On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2019. These stood the test of time better than our 2018 reads, and most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them four years ago!

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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4:30 - Our Top 10 Reads of 2019

5:07 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier (Kaytee)

5:35 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

6:23 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson (Meredith)

7:31 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Kaytee)

7:45 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

8:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny (Meredith)

10:00 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Kaytee)

11:00 - The Whisper Man by Alex North (Meredith)

11:03 - Book of the Month

11:56 - The Passengers by John Marrs (Kaytee)

12:08 - The One by John Marrs

12:58 - The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye (Meredith)

14:15 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Kaytee)

15:56 - The Current by Tim Johnston (Meredith)

16:05 - Descent by Tim Johnston

18:04 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (Kaytee)

19:47 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff (Meredith)

21:48 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live w/Garrett Graff

22:09 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (Kaytee)

23:26 - American Royals by Katharine McGee (Meredith)

25:15 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal (Kaytee)

27:04 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

27:36 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)

29:21 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee’s #2 book)

29:37 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

30:32 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Meredith’s #2 book)

32:10 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall (Kaytee’s #1 book)

33:53 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith’s #1 book)

35:19 - Deep Dive: Discussion on our Top Books of 2019

35:49 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

36:03 - White Women by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao

36:13 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

36:14 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

37:10 - American Royals by Katharine McGee

37:31 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

37:33 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

38:25 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

38:40 - The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye

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