Currently Reading Season 5, Episode 31: Fantastic Stories + Boss My TBR
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem
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Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
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Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment!
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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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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA
4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman
5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
11:18 - Current Reads
11:29 - Laura Tremaine
11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee)
14:00 - Jason's Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe
14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe
14:45 - Black Cake Recipe
15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith)
20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books
24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith)
24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Meredith)
37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay
39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone
39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith's co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content)
40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1
40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are!
41:35 - Kiara's Books:
41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki
42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
47:32 - Shawnna's Books:
47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King
47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee)
51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery
51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox
51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber
51:56 - I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us:
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