The Currently Reading Podcast

Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: the Patreon book club discussion and embracing the year of the re-read

• Current Reads: each host shares three books they've read recently and they are varied in level, theme, and setting

• Deep Dive: gems from the 70s, 80s, and 90s

• Book Presses: A few more "don't call me a classic" backlist titles

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, since we hope you'll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you're interested!)

1:18 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

1:45 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

1:55 - Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin

2:54 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!

Bookish Moments:

3:58 - Bookish Friends Still Life Book Club on Patreon

5:40 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Current Reads:

7:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Mindy)

7:44 - Wolfmuller's Books in Kerrville, TX

7:47 - COVID(eo) number 4

10:05 - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Meredith)

13:25 - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (Mindy)

15:53 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (Meredith)

18:29 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Mindy)

21:13 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen

22:34 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Meredith)

Deep Dive - Books from the 70s, 80s, and 90s:

Gems from the 1970s

30:53 - Judy Blume books - Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Freckle Juice, Blubber, Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself

32:21 - Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

32:55 - Shogun by James Clavell

32:57 - Roots by Alex Haley

33:02 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

33:14 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

33:33 - Stephen King Books - The Shining, The Stand

33:46 - Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice

Gems from the 1980s

34:37 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson

35:14 - James Herriot books - All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful

35:37 - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

36:48 - The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

37:05 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

37:17 - Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

37:28 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

37:34 - Patriot Games by Tom Clancy

37:53 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

38:09 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

38:44 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

39:24 - Redwall by Bryan Jacques

39:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Gems from the 1990s

40:41 - John Grisham books - Rainmaker, Pelican Brief, The Firm

41:07 - Nelson DeMille books - The General's Daughter

42:25 - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Timeline

43:58 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

44:29 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

44:39 - Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones #1) by George R.R. Martin

45:03 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler

45:35 - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

46:02 - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Felding

46:48 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

47:09 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

48:20 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (Mindy)

51:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Meredith)

51:23 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

52:43 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: our bookish friends buddy read of Still Life by Louise Penny with the Patrons of Currently Reading

• Current Reads: we each have three books to share, but we're messing with the format a bit this week as the discussion needs some nuance.

• Deep Dive: reading books in a series and what we do when "the next one" releases

• Book Presses: a few of our favorite series choices to round out the deep dive

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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Bookish Moments:

1:23 - The Bookish Friends Buddy Read discussion on Patreon

1:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny

3:05 - Our previous COVID(eo)s are all available to watch for free on Patreon as well!

Current Reads:

5:10 - The House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (Meredith)

9:24 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister (Kaytee)

11:59 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

14:46 - Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (Meredith)

17:33 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Kaytee)

21:40 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee)

26:24 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)

28:37 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

28:39 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak

29:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Deep Dive - Reading Books in Series:

33:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

34:02 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny

37:02 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

37:25 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

38:25 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

39:05 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

42:54 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

44:03 - The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Meredith)

46:04 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Kaytee)

49:00 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

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Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: the COVID(eo) with kids recording and podcast messages during the coronavirus "situation"

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately and there's a bit of sass in here about the buddy read we recently did together

• Deep Dive: Books to movies… the good, the bad, and the ugly.

• Book Presses: we've got a favorite author who has been reading his books aloud on Facebook, as well as a bonus book to movie pick!

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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Bookish Moments:

1:56 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!

Current Reads:

5:08 - Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson

10:40 - White Bird by R.J. Palacio

10:46 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio

12:30 - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd

15:39 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

15:57 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler

22:28 - The World's Largest Man by Harrison Scott Key

23:29 - Congratulations, Who Are You Again? by Harrison Scott Key

26:27 - Love and Luck (Love and Gelato #2) by Jenna Evans Welch

27:59 - Love and Gelato (Love and Gelato #1) by Jenna Evans Welch

Deep Dive - Books to Movies:

29:08 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV Series)

29:27 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (movie)

31:03 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (movie)

32:22 - The Godfather by Mario Puzo (movie)

35:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (2019 version) (the one I watched as a kid) (the one Meredith loves)

37:27 - Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (Netflix series)

39:31 - Matilda by Roald Dahl (movie)

42:11 - Holes by Louis Sachar (movie)

43:47 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman (movie)

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

48:20 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

50:48 - Night one of his readaloud on Facebook

51:26 - The Martian by Andy Weir

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a COVID(eo) recording with our kids and a Bookish Scavenger Hunt

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately including two strong opinions about galleys we received.

• Deep Dive: Why would an adult read a YA or Middle Grade book?

• Book Presses: we're adding more "middle grade reads that adults will love" to your TBR stacks!

• Bonus: we go on a ridiculous tangent about the wild animals we would like to own as pets and a certain literary villain that Meredith has identified with since she was a child. It's after the presses, so you're welcome to tune out of the "chit chat" that we always promise to avoid, but we think it'll make you laugh!

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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Bookish Moments:

3:09 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!

4:16 - Bookish Scavenger hunt on ActionBound - download the iOS or Android app to play!

Current Reads:

6:09 - The Holdout by Graham Moore

6:45 - The Firm by John Grisham

10:00 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

10:18 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

13:04 - Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West

13:14 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

18:34 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

22:55 - Episode 25 of Season 2 about Cozy Mysteries

23:18 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

27:12 - Episode 16 of Season 2 with Sarah Dickinson

27:16 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Deep Dive - Why Adults Would Read YA and MG:

32:04 - Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

35:05 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson

35:17 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

36:42 - Our Books We Press List

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

37:35 - Furthermore by Taherah Mafi

40:08 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

41:04 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

43:35 - (stick around for the most ridiculous tangent into wild animals that we wish we could own as pets and find out which literary villain Meredith identifies with!)

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a puzzle from Ideal Bookshelf and comfort reading in the time of COVID19

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately.

• Deep Dive: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram

• Book Presses: some big magic for your creative pursuits and a book that your newest readers (and their parents) will all enjoy

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, since we hope you'll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you're interested!)

1:24 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley

1:28 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

2:28 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

3:42 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99!

Bookish Moments:

4:47 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle

6:50 - Still Life by Louise Penny

6:58 - Currently Reading on Patreon

7:12 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Current Reads:

7:50 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

9:15 - Libro FM - Audiobooks that benefit your local bookstore

10:51 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

13:30 - Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds

17:20 - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton

19:30 - Episode 20 of Currently Reading

19:42 - Sadie by Courtney Summers

22:29 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

22:40 - Read Aloud Revival interview with Jeannie Birdsall

24:22 - Little Women by Lousia May Alcott

25:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Deep Dive - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram:

28:00 - @currentlyreadingpodcast and @meredith.reads and @notesonbookmarks and @gratefulforgrace

36:33 - @sixwordbookreview

36:38 - @plantladyreader

36:40 - @pieladybooks

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

41:18 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

41:24 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

43:02 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

44:14 - Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell

44:25 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: local indie bookstore support and the first video episode of Currently Reading

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately.

• Deep Dive: books that are about pandemic and epidemic situations. You do you, reader.

• Book Presses: two books (one giant, one little) that will transport you to a different place and time

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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Bookish Moments:

5:35 - Patreon!

5:49 - Our Patreon video, free to everyone, Currently Reading COVID 19 edition!

Current Reads:

8:06 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg

10:56 - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

13:37 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

16:25 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

19:14 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander

19:19 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

21:02 - Buried Deep by Margot Hunt - An Audible Original

23:45 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson

24:09 - Episode 46 of Season 1 when listeners press books into our hands

24:23 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Deep Dive - Books About Pandemics:

29:02 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

30:14 - The Stand by Stephen King

30:44 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig

31:46 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

32:52 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner

33:15 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Schmidt… nope. Jennifer Wright. Bad notes!

34:05 - Blindness by Jose Saramago

34:48 - The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia

35:08 - The Hot Zone by Richard Preston

35:33 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

35:59 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

36:24 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

36:45 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva

36:53 - Interview with Alexandra

37:52 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

38:37 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

38:56 - Dry by Neal and Jerrod Shusterman

39:00 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

39:39 - Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

40:56 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

42:06 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

43:49 - It's a TRILOGY - World Without End (#2) and Column of Fire (#3)

44:29 - News of the World by Paulette Giles

Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: books as anti-depressants, and meeting an internet friend in real life

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately.

• Deep Dive: The books that made us sob on the floor!

• Book Presses: a middle grade and a WWII sob fest, to keep you going with your cathartic cries!

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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Bookish Moments:

2:32 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler

2:33 - Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

3:53 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM

Current Reads:

4:59 - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

9:13 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

11:03 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

11:10 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

12:03 - Changeling by Molly Harper

15:14 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

15:43 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi

16:28 - Currently Reading 2020 Challenge

18:23 - Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik

22:15 - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson

Deep Dive - the Books that Will Make You Weep:

25:52 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

25:55 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

25:59 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

26:02 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

26:15 - Us Against You and Beartown by Fredrick Backman

26:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge

27:04 - Shogun by James Clavell

27:52 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

28:44 - My Sister's Keeper and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult

29:02 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

29:52 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

30:59 - Charlotte's Web by EB White

31:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

31:16 - Marley and Me by John Grogan

31:18 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

31:20 - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

31:21 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlins

32:04 - The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong

33:48 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

34:14 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

34:16 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippencott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis

34:26 - Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

35:08 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

37:08 - When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker

37:40 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

38:41 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok

38:50 - A Single Shard by Lin Sue Park

39:23 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

41:55 - Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

43:22 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: he enthusiasm that only comes from scoring a great book, and a new bookstore and "fan in the wild" moment

• Current Reads: we've got three books a piece, and they are all over the place. Be sure to pop over to Instagram to enter our giveaway!

• Deep Dive: Our favorite bookish podcasts!

• Book Presses: a real page turner and apocalypse fiction

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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Bookish Moments:

3:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

4:40 - Title Wave Books, Revised in Albuquerque, NM

5:09 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James

5:11 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Current Reads:

6:00 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker

8:16 - @bookworm_365 on Instagram

8:49 - Roots by Alex Haley

10:12 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

10:14 - Shogun by James Clavell

10:15 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

10:24 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

10:29 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

12:09 - The Literary Enneagram by Judith Searle

13:20 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile

14:06 - Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel

15:47 - Instagram Giveaway!

16:11 - Greenglass House by Kate Midford

19:50 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

Deep Dive - The Bookish Podcasts in our Queues

22:39 - Novel Pairings @novelpairingspod with @chelseyreads and @fictionmatters

24:08 - He Read She Read @hereadsheread with @chelseyreads and @curtisreads

24:45 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

25:46 - All the Books Podcast with @franzencomesalive

27:37 - What Should I Read Next @whatshouldireadnext with @annebogel

27:42 - One Great Book with @annebogel

28:59 - Episode 11 of WSIRN with Meredith!

29:16 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

30:00 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

30:21 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live with @sarahsbookshelves

32:23 - SBSL Episode with @jordys.book.club

32:38 - SBSL Episode with Siobhan Jones of BOTM

33:12 - Episode 16 with Meredith and Kaytee

33:21 - From the Front Porch @bookshelftville with @anniebjones

33:40 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

34:09 - Bonus episodes for Patrons: Kaytee Reads Too Much!

35:07 - Shelf Subscription

35:39 - Diving In @diving_in_podcast with @virginia_reads and @lousie_cooks_and_reads

37:18 - Sorta Awesome @sortaawesomeshow with @sortaawesomemeg

37:27 - 10 Things to Tell You @10thingstotellyou with @laura.tremaine

37:35 - The Popcast @thepopcast with @knoxmccoy and @jamiebgolden

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

39:13 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

41:08 - Kaytee's (written) author interview with Gilly Macmillan

41:39 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

41:45 - Episode 1 of Currently Reading!

43:10 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

43:12 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

43:32 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

Spicy take warning! Strong opinions abound in this episode.

Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a bookish moment of accountability, technology disasters, and a librarian friend

• Current Reads: two books each with lots of happy reading

• Deep Dive: Books that we RIATIATW (Read It And Threw It Against The Wall)

• Book Presses: a graphic novel for adults lands and as classic middle grade pick

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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Bookish Moments:

2:18 - Amazon Kindle Paperwhite

3:40 - Season 2, Episode 30 was a disaster

Current Reads:

7:13 - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

7:18 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner

7:32 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

9:43 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

9:48 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

10:08 - Vageode Cake

12:19 - Currently Reading Illustrated Reading Journal (Free for Patrons!)

12:36 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

12:43 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

13:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

14:57 - Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson

13:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh

16:15 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

16:19 - The Firm by John Grisham

17:27 - The Holdout by Graham Moore

18:00 - Slay by Brittney Morris

18:04 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

20:36 - The Selection by Kiera Cass

20:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Deep Dive - Books We Read and Threw Against the Wall:

23:23 - What Should I Read Next with Anne Bogel

23:36 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

24:52 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

26:22 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

26:55 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

29:45 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

33:49 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

34:53 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

35:33 - Patron Buddy Read!

38:20 - Mac B Kid Spy, Mac Undercover by Mac Barnett

39:02 - Mac B Kid Spy, The Impossible Crime by Mac Barnett

42:40 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

44:41 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

45:46 - Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

47:01 - May B by Caroline Starr Rose

47:32 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

48:18 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

48:40 - The Secrets of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

Today's spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Abi Daré. Abi is the author of The Girl with the Louding Voice, her debut novel, which was chosen as a Book of the Month pick and Read with Jenna pick! Tune in to hear about:

• What she wants her readers to know about Nigeria

• Who she'd be comfortable handing her book to

• The conversation with her daughter that inspired the novel

• Writing in non-standard English with multiple advanced degrees under her belt

• 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 Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Connect with Abi: on Instagram at @abidare_author