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

• Bookish Moments: Scottish books and author interviews

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

• Deep Dive: we gush about our travels and our favorite bookshops we got to visit

• 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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1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

1:52 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 152 Feat. Liz Nugent

2:01 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

3:07 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan

3:19 - The Clanlands Almanac: Season Stories from Scotland by Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish

4:45 - andythehighlander on Instagram

5:32 - Current Reads

5:53 - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)

11:03 - How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz (Kaytee)

15:10 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Meredith)

19:21 - Congratulations, The Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)

19:35 - Here For It by R. Eric Thomas

23:19 - The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (Meredith)

27:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

27:14 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (note: Meredith says “Hotchburger” in the episode. Apologies for the confusion!)

27:16 - Aurora by David Koepp

27:38 - Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua

28:39 - The Hanging City by Charlie N. Holmberg (Kaytee)

32:35 - Deep Dive: Recapping Our European Vacations

34:00 - Blackwell’s UK

35:57 - Foyles 

36:15 - Daunt Books

45:19 - Toppings and Company

45:45 - Word on the Water

47:29 - Currently Reading Patreon

47:58 - The Novel Neighbor

49:01 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:30 - If you want creepy and monsters in your reads, I wish you’d try Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Meredith)

49:57 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

50:47 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

52:05 - I wish book club stickers would be actual stickers. (Kaytee)

52:47 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

52:50 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

53:53 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

53:56 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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