This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Loot, Psyche and Eros, Better Living Through Birding, and more great books.
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Jun 19
All the (More!) Books! June 19, 2026
This week, Vanessa recommends a queer cozy mystery (plus espionage!), historical fiction about lesser-known Black history, and a fun mystery about a mystery writer. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekl ... Show More
14m 18s
Jun 16
New Releases and More for June 16, 2026
This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Poking the Squid, Trash!, Bank Shot, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new ... Show More
42m 31s
Jun 2023
Hey YA Extra Credit: Creepy Summertime Horror
This week, Tirzah recommends three creepy horror novels set during summer, perfect for reading around the campfire!Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!Looki ... Show More
10m 34s
Oct 2023
Continuing the Podcast Magic
Jess and Trisha talk about the current “steaminess” discourse in romance and new books with some of their favorite tropes.
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58m 58s
Sep 2025
Ian McEwan on Speculative Fiction, Lost Poems and What We Can Know
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of nineteen novels and two short story collections. His novels include Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach, and he is the recipient of many awards including the Booker Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award and t ... Show More
42 m
Aug 2024
The Poetry of Modern Storytelling, with Olivia Gatwood
A poet, performer, novelist and screenwriter, Olivia Gatwood has received international recognition for her writing, which has focused on topics including coming of age, feminism, gendered violence and true crime. Her debut novel is Whoever You Are, Honey, a dark and brilliant st ... Show More
38m 46s
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
Aug 2024
Episode 488 || August New Release Rundown
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the August releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at che ... Show More
53m 5s
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments:</strong> silencing notifications and crying over books</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Curren ... 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