Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: even more adaptations and reading hangovers

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith do a mid year reading check-in

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Kaytee brings something she is currently curious about

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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1:45 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:54: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

4:14 - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

5:34 - Books & Books

6:42 - Current Reads

6:49 - Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee)

9:10 - Book Talk, Etc

9:14 - Thoughts From A Page

10:28 - The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (Meredith)

10:46 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

12:45 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

15:21 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz (Kaytee)

15:34 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

19:10 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn (Meredith)

21:00 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

23:56 - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine (Kaytee)

27:25 - An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

29:08 - Dissolution by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)

30:23 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge

30:54 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

31:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

34:42 - Deep Dive: Mid-Year Reading Check-In

37:07 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

40:57 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty

41:55 - The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley

42:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare

43:57 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer

44:01 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

44:53 - Book Talk, Etc

47:03 - Vigil by George Saunders

47:18 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn

50:31 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

Kaytee brings something she's curious about

54:31 - The Land and Its People by David Sedaris

55:57 - Caleb Bouchard on Instagram

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: both discuss plane reading and its advantages

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: book recs for each enneagram type

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:55 - The House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

2:03 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram

2:50 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

8:08 - Current Reads

8:28 - The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (Meredith)

10:10 - Diavola by Jennifer Thorne

10:28 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

13:31 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

16:17 - Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

18:23 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali (Kaytee)

18:35 - The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali

23:09 - Radical Focus by Christina Wodke (Meredith)

24:45 - Traction by Gino Wickman

28:59 - Disney Adults by AJ Wolfe (Kaytee)

36:55 - When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy (Meredith)

42:30 - Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson (Kaytee)

47:09 - Deep Dive: Books for Each Enneagram Type

47:15 - CR Season 3: Episode 37

49:20 - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (9)

49:45 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (9)

51:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (9)

52:23 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby (8)

53:18 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (8)

54:22 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (7)

55:44 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (7)

56:54 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (6)

57:04 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

57:55 - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (6)

59:33 - Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel (5)

59:52 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (5)

1:00:54 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (4)

1:01:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (4)

1:01:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (4)

1:02:51 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (3)

1:03:01 - Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez (3)

1:03:49 - Erasure by Percival Everett (3)

1:05:14 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2)

1:06:16 - The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah (2)

1:06:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2)

1:08:30 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (1)

1:10:06 - The Home-maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1)

1:13:05 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

Meredith brings a sleeper hit

1:14:25 - Wives Like Us by Plum Sykes

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. May's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations.

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary.

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:10 - Watch Anitra's video HERE

2:47 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern

3:41 - Bookish Moments of the Week

4:05 - Boswell Book Company

6:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6:37 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

9:19 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

9:44 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

10:07 - Current Reads

10:13 - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Mary)

13:37 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

13:51 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

15:25 - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Meredith)

21:26 - Dan in Green Gables by Rey Terciero (Mary)

21:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

24:25 - This Cursed House by Del Sandeen (Meredith)

26:25 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

27:06 - Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann

28:17 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

29:22 - Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan (Mary)

31:44 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

32:45 - The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen (Meredith)

35:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

36:59 - Two Friends Books

38:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Therapy with Mary

40:42 - Slewfoot by Brom

43:11 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram

43:18 - The Poetry Remedy by William Siegert

45:27 - The Popcast

45:54 - How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chodron

49:10 - Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert

52:54 - Heartwood by Amity Gage

52:55 - The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella

52:57 - Wreck by Catherine Newman

52:58 - Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke

53:00 - Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein

53:25 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

53:36 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen

54:02 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

54:04 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

54:59 - It's Ok That You're Not Ok by Megan Devine

55:49 - Currently Reading Substack

56:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

57:29 - Before We Go

Meredith brings something she's curious about

57:46 - @Meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

58:41 - The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo

59:47 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Mary tries a little TBR triage

1:00:23 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Book & Books in Coral Gables, Florida

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes HERE to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment)

• Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal with them, and some book recs to help get you through them

• Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands: each host brings a book they want everyone to read

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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5:12 - Moonlight in Vermont AirBnB in Stowe, VT

6:54 - Bear Pond Books in Stowe, Vermont

7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Kaytee)

7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Meredith)

10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson

13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Kaytee)

13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman

17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith)

20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee)

21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Meredith)

27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

28:42 - The Vanderbeeker’s of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris

40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris

43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz

43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz

46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes HERE to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment)

• Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal with them, and some book recs to help get you through them

• Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands: each host brings a book they want everyone to read

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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5:12 - Moonlight in Vermont AirBnB in Stowe, VT

6:54 - Bear Pond Books in Stowe, Vermont

7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg (Kaytee)

7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

10:22 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Meredith)

10:30 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson

13:00 - Siblings without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Kaytee)

13:25 - How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

13:30 - How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

15:51 - Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman

17:24 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips (Meredith)

20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult (Kaytee)

21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Meredith)

27:13 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

28:00 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

28:42 - The Vanderbeeker's of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

33:28 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

34:11 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

39:40 - Calypso by David Sedaris

40:39 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

41:13 - Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris

43:47 -Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine. by Jennifer Li Shotz

43:53 - Hero by Jennifer Li Shotz

46:15 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time.

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:50 - We encourage you to spend your dollars at indie bookstores this Saturday, April 25th for Independent Bookstore Day!

4:26 - Bookish Moments of the Week

4:49 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

5:47 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

7:35 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

10:00 - Current Reads

10:08 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Roxanna)

12:21 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

18:58 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Kaytee)

24:01 - One Woman Show by Christine Coulson (Roxanna)

28:12 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

28:34 - Meet the Neighbors by Brandon Keim (Kaytee) 

31:56 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

32:11 - Fuzz by Mary Roach

33:34 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (Roxanna)

37:01 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

38:15 - Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill (Kaytee)

40:23 - The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace

40:31 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

41:48 - Deep Dive: Lower Rated Books That Stuck With Us

42:57 - Wine Witch On Fire by Natalie MacLean

48:27 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

50:08 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl

50:10 - Blood Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

50:46 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

51:51 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

55:29 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

56:44 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

57:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

57:13 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

57:42 - Dawn by Octavia Butler

57:48 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

1:01:24 - You by Caroline Kepnes

1:04:56 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

1:05:12 - Currently Reading Patreon (gets you access to our Discord!)

1:05:31 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Roxanna brings a sleeper hit

1:06:25 - Food that Really Schmecks by Edna Stabler

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time.

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:50 - We encourage you to spend your dollars at indie bookstores this Saturday, April 25th for Independent Bookstore Day!

4:26 - Bookish Moments of the Week

4:49 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

5:47 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

7:35 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

10:00 - Current Reads

10:08 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Roxanna)

12:21 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

18:58 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Kaytee)

24:01 - One Woman Show by Christine Coulson (Roxanna)

28:12 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

28:34 - Meet the Neighbors by Brandon Keim (Kaytee)

31:56 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

32:11 - Fuzz by Mary Roach

33:34 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (Roxanna)

37:01 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

38:15 - Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill (Kaytee)

40:23 - The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace

40:31 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

41:48 - Deep Dive: Lower Rated Books That Stuck With Us

42:57 - Wine Witch On Fire by Natalie MacLean

48:27 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

50:08 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl

50:10 - Blood Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

50:46 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

51:51 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

55:29 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

56:44 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

57:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

57:13 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

57:42 - Dawn by Octavia Butler

57:48 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

1:01:24 - You by Caroline Kepnes

1:04:56 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

1:05:12 - Currently Reading Patreon (gets you access to our Discord!)

1:05:31 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Roxanna brings a sleeper hit

1:06:25 - Food that Really Schmecks by Edna Stabler

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about

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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week

6:05 - Current Reads

6:59 - A Question of Guilt by Jorn Lier Horst (Meredith, amazon link)

9:36 - Daunt Books

11:59 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Kaytee)

12:05 - The Novel Neighbor

17:05 - This American Woman by Zarna Garg (Meredith)

18:59 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah 

23:30 - Zarna Garg on TikTok

24:19 - The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr (Kaytee)

24:27- The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr

29:35 - Vigil by George Saunders (Meredith)

31:25 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

31:33 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

37:54 - The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Kaytee)

38:09 - Fabled Bookshop

38:13 - The Life We Bury by Allan Eskens

38:18 - Content Bookstore

42:53 - Deep Dive: The Oldest Books on our TBR

43:20 - Currently Reading Substack

43:24 - Currently Reading Website

47:22 - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

48:12 - 12 Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup

49:09 - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

50:31 - How We Learn by Benedict Carey

51:57 - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton

53:57 - CR Season 5: Episode 18

54:00 - Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton

56:33 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu

58:12 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

58:54 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

Meredith brings something she is curious about

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about

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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week

6:05 - Current Reads

6:59 - A Question of Guilt by Jorn Lier Horst (Meredith, amazon link)

9:36 - Daunt Books

11:59 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Kaytee)

12:05 - The Novel Neighbor

17:05 - This American Woman by Zarna Garg (Meredith)

18:59 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

23:30 - Zarna Garg on TikTok

24:19 - The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr (Kaytee)

24:27- The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr

29:35 - Vigil by George Saunders (Meredith)

31:25 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

31:33 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

37:54 - The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Kaytee)

38:09 - Fabled Bookshop

38:13 - The Life We Bury by Allan Eskens

38:18 - Content Bookstore

42:53 - Deep Dive: The Oldest Books on our TBR

43:20 - Currently Reading Substack

43:24 - Currently Reading Website

47:22 - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

48:12 - 12 Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup

49:09 - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

50:31 - How We Learn by Benedict Carey

51:57 - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton

53:57 - CR Season 5: Episode 18

54:00 - Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton

56:33 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu

58:12 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

58:54 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

Meredith brings something she is curious about

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: all about our book budgets

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:50 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:42 - Fabled Bookshop

2:44 - Book Lover Weekend

4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week

5:01 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6:13 - @sciencewhizliz on Instagram

9:33 - “You’ve Been Poisoned” teacup

10:35 - Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

11:52 - Current Reads

12:03 - Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)

12:40 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

12:41 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:22 - The Deep by Nick Cutter (Meredith)

19:38 - Sphere by Michael Crichton

20:35 - The Troop by Nick Cutter

21:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

21:26 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Kaytee)

21:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:16 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

29:56 - North is the Night by Emily Rath (Kaytee)

34:24 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Meredith)

35:49 - An Unlikely Story 

42:03 - Deep Dive: Our Book Budgets

43:01 - @deadendbooks_rva

50:12 - Book of the Month

50:20 - Goldsboro Book Subscriptions

51:17 - Libro.fm

51:25 - Storygraph

51:47 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon

51:58 - Shelf Respect by the Popcast

52:30 - Aardvark Book Club

52:33 - Satisfiction

52:35 - Fairyloot

53:19 - Sleuth Box w/Fabled

55:48 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

56:22 - Fairyloot Epic Fantasy subscription

Kaytee brings something she is curious about

57:33 - Inside Literary Prize

57:58 - Canada Reads

58:20 - South to America by Imani Perry

58:27 - Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

58:39 - 2026 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: all about our book budgets

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:50 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:42 - Fabled Bookshop

2:44 - Book Lover Weekend

4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week

5:01 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6:13 - @sciencewhizliz on Instagram

9:33 - "You've Been Poisoned" teacup

10:35 - Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

11:52 - Current Reads

12:03 - Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)

12:40 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

12:41 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:22 - The Deep by Nick Cutter (Meredith)

19:38 - Sphere by Michael Crichton

20:35 - The Troop by Nick Cutter

21:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

21:26 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Kaytee)

21:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:16 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

29:56 - North is the Night by Emily Rath (Kaytee)

34:24 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Meredith)

35:49 - An Unlikely Story

42:03 - Deep Dive: Our Book Budgets

43:01 - @deadendbooks_rva

50:12 - Book of the Month

50:20 - Goldsboro Book Subscriptions

51:17 - Libro.fm

51:25 - Storygraph

51:47 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon

51:58 - Shelf Respect by the Popcast

52:30 - Aardvark Book Club

52:33 - Satisfiction

52:35 - Fairyloot

53:19 - Sleuth Box w/Fabled

55:48 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

56:22 - Fairyloot Epic Fantasy subscription

Kaytee brings something she is curious about

57:33 - Inside Literary Prize

57:58 - Canada Reads

58:20 - South to America by Imani Perry

58:27 - Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

58:39 - 2026 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week

2:46 - Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

5:40 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

5:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

5:50 - Wreck by Catherine Newman

7:02 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

7:03 - Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb

8:02 - Current Reads

8:34 - The Inn at Penglas Cove by Lauren Westwood (Meredith)

13:08 - The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa (Kaytee)

17:37 - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

18:04 - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister

18:34 - The Extra by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith)

19:05 - Book Talk, Etc

20:08 - Talking Scared Podcast w/ Annie Neugebauer

23:50 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Kaytee)

24:01 - CR Season 7: Episode 16

29:10 - @wguidara on Instagram

29:34 - The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery (Meredith)

31:35 - An Unlikely Story

33:24 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

34:27 - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

35:36 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

36:18 - Waterstones

39:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

39:24 - The Ten Thousand Doors Of January by Alix E. Harrow

40:24 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Traditions

45:27 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

45:29 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

45:32 - Beauty by Robin McKinley

48:47 - BookPage

49:23 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

49:37 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut

Meredith brings a sleeper hit

51:09 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week

2:46 - Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

5:40 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells

5:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

5:50 - Wreck by Catherine Newman

7:02 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

7:03 - Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb

8:02 - Current Reads

8:34 - The Inn at Penglas Cove by Lauren Westwood (Meredith)

13:08 - The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa (Kaytee)

17:37 - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

18:04 - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister

18:34 - The Extra by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith)

19:05 - Book Talk, Etc

20:08 - Talking Scared Podcast w/ Annie Neugebauer

23:50 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Kaytee)

24:01 - CR Season 7: Episode 16

29:10 - @wguidara on Instagram

29:34 - The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (Meredith)

31:35 - An Unlikely Story

33:24 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

34:27 - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

35:36 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

36:18 - Waterstones

39:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

39:24 - The Ten Thousand Doors Of January by Alix E. Harrow

40:24 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Traditions

45:27 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

45:29 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

45:32 - Beauty by Robin McKinley

48:47 - BookPage

49:23 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

49:37 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut

Meredith brings a sleeper hit

51:09 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Which authors’ complete works we would take to our hermitage

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro 

:51 - Fabled Bookshop

:57 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:23 - Our Current Reads

8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)

10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

10:40 - Centennial by James Michener

11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)

16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)

17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay

17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)

21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh

21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh

22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh

24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)

28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)

***Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code “currently”

35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!

37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time

Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)

39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 

39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)

Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)

40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

Charles Dickens (Meredith)

41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)

42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson

David Sedaris (Meredith)

Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)

Stephen King (Meredith)

45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Liz Moore (Elizabeth)

46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Debbie Macomber (Meredith)

Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)

50:40 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

51:33 - StoryGraph

Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit

52:35 - No One’s Coming by Kevin Hazzard

52:40 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Which authors' complete works we would take to our hermitage

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

:51 - Fabled Bookshop

:57 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:23 - Our Current Reads

8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)

10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

10:40 - Centennial by James Michener

11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)

16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)

17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay

17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)

21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh

21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh

22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh

24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)

28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)

***Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code "currently"

35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!

37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time

Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)

39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)

Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)

40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

Charles Dickens (Meredith)

41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)

42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson

David Sedaris (Meredith)

Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)

Stephen King (Meredith)

45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Liz Moore (Elizabeth)

46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Debbie Macomber (Meredith)

Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)

50:40 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

51:33 - StoryGraph

Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit

52:35 - No One's Coming by Kevin Hazzard

52:40 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: How to audiobook

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:35 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

1:41 - PBS app

2:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

3:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

3:48 - Call Her Daddy podcast w/Sarah J. Maas

4:55 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

6:55 - Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas

7:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram

9:15 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

9:31 - The Day the World Came To Town by Jim DeFede

9:48 - Search by Michele Huneven

10:16 - Current Reads

11:00 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Meredith, ebook only)

16:52 - Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander (Kaytee)

17:02 - Literally A Bookshop

21:30 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)

22:51 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

26:23 - Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)

29:04 - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (pre-order releases Oct 6, 2026)

29:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

29:44 - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Meredith)

29:59 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

34:02 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

35:46 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (vol. 1) by Beth Brower (Kaytee)

43:15 - How To Listen To Audiobooks

55:14 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

56:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie 

56:29 - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

Meredith brings something she’s curious about

57:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

57:35 - Footnotes and Tangents

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: How to audiobook

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:35 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

1:41 - PBS app

2:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

3:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

3:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

3:48 - Call Her Daddy podcast w/Sarah J. Maas

4:55 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

6:55 - Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas

7:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram

9:15 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

9:31 - The Day the World Came To Town by Jim DeFede

9:48 - Search by Michele Huneven

10:16 - Current Reads

11:00 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Meredith, ebook only)

16:52 - Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander (Kaytee)

17:02 - Literally A Bookshop

21:30 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)

22:51 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

26:23 - Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)

29:04 - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (pre-order releases Oct 6, 2026)

29:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

29:44 - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Meredith)

29:59 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

34:02 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

35:46 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (vol. 1) by Beth Brower (Kaytee)

43:15 - How To Listen To Audiobooks

55:14 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

56:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie

56:29 - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah

Meredith brings something she's curious about

57:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

57:35 - Footnotes and Tangents

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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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:10 Bite Size Intro

2:01 - Currently Reading Press List

3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books

3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com

5:17 - The Diving In podcast

6:28 - Current Reads

6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link)

12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)

15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks

19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)

19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)

25:26 - The Novel Neighbor

26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva

26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18

27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast

28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)

30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List

34:58 - Currently Reading Press List

38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast

42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige

43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart

43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton

44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell

44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder

44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene

45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg

46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster

47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman

50:14 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower

Kaytee brings something she's curious about

53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack

53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast

55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones

55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett

55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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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:10 Bite Size Intro

2:01 - Currently Reading Press List

3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books

3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com

5:17 - The Diving In podcast

6:28 - Current Reads

6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)

6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)

12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)

15:14 - Kaytee’s Instagram @notesonbookmarks

19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)

19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta

25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)

25:26 - The Novel Neighbor

26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva

26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18

27:36 - You’re Dead To Me podcast

28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)

30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List

34:58 - Currently Reading Press List

38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast

42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

42:52 - Death at Bishop’s Keep by Robin Paige

43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart

43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton

44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell

44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder

44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene

45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich

46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg

46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber

47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster

47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman

50:14 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower

Kaytee brings something she’s curious about

53:00 - Laura Tremaine’s Substack

53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast 

55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones

55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett

55:51 - Land by Maggie O’Farrell

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:18 - Ad For Ourselves

2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:55 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:19 - A Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

7:44 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram

9:19 - Current Reads

9:26 - Agnes Aubert's Magical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (Mary)

9:54 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

13:34 - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)

13:38 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood

MARYS NEXT BOOK BEGINS AT 17:43 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR MATE'S SETUP

16:31 - romance.io

17:48 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Mary)

19:50 - The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

19:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 38 w/Mary's setup of The Arc

21:07 - One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Kaytee)

23:39 - American War by Omar El Akkad

26:02 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Mary)

28:19 - This Is How You Win the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

29:57 - Honey by Imani Thompson (pre-order, releases May 5, 2026) (Kaytee)

32:10 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

34:36 - Organizing Our Bookshelves

36:51 - Ikea Kallax Bookshelf

37:47 - Ikea Billy Bookcase

42:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

48:50 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

49:47 - Currently Reading Substack

53:51 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

54:38 - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

54:40 - The Wife, The Mistress and the Maid by Ariel Lawhon

54:42 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

54:44 - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

54:47 - The Antidote by Karen Russell

54:52 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kawali

Mary brings a sleeper hit, with a twist:

57:02 - Looking At Picture Books w/Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

58:51 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:18 - Ad For Ourselves

2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:55 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:19 - A Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl

7:44 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram

9:19 - Current Reads

9:26 - Agnes Aubert’s Magical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (Mary)

9:54 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

13:34 - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)

13:38 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood

MARYS NEXT BOOK BEGINS AT 17:43 IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR MATE’S SETUP

16:31 - romance.io

17:48 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Mary)

19:50 - The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

19:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 38 w/Mary’s setup of The Arc

21:07 - One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Kaytee)

23:39 - American War by Omar El Akkad

26:02 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Mary)

28:19 - This Is How You Win the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

29:57 - Honey by Imani Thompson (pre-order, releases May 5, 2026) (Kaytee)

32:10 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo 

34:36 - Organizing Our Bookshelves

36:51 - Ikea Kallax Bookshelf

37:47 - Ikea Billy Bookcase

42:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 

48:50 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

49:47 - Currently Reading Substack

53:51 - Before We Go

Kaytee  highlights a bookish friend post

54:38 - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

54:40 - The Wife, The Mistress and the Maid by Ariel Lawhon

54:42 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

54:44 - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

54:47 - The Antidote by Karen Russell

54:52 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kawali

Mary brings a sleeper hit, with a twist:

57:02 - Looking At Picture Books w/Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

58:51 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March’s IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:52 - Currently Reading Website

1:56 - Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands

3:03 - Best Books for Babies and Kids

3:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

5:55 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max

7:12 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

7:16 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (all 3 Dunk and Egg novellas)

7:55 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

8:33 - Current Reads

8:41 - The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Kaytee)

11:47 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

11:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

11:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

13:08 - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Meredith)

15:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

15:11 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

15:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

22:27 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

24:10 - Six Feet Over by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

27:20 - Gulp by Mary Roach

27:21 - Bonk by Mary Roach

27:22 - Stiff by Mary Roach

28:51 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

32:06 - Agatha Christie's Marple by Mark Aldridge

34:18 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Kaytee)

34:33 - Charter Books

39:00 - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Meredith)

42:28 - Dracula by Bram Stoker

45:21 - Turning Instagram into Bookstagram

47:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website

47:26 - Currently Reading Substack

50:48 - Currently Reading Instagram

50:54 - @HelloSunshine on Instagram

50:58 - @BookRiot on Instagram

51:00 - @NYTBooks on Instagram

51:40 - @Iamblackharry on Instagram

52:10 - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

52:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

52:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

53:42 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

53:48 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

54:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

56:13 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

58:44 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

59:34 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

59:54 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Kaytee's Book She DNF'd:

1:01:22 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor

1:01:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville

1:02:57 - From the Front Porch podcast

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a website refresh and a bookish adjacent show to watch

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: how to curate your bookstagram to exactly your tastes

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week

1:52 - Currently Reading Website

1:56 - Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands

3:03 - Best Books for Babies and Kids

3:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

5:55 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max

7:12 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

7:16 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (all 3 Dunk and Egg novellas)

7:55 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

8:33 - Current Reads

8:41 - The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Kaytee)

11:47 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

11:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

11:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

13:08 - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Meredith)

15:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

15:11 - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

15:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

22:27 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

24:10 - Six Feet Over by Mary Roach (Kaytee)

27:20 - Gulp by Mary Roach

27:21 - Bonk by Mary Roach

27:22 - Stiff by Mary Roach

28:51 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

32:06 - Agatha Christie’s Marple by Mark Aldridge

34:18 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Kaytee)

34:33 - Charter Books

39:00 - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Meredith)

42:28 - Dracula by Bram Stoker

45:21 - Turning Instagram into Bookstagram

47:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website

47:26 - Currently Reading Substack

50:48 - Currently Reading Instagram

50:54 - @HelloSunshine on Instagram

50:58 - @BookRiot on Instagram 

51:00 - @NYTBooks on Instagram

51:40 - @Iamblackharry on Instagram

52:10 - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

52:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

52:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

53:42 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

53:48 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

54:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

56:13 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

58:44 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

59:34 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

59:54 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Kaytee’s Book She DNF’d:

1:01:22 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor

1:01:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville

1:02:57 - From the Front Porch podcast

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

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Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor’s Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week

5:56 - Current Reads

6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link)

7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake

13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee)

15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

16:41 - Currently Reading Website

17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith)

23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee)

23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook

24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton

26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith)

33:18 - Booktenders

33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee)

38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs

42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake

50:16 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato

Meredith's Sleeper Hit:

52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton

52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week

5:56 - Current Reads

6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link)

7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake

13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee)

15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

16:41 - Currently Reading Website

17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith)

23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee)

23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook

24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton

26:50 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

28:59 - The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith)

33:18 - Booktenders

33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee)

38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs

42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake

50:16 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato

Meredith’s Sleeper Hit:

52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton

52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February’s list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor’s Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage

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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:10 Bite Size Intro

1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube

2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:13 - City Lights Bookstore

5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents

07:53 - Current Reads

8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)

11:18 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)

14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)

22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell's link)

24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara

26:12 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Blackwell's link)

26:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)

28:25 - CR Season 2: Episode 22 when Kayytee first brought The Dutch House

29:20 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

31:48 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

33:30 - Snap by Belinda Bauer (Meredith)

37:30 - Boss My TBR

38:11 - Gretchen's Stack

For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

39:29 - Field Day Books and Bottles

39:35 - Cannon Beach Book Company

43:09 - Lauren's Stack

I, Medusa by Ayana Gray

Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven

Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

44:26 - Fabled Bookshop

44:49 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson

48:32 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights bookish friend posts from the Facebook group

50:08 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson

50:13 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

51:39 - Nothing Much Happens podcast

52:57 - Currently Reading Patreon

53:14 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

53:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

Kaytee's TBR Triage: Kaytee brings a book that has been on her TBR for a long time and decides whether to keep and read, or remove from her TBR.

54:28 - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Foyles link)

54:31 - Foyle's

54:56 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Foyles link)

Support Us:

Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch

Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon

Bookish Friends Receive:

• The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

• Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

• All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

• From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

• The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:

The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads

The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna

Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans

Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage

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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:10 Bite Size Intro

1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube

2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week

3:13 - City Lights Bookstore

5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 

5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents

07:53 - Current Reads

8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)

11:18 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)

14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton

16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)

22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)

24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara

26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara