The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: even worse than a book hangover, it's a book coma!, and single-track reading

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

• Deep Dive: It's possible to love each other and not love the same books! Here's an example of that!

• 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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1:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon - Thank you for helping to keep us ad free!

3:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

3:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

9:18 - Current Reads

9:28 - The Thief Knot by Kate Milford (Roxanna)

9:34 - Greenglass House by Kate Milford

13:10 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Meredith)

20:58 - Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey (Roxanna)

24:46 - My Life in France by Julia Child

24:48 - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

24:50 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell

25:46 - The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang (Meredith, Amazon link)

26:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

27:13 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

27:50 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

30:17 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna)

37:47 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Meredith)

40:32 - CAWPILE system

41:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

43:21 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

44:31 - Deep Dive: All Things Fourth Wing

44:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

46:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

48:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

48:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

49:22 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

49:32 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

59:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:45 - I wish everyone would read Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center. (Roxanna)

59:45 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

1:00:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

1:00:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

1:02:10 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

1:02:23 - Read to make you happy, and don't always follow the hype. (Meredith)

1:02:46 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: behind the scenes content and a literary festival

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

• Deep Dive: the best "gateway" books to get a new or struggling reader addicted

• 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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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:54 - Sarah's Bookshelves Summer Reading GuideSarah's Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves

2:17 - What Should I Read Next Episode 381

4:20 - Pango Books

6:42 - Current Reads

7:11 - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline (Meredith)

7:23 - Fabled Bookshop

11:30 - Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline

11:52 - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

12:50 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (Kaytee)

13:02 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

13:06 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

13:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 30

14:09 - Fable App

17:20 - The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)

17:25 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

20:24 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

21:24 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

22:13 - The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements (Kaytee)

22:19 - The Novel Neighbor

24:23 - Sarah's Bookshelves 2022 Summer Reading Guide

25:41 - Blue Monday by Nicci French (Meredith)

31:42 - My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson (Kaytee)

33:09 - Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

34:44 - Gateway Books

37:04 - What Should I Read Next

37:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

38:15 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

38:18 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

38:49 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris

40:13 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green

41:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

42:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

42:31 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

44:03 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

44:05 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle

44:37 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

45:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

45:42 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

45:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

46:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

47:09 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

48:10 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

48:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

49:08 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

50:25 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:39 - The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Whyss

52:46 - I wish someone would write a story about The Forbidden Island of Niihau (Meredith)

54:08 - I wish for a reading cafe. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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Welcome, readers. We are so excited to debut this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This limited-edition podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don't shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.

This episode series will introduce you to a new voice on the team, Shad CasConi. Shad is Kaytee's childhood best friend, and the first show regular we've introduced with a Y chromosome. I think you'll love him like I do!

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they'll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.

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.

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3:26 - Previews:

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ballad of Songbird and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (prequel)

Buying Your Way onto the NYT Bestseller List

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

The Hunger Games (film) - currently on Hulu but this seems to be changing once a month

Credit Song by Taylor Swift, Safe and Sound, with The Civil Wars

7:28 - The Cutting Room:

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.

Katniss's mockingjay pin

Tesserae, Avox, and Katniss's anger

Dehydration and the "boring" parts of the arena

Anything left out that shouldn't have been.

Haymitch's character development

The finale in the arena

How scary is this for kids? Were there changes made for the rating?

Added to the movie for clarity.

Interviews, the treaty, world-building.

Seneca is pretty.

Film to introduce the games.

Naming and developing additional characters.

Building the arena and behind-the-scenes footage of the capital.

Casting and mis-casting

AI Casting Images

Katniss

Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansen, Twilight, Saoirse Ronan, Haley Steinfeld, Chloe Grace Moretz, Emma Roberts, Shailene Woodley, Divergent, Isabel Ferman

Peeta

Josh Hutcherson, Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish, Alex Pettifer, Alexander Ludvig, Liam Hemsworth

Gale

Liam Hemsworth, Henry Cavill

Cinna

Lenny Kravitz, Billy Porter, Matthew Boehmer, Eric Bana, Jude Law, Cheyanne Jackson, Michale Urie, Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Effie

Elizabeth Banks, Amy Sedaris, Jennifer Coolidge, White Lotus (on HBO), Parker Posey, Judy Greer, Kristen Wiig

Problematic elements.

Hollywood so white.

Kids as expendable.

Dystopia come true

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

37:43 - Award Season:

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Anger and arena survival.

Mockingjay pin

Behind the scenes arena building

Capital citizens

World-building

Worst and best actors.

Haymitch/Woody Harrelson

Katniss/Jennifer Lawrence

Peeta/Josh Hutcherson

Caesar Flickerman/Stanley Tucci

Cinna/Lenny Kravitz

Worst and best book characters.

Katniss

Effie

Peeta

Rue

56:10 - Book/Flick Energy:

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Book on Goodreads

Movie scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel:

Who is your favorite Beatle?

Shining Time Station

What would you eat as your last meal before entering the arena?

1:05:19 - Outro:

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park (1993) film

Connect With Us:

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Shad is in the Bookish Friends Facebook group (for Patrons only)

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and

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

• Bookish Moments: summer reading guides and plane reading

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

• Deep Dive: we are chatting about the dreaded book hangover, the ways we deal with it, and what it means about 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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1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:01 - MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide

2:15 - Sarah's Bookshelves Summer Reading Guide

• Sarah's Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves

2:22 - Modern Mrs. Darcy's FREE minimalist reading guide

• MMD Full Reading Guide

2:34 - Paperback Summer Reading Guide w/FictionMatters

2:40 - Kellyhook.readsbooks on Instagram

5:53 - Current Reads

6:13 - Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas (Kaytee)

6:36 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

6:54 - Libro.fm

10:17 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (Meredith)

10:37 - Parnassus Books

14:21 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

16:15 - If Only You by Chloe Liese (Kaytee)

20:19 - Drowning by TJ Newman (Meredith)

21:53 - Falling by TJ Newman

22:47 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

24:28 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs (Kaytee)

24:38 - The One by John Marrs

28:52 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Meredith)

31:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

33:59 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

34:00 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

35:18 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand

35:20 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

37:21 - The Dreaded Book Hangover (or is it dreaded??)

37:41 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

38:10 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

38:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

44:08 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

45:59 - The Wager by David Grann

47:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:45 - If you liked my current reads, I wish you'd go back to each other and read their first books. (Kaytee)

48:04 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

48:14 - Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

48:25 - The One by John Marrs

49:07 - I wish everyone would try pink or brown noise to help focus their reading. (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 is chatting with a special guest. Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, the president of the American Library Association is here to talk about:

• Bookish Moments: a bookish feature on TV and different readers choosing their TBR

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

• Deep Dive: Lessa is giving us a brief rundown (which I could have easily made 6 hours long) about the American Library Association and the state of libraries in the US.

• 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 - Lessa's ALA President Page

3:47 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:13 - Lessa's Good Morning America article

7:14 - Current Reads

7:30 - Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Lessa)

10:31 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco

10:34 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

10:54 - Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel (Kaytee)

14:36 - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (Lessa)

19:12 - Sea Change by Gina Chung (Kaytee)

22:45 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Lessa)

27:13 - The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Kaytee)

27:20 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

27:33 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival

30:02 - Season 5: Episode 23

30:04 - Solito by Javier Zamora

31:46 - All Things American Library Association (ALA)

31:58 - The ALA Homepage

35:49 - Rainbow Round Table

52:11 - uniteagainstbookbans.org

54:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

54:46 - I'm wishing for everyone to find that one book that changes their life and the way that they see the world. (Lessa)

55:11 - Libby

55:15 - Novelist

55:21 - I wish that publishers would help us get a book with different information on the Library of Congress page. (Kaytee)

55:28 - Library of Congress

57:14 - Lessa's Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Website

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: a mom win via a bookish fail, and fielding reader retreat questions

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

• Deep Dive: we both got a bit of education this week learning about publishers versus imprints and discussing our favorites

• 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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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:16 - Current Reads

6:20 - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (Kaytee)

6:25 - The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

8:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

8:55 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram

10:12 - The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine (Meredith)

12:00 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

14:13 - Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro (Kaytee)

17:27 - The Twist of A Knife by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)

18:33 - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz

19:24 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

21:38 - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Kaytee)

22:55 - Garcia Street Books

23:15 - The Booker Prize

23:32 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

24:51 - The Original by Branden Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal (Meredith, audible link)

25:32 - Scribd

29:22 - Publishing Houses and Imprints

30:17 - Flatiron Books

30:18 - Riverhead Books

30:19 - Tor Books

30:20 - Atria Books

30:22 - Balzer + Bray on Instagram

30:44 - Penguin Random House

30:45 - MacMillan

30:46 - Hachette Book Group

32:29 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

32:25 - Minotaur Books

35:03 - Blackstone Publishing

35:36 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

36:16 - Simon & Schuster

36:19 - HarperCollins

37:21 - St. Martin's Press

37:22 - Berkley Books

37:24 - Harlequin Books

39:18 - Legend and Lattes by Travis Baldree

40:16 - Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

42:27 - Meet Us At The Fountain

42:35 - I wish for everyone to follow Jaysen Headley @ezeekat on socials and reach out to him about coming on the podcast! (Kaytee)

42:37 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram

44:10 - I wish everyone would read Bird Box, a great summer read by Josh Malerman (Meredith)

44:10 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

45:23 - Daphne by Josh Malerman

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: new bookshelves and Bookstores for Bob

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing our bookish friends into reading the next three books on their TBRs

• 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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1:37 - Ad for Ourselves

2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon - just $5 a month! You get the Indie Press List, All Things Murderful, and Trope Thursday along with great community, and you keep the big show ad-free!

5:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:25 - Ikea Billy Bookshelves

5:30 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

8:22 - Bookstores for Bob Graphic

9:05 - Tag @maryreadsandsips in your shares!

10:35 - Current Reads

10:55 - Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Meredith)

12:24 - Richard Osman's books start with The Thursday Murder Club

16:06 - Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa (Kaytee)

18:02 - Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

20:33 - I Have Some Questions for You By Rebecca Makkai (Meredith)

21:47 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

25:05 - Sarah's Bookshelves Interview with Rebecca

30:06 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay (Kaytee)

32:02 - David Sedaris

33:36 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Meredith)

35:06 - We figured it out! This was recommended by Aubree @mnreadingmama

37:38 - Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Kaytee)

37:44 - Cafe Con Libros

40:59 - Boss My TBR

41:06 - Ashley Currin

41:14 - Babel by RF Kuang

41:17 - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

41:20 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Reybourn

41:23 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman

41:25 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

42:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

42:33 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

45:11 - Caroline Francois

45:17 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch

45:19 - Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

45:21 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

45:25 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

45:27 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry

50:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:12 - I wish for everyone to try the Generations Podcast((Meredith)

51:15 - @lonestarwords on Instagram

52:24 - @fictionmatters

53:48 - I wish for people to rabbit hole via books (Kaytee)

54:10 - The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

54:13 - The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey

54:26 - Babel by RF Kuang

54:37 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

54:52 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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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 Detective Armand Gamache. This limited-edition 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.

3:50 - The Set Up

Still Life by Louise Penny

4:40 - Putting the Book Into Context

Louise Penny's age at publication

Publisher rejection

Seasonal settings and Canadian Thanksgiving

Book Awards: CNA New Blood Dagger Award, Arthur Ellis Award, Dilys Award, Anthony Award for Best First Novel

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

How did it sell

Meredith and Roxanna's first encounters with the series

No other titles for this volume (but many do have alternates!)

12:17 - A Deeper Exploration

First few paragraphs

Louise's writing style and character introduction

Our first meeting with Gamache

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Oddness Factor

Diagnosing the end

Exploration of human nature

Overarching themes

Still Life and Still Lives

Pacing

Is this is a cozy?

50:50 - What Do We Need to Know?

Village of Three Pines

Canadian History

59:28 - Superlatives

Biggest flaw or disappointment

Language around LGBT characters and large bodies

Favorite scene

Best food description

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Favorite foods

1:12:23 - Within the Series

Pivotal or skippable

Favorite quote

1:16:03 - Stop to Avoid Spoilers for Other Books

How it Fits within the series

Recurring visuals

Ruth's poetry

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram - This is NOT what it says in the episode. She got locked out between recording and drop day!

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[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and

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

• Bookish Moments: book therapy and reading as cardio

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

• Deep Dive: planning a reading retreat with all the details

• 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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1:41 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:57 - Better Help (go to another podcast you love to get a referral code if you're interested!) This one is my personal referral

4:25 - Drowning by TJ Newman

4:30 - All Things Murderful is a Currently Reading Patreon Benefit

4:47 - Falling by TJ Newman

6:55 - Current Reads

7:00 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco (Kaytee)

7:23 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

11:58 - Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Meredith)

14:31 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

16:21 - Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray (Kaytee)

19:34 - The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)

19:41 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin

20:01 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

24:43 - Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)

24:58 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

27:14 - Sarah's Bookshelves

28:09 - All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Meredith)

33:07 - Gretchen Rubin's post about guard shadows

34:05 - Reading Retreat Reconnaissance

39:34 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

44:46 - Snackle Box

50:46 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

50:48 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco

57:18 - Meredith's Mug Warmers

59:44 - Death at the Dive Bar Game

1:02:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:02:46 - I wish for a "Reading Blinders" invention (Kaytee)

1:03:01 - Book Neck Light

1:03:03 - Noise Canceling Headphones

1:05:05 - I wish that other readers could deeply explore a book you love together (Meredith)

1:05:13 - Journey to Three Pines debuts on Friday!

1:05:40 - Still Life by Louise Penny

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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 Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a collective search and a reading life realization

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

• Deep Dive: how grief affects reading

• 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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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:38 - Thriftbooks.com

3:31 - Trope Thursday with Bunmi is a Currently Reading Patreon benefit

5:46 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

8:04 - Candice on Bookstagram

8:20 - Current Reads

8:27 - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Mary)

9:18 - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

10:54 - Well, That was Unexpected by Jessie Q. Sutanto

11:54 - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (Kaytee)

12:05 - Becoming by Michelle Obama

15:45 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Mary)

15:51 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

18:22 - @pieladybooks Instagram

18:58 - Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (Kaytee)

19:07 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram

21:52 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (Mary) - while this title isn't available pretty much anywhere, it is at many libraries, including Hoopla

25:17 - Libro FM

26:38 - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal (Kaytee)

30:27 - How Grief Changes Reading

32:39 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

33:52 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

34:00 - A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #8)

36:33 - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jessie Q Sutanto

36:48 - The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert

37:47 - A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

46:13 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib

46:20 - Tell Me More by Kelli Corrigan

46:43 - Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman

47:10 - Good Mourning Podcast and Instagram and upcoming book

47:27 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan

47:33 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith

48:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48:31 - I wish everyone would approach their reading slumps with grace and kindness (Mary)

49:55 - I wish for readers to add these events to their calendars (Kaytee)

50:12 - April 23rd is World Book Day

50:37 - April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads 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/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading