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

• Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off

• Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers

• Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading

• Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins

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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1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:25 - Brave Writer 

5:28 - Current Reads

5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee)

9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith)

10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott 

10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett

14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee)

14:33 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff 

17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith)

19:41 - Boswell Books 

19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 

19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black

22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee)

22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1)

25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny

26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith)

27:04 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 

31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah

31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow

32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading

32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop

32:40 - The Daily Stoic

32:54 - Ryan Holiday’s 8 Rules for Reading Video 

33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19

33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers

34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

47:29  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands

47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)

50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon

51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok

51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith)

53:44 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 

55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King

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