Currently Reading Podcast

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

• Bookish Moments: books from beloved authors and the perfect buddy reading scenario

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

• Deep Dive: a deeper look into The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

• 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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1:18 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

1:36 - Bookish Moments of the Week

2:06 - @Roxannathereader on Instagram

2:26 - No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister

2:38 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

2:39 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

5:51 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker

6:27 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

7:56 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

8:53 - Penguins Classic version of Jane Eyre

10:32 - Current Reads

11:09 - Before He Finds Her by Michael Kardos (Meredith)

12:28 - @booktalketc on Instagram

12:29 - Book Talk, etc. Podcast

13:43 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

14:54 - Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan

16:24 - The Almost Widow by Gail Anderson-Dargatz (Roxanna)

21:51 - Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

25:42 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister (Roxanna)

26:52 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree

26:54 - The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews

28:52 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

28:53 - Search by Michelle Huneven

30:11 - The Exchange by John Grisham (Meredith)

30:35 - The Firm by John Grisham

34:44 - Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

34:50 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

36:53 - The Pelican Brief by John Grisham

36:57 - A Time to Kill by John Grisham

37:00 - The Brethren by John Grisham

37:53 - Deep Dive: A Discussion on The Covenant of Water

38:01 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Roxanna)

42:23 - The Gilmore Guide to Books

43:51 - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

48:51 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

49:59 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

52:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:56 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

53:11 - I wish more book reviewers and podcasters would explain why Tom Lake may be a book for you or not for you. (Roxanna)

53:41 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

56:12 - These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

56:32 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

58:23 - I wish if you like documentaries you would watch Hello Bookstore. (Meredith)

Hello Bookstore website and ways to watch

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• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the independent bookstore of the month. October's IPL is curated by The Novel Neighbor. Visit them on Instagram
• Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are jumping in a time machine to take you back to the beginning of season 1 with episode 3:

• Bookish Moments: a gift from a patient and reading with kiddos

• Current Reads: you may hear some books in this episode that have become CR faves over the years!

• Deep Dive: our worst bookish habits

• Books We Press:

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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Bookish Moments:

1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood

2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram

3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

3:30 – Audible subscription

3:53 – Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

Current Reads:

5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Kaytee)

8:45 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller (Meredith)

9:32 – The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller

10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Kaytee)

12:10 – Jane Austen

13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Meredith)

14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner (Kaytee)

20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist (Meredith)

24:13 – Jen Hatmaker

24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

We Used to Talk About Actual Current Reads (stuff we were in the middle of):

24:57 – A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold

25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator

26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

27:59 - Deep Dive

28:52 – Serial Reader App

30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Books We Press

34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl (Kaytee)

36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series

36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series

37:06 – Deborah Crombie series

37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series (Meredith)

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

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

• Bookish Moments: International meetups and fall reading

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

• Deep Dive: how we've prepped our travel TBR

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:48 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:13 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:54 - Current Reads

7:01 - You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee)

7:07 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

10:08 - How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (Meredith)

15:30 - Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah Adler (Kaytee)

18:28 - The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni (Meredith)

19:58 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

20:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

23:33 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton (Kaytee)

23:42 - Fairyloot

26:52 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (Meredith)

28:33 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

28:41 - The Princess Bride William Goldman

29:31 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

31:00 - Megs.Tea.Room on Instagram

32:22- Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls

32:39 - Deep Dive: Prepping Our Travel TBR

33:45 - Jordys.Book.Club on Instagram

38:04 - Libro.fm

38:28 - By Gaslight by Steven Price

41:32 - Waypoints by Sam Heugan

41:45 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

43:45 - Meet Us At The Fountain

43:52 - I wish to meet our London bookish friends. (Kaytee)

44:08 - send us an email at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com if you are going to make it! We will be at Foyles on Charing Cross Rd October 7, 2023.

45:51 - My wish is that you would partake with me in creating all the fall reading vibes. (Meredith)

Spooky ASMR

Fall ASMR

Warm Cider and Cinnamon candle

Pumpkin Woods candle

Warm Autumn Moss candle

Crisp Morning Leaves candle

Barefoot Dreams Contrast Trim Throw Blanket

Jooja Knit Throw Blanket

Connect With Us:

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: trips overseas and checking out home decor books

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

• Deep Dive: what is working for us in our reading lives

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:53 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:15 - Current Reads

6:46 - The Last One by Will Dean (Meredith)

9:41 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

10:58 - To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Kaytee)

11:05 - Capital Books

11:08 - Parnassus Books

14:36 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novick (Meredith)

18:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

19:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)

20:22 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

23:08 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks

23:24 - In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross (Meredith)

24:45 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

28:51 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan (Kaytee)

30:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

33:59 - Deep Dive: What Is Working In Our Reading Lives

Switching up the format of a book (Meredith)

36:26 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Freedom of reading… within constraints (Kaytee)

Going in blind to books (Meredith)

Putting ebooks or audiobooks on hold via the library that I already physically own and limiting myself to one stack at a time (Kaytee)

42:18 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

Doing close reads of not just Three Pines, but any other book I feel the urge (Meredith)

43:01 - Ezeekat on Instagram

44:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

Finding a new time to read (Kaytee)

46:35 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:02 - I wish more people would explore the works by Anne Perry, specifically the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. (Meredith)

47:13 - The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

48:18 - I wish to press The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

48:20 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green

Connect With Us:

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

• Bookish Moments: seeing each other in person and comfort Kindle reading

• Current Reads: books new and old, from new to beloved authors

• Deep Dive: what we think about "best" versus "favorite" books

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:12 - The Popcast

3:07 - Book People

6:24 - Kindle Oasis

7:15 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

8:04 - Current Reads

8:11 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (Kaytee)

8:28 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker

8:29 - CR Season 4: Episode 33

8:32 - Whisper Network by Chandler Baker

8:33 - CR Season 2: Episode 4

8:40 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

8:42 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

13:00 - Malice by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)

13:43 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

15:42 - The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart (Kaytee)

19:12 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Meredith)

24:42 - Invisible Son by Kim Johnson (Kaytee)

24:58 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson

26:43 - Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

26:54 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

28:01 - Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (Meredith)

29:12 - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille

31:50 - Deep Dive: The Best Books Versus Our Favorite Books

31:56 - @ezeekat aka Jaysen Headley

32:05 - Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa

33:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

33:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

34:37 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales

35:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

35:50 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

38:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

38:28 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

39:28 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

44:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

44:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

45:59 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

46:53 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

46:54 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

47:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:39 - I wish we would all focus on something to learn in our reading lives. (Kaytee)

49:24 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford

49:56 - I wish to press The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier into readers' hands. (Meredith)

49:56 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Connect With Us:

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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will 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.

