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May 2020
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Season 2, Episode 40: What To Say When P...

MEREDITH MONDAY SCHWARTZ AND KAYTEE COBB
About this episode

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!*  

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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

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