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Sep 2023
52m 37s

Season 6, Episode 5: Fall Reading + Book...

MEREDITH MONDAY SCHWARTZ AND KAYTEE COBB
About this episode

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: reading with family and choosing family's reads

  • Current Reads: lots of books great for fall!

  • Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not

  • 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! 

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  

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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:42 - The Novel Neighbor

4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads

6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger

7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger

7:46 - Holly by Stephen King

7:58 - Current Reads

8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary)

9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 

10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023)

11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith)

13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

15:36 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose

18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary)

18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith)

23:06 - Oprah Daily "The Life You Want" talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!)

26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517

27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)

29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram

29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips

32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith)

37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas

38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary)

50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith)

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