On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: booktube and libraries enabling our hobbies
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how to finish a book well
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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1:35 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:08 - Megwithbooks on Youtube
6:29 - Blackwell’s UK
6:35 - Our Current Reads
6:43 - All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols (Kaytee)
9:04 - Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman (Meredith)
13:13 - Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (Kaytee)
15:25 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
16:00 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
17:08 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
17:27 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith, releases April 1, 2025)
21:57 - Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang (Kaytee)
24:28 - American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
25:23 - The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
26:26 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
28:37 - Deep Dive: How To Finish A Book Well
38:12 - StoryGraph
39:45 - Currently Reading Patreon (to get the tracker Kaytee mentions)
46:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
46:56 - I wish it was more socially acceptable to be nosy in people’s reading lives. (Kaytee)
48:49 - I wish everyone would schedule a reading retreat this year. (Meredith)
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