Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing their favorite reads of 2024. This year, we have two lists: favorite reading experiences and favorite books. With so many great reading experiences of… not so great books, we had to differentiate. We had some very surprising mentions, and no overlaps this year!

*Reading experiences are interspersed throughout the episode this year, and those are labeled with “RE”

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

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3:20 - Our Yearly Reading Overview

3:36 - Meredith Read 137 books total, 11% were 5 star reads

6:15 - Kaytee read 230 books total, 10% were 5 star reads

6:52 - 25% non fiction for Kaytee, 14% non fiction for Meredith

10:30 - Both read 60% backlist for the year

14:10 - Kaytee’s biggest recommendation source was Katie Proctor

15:05 - Meredith’s number one recommendation source was Elizabeth Barnhill

15:17 - @mother.horror on Instagram

16:25 - Kaytee’s top publishing houses were Berkely and W.W. Norton

16:38 - Meredith’s top publishing house was Minortaur, followed by Tor and Atria

19:05 - Currently Reading Patreon

20:00 - Our Top Reads of 2024

21:02 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith RE)

21:13 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

23:07 - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee RE)

23:33 - Currently Reading Patreon

24:36 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith #10)

25:35 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Kaytee #10)

25:30 - CR Season 7: Episode 10

26:35 - The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden (Meredith #9)

26:52 - The Booker Prize

28:10 - High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee #9)

28:22 - CR Season 6: Episode 44

29:34 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith RE)

29:36 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

31:47 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Kaytee RE)

32:46 - The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland (Meredith #8)

34:14 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

34:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 14

35:02 - The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Meredith #7)

36:39 - Charter Books

36:44 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee #7)

36:48 - CR Season 6: Episode 36

40:31 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee’s Favorite protagonist)

41:11 - The Odyssey by Homer (Kaytee’s Least Favorite protagonist)

42:42 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Merdith’s Least Favorite protagonist)

44:10 - Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan (Meredith’s favorite protagonists)

44:27 - The Stand by Stephen King

46:19 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith #6)

48:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

48:34 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee #6)

48:50 - CR Season 6: Episode 34

49:48 - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith #5)

51:24 - The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon (Kaytee #5)

53:41 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett (Meredith RE)

55:22 - “In person bookish delight” (Kaytee RE)

55:32 - Roscoe Books

55:40 - Boswell Books

55:48 - The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher

55:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley

56:38 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith #4)

58:38 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee #4)

58:40 - CR Season 6: Episode 39

58:43 - National Book Award

58:50 - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

1:00:03 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith #3)

1:02:58 - An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Kaytee #3 - The whole series)

1:02:58 - A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir

1:02:58 - A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

1:02:58 - A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir

1:03:06 - CR Season 7: Episode 5

1:05:42 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith RE)

1:06:25 - “Letting myself get swept away by series: (Kaytee RE)

1:06:36 - Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

1:06:38 - Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

1:06:39 - Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage

1:07:25 - The Stand by Stephen King (Meredith #2)

1:09:35 - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

1:10:12 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee #2)

1:10:15 - CR Season 6: Episode 35

1:12:34 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith #1)

1:14:44 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Kaytee #1)

1:18:31 - Currently Reading Patreon

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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 a special episode in partnership with All Things Murderful and a total mystery and thriller stack from Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2020. This year we read the most we had ever read up. to that point, and we had a hard time narrowing down our favorites! Most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them four years ago!

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

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10:10 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Meredith)

11:20 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)

11:27 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

12:23 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)

15:07 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)

16:11 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)

17:27 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)

17:54 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

19:12 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)

21:04 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee)

22:50 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)

23:05 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

24:21 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)

26:15 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)

27:55 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee)

28:29 - Kaytee's minisode interview with Abi Dare

28:57 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Meredith)

30:55 - Lobizona by Romina Russell Garber (Kaytee)

32:42 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith)

34:39 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)

36:27 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Meredith)

39:45 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)

40:52 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)

43:33 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)

43:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Support Us:

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Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December's IPL is a recap of the 2024 year!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2020. This year we read the most we had ever read up. to that point, and we had a hard time narrowing down our favorites! Most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them four years ago!

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

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10:10 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Meredith)

11:20 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee)

11:27 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

12:23 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith)

15:07 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee)

16:11 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)

17:27 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee)

17:54 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

19:12 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)

21:04 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee)

22:50 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)

23:05 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

24:21 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee)

26:15 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)

27:55 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee)

28:29 - Kaytee’s minisode interview with Abi Dare

28:57 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Meredith)

30:55 - Lobizona by Romina Russell Garber (Kaytee)

32:42 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith)

34:39 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)

36:27 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Meredith)

39:45 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)

40:52 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith)

43:33 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)

43:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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. December’s IPL is a recap of the 2024 year! 

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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.

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I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

1:29 - Previews

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Glass Key Awards

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

Edda Awards

7:34 - The Cutting Room

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen

The building falling

The finding of the body underneath the crawlspace

Changes from Book to Movie

The Trio Bringing Benni to Hysteri

Timelines do not line up

Removal of plot points in movie, like an affair and accident for one character

Vandalized church in movie, primary school in book

Renovating vs redecorating

Outcome of Lif and Garðar

Additional drama around pregnancies in the movie

Left out of the adaptation

Changes in Lif's life

Explanations of the house or why it was purchased

Putti the dog

Dead brother

Lif's entire life changes

The title itself is confusing

Added to the movie

Modernized the story - electricity, generators, etc.

Casting and alternates

Freyr: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson → Carl Urban, Alan Ritchson, Tom Hardy

Dagny: Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir → Toni Collette, Judy Greer, Dakota Johnson

Katrin: Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir → Maya Hawke, Jenna Ortega, Aubrey Plaza

Lif: Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir → Fanning sisters Dakota and Elle, Chloe Grace Moretz,Sydney Sweeney

Garðar: Thorvaldur Kristjansson → Jeremy Allen White, Glen Powell,

Problematic elements

Lack of diversity

Leaving Sarah to suffer in her own "crazy"

35:38 - Award Season

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Katrin's fate

Should have been scarier

The soundtrack or lack thereof

The sense of place

Worst and best actors.

Lif

Freyr

Worst and best book characters.

Lif

Bernodus's Dad

Putti the dog

Dagny

47:57 - Book/Flick Energy

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Book on Goodreads

Series scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

Movie on IMDB

53:58 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel

Do you believe in ghosts and have you ever had anything supernatural happen to you?

What would make an Airbnb scary enough for you to leave in the middle of the night?

1:00:33 - End Credits

Erasure by Percival Everett

American Fiction is available on Amazon Prime

Connect With Us:

Currently Reading Podcast | 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

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.

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I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

1:29 - Previews

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Glass Key Awards

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

Edda Awards

7:34 - The Cutting Room

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen

The building falling

The finding of the body underneath the crawlspace

Changes from Book to Movie

The Trio Bringing Benni to Hysteri

Timelines do not line up

Removal of plot points in movie, like an affair and accident for one character

Vandalized church in movie, primary school in book

Renovating vs redecorating

Outcome of Lif and Garðar  

Additional drama around pregnancies in the movie

Left out of the adaptation

Changes in Lif’s life

Explanations of the house or why it was purchased

Putti the dog

Dead brother

Lif’s entire life changes

The title itself is confusing

Added to the movie

Modernized the story - electricity, generators, etc.

Casting and alternates

Freyr: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson → Carl Urban, Alan Ritchson, Tom Hardy

Dagny: Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir → Toni Collette, Judy Greer, Dakota Johnson

Katrin: Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir → Maya Hawke, Jenna Ortega, Aubrey Plaza

Lif: Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir →  Fanning sisters Dakota and Elle, Chloe Grace Moretz,Sydney Sweeney

Garðar: Thorvaldur Kristjansson → Jeremy Allen White, Glen Powell,

Problematic elements

Lack of diversity

Leaving Sarah to suffer in her own “crazy”

35:38 - Award Season

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Katrin’s fate

Should have been scarier

The soundtrack or lack thereof

The sense of place

Worst and best actors.

Lif

Freyr

Worst and best book characters.

Lif

Bernodus’s Dad

Putti the dog

Dagny

47:57 - Book/Flick Energy

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Book on Goodreads

Series scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

Movie on IMDB

53:58 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel

Do you believe in ghosts and have you ever had anything supernatural happen to you?

What would make an Airbnb scary enough for you to leave in the middle of the night?

