The Currently Reading Podcast

Kaytee has a special guest co-host joining her this week, and I can't wait to share her with you. You've heard me mention "my Heather" many times on the podcast, and today she's recording with me to bring you a very special episode.

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 of us: a trip to a favorite indie bookstore and library cards for very excited kiddos.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Heather prepared like a boss and brings you a perfect audiobook listen no matter who you are road tripping with this summer. Kaytee has some non-fiction and a (perhaps overly?) hyped sequel to discuss.

For our deep dive this week, I'm talking to Heather about her reading life, including some of the things that you listeners have been wondering about our (M&K's reading life) in relation to motherhood, and finding time to read with kids around.

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 children's classic that should be read by readers of every age and a memoir that will make you cry and laugh so hard you may pee yourself.

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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2:05 - Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO

4:40 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood

7:28 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

7:33 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

10:44 - Everybody Always by Bob Goff

12:38 - Love Does by Bob Goff

13:17 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt

13:30 - May 21st Episode of Sorta Awesome with Heather Chollar talking about Introverted Hospitality

13:53 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schmidt

13:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon and Jay Pathak

16:24 - Circe by Madeline Miller

16:32 - Meredith discusses in Episode 10 at 44:08

19:06 - @howjessreads on Instagram

19:13 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright

20:18 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

22:24 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

25:04 - Heather's display bookshelf

29:27 - Gift From the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindburgh

31:00 - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

32:05 - Audiobook narration of The Phantom Tollbooth by Raine Wilson

34:02 - Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

34:14 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

34:55 - momastery.com

36:53 - @heatherchollar on Instagram

*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 excited to be chatting this week about all things bookish and books!

Important announcement this week: 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 of us: an fun online printable for summer reading and a new Etsy store find.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We've got some great mysteries for you Penny pushers, and some other fun fiction for you and your kids.

For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about our reading mentors: the women (and a few men) who shaped our reading lives and what they taught us about books and reading.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This weeks's "presses" are a classic perfect for spring/summer reading and a non-fiction pick that every woman should read.

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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2:30 - @everydayreading on Instagram

2:56 - Summer Reading Chart from Everyday Reading

4:04 - Summer Reading Guide from Everyday Reading

4:29 - Keen Bee Studio on Etsy

5:31 - The Cactus by Sarah Haywood

5:37 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

8:16 - No Man's Nightingale by Ruth Rundell

8:37 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny

8:44 - Books by Agatha Christie

8:51 - From Doon With Death by Ruth Rundell

12:46 - Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry

14:16 - Aladdin from The Arabian Nights (classic collection) - this is the best-reviewed version I found!

15:39 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

19:41 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski

19:48 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge

25:49 - The Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton

25:58 - E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton

41:04 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

43:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

44:18 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer

44:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

44:48 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

45:13 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

*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!*

Kaytee and Meredith are back on track with another episode, recorded just a day after the last one. You'll never guess it though!

Important announcement this week: 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 of us: a re-read experience of a favorite novel and bookish unpacking wins.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Quite a few non-fiction titles again this week, as well as some readalikes and great books for your kiddos.

For our deep dive this week, we are getting a little deeper into the deepness and sharing about times that a book saved our lives. These stories are a bit vulnerable, a bit emotional, and a lot bookish.

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 two historical fiction novels: one centering on the plague and one in the back of beyond of Australia.

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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2:45 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

6:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

9:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

10:06 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

10:13 - Of Mess And Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

10:18 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton

11:42 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

14:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

15:28 - Emma by Jane Austen

15:59 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay

16:34 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

20:02 - Stick Dog by Tom Watson

20:05 - Stick Cat by Tom Watson

22:04 - Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce

22:10 - Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

22:58 - Maid by Stephanie Land

29:13 - Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon

29:15 - Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon

29:17 - The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon

33:10 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

37:12 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

39:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

39:41 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

*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 happily chatting this week about the books we've been reading and the bookish gifts we have been buying or want to buy!

Important announcement this week: 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 of us: a "there's a book for every reader" realization and a well-curated bookish shopping trip.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There are some seriously strong opinions about the books we've been reading lately. Lots of punching, for some reason!

For our deep dive this week, we are shopping for the book lovers in our lives and have each decided to tackle different types of readers. We are hopeful that this will help you in your own gift-giving endeavors!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we are talking about a YA novel full of sweetness and fun emails, and a regency mystery series that ended too soon.

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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3:12 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

3:25 - Orange is the New Black Cookbook by Jenji Kohan

4:22 - Breakfast Sandwich Maker Cookbook by Jennifer Williams

6:53 - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman

7:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

7:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

7:09 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

9:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

11:17 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile

11:24 - The Enneagram Journey podcast with Suzanne Stabile

11:29 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron

13:27 - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick

15:51 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

15:58 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

15:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

16:07 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

18:05 - Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister

21:06 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts

21:43 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

25:58 - The Coffee- or Tea-Lover

26:17 - Old Barrell Tea Company

26:25 - Atlas Coffee Club

26:26 - Book Lovers Coffee

26:34 - inginuiTEA loose leaf tea maker

26:36 - French press coffee maker

27:08 - a great bookish mug

27:22 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

27:25 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh

28:05 - The Cozy/Hygge Bookworm

28:50 - Aunt Dimity Series

28:53 - Agatha Raisin Series

28:55 - Goldy Bear series

28:59 - Ellery Adams books

29:10 - Agatha Christie books

29:18 - a great throw

29:19 - a lovely candle

29:33 - The Foodie

29:46 - a cookbook holder (for books OR cookbooks!)

30:26 - my favorite earbuds -OR- Apple AirPods

30:47 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

31:08 - Every Day is Saturday by Sarah Copeland

32:15 - A Dad

32:26 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

32:32 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

32:44 - Dollar Shave Club starter kit

32:57 - his favorite beverage

33:23 - The Adventurer

33:33 - a Kindle paperwhite

33:57 - a great totebag (one from Out of Print and the new one from Book of the Month)

34:20 - again with the earbuds or AirPods

34:32 - Audible subscription

34:33 - Libro.fm subscription

35:01 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider

35:09 - I'm A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson

35:11 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson

35:35 - The Lovestruck Teenage Girl

35:42 - To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

35:48 - bath bombs from Lush Cosmetics

36:14 - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

36:34 - a notebook from Erin Condren

37:10 - The Book Devourer

37:40 - shirts, blankets or scarves from Out of Print or Litographs.com

38:09 - a gift card to Thriftbooks.com or your local indie or amazon.com

38:19 - a subscription to Book of the Month

38:25 - a shelf subscription to Bookshelf Thomasville (use code CURRENTLYREADING for 10% off!)

38:35 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount

39:07 - The Hamilton Fan

39:19 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda

39:29 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

39:42 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray

39:45 - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs

39:57 - the Hamilton Broadway store

41:06 - A Million Books I Haven't Read t-shirt

41:51 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

43:16 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum

44:21 - Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross (the Julian Kestrel series)

*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, you get to hear from author Brigid Kemmerer, who wrote "A Curse So Dark and Lonely", a book that Meredith fell in love with as soon as she read it and raved around in Episode 38.

In this "minisode", Meredith and Brigid talk about the evolution of the idea for this beautiful Beauty and the Beast re-telling, why she decided to have one of her main characters have cerebral palsy and some nuggets of info on the upcoming follow up book.

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.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Brigid's website (with links to all her social media!)