The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: live tweets from a friend and a spicy conversation behind the scenes

• Current Reads: some romance, some disagreement, and some under-the-radar gems

• Deep Dive: Mindy and Kaytee bring all the curmudgeons and disagree about them!

• Book Presses: a great series, and a short but powerful novel

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:29 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:38 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

4:05 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

4:19 - Current Reads

4:52 - The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton (Mindy)

7:48 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

8:32 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

9:08 - The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang (Kaytee)

9:12 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

9:54 - Libro.fm

13:13 - What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris (Mindy)

14:45 - Matrix by Lauren Goff

15:43 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

15:44 - Honor by Thirty Umrigar

16:39 - Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

19:26 - Fabled Bookshop

20:18 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding (Kaytee)

23:42 - Julie's Instagram @jns.reads

23:54 - Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely (Mindy)

27:11 - Fifty-FIfty by Steve Cavanaugh

27:13 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh

29:03 - The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah Jones (Kaytee)

29:18 - Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

30:37 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

30:40 - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

30:42 - Our Time is Now by Stacey Abrams

33:51 - Deep Dive: Our Favorite Curmudgeons

39:34 - Then Tweets My Soul: The Best of the Church Curmudgeon by David Reigier

41:23 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

42:20 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle

42:35 - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

42:58 - The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen: Eighty-Three and a Quarter Years Old by Hendrik Groen

43:08 - How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

43:26 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

43:29 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

44:29 - The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

44:52 - The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey

45:16 - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney

46:25 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

46:53 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

48:17 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen

48:56 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

49:37 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

49:39 - The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland (amazon link)

51:44 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

51:47 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

52:39 - Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

53:04 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

53:28 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy)

54:06 - Season 3: Episode 7

54:47 - Circe by Madeline Miller

54:48 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

55:21 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1)

55:56 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)

54:36 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: reader app ideas and Meredith's bookish grandbaby

• Current Reads: we bring books that the other host is NOT interested in reading.

• Deep Dive: our very favorite books about marriage, almost entirely fiction!

• Book Presses: fantastic social justice and a book about marriage and parenting

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:20 - Current Reads

8:23 - Red, White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca (Kaytee)

11:16 - It's Better to Be Feared by Seth Wickersham (Meredith)

12:44 - The Popcast

15:05 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Resch and Elyse Trebole (Kaytee)

15:19 - Season 1: Episode 31

19:18 - The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (Meredith)

20:19 - Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

23:55 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)

24:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves

24:36 - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

26:31 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

26:43 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

26:57 - Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks

28:22 - Fabled Bookshop

28:26 - I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork (Meredith)

33:44 - Deep Dive: Books about Marriage

37:11 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

38:41 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (Amazon link, Bookshop.org does not have)

39:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny (Three Pines #1)

40:50 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Luke Thanet #1; Amazon link)

42:10 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Goff

43:07 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton

44:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

44:30 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

44:31 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

45:14 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

45:45 - Landslide by Susan Conley

46:34 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

47:01 - Standard Deviation by Katherine Heiny

48:42 - The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

49:39 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

50:09 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

50:15 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett (Kaytee)

52:26 - How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn (Meredith)

52:47 - Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg

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

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

• Bookish Moments: a fabulous buddy read and a young reader milestone

• Current Reads: this week we have a lot of books we really loved. There may be gushing.

• Deep Dive: an on-ramp to romance, from fade to black to spicy fun

• Book Presses: a perfectly midwestern story and a short story collection

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:28 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:53 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:12 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

3:37 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann

4:57 - Current Reads

5:13 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary)

7:40 - Erdrich's Bookshop Birchbark Books

9:12 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony (Kaytee)

11:52 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne (Mary)

14:23 - Dear White Peacemakers by Osheta Moore (Kaytee)

14:45 - Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore

14:46 - Season 4: Episode 14

16:57 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers (Mary)

17:13 - Cackle by Rachel Harrison

20:01 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (Kaytee)

20:29 - Dumplin by Julie Murphy

22:10 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

22:48 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

23:03 - Deep Dive: Our Romance On Ramp

26:20 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

26:22 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

26:24 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

27:01 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

27:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

27:33 - Fat Chance Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

27:48 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

28:24 - To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

29:03 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

29:05 - Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

29:09 - To Sir With Love by Lauren Layne

29:35 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

29:36 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott

30:09 - The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding

30:23 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

31:15 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #1)

31:55 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy

32:27 - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell

32:28 - Landline by Rainbow Rowell

32:29 - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

32:47 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

32:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

32:54 - The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

33:36 - Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

33:40 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

34:15 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

34:18 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

34:19 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

35:28 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

35:29 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

36:11 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

36:16 - The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

36:57 - Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

36:58 - The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller

37:32 - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

37:53 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

38:22 - Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

39:32 - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

42:50 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

43:06 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal (Mary)

44:54 - Minisode w/ J. Ryan Stradal

45:21- The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw (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

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

• Bookish Moments: reader profiles on Instagram and connecting authors and readers

• Current Reads: we are revisiting some authors that we've read before, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

• Deep Dive: the items we have on our bookish bucket lists. What do we want to "achieve"?

• Book Presses: an oldie but goodie mystery and a graphic novel

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week

8:50 - Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn

11:11 - Current Reads

11:36 - The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (Meredith)

13:38 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern

15:01 - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

15:50 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Kaytee)

15:57 - Season 3: Episode 44

17:19 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

19:38 - Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (Meredith)

21:10 - The Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville

22:34 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

24:12 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee)

27:34 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

28:23 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Meredith)

28:41 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

33:39 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden (Kaytee)

34:13 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

37:02 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Bucket Lists

38:31 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

39:51 - Parnassus Books

40:03 - An Unlikely Story bookshop

40:10 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

40:22 - Powell's Books

40:28 - Strand Bookstore

40:42 - Fabled Bookshop

41:07 - BookPeople

45:50 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

46:19 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili

46:37 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

46:38 - Roots by Alex Haley

46:50 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

47:38 - The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

49:20 - Blackwell's bookshop

51:01 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

51:44 - Original Sin by P.D. James (Meredith)

54:16 - Cover Her Face by P.D. James

54:32 - The Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden

54:35 - New Kid by Jerry Craft (Kaytee)

55:05 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

55:19 - Class Act by Jerry Craft

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: a Kindle device hack and the Edgar awards

• Current Reads: books that whelm us and surprise us in the best ways

• Deep Dive: the different ways we interact with our books and what we are reading

• Book Presses: a verse novel and an oldie but goodie

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:55 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:17 - Instructions on how to remove ads from you Kindle HERE

7:55 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

8:10 - The Edgar Awards

8:37 - The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

8:42 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

8:46 - Five Decembers by James Kestrel

8:57 - How Lucky by Will Leitch

9:00 - No One Will Miss Her by Kat Rosenfield

9:55 - Current Reads

10:04 - You Got Anything Stronger? by Gabrielle Union (Kaytee)

13:57 - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (Meredith)

19:54 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

20:23 - The Circle by Dave Eggers

21:24 - A Swim in a Pond and the Rain by George Saunders (Kaytee)

21:40 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

25:36 - The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg (Meredith)

30:29 - Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan (Kaytee)

30:34 - Page and Palette

30:46 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

31:06 - Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patty Callahan

35:44 - Book darts

37:59 - Girl 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke (Meredith)

41:51 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hiller

42:05 - Deep Dive: How We Interact with Our Books

43:36 - Book darts

47:39 - Season 3: Episode 5 of Currently Reading w/Roxanna

48:33 - Filofax refillable notebook

52:58 - Erin Condren highlighter pack

54:12 - Currently Reading Patreon

54:38 - A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

55:34 - Breath by James Nestor

56:25 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

56:37 - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)

58:26 - The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte (Meredith)

59:54 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

1:00:03 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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

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

• Bookish Moments: a giant fanfic and a kid's rec

• Current Reads: books that have very little in common with each other

• Deep Dive: a listener-suggested topic, what are the three themes of your reading life?

• Book Presses: productivity non-fiction and pregnancy-related non-ficiton

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:48 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:27 - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

6:06 - The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (City of Ember #2)

7:32 - All The Young Dudes digital version

7:59 - Sorta Awesome Podcast

10:26 - All the Young Dudes in print (purchase at your own risk)

11:39 - Become a Bookish Friend of Currently Reading

11:41 - Become a Superstar of The Sorta Awesome podcast

13:35 - All the Young Dudes on Goodreads

14:04 - Current Reads

14:28 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

17:24 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

17:33 - The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (Kaytee)

19:05 - Secret Stuff by Laura Tremaine (her Patreon)

20:14 - The Art of Gathering Virtual Guide

21:20 - @katieladyreads on Instagram

21:38 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (Meredith)

27:24 - All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy (Kaytee)

27:32 - The Popcast Patreon

29:11 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy

30:50 - The House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Meredith)

34:43 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

34:48 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

35:46 - Wilder Girls by Rory Power

36:38 - Camp by L.C. Rosen (Kaytee)

36:47 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

39:51 - Deep Dive: Three Themes That Describe Us As Readers

40:18 - What Should I Read Next podcast

43:18 - A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

44:40 - Pony by R.J Palacio

47:16 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

52:05 - Suggest a deep dive topic at [email protected]

52:19 - WSIRN episode 276

52:34 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

53:11 - First Things First by Stephen R. Covey (Meredith)

53:21 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

53:28 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Stephen R. Covey

57:06 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster (Kaytee)

57:53 - What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff

57:55 - Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt

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

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

• Bookish Moments: traveling through the mail and anew book light

• Current Reads: some backlist books and some new releases, some of which really surprised us!

• Deep Dive: factors that make us add and remove stars

• Book Presses: redemptive drama and a true-to-life-novel

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:28 - Currently Reading Patreon

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

2:00 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:04 - Mindy's Instagram @gratefulforgrace

5:35 - The Lamborghini of Book Lights

5:47 - Current Reads

6:22 - Dear Bob and Sue by Matt and Karen Smith (Mindy)

8:28 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

9:32 - CeCeRios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera (Kaytee)

9:40 - Currently Reading on Mighty Networks

10:59 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

11:51 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody

12:46 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea (Mindy)

16:12 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

16:51 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

18:01 - Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz (Kaytee)

18:05 - Fabled Bookshop

18:30 - Furious Hours by Casey Cep

21:26 - In The Wild Night by Jeff Zentner

21:37 - The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Mindy)

24:48 - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott (Kaytee)

29:31 - Deep Dive: The Things that Affect our Star Ratings

29:37 - @Katie.lovesbooks on Instagram

30:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

33:43 - Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe

34:26 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman

34:51 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

36:06 - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

38:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

40:35 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

40:49 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

42:07 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

45:37 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

45:42 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Mindy)

46:22 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke

47:35 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (Kaytee)

47:42 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Episode 1 w/Georgia Hunter

49:18 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan

49:21 - The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

49:46 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

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

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

• Bookish Moments: home library wins and reading your shelves

• Current Reads: mystery and fantasy and parenting and romance and family drama, we're running the reading gauntlet

• Deep Dive: setting goals for 2022 in our personal, podcast, and Patreon spaces

• Book Presses: a backlist gem and a retelling of a classic

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 Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*

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0:30 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:00 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:15 - Thriftbooks

6:33 - Current Reads

7:00 - Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner (Meredith)

12:34 - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (Kaytee)

13:29 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM

14:24 - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (Meredith)

17:28 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

19:08 - Social Justice Parenting by Dr. Traci Baxley (Kaytee)

22:03 - Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

22:04 - Stamped From The Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

22:35 - A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)

26:22 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)

27:03 - Breath by James Nestor

30:01 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Goals for 2022

35:23 - Currently Reading Patreon

40:30 - Tag potential guests on our Instagram Currently Reading

43:15 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands

43:35 - Fabled Bookshop

43:56 - The Ghost Writer by John Harwood (Meredith)

45:08 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

45:41 - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

46:53 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)

47:05 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Today's minisode has an additional top 10 list to add to your 2022 TBRs! We've got Mindy and Mary here with their favorite books of 2021, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! Note that they recorded this episode before Meredith and Kaytee's released, so there are some repeats, but no one knew about the other's lists!

Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.

*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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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Mindy and Mary's Top 10 Books of 2021

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman (Mindy)

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (Mary)

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner (Mindy)

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Pony by R.J. Palacio (Mary)

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Malloy (Mindy)

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (Mary)

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Mindy)

The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mary)

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Mindy)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Mary)

The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Mindy)

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Mary)

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Mindy)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Mary)

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza (Mindy)

I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer (Mary)

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Mary & Mindy!)

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Mindy)

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (Mary)

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

• Our top ten books of 2021! It's our longest episode ever, and we are so excited to share it with you as we jump into a new year!

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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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.2:04 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:44 - Fabled Bookshop

14:17 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of 2021

14:36 - Legenborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee)

14:39 - Season 3: episode 40

18:40 - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

18:52 - A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus (Meredith)

20:51 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)

23:25 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand

23:26 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith)

23:56 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

24:22 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

25:01 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

25:47 - The Day The World Came to Town by Jim DeFede (Kaytee)

25:51 - Season 4: Episode 14

27:32 - Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Meredith)

27:41 - Season 3: Episode 41

31:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Kaytee)

31:25 - Season 3: Episode 42

33:41 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith)

36:22 - Intermission: Lowest Rated Books

36:58 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern (Kaytee)

37:41 - Atomic City Girls by Janet Beard (Kaytee)

38:49 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith)

39:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Meredith)

40:26 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd

40:36 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (Kaytee)

K NOTE: while I do think it's clear that I love my sister dearly here, I want to be extra super clear that when I say "love covers all manner of sins" I am referring to the ways we as her family fail at times to do the best we can. I am not in any way referring to her gender identity as a sin. My sister knows this, but I want to be sure that anyone else who hears me, hears me correctly as well.

42:25 - Pony by R.J. Palacio (Meredith)

42:50 - Page & Palette Bookshop

44:06 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio

45:02 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)

45:05 - Season 3: Episode 45

46:29 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)

49:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)

49:51 - Season 3: Episode 35

49:56 - Bookshelf Thomasville

50:47 - Blackwell's

51:05 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

51:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

51:28 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

51:37 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)

55:14 - Intermission: The Books that Surprised Us Most in 2021

55:44 - Season 3: Episode 34

55:50 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss (Kaytee)

57:38 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)

1:01:33 - Meredith and Kaytee's Top 10 Books of the Year cont'd

1:01:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee)

1:01:56 - Season 4: Episode 19

1:03:37 - Fabled Bookshop

1:03:39 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)

1:06:52 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)

1:06:56 - Season 4: Episode 2

1:09:18 - Matrix by Lauren Groff (Meredith)

1:09:59 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

1:13:14 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee)

1:13:22 - Season 4: Episode 12

1:!3:38 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle

1:16:09 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Meredith)

1:17:42 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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[email protected]

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