1:00:33 - End Credits

Erasure by Percival Everett

American Fiction is available on Amazon Prime

Connect With Us:

Currently Reading Podcast | 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: mistletoe horror and book to screen adaptations

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

• Deep Dive: how to fit in reading during the holidays

• 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)

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4:03 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

4:21 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson

8:50 - Wicked by Gregory McGuire

9:23 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

9:37 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

9:39 - Landlines by Raynor Winn

9:49 - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

10:43 - Our Current Reads

10:56 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (Meredith)

16:15 - The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)

16:24 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:37 - Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:38 - Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:48 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

21:00 - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (Meredith, amazon link)

25:29 - Many Things Under a Rock by David Scheel (Kaytee)

28:01 - Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

29:05 - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

33:23 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Kaytee)

35:39 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

35:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

35:55 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

36:56 - Fitting In Reading Around The Holidays

48:27 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)

51:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:32 - I wish we would take the time to rate our books by superlatives. (Meredith)

54:00 - I wish to have a holiday book exchange instead of a cookie exchange. (Kaytee)

55:46 - Currently Reading Patreon

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. December's IPL is a recap of the 2024 year!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: mistletoe horror and book to screen adaptations

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

• Deep Dive: how to fit in reading during the holidays

• 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)

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4:03 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

4:21 - 25 Days by Per Jacobson

8:50 - Wicked by Gregory McGuire

9:23 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

9:37 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

9:39 - Landlines by Raynor Winn

9:49 - Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

10:43 - Our Current Reads

10:56 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty (Meredith)

16:15 - The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)

16:24 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:37 - Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:38 - Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:48 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

21:00 - Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth (Meredith, amazon link)

25:29 - Many Things Under a Rock by David Scheel (Kaytee)

28:01 - Secrets of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery

28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

29:05 - The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

33:23 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Kaytee)

35:39 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

35:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

35:55 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

36:56 - Fitting In Reading Around The Holidays

48:27 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time #1)

51:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:32 - I wish we would take the time to rate our books by superlatives. (Meredith)

54:00 - I wish to have a holiday book exchange instead of a cookie exchange. (Kaytee)

55:46 - Currently Reading Patreon

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. December’s IPL is a recap of the 2024 year! 

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: new book subscriptions and audiobooks coming in clutch

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

• Deep Dive: we make wishes to the holiday book fairy

• 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)

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:01 - Book of the Month

1:36 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

1:46 - Aardvark Book Club

4:07 - Book of the Month

6:28 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

7:58 - AirPods 4

9:34 - Our Current Reads

9:37 - Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (Kaytee)

11:33 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

13:48 - The Echo Man by Sam Holland (Meredith)

18:08 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

18:24 - We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado (Kaytee)

24:47 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)

24:55 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

27:24 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

29:24 - The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher (Kaytee)

31:35 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

31:39 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

32:07 - Roscoe's Books

32:21 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

33:39 - A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)

39:50 - Wishes To The Holiday Book Fairy

50:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

50:44 - I wish to press The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede. (Kaytee)

50:45 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede

52:47 - I wish to remind you about Christmas ASMR rooms. (Meredith)

53:08 - Old Library Christmas ASMR Room

53:19 - Winter Morning ASMR Room

53:36 - Christmas Fireplace ASMR Room

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. December's IPL is a recap of the 2024 year!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: new book subscriptions and audiobooks coming in clutch

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

• Deep Dive: we make wishes to the holiday book fairy

• 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)

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:01 - Book of the Month

1:36 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

1:46 - Aardvark Book Club

4:07 - Book of the Month

6:28 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan

7:58 - AirPods 4

9:34 - Our Current Reads

9:37 - Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (Kaytee)

11:33 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

13:48 - The Echo Man by Sam Holland (Meredith)

18:08 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

18:24 - We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado (Kaytee)

24:47 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)

24:55 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

27:24 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

29:24 - The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher (Kaytee)

31:35 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

31:39 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

32:07 - Roscoe’s Books

32:21 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

33:39 - A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (Meredith)

39:50 - Wishes To The Holiday Book Fairy

50:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

50:44 - I wish to press The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede. (Kaytee)

50:45 - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede

52:47 - I wish to remind you about Christmas ASMR rooms. (Meredith)

53:08 - Old Library Christmas ASMR Room

53:19 - Winter Morning ASMR Room

53:36 - Christmas Fireplace ASMR Room

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Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December’s IPL is a recap of the 2024 year! 

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: relying on books when sick and bookish themed parties

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

• Deep Dive: bookishness that we are thankful for

• 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)

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1:29 - Ad For Ourselves

1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:19 - Fabled Bookshop

9:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

11:33 - Currently Reading Patreon

12:42 - Our Current Reads

13:03 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)

14:15 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

17:55 - The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (Kaytee)

18:01 - Commonplace Books

19:40 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

21:09 - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Meredith)

26:56 - Bonk by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

29:43 - Gulp by Mary Roach

31:01 - The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey (Meredith)

36:12 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee)

36:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

36:35 - Fairyloot

38:51 - All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

39:51 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

39:52 - Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley

40:26 - Bookishness We Are Thankful For

41:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

41:56 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 42:17 - Are You There? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 43:52 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

44:00 - The Witches by Roald Dahl

44:01 - The Twits by Roald Dahl

44:02 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

45:27 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

45:35 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

47:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

48:16 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

51:56 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

52:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

52:56 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

53:30 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

54:26 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

56:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

56:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain

56:13 - I wish you would consider the new airpod 4s as a gift to yourself this year. (Meredith)

56:16 - AirPods 4

1:01:36 - I wish to press Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva. (Kaytee)

1:01:37 - Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva

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. December's IPL is a recap of the 2024 year!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: relying on books when sick and bookish themed parties

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

• Deep Dive: bookishness that we are thankful for

• 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)

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1:29 - Ad For Ourselves

1:53 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:19 - Fabled Bookshop

9:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

11:33 - Currently Reading Patreon

12:42 - Our Current Reads

13:03 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)

14:15 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

17:55 - The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill (Kaytee)

18:01 - Commonplace Books

19:40 - Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

21:09 - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Meredith)

26:56 - Bonk by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

29:43 - Gulp by Mary Roach

31:01 - The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey (Meredith)

36:12 - Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee)

36:27 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

36:35 - Fairyloot

38:51 - All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

39:51 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

39:52 - Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley

40:26 - Bookishness We Are Thankful For

41:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

41:56 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
42:17 - Are You There? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
43:52 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

44:00 - The Witches by Roald Dahl

44:01 - The Twits by Roald Dahl

44:02 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

45:27 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

45:35 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

47:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

48:16 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

51:56 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

52:18 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

52:56 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

53:30 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

54:26 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

56:04 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

56:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain

56:13 - I wish you would consider the new airpod 4s as a gift to yourself this year. (Meredith)

56:16 - AirPods 4

1:01:36 - I wish to press Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva. (Kaytee)

1:01:37 - Mr. Dickens and his Carol by Samantha Silva 

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. December’s IPL is a recap of the 2024 year! 

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: book buying sprees and being book pushers

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

• Deep Dive: how to and how not to raise readers

• 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)

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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:04 - Thriftbooks

2:09 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

2:15 - Bookshop.org

5:57 - Our Current Reads

6:09 - Us by Sara Soler (Kaytee)

8:51 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

9:47 - Foe by Iain Reid (Meredith)

11:43 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

14:40 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Kaytee)

16:26 - Hatchet by Gary Paulson

16:45 - CR Season 2: Episode 21

18:13 - Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)

21:24 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

22:38 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

23:06 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee)

23:15 - CR Season 5: Episode 31

25:07 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

25:17 - The Children of Jacosta by Natalie Haynes

26:46 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)

30:38 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton

37:45 - Raising Readers

40:55 - CR Season 1: Episode 28 w/ Jackson and Micah

45:40 - Dungeons and Drama by Kirsty Boyce 46:29 - The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Land of Stories #1) 50:26 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

53:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain

53:29 - I wish for someone to pick your next read. (Kaytee)

55:57 - I wish to recommend the book The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith)

55:57 -​​ The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

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. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: book buying sprees and being book pushers

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

• Deep Dive: how to and how not to raise readers

• 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)

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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:04 - Thriftbooks

2:09 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

2:15 - Bookshop.org

5:57 - Our Current Reads

6:09 - Us by Sara Soler (Kaytee)

8:51 - Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

9:47 - Foe by Iain Reid (Meredith)

11:43 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

14:40 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (Kaytee)

16:26 - Hatchet by Gary Paulson

16:45 - CR Season 2: Episode 21

18:13 - Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)

21:24 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

22:38 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

23:06 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Kaytee)

23:15 - CR Season 5: Episode 31

25:07 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

25:17 - The Children of Jacosta by Natalie Haynes

26:46 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)

30:38 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton

37:45 - Raising Readers

40:55 - CR Season 1: Episode 28 w/ Jackson and Micah

45:40 - Dungeons and Drama by Kirsty Boyce
46:29 - The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Land of Stories #1)
50:26 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

53:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain

53:29 - I wish for someone to pick your next read. (Kaytee)

55:57 - I wish to recommend the book The Family Game by Catherine Steadman (Meredith)

55:57 -​​ The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

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. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: disappointing kindles and random things as wrappers

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

• Deep Dive: letting you know the bookish people, places, and podcasts we love

• 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)

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1:50 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:07 - Kindle Colorsoft

5:16 - Kindle Paperwhite

10:16 - Our Current Reads

10:27 - The Killing Season by Mason Cross (Meredith)

12:46 - The Book Drop

15:25 - The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood (Kaytee)

17:19 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

19:00 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

19:47 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)

22:43 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

23:35 - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

23:36 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

24:59 - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (Kaytee)

26:46 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

26:48 - One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus

27:24 - Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

28:22 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Meredith)

32:35 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper (Kaytee)

34:50 - Content Bookstore

35:40 - Spreading Bookish Love

35:53 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

37:33 - @wacoreads on Instagram 37:38 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram

37:46 - @mother.horror on Instagram 37:54 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram 38:12 - @lizisreading_ on Instagram 38:36 - @jessielynnweaver on Instagram 38:38 - @joyinabook on Instagram 38:56 - @fictionmatters on Instagram 39:22 - @parnassusbooks on Instagram 39:34 - @barbarakingsolver on Instagram 39:49 - @novelneighbor on Instagram 39:54 - @fabledbookshop on Instagram

40:16 - @kingsenglishbookshop on Instagram 40:17 - @charterbooks on Instagram

40:22 - @schulerbooks on Instagram

40:30 - @brightsidebookshop on Instagram 40:38 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast

40:39 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

40:42 - Diving In Podcast

40:53 - @ezeekat on Instagram

41:23 - @monsieurmarple on Instagram

41:38 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

41:45 - @bookhuddle on Instagram

41:56 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

42:06 - @tbretc on Instagram

42:06 - Book Talk, Etc. Podcast

42:16 - TBR, etc. Youtube

42:24 - @suonnahbooks on Instagram

44:03 - @thisone0verhere on Instagram

44:15 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram

44:37 - @novelvisits on Instagram

45:42 - @readlexyread on Instagram

47:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:23 - I wish for you to listen to Ep. 243 of Laura Tremaine's 10 Things To Tell You Podcast. (Meredith)

48:24 - Ep. 239 w/Meredith on Laura Tremaine's 10 Things To Tell You podcast

48:45 - I wish for everyone to plan their holiday reading. (Kaytee)

49:15 - Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone

49:21 - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

49:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

49:29 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 49:30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

49:32 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

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. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: disappointing kindles and random things as wrappers

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

• Deep Dive: letting you know the bookish people, places, and podcasts we love

• 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)

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1:50 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:07 - Kindle Colorsoft

5:16 - Kindle Paperwhite

10:16 - Our Current Reads

10:27 - The Killing Season by Mason Cross (Meredith)

12:46 - The Book Drop

15:25 - The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood (Kaytee)

17:19 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

19:00 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

19:47 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)

22:43 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

23:35 - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski 

23:36 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

24:59 - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (Kaytee)

26:46 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

26:48 - One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus

27:24 - Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

28:22 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Meredith)

32:35 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper (Kaytee)

34:50 - Content Bookstore

35:40 - Spreading Bookish Love

35:53 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

37:33 - @wacoreads on Instagram
37:38 - @anunlikelystory on Instagram

37:46 - @mother.horror on Instagram
37:54 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram
38:12 - @lizisreading_ on Instagram
38:36 - @jessielynnweaver on Instagram
38:38 - @joyinabook on Instagram
38:56 - @fictionmatters on Instagram
39:22 - @parnassusbooks on Instagram
39:34 - @barbarakingsolver on Instagram
39:49 - @novelneighbor on Instagram
39:54 - @fabledbookshop on Instagram 

40:16 - @kingsenglishbookshop on Instagram
40:17 - @charterbooks on Instagram 

40:22 - @schulerbooks on Instagram  

40:30 - @brightsidebookshop on Instagram
40:38 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast

40:39 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

40:42 - Diving In Podcast

40:53 - @ezeekat on Instagram

41:23 - @monsieurmarple on Instagram

41:38 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

41:45 - @bookhuddle on Instagram

41:56 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

42:06 - @tbretc on Instagram

42:06 - Book Talk, Etc. Podcast

42:16 - TBR, etc. Youtube

42:24 - @suonnahbooks on Instagram

44:03 - @thisone0verhere on Instagram 

44:15 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram

44:37 - @novelvisits on Instagram

45:42 - @readlexyread on Instagram

47:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:23 - I wish for you to listen to Ep. 243 of Laura Tremaine’s 10 Things To Tell You Podcast. (Meredith)

48:24 - Ep. 239 w/Meredith on Laura Tremaine’s 10 Things To Tell You podcast

48:45 - I wish for everyone to plan their holiday reading. (Kaytee)

