The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: travel reading and two great bookish podcast episodes

• Current Reads: buzzy books, sci-fi, and plenty of murder

• Deep Dive: book covers that enhanced our reading experience

• 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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Season 5, Episode 17

1:34 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:57 - Kaytee's noise canceling headphones

4:32 - Episode 126 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live

5:26 - Planet Money: The E-Book Wars

6:52 - Current Reads

7:17 - A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)

8:21 - The Martian by Andy Weir

8:25 - The Martian; Classroom Edition by Andy Weir

9:15 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)

10:25 - Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

15:55 - The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Kaytee)

17:48 - Brilliant Books

18:26 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

18:57 - The Harbor by Katrine Engberg (Meredith)

20:11 - The Tenant by Katrine Engberg

20:12 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg

22:36 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

23:38 - Thank You for LIstening by Julia Whelan (Kaytee)

26:53 - Episode 81 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live w/Julia Whelan

26:53 - Episode 340 of What Should I Read Next w/Julia Whelan

27:17 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith)

29:19 - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman

30:00 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny (Three Pines #4)

31:32 - The Nest by Cynthis D'aprix Sweeney

31:33 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger

32:20 - Book Covers that Enhanced Our Reading Experience

32:59 - The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

34:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

36:09 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

37:18 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

39:02 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

39:22 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

40:47 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

41:54 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliott Arnold

42:54 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

43:53 - Blackwell's UK

44:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish for suggestions on perfect holiday romance reading. (Kaytee)

Email Kaytee at [email protected] or DM her at @notesonbookmarks with your holiday romances!

I wish those who enjoy it would sink into puzzles and audiobooks this season. (Meredith)

47:00 - HH Holmes Murde Castle Puzzle

47:06 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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: snow day reading + scheduled reading time

• Current Reads: books that blew us away

• Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit

• 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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1:32 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:09 - Current Reads

6:16 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz (Kaytee)

11:20 - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (Meredith)

12:36 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

15:04 - Blackwell's UK

15:29 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth (Kaytee)

15:37 - The Novel Neighbor

16:45 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

19:19 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Meredith)

22:58 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Kaytee)

23:14 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

23:20 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

27:24 - Bookmarks

27:47 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (Meredith)

30:45 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

31:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

32:44 - Fable App

34:54 - Finding Your Nonfiction Niche

36:59 - CR Season 4: Episode 24

38:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz

38:49 - Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

38:56 - Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen

39:16 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

39:24 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe

40:13 - Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig

40:33 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown

41:12 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre

44:13 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

44:25 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell

45:04 - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell

46:00 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

46:12 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

46:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

46:19 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss

46:37 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

47:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish to let everyone know about Everyday Reading. (Kaytee)

47:55 - Everyday Reading blog

48:09 - Everyday Reading Instagram

48:22 - Everyday Reading Christmas Reading Advent Calendar

I wish everyone would jump on the ASMR bandwagon. (Meredith)

0:33 - The Vault of Ambience on Youtube

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/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: a circle-back moment and reading blankies

• Current Reads: lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits

• Deep Dive: getting out of a reading funk - some strategies!

• 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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1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:40 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:52 - CR Season 3: Episode 5

4:05 - There's A Rainbow in my Closet by Patti Stren

8:53 - Current Reads

9:01 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso (Roxanna)

14:00 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Kaytee)

14:05 - CR Season 4: Episode 48 (Listener Press)

18:15 - Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf (Roxanna)

21:36 - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

22:43 - Miss Chloe by A.J. Verdelle (Kaytee)

23:29 - The Good Negress by A.J. Verdelle

26:34 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell (Roxanna)

29:01 - Rare Tea Company

31:25 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers

32:31 - In the Shelter: Finding A Home in the World by Padraig O Tuama (Kaytee)

36:18 - Deep Dive: How to Get Through and Over a Book Funk

39:29 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

46:07 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

46:13 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

46:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander

46:15 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander

49:50 - BookMarks

54:04 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish revisiting books could be a bigger part of our lives. (Roxanna)

55:32 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

I wish everyone would join a bookish app Fable. (Kaytee)

57:25 - CR Season 5: Episode 12

57:42 - Fable App

57:44 - Fabled Bookshop

58:54 - Solito by Javier Zamora

59:07 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

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: broken reading and reading companions

• Current Reads: some brand new books and a surprising classic

• Deep Dive: our between-book processes

• 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 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:49 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff

10:35 - Current Reads

11:08 - NetGalley

11:19 - Holmes Coming by Kenneth Johnson (Meredith)

16:47 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (Kaytee)

20:28 - Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire (Meredith)

24:14 - Black No More by George Schuyler (Kaytee)

24:18 - Currently Reading Patreon

26:44 - Black No More by George Schuyler audiobook cover

28:41 - Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander (Meredith)

31:19 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

31:20 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

31:39 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

33:54 - Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee)

36:11 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester

37:05 - Deep Dive: Our "Between Books" Processes

41:25 - CAWPILE system explained via Bookriot

42:39 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

42:41 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

44:54 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman

44:56 - Witch, Please by Ann Aguirre

48:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish everyone would read The Ice House by Minette Walters. (Meredith)

49:05 - The Ice House by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop)

51:04 - BritBox

52:22 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters (Amazon link, not available on Bookshop)

I wish everyone would read Braiding Sweetgrass in November. (Kaytee)

52:43 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

53:54 - Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer

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: reading genetics and scary saturation

• Current Reads: backlist gems and TBR surprises and bookish serendipity

• Deep Dive: we visit The Wayback Machine to give you books we think would go viral on Bookstagram and BookTok if they came out 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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2:12 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:18 - Current Reads

6:51 - Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (Kaytee)

7:34 - Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu

7:50 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast

10:14 - Read-Aloud Revival

11:07 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Meredith)

13:33 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

17:18 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Kaytee)

17:27 - CR Season 3: Episode 47 - The Listener Press

17:31 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter

21:25 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith)

25:55 - Matrix by Lauren Goff

30:20 - A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf (Kaytee)

33:17 - Daphne by Josh Malerman

34:33 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates (Meredith)

39:11 - From Below by Darcy Coates

39:54 - Deep Dive: Backlist Books The Would Go Viral Today

40:47 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

41:20 - The Selection by Kiera Cass

41:35 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

43:01 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

43:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

44:40 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

44:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

45:47 - Turtle Moon by Alice Hoffman

46:48 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

48:12 - In the Woods by Tana French

48:58 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

49:45 - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

51:31 - The Villa by Nora Roberts

52:38 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

53:37 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

53:49 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

53:50 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell

54:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish every reader would keep a simple reading log. (Kaytee)

I wish November and December could get here quicker for some highly anticipated releases. (Meredith)

57:18 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny

57:41 - Three Pines Series Trailer

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/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction

• Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff

• Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind

• 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

7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White

8:06 - Current Reads

8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee)

8:44 - Garcia Street Books

8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast

11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith)

19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee)

19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6

21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.)

21:35 - We Need Diverse Books

22:41 - The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Vaillant (Meredith)

30:38 - Witch Please by Ann Aguirre (Kaytee)

34:45 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

35:04 - Daphne by Josh Malerman (Meredith)

37:22 - An Unlikely Story

37:25 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram

41:39 - Deep Dive: Short Books that Pack a Punch

43:48 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

45:06 - The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn (Amazon link, cannot locate on Bookshop.org)

45:13 - Book of the Month

45:20 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

46:17 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

46:19 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

46:34 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells

47:01 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow

47:02 - A Mirror Mended by Alix Harrow

47:46 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

48:22 - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

48:31 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

48:42 - 84, Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff

48:53 - 1984 by George Orwell

48:54 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

49:23 - Passing by Nella Larsen

49:57 - The Governesses by Anne Serre

50:32 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

50:54 - Elevation by Stephen King

51:26 - The Stand by Stephen King

51:27 - Needful Things by Stephen King

51:41 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark

52:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish for a buddy reading app that allows for staggered reading. (Kaytee)

52:50 - The StoryGraph

53:14 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

54:08 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

I wish that more caregivers could use books as physical objects and talking points with their littles. (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 Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled

• Current Reads: great books that we couldn't wait to discuss with each other

• Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read?

• 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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2:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:38 - Mindy's Instagram @gratefulforgrace

5:04 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman

5:16 - Bookshop.org

5:36 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

5:53 - Booked by Kwame Alexander

5:54 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

6:36 - Current Reads

6:45 - Scribd

7:02 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Mindy)

7:31 - Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

10:29 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

10:35 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

11:08 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

11:37 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Kaytee)

12:52 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

12:56 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

13:24 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

17:02 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy)

17:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

18:19 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

23:35 - @kraysbookclub on Instagram

23:36 - @jordys.book.club on Instagram

24:57 - My Body is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny (Kaytee)

29:49 - True Biz by Sarah Novic

30:03 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

31:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

31:50 - The Sign for Home by Blair Fell (Mindy)

36:27 - Tumble by Celia C. Perez (Kaytee)

41:22 - Deep Dive: Reading when Guests are Visiting

43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

47:39 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

54:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish book jacket copy and summaries would stop ruining the plot for all of us. (Mindy)

I wish that I could put The Once and Future Witches on everyone's Fall TBR. (Kaytee)

58:05 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow

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/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: matching reading and values and a library mood boost

• Current Reads: murderful goodness, plus visits to previous beloved authors

• Deep Dive: when you read a bunch of one type of book, do they start to dilute in ratings?

• 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

2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon

5:21 - Audible

6:04 - Libro.fm

6:44 - Fabled Bookshop

7:34 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King

10:10 - Current Reads

10:51 - The House Witch by Delemhach (Meredith)

12:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

17:15 - Year On Fire by Julie Buxbaum (Kaytee)

17:43 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

21:40 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin (Meredith)

12:21 - Gone But Not Forgotten by Phillip Margolin

22:25 - The Associate by Phillip Margolin

22:26 - Wild Justice by Phillip Margolin

31:22 - The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) (Blackwell's link if you'd like to read it now. Does not publish in the U.S. until May 2023)

31:28 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle

36:14 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)

41:48 - Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Kaytee)

42:06 - The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

45:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Ruts and Genre Ruts

52:02 - CAWPILE system explained by Book Riot

53:52 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin

55:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish people would read The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry (Meredith)

55:42 - The House Witch by Delemhach

56:11 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

I wish that everybody had a local group of readers to get together with (Kaytee)

59:46 - Murder at Black Oaks by Phillip Margolin

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/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys

• Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not)

• Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings

• 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

1:48 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

3:35 - Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

4:19 - Netgalley

9:49 - Jackal by Erin Adams

9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up to access Trope Thursday!)

10:03 - An Unlikely Story

10:51 - Current Reads

11:20 - The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (Kaytee)

11:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

15:20 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith)

15:26 - Fabled Bookshop

18:25 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

19:42 - The Writing Revolution by Judith Hochman and Natalie Wexler (Kaytee)

23:28 - The Silver Crown by Robert C. O'Brien (Meredith)

24:25 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien

27:49 - We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu (Kaytee)

31:25 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie (Meredith)

36:16 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

37:11 - Deep Dive: All Things Trigger Warnings

43:09 - StoryGraph

44:07 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

48:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish that there was a book box subscription that also came with food associated with the book inside. (Kaytee)

49:47 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

49:56 - Still Life by Louise Penny

50:02 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan

50:09 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

51:40 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili

I wish everybody would try gnod.com (Meredith)

52:35 - gnod.com (gnooks.com specifically for literature)

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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: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits

• Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea

• Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links

• 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

5:58 - Back of Beyond Books

7:16 - All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury (Meredith's short story reference)

9:58 - Current Reads

10:17 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (Meredith)

111:46 - Cafe Con Libros

14:43 - We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen (Kaytee)

18:24 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

18:26 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots

18:46 - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab

19:03 - Tattered Cover Book Store

19:23 - Child Zero by Chris Holm (Meredith)

21:44 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter

23:01 - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Kaytee)

23:19 - A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

23:22 - CR Season 4: Episode 27

23:29 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

28:06 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Meredith)

29:22 - Fabled Bookshop

30:27 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

32:37 - Native Son by Richard Wright (Kaytee)

35:34 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

35:53 - The Street by Ann Petry

37:11 - Deep Dive: Creating the Perfect Fall Reading Ambience

37:48 - Garnet Hill

38:03 - Barefoot Dreams throw blanket

40:54 - Hillhouse Naturals Harvest Candle

42:33 - List of ASMR rooms:

https://youtu.be/N9TefB0gh_k

https://youtu.be/pDccLsIpEe0

https://youtu.be/fnN3mq-Ykos

https://youtu.be/eLc2eNUUOzU

https://youtu.be/xQPak0N-1hU

https://youtu.be/sWCck2OP0uU

https://youtu.be/eDLo4RGbuoA

https://youtu.be/SbaEn7phVKM

43:13 - RainRiderAmbience on Youtube

44:33 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison

46:04 - The Novel Neighbor

47:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish I realized sooner to slow but steady my audiobooks. (Meredith)

49:05 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris

50:09 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

50:26 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris

51:24 - Libro.fm

I wish you would follow SparkNotes on Instagram. (Kaytee)

51:57 - SparkNotes on Instagram

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