On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna are sharing their favorite reads of 2024. We are excited to give them the reins for a full episode, and they bring some awesome reads for you to add to your TBR!

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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1:24 - Mary and Roxanna’s Reading Year In review

2:06 - Mary read 84 books in 2024, 59% print, 24% digital, 17% audio

2:54 - Mary read 71% adult, 16% middle grade, 7% young adult and 6% new adult

4:29 - Currently Reading Patreon

7:45 - Roxanna read 70 books in 2024, 19 were 5-star reads.

8:18 - Roxanna read 81% fiction, 19%  nonfiction

9:09 - Both Mary and Roxanna want to increase their POC/Diverse reads im 2025.

10:48 - Mary and Roxanna’s Top Reads of 2024

10:57 - The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand (Roxanna #10)

12:15 - The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews

13:23 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Mary #10)

14:39 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

15:22 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah (Roxanna #9)

16:51 - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

17:45 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan  (Mary #9)

17:51 - A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan

20:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Roxanna #8)

21:13 - The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indra Das

23:52 - Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison (Mary #8)

26:27 - It’s Easier than you Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Roxanna #7)

30:18 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Mary #7)

30:56 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram

31:19 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver

32:03 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Roxanna #6)

34:58 - The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (Mary #6)

35:09 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

37:24 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (Roxanna #5)

40:05 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman

41:52 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir (Mary #5)

43:47 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

46:44 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Roxanna #4)

50:12 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Mary #4)

53:38 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Roxanna #3)

54:02 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

54:04 - Finding Me by Viola Davis

57:00 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury (Mary #3)

58:59 - Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Roxanna #2)

1:02:08 - The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

1:02:25 - The Baddest Bitch in the Room by Sophia Chang

1:04:36 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (Mary #2)

1:08:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Roxanna #1)

1:08:39 - Search by Michelle Huneven

1:11:15 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Mary #1)

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