:45 - Ten Things To Tell You episode about books
38:39 - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
38:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
39:00 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
40:18 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
55:14 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
55:29 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff
55:50 - Sarah’s interview with Garrett M. Graff
1:00:09 - Episode 9 with Meg Tietz
1:00:22 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield
1:02:54 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
1:03:11 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
1:03:13 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
1:04:32 - Kaytee’s old (written) interview with Chris Cleave
1:05:20 - Connect with Sarah: @sarahsbookshelves on Instagram or her website sarahsbookshelves.com
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week for another new episode of Currently Reading and we have lots of fun stuff to share with you!
First, a quick announcement about our Patron-only book club: we will be discussing The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain, and the author will be joining us to chat about her book on November 17th! So, if you’ve been on the fence about reading or joining our Patreon, now may be the time to do it!
Second, we have a Currently Reading Listener Survey for you this week. Please click through to the survey and tell us your thoughts about all things Currently Reading!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a local author event and pre-reading a book for a friend.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re each sharing two reads this week since Belly Up episodes end up running long. Strong opinions abound in our novels this week!
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, including a “completed!” update.
For our deep dive this week, we are discussing the Currently Reading 2019 Challenge category 11: Books Pressed by an IRL or Online Book Club. We already shared a lot of Book Club thoughts in episode 4 of season 2, so this ends up being an ode to finding your bookish tribe.
Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar with DeeAnn Haworth. This was a bit of a challenge for one of us, but we’re excited to talk about some new to you and to us titles!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:15 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
1:40 - Patreon
1:53 - Currently Reading Listener Survey
2:51 - Garcia Street Books in Santa Fe, NM
3:23 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
3:33 - Minisode with J. Ryan Stradal
5:22 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
5:45 - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
7:14 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Walls
7:20 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
7:40 - Knox McCoy on The Popcast
7:43 - Shelf Subscription on Bookshelf Thomasville
14:06 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
19:50 - The Swallows by Lisa Lutz
20:05 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
20:07 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
25:29 - Currently Reading on Patreon
25:46 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
31:59 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
33:15 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron
33:56 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
34:50 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
36:30 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
36:47 - Episode 4 of Season 2
38:00 - Meredith on Episode 85 (I said 89, but that was a mistake!) of Sorta Awesome Podcast
42:13 - bookish.com
43:43 - Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch series
43:46 - JA Jance’s Joanna Brady and JP Beaumont series
43:54 - Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
43:57 - Saving Ceecee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
44:00 - Richard Paul Evans’ The Walk series and The Broken Road series
44:05 - An Eldery Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
44:10 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
44:12 - Elevation by Stephen King
44:15 - Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
44:19 - When by Victoria Laurie
45:55 - Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Series
46:42 - Mickey Haller/Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly
46:56 - When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
47:22 - Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta series
47:59 - In Her Bones by Kate Moretti
48:37 - Joshilyn Jackson’s The Almost Sisters and A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
48:50 - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
49:21 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
49:46 - Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
50:20 - Aunti Poldi series by Mario Giordano
50:45 - Celine by Peter Heller
50:49 - The River by Peter Heller
51:39 - Setting Free the Kites by Alex George
51:42 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
51:56 - Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connelly
52:40 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
53:12 - Thinner by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
54:16 - The Grown-Up by Gillian Flynn
54:45 - McNally’s Secret by Lawrence Sanders
56:20 - Listener Survey - one more time!
Kaytee is recording with a guest host this week as Meredith is traveling, and I think you’ll really enjoy hearing from her!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an author event with a tiny sidekick, and a special bookish gift from a friend.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week’s choices have romance, non-fiction, and historical fiction novels!
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, as well as a couple listener updates
For our deep dive this week, we are taking a peek at Lori Lynn’s reading life, and the ways she uses reading to balance her mental health. It’s a really interesting conversation about how reading looks different for each of us.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’ve both brought a non-fiction pick this week, and they are certain to spark conversations!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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2:10 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
3:01 - Episode 17 with Delia Owens interview!
3:28 - Glennon Doyle Meton (on tour for Love Warrior)
3:30 - Anthony Doerr (on tour for All the Light We Cannot See)
4:10 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer
4:54 - Currently Reading Bookish Friends on Patreon
6:11 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
8:30 - Anna Hithersay on Episode 22
10:10 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
10:36 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
10:49 - The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
11:04 - Viral social media post about ExLax from Abby Jimenez
12:11 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
14:38 - The Wife, The Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon
17:56 - Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon
18:03 - Audiobook Sync program (not happening now, but you can sign up for the email list so you know when it comes around next summer)
18:34 - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
19:48 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
20:54 - The Parasol Protectorate (series) by Gail Carriager
21:51 - Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
22:13 - Mary Heim on episode 24 and episode 36
28:09 - Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
29:29 - Lunch Lady (series) by Jarrett Krosoczka
30:14 - Another Bookish Friend (Patron) Shout Out!
30:18 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
30:54 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery
30:59 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
31:06 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
31:59 - The Complete Short Stories of Flannery O’Connor
32:39 - Book People in Austin, TX
33:41 - Harry Potter (series) by JK Rowling
34:00 - Middlemarch by George Eliot
34:21 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
34:51 - Serial Reader App
35:54 - The Post Party Podcast
43:59 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
44:55 - Jessie Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom
45:13 - Little Bear books by Elsie Holmlund Minarik
45:36 - Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
45:55 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
48:18 - Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey
50:19 - Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey
51:09 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande
51:12 - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
52:32 - But That’s Another Story podcast with Will Schwalbe
52:51 - What Should I Read Next podcast
54:16 - Connect with Lori Lynn: @lorilynn_tucker or @lorilynntucker_doula
54:25 - The Post Party Podcast
Meredith and Kaytee are ready to chat about one of their favorite topics this week: local libraries, how to love them well, and how to enjoy them extensively.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookshelf purge and new library bliss.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got scary stuff, apocalypses, children’s fiction, and books everyone needs to read.
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, and some observations from our listeners about what they’re reading for SBS.
For our deep dive this week, we are showering love on our local libraries. We’ve got tips and tricks for how to use your library well, but we’ve also got the inside scoop on what you can do to help your library and keep it going strong. So many words, and we tried to rein it in!
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. Our books are great complements to each other, in that one will be thought-provoking and essential and maybe even emotional or difficult while the other is fun and feisty and sweet.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:20 - Sleep at a Book Hotel!
6:29 - Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin
6:39 - Sisters by Raina Telgemeier
6:41 - Smile by Raina Telgemeier
9:59 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
12:45 - Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
15:01 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
15:22 - Shelf subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville
15:58 - From the Front Porch podcast
18:37 - The Stand by Stephen King
19:07 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
20:33 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
20:39 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
26:31 - The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Janssen
30:54 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
31:52 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
34:12 - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
34:31 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
34:58 - A Torch Against the Night (Book 2) by Sabaa Tahir
35:40 - A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
36:12 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
37:08 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
38:02 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery
39:11 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
39:49 - Patreon
40:15 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
42:28 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher
43:11 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
43:12 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
43:46 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff
46:36 - Library Extension for your browser
51:59 - Library Elf to manage your holds and such
53:20 - Keep scrolling down for the full list of ways to help your library from our Bookish Friend and local library board member, Sarah McGuire!
54:05 - Friends of the Library membership - your local library will probably have a link to THEIR friends program on their website
58:01 - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
1:00:18 - La Cucina by Lily Prior
1:00:28 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
1:00:30 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
1:03:14 - Currently Reading Drinkware
1:03:16 - Currently Reading Sherpa Throw
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Options for helping your library from a board member:
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share a talent (grant writing, graphic design, etc.)
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join the library "friends" group or at a minimum attend a meeting or two and help at fundraising events - maybe even volunteer to chair an event. In this day and age of dwindling book sales as a major fundraiser, new ideas are encouraged!
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if your library has a membership campaign/fundraising drive, donate even if just $10-15 - if every town resident donated even $5, we'd raise a ton during our annual membership drive!
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if you donate and have company match, submit it and double your dollars if your library qualifies as a non profit
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consider a recurring donation if your company promotes that (right from your paycheck if your library qualifies as a non profit)
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attend budget meetings and support your library. Get the facts and if there are budget cuts that you do not agree with, go and advocate for library funding. If you can't attend, send a letter for public forum/comments advocating for your library.
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attend programs your library holds - they love to see people at their programs!
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ask your library director what they need!
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donate GOOD books for book sales/book carts
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share your enthusiasm with friends and your community - advocate for your library!
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ask if there is something you can help with (I stuff envelopes, write thank yous, etc)
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donate items for fundraising drives - our library does an annual auction and we usually put together baskets - get a small group of friends to donate items for a basket! Have season sport tickets/theater tickets you can't use? Donate them! If you know a local business, ask them for donations - it takes a village to put together a good silent auction!
Thank you, Sarah, for all these amazing tips!
Kaytee and Meredith are back into their routine after some guests and a big shake-up, and we’re excited to be here!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: moving and the big changes it brings, a #bookstagram challenge.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week is going to feel a little different for a number of reasons. Take a listen to hear about 2 books Kaytee read recently and then we’ll talk about what’s happening with Meredith’s reading life.
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, with a funny update from a couple listeners.
For our deep dive this week, we are checking out the eleventh category of the #readerstatus side of the Currently Reading Challenge, books by authors from other countries. We have a lot of great authors here and we know you’ll have a bunch to add to our list!
Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar with listener Jami Dabbs. She loves “stories well-told with characters you can sink your teeth into” and we think we’ve got some great recs for her.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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2:35 - Currently Reading Challenge
3:55 - Book People in Austin, TX
4:36 - Fabled Book Shop in Waco, TX
5:08 - Texas Book Festival
5:33 - #book10gram challenge with @howjessreads
5:38 - Jessica Howard on Episode 3 of Season 2
9:36 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
13:32 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
13:40- Episode 31 of Ten Things to Tell You
15:41 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
18:09 - A Better Man by Louise Penny
29:23 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
29:33 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan
31:38 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
31:59 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery
32:02 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
33:05 - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
33:13 - A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
33:14 - The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
34:11 - Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast
34:25 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
35:37 - Currently Reading Challenge
36:18 - Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia
36:44 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
37:20 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
38:10 - A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
38:36 - Frederick Backman (Beartown, A Man Called Ove, etc)
38:54 - Stieg Larsson Millennium Series (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
39:14 - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, We Should All Be Feminists, etc)
39:29 - Abraham Verghese - Cutting for Stone
39:33 - Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner, And The Mountains Echoed
39:57 - Alexander McCall Smith - The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency
40:26 - John Boyne - The Heart’s Invisible Furies
40:54 - Junot Diaz - The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
41:06 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
41:11 - Jose Saramago - Blindness
41:30 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
41:31 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
41:32 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
41:35 - Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, etc)
41:36 - Charles Dickens (Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, etc)
42:44 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
42:47 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
42:51 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
42:53 - The Dry by Jane Harper
42:54 - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
42:56 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
43:01 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
43:03 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
43:56 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
44:04 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
44:20 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
44:38 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
45:46 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
44:49 - The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
44:55 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak
45:36 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
45:52 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
46:27 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
46:39 - The Current by Tim Johnston
47:07 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
47:33 - North and South by John Jakes
47:56 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
48:08 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
48:43 - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
48:50 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
49:10 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
49:26 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
Meredith and Kaytee are recording with a special guest this week, Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters on Instagram. We’ll chat with her about building a 70K follower account and how that affects her reading life.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a long-awaited pre-order arrives, a forthcoming release that we’re excited to read, and exploring a new literary scene.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two books that we’ve read recently. We’ve got some differing opinions about books we’ve all read, which is my FAVORITE thing.
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, with more observations about what Slow But Steady can be and doesn’t have to be.
For our deep dive this week, we are going deep into the backside of #bookstagram, asking Sara about her history on the platform, how she keeps her reading life in balance, and her favorite and least favorite parts of being a BIG bookstagrammer.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. Each of us is sharing a book that we can’t wait for you to read.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
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1:13 - @fictionmatters on Instagram
2:12 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustration Edition
3:35 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
3:47 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6:46 - The Familiars by Stacy Halls
7:09 -The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
10:37 - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
13:15 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
16:36 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
16:37 - Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
17:11 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
19:25 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou
21:42 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
21:57 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
22:15 - The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
22:19 - Episode 11 of Season 1
25:13 - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
26:51 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
26:57 - Mary Heim in Episode 36 of Season 1
28:15 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
30:43 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
30:57 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
31:05 - On Writing by Stephen King
31:24 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
31:32 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery
32:28 - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander #5)
32:43 - How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
52:52 - Possession by A.S. Byatt
57:22 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
59:33 - I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam
1:01:31 - Connect with Sara: @fictionmatters on Instagram, fictionmattersbooks.com
Kaytee is recording with a special guest this week, her little sister! Sy is a prolific reader, working the night shift, and has big book opinions.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: vacation reading choices, and an email from a family member.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing three books we’ve read recently, and they are all over the map!
We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update, along with an update from a couple listeners with regard to their choices.
For our deep dive this week, we are poking around in Sy’s reading life. We’ll learn about when he developed his love for reading, how he balances reading and school, and if he has any controversial opinions regarding the reading life.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’ve got a great series of books for people who want to know all the things, as well as a childhood favorite that isn’t to be overlooked.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:31 - Vacationland by John Hodgeman
2:58 - Walkable City by Jeff Speck
3:57 - Sue Grafton novels
5:07 - Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? by Sherry F. Colb
7:29 - The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen
8:33 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
9:16 - On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old by Hendrik Groen
9:46 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
9:54 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
9:59 - Lost World by Michael Crichton
10:07 - Congo by Michael Crichton
11:41 - The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
11:53 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
12:24 - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
14:29 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
15:34 - Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry by Scott Huler
18:00 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
21:59 - The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs
23:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
23:49 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery
23:55 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
24:01 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
24:49 - On Writing by Stephen King
25:00 - Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchie
25:08 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville
25:12 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
25:51 - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
26:54 - The Essential Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson
27:35 - Animal Farm by George Orwell
27:39 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
30:02 - Constantly Calibrating podcast
38:49 - What If by Randall Munroe
38:50 - Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe
38:58 - How To by Randall Munroe
42:07 - Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
43:59 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds and speakers. And we’re feeling a little feisty this week (we know.. that’s your favorite)!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an explanation for the extreme busy-ness around here, and a Patron-related milestone!
