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

• Bookish Moments: reading aloud to our kiddos and bookish Legos

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

• Deep Dive: How Roxanna has evolved to read more sci-fi, fantasy and romance

• 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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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

1:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

1:59 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo

4:16 - Lego Hotel (Lego Bookshop is sold out on their website)

6:39 - Our Current Reads

6:43 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister (Roxanna)

6:51 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

10:32 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan

12:07 - The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella (Kaytee)

12:14 - The Poisoned Pen

12:42 - Alice’s Adventure In Wonderland by Lewis Caroll 

14:10 - The Looking Glass Illusion by Sara Ella

16:36 - Small Change by Roan Parrish (Roxanna, Amazon Link)

17:54 - Happy Place by Emily Henry 

21:53 - The Vacation by John Marrs (Kaytee)

27:20 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna)

27:26 - CR Season 2, Episode 8

30:38 - One Sunny Afternoon by Rowan Jette Knox (Kaytee)

31:15 - Love Lives Here by Rowan Jette Knox

32:56 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller 

33:09 - Libro.fm

34:06 - Deep Dive: Roxanna’s Evolution As A Reader

34:15 - CR Season 3, Episode 5 (Roxanna’s first episode introduction)

34:54 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

37:49 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

38:08 - Get Booked Podcast (no longer running but old episodes are available!)

39:02 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

41:11 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

44:44 - A Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 

43:58 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

44:04 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

48:26 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:45 - I wish people would lean into whatever season they are in with their reading lives .(Roxanna)

52:59 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

53:07 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski

53:13 - Wintering by Katherine May

53:21 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

53:23 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi

53:53 - I wish to be read aloud to long after I age out of being read to. (Kaytee)

54:14 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

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