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Sep 15
Ep 542: The delight of a reading rabbit hole
Today's guest wants to experience the satisfaction of engaging in what she calls meaningful reading more often, but she finds herself easily distracted by the new and shiny. Jane Baldwin has ideas for different reading projects but has gotten overwhelmed by the possible options, ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 8
Ep 541: Books that foster a sense of warmth and good conversation
When today's guest felt something shift in her reading life, she found herself turning to other forms of entertainment instead of the books she typically enjoys. Jacquelyn Duggan isn't thrilled with this substitution, and came to Anne for help in figuring out what's changed and w ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 1
Ep 540: Please save me from my library holds
Today's guest is recently retired and is excited to have more time to read in this chapter of life. She wants to find good books and, in particular, long books that she can really sink into, but her library holds keep wreaking havoc with her well-laid plans. When Amy Czuba wrote ... Show More
1h 3m
Nov 2023
Season 6, Episode 15: Creating Bookish Community + Having Hobbies Outside of Reading
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Feb 2023
Season 5, Episode 27: Popcorn Reading + Joys and Challenges of Reading as Our "Job"
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Jun 2024
Season 6, Episode 43: Meeting Bookish Friends + Starting New Books
1h 11m
Aug 2023
Season 6, Episode 4: Nasal Adventures + Two Tropes Diverge in a Wood
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Jun 2023
Season 5, Episode 43: Way Past a Book Hangover + All Things Fourth Wing
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May 2023
Season 5, Episode 41: Summer Reading + Book Hangovers
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Apr 2023
Season 5, Episode 34: Many Generations of Readers + No-Prep Current Reads
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Dec 2016
Ep. 81The best in books & reading for 2016 with Jessica Turner and Laura Tremaine
'Tis the season for year-end lists of favorites! We've invited blogger and author Jessica Turner back to Sorta Awesome to join Laura in talking all things book and reading for 2016. They dish on buzzed books that fell flat for them, what books they are giving as gifts, and what t ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2025
Season 8, Episode 12: Reading Mishaps + Travels and Book Buying
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: accidental reads and jumbled audiobooks Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the way we buy books while traveling The Founta ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2023
#3 Book slumps, Meet ups, and Reading 1 Star Reviews
In today's episode of 'bookmark'd' Sara tells us about her new purchase, getting an exciting arc, and updating her bookshelves while she listens to Destiny rant about her book slump, searching for fourth wing, and the weird side of the internet she inhabits from time to time. Put ... Show More
1h 25m
Our guests on this show are united in a love of reading, but sometimes that joy can get lost as life, work, and other obligations take center stage. Today's guest is looking for some suggestions that will help her rediscover not only her love of reading, but identify what she loves to read now—and she's come up with a special project to help frame her quest. ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: creating bookish community in a new place and being bossed to read books NOW</p> </li> ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><s ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments:</strong> meeting bookish friends and "salt" books</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Current Re ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: new library cards and new projects</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Current Rea ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: even worse than a book hangover, it's a book coma!, and single-track reading</p ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: summer reading guides and plane reading</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Curre ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: the generations after us and before us in our reading lives</p> </li> <li> <p cl ... Show More
