On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: shifting our perspectives and bookish friends stepping up
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: we are bossing some more 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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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
5:36 - Our Current Reads
5:47 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Kaytee)
8:16 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
8:21 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman
10:16 - Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Meredith)
15:23 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Kaytee)
20:29 - The Big Four by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
22:38 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge
24:28 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
26:00 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)
26:38 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
31:05 - The Beast and the Bookseller by Eva Devon (Meredith)
35:15 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
36:42 - Boss My TBR
From DactylJD
38:19 - Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall
39:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
39:45 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
39:48 - Real Americans by Rachel Khong
39:51 - Belle Green by Alexandra Lapierre
39:55 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
From Terri Melton
44:42 - Hyde by Craig Russell
44:43 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
44:49 - Falling by T.J. Newman
45:02 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London
45:04 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
45:07 - To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
45:11 - A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
49:05 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:12 - I wish for us to try new things. (Kaytee)
51:32 - I wish to press Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore. (Meredith)
51:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
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