Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monday, hosts Meredith and Kaytee talk through the books they are currently reading and share spoiler-free book reviews across every genre.
They will help you figure out what to read next, and their signature "Reader Know Thyself" approach goes deeper, helping you understand your own reading taste so your TBR finally works for you.
Light on the chit-chat, heavy on the book talk.
Ad-free, and proudly supporting independent bookstores always. New episodes every Monday.
Named one of the New York Times' "Best Podcasts for Book Lovers."
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Read Alouds, Re-Reading and More w/Sarah Mackenzie from Read Aloud Revival (S9E9)
Season 9 · Episode 9
Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 55:21
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is joined by Sarah Mackenzie, host and founder of Read Aloud Revival. They discuss their current reads, dive deep into Sarah's reading journey, and bring some bookish goodness before they go.
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The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL bring us a new indie bookstore - Solid State Books in Washington, DC
All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special monthly content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special bi-monthly episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
World Play with Kaytee and Holly - sink into this bi-monthly content that discusses sci-fi, fantasy, and everything in between.
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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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith start by bringing their current reads, deep dive into the ways in which they accepted the changes in their reading lives, highlight a bookish friend, and Meredith brings a sleeper hit of a book before they go.
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Poetry Reading for Beginners: The How And The Why (S9E7)
Season 9 · Episode 7
Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 57:20
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee deep dive into how to read poetry, why you should, and give some examples of great poetry to dip into. They also bring their current reads, and some bookish goodness before they go.
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Our Reading Schedules + An Exciting Announcement! (S9E6)
Season 9 · Episode 6
Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:09:18
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are excited to give you a sneak peek into the voice of new patreon content, plus they deep dive on what their weeks look like for their reading lives. As always, a bookish friend is highlighted and Meredith brings a book she DNFs before they go.
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400 Episodes Of Currently Reading: Lessons We've Learned (S9E5)
Season 9 · Episode 5
Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 01:05:22
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith returns to discuss her current reads with Kaytee. They also deep dive into some lessons they've learned over 400 episodes of Currently Reading. Finally, Meredith highlights a bookish friend, while Kaytee brings a specific topic she's curious about.
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42:09 Deep Dive: Things We've Learned From 400 Episodes
New and Upcoming Releases With Kelly Holmes (S9E4)
Season 9 · Episode 4
Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 01:11:43
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee brings in Kelly Holmes for a special episode. They talk all things bookish moments, their current reads, and bring a fun deep dive on new and upcoming releases to add to your TBR. They end with the Before You Go segment, where Kelly brings something she is currently curious about.
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Trust Issues With Our Reading + Book Budgets (S9E3)
Season 9 · Episode 3
Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:13:53
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In this episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna joins Kaytee while Meredith is out playing nurse to husband Johnnie. Roxanna and Kaytee discuss their current reads, a readerly deep dive into the authors that give us trust issues, and talk about something a little bookish before they go.
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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.
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39:08 Deep Dive: Tracking the Books You Only Dip Into
47:47 Before We Go
53:05 Wrap-Up
Reading Over Summer Break: A New Season Begins (S9E1)
Season 9 · Episode 1
Monday, August 3, 2026 • Duration 01:03:05
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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.
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44:21 Deep Dive: What We Did Over Our Summer Break
A Look Back at Season 8 (S8E50)
Season 8 · Episode 50
Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 42:09
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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!
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The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL bring us a new indie bookstore - Solid State Books in Washington, DC
All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special monthly content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special bi-monthly episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
World Play with Kaytee and Holly - sink into this bi-monthly content that discusses sci-fi, fantasy, and everything in between.
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
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL bring us a new indie bookstore - Solid State Books in Washington, DC
All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special monthly content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special bi-monthly episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
World Play with Kaytee and Holly - sink into this bi-monthly content that discusses sci-fi, fantasy, and everything in between.
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
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL bring us a new indie bookstore - Solid State Books in Washington, DC
All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special monthly content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special bi-monthly episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business
World Play with Kaytee and Holly - sink into this bi-monthly content that discusses sci-fi, fantasy, and everything in between.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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