The Currently Reading Podcast

The Currently Reading Podcast

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  • Season 3, Episode 5: A "Book Voldemort" + Special Guest Roxanna Kassam-Kara

    Today, Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest, Roxanna Kassam-Kara. The three of us are discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: the sweetest bookish moment ever, reading tees, and choosing a new book from your TBR

    • Current Reads: each host is sharing two books they've read recently and some of them have us gushing uncontrollably.

    • Deep Dive: Roxanna's reading life and her "achiever" tendencies

    • Book Presses: two books you need in your life right now and one series starter that needed to be on the Press 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!

    *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:

    1:48 - There's a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren

    9:42 - Currently Reading tee in the Zazzle store

    10:48 - What Should I Read Next podcast - TBR app episode

    Current Reads:

    13:57 - Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Kahn (Roxanna)

    15:24 - Still Life by Louise Penny

    18:57 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

    18:58 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

    19:20 - A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti (Kaytee)

    22:36 - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)

    22:46 - You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

    25:13 - Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

    25:29 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Roxanna)

    29:03 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

    33:53 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)

    36:46 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Meredith)

    Deep Dive - Roxanna's Reading Life:

    42:38 - There's a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren

    42:40 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

    44:57 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

    45:05 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    46:59 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

    51:53 - How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg (Roxanna)

    55:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Kaytee)

    58:33 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)

    1:00:39 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

    Connect With Us:

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner 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]

    1 hr 4 min
  • Season 3, Episode 4: Where's an Editor When You Need One + When We Give Up on an Author

    Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: reading in the heat and a new recording space

    • Current Reads: books that need editing, ones that elicit strong opinions, and the plural of bigfoot(s?)

    • Deep Dive: giving up on an author - how many tries should you give them?

    • Book Presses: books from authors that changed our minds

    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!

    *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:

    2:20 - New books from authors we've enjoyed (Holly Jackson, Katherine McGee)

    Current Reads:

    4:31 - Devolution by Max Brooks (Meredith)

    7:11 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

    8:54 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)

    12:11 - The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth (Meredith)

    15:52 - Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner (Kaytee)

    19:31 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler (Meredith)

    26:57 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    27:42 - The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Kaytee)

    27:53 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

    27:50 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

    Deep Dive - Giving Up on an Author:

    32:55 - Robert Galbraith's Cormoran Strike Series

    35:23 - Elizabeth George

    36:33 - Ann Patchett (The Dutch House and Commonwealth)

    37:48 - Jenny Colgan

    38:10 - Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders, The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death)

    39:45 - Donna Tartt (Secret History and The Goldfinch)

    38:53 - Jane Harper (The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man)

    Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

    41:52 - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (Meredith)

    43:57 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

    44:14 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (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]

    48 min
  • Minisode: An Interview with "The Year of the Witching" Author Alexis Henderson

    Today's spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Alexis Henderson. Alexis is the author of The Year of the Witching, her debut , which is a dark fantasy, horror novel, centering on main character Immanuelle. Tune in to hear about:

    • Young authors for the reading challenge!

    • Counterbalancing darkness and sparkles

    • Creating new locations from nothing

    • Fan art and commissioning art from fans

    • Her favorite writing tool and process

    • Being a young, debut, Black author during the revelations about the publishing industry

    • And, of course, the book she wants to press into your hands!

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

    The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

    Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

    Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

    Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (and the sequel Reaper of Souls, due in February)

    Connect with Alexis: on Instagram at @lexish, on Twitter at @alexhwrites, or at her website

    18 min
  • Season 3, Episode 3: Reading Therapy Sessions for Several Different Kinds of Readers

    Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: a perfect reading spot, and a fun bonus episode for Patrons

    • Current Reads: happy reads mixed with bizarre ones bouncing back and forth

    • Deep Dive: reading therapy - we are making up therapy clients and then giving them books to read!

    • Book Presses: fantastic YA from both of us: one pretty new and one that's almost a decade old!

    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!

    *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:

    1:50 - Mary's reading nook!

    3:46 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons

    Current Reads:

    5:44 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Mary)

    8:08 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

    9:40 - My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers (Kaytee)

    9:48 - The Stacks Podcast

    11:49 - Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin (Mary)

    13:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

    15:09 - Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)

    18:23 - Magesty by Katherine McGee (Mary)

    18:28 - American Royals by Katherine McGee

    21:49 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez (Kaytee)

    22:02 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

    Deep Dive - Reading Therapy:

    Someone Who Just Ended a Relationship with the Person Who Was "The One":

    26:25 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

    28:25 -The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    28:26 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    28:40 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    30:40 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    30:57 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

    Someone Who Moved Recently and is Having a Hard Time Making Friends:

    31:37 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell

    32:39 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

    33:41 - Hey Ladies: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss

    Someone Who Just Lost a Job:

    35:14 - All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter

    36:43 - Becoming by Michelle Obama

    37:58 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (pressed in Episode 35 of Season 2)39:16 -

    Someone Who Hasn't Been on a Date in Too Long:

    39:16 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

    39:59 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

    41:08 - Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein

    Someone Who is Reckoning with a Change in Beliefs:

    42:37 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

    43:11 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

    43:13 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

    43:46 - I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Hollad

    Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

    44:29 - Slay by Brittney Morris (Mary)

    45:32 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

    47:59 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (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]

    51 min
  • Minisode: The Reader's Guide to Homeschool with Mindy and Kaytee

    Today, Kaytee and Mindy are here to share our homeschool wisdom. Between us, we have 27 years of homeschooling experience, and we are excited to share with you a bunch of what we've learned in that time. Minisode episodes are not time stamped, but we have a quick list of topics:

    • Getting Started: how much time it takes to homeschool, providing structure and routine (poster board and post-its, spiral notebooks), outside play, when to start formal school

    • Homeschool specific: philosphies and methods of education, how to choose curricula, when to abandon a curriculum, homeschool preschool soapbox

    • Virtual school specific: creating a schedule with a reward system, how to make a virtual school routine, what to do with non-school scheduled hours, ArtForKidsHub.com, 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, and Incredible Experiments by Janice VanCleave

    • Applicable to both: entertaining younger siblings while older kids do school, how to fit in reading/work/housework while kids are around, how to fit in self-care, quiet time, what to do when outside play isn't an option

    • Encouragement! You can do this!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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!*

    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]

    55 min
  • Season 3, Episode 2: Our (Very Ordinary) 100th Episode

    Today, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing our 100th episode and discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: a perfect storage place and a Bookish Friends meetup

    • Current Reads: left turns from one wheelhouse to another

    • Deep Dive: why "what are your three favorite books" is the wrong question

    • Book Presses: two non-fiction picks! One true crime and one about politics

    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!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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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    Patreon (ad) - we sponsor ourselves:

    2:43 - Bookish Friends are our supporters on Patreon

    3:25 - Zazzle store mechandise (mugs, throws, pillows, totes, tees!)

    4:05 - Go check out the rebranded website: www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    Current Reads:

    Current Reads:

    7:10 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith)

    9:23 - Know my Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)

    11:41 - Chanel Miller on Instagram

    12:38 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Meredith)

    15:40 - COVIDeo 10 with Pippa!

    15:46 - The Bees by Laline Paull (Kaytee)

    15:52 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    15:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    18:07 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Meredith)

    20:43 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

    21:05 - From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Kaytee)

    21:10 - When Kaytee brought this one to a COVIDeo

    Deep Dive - Determining Book Taste:

    25:06 - What Should I Read Next podcast

    26:46 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

    31:15 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

    Homework: Can you answer? Do you think it's a good question? What do you ask?

    Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

    32:28 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Meredith)

    38:49 - I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (Kaytee)

    39:04 - Episode 25 of Season 1

    39:14 - Pansuit Politics podcast

    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]

    43 min
  • Season 3, Episode 1: We're back - with a new look!

    Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: libraries reopening and bookstore visits!

    • Current Reads: some diverging opinions mixed with five-star reads

    • Deep Dive: what we did over our "summer break"

    • Book Presses: non-fiction that will change your life and a fun historical romp

    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!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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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    Book of the Month (ad) - these are Goodreads links as we hope you'll use our link if you're interested in these titles:

    1:30 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

    1:38 - Serial Podcast

    2:43 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

    3:41 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

    3:44 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore

    4:14 - Use our link and CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99

    Bookish Moments:

    5:57 - Meredith's TBR Cart

    7:26 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM

    Current Reads:

    8:25 - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (Kaytee)

    8:31 - Libro.FM Audiobook Listening Copy program

    11:12 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)

    12:35 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

    14:08 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Kaytee)

    17:36 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

    23:37 - Verity by Colleen Hoover (Meredith)

    27:41 - COVID(eo) with Jennifer Nichols

    28:52 - You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Kaytee)

    29:05 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons

    29:30 - Scribd - try it for 60 days for free!

    32:18 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)

    Deep Dive - Our Summer Break:

    38:19 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

    39:40 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

    Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

    42:11 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (Kaytee)

    44:04 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Meredith)

    44:15 - COVID(eo) with Erica Keckley

    44:49 - Season 1, Episode 43 with Amanda Espinosa

    47:50 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

    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]

    50 min
  • Season 2, Episode 50: Special Episode - Best of Season Two!

    Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are reflecting back on our second year of podcasting and our biggest wins and our biggest regrets. We get a bit vulnerable, a bit silly, and a bit reflective. You'll get some behind-the-scenes glimpses as well as some "looking to the future" previews. We are so grateful for the cadre of listeners that we have connected with over these two years, and we could never have imagined how much this podcast could have brought to our 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!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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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    Best of Season 2:

    4:10 - Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes: Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall

    6:04 - Episode 27 of Season 1: Bookish Pet Peeves

    6:57 - Season 2, Episode 22: Goodreads Choice Award Side-Eye

    7:11 - Season 2, Episode 23: Our Best Books of 2019

    8:23 - Golden Earbud Awards EPISODE and Instagram post

    8:43 - Meredith visits Kaytee Instagram Post

    9:48 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

    10:04 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle

    10:15 - A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin

    10:40 - Apple Watch

    10:55 - Bookshop.org

    12:28 - Episode 36 of Season 2

    12:33 - Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West

    13:42 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

    13:32 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

    16:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

    18:29 - Season 2, Episode 36 conversation about wild animal pets

    20:29 - COVID(eo)s on Patreon - free for all!

    22:02 - COVID(eo) with 5 of our kiddos!

    28:29 - Patreon - the beginning of Bookish Friend(ship)s

    39:31 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle

    40:52 - Slay by Brittney Morris

    40:54 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

    42:22 - Season 2, Episode 29 - Golden Earbud Awards

    42:55 - Season 2, Episode 35 - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram

    44:16 - Season 2, Episode 25 - Cozy Mystery Deep Dive

    45:31 - Minisode with January LaVoy

    45:53 - Minisode with Anna Hithersay

    47:41 - Patreon

    49:14 - REMINDER: Last episode of Season 2, but be sure to join us on Instagram next week for a giveaway!

    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]

    52 min
  • Season 2, Episode 49: Special Episode - Ask Us Anything!

    Today, Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are here with a special episode for you! We are answering YOUR questions about life and podcasting and reading and all the things! We hope you love learning a bit more about our lives behind the scenes and that you love getting to know Mindy a bit better. We loved how enthusiastic you all were about sending these questions, and of course there were so many questions we received that we couldn't answer. Thanks for being the BEST listeners!

    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!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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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    Ask Us Anything:

    Questions are in italics in case it helps you find a title!

    1:58 - Books that Get Better Upon A Re-read?

    2:27 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

    3:04 - Where do you read?

    6:14 - Meredith's twinkle lights by her bed!

    7:04 - Kindle Paperwhite

    9:07 - Character-driven versus plot-driven novels?

    10:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

    10:35 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

    10:45 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    11:19 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

    11:43 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

    14:41 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven

    14:50 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

    14:55 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    16:32 - The River by Peter Heller

    17:03 - Personality-typing results?

    17:22 - Myers-Briggs Test

    17:30 - Hogwarts House Test

    17:35 - Four Tendencies Quiz

    17:56 - Astrological Sign Chart

    17:03 - Enneagram Test

    20:50 - What are you curious about?

    20:07 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

    22:52 - Let's Make Art box

    23:00 - Kaytee uses Dropcloth embroidery samplers

    27:24 - Little Old Plant Lady on Tik Tok

    28:07 - Something you've learned about yourself because of the podcast?

    32:55 - What are two things you'd buy if you won the lottery?

    34:07 - What are your favorite wireless earbuds?

    34:15 - SoundPeats True Wireless Earbuds

    34:34 - Apple AirPods

    35:00 - Favorite beverage and/or snack while reading?

    36:55 - How does Kaytee listen to audiobooks with kids around?

    40:08 - How did Mindy get started with hiking and does she love hiking-related books?

    44:31 - Has Meredith used audiobooks to get through long runs?

    47:32 - Sneak peak into Season 3 and Patreon!

    48:38 - Join Currently Reading on Patreon!

    49:44 - COVID(eo)s!!

    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]

    52 min
  • Season 2, Episode 48: Special Episode - Listener Presses!

    Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are sharing 15 of the listener "presses" we received in our call to action! You'll hear from each of those 15 listeners and then our commentary on each press, but none of our other regular segments. This was one of our most popular episodes of Season 1, so we hope you love it this year as well!

    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!

    *Please note that all book titles linked above 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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    BOTM Ad (these are Goodreads links so you can check out these books and decide if you want to grab them from BOTM or not!):

    2:30 - The Shadows by Alex North

    2:39 - The Whisper Man by Alex North

    2:52 - Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

    3:55 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper

    4:09 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib

    4:13 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande

    4:50 - Use our link and code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99

    Listener Presses:

    6:00 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Sarah)

    6:03 - The Mothers by Brit Bennett

    8:31 - A Burning by Megha Majumdar

    8:37 - Passing by Nella Larsen

    8:48 - Novel Pairings Podcast episode about Passing by Nella Larsen

    9:06 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (Nicole)

    12:11 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Lindsay)

    14:03 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

    15:01 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Jennifer)

    17:06 - Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (Joy)

    19:07 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman

    19:40 - The Mother-in-Law Cure by Katherine Wilson (Alanna)

    21:51 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (Theresa)

    27:01 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Nicole)

    30:03 - Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Whitney)

    30:57 - Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris

    31:49 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

    31:50 - Naked by David Sedaris

    31:58 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

    32:01 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

    32:28 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris

    32:59 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood (Frances)

    33:57 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

    34:11 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

    34:12 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

    34:24 - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

    35:43 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood (Emily)

    36:35 - Episode 42 of Season 1 with Heather Chollar

    37:04 - Mary Poppins by PL Travers

    37:54 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Amy)

    39:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Morgan)

    41:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

    42:37 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)

    46:16 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Holly)

    47:35 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

    47:36 - Neverwhere 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

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About The Currently Reading Podcast

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Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monday, hosts Meredith and Kaytee talk through the books they are currently reading and share spoiler-free book reviews across every genre.

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