Season 5, Episode 4: Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook Current Reads: books we’ve been guarding like precious gems Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *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 laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2 2:04 - Brilliant Books 3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day 8:54 - Current Reads 9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna) 16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee) 16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29 16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones 17:21 - Cafe Con Libros 18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast 20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna) 26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee)  27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers 29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 31:46 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna) 36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach 37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee) 38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed 40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World 40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!) 50:41 - Canada Reads 52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy 52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary  55:00 - BookRiot 55:09 - Get Booked Podcast 55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast 55:59 - The Next Chapter 56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna) 59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute  I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee) 1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1) 1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman 1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman 1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram [email protected] Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading