The Currently Reading Podcast

Today's spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Meredith and author Travis Baldree. Travis is the author of Legends and Lattes, which has gone gangbusters through the Currently Reading community. Tune into this conversation with Travis to hear about:

• Emotional support books

• Cozy Fantasy: a Hallmark-style movie set in Dungeons and Dragons?

• The journey to publication

• Favorite characters

• Cover conversations

• Fan art

• The details on his next book

• The last 5-star book he read!

Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (pre-order at Bookshop, or buy it now at Amazon)

Nettle and Bone by T Kingfisher

Connect with Travis: on Instagram at @travis_baldree, on Facebook, Twitter or at his website

Contact the show at [email protected].

You can find Meredith on Instagram @meredith.reads and Kaytee @notesonbookmarks

You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com

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

• 18 fantastic books that listeners want to Press into your hands! Get out your Library hold list!

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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2:05 - Darling Girl by Liz Michalski (pressed by Jenny)

5:05 - An American Radical by Tamer Elnoury (pressed by Kenzie)

6:57 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Amazon link) (pressed by Michael)

10:04 - The Ranger's Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (pressed by Mary)

12:10 - Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho (pressed by Michelle)

14:02 - A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske (pressed by Kimberley)

16:03 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

16:43 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (pressed by Andrea)

21:23 - The Binding by Bridget Collins (pressed by Brianna)

23:59 - The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien (pressed by Tara)

26:12 - The Hunting Wives by May Cobb (pressed by Ashley)

28:14 - In the Shelter by Padraig O'Tuama (pressed by Abigail)

30:17 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

30:48 - The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (pressed by Rachel)

33:44 - When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill (pressed by Elise)

35:52 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliott (pressed by Lexy)

38:14 - Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane (pressed by Lynette)

41:57 - The Hearts and Daggers Podcast

42:00 - The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner (pressed by Holly)

42:10 - Holly's Instagram @birdbrainbooks

44:08 - The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

45:53 - The Biggest Bluff by Maria Konnikova (pressed by Amy)

47:47 - Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (pressed by Courtny)

47:59 - The Novel Neighbor

52:35 - Currently Reading Patreon

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 giant buddy read to be proud of and recommending specific books

• Current Reads: a mish mash of books across all genres

• Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee go into the specifics of writing a review and sharing it

• Book Presses: last presses of season 4! A violent but huggable book and a mystery that looks like it contains something different

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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2:22 - The Happier Podcast w/ Gretchen Rubin

13:20 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:49 - When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough by Taylor S. Schumann

6:10 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

8:06 - Current Reads

8:22 - A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Kaytee)

8:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

11:38 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Meredith)

13:29 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

14:39 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

15:35 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

17:42 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman (Kaytee)

18:45 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

20:25 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre (Meredith)

21:15 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

21:54 - The Gilmore Guide to Books

24:21 - Love That Story by Jonathan Van Ness (Kaytee)

24:39 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness

27:13 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager (Meredith)

27:40 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

32:57 - Deep Dive: How We Craft a Review

41:56 - @lonestarwords on Instagram

43:17 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

43:19 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

45:56 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

46:05 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

46:38 - @katieladyreads on Instagram

46:43 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

47:25 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

49:06 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

49:31 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)

51:45 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith)

53:20 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

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 Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a new social media delight and a bookish gathering

• Current Reads: each of us sneakily convinces the other one to read a book that she wasn't sure about before

• Deep Dive: we are planning the bookstacks to bring on your family vacation so that everyone can read together

• Book Presses: a YA drama from a favorite author and a diverse multiverse sci-fi adventure

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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1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:07 - Mary's picture book instagram @teenybookshelf

5:07 - Current Reads

5:22 - Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Mary)

9:01 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw (Kaytee)

13:16 - When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (Mary)

15:29 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

15:48 - You Have a Match by Emma Lord

16:07 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Melinda Lo (Kaytee)

18:46 - A Day Like This by Kelley McNeil (Mary)

18:50 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

18:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

21:19 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Kaytee)

21:30 - An Unlikely Story bookshop

24:21 - Deep Dive: Family Vacation Book Clubs

24:42 - @bookliz on Instagram

The Family that Solves Mysteries

27:01 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

27:28 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

28:00 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

28:22 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

The Family That Doesn't Mind Breaking Their Brains

29:26 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier

30:07 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch

30:23 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

The Family That Cooks Together

431:07 - Taste by Stanley Tucci

31:24 - A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg

31:42 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

32:13 - Save me the Plums by Ruth Reichl

32:17 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

The Family that Learns Together

32:59 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron

33:21 - Gumption by Nick Offerman

33:54 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

34:23 - Kaytee's book recs for "The Family that learns stuff together"

• The Body by Bill Bryson
• Stiff by Mary Roach
• Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

The Family That Wants to Include the Younger Generation

34:39 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

35:22 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

35:32 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

The Family That Fancies Themselves Oprah's Book Club

36:27 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

36:51 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

38:27 - Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow

38:43 - Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

The Family That Goes to the Woods

39:28 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

39:47 - Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman

40:05 - Upstream by Mary Oliver

40:39 - Devolution by Max Brooks

40:43 - A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

The Couples that Read Together

41:05 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

41:10 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

42:18 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

42:38 - All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (Mary)

44:01 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

45:23 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Kaytee)

47:01 - The Hearts and Daggers Podcast Episode 11

47:06 - Holly's Instagram @birdbrainbooks

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: working with a new bookstore and a reading chair conundrum

• Current Reads: we've got some wheelhouse reading here today including some non-fiction that we think you'll love

• Deep Dive: the books we read during our childhoods that impacted the readers we are today

• Book Presses: two more of those childhood books that we want to make sure you've read

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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2:10 - Listener Press Episode: Record a voice memo on your phone with the following details:

Your name, where you're from, the book's title and author, a description of it and WHY you are pressing it. These are DUE FRIDAY JUNE 17

4:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:57 - Cafe Con Libros Bookstore

9:08 - Current Reads

10:23 - Taste by Stanley Tucci (Kaytee)

14:28 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak (Meredith)

18:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

20:05 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

20:29 - A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll (Kaytee)

20:37 - Lexy @readlexyread on Instagram

20:42 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

24:00 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown (Meredith)

24:55 - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

28:16 - HRH by Elizabeth Holmes

29:22 - Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

28:28 - Majesty by Katharine McGee

28:29 - American Royals by Katharine McGee

29:39 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee)

33:15 - Hide by Kiersten White (Meredith)

36:38 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

36:29 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

30:03 - Deep Dive: Childhood Reading that Impacted Us

42:26 - First Person Plural: My Life as a Multiple by Cameron West (Amazon Link)

43:39 - Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber

44:26 - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien

46:13 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

46:57 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

48:41 - Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume

48:54 - Deenie by Judy Blume

48:59 - Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume

49:01 - Blubber by Judy Blume

49:13 - Forever by Judy Blume

49:55 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

50:51 - Maus by Art Spiegelman

50:56 - Night by Elie Weisel

50:58 - The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank

52:30 - Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton

52:31 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

53:36 - West Side Story by Irving Shulman

53:48 - Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare

53:55 - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

53:56 - Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry

55:00 - The Odyssey by Homer

55:01 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

56:07 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

56:28 - The Giver by Lois Lowry (Kaytee)

1:00:05 - The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (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, Kendra Adachi is joining Meredith and Kaytee, and we are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: perfect reading weather, winning fifth grade, and bookish nerdiness

• Current Reads: the very first time this has happened in Currently Reading, there's a double up!

• Deep Dive: we get to Lazy Genius a reading life and it's the actual best

• Book Presses: and some non-fiction from authors we love

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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1:04 - The Lazy Genius Podcast

2:01 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (where you get the friend map finder!)

5:28 - Current Reads

5:49 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry (Kendra AND Meredith)

12:01 - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

12:05 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

12:48 - Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart (Kaytee)

15:53 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

16:05 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Kendra)

17:43 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

17:45 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey

17:47 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson

19:04 - The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

20:42 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (Meredith)

22:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

26:19 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)

28:47 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes

30:03 - Deep Dive: The Lazy Genius Way for Reading

33:28 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi

38:10 - Anne Bogel Summer Reading Guide

38:46 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi

40:20 - The Seven Ps: Personality, Prioritize, Proficiency(Preferences), People, Pleasure, Process, and Peace

46:33 - Lazy Genius Newsletter Signup

51:27 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

51:52 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (Kendra)

54:22 - For the Love by Jen Hatmaker (Kaytee)

56:29 - The Lay Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)

1:00:45 - Liquid Index Lazy Genius Podcast Ep 261

1:01:13 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen Youtube Series

1:04:22 - @thelazygenius on Instagram

1:04:24 - thelazygeniuscollective.com

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 get some merch at www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: an Oprah moment and an interesting reading experience

• Current Reads: a beach read with teeth, serial killers, joy as protest, gosh, this episode is GOOD

• Deep Dive: Meet Roxanna!

• Book Presses: a stunning mystery and a chocolate chonker

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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2:14 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:57 - Season 3: Episode 5 of Currently Reading w/Roxanna

3:46 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

4:45 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

5:54 - Current Reads

6:13 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi (Roxanna)

8:24 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

9:30 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

11:00 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

11:39 - The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

16:13 - Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (Roxanna)

21:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

22:10 - Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer (Meredith)

25:35 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

25:37 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

28:25 - Season 3: Episode 38

28:44 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark (Roxanna) (direct link to the story online but it's also available as a kindle item!)

33:20 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark

35:29 - All Systems Red (Murderbot #1) by Martha Wells

36:16 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Meredith)

42:28 - The Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR pt.1) by J. R. R. Tolkien

43:02 - Deep Dive: Roxanna's Reading Life

44:49 - What Should I Read Next

45:21 - Roxanna's TED Talk

46:11 - [email protected]

46:42 - Season 2: Episode 47 about book twins

46:58 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

47:48 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

55:57 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

57:06 - Currently Reading Patreon

57:34 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

58:00 - Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Roxanna)

1:00:22 - The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

1:02:07 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili (Meredith)

1:08:08 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

1:08:48 - @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

1:09:04 - Currently Reading Zazzle store

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 get some merch at www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: derailed reading and theater nerdery

• Current Reads: We are exceptionally murdery today. Sorry, not sorry.

• Deep Dive: books about all kinds of disasters

• Book Presses: a cozy series we love and a parenting book of joy

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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2:27 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:40 - Novel Memphis

4:51 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede

4:56 - Season 4: Episode 14

6:00 - Current Reads

6:14 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett (Meredith)

11:09 - Blackwell's UK

11:53 - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

15:07 - Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule (Meredith)

15:12 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

16:58 - Half Price Books

18:53 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

18:55 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

19:07 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville

19:19 - Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez (Kaytee)

23:31 - The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch (Meredith)

24:59 - Holly @birdbrainbooks on Instagram

25:02 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram

26:51 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

27:32 - The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen (Kaytee)

27:44 - The Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen

27:45 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen

27:46 - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Sarah Pekkanen

30:53 - Deep Dive: Disaster Books We Love

33:34 - Ordeal by Hunger by George Stuart (Amazon link)

34:03 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu

35:44 - The Fifth Season by N.K Jemison

35:59 - The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

37:00 - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

37:05 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner

37:53 - The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin

38:35 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly

39:35 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag

39:51 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

40:02 - Seven Years of Darkness by You-Jeong Jeong

40:43 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink

41:25 - Salvage the Bones by Jessamyn Ward

42:20 - Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson

44:36 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

45:10 - Into the Drowning Deep by Jennifer McMahon

45:13 - Devolution by Max Brooks

45:35 - Parasite by Mira Grant

45:58 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

46:26 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Meredith)

49:17 - How to Be A Happier Parent by Kj Dell'antonia (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

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Today's spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Yara Zgheib. Yara is the author of No Land to Light On, a heartbreaking and heart-mending love story of immigration and parenthood and leaving your heart across the ocean. This book was an Indie Press List pick for March from An Unlikely Story. Tune into my conversation with Yara to hear about:

• Writing as therapy

• Turning real world events into novel

• The humanity in every story

• Her personal connections to this story

• Travel and privilege

• How Ph.D.s are so useful

• Her favorite characters

• And of course: a book she wants to press into your hands.

Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!

No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib

The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

Connect with Brendan: on Instagram at @yarazgheibofficial, on Facebook, or at her website

Contact the show at [email protected].

You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.

You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com

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

• Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off

• Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers

• Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading

• Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins

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1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:25 - Brave Writer

5:28 - Current Reads

5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee)

9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith)

10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott

10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett

14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee)

14:33 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff

17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith)

19:41 - Boswell Books

19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams

19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black

22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee)

22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1)

25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny

26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith)

27:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah

31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow

32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading

32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop

32:40 - The Daily Stoic

32:54 - Ryan Holiday's 8 Rules for Reading Video

33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19

33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers

34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

47:29 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)

50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon

51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok

51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith)

53:44 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King

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