Currently Reading Season 5, Episode 44: Your Homework + Literary Festival Tips and Tricks
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
-
Bookish Moments: a summer reading conundrum, and a box full of galleys
-
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
-
Deep Dive: best practices and encouragement for attending a literary festival and meeting authors
-
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!*
.
.
.
.
1:10 - It's time to send in your listener presses!
Make a voice memo on your phone. Tell us your name, where you're from and the title and author of the book you'd like to press. Use the phrase "Here's the setup" and tell us why you love it! Please keep it under 3 minutes. Email us your voice memo at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with "Listener Press" as the subject. DEADLINE JUNE 22
3:17 - Bookish Moment of the Week
5:09 - Libby
5:10 - Hoopla
5:11 - Scribd
5:12 - Audible
7:05 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram
7:37 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
8:14 - Current Reads
8:32 - Currently Reading Patreon
8:44 - Capital Books on K
9:25 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln (Meredith)
13:58 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls (Kaytee)
14:07 - Parnassus Books
14:12 - Parnassus Books on Instagram
14:13 - Parnassus Books on TikTok
17:13 - All the Queen's Men by S.J. Bennett (Meredith)
20:54 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
21:08 - How to Human by Carlos Whittaker (Kaytee)
21:18 - @loswhit on Instagram
24:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Meredith)
27:27 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
29:34 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
30:16 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Kaytee)
35:24 - Deep Dive: Literary Festivals, Book Signings, and Meeting Authors, Oh My!
35:58 - CR Season 5, Episode 42
36:08 - Prepping for a Literary Festival
-
Get on their mailing list
-
Figure out which events you want to attend, because some run concurrently and you have to choose!
-
Coordinate with others attending!
47:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong
49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:19 - I wish everyone would find their Swift name! (Meredith)
52:08 - I (Megan) am in fact okay with Cardon Swift. I am slightly large, kind of prickly, and do also have my pretty side.
52:30 - Mary is Marketable Swift
52:55 - Roxanna is Shrill Swift
54:04 - I wish to win at summer reading. (Kaytee)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading