On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: audiobook listening and keeping track of book recs
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: we boss some TBRs
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)
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:10 - Ad For Ourselves
1:16 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:11 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
12:48 - Our Current Reads
13:25 - True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (Meredith)
14:38 - 100 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
18:48 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Kaytee)
19:05 - CR Season 6: Episode 40
22:08 - Getting Naked by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)
22:50 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
26:54 - The Night Ends with Fire by K.X. Song (Kaytee)
26:58 - Bright Side Bookshop
29:18 - The Dragon Wakes with Thunder by K.X. Song (pre-order, releases Aug 29, 2025)
29:44 - The Hike by Drew Magary (Meredith)
32:21 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
32:57 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
34:42 - The White Girl by Tony Birch (Kaytee)
34:53 - Garcia Street Books
36:29 - The Dry by Jane Harper
37:47 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBF
From Mari M.
38:38 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson (pick #1)
38:41 - Life of Pi by Yann Martel (pick #2)
38:44 - Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab (pick #3)
38:48 - The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld (pick #4)
38:51 - The Wildest Sun by Asha Lemmie (pick #5)
38:57 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
39:00 - Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
From Judith
44:44 - Still Life by Sarah Winman
44:46 - Eve Green by Susan Fletcher
45:14 - The Nightingale by Kristen Hannah (pick #1)
45:17 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawking (pick #2)
45:21 - A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan (pick #3)
45:26 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (pick #4)
45:29 - Forever Home by Graham Norton (pick #5)
46:03 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
48:07 - A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos
48:40 - All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
48:55 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt
49:08 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:21 - I wish to let everyone know that A Journey To Three Pines will be coming in February and Wicked will be discussed on February 22nd.
49:49 - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
50:08 - Wicked by Gregory MaGuire
50:12 - Currently Reading Patreon
54:22 - I wish that somehow Louise Penny would see Inspector Goosemache. (Kaytee)
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