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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode. As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. 2:41 - Putting the Book Into Context A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny Published Aug 30, 2011 by Minotaur Books 4.32 rating on Goodreads Seasonal setting - Summer (but to Roxanna June is not very summery in Canada so it might be considered Spring to some) Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2012 Critic Reviews Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book 11:15 - The Setup 13:03 - A Deeper Exploration Setup and first paragraph The pacing of the novel Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Louise Penny as Clara Themes: "play between light and dark - chiaroscuro", the topic of AA, "intimacy" Clara and Peter's relationship A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny Back in Three Pines but doesn't feel very cozy Jean-Guy's addiction 58:40 - Superlatives Favorite Scene Character MVP Biggest loser Best food description Is this book skippable? Favorite Quote No spoilers this episode! The next book will be The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith an Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: talking books with fictional characters and kindle pillows Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBR of two. more bookish friends 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) . . . . . :10 - Ad for Ourselves 1:05 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:58 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 4:52 - Viozon tablet stand pillow 6:27 - Our Current Reads 6:32 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff (Kaytee) 10:45 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes (Meredith) 14:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 16:00 - All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen (Kaytee) 19:56 - The Owl Always Hunts at Night by Samuel Bjork (Meredith) 20:53 - I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork 23:58 - A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (Kaytee, #4 in the Ember in the Ashes series. Kaytee is recommending all of them as a whole!) 28:39 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (Meredith) 30:13 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 31:48 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles 31:51 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 32:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 32:30 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR From Beth K. 32:58 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 33:01 - Jackal by Erin E. Adams 33:04 - Sign Here by Claudia Lux 33:06 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert 33:09 - All Hallows by Christopher Golden From Samantha T. 36:57 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh 37:01 - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte 37:05 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 37:08 - Emily Wilde's Encylopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 37:12 - The After Party by Anton Disclafani 42:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain 43:13 - I wish all vacation rentals came with a comfy cozy space with good lighting. (Kaytee) 45:54 - If you love with great smart crimes and sexy detectives, read the Jackson Brody series by Kate Atkinson. (Meredith) 46:01 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson 46:13 - Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson *Help us to grow our listenership by sharing a link to the podcast with at least one readerly friend (or maybe a non-readerly friend who WANTS to get into books but doesn't know where to start). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/currently-reading/id1435363675 Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL comes to us from The King's English Bookshop in Utah! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading routines and meeting local authors Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the journey from season one to season seven of Currently Reading 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) . . . . . 1:27 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 5:49 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman 6:17 - Changing Hands bookshop 6:18 - Poison Pen bookshop 9:58 - Our Current Reads 10:11 - Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson (Meredith) 11:55 - Novel Memphis 15:56 - Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg (Kaytee) 16:03 - Libro.fm 18:13 - Finding Me by Viola Davis 19:56 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Meredith) 28:42 - Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (Kaytee) 33:46 - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 38:18 - The Silence of Bones by June Hur (Kaytee) 39:53 - Garcia Street Books 41:13 - The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi 41:58 - Deep Dive: The Journey of Currently Reading 46:40 - Currently Reading Patreon 56:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:06 - We wish to grow the listenership of the Big Show with YOUR help! (Meredith AND Kaytee) *Help us to grow our listenership by sharing a link to the podcast with at least one readerly friend (or maybe a non-readerly friend who WANTS to get into books but doesn't know where to start). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/currently-reading/id1435363675 Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL comes to us from The King's English Bookshop in Utah! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: utilizing AI and getting back into the library swing of things Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: our most huggable books 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) . . . . . 1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 4:01 - Lake Travis Community Library 5:52 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 7:01 - Our Current Reads 7:22 - The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao (Kaytee) 7:35 - The King's English Bookshop 9:28 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 10:21 - The Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao 11:15 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith) 13:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram 15:54 - The Stand by Stephen King 17:13 - Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee) 19:14 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukamatathil 21:25 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (Meredith) 22:35 - Final Girls by Riley Sager 24:37 - Currently Reading Patreon 25:22 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee) 25:32 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory 29:16 - Fairyloot 31:26 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith) 35:31 - @booktalketc on Instagram 35:32 - Book Talk, Etc podcast 37:32 - Deep Dive: Our Most Huggable Books 38:28 - All The Only People by Mike Gayle 38:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 38:30 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 39:12 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booey 39:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 39:51 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 40:05 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 40:36 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart 40:38 - Charlotte's Web by E.B White 41:18 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 41:28 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili 41:53 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 42:35 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 42:29 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 42:56 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 43:28 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan 43:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 44:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley 45:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 45:19 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 45:46 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker 46:03 - Happy Place by Emily Henry 46:29 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 46:32 - Matrix by Lauren Groff 48:48 - Meet Us At The Fountain 48:55 - I wish that we always live in a world where women are celebrated (Kaytee) 56:37 - I wish everyone would try a book flight (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL comes to us from The King's English Bookshop in Utah! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: morning reading and loving the library Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: an update and discussion on the boss OUR summer TBR episode 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) . . . . . 1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:54 - Artful Agenda 8:05 - Our Current Reads 8:24 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith, pre-order, releases Sept. 10, 2024) 10:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 13:15 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Blackwell's link, pre-order, releases Aug. 29, 2024) 14:15 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett 14:16 - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett 14:50 - Search by Michelle Huneven 15:41 - Water by John Boyne (Kaytee, amazon link) 16:06 - Earth by John Boyne (amazon link) 16:08 - Fire by John Boyne (Blackwell's link - preorder releases Nov 7 2024) 17:57 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 19:12 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Meredith) 23:46 - The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rosen (Kaytee - "It was not obvious to me at the time from looking at the cover that this was actually only two authors, one with four names. Any inaccuracies are my own, but the opinions on the book stand!") 23:56 - libro.fm 27:21 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith, boss my TBR update) 28:06 - Circe by Madeline Miller 31:43 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes 31:44 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati 33:33 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (Kaytee, boss my TBR update) 40:00 - Deep Dive: Our Experiences with Boss OUR TBR 41:29 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 41:30 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 41:31 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 51:21 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi 52:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 53:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain 53:22 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 53:32 - I wish that everyone would read The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Meredith) 56:37 - I wish for reading recs that pair well with the show Our Flag Means Death (Kaytee) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL comes to us from The King's English Bookshop in Utah! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan P. Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading about new hobbies and talking about books to everyone IRL Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: recapping our summer vacation 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) . . . . . :10 Ad For Ourselves 1:35 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:03 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 4:37 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 4:40 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb 4:44 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper 7:00 - Our Current Reads 7:05 - Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks (Kaytee) 10:48 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson (Meredith) 12:51 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 14:35 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nacosta (Kaytee) 18:11 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine 18:16 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert 19:44 - Day One by Abigail Dean (Meredith) 21:39 - Girl A by Abigail Dean 23:29 - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Kaytee) 23:38 - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 28:08 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman (Meredith) 29:23 - Falling by T.J. Newman 29:25 - Drowning by T.J. Newman 39:01 - Deep Dive: What We Did On Our Summer Break 35:03 - The Boulder Bookstore 35:10 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 38:49 - Half Price Books 49:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:57 - I wish for us all to vote in any upcoming election you may have. (Kaytee) 52:18 - I wish that every July Texas would be cloudy and rainy because it does wonders for my reading life. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August's IPL comes to us from The King's English Bookshop in Utah! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan P. Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

We are so excited to preview our newest content for Patreon supporters of the show! Going forward, this episode series will live on Patreon, where you can join us for $5 a month to support the show and get ALL our awesome bonus content! This is a special series just for the Bookish Friends of the Currently Reading Podcast who love swooning and sexy times. We are thrilled to have you join us for this new bonus content, focused entirely on the best-selling genre fiction in the book world: Romance! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop links unless specified. These are affiliate links that kick a bit of money back to us while keeping your cost the same! What We Are Currently Reading: Out of the Blue by Kathryn Nolan (Rebekah) Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee) We're Opening the Door On: Why read Romance at all? A Listener Press: From Katie P. - Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner Let Us Light Your Fire: Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren (Rebekah's Pairing) Bride by Ali Hazelwood Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (Kaytee's Pairing) SEND IN YOUR LISTENER PRESSES to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! To Get in Touch: Kaytee | Meredith | Rebekah Currently Reading on Email | Instagram |Website

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing: Season Six In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 3:06 - Season Six In Review The most downloaded episode of the season 4:05 - CR Season 6: Episode 25 w/Jamie Golden and Knox McCoy 5:42 - CR Season 6: Episode 22 - Our Favorite Books of 2023 5:58 - Minisode - Mary and Roxanna's Top Books of 2023 Favorite individual episodes 7:03 - CR Season 6: Episode 12 - Recapping our European Travels (Kaytee) 7:38 - CR Season 6: Episode 35 - Wishes to the Book Fairy (Kaytee and Meredith) 9:34 - CR Season 6: Episode 2 - Boss Each Other's TBR (Meredith) 9:50 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 9:53 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them 12:49 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 13:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett 13:34 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Meredith) 14:30 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee) 15:42 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Meredith and Kaytee) 16:30 - @ezeekat 17:27 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (Meredith) 17:27 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Adam Foley #1, Meredith) 18:16 - The Exchange by John Grisham 18:44 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee) 20:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith) 20:24 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith) 20:46 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 27:17 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith) 21:20 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith) Regrets from season six? 22:14 - That my podcast listening was impacted by life changes (Kaytee) 26:04 - That I allowed criticism to drown out the positive sometimes (Meredith) Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading? 32:48 - We are debuting Love and Chili Peppers the day after this episode airs! You can listen to the first episode in the main feed, and then the rest will be on Patreon! 35:28 - We will reintroduce our videos on Patreon 35:46 - Quarterly From The Editor's Desk with Bunmi Ishola Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia! All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing: An Ask Us Anything Episode!: You asked, and we answered! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 2:30 - Ask Us Anything What was the first book that got you hooked into reading? 3:00 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Mary) 4:59 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Roxanna) 7:07 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle (Kaytee) 7:39 - The Witches by Roald Dahl (Kyatee) 8:26 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Meredith) If you could only recommend one book to read for the rest of your life, what book would that be? 10:09 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Roxanna) 10:17 - Circe by Madeline Miller (Mary) 10:29 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) 10:36 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Meredith) What is the book you ACTUALLY recommend the most to people? 11:03 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Mary) 11:10 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee) 11:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (Meredith) 11:32 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Roxanna) 11:44 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Roxanna) If you were to do a podcast about something unrelated to books, what would it be? 12:26 - Homeschooling (Kaytee) 13:13 - The joy of being a novice (Mary) 15:11 - Style in the everyday (Roxanna) 17:52 - All things Enneagram (Meredith) What is your favorite beverage to have while reading? 19:55 - I'm a seltzer girlie (Mary) 20:27 - Very cold ice water with crunchy ice (Kaytee) 21:45 - Masala Chai (Roxanna) 22:18 - Coffee, preferably Texas Pecan (Meredith) How many hours a week do you spend reading? 23:36 - I aim for an hour a day (Mary) 26:09 - Ideally an hour or two a day, but sometimes it's 15 minutes at that's ok (Roxanna) 28:38 - Around 10 hours a week (Kaytee) 29:23 - Between 90 minutes and 2 hours on the weekdays, and 4 hours total on the weekends (Meredith) If you could only read one genre for the next year, which would it be? 30:33 - Romance (Kaytee) 30:51 - Women's Fiction (Roxanna) 32:27 - Mystery - but not gory or true crime (Mary) 33:47 - Historical Fiction (Meredith) 34:50 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett What turns you off of a book almost immediately? 36:22 - Second person narration (Meredith) 35:35 - The miscommunication trope. Go to therapy. (Mary) 36:43 - The lack of quotation marks (Kaytee) 36:55 - Characters that make bad decisions but everyone thinks its fine (Roxanna) How do you feel about books people recommend to you? 38:29 - I feel like I always do. If you rec it, I won't read it. It's all in my head. (Kaytee) 40:08 - IRL I don't have many bookish friends so I get a lot of "hot" book recs which I don't read. So I just say "Oh yeah maybe I'll pick that up!"... and never do. (Roxanna) 40:55 - If from bookish friends or CR listeners, I will take it under advisement and check Goodreads to see if I'd like it. (Mary) 42:44 - I love when people send recommendations. (Meredith) 44:03 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Where are you when recording an episode of Currently Reading? 45:03 - In my small walkin closet because the audio is the best here. I'm located in Toronto. (Roxanna) 45:39 - At my basement therapy office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Mary) 46:05 - Normally i'm in my bedroom in Gilbert, Arizona but today I am in Colorado for a family reunion in a guest bedroom/office. (Kaytee) 44:46 - I always record on the floor of my closet. (Meredith) What are the mechanics of us scheduling recordings? 48:09 - SPREADSHEETS! (Kaytee) How do you come up with deep dive topics? 49:55 - A mixture of places. Some come off mic in conversation. Some get emailed or dm'd. Some get brought up in the bookish friends group. If we think of one ourselves, we just pop them into the spreadsheet. (Meredith) What is your number one bookish recommendation source? 51:57 - A single person would be Katie Proctor but a broader source is the Indie Press List (Kaytee) 52:28 - Instagram (Mary) 53:20 - Backlist podcasts (Roxanna) 54:03 - Elizabeth Barnhill with 19% of my recs so far this year (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia! All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Listener Presses: This year we have 20 fantastic titles from our listeners. Our TBRs exploded, and we hope yours do too! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 2:19 - Your Listener Presses 3:48 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (pressed by Katie) 6:40 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 7:32 - Poison for Breakfast by Daniel Handler i.e. Lemony Snicket (pressed by Kimberly) 10:30- The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore (pressed by Jessie) 12:38 - @thewilltoread on Instagram 12:41 - Reproduction by Louisa Hall (pressed by Bill) 13:32 - Chouette by Claire Oshetsky 13:33 - Poor Deer by Claire Oshetsky 14:53 - The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (pressed by Emer) 18:29 - The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin (pressed by Heather) 18:51 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 21:30 - Go As A River by Shelley Read 22:11 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt 22:49 - The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (pressed by Mirabella) 24:54 - The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 26:18 - Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Azemien (pressed by Matt) 28:05 - Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro (pressed by Ana) 31:08 - Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer (pressed by Amy) 31:14 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 34:35 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Silvia Vasquez-Lovato (pressed by Amanda) 35:48 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter 35:50 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch 36:45 - The Body in Question by Jill Ciment (pressed by Alana) 40:40 - The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin (pressed by Avery) 44:26 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 44:27 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle 44:33 - The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher (pressed by Kristen) 45:36 - Roscoe Books 46:12 - Hearts and Daggers podcast 46:43 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 46:45 - Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (pressed by Holly) 49:02 - Leaving Coy's Hill by Katherine A. Sherbrooke (pressed by Aubrey) 50:33 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 51:46 - I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalize Sue (pressed by Hannah) 53:01 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman 53:02 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 53:35 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 53:38 - The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel 55:08 - Country Dark by Chris Offutt (pressed by Cindy) 57:25 - Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (pressed by Jessica) 59:46 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (pressed by Abi) 1:01:17 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe 1:02:03 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia! All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!