Currently Reading Season 3, Episode 26: I Live There Now + Books That Make Us LOL
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: a mini book club and a lack of restraint
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Current Reads: fantasy is the name of the game here, along with some YA, a book pan, and a graphic novel
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Deep Dive: we are chatting about the books that made us actually laugh out loud
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Book Presses: a middle-grade treasure and a humorous work of stunt journalism
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
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Patreon ad for ourselves:
1:42 - Become a Bookish Friend - join us for $5/month!
Bookish Moments:
4:29 - Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. by Laura Tremaine
4:33 - Episode 24 of Season 3 with Laura Tremaine
5:43 - Bookshop.org
Current Reads:
6:20 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)
6:41 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
12:43 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
13:05 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)
13:10 - Mindy and Mary's Top 10 Minisode
14:40 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
16:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Meredith)
19:29 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
22:33 - Memorial by Bryan Washington (Kaytee)
25:29 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy (Meredith)
25:34 - Mystery to Me Books in Madison, WI
28:56 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
29:00 - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
29:13 - Darkwhispers (Brightstorm #2) by Vashti Hardy
29:51 - Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosch (Kaytee)
30:08 - Hyperbole and a Half
Deep Dive - Books that Make Us LOL:
33:13 - Calypso by David Sedaris
33:48 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
34:10 - Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
35:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
35:21 - It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime (Young Readers Edition) by Trevor Noah
35:34 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
36:04 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler
36:06 - Bossypants by Tina Fey
36:17 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley
36:49 - I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
37:27 - The Editor by Steven Rowley
37:30 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
37:36 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence
38:22 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
38:44 - The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson
39:15 - Class Mom by Lori Gelman
39:51 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
40:28 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
40:55 - Brightstorm by Vashti Hardy
41:07 - Winter House by Ben Guterson (Meredith)
41:59 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
42:02 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
42:05 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
43:01 - Minisode with Ben Guterson
43:17 - The Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans (Kaytee)
45:30 - Searching for Sunday by Rachel Held Evans
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