The Currently Reading Podcast

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a daily quote service and an "apology cake" win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:22 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 5:26 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe 7:39 - Current Reads 7:49 - The Local: A Legal Thriller by Joey Hartstone (Meredith) 10:49 - The Thirteenth Juror by John Lescroart 13:06 - Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Kaytee) 16:27 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka (Meredith) 21:21 - Maame by Jessica George (Kaytee) 26:28 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Meredith) 28:10 - From the Front Porch with Annie B. Jones 32:55 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Kaytee) 33:16 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 33:21 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 33:27 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 39:12 - What Counts as Historical Fiction? 39:23 - The Indie Press List (patron content) 40:53 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai 41:49 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 42:47 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 44:27 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 44:49 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 44:51 - Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 44:55 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamante 44:56 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 45:05 - Roots by Alex Haley 45:17 - Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 45:51 - The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani 46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain 46:57 - I wish British mystery lovers would get a subscription to BritBox (Meredith) 48:43 - I wish for more books with behind the scenes glimpses into the writing process for that novel (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA 4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim 5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman 5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas 11:18 - Current Reads 11:29 - Laura Tremaine 11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee) 14:00 - Jason's Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe 14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe 14:45 - Black Cake Recipe 15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith) 20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee) 20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books 24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith) 24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee) 35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Meredith) 37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay 39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone 39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith's co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content) 40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1 40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are! 41:35 - Kiara's Books: 41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki 42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 47:32 - Shawnna's Books: 47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King 47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee) 51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery 51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox 51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber 51:56 - I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:52 - a poem that brings joy 2:56 - If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez by Wendy Morton 4:06 - Mindy's Meno Party and book shelf viewing 6:18 - Midlife with Mindy and Meg on Sorta Awesome 8:36 - Current Reads 8:45 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Roxanna) 10:19 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 11:15 - Pirates of the Caribbean 11:17 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 12:28 - Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabaneli (Kaytee) 12:38 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast 16:23 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Roxanna) 16:38 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 22:09 - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Kaytee) 26:09 - Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth (Roxanna) 29:15 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 29:55 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot (Kaytee) 30:16 - CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocate 32:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz 33:53 - Deep Dive: Bookish Help for the Winter Doldrums 35:40 - Light in our spaces (Kaytee) 39:49 - Anwick Book Lamp 35:56 - Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light 36:00 - LED Taper Candles 36:58 - Romp Reading (Roxanna) 37:11 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 37:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 37:41 - Reading snacks (Kaytee) 37:47 - Acai Dark Chocolate Blueberries by Brookside 39:24 - Lots of color in our spaces (Roxanna) 40:04 - Fantasy reading in familiar worlds (Roxanna) 40:24 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas 41:03 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 41:12 - S4E41 Tandem Watch + All Things Roxanna 41:13 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark 43:14 - Delight reading (Roxanna) 43:27 - The Book of Delights by Ross Gay 45:15 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay 45:37 - Small doses of reading joy (Kaytee) 45:39 - G'morning, G'night: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin Manuel Miranda 45:46 - The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha 45:47 - Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha 46:06 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 47:03 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver 47:58 - Rereading (Roxanna) 48:11 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 48:17 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 48:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 49:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:14 - I wish for a service to send me lines from my favorite book daily (Roxanna) 50:25 - I wish for a book tasting experience for all readers (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: and a bookish clean slate Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we've traveled in books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:10 - Glocusent LED Neck Book Light 7:43 - Current Reads 6:32 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Kaytee) 11:23 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig (Meredith) 16:44 - My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby (Kaytee) 17:04 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby 17:11 - Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby 19:44 - Adam Lazarre White 21:46 - The Never King by Nikki St Crow (Meredith) 22:40 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 23:52 - The Popcast: The Nos of Reading 24:20 - Currently Reading patron Facebook group 27:44 - Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (Kaytee) 27:57 - stephanie.peters.bonin on IG 30:13 - Oregon Trail game 31:09 - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (Meredith) 32:30 - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 32:39 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 32:40 - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth 34:27 - Deep Dive: Fictional Travel Inspired by Books 34:34 - S5E28 Travel Inspired by Books 35:12 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 36:16 - (The Narnia Series) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 36:22 - The Harry Potter Series 36:29 - The Nevermoor Series by Jessica Townsend 37:24 - A Court of Thorn and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas 38:04 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill 38:14 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldress 38:57 - Heidi by Johanna Spyri 39:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 39:51 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano 40:24 - American Royals by Katharine McGee 41:11- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 41:40 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 42:10 - The Tale of Hilltop Farm by Susan Wittig Albert 42:16 - Beatrix Potter series 42:42 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black 42:41 - Circe by Madeline Miller 43:10 - Tilly and the Book Wanderers by Anna James 44:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain 44:10 I wish to make a wish for our Megan (Kaytee) 45:47 I wish for more of us to be prepared for storms by reading We are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilley. (Meredith) 48:19 - The Childrens' Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin 48:29 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill on IG @wacoreads Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we've traveled in books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:04 - Anwick Book Lamp 4:14 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival 6:18 - Current Reads 6:32 - Silent Voices by Ann Cleaves (Meredith) 6:51 - BritBox 11:10 - The Long Call by Ann Cleaves 11:29 - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleaves 11:42 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Kaytee) 18:32 - Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Meredith) 23:50 - How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price (Kaytee) 27:34 - The Daily Stoic 27:36 - The Painted Porch Bookshop 29:04 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith) 33:35 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots 33:36 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett 35:12 - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (Kaytee) 35:18 - Libro.fm 37:17 - Fabled Bookshop 37:18 - Times Undoing by Cheryl A. Head 38:08 - Deep Dive: Travel Inspired by Books 40:22 - The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker 41:03 - Violeta by Isabel Allende 41:49 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 42:17 - Shogun by James Clavell (y'all! I said China. Shogun takes place in Japan. Sentiment still applies, but thanks to listener Erin for pointing out my mis-speak) 43:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 43:53 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 44:19 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith 44:50 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 45:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 45:15 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera 45:34 - BookPeople 46:57 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle Mcnamara 47:41 - A City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 49:24 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish mediocre books would be saved by turning them into amazing shows. (Meredith) 50:34 - Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (Amazon link) I wish every bookstore sold bookstore stickers. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Today, we are refreshing your memories about one of our favorite flagship products! The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you'd like to get future episodes (plus tons more backlist episodes of this type of content!, we'd love for you to join us on Patreon. To shop: we would love for you to go directly to Bookshelf Thomasville's website. Here's a brief list of each of the five selections, but again, we'd love for you to go directly over to the website above - so there are no affiliate links here! Please put "Currently Reading Podcast" in the "information" part of your order so they know we sent you! Minisode show notes are not time stamped. They are also not transcribed. But each of the titles we mention (the five from the list plus any others we threw out there) is below for your enjoyment. Links go straight to the Indie Bookstore of the month. In this case, it's the Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA! . . . . For any titles you are wanting to purchase, please be sure to go through the Bookshelf Thomasville CR Shop and let them know we sent you by putting Currently Reading Podcast in your order comments! If you're using your Library or Libro FM (switch your support to Bookshelf Thomasville!), be sure to shout them out on social media @bookshelftville for these great picks as well! Shelf Subscriptions are available on their website from the first Tuesday of the month to the last Tuesday of the month. Check them out if you want some Bookshelf Thomasville in your mailbox every month. If you need a great gift idea for yourself or someone else, the Treat Yo' Shelf option is fantastic! You can hear from Annie and her team every week on From the Front Porch podcast as well. As you know/will see, they are all great at talking books! The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman GQ Profile of Chris Evans by Edith Zimmerman Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan All the Feels by Olivia Dade A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed Friday Night Lights Revival Season by Monica West The Sweet Taste of Muscadines by Pamela Terry God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li Breakfast Club Fast and the Furious Ocean's Eleven Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we've been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a "job," and we're answering those questions today! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:54 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:02 - CR Season 5: Episode 12 4:09 - Fable app 4:11 - CR Season 5: Episode 15 5:56 - Zeel app 8:36 - Current Reads 8:45 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (Kaytee) 9:05 - Sea Change by Gina Chung 9:27 - Bookmarks 12:36 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles (Meredith) 14:18 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven 14:19 - Hide by Kiersten White 16:14 - Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Kaytee) 18:29 - Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo 20:16 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Meredith, amazon link) 21:54 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 25:04 - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (Kaytee) 29:25 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 31:00 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Meredith) 31:08 - Hearts and Daggers podcast 34:58 - Deep Dive: When Reading is Your Job 40:48 - NetGalley 40:52 - Libro.fm 47:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish everyone knew about the library extension you can add to your browser (Kaytee) 47:47 - LibraryExtension 49:12 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell I wish romances would delineate spicy scenes with different colored text. (Meredith) 50:06 - The Popcast 50:11 - The Popcast episode 489 - The Nos of Books Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:40 - Milwaukee Public Library on Instagram 4:21 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann 5:07 - Current Reads 5:17 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (Mary) 10:06 - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylen (Kaytee) 14:00 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult 15:19 - Join the CR Patreon to hear Kaytee's spoiler filled discussion on Mad Honey w/Sarah from Sarah's Bookshelves Live 17:09 - Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Mary) 17:22 - Good Omens by Niel Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 21:35 - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Kaytee) 22:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 24:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 25:43 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (Mary) 28:00 - Storygraph 31:44 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (Kaytee) 32:02 - Fabled Bookshop 35:48 - Deep Dive: Books that Unleash our Feminist Rage 38:51 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 40:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller 40:36 - The Power by Naomi Alderman 40:40 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 41:52 - Vox by Christina Dalcher 42:04 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 42:09 - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 42:10 - The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell 42:11 - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 42:27 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente 43:09 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 43:35 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 45:15 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 47:43 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski 48:36 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 49:26 - The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by BIanca Marais 52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish publishers or creators would create specific ASMR rooms alongside the publishing of a new novel. (Mary) 53:05 - The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling I wish we could "gamify" our reading lives. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: TBR evaluation and a great e-reader setup Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: an exploration and praise of the Quiet book The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:14 - Kindle Oasis 4:16 - Casebot Kindle Oasis Case 7:01 - Kindle Paperwhite 7:38 - Current Reads 7:53 - Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Kaytee) 12:29 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor 12:44 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor (Meredith) 17:52 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 17:53 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 17:54 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 18:42 - Chef's Kiss by TJ Alexander (Kaytee) 19:18 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl 23:35 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass (Meredith) 25:46 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 26:53 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 27:25 - The Book Scavengers by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 27:27 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 27:53 - The Einsteins of Vista Point by Ben Guterson 28:28 - Violeta by Isabel Allende (Kaytee) 28:34 - An Unlikely Story 32:11 - Never Lie by Freida McFadden (Meredith) 38:02 - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 38:38 - Deep Dive: Quiet Books 43:00 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 44:07 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 45:42 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 47:18 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 48:09 - Tara Road by Mauve Binchey 48:35 - We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates 48:37 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein 48:45 - The Dutch House by Anne Patchett 48:46 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 50:45 - What Should I Read Next w/Anne Bogel 50:58 - From the Front Porch w/Annie B. Jones 51:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish we all had readerly "What Should I Read Next" bubbles that popped up when talking with new readers. (Kaytee) I wish everyone would shake up their reading formats and do something outside their "norm". (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading peccadilloes and reading as a race Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: questions and answers about a reading partnership, and how that works in the real world of Roxanna and Meredith The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives 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! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . 2:02 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:49 - Season 5: Episode 21 8:47 - Current Reads 8:56 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Roxanna) 15:36 - Babel by R.F. Kuang (Meredith) 26:29 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Roxanna) 26:43 - The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 30:56 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor (Meredith) 32:38 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 35:41 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Roxanna) 35:56 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 38:11 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 39:52 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Meredith) 42:44 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith mistakenly said castle instead of houses) 46:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 47:29 - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 50:45 - If you are interested in a new Louise Penny segment called "A Journey to Three Pines" featuring Meredith and Roxanna, reach out in all the ways to let us know! Currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com, @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram, or in the Bookish Friends Group if you're a member of Patreon. 52:09 - Still Life by Louise Penny 52:52 - Deep Dive: Cultivating a Reading Partnership 56:42 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (ACOTAR #2) 59:11 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 1:00:01 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 1:08:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish to read more contemporary fiction and Own Voices in 2023 (Roxanna) I wish everyone would realize you can have a fulfilling reading year no matter how many books you read (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading