The Currently Reading Podcast

Kaytee and Meredith join their powers for good in Season 2, Episode 2! Can't wait for you to tune in!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: an episode of a favorite podcast that gives a great glimpse into the book industry, and a book-related party that was completely amazing!

Next, we'll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well.

Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. Some strong opinions in this week's current reads, friends. Hold onto your hankies.

We've got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. Be sure to look for a post on Instagram in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you've been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don't want to commit to it as your "main" read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think!

For our deep dive, we are discussing the 8th category in the Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge, and we dive deep into Books that are becoming movies this year, as well as some of our favorites from the past.

Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we'd like to press into your hands, readers. A non-fiction pick that will give you a whole new view on storms, and a YA series that will keep certain TV fans happy when their show has ended.

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!

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3:01 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Episode 25

3:11 - Book of the Month

5:04 - Mindy Brouse on Episode 32 of Currently Reading Podcast

5:10 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

6:28 - Harry Potter sorting test (our favorite - breaks down your houses by percentages)

7:55 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August!

11:31 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

11:46 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live interview with Angie Kim

11:52 - Book of the Month

14:57 - Episode 43 of Currently Reading

15:01 - The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

18:12 - Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and The Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

21:05 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

21:24 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

24:12 - Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

25:31 - Morgan Tallman on Episode 22

28:35 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

29:27 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

32:11 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

32:22 - Book of the Month

34:51 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

35:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

36:05 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

36:48 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge

37:48 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King

38:04 - It by Stephen King

38:09 - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

38:28 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

39:04 - Full List of 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet!

39:13 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

39:18 - Where'd You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple

40:22- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

41:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

41:29 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Demas

41:55 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

42:07 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

42:30 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

43:15 - The Princess Bride by William Golding

43:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

43:40 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

44:19 - Ready Player One by Earnest Cline

44:51 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

45:56 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

46:08 - The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

46:20 - Again, the whole list: 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet!

46:51 - Five Days At Memorial by Sheri Fink

49:13 - The Selection (and books 2 and 3) by Kiera Cass

*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!*

In today's spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with Jasmine Guillory, author of this summer's smash contemporary romance The Wedding Party. This minisode, with a romance writer, is not really kid-friendly, so do take note!

In this "minisode", Kaytee and Jasmine discuss so much food you'll be hungry when you're done (I recommend listening during your lunch hour)! We also talk about enemies-to-lovers tropes, the challenges and benefits of including real talk about race in an otherwise light book, and what it's like to be part of the Reese Witherspoon/Hello Sunshine book club! It's a great conversation and Jasmine was a total delight. I hope you love it!

And, as always, we'll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!

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

The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

The Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory (due out October 1st)

Fumbled by Alexa Martin

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Connect with Jasmine: her website is www.jasmineguillory.com, she's at @jasminepics on Instagram or @thebestjasmine on twitter

Meredith and Kaytee are back from their short break between seasons to bring your more of the bookish goodness you've come to love. As well as some new fun stuff!

First and foremost, we've got a new Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well.

We're also shouting out the first three women who couldn't wait for us to officially roll out our Patreon account before they went and became our Bookish Friends! Thanks, ladies!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: big kids cracking each other up while reading together, and giving book recommendations to a friend!

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We've both got a large docket of titles to choose from after our break, so we had a hard time narrowing it down!

You'll notice a short new segment: Slow but Steady. Be sure to look for a post this weekend in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you've been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don't want to commit to it as your "main" read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think!

For our deep dive, we are reflecting on what our break was like for both of us. Was our reading different? What did we do to keep ourselves busy? Are we glad we took a break? Listen in for the answers!

This week, we finish up with our first Belly Up to the Book Bar request from Sara Kilpatrick. Sara sent us a great list of titles, some of which pressed us out of our comfort zones. We can't wait to hear what you think of our suggestions, or if you have more to add to Sara's TBR pile! (Chime in below or on social media, and we'll make sure she sees them!)

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!

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1:59 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August!

2:06 - From the Front Porch podcast

3:32 - Our Patreon is officially launched!

Patrons pay $5 a month to receive a bookmark, one or more bonus episodes a month, behind-the-scenes content, access to a FB group for Bookish Friends and IG "close friends" content, and extra belly up to the book bar request fulfillment. If you cannot wait, click that link above, and we'll get you set up ASAP!

6:35 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

6:37 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

7:18 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

7:26 - The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

8:29 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

9:39 - Episode 46 of Season 1 of Currently Reading

9:43 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

11:36 - How to Be A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery

12:20 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

12:39 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

15:42 - Atomic Habits by James Clear

16:11 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

16:14 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

17:57 - Meredith on Episode 11 of What Should I Read Next?

19:01 - Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White

21:15 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (totally screwed this up - The Wedding PARTY is the new one!)

21:29 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory

21:31 - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

22:36 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

24:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

28:15 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

30:34 - Serial Reader app

30:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

30:55 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

31:20 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

32:17 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

35:32 - Zazzle Store

35:33 - Patreon (again, I know)

40:46 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes

41:09 - Forever Liesl by Charmain Carr

41:20 - Bossypants by Tina Fey

41:22 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

42:10 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe

42:28 - Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham

43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

43:44 - Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

44:01 - Disney War by James B. Stewart

44:42 - The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King

45:07 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

45:27 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

46:07 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenrieder

46:21 - Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr

46:49 - Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrieder

47:05 - The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost

47:06 - Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Trooth

48:12 - I'm A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson

48:13 - Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson

48:15 - The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson

48:29 - Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach

49:08 - Along the Way: A Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez

49:42 - The Bride Quartet (starts with Vision in White) by Nora Roberts

50:52 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

51:28 - Jasmine Guillory Books

51:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

51:53 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

52:00 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

52:58 - The Shop on Blossom Street (first in series) by Debbie Macomber

54:00 - Amanda's Wedding by Jenny Colgan

*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!*

These show notes are a bit different, you'll notice, because this episode is a lot different! We are wrapping up Season one of the podcast with a look back, and a glimpse forward. We're chatting about your favorite episodes, our favorite episodes, the biggest flubs and regrets we have, and more. Take a listen above or in your favorite podcast app. We can't wait to share Season 2 with you guys when we return on August 5th!

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3:07 - Episode 35

3:33 - Episode 34

5:27 - Episode 31

7:18 - Episode 28

9:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

10:06 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trebole and Elyse Resch

10:10 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount

10:16 - Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim

11:29 - Poop Emoji Plunger

12:27 - Kaytee's Birthday Post

12:39 - Louise Penny Stack

13:42 - Patreon!

14:12 - Bookish Moment posts happen every Monday!

16:36 - Episode 1

17:13 - Episode 19

22:40 - Some Writer by Melissa Sweet

23:30 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum

26:47 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

27:45 - The Editor by Steven Rowley

28:43 - The Popcast with Knox and Jamie

31:14 - Episode 40 (Books that Saved Our Lives episode)

35:10 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

35:16 - The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

35:21 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

36:03 - Nevermoor and Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

36:05 - Scythe and Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman

36:13 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

36:20 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertram

36:28 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

37:18 - Patreon!

38:49 - Belly Up to the Book Bar - email us at [email protected]

41:50 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscription

42:08 - Episode 23 - being a Penelope

Currently Reading Merchandise

*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!*

These show notes are a bit different, you'll notice, because this episode is a lot different! We are taking selections from the 9 PAGES of Ask Us Anything questions that we were sent by our listeners and answering them here on the podcast. If your question had to do with books and reading, we probably didn't answer it, not because we don't love it, but because many of them lend themselves to a full deep-dive! Any books or resources that we mentioned are linked up below for your reference, along with time-stamps, of course. Thanks for sending us your questions, friends!

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Pork Ramen "recipe"

1 lb pork (or meat of your choice) sliced into bite-sized strips

4 packages of ramen noodles (Oriental flavor, or whatever flavor you like)

1 lb baby spinach

1/2 cup peanut butter (we like chunky in our family)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp powdered ginger or grated ginger

red chile pepper flakes to taste

Put the baby spinach in the bottom of a large serving bowl.

Add meat to hot pan with oil, ginger, and red chile pepper flakes. Cook fully through. Meanwhile, follow directions on the ramen packages.

Drain noodles (save 1-2 cups of the water and add 1-2 spice packets) and put them in a serving bowl. Put the cooked meat on top (retain the oil and spices).

Using that same pan, add 1 cup of the reserved cooking water and the peanut putter, cook over low-medium heat to slowly melt the peanut butter into the water. Add soy sauce to taste. While you're cooking the sauce, add more peanut butter if it seems too thin. Add more cooking water if it seems too thick.

When you dump all this onto the spinach, noodles, and pork, the heat from the noodles and sauce will wilt the spinach. Stir until combined. Serve to everyone you love. If you want to get fancy, you can put sliced green onions or crushed peanuts on top to make it pretty!

Sarah's Bookshelves Live episode 16

Patreon? What????

In today's spoiler-free mini-episode, you get to hear from author Abbi Waxman, who wrote this weeks' brand new release The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. Abbi is hysterically funny, so I'll apologize now for cackling into the microphone a few times. Ha!

In this "minisode", Kaytee and Abbi discuss the inspiration for Nina and her awesome personality, the pitfalls of social media, what it's like to be fangirled over, book clubs, planners, and even bed jackets… admit it, you're curious.

And, as always, we'll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!

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

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman

Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman

Novel Network

Abbi's Cozy Bed Jacket

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson

Connect with Abbi: her website is www.abbiwaxman.com, she's at @abbiwaxman on Instagram (preferred) or email her at [email protected]

Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to be sharing YOUR presses with our listeners this week! We asked for you to call us or email us with your books you want to press, and you certainly delivered!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a realization about the true status of hoarding tendencies, and a book that immediately led to dinner time yumminess.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We've got 6 (or more) books that someone will want to read ASAP, so get those library cards ready!

For our deep dive, we are sampling 10 of our favorite "listener presses" for our Reading Challenge! If you sent us a press that didn't make it into the episode, it was just because we didn't have time. We loved hearing from all of you! You'll hear our thoughts on each of these books as well, because, you know we have them!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we've got a title that's perfect for the extreme heat of mid-summer, and a press that comes with a caveat.

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!

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3:17 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (Gamache #7)

Life hack: Pasta, asparagus, pine nuts, and goat cheese. Fantastic dinner.

4:47 - The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz

4:56 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

7:18 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

7:27 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

8:13 - YA Alex Rider series (starts with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz

9:04 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See

11:52 - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

15:32 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

16:34 - YouTube Interview with Eoin Colfer

19:13 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

19:24 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

20:11 - Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

25:29 - Mary in Episode 36

25:34 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey

29:17 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory

31:48 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

35:06 - Unbroken - a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

35:14 - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

37:14 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

40:14 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

40:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

43:57 - First Person Plural by Cameron West

46:07 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson

46:15 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

47:49 - How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery

49:51 - The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

51:25 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang

53:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell

54:05 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell

56:00 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger

57:41 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

59:25 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

*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!*

Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest again this week to discuss our favorite picture books for the 2-5 year kiddos in your life!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: an author event, kid librarians, and a fantastic iTunes review.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each talking about two recent reads and we've got a variety of new titles that we cannot wait to discuss this week.

For our deep dive, we are discussing our very favorite picture books for the 2-5 year old range. These kids are enraptured by great pictures, willing to sit for a great story, and ready to laugh at great jokes, so we've chosen some stand-out titles to share with you or the littles in your life. Abbey has a lot of great expertise in this area, so we are only too happy to have her input.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. We've got a childhood favorite, which may not be for kids, that has been read over and over again, a WWII novel told in a totally new way, and a reference book that belongs on every parent's shelves.

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!

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2:39 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

6:11 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

7:07 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

8:43 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

11:29 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

13:45 - Pines (Wayward Pines Series) by Blake Crouch

14:55 - Parkland by Dave Cullen

15:01 - Columbine by Dave Cullen

16:40 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

19:08 - The River by Peter Heller

19:45 - Dog Stars by Peter Heller

24:14 - Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack

24:26 - My Favorite Murder podcast

26:21 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

30:01 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

31:58 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

33:37 - Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman

33:30 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman

34:17 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

36:09 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

39:37 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

42:18 - Books, Inc Campbell - Abbey's local bookstore

Abbey's favorites from Henry and Isaac:

43:02 - Elephant and Piggie books - especially Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems

43:54 - Eat Pete by Michael Rex

43:56 - Julia's House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke

44:01 - Warning: Do Not Open this Book by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe

44:08 - The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak

44:23 - Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler

44:43 - We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

44:52 - Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

44:56 - The "Hat" Series by Jon Klassen, especially I Want My Hat Back

Kaytee's Books she shoved down her kid's throats:

45:55 - The Mitten by Jan Brett

45:58 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle

46:10- King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood

46:14 - The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood

46:20 - Papagayo, Coyote, and Raven by Gerald McDermott

46:31 - Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

46:36 - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Meredith's Fun Read Alouds:

47:16 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts

47:18 - Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra

47:26 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood

47:34 - Gilbert de la Frogponde by Jennifer Rae

47:45 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

47:49 - Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino

48:07 - Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox

48:13 - Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton

Abbey's Character Development Favorites:

48:45 - Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman & Eda Kaban

48:50 - Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bablacchino & Isabelle Malenfant

49:06 - When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland

49:39 - Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill

49:44 - The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

Kaytee's Sweet and Funny Favorites:

50:57 - When God Made You, When God Made Light, and When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner

51:11- Skippyjohn Jones by Judy Schachner

51:15 - Where You Came From by Sarah O'Leary

51:37 - This is My Home, This is My School by Jonathan Bean

51:41 - Maybe God is Like That Too by Jennifer Grant

51:46 - Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer

Meredith's Favorite Books in Series:

52:24 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Treasury by Betty MacDonald

52:54 - George and Martha Stories by James Marshall

53:00 - Berenstain Bears Books by Stan and Jan Berenstain

53:30 - Dinofours series by Steve Metzger

54:44 - The Night Before… books by Natasha Wing

55:02 - Richard Scarry books, especially Busy Town

55:30 - Roadwork by Sally Sutton

Abbey's choices for Gorgeous Illustrators:

56:04 - Melissa Sweet

56:11 - The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies

56:13 - The Right Word by Jen Bryant

56:14 - A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant

56:26 - Some Writer!

56:42 - Genvieve Godbout

56:50 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

56:53 - Goodnight, Anne by Kallie George

56:58 - When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey

57:01 - The Pink Umbrella by Amelie Callot

57:06 - Emily Winfield Martin

57:08 - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin

57:09 - Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin

57:11 - The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

57:14 - Teagan White

57:16 - Adventures with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White

57:18 - Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White

57:19 - Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr

57:26 - Wednesday Kirwan

57:35 - Henry's Bright Idea by Lauren Bradshaw

57:36 - Magnolia's Magnificent Map by Lauren Bradshaw

57: 40 - Jill Barklem

57:43 - The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem

57:56 - Kaya Doi

58:00 - Chirri & Chirra Series by Kaya Doi

Be sure to click through to the website for the full show notes to see Abbey's bookstack with the rest of the books she didn't have time to mention!

Other Favorites of my kids that I didn't have time to mention because it was already the longest episode ever:

Drew Daywalt's books - The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, The Day the Crayons Quit, and The Day the Crayons Came Home

Usborne Pipkin books: How High is the Sky? How Big was a Dinosaur? How Deep is the Sea? How Big is a Million?

Herve Tullet books - Press Here and Mix It Up

Pete the Cat books - especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Dunsky Rinker

Back to regularly scheduled programming:

1:00:57 - Llama Llama books by Anna Dewdney

1:01:39 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

1:01:45 - I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

1:03:08 - The Suitcases by Anne Hall Whitt

1:05:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

1:05:28 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books by R.A. Montgomery

1:06:02 - Case Histories (Jackson Brodie series) by Kate Atkinson

1:06:07 - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

1:06:58 - The Artful Parent by Jean Van Thul

1:07:02 - The Artful Parent Blog

*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!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week to chat about all sorts of bookish goodness!

Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! For a few final days (through June 30th), you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a book devouring, and validating your summer reading choices

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We're all over the place in genre, age range, and opinions this week, so get out those library cards!

For our deep dive this week, we are teasing our new segment for Season 2! Belly Up to the Book Bar will b in our regular rotation next season, and we cannot wait to share it with you, listeners! Thanks to Megan Goodell for being our guinea pig "test customer".

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week's pick include some historical fiction about the Spanish flu and a murder mystery from a master.

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!

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2:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

3:10 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer

6:31 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

9:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

9:54 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge

9:59 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski

12:06 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

12:20 - Episode 16 of Sarah's Bookshelves Live

12:22 - Episode 189 of Sorta Awesome

15:12 - The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dion

16:53 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

18:05 - Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge

18:09 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis

20:39 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

22:53 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink

24:39 - What Should I Read Next episode 186 about bookish serendipity

25:32 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

25:39 - The Giver by Lois Lowry

28:07 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

29:58 - The Penderwicks by Jennie Birdsall

Belly Up to the Book Bar! - Megan Goodell

33:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

34:25 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

35:36 - Prey by Michael Crichton

36:04 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

36:20 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

36:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller

37:02 - The Physician by Noah Gordon

37:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

37:35 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman

37:36 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman

38:26 - Class Mom by Laurie Gelman

38:49 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

38:59 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

39:10 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

39:43 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

39:49 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

39:55 - Haunted Ground by Erin Hart

40:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

40:19 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

40:27 - Christina Henry fairytale retellings - Lost Boy, Alice, Red Queen, Girl in Red

40:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

40:53 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

41:17 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

41:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

41:46 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

41:56 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

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44:04 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

46:31 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

46:40 - The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

48:58 - The House of Silk (Sherlock Holmes) by Anthony Horowitz

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Meredith and Kaytee had to call in the big guns this week, so they invited Amanda Espinosa to join them for this special episode of Currently Reading!

Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a perfectly bookish gift for a Labyrinth fan, a fun reading tracking idea, and a local bookstore visit.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two recent reads, and there are some really big opinions in this episode, so get ready!

For our deep dive this week, Amanda has done some amazing prep work to fill up your Currently Reading Challenge worksheet in the Science Fiction and Fantasy slot. She's created a number of book flights for each genre, and, in an unusual twist, there are even MORE titles in show notes than there are in the episode!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. A magical realist novel, a humorous collection of stories centered on childhood, and a fantasy novel that will totally transport you and you might wish was real (with a TRIPLE COSIGN!)

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!

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2:24 - Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization by A.C.H. Smith

2:38 - Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon Spurrier

3:24 - What Should I Read Next episode 187: Traveling the World Without Leaving Your Hometown

5:12 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM

6:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson

8:09 - Episode 32 with Mindy Brouse

9:11 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia

11:00 - Books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

12:51 - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka

14:30 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

15:44 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

17:36 - Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

18:28 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

19:05- Sarah's Bookshelves Live

20:58 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

24:41 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge!

24:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

24:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

24:58 - The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer

24:59 - Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas

25:00 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

25:02 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

27:11 - Flight 1: Sci-Fi in Space

27:17 - (1) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury

28:11 - (2) Redshirts by Jon Scalzi

28:52 - (3) Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey

30:04 - (4) Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

30:12 - (5) The Martian by Andy Weir

30:47 - Flight 2: Sci-Fi on Earth

30:56 - (1) Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson

31:32 - Reamde by Neal Stephenson

31:47 - (2) Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nueval

32:23 - (3) Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn

33:19 - (4) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick

33:32 - (5) 11/22/63 by Stephen King

33:55 - Flight 3: YA Sci-Fi

34:00 - (1) Red Rising by Pierce Brown

34:37 - (2) The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

35:46 - (3) The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

(4) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

(5) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

36:07 - Flight 4: Fantasy

36:11 - (1) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

36:16 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik

36:49 - (2) The Princess Bride by William Golding

(3) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

(4) The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer

(5) The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Flight 5: Epic Fantasy

37:09 - (1) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

38:16 - (2) Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

38:42 - Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

(3) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

40:40 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber

41:28 - (4) His Majesty's Dragon by Noami Novik

(5) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Flight 6: YA Fantasy

(1) Caraval by Stephanie Garber

(2) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

(3) My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

(4) Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland

(5) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

42:23 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan

42:25 - Calypso by David Sedaris

43:34 - Naked by David Sedaris

43:35 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

43:49 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

44:51 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

45:38- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

45:43 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman

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