Currently Reading Season 2, Episode 43: Wheelhouse Books + All Things "Murderful"
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read discussion and an author chiming into the chat about his book
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Current Reads: wheelhouse books and being surprised by some titles
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Deep Dive: "murderful" - books that aren't for the faint of heart
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Book Presses: some of our favorite murderful titles
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!
*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Book of the Month Ad:
(These are Goodreads links, since we hope you'll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you're interested!)
2:22 - A Burning by Megha Mjumdar
2:59 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
3:14 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
3:45 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
3:54 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
4:35 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!
Bookish Moments:
5:40 - Episode 41 of Season 2 - discussion of FantasticLand starts at 29:40
5:44 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven
6:02 - Patreon Bookish Friends
6:04 - Scribd - free 60 day trial!
Current Reads:
9:50 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Kaytee)
12:36 - The Tenant by Katrine Ingburgh (Meredith)
14:30 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey (Kaytee)
15:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
15:20 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
17:38 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith)
23:08 - Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo- Anstine (Kaytee)
26:12 - Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Meredith)
27:09 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:20 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
Deep Dive - Murderful - Books that Aren't for the Faint of Heart:
29:32 - Nancy Drew books by
30:42 - RL Stine Goosebumps Books
31:00 - Intensity by Dean Koontz
31:26 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
35:05 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven
35:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
34:40 - Pines by Blake Crouch
35:00 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
35:19 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
35:39 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
36:10 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
36:40 - The Need by Helen Phillips
37:17 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo
37:20 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
37:21 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup
38:09 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (not Phillips, doh)
38:12 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
38:18 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
39:04 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
40:00 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
40:01 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
40:03 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
40:52 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
41:03 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty
41:13 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
41:42 - In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:28 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
44:00 - Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta #1) by Patricia Cornwell
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