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Season 7, Episode 5: Talking To Fictional Characters + Boss My TBR02 Sep 202400:48:18

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

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

: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

*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

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. 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!

Season 7, Episode 4: Reading Routines + The Journey Of Currently Reading26 Aug 202401:01:21

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

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

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

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. 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!

Season 6, Episode 47: Morning Reads + Boss Our Summer TBRs!01 Jul 202400:53:45

*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)

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:

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. 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!

Season 5, Episode 22: Our Top Ten Books of 202202 Jan 202301:21:57

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

Season 5, Episode 21: A Look Back - Our Favorite Books of 201819 Dec 202200:46:14

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

Season 5, Episode 20: Going Off the Deep End + Book Tracking Extravaganza12 Dec 202201:01:35

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith 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

Season 5, Episode 19: Happy Surprises + Bookish Vacations05 Dec 202200:57:42

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

Season 5, Episode 18: So Many Tentacles + Book-Adjacent Gift Ideas28 Nov 202201:04:59

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

Season 5, Episode 17: Book Gushing + Great Covers That Made the Book Better21 Nov 202200:50:28

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

Season 5, Episode 16: Mind-Blowing Books + Finding Your Nonfiction Fit14 Nov 202200:53:44

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

Season 5, Episode 15: Circling Back + Getting Out of a Reading Funk07 Nov 202201:02:17

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

Season 5, Episode 14: Broken Reading + Between-Book Process31 Oct 202200:56:45

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

Season 5, Episode 13: Reading Genes + Books That Should Blow Up Bookstagram24 Oct 202201:01:12

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

Season 6, Episode 46: Bookish Community + What Makes A Good Book Review24 Jun 202400:51:46

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)

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)

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 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!

Season 5, Episode 12: Spooky Spectacular + Short Books That Pack a Punch17 Oct 202201:00:15

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

Season 5, Episode 11: The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around10 Oct 202201:02:12

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand
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Season 5, Episode 10: Repeat Authors, Good and Bad + Getting Into a Rut03 Oct 202201:04:03

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

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Season 5, Episode 9: Buried In Books + All Things Trigger Warnings26 Sep 202200:56:07

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

Season 5, Episode 8: Unexpected Book Opinions + Fall Reading Ambience19 Sep 202200:55:14

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Season 5, Episode 7: Seasonal Reading Bonanza + Diverging Strong Opinions12 Sep 202201:08:38

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

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Minisode: A Preview Episode of "Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi"09 Sep 202200:52:44

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:

Book-Adjacent:

Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi)

Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee)

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)

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Kaytee)

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Bunmi)

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee)

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Bunmi)

The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

Up Next:

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Bunmi)

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Connect with Us:

Kaytee @notesonbookmarks 

Meredith @meredith.reads 

Bunmi @bunmi_ishola 

Podcast @currentlyreadingpodcast 

Tell Us: What Debut Blew You Away!?

Season 5, Episode 6: A Shot of Joy + Seasoned Protagonists05 Sep 202201:04:09

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Season 5, Episode 5: Fangirl-Itis + If (Genre) Taught Me Anything29 Aug 202200:50:29

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee 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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Season 5, Episode 4: Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World22 Aug 202201:04:52

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

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

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Season 6, Episode 45: For The Love Of Octopus + How To Recommend Books Outside Your Wheelhouse17 Jun 202400:54:33

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)

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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Season 5, Episode 3: Hold Onto Your Butts + Secret Pleasure Reads15 Aug 202200:56:26

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:

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Season 5, Episode 2: Reading Realizations + A Slow But Steady Primer08 Aug 202200:55:05

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 - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake. 

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

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Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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Season 5, Episode 1: Blown-Away Books + What We Did Over Summer Break01 Aug 202200:53:13

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:

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Season 4, Episode 48: Best of Season 4 + The Listener Press Part Two!18 Jul 202200:55:28

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

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Season 4, Episode 47: Never Have I Ever!11 Jul 202200:59:41

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 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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1:59 - 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

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Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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Minisode: An Interview with "Legends and Lattes" Author Travis Baldree08 Jul 202200:24:14

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

Season 4, Episode 46: The Listener Press!04 Jul 202200:54:12

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

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Season 4, Episode 45: A Mish Mash of Books + Crafting a Great Review27 Jun 202200:55:46

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

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Season 4, Episode 44: Book Hypnotism + Family Vacation Book Club20 Jun 202200:48:45

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 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

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Season 4, Episode 43: Fantastic Summer Reads + The Books From Childhood That Impacted Us13 Jun 202201:03:29

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Season 6, Episode 44: Book Recommendations + Books We Wish We Read Sooner10 Jun 202400:53:32

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)

: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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  • From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

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Season 4, Episode 42: Special Guest Kendra Adachi!06 Jun 202201:05:23

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and get some merch at
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Season 4, Episode 41: Tandem Watch and Read + All Things Roxanna30 May 202201:09:58

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

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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and get some merch at
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Season 4, Episode 40: So Many Murder Books + Disaster Books23 May 202200:51:57

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Minisode: An Interview with "No Land to Light On" Author Yara Zgheib20 May 202200:21:35

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

Season 4, Episode 39: Soldiering On + Our Five Rules for Reading16 May 202200:56:24

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

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Season 4, Episode 38: Curating Our Shelves + Reading During a Big Switch-Up09 May 202200:52:35

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Season 4, Episode 37: Direct Recommendations + Bookish Confessions02 May 202201:05:30

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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Season 4, Episode 36: Who is Driving? + Bookstagram Pet Peeves25 Apr 202200:59:10

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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Season 4, Episode 35: Dream Bookshelves + Exiting the Comfort Zone18 Apr 202200:53:10

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

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Season 4, Episode 34: Forever Favorites + Books That Live in our Heads, Rent-Free04 Apr 202200:50:56

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@gmail.com

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Season 6, Episode 43: Meeting Bookish Friends + Starting New Books03 Jun 202401:11:48

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)

: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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  • 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

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Season 4, Episode 33: The Quickie Book + Reading Seasons28 Mar 202200:53:58

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

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Season 4, Episode 32: Swallowing A Tapeworm + Mood Reading Vs. Planned Reading21 Mar 202201:01:14

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)

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Minisode: An Interview with "The Violin Conspiracy" Author Brendan Slocumb18 Mar 202200:31:08

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

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You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.

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