The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine

• Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs

• Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on

• 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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2:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:22 - Mr. Delia's resources for readers

6:54 - Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

8:40 - Current Reads

9:06 - The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Mary)

13:08 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (Meredith)

13:48 - The Novel Neighbor

13:53 - @novelneighbor on Instagram

14:14 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

16:09 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

17:55 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Mary)

18:31 - Book Depository

21:50 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

22:26 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Meredith)

24:17 - The Booker Prize 2022

24:29 - Blackwell's UK

28:17 - This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub (Mary)

31:33 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman (Meredith)

32:07 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

35:14 - Deep Dive: When Opinions About Books Collide

35:26 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

48:47 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron

53:54 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

53:56 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

1:00:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish I could let fans of Finlay Donovan know about the Booking Agents series by Cherie Priest. (Mary)

1:01:45 - Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano

1:01:53 - Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Booking Agents #1)

1:02:43 - Flight Risk by Cherie Priest

I wish I could go into reading experiences without any expectations (Meredith)

1:05:27 - Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

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

Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside:

Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I hope you can tell the time and attention that went into it. Every month, we will focus on a "trope of the month" and have regular segments that you'll come to know and love. This episode is supposed to be INTERACTIVE. When you've listened, come tell us about your favorite debut novels! Or ask Bumni questions! Or tell us what trope you'd like us to explore! All of that is great fodder for future episodes - although we have roughly 4 years worth of ideas right now, ha!

This inaugural episode is a bit longer than they will normally be, but that's because I want to introduce you to and let you get to know Bunmi Ishola and how this new episode came to be!

Links below go to Bookshop dot org as applicable. 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!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!

Get to Know Bunmi:

• @bunmi_ishola on Instagram
• Penguin Random House

Book-Adjacent:

Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi)

• Rainbow Quote
• Fond of Books Mug

Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee)

• The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
• My Octopus Teacher on Netflix
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

From the Editor's Desk:

Remarkably Bright Creatures Buddy Read Discussion

Janet Evanovich, Louise Penny, James Patterson, John Grisham

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

NaNoWriMo

Brendan Slocumb Minisode

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

Trope Thursday - Debuts That Blew Us Away:

What Mama Left Me by Renee Watson (Bunmi)

• Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
• Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Kaytee)

• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Bunmi)

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee)

• Cafe con Libros in Brooklyn, NY

Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Bunmi)

• @marissameyerauthor

The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

Up Next:

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah (Bunmi)

• 1001 Arabian Nights (HOLY CRAP: Look at this gorgeous annotated version!)

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

• Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
• They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Connect with Us:

Kaytee @notesonbookmarks

Meredith @meredith.reads

Bunmi @bunmi_ishola

Podcast @currentlyreadingpodcast

Tell Us: What Debut Blew You Away!?

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

• Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life

• Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme!

• Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are 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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1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon

4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:54 - Pangobooks

13:28 - Current Reads

13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith)

18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee)

19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

21:35 - Libro.fm

22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith)

22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding

28:57 - Hoopla

29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell'antoia (Kaytee)

32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)

33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee)

42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading

48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo

49:10 - Cafe Con Libros

49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten

50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton

54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman

54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

54:50 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

55:08 - The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

55:21 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

55:26 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

55:43 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg

56:42 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

57:35 - The Son by Philipp Meyer

57:51 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

58:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish that everyone would read Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard. (Meredith)

59:23 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard

59:33 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

59:42 - Fabled Bookshop

1:00:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

I wish that if a book is part of a series, the number is always on the spine or cover. (Kaytee)

1:01:29 - Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh

1:02:04 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh

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: unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author

• Current Reads: dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder

• Deep Dive: the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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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1:11 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:18 - Pangobooks

2:48 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

4:40 - Half Priced Books

5:12 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

6:17 - Fabled Bookshop

7:00 - Current Reads

7:08 - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Kaytee)

7:16 - Tattered Cover Bookstore

8:30 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

12:23 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Meredith)

14:25 - Hide by Kiersten White

16:33 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

17:03 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White

17:58 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree (Kaytee)

20:18 - Scribd

21:06 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Meredith)

25:46 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir (Kaytee)

25:48 - The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir

26:05 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy by Ivy Noelle Weir

26:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

29:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)

34:05 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

34:06 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

34:08 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard

35:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

36:03 - Deep Dive: If (Genre) Taught Me Anything

44:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish every book came with an interactive experience. (Kaytee)

44:44 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brenden Slocumb

44:46 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt

44:54 - Shine Bright by Danyel Smith

45:39 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree

46:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

I wish Blackwell's had a section just for popular books with different international covers. (Meredith)

47:36 - Blackwell's UK

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: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook

• Current Reads: books we've been guarding like precious gems

• Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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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2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2

2:04 - Brilliant Books

3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:57 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day

8:54 - Current Reads

9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna)

16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee)

16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29

16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones

17:21 - Cafe Con Libros

18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast

20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna)

26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee)

27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

31:46 - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna)

36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee)

38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed

40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World

40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!)

50:41 - Canada Reads

52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary

55:00 - BookRiot

55:09 - Get Booked Podcast

55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast

55:59 - The Next Chapter

56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna)

59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute

I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee)

1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1)

1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman

1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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: DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book

• Current Reads: five books we're excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls

• Deep Dive: the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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

6:59 - The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World (Amazon Link)

9:45 - Current Reads

10:01 - Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (Kaytee)

14:25 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Meredith)

16:04 - Blackwell's

18:00 - Descent by Tim Johnston

18:01 - The Current by Tim Johnston

18:18 - The Lighthouse Witches by C. J. Cooke

18:19 - The Novel Neighbor

19:17 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough by Taylor S. Schumann (Katyee)

23:35 - Masterminds and Wingmen by Rosalind Wiseman (Meredith)

24:02 - Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman

25:51 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson

28:15 - The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph (Kaytee)

30:24 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

31:44 - CONTENT WARNING FROM HERE TO THE FOUNTAIN. LITTLE EARS AND MINDY ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.

32:36 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert (Meredith)

38:34 - Deep Dive: Books We Want to Hide While Reading

39:27 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

41:03 - Blackout by Candace Owens

45:12 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

45:27 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

45:30 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James

50:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish that everyone had access to a great library card collection. (Kaytee)

51:04 - Libby

51:29 - Libro.fm

I wish everyone could experience fall reading to its fullest extent. (Meredith)

53:15 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth

53:23 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron

53:30 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

53:41 - The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

53:48 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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 to a new generation and an online event

• Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about

• Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in?

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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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1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:45 - Stanley's Library by William Bee

3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram

4:36 - Fabled Bookshop

6:24 - Current Reads

7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith)

12:47 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson

13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee)

13:40 - Brilliant Books - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake.

13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly

14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller

16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister

18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith)

23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee)

23:33 - Libro FM ALC program

25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order)

26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree

27:00 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith)

33:06 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

33:45 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Kaytee)

36:57 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

37:00 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

37:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

38:17 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

39:17 - Deep Dive: The Slowest and the Steadiest

39:21 - @Marys_bookish_musings on Instagram

41:26 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

41:34 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

41:48 - Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby (Amazon link)

41:49 - The New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby

42:22 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

42:49 - Roots by Alex Haley

45:34 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili

45:45 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

45:48 - Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke

48:11 - It by Stephen King

48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

48:37 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

48:56 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish I could implement a family reading time in the evenings. (Kaytee)

I wish everyone could experience what we experience with the Indie Press List (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: reporting back on homework and an exciting interview

• Current Reads: some great summer break reads from both of us, and one spicy opinion

• Deep Dive: we report back on how we spent our five weeks off and how much we missed you all!

• Book Presses: one last time - a very Kaytee book and a series starter to keep you going.

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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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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2:42 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:40 - The Bookshelf Thomasville

4:06 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:32 - Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

6:58 - Fabled Bookshop

7:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

7:25 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

7:26 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

8:33 - Current Reads

8:44 - Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (Kaytee)

9:56 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

11:45 - Scorpica by G. R McCallister (Meredith)

15:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller

16:06 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand

16:31 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee)

17:06 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

17:08 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin

20:09 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Meredith)

22:26 - Half Price Books (They have lots of locations!)

24:12 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee)

24:27 - Cafe Con Libros

27:49 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Meredith)

29:41 - Fabled Bookshop

31:48 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

32:38 - Deep Dive: Our Summer Vacation Recaps

34:57 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny

37:12 - Cinder by Melissa Meyer

37:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

41:37 - Season 1: Episode 24

43:36 - Books We'd Like To Press Into Your Hands (For the Last Time)

43:58 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)

46:04 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale

46:13 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige (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 Meredith are discussing:

• Some of our highlights and learning experiences from Season 4. Who can believe we are four full years into the podcast?

• Giving you 12 additional presses to fill up your summer and fall TBRs.

• If you want more presses, an additional 30 will be made available to Patreon subscribers next week!. Join us over at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast !

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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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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2:50 - Reflecting on Season 4

3:50 - Season 4: Episode 21

4:19 - Season 4: Episode 26

4:31 - Season 4: Episode 34

4:39 - Season 4: Episode 25

5:29 - Season 4: Episode 1

5:33 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

5:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

6:13 - Season 4: Episode 37 (the rainbow shelves episode)

6:53 - Season 4: Episode 26

7:12 - Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kenda Adachi

8:21 - Currently Reading Patreon

17:54 - Email us your suggestions for cap segments at [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast

18:39 - Currently Reading Patreon

19:23 - Listener Presses Part Two

19:34 - Lacy Eye by Jessica Treadway (Pressed by Beth)

23:31 - The Rent Collector by Camron Wright (Pressed by Mic)

26:49 - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good (Pressed by Francis)

30:08 - Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (Pressed by Nicole)

30:45 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

30:46 - When Stars Are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson

30:49 - New Kid by Jerry Craft

32:56 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab (Pressed by Katie)

34:37 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

34:30 - An Unlikely Story

35:01 - The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson (Pressed by Amanda)

36:38 - I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

36:39 - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

36:40 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

37:52 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)

38:04 - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

38:21 - Beach Music by Pat Conroy (Pressed by Tiffany)

38:25 - Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy

40:08 - Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

41:24 - Answers in the Pages by David Levithan (Pressed by Avery)

44:38 - Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (Pressed by Amy)

46:22 - The Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry (Pressed by Michele)

48:13 - Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

48:40 - The Diddakoi by Rumor Godden (Pressed by Mary Faith, amazon link)

51:24 - The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa (Pressed by Madeline)

53:14 - Currently Reading Patreon

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, we have a very special GROUP Show for you!

• All 5 of us got together to play a Bookish game of Never Have I Ever, and we think you'll love it!

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!

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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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1:59 - Sorta Awesome Show

3:20 - Never Have I Ever…

Never Have I Ever… hidden a book or book haul from my significant other

4:24 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Never Have I Ever… read a thriller

6:17 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

6:25 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

6:26 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

7:22 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Never Have I Ever… read a section from a romance aloud to my husband

9:36 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Never Have I Ever… had a dream about a book character

11:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

13:02 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen

13:07 - A Place For Us by Fatima Fahreen Mirza

13:45 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

13:52 - Still Life by Louise Penny

14:45 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

15:07 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

Never Have I Ever… lost a book and had to replace it

19:16 - Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg

20:17 - How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Diana K. White

22:31 - Slippery Creatures by K.J. Charles

Never Have I Ever… DNFd a book for sex or violence

27:13 - I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

27:53 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Never Have I Ever… owned less than 50 books

32:48 - Daughter of the Mountains by Louise Rankin

Never Have I Ever… gotten pregnant or had a pregnancy scare due to scenes in a book that motivated my actions

35:36 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Never Have I Ever… read a book in one sitting

37:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

39:28 - The Firm by John Grisham

40:01 - Pelican Brief by John Grisham

40:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

40:28 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Never Have I Ever… lied to a friend about how I felt about a book they recommended to me

46:20 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

46:35 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

50:37 - Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony (amazon link)

Never Have I Ever brought a book to a concert or party to read and ignore people

Never Have I Ever hit on a guy/gal because of a book they were reading

58:56 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt

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