The Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: puzzle competitions and a new to Meredith podcast Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: a recap of Kaytee and Meredith's annual CR get together The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . :10 Bite Size Intro 2:33 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 5:02 - Puzzle Board (Amazon link for something similar, the Aldi one does not have an online link) 6:19 - Talking Scared podcast 7:23 - Talking Scared Ep. 176 8:43 - Our Current Reads 8:53 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee) 10:35 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola 12:19 - No Way Out by Cara Hunter (Meredith, DI Adam Foley #3) 13:50 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Blackwell's link) 16:59 - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee) 19:51 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 22:00 - A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke (Meredith) 23:51 - The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke 23:56 - The Nesting by C.J. Cooke 24:06 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 24:08 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 27:16 - I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong (Kaytee) 27:26 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 27:55 - Let Kaytee know if you have a copy of It's Not Exactly Rocket Science by Ed Yong! 33:28 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Meredith) 35:08 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 41:17 - Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith's Bookish Retreat 46:12 - The King's English Bookshop 48:12 - Brady @booksbybrady on Instagram 49:00 - Currently Reading Patreon 53:08 - Meet Us At The Fountain 53:14 - I wish that we could visit every Indie Press List bookstore in person, or even every potential IPL bookstore. (Kaytee) 54:53 - I co-sign a bookish friend's wish for a movie theater, but make it silent reading with snacks. (Meredith, thanks Julie Myers for the wish!) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: teaching littles to read and a book press Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: tropes Roxanna and Mary want to see MORE of in their reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 2:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:25 - Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann 4:02 - The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou by Eleni Kyriacou (Blackwell's hardcover link, releases in paperback in the US October 8, 2024. If you want to wait for the paperback you can pre-order HERE) 5:51 - Our Current Reads 5:56 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Mary) 6:08 - Waterstone's 10:14 - The Undertaking of Heart and Mercy by Megan Bannen (Roxanna) 11:02 - Under The Whispering Door by T.J. Klune 14:12 - A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter (Mary) 17:46 - Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (Roxanna) 17:54 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 21:20 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 21:30 - How To Walk Away by Katherine Center 23:16 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center 24:30 - @katherinecenter on Instagram 24:36 - The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow (Mary, Amazon link) 27:46 - It's Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Roxanna) 27:57 - Mary and Roxanna's Top Ten Reads of 2023 episode 33:52 - Deep Dive: Bookish Tropes We Want More Of 36:30 - Small Change by Roan Parrish 36:41 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes 38:03 - Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh 38:16 - Mary's Instagram (Holiday Romance is under her "Books Vol. 6" highlight) 39:54 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 40:25 - Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan 42:58 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 43:05 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots 43:13 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 44:17 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 46:01 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 47:01 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Sinister Summer #1) 47:07 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 49:31 - Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid 50:54 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather 51:35 - Search by Michelle Huneven 51:43 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 52:36 - Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson 52:38 - Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson 54:54 - The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso 55:30 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark 57:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:12 - I wish to motivate listeners to spend time with their physical TBR and plan reads or cull books. (Mary) 59:35 - I wish to press Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. (Roxanna) 59:46 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski 1:02:18 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL comes to us from our Anchor store An Unlikely Story! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish festival meetups and poop books for potty training Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: answering questions about our thoughts on bookish villains The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 2:56 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:13 - The Tucson Festival of Books Please RSVP to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you're going to come Saturday, March 9! 5:52 - Everybody Poops by Justine Avery 5:58 - Potty by Leslie Patricelli 6:17 - Poopasaurus by Plum Coconut (Amazon link) 6:18 - Dino Potty by Sara Conway 6:33 - P is for Potty by Naomi Kleinberg 6:35 - The New Potty by Mercer Mayer (Amazon link) 6:58 - It Hurts When I Poop! by Howard J. Bennett 7:05 - Bunny's Big Problem by Simone Majetich (Amazon link) 7:37 - Poop There It Is by Little Hippo Books (Amazon link) 10:08 - Our Current Reads 10:22 - Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills (Kaytee) 10:29 - The Novel Neighbor 10:42 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 13:18 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith) 15:25 - The Nowhere Bookshop 17:34 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 16:36 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 19:05 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz 20:25 - My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin (Kaytee, Blackwell's UK link) 23:23 - The Magic All Around by Jennifer Moorman (Meredith) 29:24 - Libro.fm 30:17 - Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina (Kaytee) 30:24 - Capital Books on K 32:02 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larson 32:32 - Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina 33:19 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara (Meredith) 34:43 - Currently Reading Patreon 34:50 - Fabled Bookshop 36:55 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 36:57 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 37:23 - All Things Bookish Villains 40:25 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara 42:02 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 42:56 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due 43:42 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 44:31 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 45:06 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 45:08 - The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein 45:24 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 48:12 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny 48:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 50:21 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 51:00 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris 51:38 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 53:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 54:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:20 - I wish to press How the Word Is Passed by Cint Smith into listeners' hands. (Kaytee) 54:21 - How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith 56:03 - I wish listeners would stop using the Patreon app to listen to our content and add patreon to wherever they listen to other podcasts. (Meredith) 57:02 - Check our Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for the video instructions to add Patreon to your podcast feed. Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don't shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading. . . . . The Color Purple by Alice Walker Content warning for listeners and young listeners for this episode! 1:28 - Here's the Setup 3:41 - Previews Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards. The Color Purple by Alice Walker Movie name and release date. Box office and awards. The Color Purple (1985) The Color Purple (2023) 7:34 - The Cutting Room Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen. Sisters being separated Celie first showing up at Mister's house Setting up the story Anything left out that shouldn't have been. African continent Celie and Shug's relationship Shug's life events Voiceover narration Setting on the coast of Georgia Celie's discovery of herself Mister's redemption arc Casting and mis-casting Directors Harpo Shug Mister Problematic elements. Continuity issues: dock and boat access to juke joint Sophia having a potential traumatic brain injury? Mailbox focus 42:52 - Award Season Worst and best parts of the adaptation. Mister's redemption arc Shug's redemption arc Shug singing down the choir Title line incorporation Shug singing at the juke joint The Fancy Pants song ("I'm so Pretty" from West Side Story) Worst and best actors. The Mailbox Squeak/H.E.R. Adult Nettie/Ciara Celie/Whoopie Sophia/Oprah Mister/Danny Glover Celie/Fantasia Barrino Sophia/Danielle Brooks Young Celie & Young Nettie Worst and best book characters. Ol' Mister Mister Shug The Three Musketeers: Shug/Sophia/Nettie 56:40 - Book/Flick Energy Book scored on a 5 star scale. Book on Goodreads Movie scored on a 10 point scale. Movie on Rotten Tomatoes - 1985 Movie on Rotten Tomatoes - 2023 1:02:25 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel Which of the movies that we've already reviewed would you most like to see as a musical? Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton - Popcorn Episode The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - Popcorn Episode Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Popcorn Episode The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins If you were to cast yourself as one of these characters, which would you be? If you were sentenced to 12 years in prison, what would it be for? Murder Drinking and driving 1:05:46 - End Credits The Dry by Jane Harper Available for rent (we're using the library!) Connect With Us Currently Reading | Kaytee | Meredith Shad is in the Bookish Friends FB Group (for our Patreon supporters) Our Website | Email Us Support Us Become a Bookish Friend | Buy Some Merch

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: bossing our friends' TBRs an exciting look at a book to film preview Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: bossing two listeners' TBRs The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 1:35 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:07 - The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 5:42 - Our Current Reads 6:01 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Meredith) 10:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee) SKIP TO 16:30 IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS SETUP 13:52 - Storygraph 13:54 - Reel by Ezeekat about trigger warnings of Butcher & Blackbird 16:48 - Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton (Meredith) 21:26 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon 22:25 - Landlines by Raynor Winn (Kaytee, Blackwell's UK link) 22:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson 23:42 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn 27:00 - Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Meredith) 28:18 - Fabled Bookshop 28:20 - @wacoreads on Instagram 29:04 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 31:19 - All About Love by Bell Hooks (Kaytee) 33:48 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR From Wendy T. 34:25 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 34:28 - The City We Became by N.K. Jemison 34:31 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 34:34 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 34:37 - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 37:10 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 37:18 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram From Sarah O. 41:03 - Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro 41:06 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 41:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 41:11 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert 41:14 - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman 43:31 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 46:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (a follow up from a previous Boss My TBR they loved!) 47:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:26 - Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson 48:26 - I wish to see more blurbs from Netgalley readers on books instead of author blurbs. (Meredith) 50:18 - I wish it were easier to find fandom recommended reading order for authors with series that are within the same universe. (Kaytee) 52:44 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 53:08 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram 53:27 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: even more bookshelves and Meredith potentially meeting authors Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: tropes we are tired of reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 1:32 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:46 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson 4:11 - Ikea Ivar System (Kaytee mixed and matched as needed/wanted) 5:09 - Hamptons Whodunit 8:25 - Our Current Reads 8:36 - The Kingdom Over the Sea by Zohra Nabi (Kaytee) 8:42 - Foyles UK 10:02 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty 10:05 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 10:07 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 11:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 11:46 - The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews (Meredith) 15:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 16:37 - The Morning Show Murders by Al Roker (Kaytee) 16:49 - Libro.fm 20:01 - While Idaho Slept by J. Reuben Appelman (Meredith) 26:14 - Soil by Camille T. Dungy (Kaytee) 29:35 - The Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson (Meredith) 33:29 - Deep Dive: Tropes We Are Tired Of Reading 34:23 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 49:14 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:20 - I wish to give all our listeners a heads up about Booktenders, the indie bookstore. (Kaytee) 49:20 - @Booktenderswv on Instagram 51:26 - I wish we would get more content around books besides JUST a blurb and a tour - for example, a book trailer. (Meredith) 52:31 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 52:38 - @heartsanddaggerspod on Instagram 54:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish pre-orders and picking the right books for ourselves Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Bookish Friends' best and worst books of 2023, with interesting overlaps! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up for a 7 day free trial and check out all the goodness!) 7:42 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 10:57 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (pre-order, releases June 11, 2024) 11:01 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore 12:51 - Fabled Bookshop 14:29 - Our Current Reads 14:42 - The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francoise Malby-Anthony (Kaytee) 15:09 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence 18:04 - The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent (Meredith) 20:32 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 20:35 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 24:12 - Erasure by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 29:48 - The Trees by Percival Everett 30:42 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher (Meredith) 35:28 - The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein 36:51 - Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (Kaytee) 36:56 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 40:38 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith) 45:31 - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 46:11 - Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger 46:20 - Ordinary Grace by Willam Kent Krueger 46:42 - Deep Dive: Bookish Friends' Best and Worst Reads of 2023 46:51 - Currently Reading Patreon 50:35 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (#1 best AND worst read) 51:25 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (#5 favorite) 51:28 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (#4 favorite) 51:32 - Hello Beautiful by Anne Napolitano (#3 favorite) 51:36 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (#2 favorite) 51:49 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (#5 least favorite) 51:54 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (tied #3 least favorite) 51:56 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (tied #3 least favorite) 51:59 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai (#2 least favorite) 52:23 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck 52:46 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim 53:46 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 53:47 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 54:39 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld 54:46 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 57:58 - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain 59:05 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin 59:17 - Sarah's Bookshelves Interview with Lara Love Hardin 1:01:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:01:45 - I wish for more duologies in the bookish universe. (Kaytee) 1:02:12 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 1:02:45 - I want those who love mysteries, thriller and horror to follow @mother.horror on Instagram (Meredith) 1:03:34 - Mother Horror Patreon 1:03:51 - Near the Bone by Christina Henry 1:04:09 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Special guests Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden join the hosts to discuss bookish moments, their top 5 reads of 2023, and current reads including 'Cold People' by Tom Rob Smith and 'Chain Gang All Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenya. They also explore fan fiction, non-traditional publishing, reading habits, and emotional experiences with books.

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading aloud to our kiddos and bookish Legos Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: How Roxanna has evolved to read more sci-fi, fantasy and romance The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 1:59 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo 4:16 - Lego Hotel (Lego Bookshop is sold out on their website) 6:39 - Our Current Reads 6:43 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister (Roxanna) 6:51 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister 10:32 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan 12:07 - The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella (Kaytee) 12:14 - The Poisoned Pen 12:42 - Alice's Adventure In Wonderland by Lewis Caroll 14:10 - The Looking Glass Illusion by Sara Ella 16:36 - Small Change by Roan Parrish (Roxanna, Amazon Link) 17:54 - Happy Place by Emily Henry 21:53 - The Vacation by John Marrs (Kaytee) 27:20 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna) 27:26 - CR Season 2, Episode 8 30:38 - One Sunny Afternoon by Rowan Jette Knox (Kaytee) 31:15 - Love Lives Here by Rowan Jette Knox 32:56 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller 33:09 - Libro.fm 34:06 - Deep Dive: Roxanna's Evolution As A Reader 34:15 - CR Season 3, Episode 5 (Roxanna's first episode introduction) 34:54 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi 37:49 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 38:08 - Get Booked Podcast (no longer running but old episodes are available!) 39:02 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 41:11 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather 44:44 - A Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark 43:58 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 44:04 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 48:26 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain 52:45 - I wish people would lean into whatever season they are in with their reading lives .(Roxanna) 52:59 - A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross 53:07 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski 53:13 - Wintering by Katherine May 53:21 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 53:23 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 53:53 - I wish to be read aloud to long after I age out of being read to. (Kaytee) 54:14 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL is brought to you by our anchor store, Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

We know you'll be thrilled to hear from Mary and Roxanna again this weekend as you've been asking for their top 10 lists, and we've got them for you! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 1:15 - 2023 Reading Review 3:02 - CR Season 6, Episode 22 (Meredith and Kaytee's top 10) 5:26 - Currently Reading Patreon 8:30 - Our Top Ten Reads of 2023 8:43 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna) 10:05 - It's Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Mary) 12:35 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Roxanna) 14:45 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Mary) 16:58 - Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (Roxanna) 20:49 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Murderbot #1) 21:22 - The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson (Mary) 21:33 - @Maryreadsandsips on Instagram 23:32 - Small Change by Roan Parrish (Roxanna, Amazon link) 25:48 - Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder (Mary) 26:00 - Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder 27:17 - Malagash by Joey Comeau 28:27 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Roxanna) 30:42 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Mary) 31:51 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 32:34 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Roxanna) 33:57 - The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson (Mary) 34:03 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Junon Dawson 35:52 - CR Season 6, Episode 23 36:39 - Essentialism by Greg Mckeown (Roxanna) 39:03 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary) 40:50 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 42:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna #3, Daevabad Trilogy #1) 42:15 - Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty 42:17 - Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty 44:30 - Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary #3) 47:14 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Roxanna #2) 48:37 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Mary #2) 48:45 - CR Season 6, Episode 19 (Kaytee's Divine Rivals setup episode) 49:26 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross 50:49 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Roxanna #1) 53:38 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (Mary #1, audiobook is the only way to purchase!) 53:55 - CR Season 5, Episode 36 (Mary's in depth discussion about After This) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. January's IPL comes to us from our anchor store, Fabled Bookshop. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!