On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: overflowing bookshelves + a fun way to count your finished reads

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: we are bossing some more TBRs

• 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).

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2:29 - Ad For Ourselves

6:45 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

9:55 - Meredith’s Floor Lamp

10:46 - “The Number of Books I’ve Read This Year” desktop counter from Etsy

13:06 - Our Current Reads

13:32 - A Duke Never Tells by Suzanne Enoch (Kaytee)

16:18 - Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

17:16 - The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North (Meredith) 

18:32 - The Whisper Man by Alex North

22:05 - Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones (Kaytee)

24:48 - Annie B. Jones on Instagram

25:25 - The Dark One (Vicious Lost Boys, 2) by St. Crow (Meredith) 

26:13 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

26:36 - The Never King (Vicious Lost Boys, 1) by Nikki St. Crow

30:07 - Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Kaytee)

34:19 - Withered Hill by David Barnett (Meredith)

37:28 - Slewfoot by Brom

38:28 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

38:34 - Boss My TBR

From Catherine Bridgewater

40:19 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

40:21 - North Woods by Daniel Mason

40:24 - After the Crash by Michel Bussi

40:27 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

40:29 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

40:42 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

40:43 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

From Lisa Stone

44:05 - Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall

44:08 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman 

44:10 - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson

44:13 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaughy

44:17 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore

44:25 - Today Tonight Forever by Madeline Kay Sneed

44:37 - Happy Place by Emily Henry

49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:40 - I wish to become (or really, have already been) a correspondent. (Kaytee)

49:52 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

51:56 - I wish that for every book it had a perfume-type scent to transport you back to that particular experience of reading it. (Meredith)

52:06 - Ffern | Organic Eau de Parfum

53:40 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

56:35 - Chrissie on Instagram and at Sarah’s Bookshelves

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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: Words Matter in Pitman, NJ.

• 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 Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: introducing book club friends to niche romance + romance-related jewelry

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: using AI as your bookish sidekick to improve your reading life

• 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)

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01:31 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:11 - Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

3:20 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine [Amazon link] 

3:30 - Spooned by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]

3:37 - Forked by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]

5:11 - Book earrings from Etsy

07:33 - Our Current Reads

07:53 - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (Roxanna)

13:09 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Kaytee)

18:37 - Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin (Roxanna)

19:11 - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin 

19:42 - Peek Freans [Wikipedia link]

26:31 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 

26:32 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 

26:54 - Three Holidays and A Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

28:04 - Ghost Music by An Yu (Kaytee)

32:45 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman

32:42 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Roxanna)

39:56 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, 1) by Deanna Raybourn

40:15 - Currently Reading: Season 3, Episode 12

42:23 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar (Kaytee)

50:55 - Deep Dive: Three tips from Roxanna on using AI to be your bookish sidekick and improve your reading life

51:15 - Currently Reading: Season 7, Episode 37

56:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

58:14 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob

1:07:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:07:47 - I wish listeners would think about some friction that you’re facing in your reading life and see what tips and tricks you can find to smooth it out a bit. (Roxanna)

1:10:51 - I wish Kindle settings would have the option to toggle on the option to begin our Kindle books at the cover. (Kaytee)

1:12:02 - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Support Us:

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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 our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!

• 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: bookstore romance day +  let there be a reading light

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: advice on avoiding bookish amnesia

• 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)

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01:55 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

04:56 - The Currently Reading Library Tote (CR Merch)

05:42 - May Your Coffee Be Hot Mug (CR Merch)

09:14 - Our Current Reads

09:27 - Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (Kaytee)

13:24 - Deenie by Judy Blume

15:31 - Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume

15:34 - Forever by Judy Blume

17:20 - Culpability by Bruce Holsinger (Meredith)

18:57 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

19:07 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

21:56 - In an Instant by Suzanne Redfearn

22:22 - Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee)

25:44 - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)

31:30 - Weyward by Emilia Hart (Kaytee)

34:31 - The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (Meredith)

36:36 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

38:26 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

39:15 - Quicksilver by Callie Hart

40:22 - Deep Dive: Answering a listener question and giving advice on avoiding bookish amnesia

49:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:22 - I wish more readers would pick up Go As a River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)

50:00 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

51:21 - I wish you would consider experimenting with a new pen: like this “cheater” fountain pen, Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain (Meredith)

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

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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 our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!

• 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: devoting unexpected extra time on morning reading + journaling and embracing chaotic reading with reader roulette

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: we circle back to the summer reads we assigned to each other 

• 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)

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01:28 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

10:18 - Our Current Reads

10:34 - Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara [Amazon link] (Meredith)

15:57 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjørk

16:05 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Kaytee)

20:09 - A Little Daylight Left by Sarah Kay (Meredith)

24:30 - The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf by Isa Arsén (Kaytee)

24:38 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsén

27:01 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

27:03 - Macbeth by William Shakespeare

29:18 - Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby (Meredith)

31:35 - All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby 

34:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Kaytee)

39:12 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

39:15 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

44:22 - Deep Dive: Our Assigned Summer Reading Experiences

45:16 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

45:27 - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

55:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain

55:11 - I wish we would all consider having a little bookish pet project (Meredith)

57:18 - I wish I could create a bookish focus chamber (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 our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!

• 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: reading with a partner and making lazy genius decisions about your reading life

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: we are reviewing our summer break

• 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)

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1:53 - Ad For Ourselves

3:11 - Pounded by Produce by G.M. Fairy

3:14 - Hedging His Bets by Celia Kyle [Amazon link]

5:45 - Currently Reading Patreon

6:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

6:39 - The Bookshop by Evan Friss

7:24 - Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

10:05 - Our Current Reads

10:15 - Playground by Richard Powers (Kaytee)

13:04 - Bill from An Unlikely Story on Instagram (@AnUnlikelyStory)

13:55 - Bill Largent on Instagram (@TheWillToRead)

14:26 - Until August by Gabriel García Márquez (Meredith)

16:43 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

16:47 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

17:40 - The Council of Animals by Nick McDonell

19:06 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Kaytee)

19:12 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 (The Listener Press)

24:33 - The Game Is Murder by Hazell Ward (Meredith)

27:34 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

27:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

28:55 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Kaytee)

29:21 - CR Season 6: Episode 31

32:18 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett

32:19 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

33:16 - So Far Gone by Jess Walter

38:30 - Deep Dive: What We Did On Our Summer Break

46:51 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:15 - Travel to the bookstores a little outside your norm and make time for a bookish journey and bookstore extroversion (Kaytee) 

49:24 - Listen to Ep. 272: Best Books of the Year (So Far) of 10 Things to Tell You with Laura Tremaine

50:34 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff on Substack

50:40 - The Shining by Stephen King

51:21 - A Journey to Three Pines 

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 our founding Indie Press List store: Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX!

• 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 finishing up season seven with a look back and a look forward!

• Season Seven 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)

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1:24 - Season Seven, In Review

The most downloaded episodes of the season

1:58 - CR Season 7: Episode 22 - Our Top Reads of 2024

2:09 - CR Season 7: Episode 24 - Mary and Roxanna's Top Reads of 2024

3:24 - CR Season 7: Episode 4 - Reading Routines + The Journey Of Currently Reading (Our 300th Episode)

4:07 - Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones

Favorite individual episodes

7:44 - CR Season 7: Episode 34 - Reading What We Want + Our Reading Life Temp Checks (Meredith)

8:34 - Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard (Blackwell’s link)

11:26 - CR Season 7: Episode 29 - Series Completist + Non Tragic Bookish Tragedies (Kaytee)

11:40 - CR Season 7: Episode 39 - Brain Farts + Reading Canadian (Kaytee)

11:51 - CR Season 7: Episode 30 - New Indie Bookstores + Our Six Star Reads (Meredith)

12:41 - Boss My TBR Segments (Meredith)

• CR Season 7: Episode 2 - Library Love + Boss Our Summer TBR Update

• CR Season 7: Episode 5 - Talking to Fictional Characters + Boss My TBR

• CR Season 7: Episode 14 - Bookish Lego + Boss My TBR

• CR Season 7: Episode 26 - Bookish Geese + Boss My TBR

• CR Season 7: Episode 32 - Reading Retreats + Boss My TBR

• CR Season 7: Episode 40 - Bookish Friends Step Up + Boss My TBR

Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them

15:50 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)

15:54 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)

15:59 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)

16:05 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith and Kaytee)

16:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

17:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)

19:04 - The Odyssey by Homer (Kaytee)

19:24 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Kaytee)

19:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

20:21 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)

20:29 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Meredith)

21:14 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

21:30 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)

21:32 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)

21:33 - True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (Meredith)

22:26 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)

22:30 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Regrets from season seven?

23:08 - I’ve been very distracted by work and work projects, and that has impacted my reading. (Meredith)

24:29 - That I closed a part myself off for many months of the past year. (Kaytee)

Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading?

23:58 - Nothing being subtracted, but we’re thinking about what we can add to the big show.

26:43 - Freshening up the big show and Patreon with a little “summer cleaning” brainstorming.

27:31 - Be sure you are following us on Instagram as Betsy continues to try new things, so you can let us know what you’d like to see more of!

Be sure to email us any ideas for our Deep Dive — at [email protected] 

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 is brought to us by Booktenders of Barboursville, West Virginia (@booktenderswv).

