Season 8, Episode 27: We Control Our Reading + Boss My TBR

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).

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:10 Bite Size Intro

1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube

2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:13 - City Lights Bookstore

5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents

07:53 - Current Reads

8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)

11:18 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)

14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)

22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell's link)

24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara

26:12 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Blackwell's link)

26:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)

28:25 - CR Season 2: Episode 22 when Kayytee first brought The Dutch House

29:20 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

31:48 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

33:30 - Snap by Belinda Bauer (Meredith)

37:30 - Boss My TBR

38:11 - Gretchen's Stack

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

39:29 - Field Day Books and Bottles

39:35 - Cannon Beach Book Company

43:09 - Lauren's Stack

I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven

Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

44:26 - Fabled Bookshop

44:49 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson

48:32 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights bookish friend posts from the Facebook group

50:08 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson

50:13 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

51:39 - Nothing Much Happens podcast

52:57 - Currently Reading Patreon

53:14 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

53:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

Kaytee's TBR Triage: Kaytee brings a book that has been on her TBR for a long time and decides whether to keep and read, or remove from her TBR.

54:28 - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Foyles link)

54:31 - Foyle's

54:56 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Foyles link)

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