On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a poem a day + excitement over release days
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: we discuss your top books from 2019-2024 and draw the giveaway winner
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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1:59 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:07 - The Poetry Foundation’s Poem of the Day
2:27 - A Rebellion of Care by David Gate
3:55 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
4:34 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
6:02 - Our Current Reads
6:08 - The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (Kaytee)
8:21- A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
9:03 - The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith)
10:11 - Words Matter Bookshop
10:40 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman
14:17 - The Bookshop by Evan Friss (Kaytee)
15:12 - Parnassus Books
17:29 - Exile in Bookville
17:58 - Books - A Manifesto: Or, How to Build A Library by Ian Patterson (Meredith, Goldsboro link)
20:16 - Goldsboro Books UK
24:16 - The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler
26:03 - I Leave It Up To You by Jinwoo Chong (Kaytee)
29:05 - Flux by Jinwoo Chong (amazon link)
29:34 - The Wasp Trap by Michael Edwards (Meredith)
32:45 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
33:09 - Listeners’ Top Ranked Books
35:11 - Giveaway Post to see other listeners’ best books! (reminder - giveaway is CLOSED)
42:17 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
42:32 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
42:43 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
42:56 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
43:06 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
43:07 - Still Life by Louise Penny
43:59 - Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
44:03 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
44:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
44:16 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
44:18 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Giveaway Winner Christie’s Reads
47:25 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen
47:27 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
47:30 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
47:33 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
47:35 - The Anxious Generation by Johnathan Haidt
47:39 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
48:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain
48:22 - I wish to tell you about the gold star item I found for reading and sleep. (Kaytee)
48:32 - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
48:47 - Bloom
51:30 - I wish for you to try more specific ASMR rooms or listening to playlists for books. (Meredith)
51:34 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
51:37 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
51:38 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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