Currently Reading Season 4, Episode 27: Happy Sighs + An On-Ramp to Romance
On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: a fabulous buddy read and a young reader milestone
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Current Reads: this week we have a lot of books we really loved. There may be gushing.
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Deep Dive: an on-ramp to romance, from fade to black to spicy fun
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Book Presses: a perfectly midwestern story and a short story collection
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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:28 - Currently Reading Patreon
1:53 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:12 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
3:37 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann
4:57 - Current Reads
5:13 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary)
7:40 - Erdrich's Bookshop Birchbark Books
9:12 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony (Kaytee)
11:52 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne (Mary)
14:23 - Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore (Kaytee)
14:45 - Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore
14:46 - Season 4: Episode 14
16:57 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Mary)
17:13 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
20:01 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (Kaytee)
20:29 - Dumplin by Julie Murphy
22:10 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory
22:48 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
23:03 - Deep Dive: Our Romance On Ramp
26:20 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
26:22 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
26:24 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
27:01 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer
27:33 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
27:48 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
28:24 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
29:03 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
29:05 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
29:09 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne
29:35 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
29:36 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott
30:09 - The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
30:23 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
31:15 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #1)
31:55 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
32:27 - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
32:28 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell
32:29 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
32:47 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
32:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
32:54 - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
33:36 - Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
33:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
34:15 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:18 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:19 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
35:28 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
35:29 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
36:11 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
36:16 - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
36:57 - Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
36:58 - The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller
37:32 - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
37:53 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
38:22 - Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory
39:32 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
42:50 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands
43:06 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Mary)
44:54 - Minisode w/ J. Ryan Stradal
45:21- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (Kaytee)
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