The Perfect Holiday Romance for December

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

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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

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