On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A sisterly conversation and a masking win

• Current Reads: books we are so glad we read, from beginning to end

• Deep Dive: how to make your IRL friendship bookish and how to make your bookish friendship IRL

• Book Presses: a YA book that seems to be universally beloved and a way to make friends in your neighborhood

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 Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*

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Bookish Moments:

2:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

3:40 - BlackLIT box

Current Reads:

4:59 - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mindy)

9:26 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

10:14 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh (Kaytee)

13:15 - The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai (Mindy)

13:21 - Page1 Box

13:27 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

15:44 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

16:43 - Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (Kaytee)

19:31 - The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (Mindy)

19:47 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

22:38 - Fabled Bookshop

24:01 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Kaytee)

25:38 - Blackwell's

Deep Dive - Cultivating Bookish Friendships

36:06 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

36:11 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

38:34 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Mindy)

38:38 - Season 3, Episode 13

38:43 - Mindy and Mary's Top 10 Minisode

40:30 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon (Kaytee)

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