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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: How books will always be there for us and how ratings easily influence reading Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: answering the question “How do you handle reading a book you're not going to enjoy or HAVE to read”. from listener Adrienne. 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) .  .  .  .  .  1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:50 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield  6:52 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 6:54 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 6:56 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 11:34 - Our Current Reads 11:41 - Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick (Kaytee) 12:21 - Betches Media 12:23 - @emilyinyourphone on Instagram 16:13 - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 16:16 - Thriftbooks 17:27 - People Like Them by Samira Sedira (Meredith) 18:52 - Foyles 21:48 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 22:54 - Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Kaytee) 23:03 - The Boulder Bookstore 26:16 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 27:32 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Meredith) 34:26 - Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee) 37:54 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith) 40:34 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 42:18 - The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields  44:55 - Deep Dive: Reading Books We “Have” To Read 52:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain 52:23 - I wish to press What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. (Kaytee) 52:29 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 55:09 - I wish to remind you to make a plan for your fall reading NOW before time gets away from you - - AND get your mammogram if you need to! (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September's IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Welcome to The Cozy Mystery Book Club! Join your hostess Angela Maria Hart and cozy mystery authors Annie McEwen & Paula Charles/Jana Rollins for their cozy conversation discussing A Killer Plot by Ellery Adams.

Discuss Kate Young's On Borrowed Crime with Angela, Christine, and Mary! A modern day Agatha Christie cozy mystery with lots of twists and turns.  On Borrowed Crime by Kate Young A shoe-in read for fans of Ellery Adams and Kate Carlisle, On Borrowed Crime is the first in Kate Young's new Georgia-set, sweet tea filled, Jane Doe Book Club mysteries. The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn't fun and games... Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as receptionist for her uncle's private investigative firm, her fellow true crime obsessed Jane Doe members are the friends she's always wanted, and her parents just celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. But recently, with her best friend Melanie on vacation, and her ex-boyfriend and horrible cousin becoming an item and moving in next door to her, her idyllic life is on the fritz. The cherry on top of it all is finding Carol, a member of the club, dead and shoved into a suitcase, left at Lyla's front door. Unusual circumstances notwithstanding, with Carol's heart condition, the coroner rules Carol's death undetermined. But when they discover the suitcase belongs to Melanie, who had returned from her vacation the following morning, Sweet Mountain police begin to suspect Lyla's best friend. Determined that police are following the wrong trail, to clear her friend's name, and to not allow Carol become one of the club's studied cold cases, Lyla begins to seek out the real killer. That is, until she becomes the one sought after. Now, finding the truth could turn her into the killer's next plot twist, unless she wins the game of cat and mouse.   YouTube Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFMgI-V5Vjo&t=609s  GoodReads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/51123474    Christine Keck Twitter: @Christinek311 Instagram: @christine_bookselfies Mary Baza Twitter: @baza_mary Instagram: @mimsbookshelves   ~ ~ WHERE TO FIND ME (ANGELA) ONLINE ~ ~ ♡ Website: http://angelamariahart.com/ ♡ Twitter: https://twitter.com/writerahart (@writerahart) ♡ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerahart... (@writerahart) ♡ YouTube:    / booksaremyhart   (@booksaremyhart) Featuring Classically Cozy Conversations, Cozy Mystery Writing 101, Romantics at Hart, The Cozy Mystery Book Club, & Chatting Romance ♡ GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/angelamaria... (@angelamariahart) ♡ BlogLovin: https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/angel... ♡ Pinterest Personal Account: https://www.pinterest.com/angelamhart... (@angelamhart2011) ♡ Pinterest Business: https://www.pinterest.com/authorangel... (@authorangelahart) ♡ Tumblr: https://writerangela.tumblr.com/ (@writerangela) ♡ WeHeartIt: https://weheartit.com/writerangelahart ♡ WattPad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/writerahart ♡ Sign Up for My Monthly Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/12736139528e/angel... ♡ linktr.ee/angelamariahart

John Charles in conversation with Jennifer Robson and Ellery Adams

Join The Cozy Mystery Book Club's Angela Maria Hart and guest sleuther, Kelly Reynolds, for a cozy discussion of The Secret, Book, & Scone Society by Ellery Adams.

Welcome to the next episode of Cozy on up in NC Cardinal! Each episode is a journey through a Cozy Mystery theme or author available in NC Cardinal. The national Collaborative Summer Learning Program theme this year was Oceans of Possibilities, so we're going to take some inspiration from that and look at beach and island themed cozies! If you've got a Cozy Mystery topic or question you'd like me to look into in a future episode, just post it in the comments in our social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), or in the episode Q&A in Spotify! Or, join our Goodreads group or Amazon Book Clubs to discuss online with others. www.amazon.com/amazonbookclubs/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.32bed2a0-7ebc-0c04-7a91-d60ee307e970 www.goodreads.com/group/show/1176811-cozy-on-up-in-nc-cardinal Little Bookshop of Murder (Sept 2020) book #1 in A Beach Read's Mystery series, by Maggie Blackburn. cozy-mysteries-unlimited.com/blackburn-maggie www.fantasticfiction.com/b/maggie-blackburn/ Booked for Death (Aug 2020) book #1 in A Book Lover's B&B Mystery series, by Victoria Gilbert. cozy-mystery.com/victoria-gilbert.html victoriagilbertmysteries.com/ Live and Let Chai (July 2018) book #1 in Seaside Cafe Mystery series, by Bree Baker. cozy-mystery.com/bree-baker.html www.julieannelindsey.com/bree-baker Asking For Truffle (Sept 2017) book #1 in A Southern Chocolate Shop Mystery series, by Dorothy St. James. cozy-mystery.com/dorothy-st-james.html www.dorothystjames.com/ By Book or by Crook (Feb 2015) book #1 in Lighthouse Library Mystery series, by Eva Gates Learn more about the lighthouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKUNR_LcKzI cozy-mystery.com/eva-gates.html www.fantasticfiction.com/g/eva-gates/ A Killer Plot (June 2010) book #1 in A Books By the Bay Mystery series, by Ellery Adams. cozy-mystery.com/ellery-adams.html elleryadamsmysteries.com/ A Timely Vision (May 2010) book #1 in A Missing Pieces Mystery series, by Joyce and Jim Lavene. cozy-mystery.com/joyce-and-jim-lavene.html www.fantasticfiction.com/l/joyce-and-jim-lavene/

Author Ellery Adams joins us for a very bookish episode of Get Cozy Podcast today! We're chatting all about her latest novel, The Vanishing Type, the healing powers of books, and some super fun book cover trivia you won't want to miss! Thanks for listening!

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want 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!*   . . . . 1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week 2:25 - Brave Writer  5:28 - Current Reads 5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee) 9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith) 10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott 10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott  10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett 14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee) 14:33 - Laura Tremaine's Secret Stuff  17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith) 19:41 - Boswell Books  19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams  19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black 22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee) 22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1) 25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny 26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith) 27:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah  31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah 31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading 32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop 32:40 - The Daily Stoic 32:54 - Ryan Holiday's 8 Rules for Reading Video  33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19 33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers 34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie 47:29  - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee) 50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon 51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok 51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith) 53:44 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger  55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Scott Richards talks with Ellery Adams about her charming new murder mystery!

This episode features an excerpt from The Whispered Word, book 2 in the Secret, Book and Scone Society series by Ellery Adams. It is read by local actor Ariel Linn. The Whispered Word is available for purchase. You can learn more about Ellery Adams and her writing on her website. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to our podcast newsletter. If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble. You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.

We finalize our holiday break with a recast of one of our favorites from this past year. Ellery Adams. Enjoy

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a birthday gift for a friend and winter prep Current Reads: we've got lots of five-star books for you today readers, and one that didn't hit the mark Deep Dive: the fictional worlds we would love to live in (or maybe just visit) Book Presses: a graphic novel and a perfectly quiet winter book 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below 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!*   . . . . Season 4, Episode 18: 0:10 - An Ad for Ourselves 1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon 5:05 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:47 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 7:07 - Three Lives & Company bookstore 9:03 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles 10:06 - Current Reads: 10:18 - Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson (Kaytee) 12:40 - Ash Davidson's About Me page 14:09 - Greenwood by Michael Christie 14:58 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith)  15:16 - Still Life by Louise Penny (1st in Three Pines series) 19:12 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny 21:07 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody (Kaytee) 21:15 - Netgalley 22:47 - Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling 22:49 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell 23:33 - The Weeping Tide by Amanda Foody (pre-order link) 24:07 - Pony by R. J. Palacio (Meredith) 24:21 - Page and Palette Bookstore  27:04 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 28:36 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 30:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee) 34:23 - Master of Sorrows by Justin Travis Call (Meredith) 34:32 - Fabled Bookshop 41:09 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 42:39 - Blackwell's 44:17 - Deep Dive: Worlds We Want to Dive Into 44:54 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 45:27 - Still Life (1st in the Three Pines series) by Louise Penny 46:27 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 46:45 - Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages and Co #1) by Anna James 47:19 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (HP #1) by J.K. Rowling 47:25 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston 47:42 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 47:59 - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien 47:60 - Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien 49:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 49:54 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 50:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 50:38 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 51:13 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 52:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 52:27 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee) 54:13 - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (Meredith) 56:15 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

This episode features the first chapter of Murder in the Mystery Suite, the first Book Retreat mystery by Ellery Adams. It is read by local actor Ariel Linn. Murder in the Mystery Suite was published by Berkley Prime Crime in January of 2014 and is available for purchase. Learn more about the author and her writing on her website. In each episode, we share with you mystery short stories and mystery novel first chapters read by actors from the San Joaquin Valley. Our theme song was written and performed by Kevin Memley. If you enjoyed this episode please review or rate it as that helps more people be able to find us! Also, consider subscribing so you never miss an episode-both to this podcast and to our podcast newsletter. If you would like to help support this podcast and Kings River Life financially, and get some fun rewards, check out our Patreon Page. You can also make a one time donation through Paypal and you can purchase some fun Mysteryrat's Maze merchandise on Redbubble. You can find more mystery fun on our websites Kings River Life Magazine and KRL News and Reviews.

Welcome to the next episode of Cozy on up in NC Cardinal! Each episode is a journey through a Cozy Mystery genre theme or author available in NC Cardinal. If you've got a Cozy Mystery topic or question you'd like me to look into in a future episode, just post it in the comments in our social media post on Facebook or Twitter! Our inaugural episode covered “what is a cozy mystery?” Today, we're looking at holiday cozies, particularly those set during Halloween. Halloween and Christmas are the two most popular holidays that a series eventually gets to, with Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, St. Patrick's Day, and Valentine's Day also appearing in some series. There are 66 Halloween or Autumn cozy mysteries in NC Cardinal, so I had to narrow it down. I'm reviewing cozy mysteries that have bookstores, libraries, or a book club with Halloween as the main theme or setting. Mass Market Paperback The Legend of Sleepy Harlow by Kylie Logan (2014) Book #3 in The League of Literary Ladies Mystery series, with a total of 5 books. https://cozy-mystery.com/kylie-logan.html Behind Chocolate Bars by Kathy Aarons (2016) Book #3 in A Chocolate Covered Mystery series, with a total of 3 books. https://cozy-mystery.com/Kathy-Aarons.html Paperback The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates (2018) Book #4 in A Lighthouse Library Mystery series, now up to 8 books, with #8 released in May 2021. https://cozy-mystery.com/Eva-Gates.html Hardback Death Overdue by Allison Brook (2017) Book #1 in A Haunted Library Mystery series, now up to 5 books, with #5 to be released in Nov 2021. https://cozy-mystery.com/Diane-A.-S.-Stuckart.html Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert (2018) Book #2 in A Blue Ridge Library Mystery series, now up to 6 books, with #6 to be released in Dec 2021. https://cozy-mystery.com/victoria-gilbert.html Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams (2021) Book #4 in A Secret, Book, and Scone Society series, now up to 4 books, with this title released in Jan 2021. https://cozy-mystery.com/Ellery-Adams.html

Linda Hengerer talks with author Barbara Barrett.To avoid a midlife crisis, Barbara Barrett wrote fiction at night while still employed in human resources for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and two novellas, she turned to the cozy mystery genre, having discovered it years before when pregnant with her first child. She used one of her retirement pastimes, the game of mah jongg, as her inspiration. Her next book, Courtesy Call, to be released August 31, 2021, is the ninth in the Mah Jongg Mysteries series and is available now. Barbara spends her winters in Florida and summers in her home state of Iowa.Subscribe to her newsletter subscription at www.subscribepage.com/BBCozies or check out her website at www.barbarabarrettbooks.com to find out more about her books and upcoming releases.Courtesy Call - available now!Get to know Barbara - The Tart Words Baker's Dozen:1.   Plotter or Pantser? Combo?  Combo2.   Tea or Coffee?  Coffee  (More like Diet Coke or Water)3.   Beer, Wine, or Cocktails?  Wine4.   Snacks: Sweet or Savory?   Sweet5.   Indie Published, Traditionally Published, or Hybrid?  Hybrid6.   Strict Writing Schedule: Yes or No  No7.    Strictly Computer or Mix It Up? Strictly computer8.    Daily Goal: Yes or No   No9.    Formal Track Progress: Yes or no  No10.  Special Writing Spot?  Yes11.   Writer's Block?  Not often12.   File of Ideas: Yes or No  Just in my head13.   Favorite Author(s)?   Lucy Lakestone, Mary Lee Ashford, Sparkle Abbey, Ellery Adams

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Cozy on up in NC Cardinal! Each episode will be a journey through cozy mysteries available in NC Cardinal. I'll review a Cozy Mystery genre theme or author available in NC Cardinal. Amazon Kindle, Libby or Overdrive eBooks may also be mentioned. If you've got a Cozy Mystery topic or question you'd like me to look into in a future episode, just post it in the comments in our social media post on Facebook or Twitter! In honor of August as National Peach Month, I'll be reviewing the following books: NC Cardinal A Peach of A Murder by Livia J. Washburn (2006) - https://cozy-mystery.com/livia-j-washburn.html Peach Clobbered by Anna Gerard (2019) - https://cozy-mystery.com/Diane-A.-S.-Stuckart.html Peaches and Scream by Susan Furlong (2015) - https://cozy-mystery.com/susan-furlong.html Peach Pies and Alibis by Ellery Adam (2013) - https://cozy-mystery.com/Ellery-Adams.html Peaches and Screams by G. A. McKevett (2002) - https://cozy-mystery.com/g-a-mckevett.html Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke (2005) - many of her books are available on the Libby app, for free with your library card. - https://cozy-mystery.com/Joanne-Fluke.html Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria by Diane Kelly (2013) - https://cozy-mystery.com/diane-kelly.html Marinating in Murder by Linda Wiken (2018) - https://cozy-mystery.com/linda-wiken.html Amazon Kindle Georgia Peach Truffle Murder by Wendy Meadows (2016) - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/wendy-meadows/maple-hills-cozy-mystery/ A Dash of Peach by Wendy Meadows (2017) - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/wendy-meadows/sweet-peach-bakery/ Peaches and Crime by Amber Crewes (2019) - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/amber-crewes/sandy-bay-cozy-mystery/ Peaches and Scream by Chelsea Thomas (2020) - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/chelsea-thomas/apple-orchard-cozy-mystery/ Southern Peach Pie and a Dead Guy by A. Gardner (2020) - Peach Cobbler Poison by Diana DuMont (2020) - https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/diana-dumont/ Peach Cobbler Confessions by Addison Moore (2020) -

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a book that confused us both, and a great podcast episode Current Reads: a second in a series, a great premise, a great title, and a book filled with a-holes Deep Dive: the authors whose books we pre-order as soon as we know about them Book Presses: two presses from some of our favorite auto-buy authors 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 2:10 - Diving In Podcast 2:39 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 4:05 - Currently Reading Patreon 4:27 - The Novel Neighbor bookstore 4:45 - Novel Neighbor's Instagram @novelneighbor 6:39 - Super Host by Kate Russo 8:04 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 8:06 - The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani Current Reads: 9:01 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (Meredith) 9:11 - Fabled Bookshop 9:29 - Book of the Month 13:57 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez 14:36 - The Escape Room by Megan Goldin (Kaytee) 14:53 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin 15:33 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 15:38 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz 16:08 - And Then There were None by Agatha Christie 16:11 - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 17:38 - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg (Meredith) 19:50 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 21:44 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty  23:16 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 23:46 - Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox (Kaytee) 24:06 - Love Lives Here by Maria Goff 26:31 - Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend (Meredith) 27:48 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 27:51 - The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 31:27 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee) 33:51 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 33:56 - The Book Review Podcast 34:14 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke 34:23 - Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby Deep Dive - Auto-Buy Authors and Books 37:40 - Still Life by Louise Penny 38:02 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (Pre-order link) 38:12 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 38:19 - A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 38:27 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 38:33 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 38:49 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 39:12 - Cazadora by Romina Garber (Preorder link) 39:14 - Lobizona by Romina Garber 39:34 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 39:36 - On The Come Up by Angie Thomas 39:39 - Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 40:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 40:30 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 40:48 - The One by John Marrs 40:49 - The Passengers by John Marrs 40:51 - The Minders by John Marrs 41:10 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 41:15 - Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (Preorder link) 41:47 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles 42:19 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 42:21 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James 42:23 - The Haunting of Maddie Clare by Simone St. James 42:35 - Descent by Tim Johnston 42:36 - The Current by Tim Johnston 43:26 - A Carnival of Snackery by David Sedaris (preorder link) 43:57 - Four Hundred Souls edited by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain 45:48 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley 46:17 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper 46:33 - The Dry by Jane Harper 46:50 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper 47:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley 47:15 - The Editor by Steven Rowley 47:16 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 47:57 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 48:05 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 48:17 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 48:19 - The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig 48:41 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 49:35 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth (Meredith) 51:36 - Gone Girl by Gillian Finn 52:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield  53:25 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Kaytee) 53:26 - Dear Justyce by Nic Stone 54:38 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:20  - Fabled Bookshop Current Reads: 4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith) 4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm 4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney 5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast 7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee) 8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two 11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith) 14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee) 20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith) 24:11 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith  24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores 29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan 31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram 31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 32:19 - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet 34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry 36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence 38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith) 41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (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 currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Ink and Shadows: Book by Ellery Adams “Entertaining…packed with mystery, romance, and sisterhood.” Website : https://gobookmart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

In this week's show, I had the pleasure of speaking with Natalie Haynes about her latest novel A THOUSAND SHIPS.  I also highlighted some of the week's new book releases.  Don't forget to download The 2021 Winter Reading List — a reader's free guide to the season's best reads!  Get your free copy at:  bibliolifestyle.com/2021wrl   Books to keep on your radar:  INK AND SHADOWS by Ellery Adams is the fourth novel in a cozy mystery series featuring a librarian-turned-bookseller named Nora Pennington who has a fondness for bibliotherapy and a sideline in solving crime.  When an accidental death turns out to be something much more sinister, the only hope is that Nora can be a heroine herself and lead the Secret, Book, and Scone Society in a successful investigation -- before more bodies turn up and the secrets from the past come back to haunt them all.   THE REMOVED by Brandon Hobson is a novel steeped in Cherokee myths and history, as it shares the story of a fractured family.  We see their grief and resilience, as they reckon with the tragic death of their son 15 years ago.  There’s hope, though, as the family finds comfort and attempt to heal their grief.   BLACK WIDOWS by Cate Quinn is a domestic thriller set in Utah and the novel focuses on the wives from a polygamistic family.  Each of the wives are extremely different from one another. The only thing that they had in common was Blake. Until all three are accused of his murder.   *** BiblioLifestyle newsletter subscribers are the first to know all the podcast happenings, get free goodies in the mail and they can enter for the chance to win free books. Every Friday you’ll get a special treat in your inbox filled with inspirational content, book recommendations, self-care tips, original interviews, and things we think you’ll enjoy. The best part? You will only receive ONE email per week and it will be an amazing 5-minute read or less! Get our free weekly delivery - bibliolifestyle.com. A list of all the books mentioned in the show can be found at bibliohappyhour.com. To find an independent bookstore near you or when you're traveling, visit bibliofinder.com. For as little as $1/month, you can tune in to our “off the cuff” discussion (aka the aftershow),  get our tailored “top shelf” book recommendations, behind the scenes content, perks, and more when you become a supporter on Patreon. Join us at patreon.com/bibliofinder.

New York Times bestseller author, Ellery Adams, has written over thirty novels and can’t imagine spending a day away from the keyboard. Ms. Adams, a Native New Yorker, has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and wastes far too much time on Pinterest. She lives with her husband and two children (aka the Trolls) in central North Carolina.Ink and Shadows - Nora Pennington is known for her window displays, and as Halloween approaches, she decides to showcase fictional heroines like Roald Dahl's Matilda and Madeline Miller's Circe. A family-values group disapproves of the magical themes, though, and wastes no time launching a modern-day witch hunt. Suddenly, former friends and customers are targeting not only Nora and Miracle Books, but a new shopkeeper, Celeste, who's been selling CBD oil products.Nora and her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society are doing their best to put an end to the strife--but then someone puts an end to a life. Though the death is declared an accident, the ruling can't explain the old book page covered with strange symbols and disturbing drawings left under Nora's doormat, a postcard from an anonymous stalker, or multiple cases of vandalism.The only hope is that Nora can be a heroine herself and lead the Secret, Book, and Scone Society in a successful investigation--before more bodies turn up and the secrets from Celeste's past come back to haunt them all . . .

Episode 19: Cozy Mysteries: Reading and Writing In This Episode: The Book Evangelists discuss reading and writing cozy mysteries. Morning Chatter Why aren't we discussing “The Splendid and the Vile” yet? What are our hot caffeinated beverages of choice? Lissa's Reading Slump is OVER! So MUCH READING! She recently finished The Roommate by Rosie Danan Beach Read by Emily Henry Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Miss Buncle's Book by D.L. Stevenson Cozy Mysteries and Writing Craft books Marian read: The Christmas Egg by Mary Kelly Fundraising the Dead by Sheila Connolly The Art of the English Murder by Lucy Worsley The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell Lissa read: Death at Wentwater Court by Carola Dunn The Winter Garden Mystery by Carola Dunn Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn (past the murder, not to the solving bit yet) Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (just the opening setup, stopped before a murder) “How to Outline a Cozy Mystery” workbook by Sara Rosett Tvtropes.com article on Cozy mysteries What we discussed: Could you, would you, write a mystery? Does the “cozy” aspect make murder more palatable? Did you notice that cozies predominantly feature female protagonists? How does one plan and plot and outline a more complicated story when one usually is not a planner? Free Cat Content This episode ends with some free cat content, coinciding with our very first SURPRISE PODCAST GUEST. If you like purring, you'll like this last bit quite a lot! Coming Up Next episode: Marian and Lissa read and discuss Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz. Our Show Notes include mentions and recommendations, all linked for your convenience. What else would you like to see here? Music Credit: The music used during transitions in our podcast is adapted from: Jazzy Sax, Guitar, and Organ at the club by Admiral Bob (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/58382 Ft: geoffpeters

In this week's show, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nadia Owusu about her memoir AFTERSHOCKS.  I also highlighted some of the week's new book releases.  Don't forget to download The 2021 Winter Reading List — a reader's free guide to the season's best reads!  Get your free copy at:  bibliolifestyle.com/2021wrl   Books to keep on your radar:  THE REMOVED by Brandon Hobson is a novel steeped in Cherokee myths and history, as it shares the story of a fractured family.  We see their grief and resilience, as they reckon with the tragic death of their son 15 years ago.  There’s hope, though, as the family finds comfort and attempt to heal their grief.   INK AND SHADOWS by Ellery Adams is the fourth novel in a cozy mystery series featuring a librarian-turned-bookseller named Nora Pennington who has a fondness for bibliotherapy and a sideline in solving crime.  When an accidental death turns out to be something much more sinister, the only hope is that Nora can be a heroine herself and lead the Secret, Book, and Scone Society in a successful investigation -- before more bodies turn up and the secrets from the past come back to haunt them all.   *** BiblioLifestyle newsletter subscribers are the first to know all the podcast happenings, get free goodies in the mail and they can enter for the chance to win free books. Every Friday you’ll get a special treat in your inbox filled with inspirational content, book recommendations, self-care tips, original interviews, and things we think you’ll enjoy. The best part? You will only receive ONE email per week and it will be an amazing 5-minute read or less! Get our free weekly delivery - bibliolifestyle.com. A list of all the books mentioned in the show can be found at bibliohappyhour.com. To find an independent bookstore near you or when you're traveling, visit bibliofinder.com. For as little as $1/month, you can tune in to our “off the cuff” discussion (aka the aftershow),  get our tailored “top shelf” book recommendations, behind the scenes content, perks, and more when you become a supporter on Patreon. Join us at patreon.com/bibliofinder.

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: the joy of passing along books, and spousal reading time Current Reads: comfort reads and books we loved Deep Dive: a reflection on our 2020 reading lives Book Presses: a redemption press and a dystopian pandemic 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 4:35 - The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve Current Reads: 5:04 - The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia (Kaytee) 9:05 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 9:14 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, an Agatha Christie Novel, by Sophie Hannah (Meredith) 13:12 - The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah 13:38 - The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves (Kaytee) 15:52 - BookPeople in Austin, TX 16:18 - The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes (Meredith) 19:55 - The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams (Kaytee) 20:13 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 22:33 - The Suspect by Fiona Barton (Meredith) Deep Dive - Year-End Reading Reflections: 26:03 - Patrons get the 2021 Reading Tracker - the best one yet! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:17 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Kaytee) 41:01 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith) 42:37 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re chatting about some amazing new books coming out in November. Seriously, get those TBRs ready because you’ll be adding so many books to the list. Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/samanthamccombs   Ginger Peach from Tea Cellar- https://teacellartea.com/shop/ginger-peach/  A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey- https://amzn.to/2HqJokI  Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall- https://amzn.to/337efKY  The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb- https://amzn.to/3nJzvOs  The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams- https://amzn.to/35Tx1qW  Tiny Little Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton is coming to Netflix- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/tiny-pretty-things-netflix/ Interview with Marissa Meyer about Instant Karma- https://www.fiercereads.com/?post_type=blog&p=10010 Bookish Horoscope- https://www.epicreads.com/blog/2020-book-november-horoscopes/ Spells Trouble by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast- https://amzn.to/36ZQvJR  All This Time by Mikki Daughtry and Rachael Lippincott- https://amzn.to/3lVNy32  Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer- https://amzn.to/3pTj0Bv  The Ravens by Kass Morgan & Danielle Paige- https://amzn.to/3l584xb  Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon- https://amzn.to/33brBpj  These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong- https://amzn.to/3kSexLv  Rent A Boyfriend by Gloria Chao- https://amzn.to/3kWRcIK  A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova- https://amzn.to/2KqEt4o  Those Who Prey by Jennifer Moffett- https://amzn.to/3kXTiYX  The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar- https://amzn.to/399AVxF  How to Pack for the End of the World by Michelle Falkoff- https://amzn.to/371qtWr  Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood- https://amzn.to/2J2wWIm  Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline- https://amzn.to/2J06gIr  Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar- https://amzn.to/35WcIJu  Love & Olives (Love & Gelato) by Jenna Evans Welch- https://amzn.to/33a4xHu  A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins- https://amzn.to/374ANNk  Ruinsong by Julia Ember- https://amzn.to/2US2Rhp  Little Weirds by Jenny Slate-  https://amzn.to/3fxnglu  Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher- https://amzn.to/2URXVcj  This Is Not a Ghost Story by Andrea Portes- https://amzn.to/3fqSJpf  How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black- https://amzn.to/399Ncm6  Goblin King (Permafrost #2) by Kara Barbieri- https://amzn.to/399tNSg  The Ever Cruel Kingdom by Rin Chupeco- https://amzn.to/35VUBTI  A Promised Land by Barack Obama- https://amzn.to/2J2VkcS  Spellbreaker by Charlie N.Holmberg- https://amzn.to/35TgaEx  White Ivy by Susie Yang- https://amzn.to/2J0BvmG

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

Episode 71 we (eventually) judge the book Murder in the Reading Room by Ellery Adams. We recorded on a Friday, and we talked about flower store experiences, portrait drawing class, not liking Mondays, and cats that murder people.

Meredith and Kaytee are back from their short break between seasons to bring your more of the bookish goodness you’ve come to love. As well as some new fun stuff! First and foremost, we’ve got a new Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well. We’re also shouting out the first three women who couldn’t wait for us to officially roll out our Patreon account before they went and became our Bookish Friends! Thanks, ladies! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: big kids cracking each other up while reading together, and giving book recommendations to a friend! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve both got a large docket of titles to choose from after our break, so we had a hard time narrowing it down! You’ll notice a short new segment: Slow but Steady. Be sure to look for a post this weekend in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you’ve been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don’t want to commit to it as your “main” read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think! For our deep dive, we are reflecting on what our break was like for both of us. Was our reading different? What did we do to keep ourselves busy? Are we glad we took a break? Listen in for the answers! This week, we finish up with our first Belly Up to the Book Bar request from Sara Kilpatrick. Sara sent us a great list of titles, some of which pressed us out of our comfort zones. We can’t wait to hear what you think of our suggestions, or if you have more to add to Sara’s TBR pile! (Chime in below or on social media, and we’ll make sure she sees them!) 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!  . . . . . 1:59 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August! 2:06 - From the Front Porch podcast 3:32 - Our Patreon is officially launched! Patrons pay $5 a month to receive a bookmark, one or more bonus episodes a month, behind-the-scenes content, access to a FB group for Bookish Friends and IG “close friends” content, and extra belly up to the book bar request fulfillment. If you cannot wait, click that link above, and we’ll get you set up ASAP! 6:35 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan 6:37 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling 7:18 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 7:26 - The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 8:29 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 9:39 - Episode 46 of Season 1 of Currently Reading 9:43 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang 11:36 - How to Be A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery 12:20 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 12:39 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 15:42 - Atomic Habits by James Clear 16:11 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 16:14 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 17:57 - Meredith on Episode 11 of What Should I Read Next? 19:01 - Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White 21:15 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (totally screwed this up - The Wedding PARTY is the new one!) 21:29 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory 21:31 - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory 22:36 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 24:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 28:15 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 30:34 - Serial Reader app 30:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 30:55 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 31:20 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 32:17 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 35:32 - Zazzle Store 35:33 - Patreon (again, I know) 40:46 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes 41:09 - Forever Liesl by Charmain Carr 41:20 - Bossypants by Tina Fey 41:22 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah 42:10 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe 42:28 - Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham 43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 43:44 - Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 44:01 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 44:42 - The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King 45:07 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler 45:27 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 46:07 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenrieder 46:21 - Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr 46:49 - Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrieder 47:05 - The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost 47:06 - Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Trooth 48:12 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson 48:13 - Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson 48:15 - The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson 48:29 - Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach 49:08 - Along the Way: A Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez 49:42 - The Bride Quartet (starts with Vision in White) by Nora Roberts 50:52 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 51:28 - Jasmine Guillory Books 51:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 51:53 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 52:00 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 52:58 - The Shop on Blossom Street (first in series) by Debbie Macomber 54:00 - Amanda’s Wedding by Jenny Colgan *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!*  

Meredith and Kaytee are happily chatting this week about the books we’ve been reading and the bookish gifts we have been buying or want to buy! Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a “there’s a book for every reader” realization and a well-curated bookish shopping trip. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There are some seriously strong opinions about the books we’ve been reading lately. Lots of punching, for some reason! For our deep dive this week, we are shopping for the book lovers in our lives and have each decided to tackle different types of readers. We are hopeful that this will help you in your own gift-giving endeavors! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we are talking about a YA novel full of sweetness and fun emails, and a regency mystery series that ended too soon. 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!  .  .  .  .  .  3:12 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman 3:25 - Orange is the New Black Cookbook by Jenji Kohan 4:22 - Breakfast Sandwich Maker Cookbook by Jennifer Williams 6:53 - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman 7:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 7:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 7:09 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 9:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 11:17 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile 11:24 - The Enneagram Journey podcast with Suzanne Stabile 11:29 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron 13:27 - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick 15:51 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 15:58 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 15:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 16:07 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 18:05 - Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister 21:06 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 21:43 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum   25:58 - The Coffee- or Tea-Lover 26:17 - Old Barrell Tea Company 26:25 - Atlas Coffee Club 26:26 - Book Lovers Coffee 26:34 - inginuiTEA loose leaf tea maker 26:36 - French press coffee maker 27:08 - a great bookish mug 27:22 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 27:25 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh   28:05 - The Cozy/Hygge Bookworm 28:50 - Aunt Dimity Series 28:53 - Agatha Raisin Series 28:55 - Goldy Bear series 28:59 - Ellery Adams books 29:10 - Agatha Christie books 29:18 - a great throw 29:19 - a lovely candle   29:33 - The Foodie 29:46 - a cookbook holder (for books OR cookbooks!) 30:26 - my favorite earbuds -OR- Apple AirPods 30:47 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 31:08 - Every Day is Saturday by Sarah Copeland   32:15 - A Dad 32:26 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 32:32 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 32:44 - Dollar Shave Club starter kit 32:57 - his favorite beverage   33:23 - The Adventurer 33:33 - a Kindle paperwhite 33:57 - a great totebag (one from Out of Print and the new one from Book of the Month) 34:20 - again with the earbuds or AirPods 34:32 - Audible subscription 34:33 - Libro.fm subscription 35:01 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider 35:09 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson 35:11 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson   35:35 - The Lovestruck Teenage Girl 35:42 - To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 35:48 - bath bombs from Lush Cosmetics 36:14 - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 36:34 - a notebook from Erin Condren   37:10 - The Book Devourer 37:40 - shirts, blankets or scarves from Out of Print or Litographs.com 38:09 - a gift card to Thriftbooks.com or your local indie or amazon.com 38:19 - a subscription to Book of the Month 38:25 - a shelf subscription to Bookshelf Thomasville (use code CURRENTLYREADING for 10% off!) 38:35 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount   39:07 - The Hamilton Fan 39:19 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 39:29 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 39:42 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray 39:45 - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs 39:57 - the Hamilton Broadway store 41:06 - A Million Books I Haven’t Read t-shirt   41:51 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 43:16 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum 44:21 - Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross (the Julian Kestrel series) *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!*  

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week with a broad array of books to tell you about! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a personalized book gift FOR a friend, and a kidlit audiobook addiction. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, some quick reads to hit your year-end goals, and a few books we cannot WAIT to talk to you about! Our super special deep dive this week centers on an interview with Delia Owens, writer of Where the Crawdads Sing. This book has been chosen as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, as well as (just announced the day after recording) picked up by 20th Century Fox as a feature film production. Delia is so gracious, so well-spoken, and so lovely. We know you’ll love hearing from her. As always, we ALL finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a nature collection from Delia, a cry-your-heart-out book, and a middle grade classic. 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!  .  .  .  .  .  1:35 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 4:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 5:32 - Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson 6:31 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 7:43 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong 7:57 - Shogun by James Clavell 8:51 - Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris 10:51 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 16:06 - The One by John Marrs 19:59 - Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet 20:06 - Stuart Little by E.B. White 20:08 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 22:55 - Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley 23:25 - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug 24:11 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 27:51 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 30:15 - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams 41:19 - The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold 43:45 - Instagram Giveaway! Go win one of two copies of Where The Crawdads Sing! 45:09 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 48:29 - Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George *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!*  

She’s a native of New York, who grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. She cherishes her memories of open water, storms, and the smell of the sea.Now living in North Carolina with her husband, 2 trolls, and 3 cats, she embraces her love of coffee, good food, rescue animals, Pinterest and Black Jelly Beans. She’s also a prolific writer, who has over 30 novels in print and can’t imagine spending a day away from her keyboard. Ellery Adams is my guest today and her latest release is The Secret, Book, & Scone Society.

She’s a native of New York, who grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. She cherishes her memories of open water, storms, and the smell of the sea.Now living in North Carolina with her husband, 2 trolls, and 3 cats, she embraces her love of coffee, good food, rescue animals, Pinterest and Black Jelly Beans. She’s also a prolific writer, who has over 30 novels in print and can’t imagine spending a day away from her keyboard. Ellery Adams is my guest today and her latest release is The Secret, Book, & Scone Society.

She’s a native of New York, who grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. She cherishes her memories of open water, storms, and the smell of the sea. Now living in North Carolina with her husband, 2 trolls, and 3 cats, she embraces her love of coffee, good food, rescue animals, Pinterest and Black Jelly Beans. She’s also a prolific writer, who has over 30 novels in print and can’t imagine spending a day away from her keyboard. Ellery Adams is my guest today and her latest release is The Secret, Book, & Scone Society.

The man on the park bench stared at the empty space above the knuckle of Nora Pennington's pinkie finger.  Strangers were always hypnotized by this gap. They would gaze at the puckered skin stretched over the nub of finger bone for several awkward seconds before averting their eyes in disgust, pity, or both. Like most strangers, the man's attention could only remain on Nora's pinkie for so long. She had other fascinating scars... -- Ellery Adams, The Secret, Book & Scone Society What a treat to get to interview Ellery Adams! And (perk of the podcast!) get to read her new book, The Secret, Book & Scone Society, the first in a new series. A blend of mystery and women's fiction, The Secret, Book & Scone Society has at its core the developing friendship between four women -- none of whom makes friends lightly. Brought together by an unexpected death and realizing that, without them, it will go unpunished, they bond over books, scones -- and their darkest secrets. Feeling goosebumps yet? Ellery Adams and I chat about the new series, as well as her many cozy series (spoiler alert for those who haven't read Killer Characters, the last in her Books by the Bay Mysteries) and the challenges of blending genres. We give a shout-out to Jeri Westerson, who, like Ellery, dreamed parts of a book's plot. Oh, the creative mind of an author... Ellery is a writer who loves books. That is evident in her Book Retreat Mysteries (new one, Murder in the Locked Library, coming out in the spring!) and also in her new series: "bibliotherapy" is a central concept in The Secret, Book & Scone Society. What is that, you ask? Nora, Ellery's protagonist, helps people overcome problems by giving them a list of books to read. And Kensington, Ellery's publisher, has set up a site where Nora can do that for you. Go ahead, check it out here. But come back, because then you should check out Ellery's Facebook page, where she's running giveaways galore throughout November. As always, if you'd rather read than listen, the transcript is below,  Enjoy! -- Laura *********************************************************************************************** Transcript of Interview with Ellery Adams Laura Brennan: My guest today is the prolific and beloved author, Ellery Adams. Ellery lays claim to a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals and large bodies of water -- all of which make their way into her mysteries. A New York Times bestselling author, she has written more than 30 novels and has just launched a new series with The Secret, Book & Scone Society. Ellery, thank you for joining me. Ellery Adams: Thank you so much for having me. LB: You are such a beloved author in the mystery world, how did you first get started writing? EA: Oh, boy! I have been writing since I was a kid, and I was always charging for my work, right from the get-go. I don't know if it was because I was one of three kids, or the middle child seeking attention, but I used to write little stories about my friends. And they would always be the hero, and they would always get a happy ending, and I would do some illustrations and I'd sell it to them for a quarter. LB: And then you started doing it professionally, and you started right away in mysteries. EA: I did, but I had lots of other jobs in between. Some really difficult jobs like working in a dry cleaners and doing catering work, and then I became a sixth grade language arts teacher for a while. So I didn't go right from childhood into the writing. I had to have some real life experiences first. And it was only when we moved from North Carolina to Virginia and I really didn't know anyone, and I was really homesick for North Carolina. I was working at Barnes & Noble, the bookseller, and one of the great things about working there is you can just constantly read and be exposed to new titles. And I think I had read about three mysteries in a row where I just found them la...