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, middle grade, YA, contemporary romance, and classic #bookstagrammademedoit.
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening for our own SBS reads in the past week, as well as a few emails from listeners to share.
For our deep dive this week, we are discussing our favorite self-help and productivity books. Two Penelopes talking about productivity? Don’t worry, the show notes have ALL the titles!
Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar. Jasmine Lake wants sweet and fun books, she doesn’t mind heavier topics, but as an HSP, they need to be dealt with gently. And we’ve got a bunch of goodies to share with her!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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0:45 - Currently Reading throw in the Zazzle Store
4:31 - Currently Reading Patreon (so many fun ways to connect with us over there!)
6:21 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
9:05 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
11:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
13:31 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
15:16 - East of Eden by Richard Poe
17:41 - Patrons get access to monthly Kaytee Reads Too Much episodes!
19:11 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
19:19 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
23:26 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
24:44 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
24:57 - On Writing by Stephen King
25:54 - Swan’s Way by Marcel Proust
26:49 - Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Michael Zuckoff
27:15 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
27:21 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
27:30 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
27:32 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
29:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
29:37 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
29:52 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
30:17 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
30:22 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
31:01 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
31:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear
32:02 - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern
32:28 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam
32:54 - Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam
33:08 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner
33:12 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner
33:36 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
34:13 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
34:44 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
35:08 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
35:26 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
35:31 - Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guilleabeau
36:00 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
36:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
36:52 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
37:34 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner
37:36 - Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider
38:01 - 10% Happier by Dan Harris
38:48 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
40:44 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
40:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
41:06 - Blended by Sharon M Draper
41:09 - Heart Land by Kimberly Stuart
41:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
42:11 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
42:23 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
42:29 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon
42:45 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
42:56 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
43:01 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
43:23 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
44:04 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
44:09 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
44:51 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
45:01 - Winterhouse and Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
45:17 - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
45:19 - The Beasts of Clawstone Castle by Eva Ibbotson
45:52 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
46:09 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
46:38 - The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop
47:11 - Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose
48:06 - Patrons get access to monthly bonus Belly Up to the Book Bar episodes!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are chatting this week with a very special guest! She is the person that has been MOST requested as a guest on our show, and she’s here! Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next, and general, all-around amazing lady, is chatting with us today and we couldn’t be more excited.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from all three of us: two are very similar in that they involve bookish friendships, and one is a library-related book demerit (a la Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast).
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, and we are bringing a wide range of books, from romance to thrillers, to interesting writing styles, to weirdo books. It’s all here!
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening in the past week, as well as a fun update from a listener.
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting all things Anne Bogel. You’ll hear about the advice she would have given herself before Episode 1 of What Should I Read Next (now that she’s 200+ episodes in), you’ll hear about her new book coming out next year, and a bit of behind the scenes talk about giving book recs on the fly.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. And we know you cannot wait to see what Anne chose as her press! We’ve got a novella for every reader who loves books about books, the beginning of a new (old) mystery series, and a summer read that we’ve gushed about in previous episodes.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:12 - What Should I Read Next podcast
1:15 - One Great Book podcast
2:16 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next
9:06 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
13:35 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
15:32 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram
15:45 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty
18:14 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
19:00 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
19:25 - The Girl Before by JP Delaney
19:36 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
21:50 - One Day by David Nicholls
25:36 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
27:52 - A Better Man by Louise Penny
32:08 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny
33:03 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
33:32 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
33:43 - On Writing by Stephen King
34:46 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
35:41 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next
39:44 - Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel
49:26 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
49:43 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
49:45 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
51:11 - Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club
52:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie
52:48 - A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie
54:13 - Volume 2, Episode 6 of One Great Book
54:34 - Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
58:13 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Connect with Anne: modernmrsdarcy.com, @annebogel on Instagram, @whatshouldireadnext on Instagram
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back with SO many books my fingers are cramped (this is becoming a theme…).
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: family presentation at homeschool group and going into a new book completely blind.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got five current reads this week, and they are sci-fi/fantasy heavy, which is WEIRD for us! Lots of strong opinions here!
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening in the past week. Also a short grammar lesson on “Swifties”.
For our deep dive this week, we had a number of listeners (and real life friends) request our favorite parenting books. This will span everything from pregnancy/birth to infanthood to growing children to adding siblings. Plus one funny pick for when you just want to laugh it off.
Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We’ve got books “with caveats” this week. So, stay tuned and listen closely to see if they are actually right for you!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
3:28 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
3:29 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
6:52 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
8:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
11:17 - Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy
12:38 - The Julian Kestrel books by Kate Ross
14:35 - A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert
14:45 - Leigh Kramer on Instagram
17:41 - The Passengers by John Marrs
19:30 - Minisode with John Marrs
20:20 - The One by John Marrs
20:34 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison
22:45 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
25:24 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
26:10 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
26:40 - On Writing by Stephen King
28:49 - The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough
29:34 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
29:39 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
29:47 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
30:04 - Persuasion by Jane Austen
30:05 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
30:07 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
30:17 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara
33:31 - Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg
35:25 - On Becoming Baby Wise by Robert Bucknam and Gary Ezzo
36:05 - The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems by Tracey Hogg
36:29 - Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
37:22 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
38:43 - Cribsheet by Emily Oster
39:59 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
40:54 - Baby-Led Weaning by Gill Rapley
42:02 - How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn
42:42 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading
42:44 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by David Thomas and Steven James
43:03 - Are My Kids on Track? by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevithan
43:15 - Triggers by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake
44:31 - Wonder Weeks by Xaviera Plas-Plooij, Frans X. Plooij, and Hetty van de Rijt
44:45 - Wonder Weeks app
46:25 - Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlisch
46:30 - Episode 8 of Currently Reading
46:35 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham
46:37 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Laura Markham
47:09 - Parenting, Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick
48:17 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
48:30 - One Great Book podcast with Anne Bogel (and the link to the Kindred episode)
51:23 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are chatting again this week and we’re talking books and celebrities. Kaytee was apparently recording in a tunnel, so… sorry about that! We’ve got it sorted out and it won’t happen again, but we can’t re-record, because then it’s stale and boring.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: stalking the UPS guy and the perfect way to meet other moms in a new setting!
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re only doing two books a piece because these Book Bar episodes get really long otherwise!
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. This week we’re discussing a few emails from listeners about their thoughts on Slow But Steady.
For our deep dive, we are chatting about the ninth category for the Currently Reading Challenge: a book pressed by a celebrity. There are a billion celebrities pressing books into our hands these days!
Finally, this week, we Belly Up to the Book Bar with Erin House, who tells us about her 5-star reads and we’ve got a bushel and a peck of titles to fill her cart!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny
3:12 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (actually book #8, doh!)
3:21 - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny (actually book #9, whoops!)
5:11 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
5:55 - Episode 45 with Abbey Lile-Taylor
6:00 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgarriff and Georgia Hardstark
6:18 - My Favorite Murder Podcast
9:36 - Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon by John August
9:39 - Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August
9:53 - Launch Podcast with John August
12:40 - Episode 43 with Amanda Espinoza
12:57 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
13:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
16:59 - Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
20:08 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
21:06 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
21:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
21:39 - On Writing by Stephen King
22:49 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
22:53 - The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
22:57 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
22:59 - The Stand by Stephen King
23:36 - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
26:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
26:32 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
28:55 - Ashley Spivey on Instagram for her #spiveys📚club
29:04 - Ashley on Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
29:35 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keene
29:37 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
30:15 - The Popcast
32:56 - Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss
33:11 - The One by John Marrs
33:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
33:25 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
33:31 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
33:41 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
33:58 - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons
34:11 - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
34:19 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
34:42 - Room by Emma Donaghue
35:50 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
36:00 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
36:24 - Class Mom by Lauire Gelman
36:54 - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West
37:05 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
37:42 - The Passengers by John Marrs
38:03 - Pines by Blake Crouch
38:10 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
38:16 - Illuminae Files by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
38:28 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
39:11 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
39:36 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou
39:57 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
40:03 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
40:19 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
41:25 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
41:30 - Startup by Doree Shafrir
42:02 - The Dinosaur Club by William Heffernan
42:29 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih
43:12 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
43:31 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
43:42 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer
44:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
44:47 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
44:51 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
45:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
45:11 - I Let You Go by Clare McKintosh
45:34 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien
46:06 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
46:20 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
46:31 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty
46:41 - Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
Erin, tell us if you loved these picks!? Or hated them?
Patrons get extra Belly Up episodes!
And email us if you want to get the opportunity to Belly Up to the Book Bar!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with John Marrs, author of The Passengers (his new release) and The One (his previous release that I loved) and 4 other awesome thrillers. This minisode was so FUN to record! John is an absolute charmer, and I hope you love it.
In this “minisode”, Kaytee and John are talking about being a serial killer and the cops combing your Google history, jury duty and writing a book from many perspectives, the transition from journalism to murder and much more!
As always, we’ll end with a book he wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Passengers by John Marrs
The One by John Marrs
Welcome to Wherever You Are by John Marrs
When You Disappeared by John Marrs
The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
Her Last Move by John Marrs
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Connect with John Marrs: on his website johnmarrsauthor.com or all over social media, although his favorite is Instagram @johnmarrs.author
Meredith and Kaytee are here, with a case of the giggles and a case of “why can’t I talk correctly?” We’re having more fun than you can shake a stick at.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an overflow of TBR riches, and a lovely book-screen adaptation.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Non-fiction and thrillers is the name of the game, and we’ve got both of them in SPADES.
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. It’s been great to see what actually piques your interest here, readers.
For our deep dive, we are discussing the books we are “embarrassed” that we haven’t read yet. But mostly we’re having a conversation about why people let embarrassment even effect their reading lives. And it’s a good one!
Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’re both pressing books by male authors this week and they are a couple decades old, at least. Definitely outside the norm, but the strangest part is that we didn’t discuss beforehand!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:26 - Still Life by Louise Penny
3:29 - Still Life made-for-TV adaptation
5:31 - Episode 46 of Currently Reading
5:33 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O’Farrell
5:42 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell
9:24 - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
9:32 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
11:43 - The Goop Podcast episode with Emily Nagoski
12:46 - Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
15:27 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley
16:08 - #IMomSoHard Live Prime Comedy Special
18:28 - The Passengers by John Marrs
21:26 - The One by John Marrs
23:00 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
27:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Barry
28:07 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
28:20 - On Writing by Stephen King
29:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
29:38 - Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
29:45 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
29:59 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
30: 25 - Episode 22 with Morgan Tallman
30:30 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery
30:34 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
32:38 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
33:14 - Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
33:50 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
33:53 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
34:14 - SSR Podcast
34:49 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
35:03 - Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein
35:44 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
36:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery
36:31 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
36:35 - Emily of New Moon by LM Montgomery
36:36 - Jane of Lantern Hill by LM Montgomery
37:09 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
37:37 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James
38:18 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
39:54 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
41:46 - Episode 19 of Currently Reading
42:27 - Straight by Dick Francis
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with strong opinions and bookish concoctions!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host, and we are TEASES this week. We both have books that we cannot wait to talk about… but we’re not telling you what they are!
Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! You’ve got just a few days left before this code expires, so get on it!
Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are mostly GLOWING about our books this week, and we have lots of words about each of them.
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, and we’ve loved having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. Today, we’re also rethinking what Slow But Steady means in terms of content.
For our deep dive, we are discussing book clubs. All the different kinds of book clubs there are. How we feel about them personally. What we enjoy about the idea of book clubs. And some other weird tangents. What are your thoughts on book clubs?
Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Bellying Up to the Book Bar! Our drinking buddy this week is Angie Dawson, and we have LOTS of titles to throw her way. The show notes for this episode are bananas, friends. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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5:39 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl
5:56 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
9:50 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn
10:02 - Want to get in on the Patron action? Patreon!
15:04 - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames
20:34 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker
20:39 - Reese Witherspoon Book Club
24:18 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
24:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
29:35 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
29:44 - Final Girls by Riley Sager
34:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
35:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
35:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
36:04 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
36:05 - The Stand by Stephen King
36:20 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
36:27 - War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
36:49 - The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor
37:32 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
37:36 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
37:42 - Stamped From the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibraham Kendi
38:33 - Middlemarch by George Eliot
38:36 - The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5) by Diana Gabaldon
40:35 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
43:13 - Silent Book Club
45:04 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark
45:48 - Have opinions about a CR buddy read? Join the Patreon
47:19 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
47:33 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
47:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
47:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
47:46 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
47:58 - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
48:08 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
48:10 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
48:23 - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
48:24 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
48:25 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
48:26 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
48:27 - Joshilyn Jackson Books
48:38 - The Line That Held Us by David Joy
48:39 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
48:41 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
48:46 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
49:02 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
49:03 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
49:05 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
49:37 -This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
50:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
50:54 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
51:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
51:35 - The Paper Magician (series) by Charlie Holmberg
52:01 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn
52:09 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman
53:00 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
53:52 - A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner
53:57 - The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor
54:05 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
54:17 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
54:18 - Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
55:02 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
55:17 - The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
55:23 - Christina Lauren books
55:37 - Jasmine Guillory books
56:05 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
56:30 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
57:23 - Want some extra Belly Up to the Book Bar? Patreon!
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with J. Ryan Stradal, author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota (his new release) and Kitchens of the Great Midwest (his previous release that I loved!). This minisode is full of midwest charm and belly laughs. I hope you love it.
In this “minisode”, Kaytee and J. Ryan are talking about beer, and family, and Minnesota, and middle-class America. We talk about mentors and the writing life, and which pies are our favorites. We’re also getting a little bit silly regarding the “research” required to write a really good book about beer.
And, as always, we’ll end with a book he wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Lager Queen of Minneosta by J Ryan Stradal
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal
The Pink Boots Society
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
Connect with J. Ryan: jryanstradal.com is his website, or email him at kitchens.midwest@gmail.com
Kaytee is chatting with her bookish friend, Jessica Howard, this week while Meredith celebrates her birthday!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a meta podcast moment in which Jess hears herself mentioned on the podcast, and a dentist/book overlap that will leave you scratching your head!
Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! One more week for this fun code!
Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re stuffing some extra titles into this segment this week, because we just couldn’t help ourselves.
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. We’re also shouting out a few readers and their own Slow But Steady reads. Have you told us about yours yet?
For our deep dive, Jessica and I chat about what it’s like to work at Bookmans in Tucson, AZ. She has lots of fun stories to share, some that make you go hmmm, and some interesting behind-the-scenes book review talk that you’ll love!
Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we’d like to press into your hands, readers. We’ve got a favorite author that doesn’t get enough love and a Southern novel that’s anything but slow.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:35 - Season 1, Episode 42 of Currently Reading
3:12 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
3:26 - The Giver (quartet) by Lois Lowry
4:21 - Dark Age by Pierce Brown
4:27 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown
4:41 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5:41 - Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enwright
5:49 - The Saturdays (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright
5:54 - Four Story Mistake (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright
6:03 - Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enwright
7:26 - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
7:43 - Season 1, Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark
9:36 - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
9:47 - Raven Black (The Shetland Books) by Ann Cleeves
9:54 - The Crow Trap (Vera Books) by Ann Cleeves
11:45 - Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
13:28 - The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
13:45 - Imitation Game (movie)
15:30 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
15:38 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
19:32 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy
20:08 - Savor by Shauna Niequist
20:37 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
21:11 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
21:23 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
21:27 - Serial Reader App
21:46 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
22:26 - Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange
24:20 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
28:14 - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman
28:31 - Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews
28:34 - Gone Gull by Donna Andrews
31:42 - Shelf Awareness
34:38 - NetGalley
37:31 - Frederica by Georgette Heyer
37:33 - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
38:26 - The Conqueror: A Novel of William the Conqueror by Georgette Heyer
38:27 - My Lord John by Georgette Heyer
41:49 - The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
43:35 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson
45:00 - Find Jessica: @howjessreads on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy, or Quirky Bookworm on Facebook
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith join their powers for good in Season 2, Episode 2! Can’t wait for you to tune in!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an episode of a favorite podcast that gives a great glimpse into the book industry, and a book-related party that was completely amazing!
Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well.
Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. Some strong opinions in this week’s current reads, friends. Hold onto your hankies.
We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. Be sure to look for a post on Instagram in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you’ve been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don’t want to commit to it as your “main” read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think!
For our deep dive, we are discussing the 8th category in the Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge, and we dive deep into Books that are becoming movies this year, as well as some of our favorites from the past.
Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we’d like to press into your hands, readers. A non-fiction pick that will give you a whole new view on storms, and a YA series that will keep certain TV fans happy when their show has ended.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:01 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 25
3:11 - Book of the Month
5:04 - Mindy Brouse on Episode 32 of Currently Reading Podcast
5:10 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
6:28 - Harry Potter sorting test (our favorite - breaks down your houses by percentages)
7:55 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August!
11:31 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
11:46 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview with Angie Kim
11:52 - Book of the Month
14:57 - Episode 43 of Currently Reading
15:01 - The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
18:12 - Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and The Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
21:05 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
21:24 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
24:12 - Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
25:31 - Morgan Tallman on Episode 22
28:35 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
29:27 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
32:11 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
32:22 - Book of the Month
34:51 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
35:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
36:05 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
36:48 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
37:48 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King
38:04 - It by Stephen King
38:09 - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
38:28 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
39:04 - Full List of 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet!
39:13 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
39:18 - Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple
40:22- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
41:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
41:29 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Demas
41:55 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
42:07 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
42:30 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
43:15 - The Princess Bride by William Golding
43:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
43:40 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
44:19 - Ready Player One by Earnest Cline
44:51 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
45:56 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
46:08 - The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
46:20 - Again, the whole list: 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet!
46:51 - Five Days At Memorial by Sheri Fink
49:13 - The Selection (and books 2 and 3) by Kiera Cass
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with Jasmine Guillory, author of this summer’s smash contemporary romance The Wedding Party. This minisode, with a romance writer, is not really kid-friendly, so do take note!
In this “minisode”, Kaytee and Jasmine discuss so much food you’ll be hungry when you’re done (I recommend listening during your lunch hour)! We also talk about enemies-to-lovers tropes, the challenges and benefits of including real talk about race in an otherwise light book, and what it’s like to be part of the Reese Witherspoon/Hello Sunshine book club! It’s a great conversation and Jasmine was a total delight. I hope you love it!
And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
The Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory (due out October 1st)
Fumbled by Alexa Martin
Intercepted by Alexa Martin
Connect with Jasmine: her website is www.jasmineguillory.com, she’s at @jasminepics on Instagram or @thebestjasmine on twitter
Meredith and Kaytee are back from their short break between seasons to bring your more of the bookish goodness you’ve come to love. As well as some new fun stuff!
First and foremost, we’ve got a new Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well.
We’re also shouting out the first three women who couldn’t wait for us to officially roll out our Patreon account before they went and became our Bookish Friends! Thanks, ladies!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: big kids cracking each other up while reading together, and giving book recommendations to a friend!
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve both got a large docket of titles to choose from after our break, so we had a hard time narrowing it down!
You’ll notice a short new segment: Slow but Steady. Be sure to look for a post this weekend in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you’ve been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don’t want to commit to it as your “main” read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think!
For our deep dive, we are reflecting on what our break was like for both of us. Was our reading different? What did we do to keep ourselves busy? Are we glad we took a break? Listen in for the answers!
This week, we finish up with our first Belly Up to the Book Bar request from Sara Kilpatrick. Sara sent us a great list of titles, some of which pressed us out of our comfort zones. We can’t wait to hear what you think of our suggestions, or if you have more to add to Sara’s TBR pile! (Chime in below or on social media, and we’ll make sure she sees them!)
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:59 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August!
2:06 - From the Front Porch podcast
3:32 - Our Patreon is officially launched!
Patrons pay $5 a month to receive a bookmark, one or more bonus episodes a month, behind-the-scenes content, access to a FB group for Bookish Friends and IG “close friends” content, and extra belly up to the book bar request fulfillment. If you cannot wait, click that link above, and we’ll get you set up ASAP!
6:35 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
6:37 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
7:18 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
7:26 - The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
8:29 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
9:39 - Episode 46 of Season 1 of Currently Reading
9:43 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
11:36 - How to Be A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
12:20 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
12:39 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
15:42 - Atomic Habits by James Clear
16:11 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
16:14 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
17:57 - Meredith on Episode 11 of What Should I Read Next?
19:01 - Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White
21:15 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (totally screwed this up - The Wedding PARTY is the new one!)
21:29 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
21:31 - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
22:36 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
24:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
28:15 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
30:34 - Serial Reader app
30:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
30:55 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
31:20 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
32:17 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
35:32 - Zazzle Store
35:33 - Patreon (again, I know)
40:46 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes
41:09 - Forever Liesl by Charmain Carr
41:20 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
41:22 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
42:10 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
42:28 - Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham
43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
43:44 - Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
44:01 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
44:42 - The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King
45:07 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
45:27 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou
46:07 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenrieder
46:21 - Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr
46:49 - Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrieder
47:05 - The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
47:06 - Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Trooth
48:12 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
48:13 - Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson
48:15 - The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
48:29 - Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
49:08 - Along the Way: A Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez
49:42 - The Bride Quartet (starts with Vision in White) by Nora Roberts
50:52 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
51:28 - Jasmine Guillory Books
51:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
51:53 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
52:00 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
52:58 - The Shop on Blossom Street (first in series) by Debbie Macomber
54:00 - Amanda’s Wedding by Jenny Colgan
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
These show notes are a bit different, you’ll notice, because this episode is a lot different! We are wrapping up Season one of the podcast with a look back, and a glimpse forward. We’re chatting about your favorite episodes, our favorite episodes, the biggest flubs and regrets we have, and more. Take a listen above or in your favorite podcast app. We can’t wait to share Season 2 with you guys when we return on August 5th!
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3:07 - Episode 35
3:33 - Episode 34
5:27 - Episode 31
7:18 - Episode 28
9:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
10:06 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trebole and Elyse Resch
10:10 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount
10:16 - Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim
11:29 - Poop Emoji Plunger
12:27 - Kaytee’s Birthday Post
12:39 - Louise Penny Stack
13:42 - Patreon!
14:12 - Bookish Moment posts happen every Monday!
16:36 - Episode 1
17:13 - Episode 19
22:40 - Some Writer by Melissa Sweet
23:30 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
26:47 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
27:45 - The Editor by Steven Rowley
28:43 - The Popcast with Knox and Jamie
31:14 - Episode 40 (Books that Saved Our Lives episode)
35:10 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
35:16 - The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
35:21 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
36:03 - Nevermoor and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
36:05 - Scythe and Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman
36:13 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
36:20 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertram
36:28 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
37:18 - Patreon!
38:49 - Belly Up to the Book Bar - email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
41:50 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscription
42:08 - Episode 23 - being a Penelope
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Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
These show notes are a bit different, you’ll notice, because this episode is a lot different! We are taking selections from the 9 PAGES of Ask Us Anything questions that we were sent by our listeners and answering them here on the podcast. If your question had to do with books and reading, we probably didn’t answer it, not because we don’t love it, but because many of them lend themselves to a full deep-dive! Any books or resources that we mentioned are linked up below for your reference, along with time-stamps, of course. Thanks for sending us your questions, friends!
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Pork Ramen “recipe”
1 lb pork (or meat of your choice) sliced into bite-sized strips
4 packages of ramen noodles (Oriental flavor, or whatever flavor you like)
1 lb baby spinach
1/2 cup peanut butter (we like chunky in our family)
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp powdered ginger or grated ginger
red chile pepper flakes to taste
Put the baby spinach in the bottom of a large serving bowl.
Add meat to hot pan with oil, ginger, and red chile pepper flakes. Cook fully through. Meanwhile, follow directions on the ramen packages.
Drain noodles (save 1-2 cups of the water and add 1-2 spice packets) and put them in a serving bowl. Put the cooked meat on top (retain the oil and spices).
Using that same pan, add 1 cup of the reserved cooking water and the peanut putter, cook over low-medium heat to slowly melt the peanut butter into the water. Add soy sauce to taste. While you’re cooking the sauce, add more peanut butter if it seems too thin. Add more cooking water if it seems too thick.
When you dump all this onto the spinach, noodles, and pork, the heat from the noodles and sauce will wilt the spinach. Stir until combined. Serve to everyone you love. If you want to get fancy, you can put sliced green onions or crushed peanuts on top to make it pretty!
Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode 16
Patreon? What????
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, you get to hear from author Abbi Waxman, who wrote this weeks’ brand new release The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. Abbi is hysterically funny, so I’ll apologize now for cackling into the microphone a few times. Ha!
In this “minisode”, Kaytee and Abbi discuss the inspiration for Nina and her awesome personality, the pitfalls of social media, what it’s like to be fangirled over, book clubs, planners, and even bed jackets… admit it, you’re curious.
And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman
Novel Network
Abbi’s Cozy Bed Jacket
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Connect with Abbi: her website is www.abbiwaxman.com, she’s at @abbiwaxman on Instagram (preferred) or email her at abbi@amplecat.com
Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to be sharing YOUR presses with our listeners this week! We asked for you to call us or email us with your books you want to press, and you certainly delivered!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a realization about the true status of hoarding tendencies, and a book that immediately led to dinner time yumminess.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got 6 (or more) books that someone will want to read ASAP, so get those library cards ready!
For our deep dive, we are sampling 10 of our favorite “listener presses” for our Reading Challenge! If you sent us a press that didn’t make it into the episode, it was just because we didn’t have time. We loved hearing from all of you! You’ll hear our thoughts on each of these books as well, because, you know we have them!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we’ve got a title that’s perfect for the extreme heat of mid-summer, and a press that comes with a caveat.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:17 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (Gamache #7)
Life hack: Pasta, asparagus, pine nuts, and goat cheese. Fantastic dinner.
4:47 - The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz
4:56 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
7:18 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
7:27 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
8:13 - YA Alex Rider series (starts with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz
9:04 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
11:52 - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
15:32 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
16:34 - YouTube Interview with Eoin Colfer
19:13 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
19:24 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
20:11 - Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
25:29 - Mary in Episode 36
25:34 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
29:17 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory
31:48 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
35:06 - Unbroken - a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
35:14 - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
37:14 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
40:14 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
40:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
43:57 - First Person Plural by Cameron West
46:07 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson
46:15 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
47:49 - How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery
49:51 - The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
51:25 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
53:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell
54:05 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell
56:00 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger
57:41 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
59:25 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest again this week to discuss our favorite picture books for the 2-5 year kiddos in your life!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an author event, kid librarians, and a fantastic iTunes review.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each talking about two recent reads and we’ve got a variety of new titles that we cannot wait to discuss this week.
For our deep dive, we are discussing our very favorite picture books for the 2-5 year old range. These kids are enraptured by great pictures, willing to sit for a great story, and ready to laugh at great jokes, so we’ve chosen some stand-out titles to share with you or the littles in your life. Abbey has a lot of great expertise in this area, so we are only too happy to have her input.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a childhood favorite, which may not be for kids, that has been read over and over again, a WWII novel told in a totally new way, and a reference book that belongs on every parent’s shelves.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:39 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
6:11 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
7:07 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
8:43 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
11:29 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
13:45 - Pines (Wayward Pines Series) by Blake Crouch
14:55 - Parkland by Dave Cullen
15:01 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
16:40 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
19:08 - The River by Peter Heller
19:45 - Dog Stars by Peter Heller
24:14 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack
24:26 - My Favorite Murder podcast
26:21 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
30:01 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
31:58 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
33:37 - Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman
33:30 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
34:17 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
36:09 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
39:37 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
42:18 - Books, Inc Campbell - Abbey’s local bookstore
Abbey’s favorites from Henry and Isaac:
43:02 - Elephant and Piggie books - especially Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
43:54 - Eat Pete by Michael Rex
43:56 - Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
44:01 - Warning: Do Not Open this Book by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe
44:08 - The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
44:23 - Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler
44:43 - We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
44:52 - Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
44:56 - The “Hat” Series by Jon Klassen, especially I Want My Hat Back
Kaytee’s Books she shoved down her kid’s throats:
45:55 - The Mitten by Jan Brett
45:58 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle
46:10- King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood
46:14 - The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood
46:20 - Papagayo, Coyote, and Raven by Gerald McDermott
46:31 - Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
46:36 - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Meredith’s Fun Read Alouds:
47:16 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts
47:18 - Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra
47:26 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood
47:34 - Gilbert de la Frogponde by Jennifer Rae
47:45 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
47:49 - Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino
48:07 - Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
48:13 - Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
Abbey’s Character Development Favorites:
48:45 - Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman & Eda Kaban
48:50 - Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bablacchino & Isabelle Malenfant
49:06 - When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland
49:39 - Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill
49:44 - The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Kaytee’s Sweet and Funny Favorites:
50:57 - When God Made You, When God Made Light, and When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner
51:11- Skippyjohn Jones by Judy Schachner
51:15 - Where You Came From by Sarah O’Leary
51:37 - This is My Home, This is My School by Jonathan Bean
51:41 - Maybe God is Like That Too by Jennifer Grant
51:46 - Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer
Meredith’s Favorite Books in Series:
52:24 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Treasury by Betty MacDonald
52:54 - George and Martha Stories by James Marshall
53:00 - Berenstain Bears Books by Stan and Jan Berenstain
53:30 - Dinofours series by Steve Metzger
54:44 - The Night Before… books by Natasha Wing
55:02 - Richard Scarry books, especially Busy Town
55:30 - Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Abbey’s choices for Gorgeous Illustrators:
56:04 - Melissa Sweet
56:11 - The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies
56:13 - The Right Word by Jen Bryant
56:14 - A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant
56:26 - Some Writer!
56:42 - Genvieve Godbout
56:50 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
56:53 - Goodnight, Anne by Kallie George
56:58 - When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey
57:01 - The Pink Umbrella by Amelie Callot
57:06 - Emily Winfield Martin
57:08 - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin
57:09 - Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin
57:11 - The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
57:14 - Teagan White
57:16 - Adventures with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White
57:18 - Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White
57:19 - Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr
57:26 - Wednesday Kirwan
57:35 - Henry’s Bright Idea by Lauren Bradshaw
57:36 - Magnolia’s Magnificent Map by Lauren Bradshaw
57: 40 - Jill Barklem
57:43 - The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem
57:56 - Kaya Doi
58:00 - Chirri & Chirra Series by Kaya Doi
Be sure to click through to the website for the full show notes to see Abbey's bookstack with the rest of the books she didn't have time to mention!
Other Favorites of my kids that I didn’t have time to mention because it was already the longest episode ever:
Drew Daywalt’s books - The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, The Day the Crayons Quit, and The Day the Crayons Came Home
Usborne Pipkin books: How High is the Sky? How Big was a Dinosaur? How Deep is the Sea? How Big is a Million?
Herve Tullet books - Press Here and Mix It Up
Pete the Cat books - especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Dunsky Rinker
Back to regularly scheduled programming:
1:00:57 - Llama Llama books by Anna Dewdney
1:01:39 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
1:01:45 - I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
1:03:08 - The Suitcases by Anne Hall Whitt
1:05:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
1:05:28 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books by R.A. Montgomery
1:06:02 - Case Histories (Jackson Brodie series) by Kate Atkinson
1:06:07 - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
1:06:58 - The Artful Parent by Jean Van Thul
1:07:02 - The Artful Parent Blog
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week to chat about all sorts of bookish goodness!
Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! For a few final days (through June 30th), you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a book devouring, and validating your summer reading choices
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re all over the place in genre, age range, and opinions this week, so get out those library cards!
For our deep dive this week, we are teasing our new segment for Season 2! Belly Up to the Book Bar will b in our regular rotation next season, and we cannot wait to share it with you, listeners! Thanks to Megan Goodell for being our guinea pig “test customer”.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s pick include some historical fiction about the Spanish flu and a murder mystery from a master.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
3:10 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer
6:31 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
9:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
9:54 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
9:59 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski
12:06 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
12:20 - Episode 16 of Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
12:22 - Episode 189 of Sorta Awesome
15:12 - The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dion
16:53 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
18:05 - Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge
18:09 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis
20:39 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
22:53 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
24:39 - What Should I Read Next episode 186 about bookish serendipity
25:32 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
25:39 - The Giver by Lois Lowry
28:07 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
29:58 - The Penderwicks by Jennie Birdsall
Belly Up to the Book Bar! - Megan Goodell
33:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
34:25 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
35:36 - Prey by Michael Crichton
36:04 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
36:20 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
36:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller
37:02 - The Physician by Noah Gordon
37:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
37:35 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
37:36 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
38:26 - Class Mom by Laurie Gelman
38:49 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
38:59 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
39:10 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
39:43 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
39:49 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
39:55 - Haunted Ground by Erin Hart
40:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
40:19 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
40:27 - Christina Henry fairytale retellings - Lost Boy, Alice, Red Queen, Girl in Red
40:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
40:53 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
41:17 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
41:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
41:46 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
41:56 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
If you want to Belly Up to the Book Bar, send us an email: currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
44:04 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
46:31 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
46:40 - The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
48:58 - The House of Silk (Sherlock Holmes) by Anthony Horowitz
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee had to call in the big guns this week, so they invited Amanda Espinosa to join them for this special episode of Currently Reading!
Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a perfectly bookish gift for a Labyrinth fan, a fun reading tracking idea, and a local bookstore visit.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two recent reads, and there are some really big opinions in this episode, so get ready!
For our deep dive this week, Amanda has done some amazing prep work to fill up your Currently Reading Challenge worksheet in the Science Fiction and Fantasy slot. She’s created a number of book flights for each genre, and, in an unusual twist, there are even MORE titles in show notes than there are in the episode!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A magical realist novel, a humorous collection of stories centered on childhood, and a fantasy novel that will totally transport you and you might wish was real (with a TRIPLE COSIGN!)
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:24 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Novelization by A.C.H. Smith
2:38 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon Spurrier
3:24 - What Should I Read Next episode 187: Traveling the World Without Leaving Your Hometown
5:12 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM
6:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson
8:09 - Episode 32 with Mindy Brouse
9:11 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia
11:00 - Books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
12:51 - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka
14:30 - El Deafo by Cece Bell
15:44 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
17:36 - Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy
18:28 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
19:05- Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
20:58 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
24:41 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge!
24:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
24:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
24:58 - The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer
24:59 - Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
25:00 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
25:02 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
27:11 - Flight 1: Sci-Fi in Space
27:17 - (1) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
28:11 - (2) Redshirts by Jon Scalzi
28:52 - (3) Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey
30:04 - (4) Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
30:12 - (5) The Martian by Andy Weir
30:47 - Flight 2: Sci-Fi on Earth
30:56 - (1) Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson
31:32 - Reamde by Neal Stephenson
31:47 - (2) Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nueval
32:23 - (3) Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn
33:19 - (4) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick
33:32 - (5) 11/22/63 by Stephen King
33:55 - Flight 3: YA Sci-Fi
34:00 - (1) Red Rising by Pierce Brown
34:37 - (2) The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
35:46 - (3) The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
(4) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
(5) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
36:07 - Flight 4: Fantasy
36:11 - (1) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
36:16 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
36:49 - (2) The Princess Bride by William Golding
(3) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
(4) The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer
(5) The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Flight 5: Epic Fantasy
37:09 - (1) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
38:16 - (2) Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
38:42 - Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
(3) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
40:40 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber
41:28 - (4) His Majesty’s Dragon by Noami Novik
(5) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Flight 6: YA Fantasy
(1) Caraval by Stephanie Garber
(2) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
(3) My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
(4) Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland
(5) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
42:23 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
42:25 - Calypso by David Sedaris
43:34 - Naked by David Sedaris
43:35 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
43:49 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
44:51 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
45:38- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45:43 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman
Find Amanda:
Twitter: @AmandaEspi and @LoungeCuriosity
Instagram: @LoungeCuriosity
Website: https://curiositylounge.com/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/AmandaEspi
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee has a special guest co-host joining her this week, and I can’t wait to share her with you. You’ve heard me mention “my Heather” many times on the podcast, and today she’s recording with me to bring you a very special episode.
Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a trip to a favorite indie bookstore and library cards for very excited kiddos.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Heather prepared like a boss and brings you a perfect audiobook listen no matter who you are road tripping with this summer. Kaytee has some non-fiction and a (perhaps overly?) hyped sequel to discuss.
For our deep dive this week, I’m talking to Heather about her reading life, including some of the things that you listeners have been wondering about our (M&K’s reading life) in relation to motherhood, and finding time to read with kids around.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a children’s classic that should be read by readers of every age and a memoir that will make you cry and laugh so hard you may pee yourself.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:05 - Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO
4:40 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood
7:28 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
7:33 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
10:44 - Everybody Always by Bob Goff
12:38 - Love Does by Bob Goff
13:17 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt
13:30 - May 21st Episode of Sorta Awesome with Heather Chollar talking about Introverted Hospitality
13:53 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schmidt
13:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon and Jay Pathak
16:24 - Circe by Madeline Miller
16:32 - Meredith discusses in Episode 10 at 44:08
19:06 - @howjessreads on Instagram
19:13 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright
20:18 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
22:24 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
25:04 - Heather’s display bookshelf
29:27 - Gift From the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindburgh
31:00 - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
32:05 - Audiobook narration of The Phantom Tollbooth by Raine Wilson
34:02 - Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
34:14 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
34:55 - momastery.com
36:53 - @heatherchollar on Instagram
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are excited to be chatting this week about all things bookish and books!
Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an fun online printable for summer reading and a new Etsy store find.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got some great mysteries for you Penny pushers, and some other fun fiction for you and your kids.
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about our reading mentors: the women (and a few men) who shaped our reading lives and what they taught us about books and reading.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This weeks’s “presses” are a classic perfect for spring/summer reading and a non-fiction pick that every woman should read.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:30 - @everydayreading on Instagram
2:56 - Summer Reading Chart from Everyday Reading
4:04 - Summer Reading Guide from Everyday Reading
4:29 - Keen Bee Studio on Etsy
5:31 - The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
5:37 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
8:16 - No Man’s Nightingale by Ruth Rundell
8:37 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny
8:44 - Books by Agatha Christie
8:51 - From Doon With Death by Ruth Rundell
12:46 - Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry
14:16 - Aladdin from The Arabian Nights (classic collection) - this is the best-reviewed version I found!
15:39 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
19:41 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski
19:48 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
25:49 - The Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton
25:58 - E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
41:04 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
43:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
44:18 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer
44:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
44:48 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
45:13 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are back on track with another episode, recorded just a day after the last one. You’ll never guess it though!
Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a re-read experience of a favorite novel and bookish unpacking wins.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Quite a few non-fiction titles again this week, as well as some readalikes and great books for your kiddos.
For our deep dive this week, we are getting a little deeper into the deepness and sharing about times that a book saved our lives. These stories are a bit vulnerable, a bit emotional, and a lot bookish.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we’ve got two historical fiction novels: one centering on the plague and one in the back of beyond of Australia.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:45 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
6:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
9:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
10:06 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
10:13 - Of Mess And Moxie by Jen Hatmaker
10:18 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
11:42 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
14:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
15:28 - Emma by Jane Austen
15:59 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
16:34 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20:02 - Stick Dog by Tom Watson
20:05 - Stick Cat by Tom Watson
22:04 - Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce
22:10 - Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
22:58 - Maid by Stephanie Land
29:13 - Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
29:15 - Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
29:17 - The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
33:10 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
37:12 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
39:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
39:41 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are happily chatting this week about the books we’ve been reading and the bookish gifts we have been buying or want to buy!
Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a “there’s a book for every reader” realization and a well-curated bookish shopping trip.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There are some seriously strong opinions about the books we’ve been reading lately. Lots of punching, for some reason!
For our deep dive this week, we are shopping for the book lovers in our lives and have each decided to tackle different types of readers. We are hopeful that this will help you in your own gift-giving endeavors!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we are talking about a YA novel full of sweetness and fun emails, and a regency mystery series that ended too soon.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:12 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
3:25 - Orange is the New Black Cookbook by Jenji Kohan
4:22 - Breakfast Sandwich Maker Cookbook by Jennifer Williams
6:53 - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman
7:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
7:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
7:09 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
9:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
11:17 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
11:24 - The Enneagram Journey podcast with Suzanne Stabile
11:29 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron
13:27 - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
15:51 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
15:58 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
15:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
16:07 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
18:05 - Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister
21:06 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
21:43 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
25:58 - The Coffee- or Tea-Lover
26:17 - Old Barrell Tea Company
26:25 - Atlas Coffee Club
26:26 - Book Lovers Coffee
26:34 - inginuiTEA loose leaf tea maker
26:36 - French press coffee maker
27:08 - a great bookish mug
27:22 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
27:25 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh
28:05 - The Cozy/Hygge Bookworm
28:50 - Aunt Dimity Series
28:53 - Agatha Raisin Series
28:55 - Goldy Bear series
28:59 - Ellery Adams books
29:10 - Agatha Christie books
29:18 - a great throw
29:19 - a lovely candle
29:33 - The Foodie
29:46 - a cookbook holder (for books OR cookbooks!)
30:26 - my favorite earbuds -OR- Apple AirPods
30:47 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
31:08 - Every Day is Saturday by Sarah Copeland
32:15 - A Dad
32:26 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
32:32 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
32:44 - Dollar Shave Club starter kit
32:57 - his favorite beverage
33:23 - The Adventurer
33:33 - a Kindle paperwhite
33:57 - a great totebag (one from Out of Print and the new one from Book of the Month)
34:20 - again with the earbuds or AirPods
34:32 - Audible subscription
34:33 - Libro.fm subscription
35:01 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
35:09 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
35:11 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
35:35 - The Lovestruck Teenage Girl
35:42 - To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
35:48 - bath bombs from Lush Cosmetics
36:14 - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
36:34 - a notebook from Erin Condren
37:10 - The Book Devourer
37:40 - shirts, blankets or scarves from Out of Print or Litographs.com
38:09 - a gift card to Thriftbooks.com or your local indie or amazon.com
38:19 - a subscription to Book of the Month
38:25 - a shelf subscription to Bookshelf Thomasville (use code CURRENTLYREADING for 10% off!)
38:35 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount
39:07 - The Hamilton Fan
39:19 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda
39:29 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
39:42 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
39:45 - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
39:57 - the Hamilton Broadway store
41:06 - A Million Books I Haven’t Read t-shirt
41:51 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
43:16 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum
44:21 - Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross (the Julian Kestrel series)
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, you get to hear from author Brigid Kemmerer, who wrote “A Curse So Dark and Lonely”, a book that Meredith fell in love with as soon as she read it and raved around in Episode 38.
In this “minisode”, Meredith and Brigid talk about the evolution of the idea for this beautiful Beauty and the Beast re-telling, why she decided to have one of her main characters have cerebral palsy and some nuggets of info on the upcoming follow up book.
And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Hunted by Meagan Spooner
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
Brigid’s website (with links to all her social media!)
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds this week to bring you Episode 38, including a few literary confessions or demerits.
We have a few important announcements right at the top of the show, one of which requires your help, listeners! Send us your Ask Us Anything questions via email, Direct Message, or as a comment on show notes, and we’ll feature them in a future episode! If we use your question, we’ll send you a coveted Currently Reading bookmark (and our everlasting thanks, of course).
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an indie bookstore day recap and a bookish “retirement” gift.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We both read quite a few books that we REALLY loved this week, so don’t hesitate to use those show notes below!
For our deep dive this week, we have decided to give ourselves bookish “demerits” a la Gretchen Rubin’s Happier podcast. These are places in our reading lives where we think we could improve. Sometimes we commiserate with each other and sometimes we chide each other!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we are talking about a fantastic mystery/police procedural, and a multi-generational family saga.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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5:23 - Thriftbooks.com my favorite used book website!
6:02 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
9:43 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
11:07 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
11:24 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
14:18 - Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson
15:22 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
15:23 - The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
15:25 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
16:49 - My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd
17:15 - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
21:18 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
21:42 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
25:16 -Uprooted by Naomi Novik
25:17 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
26:48 - Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
27:05 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
27:47 - The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson
28:38 - The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
30:45 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
30:47 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
31:01 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
31:02 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
32:30 - Robert Galbraith series
32:45 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny
32:47 - HP Series by JK Rowling
33:02 - Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
33:02 - Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer
33:34 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
42:01 - A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
42:09 - Tana French books
43:25 - Distant Echo by Val McDermid
43:51 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are happy to be recording again, and can’t believe we are already up to Episode 37!
We have a few important announcements right at the top of the show, one of which requires your help, listeners! Send us your Ask Us Anything questions via email, Direct Message, or as a comment on show notes, and we’ll feature them in a future episode!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: each of them this week centers on reading with the kiddos.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We have an eclectic mix of titles from middle grade to adult, fiction and non-, humor and serious. A bit of everything!
For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about the fifth category in our 2019 Reading Challenge: a book pressed into your hands by a librarian, bookseller, or podcaster. And we’ve got a trove of resources for you if you’re stuck on this one!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week has us pressing favorites that we’ve loved for a long time but were out of sight/out of mind until someone brought them back to our attention.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:18 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
4:20 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
7:00 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
7:37 - The Little Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupéry
9:17 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
10:43 - Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View by Ramin Setoodeh
12:55 - Most Talkative by Andy Cohen
13:09 - From Scratch: Inside the Food Network by Allen Salkin
14:20 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
16:42 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman
16:43 - Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
17:13 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
19:44 - Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
20:50 - Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
21:41 - Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
21:42 - Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
23:55 - The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man’s Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America by Tommy Tomlinson
27:00 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge
27:27 - I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
28:30 - libraryreads.org
29:30 - Indie Next List from indiebound.org
30:42 - All the Books podcast
31:08 - Liberty Hardy @franzencomesalive
31:27 - Anne Bogel on What Should I Read Next
31:37 - Anne Bogel on One Great Book (and Patron feed)
31:59 - Annie Jones on From the Front Porch podcast
32:23 - Book Drop subscription box
32:26 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville
32:31 - Reading Bug Box
33:04 - Sorta Awesome podcast
33:14 - Jamie Golden (and Knox) on The Popcast or at @jamiebgolden
33:08 - Laura Tremaine @laura.tremaine on Instagram
33:45 - Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast and her FB page
34:17 - Read Aloud Revival with Sarah McKenzie
34:27 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast
34:38 - The Librarian is In by the NY Public Library
34:56 - Reading Women podcast
35:05 - @parnassusbooks on Instagram
35:06 - @powellsbooks on Instagram
35:56 - @bookshelftville on Instagram
36:20 - Book of the Month subscription
37:05 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
37:21 - Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness
37:31 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
37:32 - The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
39:29 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
40:39 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
We’ve got another “first” for the podcast this week! We are talking to our first return guest! You met Mary Heim in Episode 24 when she recorded with Meredith. Now, she’s back to chat with both of us and we’re so excited. Again. ;-)
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an upcoming bookish holiday (now just past), finishing the second book in a series, and an audiobook binge.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got two current reads from each host and Meredith and Mary seem to almost coordinate their picks (we never discuss beforehand, so this is all coincidental), while Kaytee takes each round off to left field.
For our deep dive this week, we surprise Mary with a virtual bookish baby shower. This deep dive focuses in on the board books and other titles for ages 0-2 and is the first in a series. We’ll do subsequent chats about favorite books for 2-4 year olds and 5-8 year olds as well. So many great titles in this section!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week Meredith and Kaytee are pressing more picture books, while Mary chooses a lovely essay collection she goes back to again and again.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:17 - Still Life by Louise Penny
4:29 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
9:42 - Great With Child by Beth Ann Fennelly
9:48 - Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly
13:08 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
16:09 - Morgan Tallman on Episode 22 of Currently Reading
16:20 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
20:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (releases June 4th!)
20:58 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
21:00 - Tana French books
23:37 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
24:22 - The Club by Takis Wurger
24:32 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville
25:34 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
28:29 - Swearing is Good For You by Emma Byrne
36:25 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
36:51 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
36:55 - Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
37:00 - Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
37:08 - No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli
37:11 - Big Little by Leslie Patricelli
37:37 - Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz
37:46 - Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
37:57 - Bright Baby books by Priddy Books
38:12 - Colors, ABC, Numbers by Bright Baby
39:06 - First 100 Words by Bright Baby
39:24 - Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
39:43 - Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Suess
39:50 - That’s Not My… series by Usborne
39:56 - That’s Not My Hat by John Klassen
40:44 - My Backpack by SkipHop
41:16 - Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers
41:49 - Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
42:12 - Lil’ Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
42:12 - Lil’ Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
42:13 - Li'l’ Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
42:16 - Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
42:39 - The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
42:46 - The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton
42:55 - Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton
43:05 - Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
43:16 - Tuck Me In by Dean Hacohen
43:51 - A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
44:10 - Time for Bed by Mem Fox
44:35 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
45:13 - Where Do Diggers Sleep At Night? by Brianna Kaplan Sawyer
45:20 - Where Do Steam Trains Sleep At Night? by Brianna Kaplan Sawyer
45:31 - Dinosaur’s Binkit by Sandra Boynton
45:45 - No Matter What by Debi Gliori
45:49 - I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
46:33 - Goodnight, Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown
46:35 - Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown
47:02 - Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
49:42 - BabyLit Series by Jennifer Adams and Allison Oliver
51:21 - Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
51:53 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
54:49 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts
56:47 - Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee return to their microphones (albeit, one is in a different location than normal) to talk all things reading and great books.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: choosing road trip audiobooks and a new Little Free Library update!
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: there’s no rhyme or reason to our picks this week but almost all of them are wonderful. Which is my favorite thing.
For our deep dive this week, we chat about books we buy and books we borrow and books we keep. How do we decide which books deserve a place on the physical TBR shelf (rather than the library hold list)? How do we decide which ones to let go of (and where to put them) when we’ve read them?
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks are a great beach read option and a lovely autobiography.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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7:02 - A River In Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa
10:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
12:41 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
13:12 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
17:20 - Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu
21:48 - Mainline Candle Company
22:09 - Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah
24:33 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
25:19 - Tilly and The Book Wanderers (Pages & Co., #1) by Anna James
26:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
31:56 - Louise Penny series
31:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
32:02 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
38:24 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days for free
38:41 - Thriftbooks website - 15% off your first order
40:30 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
41:49 - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
42:24 - Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay
42:26 - The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay
42:27 - The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
43:11 - Episode 2 of Currently Reading
43:32 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for some more great book chat this week!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: Meredith’s Little Free Library update and Kaytee’s piano lesson reading.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: there’s a lot of interesting non-fiction in this week’s selections, as well as a number of titles that friends and family had pressed into our hands a few episodes ago!
For our deep dive this week, we are focusing on book ratings. What does 1-star mean to you and what does 5-star mean to you? We also take an unexpected detour into the bookstagram world and the way that “bookstagrammers” follow-up on their book posts.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a title that has Amazon all confused and one that serves as a companion to a previous book press.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:09 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry
1:46 - Episode 19 with Meredith’s brother Scott
6:33 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
9:33 - Episode 29 with Anna Hithersay
9:35 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
13:11 - The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
16:20 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
17:28 - Currently Reading Challenge for 2019!
17:57 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
20:14 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
21:00 - Big Nate: In A Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce
23:27 - A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh
32:51 - The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
34:28 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
34:31 - He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
43:10 - North and South by John Jakes
43:15 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
47:46 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
48:18 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
We’re back to regularly scheduled programming around here and happy to welcome so many new listeners!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a TV-show experience that only happened because of bookish friendships, and a win in the “raising readers” world, one of our favorite places to report about!
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: brand new titles, buzzed about books and ones we think need more play in the book world.
For our deep dive this week, we are focusing on Brick books for the Currently Reading challenge. We qualify these as books over 700 (or maybe 650) pages, and we’ve got a lot of them for you to choose from.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include two more giant tomes: an unforgettable, series that defies genre categorization, and a non-fiction biography.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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7:26 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
9:40 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
10:44 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
10:48 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark
11:01 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
12:57 - He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly
17:48 - Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown
18:00 - Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
20:15 - Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown
20:17 - Goodnight, Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown
20:55 - Inheritance by Dani Shapiro
24:15 - Interview with Dani Shapiro on the Happier Podcast
24:54 - The Current by Tim Johnston
29:27 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscription
32:10 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
32:39 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
32:55 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
33:02 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
33:33 - The Physician by Noah Gordon
34:48 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
35:04 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
35:46 - Shogun by James Clavell
35:56 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
36:32 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
35:38 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
37:02 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
37:45 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
38:00 - I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
38:39 - The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
38:58 - What Should I Read Next episode about big books
39:09 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
39:38 - The Passage (trilogy) by Justin Cronin
40:33 - It by Stephen King
40:35 - The Stand by Stephen King
40:35 - The Shining by Stephen King
40:36 - Needful Things by Stephen King
40:59 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
43:18 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
44:27 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
45:26 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Today’s minisode give you the opportunity to “meet” Claire Handscombe, the author of newly-released “Unscripted”. It’s a perfect read for your beach vacation!
In this “minisode”, Claire and I discuss what fangirling to the max truly is, we talk a bit about the publishing industry, cast her book, and talk about what the process is like for an author to get published for the first time.
And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!
Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.
Unscripted by Claire Handscombe
Love, Factually (UK) or Love Understood (US) by Laura Mucha
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Come To The Edge by Christina Haag
The Editor by Steven Rowley
Claire’s website (with links to all her social media!)
Meredith and Kaytee are joined by a special guest co-host this week, Mindy Brouse, a Currently Reading listener and super-fan of the show. This one was fun, you guys!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a funny bookish conversation, a sweet picture book that made me feel ~seen~, and a spoiler-ific discussion of a previous book.
Next, we discuss our current reads. Since there are three of us, we kept it to two titles each, but there’s no shortage of great stories and big opinions.
For our deep dive, we’re talking to Mindy about reading aloud to kids of multiple ages, since she has been homeschooling for 20 years and has 7 kids with a large span. Our listeners asked for something exactly like this, and Mindy delivers! We also get to hear from her about something we’ve heard from a lot of you: how Currently Reading changed her reading life. It’s a sweet conversation.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a favorite read-aloud title, a YA sci-fi (Y-fi?) series, and a fairy tale retelling that has been a favorite for DECADES.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:49 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
3:53 - Calico Bush by Rachel Field
3:57 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
4:02 - On The Edge of the Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
5:31 - Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro
6:43 - Lil’ Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
6:59 - Lil’ Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
7:06 -Lil’ Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
7:48 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
9:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson
13:07 - The Editor by Steven Rowley
13:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
18:09 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper
18:39 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
19:38 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
21:39 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
23:40 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
26:49 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
26:54 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
30:30 - Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin
33:27 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
33:28 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
33:43 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
44:15 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
46:57 - Honey for A Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
51:36 - The Firm by John Grisham
55:44 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok
57:22 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
1:00:11 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
Deep dive. Here’s the photo and corresponding list of books that Mindy’s family has chosen as their very favorites over the past two decades.
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman
The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong
The Broken Blade by William Durbin
The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg
Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
The Eagle of the Ninth by Sutcliff
On The Edge of the Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are joined by a special guest co-host this week, Laura Tremaine. Laura is well-known across social media, and we think you’ll love hearing from her.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a great book club chat, a new reading experience, and an unexpected bookish connection with a group of kids.
Next, we discuss our current reads. Since there are three of us, we kept it to two titles each, but they are two great book s from each host that are sure to have big opinions from the interwebs.
For our deep dive, we’re talking to Laura about her “social media journey” and her vision behind her newest podcast, 10 Things to Tell You.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a non-fiction book about eating, a historical fiction family saga, and a thriller that will chill you.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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5:52 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
8:03 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
8:20 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
8:49 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
15:17 - Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly
17:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
18:00 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
21:01 - This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Philipps
21:15 - Rob Lowe’s books
21:21 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
27:28 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
28:35 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
31:31 - Juliet’s School of Possibilities by Laura Vanderkam
34:00 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam
34:08 -Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam
35:40 - The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann
42:17 - Bias Series on the Smartest Person in the Room podcast
51:48 - Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Trebole
56:22 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
59:02 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Laura’s Website and Laura’s Instagram
10 Things To Tell You podcast and Instagram
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with a whole cartload of book recommendations!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: bear with us this week as we gush at each other about getting to meet in person for the first time.
Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some reads that surprised us this week, and we hope they surprise you, too, in all the best ways.
Our deep dive this week centers on the Currently Reading Challenge for 2019 and we are discussing the books that our friends and family members have pressed into our hands.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A children’s classic and a funny romantic comedy.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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4:38 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
8:30 - The Child by Fiona Barton
8:38 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
9:15 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Burton
12:33 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
12:40 - Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
14:02 - 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich
17:58 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
18:02 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
22:04 - Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillin Smith
26:52 - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
26:57 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
30:01 - Currently Reading Challenge 2019!
31:33 - The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
31:42 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
31:55 - The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
32:14 - Dreamland by Sam Quinones
32:23 - Dopesick by Beth Macy
33:18 - The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
33:30 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
33:54 - Soul of America by Jon Meacham
34:06 - Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich
34:18 - 100 Diagrams That Changed the World by Scott Christiansen
34:33 - Testable Asic Devices by Wayne Needham
34:56 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
35:04 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
35:08 - The White Book by Han Kang
35:24 - For Every Solution, A Problem by Kristin Gier
36:05 - A Gift From the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindburgh
36:19 - West With The Night by Beryl Markham
37:20 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
37:33 - Yes, Please by Amy Poelher
37:34 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
41:09 - The Ordinary Princess by MM Kay
44:49 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty McDonald
47:55 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
49:22 - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
49:28 - The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
49:50 - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion
52:45 - 10 Things To Tell You Episode 1: When Do You Read?
Kaytee is recording with a special guest co-host this week, Anna Hithersay of The Post Party podcast. Anna is a homeschool mom and was a librarian in a former life, so I think you’ll love our deep dive into choosing great books for your kids (and yourself) at the library.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the us: a bookish tattoo and a raising readers moment.
Next, we discuss our current reads. This week has some thriller, some fairy tale, some romance, some middle grade. Basically, we took quite a few left turns.
Our deep dive this week is a conversation with Anna about choosing quality books from the library when the selection is so overwhelming. We also talk about “twaddle” and authors that are sure bets.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A sweeping story of the South and a tiny classic that’s sweet and lovely.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:03 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
3:25 - My new Bookish Tattoo!
4:43 - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne
4:50 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
8:37 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
8:44 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
11:15 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
12:10 - A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson
12:29 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
15:31 - The Winter Sister by Megan Collins
15:38 - Book Of the Month
18:56 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
20:55 - OnRamp Podcast
25:04 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry
25:12 - Morgan Tallman episode 22
28:26 - Alice by Christina Henry
28:29 - Red Queen by Christina Henry
28:56 - Peter Pan by JM Barrie
31:57 - Barbara Cooney books
35:38 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne
37:30 - Eric Carle books
37:36 - Sandra Boynton books
38:22 - Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
38:51 - Richard Scarry books
39:48 - First Thousand Words in English by Heather Amery
39:49 - First Thousand Words in Spanish by Heather Amery
40:08 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne
40:28 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes
41:48 - In The Town All Year ‘Round by Rotraut Susanne Berner
43:21 - The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
43:24 - Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
43:32 - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
43:34 - Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
44:37 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
45:49 - Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
47:01 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley
48:00 - Parnassus Books
48:31 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Find Anna here: The Post Party podcast
The Post Party on Instagram and Facebook
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
It’s #middlegradeMarch and so, of course, Meredith is excited to be talking to Ben Guterson, the author of the Winterhouse Trilogy of middle-grade novels. These are some of our favorite books of the year.
In this bonus mini episode, or “minisode”, Ben talks about his inspiration for the novels, what’s coming up in the third book, as well as a bit about his own life as a reader.
And, he gives us a book he wants to “press” into every reader’s hands, too.
Here are the books we mention in this episode:
Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson
The House with the Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson (no link yet! Coming in December!)
Meredith and Kaytee are so excited to finally bring you this very special episode, which we, and our kiddos, have been looking forward to for a long time!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the hosts: preparing with our sons for the special deep dive in this week’s episode (yep, that’s one bookish moment for the two of us!).
Next, we discuss our current reads. Since we wanted to leave time for the kids, we give you only two (and a half) titles each this week, and they are all over the map.
Our deep dive this week is a super special interview with Jackson Schwartz, 7, and Micah Cobb, 8. These two boys have big opinions about the books they have read and loved. And the way they relate to each other is downright adorable. Anyone else think this needs to be a regular feature? We are totally smitten.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. There are four (or more) titles in this week’s pressed books segment, so get those Amazon clickers ready!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:41 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
3:52 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
6:57 - Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Latidan
7:11 - The Honest Toddler
7:20 - Toddlers Are A**holes by Bunmi Latidan
10:36 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
10:44 - The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
11:49 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
13:03 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
13:50 - The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
14:10 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones
14:28 - A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
17:52 - The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks
19:46 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
21:02 - Inspector Flytrap: The Da Vinci Cold by Tom Angleberger
22:08 - The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
22:34 - Dogman by Dav Pilkey
22:47 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
24:23 - Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
24:36 - Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
26:26 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
28:59 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
30:44 - Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott
31:50 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
31:59 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
33:28 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
36:10 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
37:48 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
38:17 - On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to get back into our discussion this week that we have a hard time keeping our bookish opinions to ourselves.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the hosts: meeting a book resolution and a happy abundance of book mail.
Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some very seriously large opinions about our books this week. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like for Meredith to get spicy, you’re in luck!
This episode was recorded on Valentine’s Day, so… since we had love on the brain, we took a left turn and went with a deep dive on things we “hate” about books!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) - but this week is a couple of great series - that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: these books have been mentioned over and over again on the podcast, but due to some heinous oversight, we haven’t ever pressed them into your hands!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:33 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
3:24 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
5:32 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
5:33 - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
6:48 - Still Life by Louise Penny
10:05 - Currently Reading Challenge
10:18 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
13:35 - I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
14:05 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
18:36 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
21:59 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
22:02 - Circe by Madeline Miller
22:08 - He Read She Read episode 20
25:53 - Iliad by Homer
26:23 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
26:29 - Episode 24 with Mary Heim
28:59 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
43:28 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett
50:36 - Harry Potter series
50:56 - Louise Penny series
52:02 - The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
This is a departure from our regular day and format! We wanted to get this interview into your ears as soon as possible, so welcome to our first minisode!
Today, I’m chatting with debut novelist, Anissa Gray, who just released The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls this week on February 19th.
Anissa has been a news journalist for 20 years now, and this is her first foray into fiction. Our conversation centers on that transition, the pressures put onto authors of color, and the ways that reading makes you a better person. You won’t want to miss it!
At the end, Anissa presses a book into your hands, because… it’s what we do. Hope you enjoy!
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The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
Written on a Body by Jeannette Winterson
Anissa’s website
Anissa on Instagram @anissagrayauthor
Anissa on Facebook
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to get back into our discussion this week that we have a hard time keeping our bookish opinions to ourselves.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the hosts: getting sucked in by a book to the detriment of…. the rest of your life, and fun book mail deliveries.
Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some very seriously large opinions about our books this week. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like for Meredith to get spicy, you’re in luck!
Our deep dive this week centers on the Currently Reading Challenge! If you’ve been wondering about some of our favorite classics for that second category on your challenge sheet, you are in luck! We’ve got 20 titles for you for this category alone!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: two more classics are on our lists this week. They’re both lovely and SO vital to the reading cannon.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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4:18 - Episode 7 with Jessica Turner
4:32 - When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner (one day left for that awesome pre-order bonus!) Get that here: http://matthewpaulturner.com/books/when-i-pray-for-you/
6:18 - The Au Pair by Emma Rous
6:30 - The Book Drop subscription
10:08 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
10:10 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
10:11 - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
10:41 - The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
10:47 - The Witch Elm by Tana French
11:25 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper
11:46 - The Dry by Jane Harper
11:47 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper
13:53 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
16:05 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett
16:17 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett
21:51 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin Manuel Miranda
21:58 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
24:54 - PBS Hamilton Documentary
25:48 - Class Mom by Lori Gelman
26:04 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
28:24 - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
29:42 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
32:37 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Podcast
33:48 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
35:50 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
37:05 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
38:53 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
39:34 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
41:05 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
42:43 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
42:45 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
43:18 - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
43:46 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44:21 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
44:57 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
45:46 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
45:55 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
46:04 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
46:15 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
46:16 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
46:35 - 1984 by George Orwell
46:46 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
46:56 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
47:32 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
47:57 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
50:31 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
51:16 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
51:46 - Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
52:46 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
52:48 - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Steve Hockensmith
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee have to try to keep themselves under control this week as we have a bit of a longer deep dive segment. It’s hard, listeners, to reign in the book talk, especially after a week away!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the hosts: ditching a time-suck that was preventing reading, and a new bookish website.
Next, we discuss our current reads. Since we had to limit ourselves, these four titles are all AMAZING. We dare you to not get excited about at least half of them, no matter what your wheelhouse is!
Our deep dive this week includes and extra special interview with the ladies from Pantsuit Politics, Beth and Sarah. Whether you’re already a fan, or these are new voices in your ears, you’re guaranteed to learn something. I (Kaytee) did, and have been a raving fangirl for more than two years. It’s unbelievable to me that I even got to talk to them!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a non-fiction pick from Sarah if you want to broaden your political reading, a poetic choice from Beth for sanity in turbulent times, and one from each of your regular hosts (a sweet picture book and a creepy true crime novel). That’s a lot of pressed books!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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4:00 -myTBR.co - Tailored Book Recommendations from Book Riot
7:10 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
10:24 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
10:46 - The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
13:54 - Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce
17:48 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
18:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
20:08 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
20:12 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
22:40 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland
45:59 - The Righteous Mind: Why People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt
47:05 - Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott
48:30 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
49:00 - Pantsuit Politics Podcast and Website
Pantsuit Politics on Twitter
Pantsuit Politics on Instagram
50:28 - Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon
52:31 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule (set in Washington state)
53:07 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
While Kaytee vacations this week, Meredith holds down the podcast fort with a special guest co-host. Mary Heim is an online bookish friend of both of us (and I can freely admit that I am SO jealous she got to record with Mary and I didn’t).
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the hosts: a sweet pregnancy reading moment, and bonding over husbands who read.
Next, the ladies discuss what they are currently reading, and this week includes a thousand books that you’ll want to reach for ASAP. I had a hard time restraining myself.
In Mary’s deep dive, we get to learn about her reading life. Childhood reads to the way her adult reading life developed. It’s a walk down memory lane for your childhood reading memories. I can almost guarantee you’ll love it.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands:
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:53 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
2:49 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
5:01 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
6:55 - Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
7:51 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
10:08 - Side Hustle by Chris Gillebeau
10:20 - The $100 Start Up by Chris Gillebeau
12:26 - Side Hustle School podcast
12:54 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
17:14 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
17:16 - Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia
18:58 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
19:45 - A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope
23:16 - A Village Affair by Joanne Trollope
23:33 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
24:16 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
24:21 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
28:58 - The Family Gene by Joselin Linder
34:34 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
36:23 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
36:26 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
36:31 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes
36:34 - American Girl Samantha Books by Maxine Rose Schur
36:38 - The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne
37:11 - Babysitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin
37:34 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
37:37 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
38:09 - Sweet Dreams Romance books by Jocelyn Saal
38:58 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
45:03 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
48:49 - Boy’s Life by Robert McKammon
50:51 - The Body by Stephen King
51:59 - It by Stephen King
52:01 - Needful Things by Stephen King
53:05 - Mary’s Goodreads
53:10 - @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back together this week and they are chatting books and Penelopes!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a Harry Potter deep dive conversation and Little Free Library progress.
Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes quite a few thrillers, a book that makes Kaytee blush, and a new title from a favorite author.
This week for our deep dive, we introduce a new section of the website for your first reading challenge category (A Book That Currently Reading Pressed Into Your Hands) and then have a conversation about a term we’ve mentioned in passing but never explained: Penelope. Who is this Penelope, and why do we care about her notebooks?
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a book that MUST be consumed on audio and a happiness-boosting favorite.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:24 - The Ultimate Harry Potter sorting test
5:59 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski
9:25 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reyborn
11:46 - Thomas and Charlotte Pitt novels by Anne Perry (First is The Cater Street Hangman)
12:35 - Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham
13:09 - A Ladder To The Sky by John Boyne
13:12 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
16:58 - The Child by Fiona Barton
19:25 - The Widow by Fiona Barton
19:50 - How to Be A Happier Parent by KJ Dell’antonia
20:10 - Sorta Awesome episode 163: Ten Mantras for Happier Parents with KJ Dell’antonia
21:35 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
23:49 - My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
27:23 - New website of all the books we’ve pressed into your hands!
29:12 - Sorta Awesome episode 85: Awesomely and Unapologetically Organized with Meredith Schwartz of Penelope Loves Lists
38:50 - Episode 7 with Jessica Turner
41:10 - Penelope Blue: River Blue from Benjamin Moore
42:12 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
44:23 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
44:30 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith is on a leadership retreat this week, so Kaytee is joined by her friend Morgan Tallman to chat books this week.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: busting out of a reading slump (and some tips), and a bookish resolution from a young family member.
Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes some fantasy, a funny thriller (is that a thing?), and a few non-fiction picks.
This week’s deep dive is a conversation with Morgan about re-reading. Since Meredith and Kaytee rarely re-read, we are chatting with someone who really loves to re-read books about what she gets from those re-reads. Morgan talks about the books she loves re-reading as well as the frequency of her re-reads.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a book to add depth to your Harry Potter love, and a sweeping historical novel with trigger warnings.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:04 - Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate
3:09 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
3:49 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
3:58 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
6:48 - My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
9:13 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
10:12 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman
10:13 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
10:29 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
10:31 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
11:24 - The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist
13:44 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
15:02 - By the Book Podcast
16:32 - Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
17:33 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
20:43 - Harry Potter Series
22:26 - Morgan counted up last year’s re-reads for me and found that she had had 55 re-reads of the 232 books she read in 2018 (including 3 re-reads of the Harry Potter series).
23:38 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
23:44 - Books by Brene Brown
23:51 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
24:26 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
24:32 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series
28:43 - Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim
34:48 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
34:59 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee return to your feed this week to chat about what we’ve been reading and what we plan to read in the coming year.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a reading project for you, our listeners, and New Year’s gift from the library.
Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes some new titles, some old ones, and one that (I’m sorry) will release at the end of the summer. Doesn’t matter, you still want to hear about it.
This week’s deep dive is a survey of our reading goals for the year. Some are very specific, some are more general, but both of us are excited about the Currently Reading Challenge!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a brand new illustrated volume, and a short story fairy tale collection.
As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:00 - The Currently Reading 2019 Challenge!
6:28 - Book of the Month
6:32 - One Day in December by Josie Silver
9:44 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
12:55 - Things You Save in A Fire by Katherine Center
13:05 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
15:40 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
19:15 - The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LaBaron
19:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
19:46 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
19:47 - Educated by Tara Westover
22:12 - The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
24:28 - The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
24:30 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
28:43 - Shogun by James Clavell
30:48 - Books by Isabel Allende
30:56 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
31:38 - The Great American Read
33:18 - The Currently Reading 2019 Challenge! (Again… we’re very excited)
37:31 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount
41:00 - The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
43:28 - Grimm’s Fairy Tales by The Brother’s Grimm (what a pretty collection!)
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
You’ve been asking for it, and now it’s here: our best books of 2018 list! We are the type of people who cannot pick our books until ALL the books have been finished for the year, so this is the soonest we could record!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a Christmas gift that is perfect for an avid reader and the reason you all feel like your TBR lists explode whenever we release a new episode.
Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week has an incredible variety of titles that we discuss.
This week’s deep dive is a recap of our top ten books of the year for each of us. We picked the cream of the crop to share with you, readers.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a gripping mystery and a two-book series that are so unexpectedly wonderful.
As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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5:08 - Little Free Library!
9:33 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
9:45 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis
12:25 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu
13:00 – Becoming by Michelle Obama
16:19 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien
16:34 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
16:36 - Room by Emma Donoghue
18:56 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
19:33 - Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel
19:41 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
21:51 - Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel
22:59 - Sadie by Courtney Summers
25:13 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
29:10 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
30:39 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
32:32 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
33:15 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
34:28 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie
35:03 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast
35:29 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones
36:39 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
37:41 - Educated by Tara Westover
40:42 - Circe by Madeline Miller
42:32 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
43:37 - Calypso by David Sedaris
45:03 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
45:41 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
46:44 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
47:58 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
49:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
49:56 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
52:41 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
54:52 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
54:58 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
55:51 - Us Against You by Frederik Backman
55:55 - Beartown by Frederik Backman
56:01 - A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
58:44 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman
58:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Frederik Backman
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith is holding down the fort this week while Kaytee travels, so her brother, Scott Monday is serving as our special guest host!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a Christmas classic that brought the family together and an amazing 2018 reading realization.
Next, Meredith and Scott tackle what they are currently reading, and this week will make our non-fiction lovers’ hearts just sing as it’s chock-full of great non-fiction titles.
This week’s deep dive is about Scott’s reading life and his weird foibles and quirks. I have a feeling you all are going to have serious WORDS about this! We can’t wait for you to chime in.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a data-nerd’s dream book and a book that belongs on every family’s shelves.
As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:14 – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
6:37 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis
7:28 – Bay Books in Coronado, CA
8:58 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown
9:53 – The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck
10:40 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu
11:19 – Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
11:35 – Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson
11:37 – In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson
16:25 – The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
17:18 – Harry Potter by JK Rowling
17:29 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
17:34 – Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
19:02 – It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
19:06 – Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
22:00 – Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
22:25 – Dopesick by Beth Macy
22:57 – Becoming by Michelle Obama
26:32 – What Happened by Hillary Clinton
30:22 – The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
30:35 – The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley
30:36 – Son of the Black Stallion by Walter Farley
30:38 – Fire Stallion by Walter Farley? I think he meant Black Stallion and Satan :-)
30:43 – Island Stallion by Walter Farley
31:14 – The Edge by Dick Francis
31:34 – Longshot by Dick Francis
32:24 – Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
41:05 – Ulysses by James Joyce
42:26 – Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
45:15 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie
45:30 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are deep in the holiday season and we’re ready to talk about all the books!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookish moment of connection with a new friend and a book ornament for the tree.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, with plenty of kid lit in this week’s selections as well as some cozy reads and some creepy ones.
This week’s deep dive is about winter reads and the titles we like to cozy up with during the holidays.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a new (old) mystery series to sink your teeth into, and a travel memoir.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:35 - Cowboy Pug by Laura James
2:31 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
5:38 - my pretty bookstack ornament (no longer available for me to link to on the Anthropologie site!)
7:17 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
7:49 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
10:28 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
11:35 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
12:26 - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib
16:07 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett
16:17 - Reading Bug subscription box
17:51 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett
20:02 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
20:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
20:24 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
20:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
22:32 - Toll by Neal Shusterman (not even on Amazon yet, so no link!)
24:26 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
24:36 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
27:27 - Shogun by James Clavell
28:02 - Pax by Sara Pennypacker
31:58 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
32:47 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson
33:59 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
34:18 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
34:26 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
34:48 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
35:18 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
35:24 - Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein
35:31 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
35:33 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
36:05 - The Shining by Stephen King
36:25 - It by Stephen King
36:26 - The Stand by Stephen King
36:38 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Auden
36:41 - The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Auden
37:10 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
37:40 - Agatha Christie
37:41 - PD James
37:42 - Minette Walters
37:52 - Aunt Dimity Series
38:15 - Anne Perry Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels
38:31 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
38:59 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
40:23 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
40:25 - All the Books podcast
41:46 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
43:09 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
43:22 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series
45:12 - Robert Galbraith series (JK Rowling syndrome)
45:58 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider
47:59 - Simple: A Podcast by Tsh Oxenreider
48:35 - Interview with Tsh on Kaytee’s blog
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week with a broad array of books to tell you about!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a personalized book gift FOR a friend, and a kidlit audiobook addiction.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, some quick reads to hit your year-end goals, and a few books we cannot WAIT to talk to you about!
Our super special deep dive this week centers on an interview with Delia Owens, writer of Where the Crawdads Sing. This book has been chosen as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, as well as (just announced the day after recording) picked up by 20th Century Fox as a feature film production. Delia is so gracious, so well-spoken, and so lovely. We know you’ll love hearing from her.
As always, we ALL finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a nature collection from Delia, a cry-your-heart-out book, and a middle grade classic.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:35 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
4:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
5:32 - Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
6:31 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
7:43 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
7:57 - Shogun by James Clavell
8:51 - Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris
10:51 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
16:06 - The One by John Marrs
19:59 - Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet
20:06 - Stuart Little by E.B. White
20:08 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
22:55 - Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
23:25 - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
24:11 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
27:51 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
30:15 - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams
41:19 - The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
43:45 - Instagram Giveaway! Go win one of two copies of Where The Crawdads Sing!
45:09 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
48:29 - Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
This week we’re talking brand new titles, some oldies but goodies and a few bookish surprises.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a brand new release finally in hand, and a bookish Christmas tradition.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a few brand new releases as well as a bunch of goodness from the back list.
This week we spend some time discussing how our reading habits change during the holidays, both in amount and substance.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a rich-family inheritance drama, and a time-travel-esque (no actual time travel involved) book that surprised me.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:30 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
3:53 - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
4:10 - Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
5:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
5:55 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
9:45 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
9:58 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark
11:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
12:18 - Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco
15:09 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reybourne
15:19 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
15:21 - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
18:10 - Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman
20:42 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
20:49 - Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
22:39 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
23:28 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
25:27 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
26:13 - Jenny Colgan books
27:52 - Shogun by James Clavell
28:39 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
28:43 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (again!)
30:21 - The Heirs by Susan Rieger
30:38 - The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
33:58 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Episode number 15. Does it seem to anyone else like it’s getting crazy real? We are having such fun! Tune in this week to hear Meredith and Kaytee discuss three books each as well as something that we read that surprised us!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a family road trip listen and a perfect reading moment.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a smorgasbord of titles ranging from YA to fantasy to literary fiction to thrillers. We’ve got a bit of everything!
Our mini deep dive this week is about the books that most recently surprised us. And you might be surprised as well by one of these titles!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a sci-fi thriller and a classic children’s series.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:03 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy
3:11 - Episode Nine with Meg Teitz
5:59 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend
6:54 - South of Broad by Pat Conroy
8:52 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
10:50 - The Price of Tides by Pat Conroy
12:08 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
12:22 - He Read She Read Podcast
14:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
15:05 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
16:15 - My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd
16:34 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
20:05 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds
22:21 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
22:53 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman
23:35 - Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman
23:54 - They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
26:43 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
26:49 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
29:16 - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
30:18 - Louise Penny’s new book: Kingdom of the Blind
32:13 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
32:19 - Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne
35:08 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
36:23 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
38:35 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
40:04 - Pines by Blake Crouch
41:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
41:55 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes
42:11 - Boxcar Children Books 1-4 as Box Set
43:25 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a surprise book present, an accessory to make binge-reading the next big thing, and choosing books for a trip.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of the three of us because that still gives you a whole stack to check out.
Our deep-dive this week delves deep into the ins and outs of running a book club. And this episode is for you whether you have a group of friends that meet at a coffee shop each month or you are looking for a group of bookish friends on the internet so you can “book club” in your PJs! We even toss around some ideas for those of us (like Meredith and Kaytee) who are “book-club challenged” in that our inner rebel shows up whenever someone says we have to read a certain title.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we have some classic dude-friendly literature, a lovely little fun romp, and a sweeping American and African family story.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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0:45 - MomAdvice.com
0:58 - The MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook
2:59 - idealbookshelf.com
3:40 - Ideal Bookshelf on Instagram: @idealbookshelf
4:21 -LEVO G2 Tablet Clamp Stand
9:13 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
9:31 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
12:46 - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
12:53 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
13:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
14:14 - Serial Reader App
14:35 - Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
15:39 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
15:49 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
19:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
19:18 - The Selection (Series) by Kiera Cass
19:44 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
21:24 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
21:38 - Wundersmith (Second book in Nevermoor series) by Jessica Townsend
22:34 - Elevation by Stephen King
25:42 - River Of Stars by Vanessa Hua
28:39 - Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
31:29 - Liane Moriarty books (specifically: Nine Perfect Strangers and Truly Madly Guilty)
32:50 - Seven Tips for Hosting a Successful Book Club article on MomAdvice.com
37:07 - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran
39:11 - meetup.com - LOL it still exists!!
40:14 - The Lazy Genius Podcast episode #72: The Lazy Genius Hosts a Book Swap
45:40 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
- and Amy’s interview with Anthony
46:18 - MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook
48:00 - Shogun by James Clavell
50:54 - The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall
52:42 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
55:13 - Amy on Instagram: @momadvice
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds to chat Non-Fiction and some other really wonderful titles!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookish candle and IRL friendships that are reading more.
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of us so we have time to talk about 50 thousand additional books!
Our deep-dive this week centers on some of our favorite non-fiction genres! We throw a whole metric crap-ton of titles at you to get you started in the non-fiction world, if that seems to be a place that you’re lacking. Every one of these titles have been vetted by one or both of us (along with many others that we’ve mentioned in past episodes), and we are all about you picking them up!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we have some beautiful fiction as well as a great and FUN contemporary mystery.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:21 - Friday Reads candle from Main Line Candle Company
5:06 - Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet
6:37 - Stuart Little by E.B. White
6:39 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
6:56 - The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
7:35 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas
8:24 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading
9:23 - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
12:02 - Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales
12:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon
15:12 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell
15:45 - Little Free Library!
17:16 - Hens Dancing by Raphaella Barker
17:47 - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Felding
23:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
23:35 - Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
23:51 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
24:28 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
24:31 - Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes
24:55 - Coming Clean by Seth Haines
25:18 - Educated by Tara Westover
*Other memoirs mentioned in past episodes that I LOVE: As You Wish by Cary Elwes, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, anything by David Sedaris
26:38 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
27:29 - Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean
27:34 - Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald
27:46 - The Pixar Touch by David Price
28:11 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
28:55 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
28:57 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
29:08 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
29:13 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond
29:41 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
30:08 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
30:10 - Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle
31:14 - Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
32:11 - Start With Why by Simon Sinek
32:17 - Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
32:24 - Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz
32:44 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
32:58 - 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman
33:30 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
35:07 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown
35:38 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
35:39 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
34:50 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
35:05 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
35:07 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
35:10 - Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
36:33 - Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner
37:15 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey
37:28 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven Covey
37:45 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner
38:20 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
39:06 - Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillin Smith
*Other productivity books mentioned in past episodes: Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
41:00 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
44:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
45:59 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
46:02 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moraiarty
46:54 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Episode 12 comes to you this week. And we’re here to talk TBR. The specifics of what drives us to choose the next book off the stack!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a group of online readers that saves the day and all about audiobook “stories.”
Next, we tackle what we are currently reading: some Capital W-Weird picks, some non-fiction, some YA. We’ve got a little taste of everything.
We take a mini-deep dive this week into the topic of TBR lists. How do readers in general choose what is To Be Read next? How do we, specifically, choose what to slot into that coveted position?
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we have a perfect Christmas gift idea (and some wonderful accompaniments) as well as a beloved curmudgeon book for almost every reader on your list.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:17 - Audiobook stories on Instagram: click on the Audiobooks Q&A highlight!
6:05 - The Book of Boy by Katherine Gilbert Murdock
8:52 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
9:50 - Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brian Sanderson
14:03 - Episode 9 with Meg Teitz
14:32 - Our favorite free Enneagram test: https://exploreyourtype.com/details
15:08 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stablile
15:25 - Typeology podcast
15:35 - The Sacred Enneagram by Christopher Heuertz
17:20 - From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon
17:25 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
20:32 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell
20:47 - The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
20:50 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
23:15 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
29:37 - Vox by Christina Dalcher
32:46 - I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
34:24 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
36:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
39:06 - A beautiful mug to pair it with
39:10 - The coziest of cozy wraps from Athleta
40:47 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
42:50 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
42:52 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg
42:57 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick
44:09 - A Man Called Ove movie
45:09 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for Episode 11, in which we take a fun little trip down our “book-memory lanes”.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: A sweet book gift from a friend, and a childhood milestone finally broached.
Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three (or more) books from each of us, lots of mysterious picks this week, and one title that we just can’t stop talking about.
Next, we take that memory trip and talk about the books that formed us as readers. The memories we have of our childhood reading, the ones that shaped us as teens, and how they turned us into the readers we are today. So many backlist gems in this list!
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a YA pick that’s being made into a Netflix movie and a non-fiction classic that is perfect for everyone on your Christmas list.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:37 - I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
3:50 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
4:17 - Harry Potter Illustrated Editions by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay
7:52 - Louise Penny’s Three Pines Series
8:19 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
11:34 - Just the Right Book Subscription
11:45 - Reading Bug Box Subscription
11:50 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville
11:54 - The Book Drop Subscription (Reminder: CURRENTLYREADING will get you 20% off until 12/15)
12:12 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
16:07 - The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
16:16 - @raelasbooks on Instagram
18:22 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
20:20 - House at Riverton by Kate Morton
21:15 - Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman
21:28 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard
22:48 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
23:52 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
25:52 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner
26:06 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
28:12 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
30:19 - The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
34:24 - The Mitten by Jan Brett
34:26 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle
34:47 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
34:48 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
34:58 - Choose Your Own Adventure books by R.A. Montgomery
36:13 - R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps Series
36:15 - Intensity by Dean Koontz
36:29 - Stephen King novels
37:04 - 100 Secret Senses by Amy Tan
37:14 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
38:15 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
39:15 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene
39:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
UNSOLICITED STRONG OPINION: Amazon is wrong. Read these in Publication Order, please!
40:56 - The Once and Future King by T.H. White
42:21 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
44:25 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
47:58 - Puddin’ by Julie Murphy
48:20 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Bookish besties reunited for Episode number 10, where we take a foray into the scary books you’ll want on your Halloween and Fall TBR!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: Meredith’s slump is O.V.E.R. and Kaytee broke her resolutions in a big way.
Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three books from each of us, some brand new titles, a big series for #pennypusher fans, and some mysterious picks.
Our next segment will make you thankful for these show notes! We throw a LOT of titles at you that will perfectly fit into your fall mood-reading lists. Don’t worry, they are all written down for you below. Because we love you.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a classic Greek myth re-imagined, as well as non-fiction pick for every boy mom reader.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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3:20 - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
4:11 - Literate Lizard bookstore in Sedona, AZ
5:10 - thriftbooks.com - 15% off your first order if you use this link!
6:58 - In Her Bones by Kate Moretti
7:13 - Book Drop Subscription - use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% off a subscription of any length! Good through 12/15
8:25 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
9:05 - What Should I Read Next podcast on iTunes, Episode 150 is the one referenced in this episode of our show
11:51 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
14:09 - My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
14:29 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
14:39 - You’ve Got Mail
15:58 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
17:49 - Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache Series
18:05 - Inspector Wexford Series by Ruth Rundell
18:14 - Dorothy Simpson’s Inspector Thanet Series
19:02 - From Doon with Death by Ruth Rundell
22:38 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2nd Book: A Conspiracy in Belgravia)
22:44 - Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
25:10 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
25:55 - Hoopla! Kaytee’s beloved library service!
26:23 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
26:26 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
26:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
27:24 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
27:31 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville
31:11 - Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim
31:19 - @wellreadblackgirl on Instagram
34:11 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
34:25 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
34:54 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman (but now I really want the Graphic Novel version!)
35:15 - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
35:17 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
35:36 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
36:12 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
36:25 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
37:08 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
37:15 - Kate Morton books
37:35 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
39:09 - Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley
41:10 - Aunt Dimity Series by Nancy Atherton
42:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
42:42 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
42:43 - Pines (1st in series) by Blake Crouch, then Wayward, then The Last Town
43:08 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters
44:08 - Circe by Madeline Miller
47:25 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith has a special guest go-host join her this week while Kaytee travels, Meg Tietz of the Sorta Awesome podcast!
When Meredith introduces Meg, you’ll get to hear a bit of our backstory about how we (Meredith and Kaytee) became friends THROUGH Meg’s podcast, and how we pay tribute to her in every show!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: meeting a favorite author and new earbuds for audiobooks.
Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as Meg and Meredith discuss two recent books each and then jump into a deep dive!
Meg is a personality framework junkie, so she and Meredith take a foray into personality types and reading. Such an interesting discussion! Do you know your Enneagram type? Do you feel like it affects your reading life?
Meg and Meredith finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks include a National Book Award winner and an older title that will make you think for YEARS.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:15 - Sorta Awesome Podcast: Website, iTunes
2:36 - Sorta Awesome episode about anxiety and face shaving
4:17 - Meredith’s guest episode on Sorta Awesome about Penelopes
4:45 - Rainbow Rowell
5:29 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
8:32 - Apple airpods
9:14 - Kaytee’s (similar but way less expensive) earbuds
11:41 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
14:36 - In Her Bones by Kate Meretti
16:05 - Book Drop Subscription - So excited to offer our listeners a GREAT coupon code for this service! Use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% a new subscription of any length. This code is good through 12/15, so it would make a great holiday gift idea!
17:25 - The Popcast on iTunes
17:39 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy
21:23 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
32:50 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield
35:41 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield
35:49 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
37:09 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
37:41 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesamyn Ward
38:05 - Salvage the Bones by Jesamyn Ward
42:51 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
44:31 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
How to find Meg:
@sortaawesomemeg on Instagram
@sortaawesomeshow on Instagram
sortaawesomeshow.com
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week. Reunited!! We’ve got a bit of a longer episode for you full of readerly chat.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a neighborly book relationship and bookish travels.
Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as we discuss three recent books each and go down little rabbit trails of additional titles.
Our deep dive this week is about reading slumps: why they suck so bad and some tips for avoiding them or overcoming them!
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. Some hilarious short stories and a classic mystery. This week also includes a bonus pick by Meredith’s nephew Collin for the younger readers in your life.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman
17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult
21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
28:42 - The Vanderbeeker’s of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris
40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris
43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz
43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz
46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith is on vacation, so Kaytee has a special guest co-host join her for this week’s episode. She is so excited to share her conversation with Jessica Turner!
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: one that only a family of two authors will ever experience and a new discovery at the library that made for a quiet weekend at home.
We dive in to discussing 2 books each. One of which we both cannot stop talking about.
Next, we get to discuss Jessica’s new book, Stretched Too Thin, as well as her previous work, The Fringe Hours. Both are books you need on your shelves! Who wants to win a copy of STT? I’ll be giving away a copy on Instagram this week, so pop on over there to enter!
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. Jessica does a great job pushing BOTH of our books into your hands this week, as I promise you’ll want to pick up each of them for totally different reasons. They also kind of follow a theme (unintentionally, as usual!).
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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0:42 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
1:51 - When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner
1:52 - When God Made Light by Matthew Paul Turner
1:55 - When I Pray For You by Matthew Paul Turner
3:28 - Playaways at the library
4:09 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
4:11 - The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd
6:22 - Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown
8:44 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
8:46 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
8:53 - Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
9:00 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
9:18 - Sliding Doors (movie)
10:04 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
10:48 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
11:12 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
11:38 - Lies by TM Logan
13:49 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
15:15 - March: Book One by John Lewis
15:27 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds
15:51 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
18:18 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner
19:57 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
31:51 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (yep, again)
35:18 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones
35:32 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
36:11 - Documentary 13th by Ana DuVernay on Netflix
38:14 - Jessica’s bookstagram account: booksnobbery
38:20 - TheMomCreative.com
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith return this week to chat about books with you! How do you feel about the backlist? We’re going there.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: using books as a coping strategy and books that you’ve been meaning to read for more than decade…
We dive in to discussing 3 books each. These mostly take a trip down backlist lane, because only one is brand new and the rest are back in the catalog.
Next we get into every listener’s most-asked question: a brief overview of how in the /world/ Kaytee reads SO much while homeschooling all those children.
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a book that will make your life better and a series that you have to push through the first book to get to the way better second and third books.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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8:35 - Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson
9:32 - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
12:01 - Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff
13:00 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
13:14 - Setting Free the Kites by Alex George
13:18 - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
16:47 - The Uninvited Guests by Said Jones
19:51 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
20:25 - Middlemarch by George Eliot
20:46 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
23:08 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
24:05 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
27:34 - All Things Good and Wonderful, nope, just kidding, it’s All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
29:22 - Florida by Lauren Groff
29:36 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
30:42 - What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell
36:52 - Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin
36:55 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
37:00 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
39:33 - Do Audiobooks Count?? For further reading: To Your Brain, Listening to a Book is Pretty Much the Same As Reading It
41:32 - Kindle Paperwhite love
44:47 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
45:36 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
48:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
49:04 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
49:08 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that required us to put up our dukes to fight with technology in more ways than one. Give us grace on the audio foibles this week, and blame Skype, m’kay?
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: happy podcast vibes and bookish t-shirts.
We dive in to discussing 3 books each. Two we really enjoyed and one… not so much. Watch out for those strong opinions in this segment this week!
Then we spend a little time talking about Anne Bogel’s new book, I’d Rather Be Reading, and the pieces that resonated with both of us!
You’ll also hear our first non-sponsor sponsor segment. Obviously we’re a bit unclear what “sponsorship” means at this point!
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands, and this week’s picks will either tear out your heart or scare the pee-waddle out of you (Meredith’s phrasing. LOL).
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:38 - Meredith’s Book Nerd t-shirt
from outofprint.com, purveyors of so many fun, bookish tees
4:15 - Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart
4:42 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
7:47 - Mom Advice Book Club on Facebook
8:19 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
9:35 - Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
11:30 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Sequel to The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
12:13 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
13:53 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
16:01 - The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield
18:56 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon
19:01 - Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell
19:06 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt
21:05 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple
23:17 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
23:55 - I’d Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel
27:59 - The Bookshelf, Thomasville, Georgia
28:43 - Shelf Subscription
29:35 - From the Front Porch podcast
29:54 - @bookshelftville bookstagram account
31:29 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
33:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that ended up having heavier subject matter than we'd expected.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us (and a surprise vocal appearance by Meredith's Boston Terrier, Cooper - oops!) and we'll go over a few of the books we’ve finished reading lately. Then we’ll chat about what’s next up on the TBR pile.
This episode includes an accidental foray into non-fiction books, because we have a lot of words about them this week!
Next, we both discuss the ways we keep track of our reading: spreadsheets, journals, and apps.
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we’ve convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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4:44 - Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems
Raising Readers bookish moment
7:15 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris
8:05 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
8:07 - The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
8:09 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
12:24 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner
12:58 - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold
15:58 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
17:06 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou
18:11 - DisneyWar by James B. Stewart
20:13 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
21:59 - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
23:09 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
24:31 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
25:22 - Every Note Played by Lisa Genova
25:35 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
25:43 - Love Anthony by Lisa Genova
27:32 - Sophie Kinsella
28:20 - @anovelfamily on Instagram #readwhatyouown
28:33 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
28:57 - The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst
29:11 - Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
29:16 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
29:37 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
30:22 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
41:27 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
44:40 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
44:52 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Welcome to the Currently Reading podcast!
In our inaugural episode, we try out our format for the first time. You get to hear us get over our microphone nerves and get comfortable chatting with each other.
We share a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, a few of the books we’ve finished reading lately, and what’s up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands: something that has ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we’ve convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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2:33 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Illustrated edition
5:20 – Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner
7:22 – Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
9:38 – The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
13:05 – You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
14:28 – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
14:31 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
15:52 – Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton
19:28 – The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
22:53 – The Walking Dead (TV Series)
26:41 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
27:02 – Blindness by José Saramago
27:26 – These is my Words by Nancy Turner
30:33 – The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
30:57 – The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
32:46 – Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
35:30 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
36:52 – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we’ve finished reading lately. Then we’ll chat about what’s next up on the TBR pile.
This episode we truly begin to show our love for middle-grade fiction. We hadn’t planned it this way, but we recommend a plethora of fantastic titles for your kids - or for the lover of kit lit in you.
Next, we both divulge our worst bookish habits, and chat a little bit about how we try to “combat” those habits.
We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to put into every reader’s hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we’ve convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood
2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram
3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
3:30 – Audible subscription
3:53 – Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
8:45 – The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
9:32 – The Late Bloomer’s Club by Louise Miller
10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
12:10 – Jane Austen
13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner
20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
24:13 – Jen Hatmaker
24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
24:57 – A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold
25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator
26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff
28:52 – Serial Reader App
30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl
36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series
36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series
37:06 – Deborah Crombie series
37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson
39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat.
You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we’ve finished reading lately. Meredith's famous (infamous?) book metaphors make their first podcast appearance in this episode. Broccoli, anyone?
Next, we do a mini-deep-dive into some of the best audiobooks to get you started if you're new to the medium, and then we move onto what’s up next on the TBR pile.
We finish up with two books that are real page-turners, perfect for end of summer beach reading.
Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:37 – The Reading Bug Box
4:11 – Rainbow shelf pictures
8:30 – The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
9:20 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
10:49 – Vox by Christina Dalcher
13:46 – The Book of Essie by Megan MacLean Weir
15:25 – Scribd membership
15:40 – Gretchen Rubin!
16:00 – Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
18:49 – Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
20:04 – Look for Me by Lisa Gardner
21:10 – Meredith’s awesome food book metaphor
22:35 – Thirteen Story Treehouse (series) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, read by Stig Wemyss
24:01 – Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos
25:52 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, with a full cast
28:55 – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author
30:50 – As You Wish by Cary Elwes, narrated by the author, and his Princess Bride friends!
32:32 – Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
32:58 – The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
33:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
33:38 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel
34:34 – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
34:42 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
34:52 – Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart
34:56 – The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
35:23 – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber
36:32 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
37:37 – Sphere by Michael Crichton
37:39 – The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
38:38 – 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!
Meredith and Kaytee describe their vision for the perfect book podcast. Coming soon: Currently Reading - a podcast for book lovers.