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

• Bookish Moments: book advent and making wood bookends

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

• Deep Dive: how Meredith and Kaytee have both changed for good due to the podcast and each other

• 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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1:12 - Ad For Ourselves

1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:27 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson

14:10 - Our Current Reads

14:33 - North Sun by Ethan Rutherford (Meredith)

16:14 - The Terror by Dan Simmons

21:29 - Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister (Kaytee)

26:39 - And the World Spins Anyway by Georgie Jones (Meredith)

26:47 - georgie_jonez on instagram

32:56 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker (Kaytee)

33:23 - 7 by Jen Hatmaker

37:49 - Lady Tremaine by Rebecca Hochhauser (Meredith)

39:39 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

42:23 - Fabled Bookshop

42:37 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Kaytee)

42:52 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

45:58 - CR Season 4: Episode 45

46:46 - How We've Been Changed For Good

59:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:38 - I wish that you would follow @mondaynextpodcast on instagram for a limited series for business minded individuals!

59:40 - @mondaynextpodcast on Instagram

1:01:17 - I wish for us to finish the year strong in our reading lives. (Kaytee)

1:02:39 - The Never King by Nikki St. Crow

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