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

• Bookish Moments: a virtual book award event and an in-person meet-up

• Current Reads: mysteries and middle grade are what we’re bringing today!

• Deep Dive: what do star ratings mean to us on our own reading logs as well as on the internet

• Book Presses: cozy sweetness and middle grade for March

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!

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Bookish Moments:

2:09 - Left Coast Crime: hosts of the Lefty Awards

2:23 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny

Current Reads:

6:48 - Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

8:55 - Sad Cypress audiobook w/David Suchet

9:28 - The Survivors by Jane Harper (Kaytee)

9:52 - The Dry by Jane Harper

9:53 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper

9:56 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper

14:07 - The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips (Meredith)

15:48 - Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (i.e. Lemony Snicket)

15:55 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

18:42 - Peacemaker by Joseph Bruchac (Kaytee)

20:52 - Bookshelf Thomasville 

21:34 - Still Life With Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith)

21:47 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child 

24:39 - Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Kaytee) 

25:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

25:02 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

Deep Dive - How you Rate your Reads and Do Ratings Matter:

28:24 - Goodreads

32:32 - StoryGraph 

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

44:25 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (Meredith)

44:36 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

47:07 - Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt ( Katie Proctor via Kaytee)

47:20 - The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

47:25 - Read Aloud Revival w/ Sarah Mackenzie

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