On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: accidental reads and jumbled audiobooks
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: the way we buy books while traveling
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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. 1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:56 - Soul of the Deep by Natasha Bowen
2:58 - Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
4:16 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
7:44 - Our Current Reads
7:54 - A Lady's Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett (Kaytee)
8:04 - The Novel Neighbor
10:47 - Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett
11:29 - The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline (Meredith)
13:33 - What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline
17:07 - Raceless by Georgina Lawton (Kaytee)
19:58 - The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron (Meredith)
29:03 - The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill (Kaytee)
31:56 - Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley (Meredith)
34:07 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley
34:11 - Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley
34:41 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
37:33 - Rivers of London (Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch
38:37 - Travel and Book Buying
41:33 - Waterstones
49:26 - The Foldie
51:33 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (UK version)
51:39 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley (UK version)
53:33 - Bookshop
55:56 - Topping & Company
57:50 - Fabled Bookshop
59:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:27 - I wish for a real life excuse note due to reading weather. (Kaytee)
1:00:31 - I wish you would prioritize visiting that local bookstore you've been meaning to visit. (Meredith)
1:01:11 - The Painted Porch Bookshop
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