1:56 - The Set Up

The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny (one L simply due to demographic of readers? Please don't fight me over this!)

3:05 - Putting the Book Into Context

Publication date

Seasonal setting - Spring, around Easter

Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2008, Nominated for: The Anthony Award, The Macavity Award and the Barry Award for Best Novel of 2008

Critic Reviews

Alternate Title: Cruelest vs Cruellest - that's the only difference dependent on geographic location of publishing.

Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book

Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 45 w/Ezeekat

8:46 - A Deeper Exploration

Setup and first few paragraphs

A seance as the driving source of the mystery

Still Life by Louise Penny

One note character in Madeline/lack of care for her as a character

Gamache not introduced until chapter 9

Pg. 69 - Make note for future reads

Gamache as a father and grandfather figure versus an inspector

The pacing of the novel

Quality of writing itself

Themes: Regeneration, Resurrection and its unpredictability, jealousy, equanimity, grief, platonic love,

Character Development - Gamache's Pride, Beauvoir

The Fear Factor

55:58 - What Do We Need to Know?

Village of Three Pines - The Hadley House, Hazel's House

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

Homes as a driver for the plot/characters

The Oddness Factor

Gamache's accented English

1:06:00 - Superlatives

Favorite scene

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Best food description

1:16:32 - Within the Series

Is this book skippable?

Setting the foundation

Favorite quote

*Does the reading of passages take you out of the conversation or help enhance it? Let us know at the socials below!

Next episode's read: A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

No Spoilers this episode!

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Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change.

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

• Bookish Moments: bookshelves and morbid picture books

• Current Reads: men that may or may not be animals…

• Deep Dive: books where the house is a character

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:01 - The Popcast

2:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:36 - Holly @birdbrainbooks on Instagram

3:04 - Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey (Amazon Link)

7:12 - Current Reads

7:39 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks (Meredith)

10:02 - The Fact of A Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

13:36 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Kaytee)

14:56 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

15:22 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

18:12 - The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (Meredith)

20:29 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

22:13 - The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser

22:23 - From the Front Porch Podcast

22:24 - What Should I Read Next Podcast

23:00 - Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Kaytee)

23:14 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

23:26 - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

26:21 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas (Meredith)

27:42 - Currently Reading Patreon

29:08 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

29:46 - An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adrianna Herrera (Kaytee)

29:58 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera

30:05 - Cafe Con Libros

32:58 - Deep Dive: Books With Houses As Characters

34:07 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln

35:07 - How To Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

35:16 - A Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

35:39 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

35:45 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

37:22 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

37:34 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman

38:04 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

38:42 - The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

39:27 - Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

40:15 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

40:52 - Keep It in the Family by John Marrs

41:36 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood Depree

42:00 - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

42:02 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

42:13 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

42:38 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

43:20 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

45:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:01 - Fabled Bookshop

46:06 - An Unlikely Story

50:22 - I wish you would plan your spooky fall reading and I wished for a longer segment with Book Boyfriend Bill (which came true!) (Meredith)

47:06 - I wish to express my gratitude to my village in my season of moving and settling into a new home. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: reading with family and choosing family's reads

• Current Reads: lots of books great for fall!

• Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:42 - The Novel Neighbor

4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads

6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger

7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger

7:46 - Holly by Stephen King

7:58 - Current Reads

8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary)

9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023)

11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith)

13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

15:36 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose

18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary)

18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith)

23:06 - Oprah Daily "The Life You Want" talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!)

26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517

27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)

29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram

29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips

32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith)

37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas

38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary)

50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: new library cards and new projects

• Current Reads: so many books we convinced each other to read

• Deep Dive: tropes that we usually like, but might diverge into something we hate

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:16 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

3:30 - Roxanna's Substack The Purpose Project

3:36 - Roxannathereader on Instagram

8:31 - Current Reads

8:52 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes (Roxanna)

8:58 - Rachel's Holiday by Marian Keyes

12:44 - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb

15:06 - Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes

15:44 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)

18:25 - Currently Reading Patreon

21:38 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi (Roxanna)

21:46 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

21:49 - The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi

27:08 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

28:11 - I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Kaytee)

32:13 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Roxanna)

38:47 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope (Kaytee)

38:53 - Back of Beyond Books

41:02 - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

42:26 - Deep Dive: Two Tropes Diverge In A Wood

43:30 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

43:32 - Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

43:33 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

44:07 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

44:08 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

45:26 - Maame by Jessica George

45:54 - Sea Change by Gina Chung

47:16 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi

47:44 - Open Book by Jessica Simpson

51:44 - Search by Michelle Huneven

51:51 - House of Brede by Rumer Godden

53:25 - The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

54:07 - The Mermaid, The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

54:14 - Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

56:25 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

58:00 - Nora Goes Off Script by Ananbel Monaghan

1:00:10 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

1:01:13 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel

1:01:25 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

1:03:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:03:53 - I wish everyone would check out the William Hannah Notebook (Roxanna)

1:03:54 - William Hannah Limited

1:07:14 - Filofax

1:08:06 - I wish I could give out staff picks like a bookstore employee (Kaytee)

1:09:07 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

1:09:08 - The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

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

• Bookish Moments: a rhythm change and deeper reading

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBRs of some bookish friends that we know really well and don't know at all

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

5:26 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

6:14 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

8:46 - Three Pines on Amazon Prime

9:03 - Current Reads

9:07 - The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)

13:13 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)

14:36 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

17:19 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Kaytee)

20:45 - Severance by Ling Ma (Meredith)

24:27 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

27:09 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (Kaytee)

30:38 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

31:44 - Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Meredith)

37:32 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

From Susan Shaw Hulbert

38:58 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

38:59 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg

39:01 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

39:06 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

39:10 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

From Jillian Trinidad

43:05 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

43:08 - Jade City by Fonda Lee

43:10 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

43:13 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

43:16 - Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

49:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:37 - I wish everyone would read Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Kaytee)

49:37 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

50:35 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Henff

52:51 - I wish I would read S.A Cosby before the Hamptons Whodunnit (Meredith)

