The Importance of Platonic Friendship

The author of the book, Marissa G. Franco, says platonic friendships are crucial to our well-being. "Friendship is not easy, but we think it should be," she writes. The end of this blurb says platonic will give you permission to hold friendship in the highest regard because it deserves to be.

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

Bookish Moments: book therapy and reading as cardio
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: planning a reading retreat with all the details
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:41 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:57 - Better Help (go to another podcast you love to get a referral code if you're interested!) This one is my personal referral

4:25 - Drowning by TJ Newman

4:30 - All Things Murderful is a Currently Reading Patreon Benefit

4:47 - Falling by TJ Newman

6:55 - Current Reads

7:00 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco (Kaytee)

7:23 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

11:58 - Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Meredith)

14:31 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

16:21 - Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray (Kaytee)

19:34 - The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)