49:15 - Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone

49:21 - Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson

49:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

49:29 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
49:30 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

49:32 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

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. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: book talks in the wild and new Louise Penny books

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

• Deep Dive: our reading rituals

• 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)

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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:26 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

3:37 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

5:10 - Our Current Reads

5:15 - Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood (Kaytee)

8:29 - Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Meredith)

12:50 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

14:25 - Bear by Julia Phillips (Kaytee)

14:31 - Booktenders

18:24 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (Meredith)

19:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

21:13 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

22:17 - Upstream by Mary Oliver

22:39 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (Kaytee)

27:14 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:08 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

27:12 - Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby (Meredith)

31:36 - Our Reading Rituals

38:47 - Book Darts

45:11 - Dual Side cooling blanket

49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:43 - I wish for you to reflect on your "grades" of your reading rituals. (Kaytee)

54:06 - I wish for you to listen to the Poirot Pals podcast if you are like me and getting through all the Hercule Poirot books by Agatha Christie. (Meredith)

54:21 - Poirot Pals Podcast

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. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: book talks in the wild and new Louise Penny books

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

• Deep Dive: our reading rituals

• 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)

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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:26 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

3:37 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

5:10 - Our Current Reads

5:15 - Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood (Kaytee)

8:29 - Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Meredith) 

12:50 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

14:25 - Bear by Julia Phillips (Kaytee)

14:31 - Booktenders 

18:24 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (Meredith)

19:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

21:13 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

22:17 - Upstream by Mary Oliver

22:39 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (Kaytee)

27:14 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:08 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

27:12 - Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby (Meredith)

31:36 - Our Reading Rituals

38:47 - Book Darts

45:11 - Dual Side cooling blanket

49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:43 - I wish for you to reflect on your “grades” of your reading rituals. (Kaytee)

54:06 - I wish for you to listen to the Poirot Pals podcast if you are like me and getting through all the Hercule Poirot books by Agatha Christie. (Meredith)

54:21 - Poirot Pals Podcast

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

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Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: following us on Instagram and new bookish lego sets

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing more 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)

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1:24 - Ad For Ourselves

1:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

5:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

5:44 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

9:40 - Books Are My Passion Lego

12:23 - Our Current Reads

12:39 - The Hollow by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

16:41 - Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

16:43 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

17:26 - A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (Kaytee)

18:52 - Can't Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

20:15 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

20:21 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

21:09 - Daily Rituals by Mason Currey (Meredith)

26:27 - On Writing by Stephen King

27:07 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)

27:14 - CR Season 7: Episode 7

31:40 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)

36:53 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

40:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

41:40 - Boss My TBR

From Morgan N.

42:35 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkle

42:37 - Hyde by Craig Russell

42:39 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

42:41 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

42:43 - Slewfoot by Brom

42:50 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

42:52 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett

From Katie P.

46:42- Making It So by Patrick Stewart

46:50 - The Dry by Jane Harper

46:52 - Blood & Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (amazon link)

47:02 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

47:06 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

47:24 - This Motherless Land by Nikki May

47:27 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

50:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:30 - I wish books would have shorter chapters. (Meredith)

51:03 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

51:11 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

53:13 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram (Meredith's wish #2 is to follow us!!)

53:24 - I wish to press Taste by Stanley Tucci into everybody's hands. (Kaytee)

53:24 - Taste by Stanley Tucci

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. November's IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: following us on Instagram and new bookish lego sets

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing more 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)

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1:24 - Ad For Ourselves

1:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

5:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

5:44 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

9:40 - Books Are My Passion Lego

12:23 - Our Current Reads

12:39 - The Hollow by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

16:41 - Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

16:43 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

17:26 - A Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne (Kaytee)

18:52 - Can’t Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

20:15 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

20:21 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

21:09 - Daily Rituals by Mason Currey (Meredith)

26:27 - On Writing by Stephen King 

27:07 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)

27:14 - CR Season 7: Episode 7

31:40 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)

36:53 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

40:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

41:40 - Boss My TBR

From Morgan N.

42:35 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkle

42:37 - Hyde by Craig Russell

42:39 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

42:41 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

42:43 - Slewfoot by Brom

42:50 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

42:52 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett

From Katie P.

46:42- Making It So by Patrick Stewart

46:50 - The Dry by Jane Harper

46:52 - Blood & Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (amazon link)

47:02 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

47:06 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

47:24 - This Motherless Land by Nikki May

47:27 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

50:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:30 - I wish books would have shorter chapters. (Meredith)

51:03 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

51:11 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

53:13 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram (Meredith’s wish #2 is to follow us!!)

53:24 - I wish to press Taste by Stanley Tucci into everybody’s hands. (Kaytee)

53:24 - Taste by Stanley Tucci

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. November’s IPL comes to us from Charter Books in Newport, Rhode Island!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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 KMary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: finding new ways to listen to audiobooks and getting new kindles

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

• Deep Dive: how our spooky season reading is going so far

• 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)

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2:04 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:37 - Spotify

2:57 - libro.fm

3:04 - Everand

8:01 - Fabled Bookshop

8:39 - New Kindle Colorsoft

9:15 - Viozon Tablet Stand Pillow

11:58 - Kindle Paperwhite

12:49 - Our Current Reads

13:19 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Mary)

13:28 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

18:52 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara (Meredith)

18:57 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

21:06 - Fabled Bookshop

22:31 - Blackwell's UK

23:50 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Mary)

24:00 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram

26:46 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)

32:46 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury (Mary)

34:25 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

36:08 - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine (Meredith)

41:20 - How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

42:07 - Book Talk, etc.

42:20 - How Spooky Reading Is Going

44:58 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

45:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

48:41 - It's Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein

51:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:30 - I wish AI would fill in my reading tracker for me. (Mary)

51:32 - Currently Reading Patreon

55:39 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

55:41 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

56:09 - I wish more authors would write series knowing we will read them all. (Meredith)

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. October's IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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 KMary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: finding new ways to listen to audiobooks and getting new kindles

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

• Deep Dive: how our spooky season reading is going so far

• 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)

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2:04 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:37 - Spotify

2:57 - libro.fm

3:04 - Everand

8:01 - Fabled Bookshop

8:39 - New Kindle Colorsoft

9:15 - Viozon Tablet Stand Pillow 

11:58 - Kindle Paperwhite

12:49 - Our Current Reads

13:19 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Mary)

13:28 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

18:52 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara (Meredith)

18:57 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

21:06 - Fabled Bookshop

22:31 - Blackwell’s UK

23:50 - A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Mary)

24:00 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram

26:46 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)

32:46 - The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night by Steven Banbury (Mary)

34:25 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

36:08 - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine (Meredith)

41:20 - How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

42:07 - Book Talk, etc.

42:20 - How Spooky Reading Is Going

44:58 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

45:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

48:41 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein

51:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:30 - I wish AI would fill in my reading tracker for me. (Mary)

51:32 - Currently Reading Patreon

55:39 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

55:41 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

56:09 - I wish more authors would write series knowing we will read them all. (Meredith)

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. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals

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

• Deep Dive: if we retain what we read and if it matters

• 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)

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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:56 - Our Current Reads

9:00 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

9:16 - Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach

13:16 - Stiff by Mary Roach

14:34 - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (Meredith)

16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

21:09 - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (Kaytee)

26:24 - The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Meredith)

31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy

32:09 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Kaytee)

35:08 - Content Bookstore

36:31 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)

36:35 - 10 Things To Tell You ep. 239 w/Meredith

37:52 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

38:10 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon (her spoiler filled episode about Iain Reids book is on Patreon)

38:29 - Fabled Bookshop

43:18 - Foe by Iain Reid

43:32 - Retaining What We Read

44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

51:59 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

53:39 - NYT article "At Capacity"

55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain

55:58 - I wish to let you know about the storyteller word a day calendar (Kaytee)

56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day

58:02 - I wish the newest Louise Penny book will be good (Meredith)

58:07 - 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. October's IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals

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

• Deep Dive: if we retain what we read and if it matters

• 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)

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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:56 - Our Current Reads

9:00 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

9:16 - Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach

13:16 - Stiff by Mary Roach

14:34 - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (Meredith)

16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

21:09 - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (Kaytee)

26:24 - The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Meredith)

31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy

32:09 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Kaytee)

35:08 - Content Bookstore

36:31 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)

36:35 - 10 Things To Tell You ep. 239 w/Meredith

37:52 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

38:10 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon (her spoiler filled episode about Iain Reids book is on Patreon)

38:29 - Fabled Bookshop

43:18 - Foe by Iain Reid

43:32 - Retaining What We Read

44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

51:59 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

53:39 - NYT article “At Capacity”

55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain

55:58 - I wish to let you know about the storyteller word a day calendar (Kaytee)

56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day

58:02 - I wish the newest Louise Penny book will be good (Meredith)

58:07 - 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. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends IRL and getting fun bookish mail

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

• Deep Dive: fall books that aren't spooky, scary or academia

• 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)

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1:57 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

3:25 - Queen Books

7:21 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

7:26 - Blackwell's UK

7:46 - The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln

7:50 - The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

8:04 - Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

8:21 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir

8:26 - Libro.fm

8:33 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

9:06 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

10:00 - Our Current Reads

10:12 - Fellowship Point by Alice Eliott Dark (Roxanna)

15:07 - Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney

16:11 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Kaytee)

21:14 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Roxanna)

22:49 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple

24:42 - The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Kaytee)

24:50 - Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

27:47 - Cold Blood Liar by Karen Rose

29:25 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Roxanna)

31:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

31:03 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

34:14 - A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Kaytee)

34:20 - Commonplace Books

36:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

36:49 - Currently Reading Patreon

38:55 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

40:17 - Fall Books That Are Not Spooky

41:24 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

42:58 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

43:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher

44:10 - Still Life by Louise Penny

44:54 - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Amazon link)

45:08 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

45:38 - Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

46:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

46:08 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory

46:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

46:30 - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

47:22 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith

48:03 - The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (Amazon link)

48:31 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

49:07 - Search by Michelle Huneven

49:45 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

50:19 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

50:33 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

50:40 - Go as a River by Shelley Read

50:56 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

51:02 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

51:57 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

52:05 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

52:31 - The Guide by Peter Heller

52:41 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

53:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

53:36 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein

54:14 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

55:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

57:15 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

57:22 - I wish you would consider re-reading books that bring you joy. (Roxanna)

58:03 - I wish to always have an "in case of emergency" book. (Kaytee)

58:17 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

58:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

58:58 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

59:00 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

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. October's IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends IRL and getting fun bookish mail

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

• Deep Dive: fall books that aren’t spooky, scary or academia

• 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)

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1:57 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

3:25 - Queen Books

7:21 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston

7:26 - Blackwell’s UK

7:46 - The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln

7:50 - The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln

8:04 - Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

8:21 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir

8:26 - Libro.fm

8:33 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

9:06 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

10:00 - Our Current Reads

10:12 - Fellowship Point by Alice Eliott Dark (Roxanna)

15:07 - Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney

16:11 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Kaytee)

21:14 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Roxanna)

22:49 - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple

24:42 - The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Kaytee)

24:50 - Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

27:47 - Cold Blood Liar by Karen Rose

29:25 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Roxanna)

31:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

31:03 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

34:14 - A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Kaytee)

34:20 - Commonplace Books

36:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

36:49 - Currently Reading Patreon

38:55 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

40:17 - Fall Books That Are Not Spooky

41:24 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

42:58 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

43:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher

44:10 - Still Life by Louise Penny

44:54 - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Amazon link)

45:08 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

45:38 - Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

46:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

46:08 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory

46:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

46:30 - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

47:22 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith

48:03 - The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (Amazon link)

48:31 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

49:07 - Search by Michelle Huneven

49:45 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

50:19 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

50:33 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

50:40 - Go as a River by Shelley Read

50:56 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

51:02 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

51:57 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

52:05 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

52:31 - The Guide by Peter Heller

52:41 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

53:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

53:36 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein

54:14 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

55:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

57:15 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

57:22 - I wish you would consider re-reading books that bring you joy. (Roxanna)

58:03 - I wish to always have an “in case of emergency” book. (Kaytee)

58:17 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

58:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

58:58 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

59:00 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

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. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. 

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: being the bookish person at work and discussing books in grocery stores

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

• Deep Dive: authors we would take a day off to mourn over

• 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)

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1:24 - Ad For Ourselves

1:28 - Currently Reading Patreon

1:59 - The Novel Neighbor

4:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:38 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

4:44 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

6:50 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

8:14 - Our Current Reads

8:29 - Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith)

8:33 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

10:19 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

14:19 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (Kaytee)

14:25 - A Room of One's Own bookshop

17:12 - Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin

17:16 - An Unlikely Story

17:41 - Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith)

17:52 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

24:57 - Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura (Kaytee)

28:15 - Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent (Meredith)

29:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

33:08 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Kaytee)

36:58 - Authors We Would Mourn Over

46:03 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

50:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

50:09 - I wish I could sometimes read like my husband does. (Meredith)

51:33 - Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

53:36 - I wish to press This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)

53:37 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

53:57 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

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. October's IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• 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

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

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, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: being the bookish person at work and discussing books in grocery stores

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

• Deep Dive: authors we would take a day off to mourn over

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives