Season 6, Episode 23: Book Nooks + Endings That Affect How We Feel About A Book

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: gifting books to little ones and accessing our TBR Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how the endings of books could make or break our feelings about the book as a whole 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) .  .  .  .  .  1:22 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:26 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 4:27 - Photo Clip Lights 7:06 - Our Current Reads 7:24 - Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson (Mary) 7:29 - @maryreadsandsips on Instagram 8:33 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 9:50 - Fabled Bookshop 10:25 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen (Kaytee) 12:42 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 12:58 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 14:43 - Malagash by Joey Comeau (Mary) 19:28 - In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (Kaytee) 19:47 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 19:51 - Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 19:59 - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune 22:10 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 24:05 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Mary) 24:12 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 25:13 - CR Season 6, Episode 19 27:44 - Fairyloot 29:34 - OwlCrate 30:01- PangoBooks 30:30 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan (Kaytee, Amazon Link, no longer on Bookshop) 34:44 - Fable app 35:49 - Deep Dive: Endings That Affect How We Feel About A Book 35:53 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan 36:30 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles 36:42 - The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 38:43 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 40:58 - Amor Towles The Lincoln Highway Q&A; (very spoilery!!) 42:19 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 43:48 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 43:52 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 46:25 - The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson 46:26 - Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Junon Dawson 52:05 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross 52:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 53:57 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:10 - I wish I was better at timing my days off for when I’m reading an amazing book. (Mary) 55:54 - I wish for a bookish book nook. (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. January’s IPL is brought to you by our anchor store, Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller 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!