The Currently Reading Podcast

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: breaking the reading "rules" and unloading read books on others Current Reads: characters and plots and murders and poetry! Deep Dive: we need your voices! And your questions! Listen up for "listener contributions" Book Presses: some large books that will keep you in great reading for a long summer week 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! *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!* . . . . . Current Reads: 5:44 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh (Meredith) 6:03 - The Holdout by Graham Moore 8:10 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee) 8:17 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM 10:17 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Meredith) 12:02 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 14:54 - From the Front Porch Episode casting this book as a movie 15:48 - The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy (Kaytee) 15:51 - Novel Pairings Episode about poetry 18:25 - The End of October by Lawrence Wright (Meredith) 21:10 - Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 21:23 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Upcoming Listener Contributions: 26:15 - Episode 46 of Season 1 - Listener Presses 28:39 - Episode 47 of Season 1 - Ask Us Anything 30:58 - Email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with your presses and questions BY JUNE 15th! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 32:09 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Meredith) 34:45 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Kaytee is chatting with online friend Anna Hithersay. Kaytee and Anna both got started on the road to racial justice multiple years ago, but we do not claim to be experts. We do have a few years of reading and listening under our belts and want to point you toward the resources we have found and the places we have learned. This episode is meant to point OUTWARD, to give our white listeners the starting places, the books, podcasts, and accounts, and the conversations to get started. Tune in to hear about: How we each got started on the road to racial justice Anna's "Do Better" book club and embracing the awkward Questions and Answers from our Currently Reading Bookish Friends A list of books and resources to get you started on your own journey And, of course, a book she wants to press into your hands. Connect with Anna on Instagram: @ahithersay and @comehither_andstay Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but this episode includes a huge list of resources. Here's a comprehensive list of the books we mentioned (and the ones we skipped for time), the lists of Black bookstores and Black bookstagrammers you might want to start following, the podcasts and articles we talked about, and anything else I can link to that we mentioned. These show notes are meant to be a starting place, to hold information that you can come back to in order to continue this journey and find additional resources from our Black brothers and sisters who are lifting their voices. The work will not end anytime soon. Prepare for a long haul. Primer Books I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison (Christian) Memoir You Can't Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper Born A Crime by Trevor Noah Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clementine Wamariya Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Becoming by Michelle Obama The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Men We Reaped by Jesamyn Ward Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay Fiction Starter Pack Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (YA) Roots by Alex Haley Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid The Underground Railroad or The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Romance Authors of Color: Kennedy Ryan, Jasmine Guillory, Alisha Rai, Rebecca Weatherspoon, Talia Hibbert, Naleni Singh, Jackie Lao, Sonali Dev, Mariana Sabada An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (YA) Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Kindred by Octavia Butler Deeper Topics The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (mass incarceration) When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele (Black Lives Matter) Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Death Penalty and Mass Incarceration) The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (history) Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (history) How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (action steps) We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates (history and personal essay) Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum Shalom Sistas by Osheta Moore (Christian) Anti-Racist Kids Middle Grade The Crossover by Kwame Alexander This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell Ghost Boys (upper middle grade) by Jewell Parker Rhodes Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Ghost (Track Series) by Jason Reynolds Blended by Sharon M Draper Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams Young Adult Dear Martin by Nic Stone Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds On the Come Up by Angie Thomas A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney (fantasy) I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Emily Segal Slay by Brittney Morris All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Picture Books Hair Love by Matthew A Cherry The Colors of Us by Karen Katz The Skin You Live In by Michael Taylor and David Lee Csicsko People by Peter Spier Kadir Nelson's picture books Ezra Jack Keats' picture books Podcasts Episodes on race from The Liturgists: Racism in America, Anti-Racism 1619 Podcast Code Switch from NPR Yo, Is This Racist? Pod Save the People Sounds of Justice podcast (Christian) Seeing White On Ramp: Two Christians Talk About Race Ibram X Kendi with Brene Brown on Unlocking Us Places that You Might Donate NAACP ACLU Black Lives Matter National Bailout Fund Other Resources Sign Petitions Black Bookstagrammers - I shared a roundup, saved in my Anti-Racism story highlight Mockingbird history lessons on Patreon A list of Black-owned bookstores Anti-Racism Resources for White People Scraping Raisins: 70+ Race Resources for White People and 80+ MORE A Conversation with Ibram X Kendi about talking to Kids about race Be the Bridge courses - Whiteness 101, Talking to Kids about Race and Racism, Whiteness Intensive The 2020 Ultimate List of Diverse Children's Books from Here Wee Read The Conscious Kid on Instagram Medium's List of Anti-Racism Resources Common Sense Media - using media to raise anti-racist kids Vox's List of Streaming Movies that are Anti-Racist

Today, Kaytee is chatting with audiobook narrator January LaVoy, who has narrated over 200 (credited) audiobooks! We're chatting about her newest release, Nora Roberts' Hideaway, plus a whole host of other topics. It's a fantastic episode, so I hope you tune in and love it. Tune in to hear about: How she got started in audiobook narration Her preparation process Reading crying scenes and the power of the voice Pseudonyms to narrate erotica How essential audiobooks are And, of course, a book she wants to press into your hands! Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. Hideaway by Nora Roberts The Chain by Adrian McKinty Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Connect with January: via her website januarylavoy.com

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read discussion and an author chiming into the chat about his book Current Reads: wheelhouse books and being surprised by some titles Deep Dive: "murderful" - books that aren't for the faint of heart Book Presses: some of our favorite murderful titles 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! *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!* . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you'll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you're interested!) 2:22 - A Burning by Megha Mjumdar 2:59 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 3:14 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 3:45 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet 3:54 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 4:35 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 5:40 - Episode 41 of Season 2 - discussion of FantasticLand starts at 29:40 5:44 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 6:02 - Patreon Bookish Friends 6:04 - Scribd - free 60 day trial! Current Reads: 9:50 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Kaytee) 12:36 - The Tenant by Katrine Ingburgh (Meredith) 14:30 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey (Kaytee) 15:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 15:20 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 17:38 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith) 23:08 - Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo- Anstine (Kaytee) 26:12 - Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Meredith) 27:09 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:20 - Beauty by Robin McKinley Deep Dive - Murderful - Books that Aren't for the Faint of Heart: 29:32 - Nancy Drew books by 30:42 - RL Stine Goosebumps Books 31:00 - Intensity by Dean Koontz 31:26 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 35:05 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 35:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 34:40 - Pines by Blake Crouch 35:00 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:19 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 35:39 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu 36:10 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 36:40 - The Need by Helen Phillips 37:17 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 37:20 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 37:21 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup 38:09 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (not Phillips, doh) 38:12 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 38:18 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 39:04 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 40:00 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 40:01 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 40:03 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 40:52 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 41:03 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 41:13 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 41:42 - In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:28 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 44:00 - Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta #1) by Patricia Cornwell Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading around the house, inside and outside, and a bookish article that brings vindication for a strong opinion Current Reads: books that give us the chance to think a new way Deep Dive: when book characters are real to you: crushes, friends, enemies, and family Book Presses: fiction novels that spark conversation and/or break your heart 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! *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!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:34 - Lord of the Flies article 1:49 - Season 2, Episode 31 2:45 - Zero Gravity Chairs (this is the "budget" version I got. There's also a more expensive version, and I'm sure they're better, but I'm not sure if they are twice as good…) Current Reads: 3:34 - Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston (Mindy) 6:47 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Kaytee) 9:14 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar 9:18 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (Mindy) 12:36 - Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (Kaytee) 15:17 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 15:22 - The Girl in Red, Lost Boy, Alice by Christina Henry 15:56 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Mindy) 19:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch (Kaytee) 19:07 - Season 1, Episode 45 19:22 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Deep Dive - When Book Characters are Real: Enemies, Family Members, Friends, and Crushes: 23:35 - Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 23:40 - Jonathan Randall from Outlander by Diana Gabladon 24:47 - Brad from A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 25:07 - Old Nick from Room by Emma Donoghue 25:46 - Bella Swan from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 26:28 - Jupiter North from Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 27:25 - Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 27:42 - Kira from Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 29:00 - Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 29:22 - Nymphadora Tonks from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 30:26 - Edith from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 30:57 - Diana from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 32:20 - Jamie from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 32:44 - John Guy from Still Life by Louise Penny 34:01 - Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 35:46 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen (Mindy) 36:09 - Season 2, Episode 21 37:16 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: the fifth COVID(eo) episode and a new look Current Reads: books that other people made us read, and another (shocking) second in a series Deep Dive: our processes for reading non-fiction by genre and format Book Presses: some non-fiction to round out your reading life 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! *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!