Season 8, Episode 16: Losing Track of Time + Our Book Club Recs

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

• Bookish Moments: losing track of time reading and bookish vanity plates

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: books we think would make great book club picks

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).

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1:19 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:29 - Snap by Belinda Bauer

6:34 - Our Current Reads

6:48 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (Meredith)

10:13 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

10:33 - It by Stephen King

11:59 - The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)

12:03 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko

14:24 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

15:13 - Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

16:06 - How to Be A Saint by Kate Sidley (Meredith)

21:45 - Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)

21:53 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

26:46 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)

27:01 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

32:54 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton

34:20 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Kaytee)

34:27 - The King's English Bookshop

36:49 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman

38:36 - Our Book Club Recs

39:22 - Currently Reading Patreon

40:34 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig

44:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

44:38 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie

46:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

48:11 - The Push by Ashley Audrain

49:19 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

50:15 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie

51:24 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

51:25 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

51:27 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

51:45 - Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

52:06 - CR Season 6: Episode 2

52:42 - Check our our instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for our book club post!

52:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain

53:02 - I wish that if you don't already follow us on Instagram, to do so now. (Meredith)

53:07 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

53:35 - I wish to reformat my bookish hard drive (Kaytee)

51:34 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

51:37 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

51:38 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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