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Dec 2023
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Season 6, Episode 18: Reading Trackers +...

MEREDITH MONDAY SCHWARTZ AND KAYTEE COBB
About this episode

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: the 2024 reading tracker and Christmas picture books

  • Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

  • Deep Dive: how the holidays affect our reading lives

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

2:04 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

9:19 - Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry

10:25 - The Poison Pen Bookstore

10:46 - The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor by Eva Frantz (Blackwell’s link)

11:06 - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 

11:11 - The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

12:44 - Current Reads

12:59 - Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

13:19 - Close to Home by Cara Hunter (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)

17:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Kaytee)

18:04 - CR Season 5: Episode 44

21:53 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill (Meredith)

24:15 - The Novel Neighbor

25:56 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

26:43 - The Novel Neighbor on Instagram

27:03 - The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire

29:12 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

30:24 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine 

31:06 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Meredith)

31:16 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

33:29 - Blackwell’s UK

33:48 - booktalketc on Instagram

41:26 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree

42:14 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Kaytee)

43:27 - Libro.fm

54:14 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

48:25 - Deep Dive: How Holidays Can Change Our Reading Habits

50:33 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo

51:08 - The Novel Neighbor

55:09 - The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

55:14 - Marley by Jon Clinch

55:54 - The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict

56:54 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry

57:34 - Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber

58:09 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

59:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain

59:42 - My wish is that you read I Am Pilgrim (Meredith)

59:48 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

1:01:54 - I wish that Google Sheets would allow “select multiple” in drop downs (Kaytee)

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