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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: matching reading and values and a library mood boost Current Reads: murderful goodness, plus visits to previous beloved authors Deep Dive: when you read a bunch of one type of book, do they start to dilute in ratings? 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!* . . . . 1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon 5:21 - Audible 6:04 - Libro.fm 6:44 - Fabled Bookshop 7:34 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King 10:10 - Current Reads 10:51 - The House Witch by Delemhach (Meredith) 12:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 17:15 - Year On Fire by Julie Buxbaum (Kaytee) 17:43 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 21:40 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin (Meredith) 12:21 - Gone But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin 22:25 - The Associate by Phillip Margolin 22:26 - Wild Justice by Phillip Margolin 31:22 - The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) (Blackwell's link if you'd like to read it now. Does not publish in the U.S. until May 2023) 31:28 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle 36:14 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith) 41:48 - Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Kaytee) 42:06 - The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 45:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Ruts and Genre Ruts 52:02 - CAWPILE system explained by Book Riot 53:52 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin 55:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish people would read The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry (Meredith) 55:42 - The House Witch by Delemhach 56:11 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry I wish that everybody had a local group of readers to get together with (Kaytee) 59:46 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not) Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings 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!* . . . . 1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:48 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart 3:35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 4:19 - Netgalley 9:49 - Jackal by Erin Adams 9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up to access Trope Thursday!) 10:03 - An Unlikely Story 10:51 - Current Reads 11:20 - The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (Kaytee) 11:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 15:20 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith) 15:26 - Fabled Bookshop 18:25 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney 19:42 - The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (Kaytee) 23:28 - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien (Meredith) 24:25 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien 27:49 - We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (Kaytee) 31:25 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie (Meredith) 36:16 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 37:11 - Deep Dive: All Things Trigger Warnings 43:09 - StoryGraph 44:07 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 48:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that there was a book box subscription that also came with food associated with the book inside. (Kaytee) 49:47 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 49:56 - Still Life by Louise Penny 50:02 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan 50:09 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 51:40 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili I wish everybody would try gnod.com (Meredith) 52:35 - gnod.com (gnooks.com specifically for literature) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links 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!* . . . . 1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week 5:58 - Back of Beyond Books 7:16 - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Meredith's short story reference) 9:58 - Current Reads 10:17 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (Meredith) 111:46 - Cafe Con Libros 14:43 - We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Kaytee) 18:24 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune 18:26 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots 18:46 - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab 19:03 - Tattered Cover Book Store 19:23 - Child Zero by Chris Holm (Meredith) 21:44 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter 23:01 - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Kaytee) 23:19 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 23:22 - CR Season 4: Episode 27 23:29 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 28:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Meredith) 29:22 - Fabled Bookshop 30:27 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 32:37 - Native Son by Richard Wright (Kaytee) 35:34 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 35:53 - The Street by Ann Petry 37:11 - Deep Dive: Creating the Perfect Fall Reading Ambience 37:48 - Garnet Hill 38:03 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket 40:54 - Hillhouse Naturals Harvest Candle 42:33 - List of ASMR rooms: https://youtu.be/N9TefB0gh_k https://youtu.be/pDccLsIpEe0 https://youtu.be/fnN3mq-Ykos https://youtu.be/eLc2eNUUOzU https://youtu.be/xQPak0N-1hU https://youtu.be/sWCck2OP0uU https://youtu.be/eDLo4RGbuoA https://youtu.be/SbaEn7phVKM 43:13 - RainRiderAmbience on Youtube 44:33 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison 46:04 - The Novel Neighbor 47:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I realized sooner to slow but steady my audiobooks. (Meredith) 49:05 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris 50:09 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 50:26 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris 51:24 - Libro.fm I wish you would follow SparkNotes on Instagram. (Kaytee) 51:57 - SparkNotes on Instagram Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on 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!* . . . . 2:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:22 - Mr. Delia's resources for readers 6:54 - Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty 8:40 - Current Reads 9:06 - The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Mary) 13:08 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (Meredith) 13:48 - The Novel Neighbor 13:53 - @novelneighbor on Instagram 14:14 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 16:09 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein 17:55 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Mary) 18:31 - Book Depository 21:50 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 22:26 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Meredith) 24:17 - The Booker Prize 2022 24:29 - Blackwell's UK 28:17 - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Mary) 31:33 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman (Meredith) 32:07 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 35:14 - Deep Dive: When Opinions About Books Collide 35:26 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 48:47 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron 53:54 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 53:56 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 1:00:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I could let fans of Finlay Donovan know about the Booking Agents series by Cherie Priest. (Mary) 1:01:45 - Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano 1:01:53 - Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Booking Agents #1) 1:02:43 - Flight Risk by Cherie Priest I wish I could go into reading experiences without any expectations (Meredith) 1:05:27 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside: Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I hope you can tell the time and attention that went into it. Every month, we will focus on a "trope of the month" and have regular segments that you'll come to know and love. This episode is supposed to be INTERACTIVE. When you've listened, come tell us about your favorite debut novels! Or ask Bumni questions! Or tell us what trope you'd like us to explore! All of that is great fodder for future episodes - although we have roughly 4 years worth of ideas right now, ha! This inaugural episode is a bit longer than they will normally be, but that's because I want to introduce you to and let you get to know Bunmi Ishola and how this new episode came to be! Links below go to Bookshop dot org as applicable. 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!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support! Get to Know Bunmi: @bunmi_ishola on Instagram Penguin Random House Book-Adjacent: Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi) Rainbow Quote Fond of Books Mug Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee) The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery My Octopus Teacher on Netflix Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt From the Editor's Desk: Remarkably Bright Creatures Buddy Read Discussion Janet Evanovich, Louise Penny, James Patterson, John Grisham Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi NaNoWriMo Brendan Slocumb Minisode The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins A Promised Land by Barack Obama The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Trope Thursday - Debuts That Blew Us Away: What Mama Left Me by Renee Watson (Bunmi) Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Kaytee) The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Bunmi) Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee) Cafe con Libros in Brooklyn, NY Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Bunmi) @marissameyerauthor The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Up Next: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Bunmi) 1001 Arabian Nights (HOLY CRAP: Look at this gorgeous annotated version!) The Measure by Nikki Erlick Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera Connect with Us: Kaytee @notesonbookmarks Meredith @meredith.reads Bunmi @bunmi_ishola Podcast @currentlyreadingpodcast Tell Us: What Debut Blew You Away!?

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme! Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites 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!* . . . . 1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week 5:54 - Pangobooks 13:28 - Current Reads 13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith) 18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee) 19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola 10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon 21:35 - Libro.fm 22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith) 22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding 28:57 - Hoopla 29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell'antoia (Kaytee) 32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith) 33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee) 42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading 48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo 49:10 - Cafe Con Libros 49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten 50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman 53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton 54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman 54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 54:50 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain 55:08 - The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory 55:21 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 55:26 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson 55:43 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg 56:42 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf 57:35 - The Son by Philipp Meyer 57:51 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 58:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that everyone would read Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard. (Meredith) 59:23 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard 59:33 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 59:42 - Fabled Bookshop 1:00:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard I wish that if a book is part of a series, the number is always on the spine or cover. (Kaytee) 1:01:29 - Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh 1:02:04 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author Current Reads: dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder Deep Dive: the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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!* . . . . 1:11 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:18 - Pangobooks 2:48 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 4:40 - Half Priced Books 5:12 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard 6:17 - Fabled Bookshop 7:00 - Current Reads 7:08 - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Kaytee) 7:16 - Tattered Cover Bookstore 8:30 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 12:23 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Meredith) 14:25 - Hide by Kiersten White 16:33 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 17:03 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White 17:58 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree (Kaytee) 20:18 - Scribd 21:06 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Meredith) 25:46 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir (Kaytee) 25:48 - The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir 26:05 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy by Ivy Noelle Weir 26:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 29:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) 34:05 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 34:06 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 34:08 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard 35:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 36:03 - Deep Dive: If (Genre) Taught Me Anything 44:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish every book came with an interactive experience. (Kaytee) 44:44 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brenden Slocumb 44:46 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt 44:54 - Shine Bright by Danyel Smith 45:39 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree 46:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler I wish Blackwell's had a section just for popular books with different international covers. (Meredith) 47:36 - Blackwell's UK Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook Current Reads: books we've been guarding like precious gems Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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!* . . . . 2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2 2:04 - Brilliant Books 3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:57 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day 8:54 - Current Reads 9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna) 16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee) 16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29 16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones 17:21 - Cafe Con Libros 18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast 20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna) 26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee) 27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 31:46 - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna) 36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach 37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee) 38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed 40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World 40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!) 50:41 - Canada Reads 52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary 55:00 - BookRiot 55:09 - Get Booked Podcast 55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast 55:59 - The Next Chapter 56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna) 59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee) 1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1) 1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman 1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman 1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book Current Reads: five books we're excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls Deep Dive: the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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!* . . . . 1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:59 - The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (Amazon Link) 9:45 - Current Reads 10:01 - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (Kaytee) 14:25 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Meredith) 16:04 - Blackwell's 18:00 - Descent by Tim Johnston 18:01 - The Current by Tim Johnston 18:18 - The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke 18:19 - The Novel Neighbor 19:17 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough by Taylor S. Schumann (Katyee) 23:35 - Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman (Meredith) 24:02 - Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman 25:51 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson 28:15 - The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph (Kaytee) 30:24 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi 31:44 - CONTENT WARNING FROM HERE TO THE FOUNTAIN. LITTLE EARS AND MINDY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. 32:36 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert (Meredith) 38:34 - Deep Dive: Books We Want to Hide While Reading 39:27 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 41:03 - Blackout by Candace Owens 45:12 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert 45:27 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 45:30 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James 50:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish that everyone had access to a great library card collection. (Kaytee) 51:04 - Libby 51:29 - Libro.fm I wish everyone could experience fall reading to its fullest extent. (Meredith) 53:15 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth 53:23 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron 53:30 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 53:41 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex 53:48 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in? The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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!* . . . . 1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:45 - Stanley's Library by William Bee 3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram 4:36 - Fabled Bookshop 6:24 - Current Reads 7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith) 12:47 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson 13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee) 13:40 - Brilliant Books - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake. 13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly 14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller 16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell 16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister 18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith) 23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee) 23:33 - Libro FM ALC program 25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order) 26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree 27:00 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith) 33:06 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 33:45 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Kaytee) 36:57 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 37:00 - Recursion by Blake Crouch 37:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 38:17 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson 39:17 - Deep Dive: The Slowest and the Steadiest 39:21 - @Marys_bookish_musings on Instagram 41:26 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 41:34 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 41:48 - Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby (Amazon link) 41:49 - The New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby 42:22 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 42:49 - Roots by Alex Haley 45:34 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili 45:45 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke 45:48 - Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke 48:11 - It by Stephen King 48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 48:37 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 48:56 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I could implement a family reading time in the evenings. (Kaytee) I wish everyone could experience what we experience with the Indie Press List (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading