The Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are jumping in a time machine to take you back to the beginning of season 1 with episode 3:

• Bookish Moments: a gift from a patient and reading with kiddos

• Current Reads: you may hear some books in this episode that have become CR faves over the years!

• Deep Dive: our worst bookish habits

• Books We Press:

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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Bookish Moments:

1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood

2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram

3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

3:30 – Audible subscription

3:53 – Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

Current Reads:

5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Kaytee)

8:45 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (Meredith)

9:32 – The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller

10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Kaytee)

12:10 – Jane Austen

13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Meredith)

14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner (Kaytee)

20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (Meredith)

24:13 – Jen Hatmaker

24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

We Used to Talk About Actual Current Reads (stuff we were in the middle of):

24:57 – A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold

25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator

26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

27:59 - Deep Dive

28:52 – Serial Reader App

30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Books We Press

34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl (Kaytee)

36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series

36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series

37:06 – Deborah Crombie series

37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series (Meredith)

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: International meetups and fall reading

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

• Deep Dive: how we've prepped our travel TBR

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:48 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:54 - Current Reads

7:01 - You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee)

7:07 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

10:08 - How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (Meredith)

15:30 - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (Kaytee)

18:28 - The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni (Meredith)

19:58 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

20:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

23:33 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton (Kaytee)

23:42 - Fairyloot

26:52 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Meredith)

28:33 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

28:41 - The Princess Bride William Goldman

29:31 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

31:00 - Megs.Tea.Room on Instagram

32:22- Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

32:39 - Deep Dive: Prepping Our Travel TBR

33:45 - Jordys.Book.Club on Instagram

38:04 - Libro.fm

38:28 - By Gaslight by Steven Price

41:32 - Waypoints by Sam Heugan

41:45 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

43:45 - Meet Us At The Fountain

43:52 - I wish to meet our London bookish friends. (Kaytee)

44:08 - send us an email at [email protected] if you are going to make it! We will be at Foyles on Charing Cross Rd October 7, 2023.

45:51 - My wish is that you would partake with me in creating all the fall reading vibes. (Meredith)

Spooky ASMR

Fall ASMR

Warm Cider and Cinnamon candle

Pumpkin Woods candle

Warm Autumn Moss candle

Crisp Morning Leaves candle

Barefoot Dreams Contrast Trim Throw Blanket

Jooja Knit Throw Blanket

Connect With Us:

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: trips overseas and checking out home decor books

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

• Deep Dive: what is working for us in our reading lives

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:53 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:15 - Current Reads

6:46 - The Last One by Will Dean (Meredith)

9:41 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

10:58 - To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Kaytee)

11:05 - Capital Books

11:08 - Parnassus Books

14:36 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novick (Meredith)

18:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

19:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)

20:22 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

23:08 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks

23:24 - In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross (Meredith)

24:45 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

28:51 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan (Kaytee)

30:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

33:59 - Deep Dive: What Is Working In Our Reading Lives

Switching up the format of a book (Meredith)

36:26 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Freedom of reading… within constraints (Kaytee)

Going in blind to books (Meredith)

Putting ebooks or audiobooks on hold via the library that I already physically own and limiting myself to one stack at a time (Kaytee)

42:18 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

Doing close reads of not just Three Pines, but any other book I feel the urge (Meredith)

43:01 - Ezeekat on Instagram

44:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

Finding a new time to read (Kaytee)

46:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:02 - I wish more people would explore the works by Anne Perry, specifically the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. (Meredith)

47:13 - The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

48:18 - I wish to press The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

48:20 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green

Connect With Us:

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: seeing each other in person and comfort Kindle reading

• Current Reads: books new and old, from new to beloved authors

• Deep Dive: what we think about "best" versus "favorite" books

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:12 - The Popcast

3:07 - Book People

6:24 - Kindle Oasis

7:15 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

8:04 - Current Reads

8:11 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (Kaytee)

8:28 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker

8:29 - CR Season 4: Episode 33

8:32 - Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

8:33 - CR Season 2: Episode 4

8:40 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

8:42 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

13:00 - Malice by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)

13:43 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

15:42 - The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart (Kaytee)

19:12 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Meredith)

24:42 - Invisible Son by Kim Johnson (Kaytee)

24:58 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson

26:43 - Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

26:54 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

28:01 - Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (Meredith)

29:12 - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille

31:50 - Deep Dive: The Best Books Versus Our Favorite Books

31:56 - @ezeekat aka Jaysen Headley

32:05 - Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

33:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

33:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

34:37 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

35:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

35:50 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

38:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

38:28 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

39:28 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

44:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

44:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

45:59 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

46:53 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

46:54 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

47:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:39 - I wish we would all focus on something to learn in our reading lives. (Kaytee)

49:24 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford

49:56 - I wish to press The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier into readers' hands. (Meredith)

49:56 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Connect With Us:

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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.

1:56 - The Set Up

The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny (one L simply due to demographic of readers? Please don't fight me over this!)

3:05 - Putting the Book Into Context

Publication date

Seasonal setting - Spring, around Easter

Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2008, Nominated for: The Anthony Award, The Macavity Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel of 2008

Critic Reviews

Alternate Title: Cruelest vs Cruellest - that's the only difference dependent on geographic location of publishing.

Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book

Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 45 w/Ezeekat

8:46 - A Deeper Exploration

Setup and first few paragraphs

A seance as the driving source of the mystery

Still Life by Louise Penny

One note character in Madeline/lack of care for her as a character

Gamache not introduced until chapter 9

Pg. 69 - Make note for future reads

Gamache as a father and grandfather figure versus an inspector

The pacing of the novel

Quality of writing itself

Themes: Regeneration, Resurrection and its unpredictability, jealousy, equanimity, grief, platonic love,

Character Development - Gamache's Pride, Beauvoir

The Fear Factor

55:58 - What Do We Need to Know?

Village of Three Pines - The Hadley House, Hazel's House

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Homes as a driver for the plot/characters

The Oddness Factor

Gamache's accented English

1:06:00 - Superlatives

Favorite scene

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Best food description

1:16:32 - Within the Series

Is this book skippable?

Setting the foundation

Favorite quote

*Does the reading of passages take you out of the conversation or help enhance it? Let us know at the socials below!

Next episode's read: A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

No Spoilers this episode!

Connect With Us:

Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change.

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: bookshelves and morbid picture books

• Current Reads: men that may or may not be animals…

• Deep Dive: books where the house is a character

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:01 - The Popcast

2:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:36 - Holly @birdbrainbooks on Instagram

3:04 - Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey (Amazon Link)

7:12 - Current Reads

7:39 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks (Meredith)

10:02 - The Fact of A Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

13:36 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Kaytee)

14:56 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

15:22 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

18:12 - The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (Meredith)

20:29 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

22:13 - The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser

22:23 - From the Front Porch Podcast

22:24 - What Should I Read Next Podcast

23:00 - Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Kaytee)

23:14 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

23:26 - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

26:21 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (Meredith)

27:42 - Currently Reading Patreon

29:08 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

29:46 - An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adrianna Herrera (Kaytee)

29:58 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera

30:05 - Cafe Con Libros

32:58 - Deep Dive: Books With Houses As Characters

34:07 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln

35:07 - How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

35:16 - A Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

35:39 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

35:45 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

37:22 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

37:34 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman

38:04 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

38:42 - The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

39:27 - Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

40:15 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

40:52 - Keep It in the Family by John Marrs

41:36 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood Depree

42:00 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

42:02 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

42:13 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

42:38 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

43:20 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

45:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:01 - Fabled Bookshop

46:06 - An Unlikely Story

50:22 - I wish you would plan your spooky fall reading and I wished for a longer segment with Book Boyfriend Bill (which came true!) (Meredith)

47:06 - I wish to express my gratitude to my village in my season of moving and settling into a new home. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: reading with family and choosing family's reads

• Current Reads: lots of books great for fall!

• Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:42 - The Novel Neighbor

4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads

6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger

7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger

7:46 - Holly by Stephen King

7:58 - Current Reads

8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary)

9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023)

11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith)

13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

15:36 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose

18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary)

18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith)

23:06 - Oprah Daily "The Life You Want" talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!)

26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517

27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)

29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram

29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips

32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith)

37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas

38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary)

50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: new library cards and new projects

• Current Reads: so many books we convinced each other to read

• Deep Dive: tropes that we usually like, but might diverge into something we hate

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:16 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

3:30 - Roxanna's Substack The Purpose Project

3:36 - Roxannathereader on Instagram

8:31 - Current Reads

8:52 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes (Roxanna)

8:58 - Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

12:44 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb

15:06 - Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes

15:44 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)

18:25 - Currently Reading Patreon

21:38 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (Roxanna)

21:46 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

21:49 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi

27:08 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

28:11 - I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Kaytee)

32:13 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Roxanna)

38:47 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (Kaytee)

38:53 - Back of Beyond Books

41:02 - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

42:26 - Deep Dive: Two Tropes Diverge In A Wood

43:30 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

43:32 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

43:33 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

44:07 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

44:08 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

45:26 - Maame by Jessica George

45:54 - Sea Change by Gina Chung

47:16 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi

47:44 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson

51:44 - Search by Michelle Huneven

51:51 - House of Brede by Rumer Godden

53:25 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

54:07 - The Mermaid, The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

54:14 - Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

56:25 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

58:00 - Nora Goes Off Script by Ananbel Monaghan

1:00:10 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

1:01:13 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel

1:01:25 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

1:03:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:03:53 - I wish everyone would check out the William Hannah Notebook (Roxanna)

1:03:54 - William Hannah Limited

1:07:14 - Filofax

1:08:06 - I wish I could give out staff picks like a bookstore employee (Kaytee)

1:09:07 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

1:09:08 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: a rhythm change and deeper reading

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBRs of some bookish friends that we know really well and don't know at all

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

5:26 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

6:14 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

8:46 - Three Pines on Amazon Prime

9:03 - Current Reads

9:07 - The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)

13:13 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)

14:36 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

17:19 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Kaytee)

20:45 - Severance by Ling Ma (Meredith)

24:27 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

27:09 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (Kaytee)

30:38 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

31:44 - Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Meredith)

37:32 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

From Susan Shaw Hulbert

38:58 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

38:59 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg

39:01 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

39:06 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

39:10 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

From Jillian Trinidad

43:05 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

43:08 - Jade City by Fonda Lee

43:10 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

43:13 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

43:16 - Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

49:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:37 - I wish everyone would read Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Kaytee)

49:37 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

50:35 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Henff

52:51 - I wish I would read S.A Cosby before the Hamptons Whodunnit (Meredith)

53:08 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

53:55 - The Rhythm of Time by S.A. Cosby and Questlove

Connect With Us:

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: comfort social accounts and mother daughter bonding

• Current Reads: four regular reads and our two bossy presses

• Deep Dive: how we felt about pressing books to each other and our experiences reading them

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:20 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

1:40 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

1:40 - @megstearoom on Tiktok

2:01 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

3:56 - Book of the Month

6:21 - Current Reads

6:28 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake (Meredith)

8:40 - @fictionmatters on Instagram

10:30 - The Need by Helen Phillips

10:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

10:56 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

10:57 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

10:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie

11:22 - Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler (Kaytee)

13:35 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

13:39 - Everything Happens podcast

15:36 - Dark August by Katie Tallo (Meredith)

17:55 - The Book Drop Subscription

19:49 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

20:29 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (Kaytee)

20:37 - CR Season 5: Episode 45

25:07 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Meredith)

29:55 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

34:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Kaytee)

42:38 - Deep Dive: Being The Presser and the Pressee

44:33 - BookRiot

45:45 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

47:19 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

51:32 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

52:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain

53:58 - I wish those of us with littles would let them choose our reads sometimes. (Meredith)

54:07 - I wish we would practice letting go of the reins. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading