The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: reading mojo and a package of bookish delights

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

• Deep Dive: how do we decide which books to own or keep?

• 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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1:21 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - Parnassus Books

3:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (supporters get access to the IPL each month)

4:16 - Fabled Bookshop

5:32 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Publishes Sept 2023)

7:09 - Current Reads

7:23 - To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)

7:32 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

11:30 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)

16:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

18:11 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

18:54 - The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal (Kaytee)

19:06 - Schuler Books

21:10 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

21:46 - The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow (Meredith)

23:28 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

25:08 - Diving In Podcast

25:37 - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (Kaytee)

25:43 - Changing Hands Bookstore

30:27 - The Future is Yours by Dan Frey (Meredith)

34:05 - How Books Make It To Our Forever Shelves

38:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

38:20 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

38:22 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

38:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven

39:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

41:41 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield

42:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny

43:13 - Babel by RF Kuang

46:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:42 - I wish everyone would read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman in a Specific Way (Kaytee)

46:42 - Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

47:01 - Fanny Hill by John Cleland

49:04 - Pango Books

49:14 - I wish I liked putting together Ikea furniture (Meredith)

49:24 - Ikea full size Billy Bookcase

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

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

• Bookish Moments: the generations after us and before us in our reading lives

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

• Deep Dive: what did we learn from a no-prep current read section?

• 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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2:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:52 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

8:23 - New York Times article "Reading Around New York"

8:50 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram

9:03 - New York Times article "When Listening to a Book is Better than Reading It"

13:40 - Current Reads

13:49 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Meredith)

16:05 - Fabled Bookshop

17:32 - Whistleblower by Susan Fowler (aka Susan Rigetti)

18:13 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

19:35 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (Kaytee)

26:27 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline (Meredith)

27:18 - libro.fm

30:17 - Aurora by David Koepp

34:57 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (Kaytee)

35:47 - Babel by RF Kuang

39:47 - Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith)

39:52 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

45:24 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (Kaytee)

45:36 - Schuler Books

51:24 - Prepping For CR Episodes

52:50 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline

55:38 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

58:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:02 - I wish listeners would pick up a book, read the first paragraph, then say "And that's when the murders started" and enjoy the giggles that ensue. (Meredith)

45:50 - I wish listeners would support the creators they love. (Kaytee)

1:00:44 - The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Patreon

1:00:48 - Laura Tremaine's Patreon

1:00:57 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon

1:01:00 - Sorta Awesome Patreon

1:03:46 - Mindy on Instagram

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

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

• Bookish Moments: reading addiction and revisiting a favorite book rec source

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

• Deep Dive: the bookish bait & switch - sometimes it's great, sometimes… not so much

• 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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1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:22 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5:20 - All the Books podcast

8:19 - Current Reads

8:44 - Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (Kaytee)

11:49 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Meredith)

12:09 - The Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett

14:21 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

16:38 - The Aquanauts by Dan Santat (Kaytee)

20:21 - Kell Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show by Dan Santat

20:40 - McNalley's Puzzle by Lawrence Sanders (Meredith)

24:57 - Dean Koontz books

25:16 - The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee)

27:50 - All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth (patron content)

28:18 - Black Summer by M.W. Craven (Meredith) Out of stock on Bookshop, but available on AMZ

29:49 - Fabled Bookshop and Cafe

32:44 - Bait & Switch Book Experiences

33:22 - Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

34:51 - I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

35:22 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

35:59 - The Confession by John Grisham

36:10 - Aurora by David Koepp

37:19 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

39:03 - Pony by R.J. Palazzio

39:29 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

40:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark

40:20 - Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakaur

40:49 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

41:04 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

41:07 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

41:23 - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

43:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

43:44 - I wish everyone would read my press and heart-filled book All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)

45:50 - I wish listeners would read my press and fantastic classic Shogun by James Clavell (Meredith) Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: a daily quote service and an "apology cake" win

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

• Deep Dive: discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre

• 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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1:22 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

5:26 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe

7:39 - Current Reads

7:49 - The Local: A Legal Thriller by Joey Hartstone (Meredith)

10:49 - The Thirteenth Juror by John Lescroart

13:06 - Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Kaytee)

16:27 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Meredith)

21:21 - Maame by Jessica George (Kaytee)

26:28 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Meredith)

28:10 - From the Front Porch with Annie B. Jones

32:55 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Kaytee)

33:16 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

33:21 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

33:27 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

39:12 - What Counts as Historical Fiction?

39:23 - The Indie Press List (patron content)

40:53 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

41:49 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

42:47 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

44:27 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

44:49 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

44:51 - Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

44:55 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamante

44:56 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

45:05 - Roots by Alex Haley

45:17 - Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia

45:51 - The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:57 - I wish British mystery lovers would get a subscription to BritBox (Meredith)

48:43 - I wish for more books with behind the scenes glimpses into the writing process for that novel (Kaytee) Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem

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

• Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment!

• 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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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA

4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman

5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

11:18 - Current Reads

11:29 - Laura Tremaine

11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee)

14:00 - Jason's Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe

14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe

14:45 - Black Cake Recipe

15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith)

20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)

20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books

24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith)

24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee)

35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Meredith)

37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay

39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone

39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith's co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content)

40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1

40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are!

41:35 - Kiara's Books:

41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki

42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

47:32 - Shawnna's Books:

47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King

47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain

50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee)

51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery

51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox

51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber

51:56 - I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats

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

• Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through 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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1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:52 - a poem that brings joy

2:56 - If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez by Wendy Morton

4:06 - Mindy's Meno Party and book shelf viewing

6:18 - Midlife with Mindy and Meg on Sorta Awesome

8:36 - Current Reads

8:45 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Roxanna)

10:19 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

11:15 - Pirates of the Caribbean

11:17 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

12:28 - Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabaneli (Kaytee)

12:38 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast

16:23 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Roxanna)

16:38 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

22:09 - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Kaytee)

26:09 - Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth (Roxanna)

29:15 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

29:55 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot (Kaytee)

30:16 - CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocate

32:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz

33:53 - Deep Dive: Bookish Help for the Winter Doldrums

35:40 - Light in our spaces (Kaytee)

39:49 - Anwick Book Lamp

35:56 - Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light

36:00 - LED Taper Candles

36:58 - Romp Reading (Roxanna)

37:11 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

37:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

37:41 - Reading snacks (Kaytee)

37:47 - Acai Dark Chocolate Blueberries by Brookside

39:24 - Lots of color in our spaces (Roxanna)

40:04 - Fantasy reading in familiar worlds (Roxanna)

40:24 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

41:03 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

41:12 - S4E41 Tandem Watch + All Things Roxanna

41:13 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

43:14 - Delight reading (Roxanna)

43:27 - The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

45:15 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

45:37 - Small doses of reading joy (Kaytee)

45:39 - G'morning, G'night: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin Manuel Miranda

45:46 - The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha

45:47 - Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha

46:06 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

47:03 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver

47:58 - Rereading (Roxanna)

48:11 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

48:17 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

48:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

49:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:14 - I wish for a service to send me lines from my favorite book daily (Roxanna)

50:25 - I wish for a book tasting experience for all readers (Kaytee) Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: and a bookish clean slate

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

• Deep Dive: our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we've traveled in 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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1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:10 - Glocusent LED Neck Book Light

7:43 - Current Reads

6:32 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Kaytee)

11:23 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig (Meredith)

16:44 - My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby (Kaytee)

17:04 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby

17:11 - Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby

19:44 - Adam Lazarre White

21:46 - The Never King by Nikki St Crow (Meredith)

22:40 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

23:52 - The Popcast: The Nos of Reading

24:20 - Currently Reading patron Facebook group

27:44 - Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (Kaytee)

27:57 - stephanie.peters.bonin on IG

30:13 - Oregon Trail game

31:09 - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (Meredith)

32:30 - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

32:39 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

32:40 - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

34:27 - Deep Dive: Fictional Travel Inspired by Books

34:34 - S5E28 Travel Inspired by Books

35:12 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

36:16 - (The Narnia Series) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

36:22 - The Harry Potter Series

36:29 - The Nevermoor Series by Jessica Townsend

37:24 - A Court of Thorn and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas

38:04 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

38:14 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldress

38:57 - Heidi by Johanna Spyri

39:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

39:51 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

40:24 - American Royals by Katharine McGee

41:11- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

41:40 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

42:10 - The Tale of Hilltop Farm by Susan Wittig Albert

42:16 - Beatrix Potter series

42:42 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

42:41 - Circe by Madeline Miller

43:10 - Tilly and the Book Wanderers by Anna James

44:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain

44:10 I wish to make a wish for our Megan (Kaytee)

45:47 I wish for more of us to be prepared for storms by reading We are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilley. (Meredith)

48:19 - The Childrens' Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin

48:29 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill on IG @wacoreads

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival

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

• Deep Dive: today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we've traveled in 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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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:04 - Anwick Book Lamp

4:14 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival

6:18 - Current Reads

6:32 - Silent Voices by Ann Cleaves (Meredith)

6:51 - BritBox

11:10 - The Long Call by Ann Cleaves

11:29 - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleaves

11:42 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Kaytee)

18:32 - Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Meredith)

23:50 - How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price (Kaytee)

27:34 - The Daily Stoic

27:36 - The Painted Porch Bookshop

29:04 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith)

33:35 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots

33:36 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

35:12 - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (Kaytee)

35:18 - Libro.fm

37:17 - Fabled Bookshop

37:18 - Times Undoing by Cheryl A. Head

38:08 - Deep Dive: Travel Inspired by Books

40:22 - The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker

41:03 - Violeta by Isabel Allende

41:49 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

42:17 - Shogun by James Clavell (y'all! I said China. Shogun takes place in Japan. Sentiment still applies, but thanks to listener Erin for pointing out my mis-speak)

43:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

43:53 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

44:19 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith

44:50 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

45:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

45:15 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera

45:34 - BookPeople

46:57 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle Mcnamara

47:41 - A City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

49:24 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish mediocre books would be saved by turning them into amazing shows. (Meredith)

50:34 - Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (Amazon link)

I wish every bookstore sold bookstore stickers. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Today, we are refreshing your memories about one of our favorite flagship products! The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you'd like to get future episodes (plus tons more backlist episodes of this type of content!, we'd love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for you to go directly to Bookshelf Thomasville's website.

Here's a brief list of each of the five selections, but again, we'd love for you to go directly over to the website above - so there are no affiliate links here! Please put "Currently Reading Podcast" in the "information" part of your order so they know we sent you!

Minisode show notes are not time stamped. They are also not transcribed. But each of the titles we mention (the five from the list plus any others we threw out there) is below for your enjoyment. Links go straight to the Indie Bookstore of the month. In this case, it's the Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA!

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For any titles you are wanting to purchase, please be sure to go through the Bookshelf Thomasville CR Shop and let them know we sent you by putting Currently Reading Podcast in your order comments! If you're using your Library or Libro FM (switch your support to Bookshelf Thomasville!), be sure to shout them out on social media @bookshelftville for these great picks as well!

Shelf Subscriptions are available on their website from the first Tuesday of the month to the last Tuesday of the month. Check them out if you want some Bookshelf Thomasville in your mailbox every month. If you need a great gift idea for yourself or someone else, the Treat Yo' Shelf option is fantastic!

You can hear from Annie and her team every week on From the Front Porch podcast as well. As you know/will see, they are all great at talking books!

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

• Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge

• The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers

• The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

• Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

• GQ Profile of Chris Evans by Edith Zimmerman

• Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

• All the Feels by Olivia Dade

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

• Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

• The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed

• Friday Night Lights

• Revival Season by Monica West

• The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry

• God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

• Breakfast Club

• Fast and the Furious

• Ocean's Eleven

• Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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

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

• Bookish Moments: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win

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

• Deep Dive: we've been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a "job," and we're answering those questions today!

• 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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2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:54 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:02 - CR Season 5: Episode 12

4:09 - Fable app

4:11 - CR Season 5: Episode 15

5:56 - Zeel app

8:36 - Current Reads

8:45 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (Kaytee)

9:05 - Sea Change by Gina Chung

9:27 - Bookmarks

12:36 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles (Meredith)

14:18 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

14:19 - Hide by Kiersten White

16:14 - Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Kaytee)

18:29 - Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo

20:16 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Meredith, amazon link)

21:54 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

25:04 - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (Kaytee)

29:25 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

31:00 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Meredith)

31:08 - Hearts and Daggers podcast

34:58 - Deep Dive: When Reading is Your Job

40:48 - NetGalley

40:52 - Libro.fm

47:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish everyone knew about the library extension you can add to your browser (Kaytee)

47:47 - LibraryExtension

49:12 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

I wish romances would delineate spicy scenes with different colored text. (Meredith)

50:06 - The Popcast

50:11 - The Popcast episode 489 - The Nos of Books

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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