Today's minisode has an additional top 10 list to add to your 2022 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy and Mary here with their favorite books of 2021, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! Note that they recorded this episode before Meredith and Kaytee’s released, so there are some repeats, but no one knew about the other’s lists! Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.  *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Books of 2021 The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (Mindy) The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Mary) The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner (Mindy) Long Bright River by Liz Moore Pony by R.J. Palacio (Mary) Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Malloy (Mindy) One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Mary) Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Mindy) The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mary) The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Mindy) The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Mary) The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Mindy) Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Mary) Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Mindy) Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Mary) A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Mindy) I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer (Mary) These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Mary & Mindy!) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Mindy) The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Minisode: Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Books of 2021

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:   Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends and “salt” books   Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately   Deep Dive: difficulty in starting new 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) .  .  .  .  .  :10 - Bite Size Intro 2:14 - Currently Reading Patreon 5:50 - PLEASE send us your Ask Us Anything questions to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com 6:43 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 11:13 - The Stand by Stephen King 12:17 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell 14:50 - Our Current Reads 14:58 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (Roxanna) 15:02 - Canada Reads 16:56 - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz 19:38 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne (Meredith) 21:35 - @mother.horror on Instagram 24:10 - The Ghoul of Windydown Vale by Jake Burt (Roxanna) 29:21 - In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides (Meredith) 34:15 - Funny Story by Emily Henry (Roxanna) 38:02 - Small Change by Roan Parrish 43:43 - The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Meredith - Meredith mistakenly said Mars Room initially. Sorry for the confusion!) 45:03 - Charter Books 45:42 - The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley 49:51 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 49:56 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 52:16 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick 53:40 - The Difficulty Of Starting A New Book 57:54 - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny 1:01:19 - The Feast by Margaret Kennedy 1:02:07 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 1:02:12 - The One by John Marrs 1:02:21 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 1:04:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:04:11 - I wish everyone would watch Butterfly in the Sky on Netflix. (Roxanna) 1:04:14 - Butterfly in the Sky on Netflix 1:06:37 -  Hello Bookstore 1:07:11 - I wish everyone would reflect on how summer reading affects your 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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   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!

Season 6, Episode 43: Meeting Bookish Friends + Starting New Books

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.  1:56 - Putting the Book Into Context Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Published Sept. 28, 2010 by Minotaur Books 4.36 rating on Goodreads Seasonal setting - Winter Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2011, The Agatha Award, The New Blood Dagger Award, The Arthur Ellis Award, The Barry Award, and the Dilys Award Critic Reviews Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book 7:20 - The Setup 16:22 - A Deeper Exploration Setup and first paragraph The pacing of the novel The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny Quebec vs American History Anglophone vs. Francophone history and culture Themes: “bury your dead”, “with time” P.345 - Not everything buried is actually dead. The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny One bit of lightness in the entire novel Location, Location, Location Relationship between Beauvoir and Ruth Zardo Who leaked the video? Enneagram Corner The Ending 1:14:36 - Superlatives Favorite Scene Character MVP Biggest loser Best food description Favorite Quote No spoilers this episode!  The next book will be A Trick of the Light 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. May’s IPL is brought to you by Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   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 | Roxanna | Kaytee 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!

A Journey to Three Pines - Episode 6: Bury Your Dead

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:   Bookish Moments: more bookish podcasts and new to us books   Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately   Deep Dive: books we have recently DNFd or NRNd   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 - Bite Size Intro :57 - Half Priced Books 1:26 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:41 - Talking Scared Podcast 1:48 - Tea & Murder Podcast 4:01 - PangoBooks 4:28 - Bookmans 5:34 - Our Current Reads 6:03 - Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis (Meredith) 7:33 - An Unlikely Story 9:11 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 9:26 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 9:57 - Fabled Bookshop 9:58 - Bear Necessity by James Gold-Bourn (Kaytee) 13:38 - The Field Guide To Dumb Birds of the Whole World by Matt Kracht (Meredith) 14:34 - Merlin App 14:55 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 13:48 - Charter Books 17:48 - The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht 19:52 - The Rhythm of Time by Questlove and S.A. Cosby (Kaytee) 23:47 - The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson (Meredith) 24:59 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker 27:14 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 27:44 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Kaytee) 28:06 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 32:14 - Our Recent DNFs and NRNs 33:08 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Meredith) 34:12 - Jade City by Fonda Lee (Kaytee) 36:37 - The Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp (Meredith) 38:29 - Sunshine, Sangria and Scandal by Wendy Day (Kaytee) 40:19 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 40:44 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (Meredith, Wheel of Time series #2) 41:27 - Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Meredith) 43:16 - Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew by Davaun Sanders (Kaytee) 44:45 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim 46:25 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:16 - I wish there was an easier way to find trusted sources’ reviews on Goodreads. (Meredith) 48:42 - Meredith’s Goodreads  49:02 - I wish to reject the notion that more books equals a better reading life. (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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   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!

Season 6, Episode 42: New Used Books + Our Recent DNFs and NRNs

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:   Bookish Moments: bookish mail and more tech to help our reading lives   Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately   Deep Dive: what makes an unputdownable book and some examples   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) .  .  .  .  .  1:26 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:48 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker 1:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 3:15 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy 6:35 - The Outsiders by S.E Hinton 8:44 - Our Current Reads 8:54 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare (Kaytee) 9:11 - Season 6, Episode 25 w/Knox and Jamie 14:07 - Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz (Meredith) 15:16 - Foyles UK 16:08 - The Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz 19:05 - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer (Kaytee) 19:18 -  Libro.fm 21:57 -  Article About AI Friends 25:10 - The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith) 26:32 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 29:53 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch (Kaytee) 34:10 - Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews (Meredith) 35:55 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 36:25 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews 38:49 - The Most Unputdownable Books 42:03 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson 42:15 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 43:39 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 43:51 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley 44:17 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 45:35 - Confessions by Kenae Minato 45:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 45:50 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 45:56 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 46:17 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti 47:18 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister 47:37 - Kaytee mentions Adenrele Ojo being a Recorded Books copyright narrator but it is actually Simon and Schuster! 48:06 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf 48:34 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 48:51 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 49:27 - Drowning by T.J. Newman 49:28 - Falling by T.J. Newman 49:41 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 49:44 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 49:52 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 50:31 - Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 51:49 - Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu 51:51 - Heartsopper by Alice Oseman 51:58 - March: Book One by John Lewis 53:00 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 54:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:24 - I wish more people would give graphic novels a chance. (Kaytee) 55:35 - Currently Reading Patreon 56:28 - I wish I could collect Precious Moments dolls committing all kinds of murder. (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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   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!

Season 6, Episode 41: Bookish Mail + Unputdownable Books

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:   Bookish Moments: accepting bookish feedback and purging our bookshelves   Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately   Deep Dive: our current top 5 reads of 2024   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 9:18 - Our Current Reads 9:53 - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith) 17:02 - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Kaytee) 20:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartman (Meredith) 20:36 - @mother.horror on Instagram 25:57 - The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Kaytee) 28:18 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 28:20 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 29:07 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Meredith) 30:05 - An Unlikely Story 30:30 - Commonplace Books 32:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 33:43 - Sociopath by Patric Gagne (Kaytee) 39:23 - Our Top 5 Reads of 2024 (So Far) 42:36 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker 43:24 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen (Kaytee) 43:56 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith) 44:43 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee) 44:57 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 45:12 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith) 46:11 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee) 47:30 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith) 48:36 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 49:32 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Meredith) 50:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 51:17 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee) 52:19 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith) 54:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:51 - I wish you could bottle up the feeling of reading a book for the first time. (Meredith) 54:56 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel 54:57 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 55:45 - I wish I could press All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle. (Kaytee) 56:17 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle 57:11 -  Minisode w/Mike Gayle 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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   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!

Minisode: Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Books of 2021

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