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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!*   . . . . 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 @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com 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. . . . . 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: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Shad is in the Bookish Friends Facebook group (for Patrons only) currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and  www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: 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!*   . . . . 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) 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

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!*   . . . . 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 @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a 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!*   . . . . 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 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

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!*   . . . . 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 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

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 Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram - This is NOT what it says in the episode. She got locked out between recording and drop day! currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and  www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: 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!*   . . . . 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 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

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!*   . . . . 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 currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: 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!*   . . . . 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 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

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!*   . . . . 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

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading addiction and revisiting a favorite book rec source Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the bookish bait & switch - sometimes it's great, sometimes… not so much The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:24 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:22 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5:20 - All the Books podcast  8:19 - Current Reads 8:44 - Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (Kaytee) 11:49 - The Grace of Wild Things  by Heather Fawcett (Meredith) 12:09 - The Encyclopedia of Fairies by Heather Fawcett 14:21 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 16:38 - The Aquanauts by Dan Santat (Kaytee) 20:21 - Kell Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show by Dan Santat 20:40 - McNalley's Puzzle by Lawrence Sanders (Meredith) 24:57 - Dean Koontz books 25:16 - The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee) 27:50 - All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth (patron content) 28:18 - Black Summer by M.W. Craven (Meredith) Out of stock on Bookshop, but available on AMZ 29:49 - Fabled Bookshop and Cafe 32:44 - Bait & Switch Book Experiences 33:22 - Someday Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli  34:51 - I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai 35:22 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 35:59 - The Confession by John Grisham 36:10 - Aurora by David Koepp  37:19 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 39:03 - Pony by R.J. Palazzio 39:29 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 40:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark 40:20 - Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakaur 40:49 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 41:04 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin 41:07 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 41:23 - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid 43:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain 43:44 - I wish everyone would read my press and heart-filled book All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Kaytee) 45:50 -  I wish listeners would read my press and fantastic classic Shogun by James Clavell (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a daily quote service and an “apology cake” win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:22  - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 5:26 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe 7:39 - Current Reads 7:49 - The Local: A Legal Thriller by Joey Hartstone (Meredith) 10:49 - The Thirteenth Juror by John Lescroart 13:06 - Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (Kaytee) 16:27 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka  (Meredith) 21:21 - Maame by Jessica George (Kaytee) 26:28 - Search by Michelle Huneven (Meredith) 28:10 - From the Front Porch with Annie B.  Jones 32:55 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Kaytee) 33:16 - Bad Blood by  John Carreyrou 33:21 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 33:27 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 39:12 - What Counts as Historical Fiction?  39:23 - The Indie Press List (patron content) 40:53 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai 41:49 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 42:47 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 44:27 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 44:49 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 44:51 - Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 44:55 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamante 44:56 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 45:05 - Roots by Alex Haley 45:17 - Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 45:51 - The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani 46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain 46:57 - I wish British mystery lovers would get a subscription to BritBox (Meredith)  48:43 -  I wish for more books with behind the scenes glimpses into the writing process for that novel (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:44   - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:01 - Fairy Loot Book Only Box Adult and YA 4:21 - Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim  5:04 - Scythe Series Three Book Set by Neal Shusterman 5:25 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 9:43 - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 10:31 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 11:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas 11:18 - Current Reads 11:29 - Laura Tremaine 11:38 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee) 14:00 - Jason's Birthday Carrot Cake Recipe 14:05 - Sour Cream Apology Cake Recipe 14:45 - Black Cake Recipe 15:41 - Aurora by David Koepp (Meredith) 20:45 - Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee) 20:54 - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 20:56 - S4E21 Our Top Ten Books 24:47 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes (Meredith) 24:51 - A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 27:00 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 32:39 - For Every One by Jason Reynolds (Kaytee) 35:43 - All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay  (Meredith)  37:44 - Defending Jacob by William Landay 39:19 - The Local by Joey Hartstone 39:32 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill Meredith's co-host for All Things Murderful (patron content) 40:10 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR #1   40:18 - S3E6 Are You Book Bossy? We Are! 41:35 - Kiara's Books: 41:46 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden 41:54 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 41:57 - Light from Uncommon Stars by Rya Aoki 42:01 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 42:04 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 44:17 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb 47:32 - Shawnna's Books: 47:40 - 11/22/63 by Steven King 47:42 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 47:44 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler 47:46 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 47:49 - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer 50:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:39 - I wish everyone would follow goodreads_reviews on IG (Kaytee) 51:04 - Anne of Green Gables by LMM Montgomery 51:10 - All I Want for Christmas by Maggie Knox 51:29 - Lobinzona by Romina Garber 51:56 -  I wish The Treehouse Series starting with The 13 Story Treehouse by Andy Griffith for MG would be more widely read (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:52 - a poem that brings joy 2:56 -  If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez by Wendy Morton 4:06 - Mindy's Meno Party and book shelf viewing 6:18 - Midlife with Mindy and Meg on Sorta Awesome 8:36 - Current Reads 8:45 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Roxanna) 10:19 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien  11:15 - Pirates of the Caribbean  11:17 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 12:28 - Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabaneli (Kaytee) 12:38 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live podcast 16:23 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell (Roxanna) 16:38 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 22:09 - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Kaytee) 26:09 - Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth (Roxanna)   29:15 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 29:55 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot (Kaytee) 30:16 - CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocate 32:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz     33:53 - Deep Dive: Bookish Help for the Winter Doldrums 35:40 - Light in our spaces (Kaytee) 39:49 - Anwick Book Lamp 35:56 - Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light 36:00 - LED Taper Candles 36:58 - Romp Reading (Roxanna) 37:11 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 37:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett 37:41 - Reading snacks (Kaytee) 37:47 - Acai Dark Chocolate Blueberries by Brookside 39:24 - Lots of color in our spaces (Roxanna) 40:04 - Fantasy reading in familiar worlds (Roxanna) 40:24 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas 41:03 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark 41:12 - S4E41 Tandem Watch + All Things Roxanna 41:13 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark 43:14 - Delight reading (Roxanna) 43:27 - The Book of Delights by Ross Gay 45:15 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay 45:37 - Small doses of reading joy (Kaytee) 45:39 - G'morning, G'night: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin Manuel Miranda 45:46 - The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha    45:47 - Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha 46:06 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig 47:03 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver 47:58 - Rereading (Roxanna) 48:11 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery  48:17 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 48:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 49:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:14 - I wish for a service to send me lines from my favorite book daily (Roxanna) 50:25 - I wish for a book tasting experience for all readers (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: and a bookish clean slate Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we've traveled in books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:43 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:10 - Glocusent LED Neck Book Light 7:43 - Current Reads 6:32 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg (Kaytee) 11:23 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig (Meredith) 16:44 - My Darkest Prayer by SA Cosby (Kaytee) 17:04 - Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby 17:11 - Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby 19:44 - Adam Lazarre White 21:46 - The Never King by Nikki St Crow (Meredith) 22:40 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 23:52 - The Popcast: The Nos of Reading 24:20 - Currently Reading patron Facebook group 27:44 - Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (Kaytee) 27:57 - stephanie.peters.bonin on IG 30:13 - Oregon Trail game  31:09 - The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (Meredith) 32:30 - The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 32:39 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 32:40 - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth 34:27  - Deep Dive: Fictional Travel Inspired by Books 34:34 - S5E28 Travel Inspired by Books 35:12 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 36:16 - (The Narnia Series) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis 36:22 - The Harry Potter Series  36:29 - The Nevermoor Series by Jessica Townsend 37:24 - A Court of Thorn and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas 38:04 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill 38:14 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldress 38:57 - Heidi by Johanna Spyri 39:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 39:51 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano 40:24 - American Royals by Katharine McGee 41:11- The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean 41:40 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 42:10 - The Tale of Hilltop Farm by Susan Wittig Albert 42:16 - Beatrix Potter series 42:42 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black 42:41 - Circe by Madeline Miller 43:10 - Tilly and the Book Wanderers by Anna James 44:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain 44:10 I wish to make a wish for our Megan (Kaytee) 45:47 I wish for more of us to be prepared for storms by reading We are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilley. (Meredith) 48:19 - The Childrens' Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin  48:29 - Elizabeth Robinson Barnhill on IG @wacoreads Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we've traveled in books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:04 - Anwick Book Lamp 4:14 - Santa Fe International Literary Festival 6:18 - Current Reads 6:32 - Silent Voices by Ann Cleaves (Meredith) 6:51 - BritBox 11:10 - The Long Call by Ann Cleaves 11:29 - The Crow Trap by Ann Cleaves 11:42 - Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Kaytee) 18:32 - Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan (Meredith) 23:50 - How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price (Kaytee) 27:34 - The Daily Stoic 27:36 - The Painted Porch Bookshop 29:04 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith) 33:35 - Hench by Natalize Zina Walschots 33:36 - The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett 35:12 - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (Kaytee) 35:18 - Libro.fm 37:17 - Fabled Bookshop 37:18 - Times Undoing by Cheryl A. Head 38:08 - Deep Dive: Travel Inspired by Books 40:22 - The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker 41:03 - Violeta by Isabel Allende  41:49 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 42:17 - Shogun by James Clavell 43:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon  43:53 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan 44:19 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith 44:50 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 45:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 45:15 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adrianna Herrera 45:34 - BookPeople 46:57 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle Mcnamara 47:41 - A City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 49:24 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish mediocre books would be saved by turning them into amazing shows. (Meredith) 50:34 - Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber (Amazon link) I wish every bookstore sold bookstore stickers. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

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

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we've been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a “job,” and we're answering those questions today! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:54 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:02 - CR Season 5: Episode 12 4:09 - Fable app 4:11 - CR Season 5: Episode 15 5:56 - Zeel app 8:36 - Current Reads 8:45 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (Kaytee) 9:05 - Sea Change by Gina Chung 9:27 - Bookmarks 12:36 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles (Meredith) 14:18 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven 14:19 - Hide by Kiersten White 16:14 - Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez (Kaytee) 18:29 - Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo 20:16 - A Week in Winter by Marcia Willett (Meredith, amazon link) 21:54 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher 25:04 - The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (Kaytee) 29:25 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 31:00 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (Meredith) 31:08 - Hearts and Daggers podcast 34:58 - Deep Dive: When Reading is Your Job 40:48 - NetGalley 40:52 - Libro.fm 47:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish everyone knew about the library extension you can add to your browser (Kaytee) 47:47 - LibraryExtension 49:12 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell I wish romances would delineate spicy scenes with different colored text. (Meredith) 50:06 - The Popcast 50:11 - The Popcast episode 489 - The Nos of Books Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week 1:40 - Milwaukee Public Library on Instagram 4:21 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann 5:07 - Current Reads 5:17 - Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (Mary) 10:06 - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylen (Kaytee) 14:00 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult  15:19 - Join the CR Patreon to hear Kaytee's spoiler filled discussion on Mad Honey w/Sarah from Sarah's Bookshelves Live 17:09 - Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Mary) 17:22 - Good Omens by Niel Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 21:35 - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Kaytee) 22:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 24:46 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston 25:43 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson (Mary) 28:00 - Storygraph 31:44 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (Kaytee) 32:02 - Fabled Bookshop 35:48 - Deep Dive: Books that Unleash our Feminist Rage 38:51 - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 40:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller  40:36 - The Power by Naomi Alderman 40:40 - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 41:52 - Vox by Christina Dalcher 42:04 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte  42:09 - The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins 42:10 - The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell 42:11 - Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 42:27 - Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente 43:09 - Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson 43:35 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 45:15 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 47:43 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski 48:36 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 49:26 - The Witches of Moonshyne Manor by BIanca Marais  52:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish publishers or creators would create specific ASMR rooms alongside the publishing of a new novel. (Mary) 53:05 - The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling I wish we could “gamify” our reading lives. (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: TBR evaluation and a great e-reader setup Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: an exploration and praise of the Quiet book The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:44 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:14 - Kindle Oasis 4:16 - Casebot Kindle Oasis Case  7:01 - Kindle Paperwhite 7:38 - Current Reads 7:53 - Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Kaytee) 12:29 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor 12:44 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor (Meredith) 17:52 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 17:53 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 17:54 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 18:42 - Chef's Kiss by TJ Alexander (Kaytee) 19:18 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl 23:35 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass (Meredith) 25:46 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 26:53 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh 27:25 - The Book Scavengers by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman  27:27 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 27:53 - The Einsteins of Vista Point by Ben Guterson 28:28 - Violeta by Isabel Allende (Kaytee) 28:34 - An Unlikely Story 32:11 - Never Lie by Freida McFadden (Meredith) 38:02 - The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 38:38 - Deep Dive: Quiet Books 43:00 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 44:07 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 45:42 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 47:18 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 48:09 - Tara Road by Mauve Binchey 48:35 - We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates 48:37 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein 48:45 - The Dutch House by Anne Patchett 48:46 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 50:45 - What Should I Read Next w/Anne Bogel 50:58 - From the Front Porch w/Annie B. Jones 51:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish we all had readerly “What Should I Read Next” bubbles that popped up when talking with new readers. (Kaytee) I wish everyone would shake up their reading formats and do something outside their “norm”. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading peccadilloes and reading as a race Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: questions and answers about a reading partnership, and how that works in the real world of Roxanna and Meredith The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:02 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:49 - Season 5: Episode 21 8:47 - Current Reads 8:56 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Roxanna) 15:36 - Babel by R.F. Kuang (Meredith) 26:29 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith (Roxanna) 26:43 - The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 30:56 - The Drift by C.J. Tudor (Meredith) 32:38 - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor 35:41 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (Roxanna) 35:56 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 38:11 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 39:52 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Meredith) 42:44 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny (Meredith mistakenly said castle instead of houses) 46:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 47:29 - The Long Way Home by Louise Penny 50:45 - If you are interested in a new Louise Penny segment called “A Journey to Three Pines” featuring Meredith and Roxanna, reach out in all the ways to let us know! Currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com, @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram, or in the Bookish Friends Group if you're a member of Patreon. 52:09 - Still Life by Louise Penny 52:52 - Deep Dive: Cultivating a Reading Partnership 56:42 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (ACOTAR #2) 59:11 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 1:00:01 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 1:08:38 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish to read more contemporary fiction and Own Voices in 2023 (Roxanna) I wish everyone would realize you can have a fulfilling reading year no matter how many books you read (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Today's minisode has an additional top 5 list to add to your 2023 TBRs! We've got Mindy, Mary, and Roxanna here with their favorite books of 2022, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! These three had the best time chatting together without any hosts, and we're so grateful to Mindy for pulling this episode together behind-the-scenes! Minisode show notes are not timestamped or transcripted, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.  *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 dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!* . . . . How we chose our lists Top 5 for each of the Show Regulars: When Stars are Scattered by Omar Mohammad  (Roxanna #5) Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Mary #5ish) Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (Mindy #5) Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale Bookish Friend Morgan Tallman @literallyreaadingmor Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Roxanna #4) Bookish Friend Betsie @bookishbetsie Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree ALSO (Mary #4) Angelica Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne (Mary's Superlative: Most Surprising Book) The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Mindy #4) Bookish Friend Joy Stallworth @joyinabook The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by  Alka Joshi (Roxanna #3) Season 4, Episode 41 Tandem Watch and Read + All Things Roxanna The Ogress and the Orphan by Kelly Barnhill (Mary #3ish) The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Address Unknown by Katherine Kressman Taylor (Mindy #3) An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna #2) Season 5, Episode 4 Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams (Mary #2ish) Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau ALSO (Mindy #2) Forty Autumns by Nina Willner (Mindy's superlative: Most Surprising Book) Babel by R.F. Kuang (Roxanna #1) Indie Press List for Patrons Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett (Mary #1ish) A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy #1) Beartown by Fredrik Backman Us Against You by Fredrik Backman Mindy's trip to meet Fredrik Backman thanks to Bookish Friends Season 5, Episode 11 The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around Season 5, Episode 22 Our Top Ten Reads of 2022! Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a big sale, a reading husband, and 2023 reading observations Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: author completists - the ones we've read all of and the ones we want to read all of The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:02 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:05 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel 3:24 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch 7:52 - Currently Reading Patreon 8:45 - Our Current Reads 9:16 - Lavender House by Lev A.C. Rosen (Kaytee) 12:15 - Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah (Meredith) 16:19 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah 16:48 - Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (Kaytee) 17:03 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse 20:28 - Thornyhold by Mary Stewart (Meredith, Amazon Link) 25:09 - The Once and Future King by T.H. White 25:15 - The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart 26:24 - Solito by Javier Zamora (Kaytee) 30:12 - How to Sell A Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Meredith) 32:43 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 32:54 - The Final Girls Support Group by Grady Hendrix 37:01 - Deep Dive: Authors We've Read Completely or Want to Complete 38:00 - Taft by Ann Patchett 38:23 - The Hangman by Louise Penny 38:31 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hilary Clinton 38:56 - The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard 39:34 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 40:12 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 40:37 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 40:38 - Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby 41:19 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow 42:06 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 44:30 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 44:31 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke 44:41 - Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield (not Susanna Clarke) 44:41 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke (correct short stories, Amazon Link) 45:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 47:14 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles 48:19 - Final Girls by Riley Sager 48:21 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager 49:18 - Visit Us At The Fountain I wish to make a record keeper of my kids' series books. (Kaytee) I wish Murderful fans would watch The Menu, and someone would write a book like this movie. (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are sharing our top ten reads of 2022! Can you guess where we overlap? This is a GREAT stack of books and we are so thrilled to share it with you. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 2:31 - Currently Reading Patreon 6:41 - Send your questions for Meredith and Roxanna to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com by JANUARY 4 7:09 - Our 2022 Reading Recap 13:00 - CR Season 5: Episode 20 18:11 - NetGalley 25:23 - Kindle Oasis 27:25 - Book Darts 29:02 - Murder at Black Oaks by Philip Margolin (Meredith's lowest rated read) 29:13 - The Harbor by Katrina Engberg (Meredith's 2nd lowest rated read) 29:58 - Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein (Kaytee's lowest rated read) 30:05 - PangoBooks 30:36 - The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye (Kaytee's 2nd lowest rated read) 33:50 - Our Top Ten Ranked Reads of 2022 33:58 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Meredith) 35:04 - Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (Kaytee) 35:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller 35:22 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 35:23 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 36:11 - The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Meredith) 37:21 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee) 38:37 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett (Meredith) 40:59 - Breathe and Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee) 41:04 - CR Season 5: Episode 14 42:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith) 46:14 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Kaytee) 48:09 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier (Meredith) 48:17 - The Popcast 51:11 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee)  52:57 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith) 55:58 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee) 57:32 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree (Meredith) 1:00:06 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay  1:00:07 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers  1:00:08 - A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna 1:00:13 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree 1:01:15 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Kaytee) 1:02:10 - An Unlikely Story 1:03:05 - A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (Meredith) 1:04:53 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb (Kaytee) 1:07:20 - Babel by RF Kuang (Meredith #2, Kaytee #1) 1:14:32 - An Immense World by Ed Yong (Kaytee #2) 1:16:13 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith #1) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are revisiting the very first Top 10 episode we ever aired. We've grown a lot as podcasters since then and our tastes have changed some, so it was a fun trip down memory lane. We hope this episode stocks your TBRs with books that are ALL backlist now, and easy to grab from the library! 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!*   . . . . 3:10 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:12 - Deep Dive: Our Best Books of 2018 5:33 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 7:03 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne 8:56 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 9:39 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 10:50 -  The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie 11:36 -  The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast 11:47 - CR Season 1: Episode 7 11:53 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones 13:02 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 14:04 - Educated by Tara Westover 14:58 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 17:05 - Circe by Madeline Miller 18:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 10 18:52 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle 19:59 - Calypso by David Sedaris 21:26 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 21:31 - CR Season 1: Episode 3 22:04 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 23:07 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 24:20 - CR Season 1: Episode 18 24:22 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 26:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 26:19 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 29:04 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 31:15 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 31:20 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 32:12 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 32:16 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 32:24 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 35:07 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman 35:08 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman 40:58 - CR Sea