• 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:

• 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)

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1:54 - Your Listener Presses

2:02 - The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney (pressed by Katie)

3:42 - The Last Woman in the World by Inga Simpson (pressed by Carlye)

5:24 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

6:07 - Motel Styx by Michelle von Eschen and Jonathan Butcher (pressed by Kat)

9:10 - Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M. J. Wassmer (pressed by @Reading.With.Kristen)

11:42 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (pressed by Samantha)

14:43 - Another by Paul Tremblay [releases July 22, 2025] (pressed by Johanna)

17:06 - Farthing by Jo Walton (pressed by Melinda)

19:22 - Sky’s End by Marc J. Gregson (pressed by Lindsay)

21:19 - Katherine by Anya Seton (pressed by Maudeen)

23:02 - Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta [Amazon link] (pressed by Kelsey)

25:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

25:30 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

26:01 - Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell (pressed by Stephanie)

28:30 - A Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare (pressed by Erin)

29:57 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

30:19 - The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius (pressed by Lilja)

33:05 - Splendid Little Schemes by Robin Strong (pressed by Hannah)

34:27 - The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward

35:34 - Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán (pressed by Ana)

36:31 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

37:11 - Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

37:30 - Camelot & Vine by Petrea Burchard (pressed by Sherri)

40:50 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

41:16 - Sky Daddy by Kate Folk (pressed by Tiernan)

43:08 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls 

44:03 - Names for the Dawn by C.L. Beaumont [Amazon link] (pressed by Gretchen)

45:22 - Withered Hill by David Barnett (pressed by Claire)

46:39 - Slewfoot by Brom

48:08 - The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart (pressed by Matt)

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop | 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 is brought to us by Booktenders of Barboursville, West Virginia (@booktenderswv).

• 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 joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:

• Unique or Shared!: We give you a statement that may make us either unique or shared, and discuss!

• Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

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2:52 - Unique Or Shared

3:22 - I am the worst library user ever. (Roxanna)

5:21 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

12:37 - I love a buzzy book moment. (Mary)

14:23 - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

14:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

14:47 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

15:27 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

17:49 - I LOVE finding backlist hidden gems over buzzy moments. (Meredith)

18:22 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

18:45 - Lexicon by Max Barry

20:15 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

20:30 - The Odyssey by Homer

23:27 - I am the only one that purposefully seeks out five chili pepper books. (Kaytee)

25:22 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Mass

28:44 - I will never read a book without checking Goodreads first. (Roxanna)

37:24 - My book slump reset is a complete genre change. (Mary)

47:09 - I will “experience” a book I know won’t be for me. (Meredith)

47:43 - Dream State by Eric Puchner

48:02 - The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

52:15 - While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

53:15 - Schuler Books

53:36 - I keep my TBR in rainbow order. (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. July’s IPL is brought to us by Booktenders in West Virginia!

• 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: readerly badges and DNFing books

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives and press book into the other’s hands

• 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)

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2:19 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

8:02 - Our Current Reads

8:30 - A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee)

8:46 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

8:49 - CR Season 5: Episode 1

8:53 - Cafe Con Libros

8:55 - An Island Princess Starts A Scandal by Adriana Herrera

8:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 6

12:29 - With A Vengeance by Riley Sager

14:09 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

14:10 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

14:14 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

14:20 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

14:52 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

14:54 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

15:11 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

18:29 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges (Kaytee)

22:29 - The Midsummer Bride by Kati Wilde (Meredith)

25:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

28:02 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)

31:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

32:05 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

33:42 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith)

37:17 - This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith mistakenly titled this book. This is the correct one!)

39:21 - Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other’s Hands

40:19 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges

51:38 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

52:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

54:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

56:13 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

57:32 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

57:54 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan

• 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

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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: reading at the beach and sisterly bookish tattoos

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: all the ins and outs of morning 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)

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4:12 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

4:35 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

5:23 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

6:31 - Literally A Bookshop

1:37 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

7:02 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

9:45 - Our Current Reads

10:03 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)

13:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

13:56 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

14:06 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier

15:20 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

15:38 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Kaytee)

17:44 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

17:48 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 

19:49 - Hearts Strange and Dreadful by Tim McGregor (Meredith)

20:59 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

26:11 - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (Kaytee)

26:14 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

26:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 40

31:40 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Meredith)

37:20 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)

41:58 - All About Morning Reading

43:25 - The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

50:48 - Jobs to be Done by David Farber

50:59 - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni

55:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain

57:38 - If you are interested in adding to your bookish life, do it in the form of a book club. (Meredith)

59:34 - I co-sign Meredith’s wish this week! (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. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan

• 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!