On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: silencing notifications and crying over books
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: a book that surprised us and how we can replicate that experience
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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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
6:01 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B. B. Alston
8:21 - Our Current Reads
8:49 - Death on Ocean Boulevard by Caitlin Rother (Meredith)
13:12 - Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau on Apple TV
14:38 - Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Kaytee)
14:43 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
18:04 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
18:05 - A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
18:32 - From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks (Meredith)
24:14 - She Came to Slay by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee)
24:32 - Libro.fm
27:39 - Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes (Meredith)
34:38 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Kaytee)
34:53 - CR Season 6: Episode 7
35:00 - Schuler Books
35:07 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
38:09 - A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales (pre-order, releases June 24, 2025)
39:08 - A Book That Surprised Us
39:39 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden (Meredith’s book)
41:55 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
43:49 - Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin (Kaytee’s book)
45:55 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
51:12 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:33 - I wish for you to let us know what you want us to deep dive about. Send us an email to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com (Meredith)
54:00 - I wish to circle back to my wish about reading repair manuals and let you know about some books that fulfill that wish. (Kaytee)
54:21 - The Novel Cure by Ella Berthoud
55:49 - Bibliotherapy by Molly Masters
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