The Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: A joint bookish moment of gatherings of Bookish Friends

• Current Reads: some YA fantasy, some murder, some short stories, some family drama. We've got it all.

• Deep Dive: the tropes we love - what is a trope and which ones draw us in?

• Book Presses: two books that we hugged at the end

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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1:18 - Currently Reading Patreon

Bookish Moments:

3:38 - Fabled Bookshop

Current Reads:

6:52 - 10 Things to Tell You Episode 108 with Kaytee and Meredith.

6:55 - Lobizona by Romina Garber (Meredith)

8:46 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

9:55 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

10:00 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

10:47 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee)

13:40 - A Sight for Sore Eyes by Ruth Rendell (Meredith)

14:01 - From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell (#1 in the Wexford series)

17:42 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

19:50 - The Arsonist' City by Hala Alyan (Kaytee)

19:58 - Sarah's Instagram bookedinadvance

21:17 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

21:36 - Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

23:15 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett (Meredith)

23:24 - Kerry's instagram @linesiunderline

26:01 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

26:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet

27:02 - Night at the Fiestas by Kirsten Valdez Quade (Kaytee)

27:49 - What ARE biscochitos?

Deep Dive - Tropes: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em

34:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

35:01 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss

36:50 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt

37:10 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

37:51 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes

37:54 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

37:56 - Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

39:46 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

39:59 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

40:27 - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

43:09 - To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith)

47:49 - Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah (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

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Intro:

1:14 - The Popcast w/ Knox and Jamie

1:19 - Jamie Golden's Instagram

Bookish Moments:

4:31 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

6:23 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

Current Reads:

8:14 - Fabled Bookshop

8:17 - Faye, Faraway by Helen Fisher (Kaytee)

10:57 - Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe (Jamie)

11:06 - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

13:52 - Girl A by Abigail Dean (Meredith)

16:28 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

19:04 - The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton (Kaytee)

19:15 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

21:21 - Book of the Month

21:49 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

23:57 - The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan (Jamie)

28:14 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez (Merdith)

31:02 - Book Drop Subscription

31:33 - Sarah's Bookshelves

Deep Dive - Jamie Golden and the Popcast

37:16 - The Odyssey by Homer

38:36 - Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

38:53 - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

39:03 - The Firm by John Grishom

43:05 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

44:07 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

45:39 - Netgalley

46:09 - Decider.com

46:46 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

48:59 - Persuasion by Jane Austen

49:48 - The Shining by Stephen King

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

50:37 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Kaytee)

52:02 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Pre-Order link)

53:12 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Jamie)

53:38 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

57:49 - Room by Emma Donoghue (Meredith)

1:00:21 - Jamie's Twitter: @jamiebgolden

1:00:22 - The Popcast on Instagram

Today, we are sharing our new baby with you. The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you'd like to get future episodes (including two more from Fabled in April and May 2021), we'd love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for you to go directly to the page that Fabled has set up for us for you to make your purchases. It includes each of the little blurbs that we read aloud on this episode. And, of course, you've got all our thoughts here in the audio!

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

Minisode show notes are not time stamped. They are also not transcribed. But each of the titles we mention (the five from the list plus any others we threw out there) is below for your enjoyment.

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Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin

How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior

• We also mention: A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior.

The Paris Library by Janet Charles

Four Hundred Souls compiled by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain

We Begin At the End by Chris Whitaker

• Jane Harper's Books

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: A sisterly conversation and a masking win

• Current Reads: books we are so glad we read, from beginning to end

• Deep Dive: how to make your IRL friendship bookish and how to make your bookish friendship IRL

• Book Presses: a YA book that seems to be universally beloved and a way to make friends in your neighborhood

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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Bookish Moments:

2:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

3:40 - BlackLIT box

Current Reads:

4:59 - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Mindy)

9:26 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

10:14 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh (Kaytee)

13:15 - The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai (Mindy)

13:21 - Page1 Box

13:27 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

15:44 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

16:43 - Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (Kaytee)

19:31 - The Lost Queen by Signe Pike (Mindy)

19:47 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

22:38 - Fabled Bookshop

24:01 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Kaytee)

25:38 - Blackwell's

Deep Dive - Cultivating Bookish Friendships

36:06 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

36:11 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

38:34 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Mindy)

38:38 - Season 3, Episode 13

38:43 - Mindy and Mary's Top 10 Minisode

40:30 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon (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, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Behind-the-scenes podcast fix and a weird reading mood

• Current Reads: we have quite a few books this week that were pressed into our hands by you, the listeners!

• Deep Dive: how each Enneagram type chooses their next book. So much silliness.

• Book Presses: books that are tangentially or directly related to the enneagram

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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Bookish Moments:

2:02 - Currently Reading on Apple Podcasts

2:48 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:02 - The Book of M by Peng Shepard

4:39 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Current Reads:

5:59 - The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones by Daven McQueen (Kaytee)

8:39 - Wattpad

9:34 - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (Meredith)

13:21 - Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (Kaytee)

16:38 - Death at a Country Mansion by Louise R. Innes (Meredith)

20:27 - Season 3, episode 24 with Laura Tremaine

20:31 - What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Kaytee)

21:06 - Kate Baer's Instagram

23:57 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St James (Meredith)

24:05 - The Sundown Motel by Simone St. James

24:09 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Deep Dive - How Each Enneagram Chooses Their Books

35:24 - Obama's Favorite Books of 2020

35:31 - Bill Gates Summer 2020 Reading List

36:42 - Goodreads

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

40:09 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile (Kaytee)

41:08 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile (Kaytee, the rebel)

41:57 - The Typology Podcast

42:22 - Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (Meredith)

42:34 - Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine

44:47 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

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: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship

• Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems

• Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries

• Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category

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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Bookish Moments:

1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:20 - Fabled Bookshop

Current Reads:

4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith)

4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm

4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney

5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast

7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee)

8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two

11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith)

14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee)

20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith)

24:11 - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee)

Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores

29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan

29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan

31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram

31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams

32:19 - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet

34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence

38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander

38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith)

41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (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 atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: learning to read and a bookish friend vacation

• Current Reads: prequels and sequels and series starters and books with big warning labels

• Deep Dive: non-fiction that is unbelievable and true

• Book Presses: we've got two more true stories that go down easy

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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Bookish Moments:

1:46 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann

2:35 - Bob Books set 1: Beginning Readers by Bobby Lynn Maslan

3:35 - The Famous Last Words Bar

3:46 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

3:57 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

4:00 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

4:02 - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

Current Reads:

5:59 - Sara's website Fiction Matters

6:01 - Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the 21st Century edited by Alice Wong (Kaytee)

9:13 - The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (Meredith)

9:26 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

14:46 - The Conductors by Nicole Glover (Kaytee)

16:07 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

18:03 - NetGalley

18:25 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

18:29 - A Vow so Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith)

18:45 - A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

20:44 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)

21:11 - Bookshelf Thomasville

22:28 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

22:40 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

24:29 - Men in Black by Steve Perry

25:22 - 10 Thing to Tell You episode with Kaytee and Meredith

25:31 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan (Meredith)

29:29 - Fabled Bookshop

29:54 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly

33:04 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler

Deep Dive - Nonfiction that reads like Fiction

34:23 - Educated by Tara Westover

34:48 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

36:01 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

36:35 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing

36:48 - Devolution by Max Brooks

37:02 - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

37:35 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

37:51 - The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

38:34 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

39:00 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink

39:48 - The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris

40:08 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness

40:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

40:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

41:54 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

42:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

42:37 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

43:28 - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (Kaytee)

44:39 - Unbroken (Young Adult Edition) by Laura Hillenbrand

45:33 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (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

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[email protected]

Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: immersive reading and a bookish gift

• Current Reads: we are all over the playground of reading taste

• Deep Dive: we discuss which genres we shy away from

• Book Presses: a few memoirs for those of you who shy away (ahem, Meredith)

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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Intro:

1:51 - Become a Patron

2:15 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

2:34 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

Bookish Moments:

3:41 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

3:54 - Let's Make Art

7:03 - Yes Yes Cookies (seven layer magic bars here in the U.S)

7:47 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

Current Reads:

8:34 - Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy by Rachel Ricketts (Kaytee)

11:02 - Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West (Meredith)

11:38 - Heather's Bookstagram

15:24 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Kaytee)

15:29 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

17:57 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly (Meredith)

21:42 - 10 Things to Tell You Episode w/Meredith and Kaytee

21:51 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)

24:54 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)

25:03 - Fabled Bookshop

Deep Dive - Genres Outside Our Playground

32:21 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

34:28 - A Promise Land by Barack Obama

35:19 - Bad Blood by Jon Carreyrou

40:51 - Genre Convincer episode with Mary Heim

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

43:15 - Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon (Kaytee)

44:45 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh (Meredith)

44:53 - Season One, Episode 14

46:12 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

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 is with special guest host Rebekah Hoffer and they are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: completing a goal and a new library trick

• Current Reads: there's a lot of love in these current reads as well as an essay collection

• Deep Dive: romance basics plus why we read it

• Book Presses: a picture book and historical romance

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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Intro:

0:47 - Sorta Awesome Show w/Rebekah Hoffer

0:49 - Rebekah's Blog Simply Rebekah

Bookish Moments:

4:26 - Libro.fm

Current Reads:

5:33 - I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (Rebekah)

7:23 - Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (Kaytee)

10:03 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez (Rebekah)

10:14 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

13:12 - Intimations by Zadie Smith (Kaytee)

17:19 - Not What I Expected by Jewel E. Ann (Rebekah)

20:59 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

21:34 - A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (Kaytee)

Deep Dive - All Things Romance:

25:24 - The Complete Guide to What to Read in 2019 episode on Sorta Awesome

25:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

41:43 - Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman (Rebekah)

43:50 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

Rebekah is @simplyrebekah on Instagram

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 atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

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

• Bookish Moments: attempting to help someone DNF and a tiny reading helper

• Current Reads: murder mermaids and historical fiction and hilarious non-fiction and a bookish field trip

• Deep Dive: streamlining your TBR, how to cull and narrow the field

• Book Presses: putting a few items back on your TBR

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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Intro:

1:20 - 10 Things to Tell You podcast w/ Meredith and Kaytee

2:09 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:29 - Fabled Bookstore

3:49 - Currently Reading Instagram

4:15 - Currently Reading Episode 24 w/Laura Tremaine

4:17 - Currently Reading Episode 25 w/Gretchen Rubin

Bookish Moments:

5:29 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Current Reads:

8:17 - The Sherlockian by Graham Moore (Meredith)

9:52 - The Baker Street Irregulars

11:13 - The Holdout by Graham Moore

11:58 - How to be Black by Baratunde Thurston (Kaytee)

16:12 - Adventures in Eden: An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe by Carolyn Mullet (Meredith)

19:28 - The Minders by John Marrs (Kaytee)

19:31 - The One by John Marrs

19:56 - The Passengers by John Marrs

22:27 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (Meredith)

27:18 - Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (Kaytee)

29:21 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

Deep Dive - Streamlining your TBR:

31:00 - Episode 12 of season one

32:48 - Goodreads

37:00 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

40:09 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

40:50 - StoryGraph

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

45:15 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase (Meredith)

48:07 - Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (Kaytee)

48:15 - Season 3, Episode 28: All the Buddy Reads + Genre Convincers

49:06 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

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