* . . . . . "Patreon Ad" - We Sponsor Ourselves: 2:19 - Currently Reading on Patreon - join us! 3:05 - Patrons get: bonus episodes, book club live discussions, giveaways, spreadsheets, the reading journal, AND access to the Bookish Friends Facebook group, which is the best place on the internet. Bookish Moments: 6:16 - COVID(eo) episode #5 - Off the Rails 7:44 - Absolute Jem Current Reads: 8:58 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Kaytee) 9:06 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 9:34 - @booknerdnative on Instagram 12:37 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (Meredith) 15:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 17:12 - Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese (Kaytee) 17:20 - @lovelibooks on Instagram 19:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 22:04 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Three Pines #2) (Meredith) 22:20 - Still Life by Louise Penny (and accompanying book club discussion for patrons) 26:23 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Kaytee) 26:40 - @melizreads18 on Instagram 29:29 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live, episode with @jordys.book.club 29:40 - FantasticLand by Mike Backovan (Meredith) 32:21 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 32:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:31 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 35:45 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 35:56 - Sadie by Courtney Summers Deep Dive - The Ways We Read Non-Fiction: 38:31 - Educated by Tara Westover 39:24 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 39:32 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 42:21 - Bad Blood by Jon Kerryrou 42:23 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 42:26 - Disney Wars by James Stewart Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44;48 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee) 48:08 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: seasonal reading vibes and buddy reads during quarantine Current Reads: bookish serendipity books and books from repeat authors (that we've read before) Deep Dive: how to respond to the "I don't have time to read" comments Book Presses: one of few authors that gets a second book on the press list and a contemporary WWII classic. Ha! 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! *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!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:41 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck Current Reads: 7:05 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 7:42 - The Hotel Neversink by Adam O'Fallon Price (Meredith) 8:11 - The Shining by Stephen King 8:15 - The Body by Richard Backman 10:38 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 11:32 - What Lies Between Us by John Marrs (Kaytee) 11:57 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 14:01 - The One by John Marrs 14:02 - The Passengers by John Marrs 17:32 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Meredith) 21:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt 21:05 - Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 21:28 - Book of the Month 21:34 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver (Kaytee) 23:58 - One Day in December by Josie Silver 24:38 - The Whispered Word (Secret Book and Scone Society #2) by Ellery Adams (Meredith) 25:35 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 26:42 - The Book of Candlelight (Secret Book and Scone #3) by Ellery Adams 27:07 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Kaytee) 28:24 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Deep Dive -I Don't Have Time to Read: 39:42 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 40:04 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 43:08 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:23 - David Sedaris Books: Calypso and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 43:29 - Liane Moriarty Books: What Alice Forgot and Big Little Lies 43:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 44:08 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 44:17 - The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 47:53 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Kaytee) 50:13 - The movie (that I haven't watched yet) on Netflix Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: the Patreon book club discussion and embracing the year of the re-read Current Reads: each host shares three books they've read recently and they are varied in level, theme, and setting Deep Dive: gems from the 70s, 80s, and 90s Book Presses: A few more "don't call me a classic" backlist titles 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! *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!* . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you'll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you're interested!) 1:18 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight 1:45 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 1:55 - Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin 2:54 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 3:58 - Bookish Friends Still Life Book Club on Patreon 5:40 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Current Reads: 7:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Mindy) 7:44 - Wolfmuller's Books in Kerrville, TX 7:47 - COVID(eo) number 4 10:05 - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Meredith) 13:25 - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (Mindy) 15:53 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (Meredith) 18:29 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Mindy) 21:13 - Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen 22:34 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Meredith) Deep Dive - Books from the 70s, 80s, and 90s: Gems from the 1970s 30:53 - Judy Blume books - Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Freckle Juice, Blubber, Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself 32:21 - Dumplin' by Julie Murphy 32:55 - Shogun by James Clavell 32:57 - Roots by Alex Haley 33:02 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi 33:14 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 33:33 - Stephen King Books - The Shining, The Stand 33:46 - Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice Gems from the 1980s 34:37 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson 35:14 - James Herriot books - All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful 35:37 - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews 36:48 - The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 37:05 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 37:17 - Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 37:28 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 37:34 - Patriot Games by Tom Clancy 37:53 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel 38:09 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 38:44 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 39:24 - Redwall by Bryan Jacques 39:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Gems from the 1990s 40:41 - John Grisham books - Rainmaker, Pelican Brief, The Firm 41:07 - Nelson DeMille books - The General's Daughter 42:25 - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Timeline 43:58 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 44:29 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 44:39 - Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones #1) by George R.R. Martin 45:03 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler 45:35 - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 46:02 - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Felding 46:48 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 47:09 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 48:20 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (Mindy) 51:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Meredith) 51:23 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 52:43 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: our bookish friends buddy read of Still Life by Louise Penny with the Patrons of Currently Reading Current Reads: we each have three books to share, but we're messing with the format a bit this week as the discussion needs some nuance. Deep Dive: reading books in a series and what we do when "the next one" releases Book Presses: a few of our favorite series choices to round out the deep dive 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! *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!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:23 - The Bookish Friends Buddy Read discussion on Patreon 1:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny 3:05 - Our previous COVID(eo)s are all available to watch for free on Patreon as well! Current Reads: 5:10 - The House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (Meredith) 9:24 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister (Kaytee) 11:59 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 14:46 - Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (Meredith) 17:33 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Kaytee) 21:40 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee) 26:24 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith) 28:37 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 28:39 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak 29:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Deep Dive - Reading Books in Series: 33:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 34:02 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny 37:02 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 37:25 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 38:25 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 39:05 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:54 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 44:03 - The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Meredith) 46:04 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Kaytee) 49:00 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: the COVID(eo) with kids recording and podcast messages during the coronavirus "situation" Current Reads: each of us shares three books we've been reading lately and there's a bit of sass in here about the buddy read we recently did together Deep Dive: Books to movies… the good, the bad, and the ugly. Book Presses: we've got a favorite author who has been reading his books aloud on Facebook, as well as a bonus book to movie pick! 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! *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!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:56 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids! Current Reads: 5:08 - Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson 10:40 - White Bird by R.J. Palacio 10:46 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 12:30 - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd 15:39 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 15:57 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 22:28 - The World's Largest Man by Harrison Scott Key 23:29 - Congratulations, Who Are You Again? by Harrison Scott Key 26:27 - Love and Luck (Love and Gelato #2) by Jenna Evans Welch 27:59 - Love and Gelato (Love and Gelato #1) by Jenna Evans Welch Deep Dive - Books to Movies: 29:08 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV Series) 29:27 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (movie) 31:03 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (movie) 32:22 - The Godfather by Mario Puzo (movie) 35:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (2019 version) (the one I watched as a kid) (the one Meredith loves) 37:27 - Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (Netflix series) 39:31 - Matilda by Roald Dahl (movie) 42:11 - Holes by Louis Sachar (movie) 43:47 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman (movie) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 48:20 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson 50:48 - Night one of his readaloud on Facebook 51:26 - The Martian by Andy Weir