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Sep 15
Ep 542: The delight of a reading rabbit hole
Today's guest wants to experience the satisfaction of engaging in what she calls meaningful reading more often, but she finds herself easily distracted by the new and shiny. Jane Baldwin has ideas for different reading projects but has gotten overwhelmed by the possible options, ... Show More
1h 7m
Sep 8
Ep 541: Books that foster a sense of warmth and good conversation
When today's guest felt something shift in her reading life, she found herself turning to other forms of entertainment instead of the books she typically enjoys. Jacquelyn Duggan isn't thrilled with this substitution, and came to Anne for help in figuring out what's changed and w ... Show More
1h 5m
Sep 1
Ep 540: Please save me from my library holds
Today's guest is recently retired and is excited to have more time to read in this chapter of life. She wants to find good books and, in particular, long books that she can really sink into, but her library holds keep wreaking havoc with her well-laid plans. When Amy Czuba wrote ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2023
Season 5, Episode 27: Popcorn Reading + Joys and Challenges of Reading as Our "Job"
52m 40s
Nov 2023
Season 6, Episode 15: Creating Bookish Community + Having Hobbies Outside of Reading
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Season 8, Episode 12: Reading Mishaps + Travels and Book Buying
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 Founta ... Show More
1h 3m
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Season 6, Episode 43: Meeting Bookish Friends + Starting New Books
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Season 6, Episode 4: Nasal Adventures + Two Tropes Diverge in a Wood
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Season 5, Episode 46: Reading in Perfect Time + Bookish Travel Agents
48m 12s
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Season 6, Episode 5: Fall Reading + Books That Follow Formulas
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Apr 2023
Season 5, Episode 34: Many Generations of Readers + No-Prep Current Reads
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Season 7, Episode 3: Utilizing AI + Huggable Books
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Oct 2023
Season 6, Episode 13: Types of Bookmarks + Boss My TBR
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Today we welcome the marvelous Carolyn McCready to the show! As an acquisitions editor, reading is truly Carolyn's job. In this episode, Anne takes a little peek behind the scenes of the publishing industry, and of course dive into Carolyn's reading life—like how her reading journey began in a Baskin-Robbins (ice cream and books, does it get better than that ... Show More
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