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

    Bookish Moments: disappointing kindles and random things as wrappers

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

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

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

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

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    1:50 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

    2:07 - Kindle Colorsoft

    5:16 - Kindle Paperwhite

    10:16 - Our Current Reads

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

    12:46 - The Book Drop

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

    17:19 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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

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

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

    23:35 - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

    23:36 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

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

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

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

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

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

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

    34:50 - Content Bookstore

    35:40 - Spreading Bookish Love

    35:53 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

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

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

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

    40:22 - @schulerbooks on Instagram

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

    40:39 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

    40:42 - Diving In Podcast

    40:53 - @ezeekat on Instagram

    41:23 - @monsieurmarple on Instagram

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

    41:45 - @bookhuddle on Instagram

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

    42:06 - @tbretc on Instagram

    42:06 - Book Talk, Etc. Podcast

    42:16 - TBR, etc. Youtube

    42:24 - @suonnahbooks on Instagram

    44:03 - @thisone0verhere on Instagram

    44:15 - @davidgatepoet on Instagram

    44:37 - @novelvisits on Instagram

    45:42 - @readlexyread on Instagram

    47:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

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

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

    49:15 - Christmas in Rose Bend by Naima Simone

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

    49:26 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

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

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

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

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

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

    Bookish Moments: book talks in the wild and new Louise Penny books

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

    Deep Dive: our reading rituals

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

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

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    1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

    2:26 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    3:37 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

    5:10 - Our Current Reads

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

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

    12:50 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

    14:25 - Bear by Julia Phillips (Kaytee)

    14:31 - Booktenders

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

    19:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

    21:13 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

    22:17 - Upstream by Mary Oliver

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

    27:14 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

    25:08 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

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

    31:36 - Our Reading Rituals

    38:47 - Book Darts

    45:11 - Dual Side cooling blanket

    49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

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

    54:21 - Poirot Pals Podcast

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

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

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

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

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

    Deep Dive: we are bossing more TBRs!

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

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

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    1:24 - Ad For Ourselves

    1:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

    5:02 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

    5:44 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    9:40 - Books Are My Passion Lego

    12:23 - Our Current Reads

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

    16:41 - Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie

    16:43 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

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

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

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

    20:21 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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

    26:27 - On Writing by Stephen King

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

    27:14 - CR Season 7: Episode 7

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

    36:53 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

    40:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

    41:40 - Boss My TBR

    From Morgan N.

    42:35 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkle

    42:37 - Hyde by Craig Russell

    42:39 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

    42:41 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

    42:43 - Slewfoot by Brom

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

    42:52 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett

    From Katie P.

    46:42- Making It So by Patrick Stewart

    46:50 - The Dry by Jane Harper

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

    47:02 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

    47:06 - The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

    47:24 - This Motherless Land by Nikki May

    47:27 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

    50:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

    51:03 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

    51:11 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

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

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

    53:24 - Taste by Stanley Tucci

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

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

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    2:04 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    2:37 - Spotify

    2:57 - libro.fm

    3:04 - Everand

    8:01 - Fabled Bookshop

    8:39 - New Kindle Colorsoft

    9:15 - Viozon Tablet Stand Pillow

    11:58 - Kindle Paperwhite

    12:49 - Our Current Reads

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

    13:28 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast

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

    18:57 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

    21:06 - Fabled Bookshop

    22:31 - Blackwell’s UK

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

    24:00 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram

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

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

    34:25 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

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

    41:20 - How to be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

    42:07 - Book Talk, etc.

    42:20 - How Spooky Reading Is Going

    44:58 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

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

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

    51:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

    51:32 - Currently Reading Patreon

    55:39 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

    55:41 - Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

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

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

    Bookish Moments: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals

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

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

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

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

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    1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    8:56 - Our Current Reads

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

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

    13:16 - Stiff by Mary Roach

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

    16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

    20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

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

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

    31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy

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

    35:08 - Content Bookstore

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

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

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

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

    38:29 - Fabled Bookshop

    43:18 - Foe by Iain Reid

    43:32 - Retaining What We Read

    44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

    47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

    49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

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

    52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

    53:39 - NYT article “At Capacity”

    55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

    55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

    56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day

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

    58:07 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    1:57 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    3:25 - Queen Books

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

    7:26 - Blackwell’s UK

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

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

    8:04 - Silverborn by Jessica Townsend

    8:21 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir

    8:26 - Libro.fm

    8:33 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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

    10:00 - Our Current Reads

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

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

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

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

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

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

    24:50 - Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

    27:47 - Cold Blood Liar by Karen Rose

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

    31:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

    31:03 - Animal Farm by George Orwell

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

    34:20 - Commonplace Books

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

    36:49 - Currently Reading Patreon

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

    40:17 - Fall Books That Are Not Spooky

    41:24 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

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

    43:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher

    44:10 - Still Life by Louise Penny

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

    45:08 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

    45:38 - Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

    46:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

    46:08 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory

    46:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

    46:30 - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

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

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

    48:31 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    49:07 - Search by Michelle Huneven

    49:45 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

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

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

    50:40 - Go as a River by Shelley Read

    50:56 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

    51:02 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

    51:57 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

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

    52:31 - The Guide by Peter Heller

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

    53:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

    53:36 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein

    54:14 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

    55:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    57:15 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

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

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

    58:17 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

    58:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

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

    59:00 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    1:24 - Ad For Ourselves

    1:28 - Currently Reading Patreon

    1:59 - The Novel Neighbor

    4:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    4:38 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

    4:44 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

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

    8:14 - Our Current Reads

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

    8:33 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

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

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

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

    17:12 - Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin

    17:16 - An Unlikely Story

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

    17:52 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley

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

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

    29:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

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

    36:58 - Authors We Would Mourn Over

    46:03 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

    50:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain

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

    51:33 - Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

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

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

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

    Support Us:

    Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

    Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor!

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

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

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

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

    Connect With Us:

    The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

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

    Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

    Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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

    Bookish Moments: bookish crafting and annotation gift sets

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

    Deep Dive: diving into research about why reading makes us better humans

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

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

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    1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    2:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

    5:47 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

    5:51 - I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist

    5:55 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

    6:28 - Annotation gift set by Mr. Pen and Selah

    8:43 - Annotation Set option 2

    9:38 - Our Current Reads

    9:48 - Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)

    9:53 - CR Season 6: Episode 4

    10:41 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou

    14:09 - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Meredith)

    15:06 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

    15:10 - Daphne by Josh Malerman

    15:34 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman

    20:59 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

    21:01 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

    21:05 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    21:54 - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Kaytee)

    26:45 - The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)

    28:05 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni

    29:54 - The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni

    29:56 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

    32:47 - Search by Michelle Huneven

    34:13 - Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein (Kaytee)

    37:38 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)

    40:16 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

    41:15 - Blackwell’s UK

    43:09 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

    46:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 37

    47:33 - How Reading Changes Us For The Better

    Some Stats:

    49:26 - The average reading American reads 12 books per year.

    49:50 - The average American spends just $35 on books per year.

    50:17 - Reading can reduce our stress levels by 68% in just six minutes.

    51:04 - Reading can reduce memory decline by 30% because it activates neural pathways and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

    52:18 - Transportative fiction helps produce the most empathy in readers, but that empathy boost only lasts around 48 hours, so keep reading!

    53:10 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes

    54:31 - Audiobooks are reading! Studies have shown that audiobooks activate the same neural pathways and cognitive benefits as print reading.

    54:50 - Research shows we are less impatient with audiobooks than print.

    56:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    57:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    57:19 - I wish people would celebrate their reading in new ways. (Kaytee)

    57:36 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer

    57:44 - Storygraph

    58:01 - Favorite Books of the Year print - Etsy Shop

    58:31 - I wish you would give annotating books a try. (Meredith)

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  • Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.

    Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.

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    Stardust by Neil Gaiman

    1:29 - Previews

    Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

    Stardust by Neil Gaiman

    Illustrated Version illustrated by Charles Vess

    HP Illustrated Editions by JK Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay

    Alex Awards

    Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

    Stardust on Prime

    GLAAD Media Awards

    7:26 - The Cutting Room

    Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen

    Turning the goats and chariot into the inn

    The killings of the brothers

    The ending that isn’t

    The climax that IS

    Changes from Book to Movie

    Story timeline

    The Power of Stormhold stone

    Witch hair

    Yvain’s leg

    TrisTRAN

    Yvain’s hatred of Tristran

    Tristran’s “heritage” reveal

    Yvain’s attempt to cross the wall

    Left out of the adaptation

    Charmed, the small hairy man

    Unicorn fight with the lion

    Nursery rhymes

    Another Missing Sister

    Una’s freedom

    Added to the movie

    Gay pirates!

    Alberic → Shakespeare

    Tristran’s haircut

    Climax scene in the Witches’ home

    Casting and alternates

    TrisTRAN: Charlie Cox → Ben Barnes, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe, Shia LaBeouf, Toby Maguire, Hayden Christianson

    Yvain: Claire Daines → Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hayden Panetierre, Reese Witherspoon, Brittany Snow

    Lamia: Michelle Pfieffer → Tilda Swinton, Nicole Kidman, Emma Thompson

    Captain Shakespeare: Robert Deniro → Burt Reynolds, Al Pacino

    Narrator: Ian McKlellan → Patrick Stewart

    Problematic elements

    Neil Gaiman’s sexual assault charges

    The Graveyard Book movie on hold

    Good Omens series on hold

    Lack of racial diversity as well

    Women as property

    Women’s inability to lead

    35:50 - Award Season

    Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

    Gay pirates

    A feeling of “rushing”

    The romance

    The pirates - HA

    Worst and best actors.

    Primus

    Victoria

    Michelle Pfeiffer

    Charlie Cox

    Worst and best book characters.

    Tristan

    The Unicorn

    Yvain

    48:00 - Book/Flick Energy

    Book scored on a 5 star scale.

    Book on Goodreads

    Series scored on a 10 point scale.

    Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

    Movie on IMDB

    51:31 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel

    Where would you travel with a Babylon Candle?

    How would you want to die if your ghost was captured at the moment of death?

    54:53 - End Credits

    I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

    I Remember You is rentable through many outlets

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

    Bookish Moments: Feeling like a lady of yore and how bookstores contain the best people

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

    Deep Dive: answering the question “What is some advice you would tell your past readerly self"?”

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

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

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    1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    1:52 - Tubicen Portable Table Lamp

    9:42 - Our Current Reads

    10:01 - The Clackity by Lora Senf (Meredith)

    13:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

    14:29 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee)

    17:52 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

    19:01 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Meredith, Amazon link)

    22:57 - Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV (Kaytee)

    26:29 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

    26:35 - El Deafo by Cece Bell

    27:03 - The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (Meredith)

    29:01 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

    32:11 - All This and More by Peng Shepherd (Kaytee)

    32:35 - Bright Side Bookshop

    32:44 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

    35:36 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

    35:38 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

    36:37 - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

    39:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

    40:04 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore

    40:33 - Deep Dive: Advice For Our Past Readerly Selves

    42:46 - CR Season 7: Episode 1

    42:48 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nacosta

    54:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    54:55 - I wish there was a searchable database for every piece of content related to books we talk about on CR, books I’ve read, etc. (Meredith)

    57:04 - Currently Reading Patreon

    58:53 - I wish all authors would just do the right thing. (Kaytee)

    59:11 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

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    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

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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)

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    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)

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    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

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  • 2:00 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    2:26 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

    3:55 - Currently Reading Zazzle store

    3:58 - Scary Books Are My Jam mug

    5:47 - Our Current Reads

    6:03 - The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rasha (Bill)

    7:30 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah

    8:03 - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

    8:05 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

    9:31 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    11:57 - The Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (Meredith)

    13:26 - The Novel Neighbor

    15:30 - The Girls from Corona Del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (Bill, amazon link))

    16:55 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

    18:38 - The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

    19:20 - First Contact by Kim Harrison (Meredith, amazon link)

    23:00 - Contact by Carl Sagan

    23:59 - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (Bill)

    27:32 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

    27:36 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

    28:20 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O’Farrell

    29:22 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Meredith)

    30:33 - Booker Longlist 2024

    30:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

    33:13 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

    33:15 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill

    33:17 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

    34:32 - Deep Dive: Bill’s Reading Life

    35:42 - Currently Reading Patreon

    36:18 - Ms. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien

    36:30 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle

    38:48 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and John Rutherford (translator)

    38:48 - The Shining by Stephen King

    39:56 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

    41:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

    41:20 - The Storyteller by Dave Grohl

    41:26 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    41:38 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram

    47:18 - Dune by Frank Herbert

    48:08 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    48:44 - Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

    49:11 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    49:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    49:47 - I wish you’d go into a book blind more often. (Bill)

    50:18 I wish that more men would read out loud and find bookish community. (Meredith)

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    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

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

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

    Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped except for broad sections, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode.

    2:41 - Putting the Book Into Context

    A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

    Published Aug 30, 2011 by Minotaur Books

    4.32 rating on Goodreads

    Seasonal setting - Summer (but to Roxanna June is not very summery in Canada so it might be considered Spring to some)

    Book Awards: Anthony Award for Best Novel in 2012

    Critic Reviews

    Meredith’s and Roxanna’s encounters with the book

    11:15 - The Setup

    13:03 - A Deeper Exploration

    Setup and first paragraph

    The pacing of the novel

    Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

    Louise Penny as Clara

    Themes: “play between light and dark - chiaroscuro”, the topic of AA, “intimacy”

    Clara and Peter’s relationship

    A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

    Back in Three Pines but doesn’t feel very cozy

    Jean-Guy’s addiction

    58:40 - Superlatives

    Favorite Scene

    Character MVP

    Biggest loser

    Best food description

    Is this book skippable?

    Favorite Quote

    No spoilers this episode!

    The next book will be The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

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    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

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  • On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith an Kaytee are discussing:

    Bookish Moments: talking books with fictional characters and kindle pillows

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

    Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBR of two. more bookish friends

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

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

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    :10 - Ad for Ourselves

    1:05 - Currently Reading Patreon

    3:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    3:58 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

    4:52 - Viozon tablet stand pillow

    6:27 - Our Current Reads

    6:32 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff (Kaytee)

    10:45 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes (Meredith)

    14:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

    16:00 - All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen (Kaytee)

    19:56 - The Owl Always Hunts at Night by Samuel Bjork (Meredith)

    20:53 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork

    23:58 - A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (Kaytee, #4 in the Ember in the Ashes series. Kaytee is recommending all of them as a whole!)

    28:39 - Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)

    30:13 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

    31:48 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

    31:51 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

    32:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

    32:30 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

    From Beth K.

    32:58 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

    33:01 - Jackal by Erin E. Adams

    33:04 - Sign Here by Claudia Lux

    33:06 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert

    33:09 - All Hallows by Christopher Golden

    From Samantha T.

    36:57 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

    37:01 - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

    37:05 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

    37:08 - Emily Wilde’s Encylopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    37:12 - The After Party by Anton Disclafani

    42:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    43:13 - I wish all vacation rentals came with a comfy cozy space with good lighting. (Kaytee)

    45:54 - If you love with great smart crimes and sexy detectives, read the Jackson Brody series by Kate Atkinson. (Meredith)

    46:01 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

    46:13 - Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson

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

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

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

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

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

    Bookish Moments: reading routines and meeting local authors

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

    Deep Dive: the journey from season one to season seven of Currently Reading

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

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

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    1:27 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    5:49 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman

    6:17 - Changing Hands bookshop

    6:18 - Poison Pen bookshop

    9:58 - Our Current Reads

    10:11 - Five Strangers by E.V. Adamson (Meredith)

    11:55 - Novel Memphis

    15:56 - Bits and Pieces by Whoopi Goldberg (Kaytee)

    16:03 - Libro.fm

    18:13 - Finding Me by Viola Davis

    19:56 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Meredith)

    28:42 - Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (Kaytee)

    33:46 - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

    38:18 - The Silence of Bones by June Hur (Kaytee)

    39:53 - Garcia Street Books

    41:13 - The Noh Mask Murder by Akimitsu Takagi

    41:58 - Deep Dive: The Journey of Currently Reading

    46:40 - Currently Reading Patreon

    56:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    57:06 - We wish to grow the listenership of the Big Show with YOUR help! (Meredith AND Kaytee)

    *Help us to grow our listenership by sharing a link to the podcast with at least one readerly friend (or maybe a non-readerly friend who WANTS to get into books but doesn’t know where to start). https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/currently-reading/id1435363675

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    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!

    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

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

    Bookish Moments: utilizing AI and getting back into the library swing of things

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

    Deep Dive: our most huggable books

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

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    1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    4:01 - Lake Travis Community Library

    5:52 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

    7:01 - Our Current Reads

    7:22 - The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao (Kaytee)

    7:35 - The King’s English Bookshop

    9:28 - The Change by Kirsten Miller

    10:21 - The Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao

    11:15 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith)

    13:00 - @thewilltoread on Instagram

    15:54 - The Stand by Stephen King

    17:13 - Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Kaytee)

    19:14 - World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukamatathil

    21:25 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (Meredith)

    22:35 - Final Girls by Riley Sager

    24:37 - Currently Reading Patreon

    25:22 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee)

    25:32 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory

    29:16 - Fairyloot

    31:26 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)

    35:31 - @booktalketc on Instagram

    35:32 - Book Talk, Etc podcast

    37:32 - Deep Dive: Our Most Huggable Books

    38:28 - All The Only People by Mike Gayle

    38:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

    38:30 - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

    39:12 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booey

    39:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    39:51 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

    40:05 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

    40:36 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

    40:38 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B White

    41:18 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

    41:28 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili

    41:53 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

    42:35 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

    42:29 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

    42:56 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

    43:28 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

    43:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    44:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

    45:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

    45:19 - The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

    45:46 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

    46:03 - Happy Place by Emily Henry

    46:29 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    46:32 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

    48:48 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    48:55 - I wish that we always live in a world where women are celebrated (Kaytee)

    56:37 - I wish everyone would try a book flight (Meredith)

    Support Us:

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    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!

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

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

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

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

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

    Bookish Moments: morning reading and loving the library

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

    Deep Dive: an update and discussion on the boss OUR summer TBR episode

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

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

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    1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    3:54 - Artful Agenda

    8:05 - Our Current Reads

    8:24 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith, pre-order, releases Sept. 10, 2024)

    10:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

    13:15 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Blackwell’s link, pre-order, releases Aug. 29, 2024)

    14:15 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

    14:16 - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

    14:50 - Search by Michelle Huneven

    15:41 - Water by John Boyne (Kaytee, amazon link)

    16:06 - Earth by John Boyne (amazon link)

    16:08 - Fire by John Boyne (Blackwell’s link - preorder releases Nov 7 2024)

    17:57 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne

    19:12 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Meredith)

    23:46 - The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rosen (Kaytee - “It was not obvious to me at the time from looking at the cover that this was actually only two authors, one with four names. Any inaccuracies are my own, but the opinions on the book stand!”)

    23:56 - libro.fm

    27:21 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith, boss my TBR update)

    28:06 - Circe by Madeline Miller

    31:43 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

    31:44 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

    33:33 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (Kaytee, boss my TBR update)

    40:00 - Deep Dive: Our Experiences with Boss OUR TBR

    41:29 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    41:30 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    41:31 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    51:21 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

    52:41 - Currently Reading Patreon

    53:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    53:22 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    53:32 - I wish that everyone would read The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Meredith)

    56:37 - I wish for reading recs that pair well with the show Our Flag Means Death (Kaytee)

    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. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!

    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 special 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 P. Evans

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

    Bookish Moments: reading about new hobbies and talking about books to everyone IRL

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

    Deep Dive: recapping our summer vacation

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

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

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    :10 Ad For Ourselves

    1:35 - Currently Reading Patreon

    4:03 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    4:37 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

    4:40 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

    4:44 - Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

    7:00 - Our Current Reads

    7:05 - Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks (Kaytee)

    10:48 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson (Meredith)

    12:51 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

    14:35 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nacosta (Kaytee)

    18:11 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine

    18:16 - The Dragon’s Bride by Katee Robert

    19:44 - Day One by Abigail Dean (Meredith)

    21:39 - Girl A by Abigail Dean

    23:29 - The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill (Kaytee)

    23:38 - The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

    28:08 - Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman (Meredith)

    29:23 - Falling by T.J. Newman

    29:25 - Drowning by T.J. Newman

    39:01 - Deep Dive: What We Did On Our Summer Break

    35:03 - The Boulder Bookstore

    35:10 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

    38:49 - Half Price Books

    49:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    49:57 - I wish for us all to vote in any upcoming election you may have. (Kaytee)

    52:18 - I wish that every July Texas would be cloudy and rainy because it does wonders for my reading life. (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. August’s IPL comes to us from The King’s English Bookshop in Utah!

    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 special 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 P. 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!

  • We are so excited to preview our newest content for Patreon supporters of the show! Going forward, this episode series will live on Patreon, where you can join us for $5 a month to support the show and get ALL our awesome bonus content!

    This is a special series just for the Bookish Friends of the Currently Reading Podcast who love swooning and sexy times. We are thrilled to have you join us for this new bonus content, focused entirely on the best-selling genre fiction in the book world: Romance!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop links unless specified. These are affiliate links that kick a bit of money back to us while keeping your cost the same!

    What We Are Currently Reading:

    Out of the Blue by Kathryn Nolan (Rebekah)

    Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee)

    We’re Opening the Door On:

    Why read Romance at all?

    A Listener Press:

    From Katie P. - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner

    Let Us Light Your Fire:

    Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

    The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

    Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren (Rebekah’s Pairing)

    Bride by Ali Hazelwood

    Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (Kaytee’s Pairing)

    SEND IN YOUR LISTENER PRESSES to [email protected]. We want to hear from you!

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  • On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:

    Season Six In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content!

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

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    3:06 - Season Six In Review

    The most downloaded episode of the season

    4:05 - CR Season 6: Episode 25 w/Jamie Golden and Knox McCoy

    5:42 - CR Season 6: Episode 22 - Our Favorite Books of 2023

    5:58 - Minisode - Mary and Roxanna’s Top Books of 2023

    Favorite individual episodes

    7:03 - CR Season 6: Episode 12 - Recapping our European Travels (Kaytee)

    7:38 - CR Season 6: Episode 35 - Wishes to the Book Fairy (Kaytee and Meredith)

    9:34 - CR Season 6: Episode 2 - Boss Each Other’s TBR (Meredith)

    9:50 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    9:53 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them

    12:49 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee)

    13:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett

    13:34 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Meredith)

    14:30 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee)

    15:42 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine (Meredith and Kaytee)

    16:30 - @ezeekat

    17:27 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (Meredith)

    17:27 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Adam Foley #1, Meredith)

    18:16 - The Exchange by John Grisham

    18:44 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee)

    20:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith)

    20:24 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith)

    20:46 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

    27:17 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Meredith)

    21:20 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (Meredith)

    Regrets from season six?

    22:14 - That my podcast listening was impacted by life changes (Kaytee)

    26:04 - That I allowed criticism to drown out the positive sometimes (Meredith)

    Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading?

    32:48 - We are debuting Love and Chili Peppers the day after this episode airs! You can listen to the first episode in the main feed, and then the rest will be on Patreon!

    35:28 - We will reintroduce our videos on Patreon

    35:46 - Quarterly From The Editor’s Desk with Bunmi Ishola

    Support Us:

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    Bookish Friends Receive:

    The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL comes to us from Booktenders in West Virginia!

    All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special 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

    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!