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Bookish besties reunited for Episode number 10, where we take a foray into the scary books you'll want on your Halloween and Fall TBR! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: Meredith's slump is O.V.E.R. and Kaytee broke her resolutions in a big way. Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three books from each of us, some brand new titles, a big series for #pennypusher fans, and some mysterious picks. Our next segment will make you thankful for these show notes! We throw a LOT of titles at you that will perfectly fit into your fall mood-reading lists. Don't worry, they are all written down for you below. Because we love you. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a classic Greek myth re-imagined, as well as non-fiction pick for every boy mom reader. 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! . . . . . 3:20 - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 4:11 - Literate Lizard bookstore in Sedona, AZ 5:10 - thriftbooks.com - 15% off your first order if you use this link! 6:58 - In Her Bones by Kate Moretti 7:13 - Book Drop Subscription - use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% off a subscription of any length! Good through 12/15 8:25 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 9:05 - What Should I Read Next podcast on iTunes, Episode 150 is the one referenced in this episode of our show 11:51 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 14:09 - My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren 14:29 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 14:39 - You've Got Mail 15:58 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 17:49 - Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache Series 18:05 - Inspector Wexford Series by Ruth Rundell 18:14 - Dorothy Simpson's Inspector Thanet Series 19:02 - From Doon with Death by Ruth Rundell 22:38 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2nd Book: A Conspiracy in Belgravia) 22:44 - Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle 25:10 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro 25:55 - Hoopla! Kaytee's beloved library service! 26:23 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 26:26 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 26:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 27:24 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 27:31 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville 31:11 - Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim 31:19 - @wellreadblackgirl on Instagram 34:11 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle 34:25 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 34:54 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman (but now I really want the Graphic Novel version!) 35:15 - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 35:17 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 35:36 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 36:12 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 36:25 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 37:08 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase 37:15 - Kate Morton books 37:35 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 39:09 - Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley 41:10 - Aunt Dimity Series by Nancy Atherton 42:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 42:42 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 42:43 - Pines (1st in series) by Blake Crouch, then Wayward, then The Last Town 43:08 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters 44:08 - Circe by Madeline Miller 47:25 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas *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!*

Meredith has a special guest go-host join her this week while Kaytee travels, Meg Tietz of the Sorta Awesome podcast! When Meredith introduces Meg, you'll get to hear a bit of our backstory about how we (Meredith and Kaytee) became friends THROUGH Meg's podcast, and how we pay tribute to her in every show! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: meeting a favorite author and new earbuds for audiobooks. Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as Meg and Meredith discuss two recent books each and then jump into a deep dive! Meg is a personality framework junkie, so she and Meredith take a foray into personality types and reading. Such an interesting discussion! Do you know your Enneagram type? Do you feel like it affects your reading life? Meg and Meredith finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a National Book Award winner and an older title that will make you think for YEARS. 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! . . . . . 1:15 - Sorta Awesome Podcast: Website, iTunes 2:36 - Sorta Awesome episode about anxiety and face shaving 4:17 - Meredith's guest episode on Sorta Awesome about Penelopes 4:45 - Rainbow Rowell 5:29 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell 8:32 - Apple airpods 9:14 - Kaytee's (similar but way less expensive) earbuds 11:41 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 14:36 - In Her Bones by Kate Meretti 16:05 - Book Drop Subscription - So excited to offer our listeners a GREAT coupon code for this service! Use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% a new subscription of any length. This code is good through 12/15, so it would make a great holiday gift idea! 17:25 - The Popcast on iTunes 17:39 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy 21:23 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 32:50 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield 35:41 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield 35:49 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 37:09 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle 37:41 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesamyn Ward 38:05 - Salvage the Bones by Jesamyn Ward 42:51 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 44:31 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet How to find Meg: @sortaawesomemeg on Instagram @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram sortaawesomeshow.com *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!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week. Reunited!! We've got a bit of a longer episode for you full of readerly chat. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a neighborly book relationship and bookish travels. Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as we discuss three recent books each and go down little rabbit trails of additional titles. Our deep dive this week is about reading slumps: why they suck so bad and some tips for avoiding them or overcoming them! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. Some hilarious short stories and a classic mystery. This week also includes a bonus pick by Meredith's nephew Collin for the younger readers in your life. 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! 7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson 13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish 15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman 17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult 21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 28:42 - The Vanderbeeker's of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser 33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris 40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris 43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz 43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz 46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie *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!*

Meredith is on vacation, so Kaytee has a special guest co-host join her for this week's episode. She is so excited to share her conversation with Jessica Turner! You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: one that only a family of two authors will ever experience and a new discovery at the library that made for a quiet weekend at home. We dive in to discussing 2 books each. One of which we both cannot stop talking about. Next, we get to discuss Jessica's new book, Stretched Too Thin, as well as her previous work, The Fringe Hours. Both are books you need on your shelves! Who wants to win a copy of STT? I'll be giving away a copy on Instagram this week, so pop on over there to enter! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. Jessica does a great job pushing BOTH of our books into your hands this week, as I promise you'll want to pick up each of them for totally different reasons. They also kind of follow a theme (unintentionally, as 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! . . . . . 0:42 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 1:51 - When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner 1:52 - When God Made Light by Matthew Paul Turner 1:55 - When I Pray For You by Matthew Paul Turner 3:28 - Playaways at the library 4:09 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 4:11 - The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd 6:22 - Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown 8:44 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 8:46 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 8:53 - Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 9:00 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 9:18 - Sliding Doors (movie) 10:04 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 10:48 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center 11:12 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 11:38 - Lies by TM Logan 13:49 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown 15:15 - March: Book One by John Lewis 15:27 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 15:51 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 18:18 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 19:57 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 31:51 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (yep, again) 35:18 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones 35:32 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle 36:11 - Documentary 13th by Ana DuVernay on Netflix 38:14 - Jessica's bookstagram account: booksnobbery 38:20 - TheMomCreative.com *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!*

Kaytee and Meredith return this week to chat about books with you! How do you feel about the backlist? We're going there. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: using books as a coping strategy and books that you've been meaning to read for more than decade… We dive in to discussing 3 books each. These mostly take a trip down backlist lane, because only one is brand new and the rest are back in the catalog. Next we get into every listener's most-asked question: a brief overview of how in the /world/ Kaytee reads SO much while homeschooling all those children. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. We've got a book that will make your life better and a series that you have to push through the first book to get to the way better second and third books. 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! . . . . . 8:35 - Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson 9:32 - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward 12:01 - Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff 13:00 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 13:14 - Setting Free the Kites by Alex George 13:18 - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda 16:47 - The Uninvited Guests by Said Jones 19:51 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 20:25 - Middlemarch by George Eliot 20:46 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 23:08 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman 24:05 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 27:34 - All Things Good and Wonderful, nope, just kidding, it's All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 29:22 - Florida by Lauren Groff 29:36 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 30:42 - What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell 36:52 - Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin 36:55 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 37:00 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 39:33 - Do Audiobooks Count?? For further reading: To Your Brain, Listening to a Book is Pretty Much the Same As Reading It 41:32 - Kindle Paperwhite love 44:47 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 45:36 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin 48:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 49:04 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 49:08 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas *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!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that required us to put up our dukes to fight with technology in more ways than one. Give us grace on the audio foibles this week, and blame Skype, m'kay? You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: happy podcast vibes and bookish t-shirts. We dive in to discussing 3 books each. Two we really enjoyed and one… not so much. Watch out for those strong opinions in this segment this week! Then we spend a little time talking about Anne Bogel's new book, I'd Rather Be Reading, and the pieces that resonated with both of us! You'll also hear our first non-sponsor sponsor segment. Obviously we're a bit unclear what "sponsorship" means at this point! We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands, and this week's picks will either tear out your heart or scare the pee-waddle out of you (Meredith's phrasing. LOL). 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! . . . . . 2:38 - Meredith's Book Nerd t-shirt from outofprint.com, purveyors of so many fun, bookish tees 4:15 - Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart 4:42 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 7:47 - Mom Advice Book Club on Facebook 8:19 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith 9:35 - Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith 11:30 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Sequel to The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 12:13 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 13:53 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 16:01 - The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield 18:56 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon 19:01 - Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell 19:06 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt 21:05 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple 23:17 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 23:55 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel 27:59 - The Bookshelf, Thomasville, Georgia 28:43 - Shelf Subscription 29:35 - From the Front Porch podcast 29:54 - @bookshelftville bookstagram account 31:29 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway 33:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman *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!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that ended up having heavier subject matter than we'd expected. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us (and a surprise vocal appearance by Meredith's Boston Terrier, Cooper - oops!) and we'll go over a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile. This episode includes an accidental foray into non-fiction books, because we have a lot of words about them this week! Next, we both discuss the ways we keep track of our reading: spreadsheets, journals, and apps. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 4:44 - Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems Raising Readers bookish moment 7:15 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris 8:05 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 8:07 - The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena 8:09 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 12:24 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 12:58 - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold 15:58 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 17:06 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 18:11 - DisneyWar by James B. Stewart 20:13 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 21:59 - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge 23:09 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles 24:31 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni 25:22 - Every Note Played by Lisa Genova 25:35 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova 25:43 - Love Anthony by Lisa Genova 27:32 - Sophie Kinsella 28:20 - @anovelfamily on Instagram #readwhatyouown 28:33 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 28:57 - The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst 29:11 - Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel 29:16 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 29:37 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 30:22 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 41:27 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 44:40 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton 44:52 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson *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!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile. This episode we truly begin to show our love for middle-grade fiction. We hadn't planned it this way, but we recommend a plethora of fantastic titles for your kids - or for the lover of kit lit in you. Next, we both divulge our worst bookish habits, and chat a little bit about how we try to "combat" those habits. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . . 1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood 2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram 3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements 3:30 – Audible subscription 3:53 – Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary 4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume 5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume 5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 8:45 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 9:32 – The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller 10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 12:10 – Jane Austen 13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner 20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder 22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 24:13 – Jen Hatmaker 24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 24:57 – A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold 25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator 26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff 28:52 – Serial Reader App 30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl 36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series 36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series 37:06 – Deborah Crombie series 37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson 39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series *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!*

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat. You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Meredith's famous (infamous?) book metaphors make their first podcast appearance in this episode. Broccoli, anyone? Next, we do a mini-deep-dive into some of the best audiobooks to get you started if you're new to the medium, and then we move onto what's up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with two books that are real page-turners, perfect for end of summer beach reading. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . 1:37 – The Reading Bug Box 4:11 – Rainbow shelf pictures 8:30 – The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 9:20 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 10:49 – Vox by Christina Dalcher 13:46 – The Book of Essie by Megan MacLean Weir 15:25 – Scribd membership 15:40 – Gretchen Rubin! 16:00 – Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis 18:49 – Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams 20:04 – Look for Me by Lisa Gardner 21:10 – Meredith's awesome food book metaphor 22:35 – Thirteen Story Treehouse (series) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, read by Stig Wemyss 24:01 – Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos 25:52 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, with a full cast 28:55 – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author 30:50 – As You Wish by Cary Elwes, narrated by the author, and his Princess Bride friends! 32:32 – Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend 32:58 – The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 33:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 33:38 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel 34:34 – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 34:42 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 34:52 – Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart 34:56 – The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 35:23 – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber 36:32 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 37:37 – Sphere by Michael Crichton 37:39 – The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 38:38 – 11/22/63 by Stephen King *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!*

Welcome to the Currently Reading podcast! In our inaugural episode, we try out our format for the first time. You get to hear us get over our microphone nerves and get comfortable chatting with each other. We share a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, a few of the books we've finished reading lately, and what's up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! . . . . 2:33 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Illustrated edition 5:20 – Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner 7:22 – Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 9:38 – The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 13:05 – You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld 14:28 – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld 14:31 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 15:52 – Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 19:28 – The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 22:53 – The Walking Dead (TV Series) 26:41 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 27:02 – Blindness by José Saramago 27:26 – These is my Words by Nancy Turner 30:33 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 30:57 – The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir 32:46 – Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge 35:30 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 36:52 – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel *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!*