The Currently Reading Podcast

Kaytee and Meredith return this week to chat about books with you! How do you feel about the backlist? We're going there.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: using books as a coping strategy and books that you've been meaning to read for more than decade…

We dive in to discussing 3 books each. These mostly take a trip down backlist lane, because only one is brand new and the rest are back in the catalog.

Next we get into every listener's most-asked question: a brief overview of how in the /world/ Kaytee reads SO much while homeschooling all those children.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. We've got a book that will make your life better and a series that you have to push through the first book to get to the way better second and third books.

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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8:35 - Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

9:32 - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

12:01 - Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

13:00 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison

13:14 - Setting Free the Kites by Alex George

13:18 - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

16:47 - The Uninvited Guests by Said Jones

19:51 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

20:25 - Middlemarch by George Eliot

20:46 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

23:08 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

24:05 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

27:34 - All Things Good and Wonderful, nope, just kidding, it's All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

29:22 - Florida by Lauren Groff

29:36 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

30:42 - What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

36:52 - Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

36:55 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

37:00 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

39:33 - Do Audiobooks Count?? For further reading: To Your Brain, Listening to a Book is Pretty Much the Same As Reading It

41:32 - Kindle Paperwhite love

44:47 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

45:36 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

48:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

49:04 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

49:08 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

*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 for a show that required us to put up our dukes to fight with technology in more ways than one. Give us grace on the audio foibles this week, and blame Skype, m'kay?

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: happy podcast vibes and bookish t-shirts.

We dive in to discussing 3 books each. Two we really enjoyed and one… not so much. Watch out for those strong opinions in this segment this week!

Then we spend a little time talking about Anne Bogel's new book, I'd Rather Be Reading, and the pieces that resonated with both of us!

You'll also hear our first non-sponsor sponsor segment. Obviously we're a bit unclear what "sponsorship" means at this point!

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands, and this week's picks will either tear out your heart or scare the pee-waddle out of you (Meredith's phrasing. LOL).

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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2:38 - Meredith's Book Nerd t-shirt

from outofprint.com, purveyors of so many fun, bookish tees

4:15 - Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart

4:42 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

7:47 - Mom Advice Book Club on Facebook

8:19 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

9:35 - Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

11:30 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Sequel to The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

12:13 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio

13:53 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

16:01 - The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield

18:56 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

19:01 - Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell

19:06 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt

21:05 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple

23:17 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

23:55 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel

27:59 - The Bookshelf, Thomasville, Georgia

28:43 - Shelf Subscription

29:35 - From the Front Porch podcast

29:54 - @bookshelftville bookstagram account

31:29 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

33:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

*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 for a show that ended up having heavier subject matter than we'd expected.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us (and a surprise vocal appearance by Meredith's Boston Terrier, Cooper - oops!) and we'll go over a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile.

This episode includes an accidental foray into non-fiction books, because we have a lot of words about them this week!

Next, we both discuss the ways we keep track of our reading: spreadsheets, journals, and apps.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book 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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4:44 - Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems

Raising Readers bookish moment

7:15 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

8:05 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

8:07 - The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

8:09 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

12:24 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

12:58 - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold

15:58 - Columbine by Dave Cullen

17:06 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

18:11 - DisneyWar by James B. Stewart

20:13 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

21:59 - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

23:09 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

24:31 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

25:22 - Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

25:35 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova

25:43 - Love Anthony by Lisa Genova

27:32 - Sophie Kinsella

28:20 - @anovelfamily on Instagram #readwhatyouown

28:33 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

28:57 - The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst

29:11 - Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

29:16 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

29:37 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

30:22 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

41:27 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

44:40 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

44:52 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

*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!*

Welcome to the Currently Reading podcast!

In our inaugural episode, we try out our format for the first time. You get to hear us get over our microphone nerves and get comfortable chatting with each other.

We share a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, a few of the books we've finished reading lately, and what's up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book 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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2:33 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Illustrated edition

5:20 – Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner

7:22 – Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

9:38 – The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

13:05 – You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

14:28 – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

14:31 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

15:52 – Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

19:28 – The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

22:53 – The Walking Dead (TV Series)

26:41 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

27:02 – Blindness by José Saramago

27:26 – These is my Words by Nancy Turner

30:33 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

30:57 – The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

32:46 – Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

35:30 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

36:52 – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

*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 in your earbuds for more bookish chat.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Meredith's famous (infamous?) book metaphors make their first podcast appearance in this episode. Broccoli, anyone?

Next, we do a mini-deep-dive into some of the best audiobooks to get you started if you're new to the medium, and then we move onto what's up next on the TBR pile.

We finish up with two books that are real page-turners, perfect for end of summer beach reading.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book 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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1:37 – The Reading Bug Box

4:11 – Rainbow shelf pictures

8:30 – The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

9:20 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

10:49 – Vox by Christina Dalcher

13:46 – The Book of Essie by Megan MacLean Weir

15:25 – Scribd membership

15:40 – Gretchen Rubin!

16:00 – Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

18:49 – Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams

20:04 – Look for Me by Lisa Gardner

21:10 – Meredith's awesome food book metaphor

22:35 – Thirteen Story Treehouse (series) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, read by Stig Wemyss

24:01 – Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos

25:52 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, with a full cast

28:55 – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author

30:50 – As You Wish by Cary Elwes, narrated by the author, and his Princess Bride friends!

32:32 – Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

32:58 – The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

33:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

33:38 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel

34:34 – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

34:42 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

34:52 – Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart

34:56 – The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

35:23 – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber

36:32 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

37:37 – Sphere by Michael Crichton

37:39 – The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

38:38 – 11/22/63 by Stephen King

*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 for more bookish chat.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile.

This episode we truly begin to show our love for middle-grade fiction. We hadn't planned it this way, but we recommend a plethora of fantastic titles for your kids - or for the lover of kit lit in you.

Next, we both divulge our worst bookish habits, and chat a little bit about how we try to "combat" those habits.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book 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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1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood

2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram

3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

3:30 – Audible subscription

3:53 – Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

8:45 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

9:32 – The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller

10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

12:10 – Jane Austen

13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner

20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

24:13 – Jen Hatmaker

24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

24:57 – A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold

25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator

26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

28:52 – Serial Reader App

30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl

36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series

36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series

37:06 – Deborah Crombie series

37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet 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!*