On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: reading on certain dates and galley homework
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: we are bookish travel agents, choosing books to match your travels
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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!
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1:15 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:24 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
2:05 - Fable App
4:31 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (pre-order. Release date September 12, 2023)
6:16 - Current Reads
6:23 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield (Mary)
10:24 - CR Season 5: Episode 33
10:44 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee)
11:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
12:54 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcet
13:52 - Royal Blood by Aimee Carter (Mary)
15:04 - Storygraph
15:44 - American Royals by Katharine McGee
15:47 - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
15:56 - Spare by Prince Harry
16:19 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
16:20 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
17:02 - A Beginner’s Guide to America by Roya Hakakian (Kaytee)
20:00 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman (Mary)
21:55 - Go As A River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)
25:39 - Deep Dive: Books To Take You Around the World
25:51 - CR Season 4: Episode 44
26:14 - CR Season 4: Episode 5
27:15 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
27:58 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center
28:00 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed
28:43 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke
29:46 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer
30:56 - How The Word is Passed by Clint Smith
31:57 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
32:50 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
34:57 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
35:43 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving
35:46 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
36:10 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
36:29 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
37:20 - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
37:35 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
37:48 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
38:17 - Violeta by Isabel Allende
38:26 - Storygraph
39:07 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
39:32 - Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
39:44 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
39:45 - Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch
40:08 - The Dry by Jane Harper
40:31 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
40:57 - Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane
41:00 - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen
42:00 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
42:01 - The Martian by Andy Weir
42:05 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
42:03 - ANY J. Ryan Stradal book
42:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain
44:12 - I wish all libraries did adult summer reading programs. (Mary)
45:06 - I wish parents would buy their kids Kindle Fires and turn them into reading only machines. (Kaytee)
45:14 - Kindle Fire (but wait until Prime Day to get a discount!)
45:45 - Hoopla
45:56 - Libby
45:57 - Libro.fm
45:58 - Instructions to download Libro.FM (Libby should have no issues)
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