53:08 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

53:55 - The Rhythm of Time by S.A. Cosby and Questlove

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: comfort social accounts and mother daughter bonding

• Current Reads: four regular reads and our two bossy presses

• Deep Dive: how we felt about pressing books to each other and our experiences reading them

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:20 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

1:40 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

1:40 - @megstearoom on Tiktok

2:01 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

3:56 - Book of the Month

6:21 - Current Reads

6:28 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake (Meredith)

8:40 - @fictionmatters on Instagram

10:30 - The Need by Helen Phillips

10:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

10:56 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

10:57 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

10:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie

11:22 - Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler (Kaytee)

13:35 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

13:39 - Everything Happens podcast

15:36 - Dark August by Katie Tallo (Meredith)

17:55 - The Book Drop Subscription

19:49 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

20:29 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (Kaytee)

20:37 - CR Season 5: Episode 45

25:07 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Meredith)

29:55 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

34:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Kaytee)

42:38 - Deep Dive: Being The Presser and the Pressee

44:33 - BookRiot

45:45 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

47:19 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

51:32 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

52:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain

53:58 - I wish those of us with littles would let them choose our reads sometimes. (Meredith)

54:07 - I wish we would practice letting go of the reins. (Kaytee)

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

• Bookish Moments: VHS tapes and tender hearts

• Current Reads: lots of swings and lots of new releases

• Deep Dive: what we did on our "summer break"

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon

4:19 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

4:21 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

5:05 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:01 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

6:03 - Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden

6:03 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

7:19 - Scary Books Are My Jam Mug on our Zazzle Store

7:52 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker

7:56 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker

8:30 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

9:10 - Current Reads

9:19 - Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)

9:26 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

12:18 - The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)

13:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

14:07 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard

14:08 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

15:56 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (Kaytee)

19:50 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

22:42 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher (Meredith)

23:32 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

24:14 - Half Price Books

27:23 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

27:47 - The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Kaytee)

29:38 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

30:16 - Fairyloot

32:23 - Mister Magic by Kiersten White (Meredith)

35:21 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

37:27 - Deep Dive: What We Did For Summer Vacation

41:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher

44:18 - Kindle Oasis

44:54 - CaseBot Kindle Oasis Case

45:05 - Fintie Origami Oasis Case

47:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:28 - I wish to encourage all of you to speak your truth about your bookish opinions. (Kaytee)

50:00 - I wish you'd consider amplifying your summer reading spot. (Meredith)

50:21 - Ownkoti blankets

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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.

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they'll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will 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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Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

James Patterson

Stephen King

1:59 - Here's the Setup.

3:07 - Previews.

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

The Lost World by Michael Chricton

Crispr Gene Editing

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

Jurassic Park (film) - can be watched on Peacock

Jurassic World films

6:48 - The Cutting Room.

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.

Seeing dinos on screen for the first time

The very first T-rex attack scene

Velociraptors in the kitchen and paddock

Anything left out that shouldn't have been.

Fewer dinosaurs and dinosaur swaps

Pterodactyl scenes

The main conflict driver in the movie versus the book

Mini wooly mammoths!

Problematic elements.

"Leg-forward" movie scenes

Cutting out Costa Rican characters

Sexualizing Ellie Sattler

Casting and mis-casting

Dr. Alan Grant

Sam Neil - Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfus, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner.

Dr. Ellie Sattler

Laura Dern - Robin Wright, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow

John Hammond

Richard Attenburough - Sean Connery

Ian Malcolm

Jeff Goldblum - Jim Carey, Michael Keaton, Ted Danson, Johnny Depp

Dennis Nedry

Wayne Knight

The kids: Lexy and Tim

Joseph Mello and Arianna Richards

Arnold and Wu

Samuel Jackson and BD Wong

29:55 - Award Season.

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Editing errors

Beginning of the book setup and epilogue

Characters teleporting

Velociraptors in the visitor center

Dinosaurs on the screen

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Worst and best actors.

Arnold/Samuel L Jackson

Harding/Jerry Molen

Malcolm/Jeff Goldblum

Hammond/Richard Attenborough

Sattler/Laura Dern

Worst and best book characters.

Lexy

Dennis Nedry and John Hammond

Grant and Sattler

Ian Malcolm

52:14 - Book/Flick Energy.

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Lost World by Michael Chricton

The Folio Society special edition of Jurassic Park

Movie scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel.

How many corgi-sized T-rexes could you take in a fight?

Which extinct animal would you bring back to life?

Woolly Mammoth Meatball

Who is your favorite muppet?

Muppet Christmas Carol

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

1:02:16 - End Credits.

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White and Royal Blue is coming to Amazon Prime Video on August 11th!

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

• A Look Back: A bit of data from season 5

• Our Favorite Episodes: Sometimes the titles are our favorite.

• New and Different Things: What changed from season 4 to 5.

• Our Favorite Books We Brought: Even if they weren't our favorites of the year.

• Our Biggest Regrets: But are they really?

• What is New to Come: if anything…

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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3:41 - A Look Back at Season 5

3:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 1

3:59 - CR Season 5: Episode 22 (Top 10 books of 2022)

4:18 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 (Listener Press)

4:59 - Etsy Shop for book spine art

5:56 - CR Season 5: Episode 21 (Look back at Best Of 2018)

6:28 - Our Favorite Episodes of Season 5

6:34 - CR Season 5: Episode 3

7:23 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

10:44 - CR Season 5: Episode 5

11:30 - CR Season 5: Episode 34

13:39 - New and Different Things in Season 5

15:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 2

17:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 45 (w/Jason Headley)

17:33 - CR Season 5: Episode 40 (w/Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada)

18:58 - CR Season 5: Episode 37

19:58 - Our Favorite Books We Brought To Season 5

20:12 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

20:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven

20:39 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

20:55 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

21:12 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

22:09 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

22:30 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

22:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

24:01 - Our Biggest Regrets of Season 5

24:06 - Not hearing about Fourth Wing before it got big. (Kaytee)

25:33 - We didn't focus as much on growth this season. (Meredith)

31:26 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

31:46 - What's New to Come

33:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

35:20 - Currently Reading Patreon

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*Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mary and Roxanna and are discussing:

• Would You Rather: it's a game. it's bookish. it's fun!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:16 - Would you rather read a really great, interesting page turning book that you've been waiting for, with your whole family in the same room at the same time? Or would you rather read a boring book that you're really not into, but you're alone in your room?

6:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

6:32 - Would you rather be allowed to only read mediocre ACOTAR fanfic within the fantasy genre or have to give up fantasy entirely?

6:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

8:20 - Would you rather have a super spicy romance with a cheesy cover sitting in your office where clients can see it, or have a super spicy audiobook go off while in a playgroup with Charlotte?

10:15 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

11:01 - Would you rather you and I (Meredith and Roxanna) be able to continue to buddy read together for the rest of our lives until we're old and gray? Or would you rather us live down the street from each other, but we could never talk about books again.

12:22 - Would you rather have to listen to romance in your ears, all romance all the time in your ears. Or you have to play the most graphic scenes of your murdery books out loud through speakers in public while you walk around the neighborhood?

14:10 - Would you rather only listen to audiobooks at one speed for the rest of your life or never listen to audiobooks again?

16:08 - Would you rather your children, be entirely suggestible with regard to their reading or your reading partner Meredith, be entirely suggestible with regard to her reading?

18:11 - Would you rather never be allowed to keep a book on your shelves, Libraries are immediate read and pass on only or be allowed to keep whatever books you'd like on your shelves, but never be allowed to organize or categorize them in any way?

19:46 - Would you rather have to reread your least favorite book every month or never read your favorite book ever again?

20:29 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

20:40 - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

20:41 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

20:43 - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

20:57 - Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

21:23 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

21:48 - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

21:53 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

22:04 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

22:16 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

22:59 - Would you rather never have to wait for the release of a book again or would you want to always have the opportunity to meet your favorite author in person and have a real conversation with them?

24:36 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

25:23 - State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny

27:19 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

27:19 - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Pre-order link)

27:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

28:25 - Would you rather never get to read in the hammock again or never get to read in front of a crackling fire again?

30:28 - Would you rather be a writer who wrote an amazing debut, but then had a sophomore slump or would you rather be a writer who wrote a breakout first book, had an amazing follow up and every book has been better than the last… but each book features a mythical creature with two peens?

32:53 - Would you want to be an author that puts out one incredible book that wins all the prizes, but it's also a commercial success, or would you rather be an author that writes a very beloved and well selling series, but has a much smaller, beloved, but smaller audience?

37:43 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews

38:25 - Would you rather read in an isolated cabin with no fireplace? And it's very drafty and there might be spiders or would you rather read in a very noisy coffee shop with bad music and loud conversation?

39:51 - Would you rather for the rest of your life only do buddy reads or never get to buddy read again?

41:28 - Would you rather have no food sensitivities or no reading sensitivities? (i.e. no triggers)

43:15 - Would you rather have an author crush that writes a book you hate, and you have to interview that author for Currently Reading or would you rather have an author crush who writes a book you absolutely love, but when you interview them, they're a total jerk?

46:26 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live w/John Marrs

46:36 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs

50:15 - Would you rather that reading always made you fall asleep or that you could never fall asleep while reading?

52:00 - Kindle Oasis

52:02 - Kindle Paperwhite

55:19 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot Case

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

• Listener Presses: 20 fantastic titles from our listeners to blow up your TBR

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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5:57 - Bill's Instagram @thewilltoread

6:00 - The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Pressed by Bill)

6:11 - Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel

8:11 - At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha (Pressed by Karrie)

11:04 - Fabled Bookshop

11:51 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (Pressed by Ruth)

14:45 - The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Pressed by Nancy)

15:59 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing

17:05 - Books with Emily Fox Youtube

17:32 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Pressed by Tara)

18:22 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

18:24 - Wool: Book One by Hugh Howey

19:38 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram @heartsanddaggerspod

20:16 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Pressed by Holly)

21:47 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

22:50 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

23:57 - Throwback by Maurene Goo (Pressed by Christy)

26:42 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Pressed by Amanda)

29:22 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Pressed by Alex)

30:31 - Good Bones by Maggie Smith

32:22 - Going Zero by Anthony McCarten (Pressed by Cody)

34:56 - Cody on Instagram @codyhill__

36:48 - The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas (Pressed by Laura)

38:42 - The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata (Pressed by Judith)

40:04 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Pressed by Ashton)

43:01 - Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky (Pressed by Britt)

44:31 - All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat (Pressed by Meghan)

45:39 - Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth

46:34 - Liz's Instagram @lizisreading_

46:37 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Pressed by Liz)

49:03 - Button Pusher by Tyler Page (Pressed by Stephanie)

51:17 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Pressed by Andrea)

52:39 - The Popcast

53:28 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Pressed by Christine)

54:48 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

56:13 - The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy (Pressed by Carolyn)

57:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

58:33 - Currently Reading Patreon

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: summer reading programs + a fun murderful treat

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

• Deep Dive: we're trying a new thing and pressing books into each other's hands that we are required to read over break!

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:51 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:18 - Fabled Bookshop

3:52 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:13 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber

6:04 - Hunt A Killer

7:52 - Current Reads

8:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Kaytee)

8:22 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

13:15 - The Girls on Chalk Hill by Alison Belsham (Meredith)

18:06 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (Kaytee)

20:55 - CR Season 3: Episode 24

21:01 - Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine

23:11 - Laura Tremaine's Patreon

25:02 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber

25:15 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

30:29 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Kaytee)

32:27 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

33:07 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

34:42 - My Murder by Katie Williams (Meredith)

36:49 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

37:58 - Deep Dive: We Boss Each Other's TBR

46:43 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (For Kaytee to read)

46:48 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

46:51 - Florida by Lauren Groff

49:09 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

49:31 - The One by John Marrs

49:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (For Meredith to read)

52:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:51 - I wish for good wishes in my impending move and life changes. (Kaytee)

54:47 - I wish we would go into more books "blindly". (Meredith)

55:42 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Connect With Us:

*Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will 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.

2:02 - The Set Up

A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

3:34 - Putting the Book Into Context

Publication date (mentioned that it is the last book pre-iPhone which comes into play later)

The rating is higher on Audible than Goodreads, speaking to the quality of narration.

Seasonal setting - Winter

Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2007

Critic Reviews

Release date confusion

Alternate Title: Dead Cold (Canadian title), TV Show on Amazon Prime titled this episode "Whiteout"

Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book

9:37 - A Deeper Exploration

First few paragraphs

Still Life by Louise Penny

Gamache is not introduced until chapter 8

Immediate body shaming of CC's daughter by CC herself

The Oddness Factor

P.148 highlighting the oddness of the murder

The Canadian Perspective

Exploration of art used in A Fatal Grace

The pacing of the novel

The Villagers and the Village itself

Themes: Three Pines as a place of respite, Introspection and the acceptance of oneself, Light and Dark

The comparison of CC, Peter and Clara Morrow

Vulnerability and authenticity at superpowers

Lack of small children belonging to main characters

The Fear Factor

46:57 - What Do We Need to Know?

Village of Three Pines - The Bistro, The Hadley House

How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

Enneagram Corner

Introduction to Arnoult

1:00:22 - Superlatives

Biggest flaw or disappointment

Fat shaming and appearance shaming

Favorite scene

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Best food description

Favorite quote

1:20:44 - Within the Series

Setting the table

Favorite quote

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

Next episode's read: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

No Spoilers this episode!

Connect With Us:

Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change.

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: reading on certain dates and galley homework

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

• Deep Dive: we are bookish travel agents, choosing books to match your travels

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:15 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:24 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

2:05 - Fable App

4:31 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (pre-order. Release date September 12, 2023)

6:16 - Current Reads

6:23 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield (Mary)

10:24 - CR Season 5: Episode 33

10:44 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee)

11:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

12:54 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcet

13:52 - Royal Blood by Aimee Carter (Mary)

15:04 - Storygraph

15:44 - American Royals by Katharine McGee

15:47 - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

15:56 - Spare by Prince Harry

16:19 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

16:20 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

17:02 - A Beginner's Guide to America by Roya Hakakian (Kaytee)

20:00 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman (Mary)

21:55 - Go As A River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)

25:39 - Deep Dive: Books To Take You Around the World

25:51 - CR Season 4: Episode 44

26:14 - CR Season 4: Episode 5

27:15 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

27:58 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

28:00 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

28:43 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

29:46 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer

30:56 - How The Word is Passed by Clint Smith

31:57 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

32:50 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

34:57 - Happy Place by Emily Henry

35:43 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving

35:46 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

36:10 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

36:29 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

37:20 - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

37:35 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

37:48 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

38:17 - Violeta by Isabel Allende

38:26 - Storygraph

39:07 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

39:32 - Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

39:44 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

39:45 - Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

40:08 - The Dry by Jane Harper

40:31 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

40:57 - Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane

41:00 - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

42:00 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

42:01 - The Martian by Andy Weir

42:05 - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

42:03 - ANY J. Ryan Stradal book

42:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

44:12 - I wish all libraries did adult summer reading programs. (Mary)

45:06 - I wish parents would buy their kids Kindle Fires and turn them into reading only machines. (Kaytee)

45:14 - Kindle Fire (but wait until Prime Day to get a discount!)

45:45 - Hoopla

45:56 - Libby

45:57 - Libro.fm

45:58 - Instructions to download Libro.FM (Libby should have no issues)

Connect With Us:

*Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by special guest Jaysen Headley, and are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: sick reading, a surprise book from an author, and breaking other people's reading

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

• Deep Dive: we talk all things Ezeekat and get to know the man behind the accounts

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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Make a voice memo on your phone. Tell us your name, where you're from and the title and author of the book you'd like to press. Use the phrase "Here's the setup" and tell us why you love it! Please keep it under 3 minutes. Email us your voice memo at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with "Listener Press" as the subject. DEADLINE JUNE 22

1:48 - Jaysen Headley (Ezeekat) on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Twitter and Twitch

3:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:08 - The Spells We Cast by Jason June (Pre-order amazon link)

7:43 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

8:44 - Current Reads

9:04 - Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson (Kaytee)

11:05 - Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulson

12:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Jaysen)

15:56 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:14 - Happy Place by Emily Henry

19:57 - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (Meredith)

20:04 - The Push by Ashley Audrain

22:03 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

23:58 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

24:57 - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)

28:26 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

28:55 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa (Jaysen)

29:16 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

32:52 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

33:28 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

35:14 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (Meredith)

35:36 - Fabled Bookshop

35:42 - Sarah's Bookshelves

38:49 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

39:56 - Deep Dive: All Things Jason Headly AKA Ezeekat

43:02 - Jaysen on BookTok

43:03 - Jaysen on Instagram

43:35 - Jaysen on Twitch

46:15 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

46:16 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters

46:20 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Johnny Garza Villa

46:46 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

47:34 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

47:35 - Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

49:41 - Still Life (Three Pines #1) by Louise Penny

55:33 - Jaysen on Patreon

56:57 - My Shelfie game

57:11 - Ex Libris game

57:23 - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

58:06 - Artisans of Splendent Vale game

58:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:12 - I wish everyone would read A Psalm for the Wild Built (Kaytee)

59:12 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

59:23 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

1:00:24 - A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

1:00:51 - I wish Booknet Fest is successful and all goes well! (Jaysen)

1:02:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

102:38 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

1:02:40 - The Toll by Neal Shusterman

1:02:46 - Gleaning by Neal Shusterman

1:03:57 - Fairyloot

1:04:25 - My wish is that you follow Jaysen everywhere! (Meredith)

Jaysen Headley (Ezeekat) on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Twitter and Twitch

1:04:52 - CR Season 5: Episode 39

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: a summer reading conundrum, and a box full of galleys

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

• Deep Dive: best practices and encouragement for attending a literary festival and meeting authors

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:10 - It's time to send in your listener presses!

Make a voice memo on your phone. Tell us your name, where you're from and the title and author of the book you'd like to press. Use the phrase "Here's the setup" and tell us why you love it! Please keep it under 3 minutes. Email us your voice memo at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with "Listener Press" as the subject. DEADLINE JUNE 22

3:17 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:09 - Libby

5:10 - Hoopla

5:11 - Scribd

5:12 - Audible

7:05 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram

7:37 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

8:14 - Current Reads

8:32 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:44 - Capital Books on K

9:25 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln (Meredith)

13:58 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls (Kaytee)

14:07 - Parnassus Books

14:12 - Parnassus Books on Instagram

14:13 - Parnassus Books on TikTok

17:13 - All the Queen's Men by S.J. Bennett (Meredith)

20:54 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

21:08 - How to Human by Carlos Whittaker (Kaytee)

21:18 - @loswhit on Instagram

24:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Meredith)

27:27 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

29:34 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

30:16 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Kaytee)

35:24 - Deep Dive: Literary Festivals, Book Signings, and Meeting Authors, Oh My!

35:58 - CR Season 5, Episode 42

36:08 - Prepping for a Literary Festival

1. Get on their mailing list

2. Figure out which events you want to attend, because some run concurrently and you have to choose!

3. Coordinate with others attending!

47:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:19 - I wish everyone would find their Swift name! (Meredith)

52:08 - I (Megan) am in fact okay with Cardon Swift. I am slightly large, kind of prickly, and do also have my pretty side.

52:30 - Mary is Marketable Swift

52:55 - Roxanna is Shrill Swift

54:04 - I wish to win at summer reading. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: even worse than a book hangover, it's a book coma!, and single-track reading

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

• Deep Dive: It's possible to love each other and not love the same books! Here's an example of that!

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon - Thank you for helping to keep us ad free!

3:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

3:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

9:18 - Current Reads

9:28 - The Thief Knot by Kate Milford (Roxanna)

9:34 - Greenglass House by Kate Milford

13:10 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Meredith)

20:58 - Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey (Roxanna)

24:46 - My Life in France by Julia Child

24:48 - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes

24:50 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell

25:46 - The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang (Meredith, Amazon link)

26:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

27:13 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

27:50 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

30:17 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna)

37:47 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Meredith)

40:32 - CAWPILE system

41:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

43:21 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

44:31 - Deep Dive: All Things Fourth Wing

44:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

46:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

48:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

48:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

49:22 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

49:32 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

59:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:45 - I wish everyone would read Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center. (Roxanna)

59:45 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

1:00:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

1:00:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

1:02:10 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

1:02:23 - Read to make you happy, and don't always follow the hype. (Meredith)

1:02:46 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: behind the scenes content and a literary festival

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

• Deep Dive: the best "gateway" books to get a new or struggling reader addicted

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:54 - Sarah's Bookshelves Summer Reading GuideSarah's Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves

2:17 - What Should I Read Next Episode 381

4:20 - Pango Books

6:42 - Current Reads

7:11 - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline (Meredith)

7:23 - Fabled Bookshop

11:30 - Everywhere That Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline

11:52 - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

12:50 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig (Kaytee)

13:02 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

13:06 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

13:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 30

14:09 - Fable App

17:20 - The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith)

17:25 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen

20:24 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

21:24 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

22:13 - The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements (Kaytee)

22:19 - The Novel Neighbor

24:23 - Sarah's Bookshelves 2022 Summer Reading Guide

25:41 - Blue Monday by Nicci French (Meredith)

31:42 - My Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson (Kaytee)

33:09 - Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

34:44 - Gateway Books

37:04 - What Should I Read Next

37:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

38:15 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

38:18 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

38:49 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

40:05 - Calypso by David Sedaris

40:13 - The Anthroprocene Reviewed by John Green

41:14 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

42:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

42:31 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

44:03 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

44:05 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle

44:37 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

45:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

45:42 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

45:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

46:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

47:09 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

48:10 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

48:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow

49:08 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

50:25 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:39 - The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Whyss

52:46 - I wish someone would write a story about The Forbidden Island of Niihau (Meredith)

54:08 - I wish for a reading cafe. (Kaytee)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Welcome, readers. We are so excited to debut this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This limited-edition 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.

This episode series will introduce you to a new voice on the team, Shad CasConi. Shad is Kaytee's childhood best friend, and the first show regular we've introduced with a Y chromosome. I think you'll love him like I do!

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they'll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will 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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3:26 - Previews:

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ballad of Songbird and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (prequel)

Buying Your Way onto the NYT Bestseller List

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

The Hunger Games (film) - currently on Hulu but this seems to be changing once a month

Credit Song by Taylor Swift, Safe and Sound, with The Civil Wars

7:28 - The Cutting Room:

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.

Katniss's mockingjay pin

Tesserae, Avox, and Katniss's anger

Dehydration and the "boring" parts of the arena

Anything left out that shouldn't have been.

Haymitch's character development

The finale in the arena

How scary is this for kids? Were there changes made for the rating?

Added to the movie for clarity.

Interviews, the treaty, world-building.

Seneca is pretty.

Film to introduce the games.

Naming and developing additional characters.

Building the arena and behind-the-scenes footage of the capital.

Casting and mis-casting

AI Casting Images

Katniss

Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansen, Twilight, Saoirse Ronan, Haley Steinfeld, Chloe Grace Moretz, Emma Roberts, Shailene Woodley, Divergent, Isabel Ferman

Peeta

Josh Hutcherson, Evan Peters, Hunter Parrish, Alex Pettifer, Alexander Ludvig, Liam Hemsworth

Gale

Liam Hemsworth, Henry Cavill

Cinna

Lenny Kravitz, Billy Porter, Matthew Boehmer, Eric Bana, Jude Law, Cheyanne Jackson, Michale Urie, Shrinking (Apple TV+)

Effie

Elizabeth Banks, Amy Sedaris, Jennifer Coolidge, White Lotus (on HBO), Parker Posey, Judy Greer, Kristen Wiig

Problematic elements.

Hollywood so white.

Kids as expendable.

Dystopia come true

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

37:43 - Award Season:

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Anger and arena survival.

Mockingjay pin

Behind the scenes arena building

Capital citizens

World-building

Worst and best actors.

Haymitch/Woody Harrelson

Katniss/Jennifer Lawrence

Peeta/Josh Hutcherson

Caesar Flickerman/Stanley Tucci

Cinna/Lenny Kravitz

Worst and best book characters.

Katniss

Effie

Peeta

Rue

56:10 - Book/Flick Energy:

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Book on Goodreads

Movie scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel:

Who is your favorite Beatle?

Shining Time Station

What would you eat as your last meal before entering the arena?

1:05:19 - Outro:

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park (1993) film

Connect With Us:

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Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Shad is in the Bookish Friends Facebook group (for Patrons only)

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

• Bookish Moments: summer reading guides and plane reading

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

• Deep Dive: we are chatting about the dreaded book hangover, the ways we deal with it, and what it means about our reading lives.

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:01 - MomAdvice Summer Reading Guide

2:15 - Sarah's Bookshelves Summer Reading Guide

• Sarah's Patreon if you want access to Summer Shelves

2:22 - Modern Mrs. Darcy's FREE minimalist reading guide

• MMD Full Reading Guide

2:34 - Paperback Summer Reading Guide w/FictionMatters

2:40 - Kellyhook.readsbooks on Instagram

5:53 - Current Reads

6:13 - Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas (Kaytee)

6:36 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

6:54 - Libro.fm

10:17 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (Meredith)

10:37 - Parnassus Books

14:21 - The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

16:15 - If Only You by Chloe Liese (Kaytee)

20:19 - Drowning by TJ Newman (Meredith)

21:53 - Falling by TJ Newman

22:47 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

24:28 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs (Kaytee)

24:38 - The One by John Marrs

28:52 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Meredith)

31:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

33:59 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

34:00 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

35:18 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand

35:20 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

37:21 - The Dreaded Book Hangover (or is it dreaded??)

37:41 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

38:10 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

38:31 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

44:08 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

45:59 - The Wager by David Grann

47:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:45 - If you liked my current reads, I wish you'd go back to each other and read their first books. (Kaytee)

48:04 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

48:14 - Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

48:25 - The One by John Marrs

49:07 - I wish everyone would try pink or brown noise to help focus their reading. (Meredith)

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is chatting with a special guest. Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, the president of the American Library Association is here to talk about:

• Bookish Moments: a bookish feature on TV and different readers choosing their TBR

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

• Deep Dive: Lessa is giving us a brief rundown (which I could have easily made 6 hours long) about the American Library Association and the state of libraries in the US.

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:20 - Lessa's ALA President Page

3:47 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:13 - Lessa's Good Morning America article

7:14 - Current Reads

7:30 - Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith (Lessa)

10:31 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco

10:34 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

10:54 - Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel (Kaytee)

14:36 - Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson (Lessa)

19:12 - Sea Change by Gina Chung (Kaytee)

22:45 - Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout (Lessa)

27:13 - The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea (Kaytee)

27:20 - Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea

27:33 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival

30:02 - Season 5: Episode 23

30:04 - Solito by Javier Zamora

31:46 - All Things American Library Association (ALA)

31:58 - The ALA Homepage

35:49 - Rainbow Round Table

52:11 - uniteagainstbookbans.org

54:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

54:46 - I'm wishing for everyone to find that one book that changes their life and the way that they see the world. (Lessa)

55:11 - Libby

55:15 - Novelist

55:21 - I wish that publishers would help us get a book with different information on the Library of Congress page. (Kaytee)

55:28 - Library of Congress

57:14 - Lessa's Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Website

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

• Bookish Moments: a mom win via a bookish fail, and fielding reader retreat questions

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

• Deep Dive: we both got a bit of education this week learning about publishers versus imprints and discussing our favorites

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:16 - Current Reads

6:20 - The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas (Kaytee)

6:25 - The Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

8:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

8:55 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram

10:12 - The Senator's Wife by Liv Constantine (Meredith)

12:00 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

14:13 - Dele Weds Destiny by Tomi Obaro (Kaytee)

17:27 - The Twist of A Knife by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)

18:33 - The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz

19:24 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

21:38 - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (Kaytee)

22:55 - Garcia Street Books

23:15 - The Booker Prize

23:32 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

24:51 - The Original by Branden Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal (Meredith, audible link)

25:32 - Scribd

29:22 - Publishing Houses and Imprints

30:17 - Flatiron Books

30:18 - Riverhead Books

30:19 - Tor Books

30:20 - Atria Books

30:22 - Balzer + Bray on Instagram

30:44 - Penguin Random House

30:45 - MacMillan

30:46 - Hachette Book Group

32:29 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

32:25 - Minotaur Books

35:03 - Blackstone Publishing

35:36 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

36:16 - Simon & Schuster

36:19 - HarperCollins

37:21 - St. Martin's Press

37:22 - Berkley Books

37:24 - Harlequin Books

39:18 - Legend and Lattes by Travis Baldree

40:16 - Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

42:27 - Meet Us At The Fountain

42:35 - I wish for everyone to follow Jaysen Headley @ezeekat on socials and reach out to him about coming on the podcast! (Kaytee)

42:37 - Jaysen Headley aka EzeeKat on Instagram

44:10 - I wish everyone would read Bird Box, a great summer read by Josh Malerman (Meredith)

44:10 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

45:23 - Daphne by Josh Malerman

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: new bookshelves and Bookstores for Bob

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing our bookish friends into reading the next three books on their TBRs

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:37 - Ad for Ourselves

2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon - just $5 a month! You get the Indie Press List, All Things Murderful, and Trope Thursday along with great community, and you keep the big show ad-free!

5:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:25 - Ikea Billy Bookshelves

5:30 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

8:22 - Bookstores for Bob Graphic

9:05 - Tag @maryreadsandsips in your shares!

10:35 - Current Reads

10:55 - Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Meredith)

12:24 - Richard Osman's books start with The Thursday Murder Club

16:06 - Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa (Kaytee)

18:02 - Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

20:33 - I Have Some Questions for You By Rebecca Makkai (Meredith)

21:47 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

25:05 - Sarah's Bookshelves Interview with Rebecca

30:06 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay (Kaytee)

32:02 - David Sedaris

33:36 - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (Meredith)

35:06 - We figured it out! This was recommended by Aubree @mnreadingmama

37:38 - Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Kaytee)

37:44 - Cafe Con Libros

40:59 - Boss My TBR

41:06 - Ashley Currin

41:14 - Babel by RF Kuang

41:17 - Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

41:20 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Reybourn

41:23 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman

41:25 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

42:28 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

42:33 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

45:11 - Caroline Francois

45:17 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch

45:19 - Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

45:21 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

45:25 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

45:27 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry

50:53 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:12 - I wish for everyone to try the Generations Podcast((Meredith)

51:15 - @lonestarwords on Instagram

52:24 - @fictionmatters

53:48 - I wish for people to rabbit hole via books (Kaytee)

54:10 - The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

54:13 - The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey

54:26 - Babel by RF Kuang

54:37 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

54:52 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Detective Armand Gamache. This limited-edition podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.

As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will 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.

3:50 - The Set Up

Still Life by Louise Penny

4:40 - Putting the Book Into Context

Louise Penny's age at publication

Publisher rejection

Seasonal settings and Canadian Thanksgiving

Book Awards: CNA New Blood Dagger Award, Arthur Ellis Award, Dilys Award, Anthony Award for Best First Novel

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

How did it sell

Meredith and Roxanna's first encounters with the series

No other titles for this volume (but many do have alternates!)

12:17 - A Deeper Exploration

First few paragraphs

Louise's writing style and character introduction

Our first meeting with Gamache

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

The Oddness Factor

Diagnosing the end

Exploration of human nature

Overarching themes

Still Life and Still Lives

Pacing

Is this is a cozy?

50:50 - What Do We Need to Know?

Village of Three Pines

Canadian History

59:28 - Superlatives

Biggest flaw or disappointment

Language around LGBT characters and large bodies

Favorite scene

Best food description

Character MVP

Biggest loser

Favorite foods

1:12:23 - Within the Series

Pivotal or skippable

Favorite quote

1:16:03 - Stop to Avoid Spoilers for Other Books

How it Fits within the series

Recurring visuals

Ruth's poetry

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram - This is NOT what it says in the episode. She got locked out between recording and drop day!

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

• Bookish Moments: book therapy and reading as cardio

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

• Deep Dive: planning a reading retreat with all the details

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:41 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:57 - Better Help (go to another podcast you love to get a referral code if you're interested!) This one is my personal referral

4:25 - Drowning by TJ Newman

4:30 - All Things Murderful is a Currently Reading Patreon Benefit

4:47 - Falling by TJ Newman

6:55 - Current Reads

7:00 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco (Kaytee)

7:23 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

11:58 - Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Meredith)

14:31 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

16:21 - Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray (Kaytee)

19:34 - The Black Cat Murders by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith)

19:41 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin

20:01 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

24:43 - Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee)

24:58 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

27:14 - Sarah's Bookshelves

28:09 - All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley (Meredith)

33:07 - Gretchen Rubin's post about guard shadows

34:05 - Reading Retreat Reconnaissance

39:34 - Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson

44:46 - Snackle Box

50:46 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

50:48 - Platonic by Marisa G. Franco

57:18 - Meredith's Mug Warmers

59:44 - Death at the Dive Bar Game

1:02:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:02:46 - I wish for a "Reading Blinders" invention (Kaytee)

1:03:01 - Book Neck Light

1:03:03 - Noise Canceling Headphones

1:05:05 - I wish that other readers could deeply explore a book you love together (Meredith)

1:05:13 - Journey to Three Pines debuts on Friday!

1:05:40 - Still Life by Louise Penny

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

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Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a collective search and a reading life realization

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

• Deep Dive: how grief affects reading

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:38 - Thriftbooks.com

3:31 - Trope Thursday with Bunmi is a Currently Reading Patreon benefit

5:46 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

8:04 - Candice on Bookstagram

8:20 - Current Reads

8:27 - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Mary)

9:18 - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

10:54 - Well, That was Unexpected by Jessie Q. Sutanto

11:54 - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (Kaytee)

12:05 - Becoming by Michelle Obama

15:45 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Mary)

15:51 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

18:22 - @pieladybooks Instagram

18:58 - Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (Kaytee)

19:07 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram

21:52 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith (Mary) - while this title isn't available pretty much anywhere, it is at many libraries, including Hoopla

25:17 - Libro FM

26:38 - Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J Ryan Stradal (Kaytee)

30:27 - How Grief Changes Reading

32:39 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

33:52 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

34:00 - A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn (Veronica Speedwell #8)

36:33 - Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jessie Q Sutanto

36:48 - The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert

37:47 - A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

46:13 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib

46:20 - Tell Me More by Kelli Corrigan

46:43 - Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman

47:10 - Good Mourning Podcast and Instagram and upcoming book

47:27 - Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan

47:33 - After This by Claire Bidwell Smith

48:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48:31 - I wish everyone would approach their reading slumps with grace and kindness (Mary)

49:55 - I wish for readers to add these events to their calendars (Kaytee)

50:12 - April 23rd is World Book Day

50:37 - April 29th is Independent Bookstore Day

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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

• Bookish Moments: reading mojo and a package of bookish delights

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

• Deep Dive: how do we decide which books to own or keep?

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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1:21 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - Parnassus Books

3:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (supporters get access to the IPL each month)

4:16 - Fabled Bookshop

5:32 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Publishes Sept 2023)

7:09 - Current Reads

7:23 - To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)

7:32 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

11:30 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)

16:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

18:11 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

18:54 - The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal (Kaytee)

19:06 - Schuler Books

21:10 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

21:46 - The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow (Meredith)

23:28 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

25:08 - Diving In Podcast

25:37 - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (Kaytee)

25:43 - Changing Hands Bookstore

30:27 - The Future is Yours by Dan Frey (Meredith)

34:05 - How Books Make It To Our Forever Shelves

38:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

38:20 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

38:22 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

38:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven

39:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

41:41 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield

42:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny

43:13 - Babel by RF Kuang

46:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:42 - I wish everyone would read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman in a Specific Way (Kaytee)

46:42 - Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

47:01 - Fanny Hill by John Cleland

49:04 - Pango Books

49:14 - I wish I liked putting together Ikea furniture (Meredith)

49:24 - Ikea full size Billy Bookcase

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

• Bookish Moments: the generations after us and before us in our reading lives

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

• Deep Dive: what did we learn from a no-prep current read section?

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

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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2:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:52 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

8:23 - New York Times article "Reading Around New York"

8:50 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram

9:03 - New York Times article "When Listening to a Book is Better than Reading It"

13:40 - Current Reads

13:49 - Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Meredith)

16:05 - Fabled Bookshop

17:32 - Whistleblower by Susan Fowler (aka Susan Rigetti)

18:13 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

19:35 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse (Kaytee)

26:27 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline (Meredith)

27:18 - libro.fm

30:17 - Aurora by David Koepp

34:57 - The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (Kaytee)

35:47 - Babel by RF Kuang

39:47 - Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Meredith)

39:52 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

45:24 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty (Kaytee)

45:36 - Schuler Books

51:24 - Prepping For CR Episodes

52:50 - Venco by Cherie Dimaline

55:38 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

58:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:02 - I wish listeners would pick up a book, read the first paragraph, then say "And that's when the murders started" and enjoy the giggles that ensue. (Meredith)

45:50 - I wish listeners would support the creators they love. (Kaytee)

1:00:44 - The Popcast with Knox and Jamie Patreon

1:00:48 - Laura Tremaine's Patreon

1:00:57 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon

1:01:00 - Sorta Awesome Patreon

1:03:46 - Mindy on Instagram

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading