Currently Reading Podcast

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for some more great book chat this week!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: Meredith's Little Free Library update and Kaytee's piano lesson reading.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: there's a lot of interesting non-fiction in this week's selections, as well as a number of titles that friends and family had pressed into our hands a few episodes ago!

For our deep dive this week, we are focusing on book ratings. What does 1-star mean to you and what does 5-star mean to you? We also take an unexpected detour into the bookstagram world and the way that "bookstagrammers" follow-up on their book posts.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. We've got a title that has Amazon all confused and one that serves as a companion to a previous book press.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:09 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry

1:46 - Episode 19 with Meredith's brother Scott

6:33 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

9:33 - Episode 29 with Anna Hithersay

9:35 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

13:11 - The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson

16:20 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

17:28 - Currently Reading Challenge for 2019!

17:57 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

20:14 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

21:00 - Big Nate: In A Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce

23:27 - A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh

32:51 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

34:28 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

34:31 - He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

43:10 - North and South by John Jakes

43:15 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

47:46 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

48:18 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

We're back to regularly scheduled programming around here and happy to welcome so many new listeners!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a TV-show experience that only happened because of bookish friendships, and a win in the "raising readers" world, one of our favorite places to report about!

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: brand new titles, buzzed about books and ones we think need more play in the book world.

For our deep dive this week, we are focusing on Brick books for the Currently Reading challenge. We qualify these as books over 700 (or maybe 650) pages, and we've got a lot of them for you to choose from.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week's picks include two more giant tomes: an unforgettable, series that defies genre categorization, and a non-fiction biography.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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7:26 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

9:40 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

10:44 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

10:48 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark

11:01 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

12:57 - He Said/She Said by Erin Kelly

17:48 - Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown

18:00 - Diary of A Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

20:15 - Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown

20:17 - Goodnight, Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown

20:55 - Inheritance by Dani Shapiro

24:15 - Interview with Dani Shapiro on the Happier Podcast

24:54 - The Current by Tim Johnston

29:27 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscription

32:10 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

32:39 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

32:55 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

33:02 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

33:33 - The Physician by Noah Gordon

34:48 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

35:04 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

35:46 - Shogun by James Clavell

35:56 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

36:32 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

35:38 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

37:02 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

37:45 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

38:00 - I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb

38:39 - The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy

38:58 - What Should I Read Next episode about big books

39:09 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

39:38 - The Passage (trilogy) by Justin Cronin

40:33 - It by Stephen King

40:35 - The Stand by Stephen King

40:35 - The Shining by Stephen King

40:36 - Needful Things by Stephen King

40:59 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

43:18 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

44:27 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

45:26 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Today's minisode give you the opportunity to "meet" Claire Handscombe, the author of newly-released "Unscripted". It's a perfect read for your beach vacation!

In this "minisode", Claire and I discuss what fangirling to the max truly is, we talk a bit about the publishing industry, cast her book, and talk about what the process is like for an author to get published for the first time.

And, as always, we'll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers!

Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse.

Unscripted by Claire Handscombe

Love, Factually (UK) or Love Understood (US) by Laura Mucha

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Come To The Edge by Christina Haag

The Editor by Steven Rowley

Claire's website (with links to all her social media!)

Meredith and Kaytee are joined by a special guest co-host this week, Mindy Brouse, a Currently Reading listener and super-fan of the show. This one was fun, you guys!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a funny bookish conversation, a sweet picture book that made me feel ~seen~, and a spoiler-ific discussion of a previous book.

Next, we discuss our current reads. Since there are three of us, we kept it to two titles each, but there's no shortage of great stories and big opinions.

For our deep dive, we're talking to Mindy about reading aloud to kids of multiple ages, since she has been homeschooling for 20 years and has 7 kids with a large span. Our listeners asked for something exactly like this, and Mindy delivers! We also get to hear from her about something we've heard from a lot of you: how Currently Reading changed her reading life. It's a sweet conversation.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a favorite read-aloud title, a YA sci-fi (Y-fi?) series, and a fairy tale retelling that has been a favorite for DECADES.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:49 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

3:53 - Calico Bush by Rachel Field

3:57 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

4:02 - On The Edge of the Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

5:31 - Bunny's Book Club by Annie Silvestro

6:43 - Lil' Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

6:59 - Lil' Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

7:06 -Lil' Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

7:48 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

9:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson

13:07 - The Editor by Steven Rowley

13:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

18:09 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper

18:39 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper

19:38 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

21:39 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe

23:40 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

26:49 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

26:54 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

30:30 - Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin

33:27 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

33:28 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

33:43 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

44:15 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

46:57 - Honey for A Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt

51:36 - The Firm by John Grisham

55:44 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok

57:22 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer

1:00:11 - Beauty by Robin McKinley

Deep dive. Here's the photo and corresponding list of books that Mindy's family has chosen as their very favorites over the past two decades.

I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino

Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleischman

The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong

The Broken Blade by William Durbin

The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg

Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark

The Eagle of the Ninth by Sutcliff

On The Edge of the Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are joined by a special guest co-host this week, Laura Tremaine. Laura is well-known across social media, and we think you'll love hearing from her.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a great book club chat, a new reading experience, and an unexpected bookish connection with a group of kids.

Next, we discuss our current reads. Since there are three of us, we kept it to two titles each, but they are two great book s from each host that are sure to have big opinions from the interwebs.

For our deep dive, we're talking to Laura about her "social media journey" and her vision behind her newest podcast, 10 Things to Tell You.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a non-fiction book about eating, a historical fiction family saga, and a thriller that will chill you.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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5:52 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

8:03 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

8:20 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

8:49 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

15:17 - Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly

17:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips

18:00 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

21:01 - This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Philipps

21:15 - Rob Lowe's books

21:21 - Bossypants by Tina Fey

27:28 - The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

28:35 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

31:31 - Juliet's School of Possibilities by Laura Vanderkam

34:00 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam

34:08 -Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam

35:40 - The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann

42:17 - Bias Series on the Smartest Person in the Room podcast

51:48 - Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch and Evelyn Trebole

56:22 - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

59:02 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

Laura's Website and Laura's Instagram

10 Things To Tell You podcast and Instagram

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with a whole cartload of book recommendations!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: bear with us this week as we gush at each other about getting to meet in person for the first time.

Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some reads that surprised us this week, and we hope they surprise you, too, in all the best ways.

Our deep dive this week centers on the Currently Reading Challenge for 2019 and we are discussing the books that our friends and family members have pressed into our hands.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. A children's classic and a funny romantic comedy.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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4:38 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

8:30 - The Child by Fiona Barton

8:38 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

9:15 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Burton

12:33 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

12:40 - Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

14:02 - 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die by James Mustich

17:58 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

18:02 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik

22:04 - Cozy Minimalist Home by Myquillin Smith

26:52 - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

26:57 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

30:01 - Currently Reading Challenge 2019!

31:33 - The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd

31:42 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

31:55 - The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

32:14 - Dreamland by Sam Quinones

32:23 - Dopesick by Beth Macy

33:18 - The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

33:30 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

33:54 - Soul of America by Jon Meacham

34:06 - Who We Are and How We Got Here by David Reich

34:18 - 100 Diagrams That Changed the World by Scott Christiansen

34:33 - Testable Asic Devices by Wayne Needham

34:56 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

35:04 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

35:08 - The White Book by Han Kang

35:24 - For Every Solution, A Problem by Kristin Gier

36:05 - A Gift From the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindburgh

36:19 - West With The Night by Beryl Markham

37:20 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

37:33 - Yes, Please by Amy Poelher

37:34 - Bossypants by Tina Fey

39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

41:09 - The Ordinary Princess by MM Kay

44:49 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty McDonald

47:55 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

49:22 - The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

49:28 - The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion

49:50 - The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion

52:45 - 10 Things To Tell You Episode 1: When Do You Read?

Kaytee is recording with a special guest co-host this week, Anna Hithersay of The Post Party podcast. Anna is a homeschool mom and was a librarian in a former life, so I think you'll love our deep dive into choosing great books for your kids (and yourself) at the library.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the us: a bookish tattoo and a raising readers moment.

Next, we discuss our current reads. This week has some thriller, some fairy tale, some romance, some middle grade. Basically, we took quite a few left turns.

Our deep dive this week is a conversation with Anna about choosing quality books from the library when the selection is so overwhelming. We also talk about "twaddle" and authors that are sure bets.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. A sweeping story of the South and a tiny classic that's sweet and lovely.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:03 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

3:25 - My new Bookish Tattoo!

4:43 - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

4:50 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

8:37 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

8:44 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

11:15 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

12:10 - A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson

12:29 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

15:31 - The Winter Sister by Megan Collins

15:38 - Book Of the Month

18:56 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

20:55 - OnRamp Podcast

25:04 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry

25:12 - Morgan Tallman episode 22

28:26 - Alice by Christina Henry

28:29 - Red Queen by Christina Henry

28:56 - Peter Pan by JM Barrie

31:57 - Barbara Cooney books

35:38 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne

37:30 - Eric Carle books

37:36 - Sandra Boynton books

38:22 - Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

38:51 - Richard Scarry books

39:48 - First Thousand Words in English by Heather Amery

39:49 - First Thousand Words in Spanish by Heather Amery

40:08 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne

40:28 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes

41:48 - In The Town All Year 'Round by Rotraut Susanne Berner

43:21 - The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

43:24 - Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

43:32 - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

43:34 - Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

44:37 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

45:49 - Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

47:01 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley

48:00 - Parnassus Books

48:31 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

Find Anna here: The Post Party podcast

The Post Party on Instagram and Facebook

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

It's #middlegradeMarch and so, of course, Meredith is excited to be talking to Ben Guterson, the author of the Winterhouse Trilogy of middle-grade novels. These are some of our favorite books of the year.

In this bonus mini episode, or "minisode", Ben talks about his inspiration for the novels, what's coming up in the third book, as well as a bit about his own life as a reader.

And, he gives us a book he wants to "press" into every reader's hands, too.

Here are the books we mention in this episode:

Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

The Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson

The House with the Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson (no link yet! Coming in December!)

Meredith and Kaytee are so excited to finally bring you this very special episode, which we, and our kiddos, have been looking forward to for a long time!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the hosts: preparing with our sons for the special deep dive in this week's episode (yep, that's one bookish moment for the two of us!).

Next, we discuss our current reads. Since we wanted to leave time for the kids, we give you only two (and a half) titles each this week, and they are all over the map.

Our deep dive this week is a super special interview with Jackson Schwartz, 7, and Micah Cobb, 8. These two boys have big opinions about the books they have read and loved. And the way they relate to each other is downright adorable. Anyone else think this needs to be a regular feature? We are totally smitten.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. There are four (or more) titles in this week's pressed books segment, so get those Amazon clickers ready!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:41 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

3:52 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

6:57 - Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Latidan

7:11 - The Honest Toddler

7:20 - Toddlers Are A**holes by Bunmi Latidan

10:36 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

10:44 - The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

11:49 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

13:03 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

13:50 - The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

14:10 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones

14:28 - A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

17:52 - The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks

19:46 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

21:02 - Inspector Flytrap: The Da Vinci Cold by Tom Angleberger

22:08 - The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

22:34 - Dogman by Dav Pilkey

22:47 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

24:23 - Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

24:36 - Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey

26:26 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

28:59 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

30:44 - Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott

31:50 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

31:59 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

33:28 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton

36:10 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

37:48 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

38:17 - On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to get back into our discussion this week that we have a hard time keeping our bookish opinions to ourselves.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the hosts: meeting a book resolution and a happy abundance of book mail.

Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some very seriously large opinions about our books this week. If you've ever wondered what it's like for Meredith to get spicy, you're in luck!

This episode was recorded on Valentine's Day, so… since we had love on the brain, we took a left turn and went with a deep dive on things we "hate" about books!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) - but this week is a couple of great series - that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: these books have been mentioned over and over again on the podcast, but due to some heinous oversight, we haven't ever pressed them into your hands!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:33 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

3:24 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan

5:32 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny

5:33 - Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

6:48 - Still Life by Louise Penny

10:05 - Currently Reading Challenge

10:18 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

13:35 - I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

14:05 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

18:36 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

21:59 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

22:02 - Circe by Madeline Miller

22:08 - He Read She Read episode 20

25:53 - Iliad by Homer

26:23 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

26:29 - Episode 24 with Mary Heim

28:59 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

43:28 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett

50:36 - Harry Potter series

50:56 - Louise Penny series

52:02 - The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

This is a departure from our regular day and format! We wanted to get this interview into your ears as soon as possible, so welcome to our first minisode!

Today, I'm chatting with debut novelist, Anissa Gray, who just released The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls this week on February 19th.

Anissa has been a news journalist for 20 years now, and this is her first foray into fiction. Our conversation centers on that transition, the pressures put onto authors of color, and the ways that reading makes you a better person. You won't want to miss it!

At the end, Anissa presses a book into your hands, because… it's what we do. Hope you enjoy!

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The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray

Written on a Body by Jeannette Winterson

Anissa's website

Anissa on Instagram @anissagrayauthor

Anissa on Facebook

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to get back into our discussion this week that we have a hard time keeping our bookish opinions to ourselves.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the hosts: getting sucked in by a book to the detriment of…. the rest of your life, and fun book mail deliveries.

Next, we discuss our current reads. We have some very seriously large opinions about our books this week. If you've ever wondered what it's like for Meredith to get spicy, you're in luck!

Our deep dive this week centers on the Currently Reading Challenge! If you've been wondering about some of our favorite classics for that second category on your challenge sheet, you are in luck! We've got 20 titles for you for this category alone!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: two more classics are on our lists this week. They're both lovely and SO vital to the reading cannon.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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4:18 - Episode 7 with Jessica Turner

4:32 - When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner (one day left for that awesome pre-order bonus!) Get that here: http://matthewpaulturner.com/books/when-i-pray-for-you/

6:18 - The Au Pair by Emma Rous

6:30 - The Book Drop subscription

10:08 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

10:10 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

10:11 - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris

10:41 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

10:47 - The Witch Elm by Tana French

11:25 - The Lost Man by Jane Harper

11:46 - The Dry by Jane Harper

11:47 - Force of Nature by Jane Harper

13:53 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

16:05 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett

16:17 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett

21:51 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin Manuel Miranda

21:58 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

24:54 - PBS Hamilton Documentary

25:48 - Class Mom by Lori Gelman

26:04 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

28:24 - Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

29:42 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

32:37 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Podcast

33:48 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

35:50 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

37:05 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

38:53 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

39:34 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

41:05 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

42:43 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

42:45 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

43:18 - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

43:46 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

44:21 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

44:57 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

45:46 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers

45:55 - Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

46:04 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

46:15 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

46:16 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

46:35 - 1984 by George Orwell

46:46 - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

46:56 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

47:32 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

47:57 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

50:31 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

51:16 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

51:46 - Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

52:46 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

52:48 - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Steve Hockensmith

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee have to try to keep themselves under control this week as we have a bit of a longer deep dive segment. It's hard, listeners, to reign in the book talk, especially after a week away!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the hosts: ditching a time-suck that was preventing reading, and a new bookish website.

Next, we discuss our current reads. Since we had to limit ourselves, these four titles are all AMAZING. We dare you to not get excited about at least half of them, no matter what your wheelhouse is!

Our deep dive this week includes and extra special interview with the ladies from Pantsuit Politics, Beth and Sarah. Whether you're already a fan, or these are new voices in your ears, you're guaranteed to learn something. I (Kaytee) did, and have been a raving fangirl for more than two years. It's unbelievable to me that I even got to talk to them!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a non-fiction pick from Sarah if you want to broaden your political reading, a poetic choice from Beth for sanity in turbulent times, and one from each of your regular hosts (a sweet picture book and a creepy true crime novel). That's a lot of pressed books!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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4:00 -myTBR.co - Tailored Book Recommendations from Book Riot

7:10 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

10:24 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu

10:46 - The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

13:54 - Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce

17:48 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

18:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

20:08 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

20:12 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

22:40 - I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland

45:59 - The Righteous Mind: Why People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

47:05 - Hallelujah Anyway by Anne Lamott

48:30 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

49:00 - Pantsuit Politics Podcast and Website

Pantsuit Politics on Twitter

Pantsuit Politics on Instagram

50:28 - Stellaluna by Jannell Cannon

52:31 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule (set in Washington state)

53:07 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

While Kaytee vacations this week, Meredith holds down the podcast fort with a special guest co-host. Mary Heim is an online bookish friend of both of us (and I can freely admit that I am SO jealous she got to record with Mary and I didn't).

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of the hosts: a sweet pregnancy reading moment, and bonding over husbands who read.

Next, the ladies discuss what they are currently reading, and this week includes a thousand books that you'll want to reach for ASAP. I had a hard time restraining myself.

In Mary's deep dive, we get to learn about her reading life. Childhood reads to the way her adult reading life developed. It's a walk down memory lane for your childhood reading memories. I can almost guarantee you'll love it.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands:

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:53 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

2:49 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

5:01 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

6:55 - Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell

7:51 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

10:08 - Side Hustle by Chris Gillebeau

10:20 - The $100 Start Up by Chris Gillebeau

12:26 - Side Hustle School podcast

12:54 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

17:14 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

17:16 - Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

18:58 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

19:45 - A Spanish Lover by Joanna Trollope

23:16 - A Village Affair by Joanne Trollope

23:33 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

24:16 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

24:21 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

28:58 - The Family Gene by Joselin Linder

34:34 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling

36:23 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

36:26 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

36:31 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes

36:34 - American Girl Samantha Books by Maxine Rose Schur

36:38 - The Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne

37:11 - Babysitter's Club series by Ann M. Martin

37:34 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

37:37 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

38:09 - Sweet Dreams Romance books by Jocelyn Saal

38:58 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

45:03 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

48:49 - Boy's Life by Robert McKammon

50:51 - The Body by Stephen King

51:59 - It by Stephen King

52:01 - Needful Things by Stephen King

53:05 - Mary's Goodreads

53:10 - @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back together this week and they are chatting books and Penelopes!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a Harry Potter deep dive conversation and Little Free Library progress.

Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes quite a few thrillers, a book that makes Kaytee blush, and a new title from a favorite author.

This week for our deep dive, we introduce a new section of the website for your first reading challenge category (A Book That Currently Reading Pressed Into Your Hands) and then have a conversation about a term we've mentioned in passing but never explained: Penelope. Who is this Penelope, and why do we care about her notebooks?

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a book that MUST be consumed on audio and a happiness-boosting favorite.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:24 - The Ultimate Harry Potter sorting test

5:59 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

9:25 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reyborn

11:46 - Thomas and Charlotte Pitt novels by Anne Perry (First is The Cater Street Hangman)

12:35 - Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by Peter Graham

13:09 - A Ladder To The Sky by John Boyne

13:12 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

16:58 - The Child by Fiona Barton

19:25 - The Widow by Fiona Barton

19:50 - How to Be A Happier Parent by KJ Dell'antonia

20:10 - Sorta Awesome episode 163: Ten Mantras for Happier Parents with KJ Dell'antonia

21:35 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

23:49 - My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

27:23 - New website of all the books we've pressed into your hands!

29:12 - Sorta Awesome episode 85: Awesomely and Unapologetically Organized with Meredith Schwartz of Penelope Loves Lists

38:50 - Episode 7 with Jessica Turner

41:10 - Penelope Blue: River Blue from Benjamin Moore

42:12 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

44:23 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

44:30 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith is on a leadership retreat this week, so Kaytee is joined by her friend Morgan Tallman to chat books this week.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: busting out of a reading slump (and some tips), and a bookish resolution from a young family member.

Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes some fantasy, a funny thriller (is that a thing?), and a few non-fiction picks.

This week's deep dive is a conversation with Morgan about re-reading. Since Meredith and Kaytee rarely re-read, we are chatting with someone who really loves to re-read books about what she gets from those re-reads. Morgan talks about the books she loves re-reading as well as the frequency of her re-reads.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a book to add depth to your Harry Potter love, and a sweeping historical novel with trigger warnings.

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:04 - Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate

3:09 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

3:49 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

3:58 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik

6:48 - My Sister The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

9:13 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

10:12 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

10:13 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

10:29 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

10:31 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

11:24 - The Eternal Current by Aaron Niequist

13:44 - Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

15:02 - By the Book Podcast

16:32 - Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns

17:33 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

20:43 - Harry Potter Series

22:26 - Morgan counted up last year's re-reads for me and found that she had had 55 re-reads of the 232 books she read in 2018 (including 3 re-reads of the Harry Potter series).

23:38 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

23:44 - Books by Brene Brown

23:51 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

24:26 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

24:32 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series

28:43 - Snape: A Definitive Reading by Lorrie Kim

34:48 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

34:59 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee return to your feed this week to chat about what we've been reading and what we plan to read in the coming year.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a reading project for you, our listeners, and New Year's gift from the library.

Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week includes some new titles, some old ones, and one that (I'm sorry) will release at the end of the summer. Doesn't matter, you still want to hear about it.

This week's deep dive is a survey of our reading goals for the year. Some are very specific, some are more general, but both of us are excited about the Currently Reading Challenge!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a brand new illustrated volume, and a short story fairy tale collection.

As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:00 - The Currently Reading 2019 Challenge!

6:28 - Book of the Month

6:32 - One Day in December by Josie Silver

9:44 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

12:55 - Things You Save in A Fire by Katherine Center

13:05 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

15:40 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

19:15 - The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LaBaron

19:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

19:46 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

19:47 - Educated by Tara Westover

22:12 - The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh

24:28 - The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

24:30 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

28:43 - Shogun by James Clavell

30:48 - Books by Isabel Allende

30:56 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

31:38 - The Great American Read

33:18 - The Currently Reading 2019 Challenge! (Again… we're very excited)

37:31 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount

41:00 - The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

43:28 - Grimm's Fairy Tales by The Brother's Grimm (what a pretty collection!)

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

You've been asking for it, and now it's here: our best books of 2018 list! We are the type of people who cannot pick our books until ALL the books have been finished for the year, so this is the soonest we could record!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a Christmas gift that is perfect for an avid reader and the reason you all feel like your TBR lists explode whenever we release a new episode.

Next, we discuss what we are currently reading, and this week has an incredible variety of titles that we discuss.

This week's deep dive is a recap of our top ten books of the year for each of us. We picked the cream of the crop to share with you, readers.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a gripping mystery and a two-book series that are so unexpectedly wonderful.

As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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5:08 - Little Free Library!

9:33 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

9:45 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis

12:25 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu

13:00 – Becoming by Michelle Obama

16:19 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien

16:34 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

16:36 - Room by Emma Donoghue

18:56 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

19:33 - Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel

19:41 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

21:51 - Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

22:59 - Sadie by Courtney Summers

25:13 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

29:10 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

30:39 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

32:32 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

33:15 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown

34:28 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie

35:03 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast

35:29 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones

36:39 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

37:41 - Educated by Tara Westover

40:42 - Circe by Madeline Miller

42:32 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle

43:37 - Calypso by David Sedaris

45:03 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

45:41 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

46:44 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

47:58 - Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

49:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

49:56 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

52:41 - The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

54:52 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

54:58 - The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

55:51 - Us Against You by Frederik Backman

55:55 - Beartown by Frederik Backman

56:01 - A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman

58:44 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman

58:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederik Backman

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith is holding down the fort this week while Kaytee travels, so her brother, Scott Monday is serving as our special guest host!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: a Christmas classic that brought the family together and an amazing 2018 reading realization.

Next, Meredith and Scott tackle what they are currently reading, and this week will make our non-fiction lovers' hearts just sing as it's chock-full of great non-fiction titles.

This week's deep dive is about Scott's reading life and his weird foibles and quirks. I have a feeling you all are going to have serious WORDS about this! We can't wait for you to chime in.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a data-nerd's dream book and a book that belongs on every family's shelves.

As always, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:14 – The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

6:37 – The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis

7:28 – Bay Books in Coronado, CA

8:58 – The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

9:53 – The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck

10:40 – The Hunger by Alma Katsu

11:19 – Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

11:35 – Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

11:37 – In the Garden of the Beasts by Erik Larson

16:25 – The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman

17:18 – Harry Potter by JK Rowling

17:29 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

17:34 – Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

19:02 – It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

19:06 – Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson

22:00 – Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

22:25 – Dopesick by Beth Macy

22:57 – Becoming by Michelle Obama

26:32 – What Happened by Hillary Clinton

30:22 – The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

30:35 – The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley

30:36 – Son of the Black Stallion by Walter Farley

30:38 – Fire Stallion by Walter Farley? I think he meant Black Stallion and Satan :-)

30:43 – Island Stallion by Walter Farley

31:14 – The Edge by Dick Francis

31:34 – Longshot by Dick Francis

32:24 – Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

41:05 – Ulysses by James Joyce

42:26 – Dataclysm by Christian Rudder

45:15 – The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah MacKenzie

45:30 – The Read-Aloud Revival Podcast

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are deep in the holiday season and we're ready to talk about all the books!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a bookish moment of connection with a new friend and a book ornament for the tree.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, with plenty of kid lit in this week's selections as well as some cozy reads and some creepy ones.

This week's deep dive is about winter reads and the titles we like to cozy up with during the holidays.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a new (old) mystery series to sink your teeth into, and a travel memoir.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:35 - Cowboy Pug by Laura James

2:31 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

5:38 - my pretty bookstack ornament (no longer available for me to link to on the Anthropologie site!)

7:17 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

7:49 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

10:28 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

11:35 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

12:26 - The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib

16:07 - Mac Undercover (Mac B., Kid Spy #1) by Mac Barnett

16:17 - Reading Bug subscription box

17:51 - The Impossible Crime (Mac B., Kid Spy #2) by Mac Barnett

20:02 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

20:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

20:24 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

20:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

22:32 - Toll by Neal Shusterman (not even on Amazon yet, so no link!)

24:26 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg

24:36 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

27:27 - Shogun by James Clavell

28:02 - Pax by Sara Pennypacker

31:58 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

32:47 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson

33:59 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

34:18 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva

34:26 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

34:48 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

35:18 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

35:24 - Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein

35:31 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein

35:33 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

36:05 - The Shining by Stephen King

36:25 - It by Stephen King

36:26 - The Stand by Stephen King

36:38 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Auden

36:41 - The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Auden

37:10 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

37:40 - Agatha Christie

37:41 - PD James

37:42 - Minette Walters

37:52 - Aunt Dimity Series

38:15 - Anne Perry Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novels

38:31 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

38:59 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

40:23 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

40:25 - All the Books podcast

41:46 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

43:09 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George

43:22 - Louise Penny Inspector Gamache series

45:12 - Robert Galbraith series (JK Rowling syndrome)

45:58 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider

47:59 - Simple: A Podcast by Tsh Oxenreider

48:35 - Interview with Tsh on Kaytee's blog

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week with a broad array of books to tell you about!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a personalized book gift FOR a friend, and a kidlit audiobook addiction.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, some quick reads to hit your year-end goals, and a few books we cannot WAIT to talk to you about!

Our super special deep dive this week centers on an interview with Delia Owens, writer of Where the Crawdads Sing. This book has been chosen as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, as well as (just announced the day after recording) picked up by 20th Century Fox as a feature film production. Delia is so gracious, so well-spoken, and so lovely. We know you'll love hearing from her.

As always, we ALL finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a nature collection from Delia, a cry-your-heart-out book, and a middle grade classic.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:35 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

4:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

5:32 - Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson

6:31 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

7:43 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

7:57 - Shogun by James Clavell

8:51 - Theft by Finding: Diaries by David Sedaris

10:51 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

16:06 - The One by John Marrs

19:59 - Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet

20:06 - Stuart Little by E.B. White

20:08 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

22:55 - Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley

23:25 - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug

24:11 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

27:51 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams

30:15 - The Whispered Word by Ellery Adams

41:19 - The Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

43:45 - Instagram Giveaway! Go win one of two copies of Where The Crawdads Sing!

45:09 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

48:29 - Tuesdays At The Castle by Jessica Day George

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

This week we're talking brand new titles, some oldies but goodies and a few bookish surprises.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a brand new release finally in hand, and a bookish Christmas tradition.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a few brand new releases as well as a bunch of goodness from the back list.

This week we spend some time discussing how our reading habits change during the holidays, both in amount and substance.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a rich-family inheritance drama, and a time-travel-esque (no actual time travel involved) book that surprised me.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:30 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny

3:53 - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

4:10 - Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry

5:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

5:55 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

9:45 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

9:58 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark

11:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty

12:18 - Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco

15:09 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reybourne

15:19 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

15:21 - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

18:10 - Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman

20:42 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

20:49 - Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

22:39 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

23:28 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

25:27 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

26:13 - Jenny Colgan books

27:52 - Shogun by James Clavell

28:39 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

28:43 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (again!)

30:21 - The Heirs by Susan Rieger

30:38 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

33:58 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Episode number 15. Does it seem to anyone else like it's getting crazy real? We are having such fun! Tune in this week to hear Meredith and Kaytee discuss three books each as well as something that we read that surprised us!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a family road trip listen and a perfect reading moment.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a smorgasbord of titles ranging from YA to fantasy to literary fiction to thrillers. We've got a bit of everything!

Our mini deep dive this week is about the books that most recently surprised us. And you might be surprised as well by one of these titles!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands: a sci-fi thriller and a classic children's series.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:03 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy

3:11 - Episode Nine with Meg Teitz

5:59 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend

6:54 - South of Broad by Pat Conroy

8:52 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

10:50 - The Price of Tides by Pat Conroy

12:08 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

12:22 - He Read She Read Podcast

14:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

15:05 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

16:15 - My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd

16:34 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

20:05 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds

22:21 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

22:53 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman

23:35 - Thunderhead by Neal Schusterman

23:54 - They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

26:43 - Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

26:49 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

29:16 - Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

30:18 - Louise Penny's new book: Kingdom of the Blind

32:13 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

32:19 - Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

35:08 - 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James

36:23 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

38:35 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

40:04 - Pines by Blake Crouch

41:19 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

41:55 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes

42:11 - Boxcar Children Books 1-4 as Box Set

43:25 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a surprise book present, an accessory to make binge-reading the next big thing, and choosing books for a trip.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of the three of us because that still gives you a whole stack to check out.

Our deep-dive this week delves deep into the ins and outs of running a book club. And this episode is for you whether you have a group of friends that meet at a coffee shop each month or you are looking for a group of bookish friends on the internet so you can "book club" in your PJs! We even toss around some ideas for those of us (like Meredith and Kaytee) who are "book-club challenged" in that our inner rebel shows up whenever someone says we have to read a certain title.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have some classic dude-friendly literature, a lovely little fun romp, and a sweeping American and African family story.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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0:45 - MomAdvice.com

0:58 - The MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook

2:59 - idealbookshelf.com

3:40 - Ideal Bookshelf on Instagram: @idealbookshelf

4:21 -LEVO G2 Tablet Clamp Stand

9:13 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss

9:31 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

12:46 - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

12:53 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

13:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

14:14 - Serial Reader App

14:35 - Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

15:39 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh

15:49 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

19:00 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

19:18 - The Selection (Series) by Kiera Cass

19:44 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

21:24 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

21:38 - Wundersmith (Second book in Nevermoor series) by Jessica Townsend

22:34 - Elevation by Stephen King

25:42 - River Of Stars by Vanessa Hua

28:39 - Ghosted by Rosie Walsh

31:29 - Liane Moriarty books (specifically: Nine Perfect Strangers and Truly Madly Guilty)

32:50 - Seven Tips for Hosting a Successful Book Club article on MomAdvice.com

37:07 - Lucky Boy by Shanthi Sekaran

39:11 - meetup.com - LOL it still exists!!

40:14 - The Lazy Genius Podcast episode #72: The Lazy Genius Hosts a Book Swap

45:40 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

- and Amy's interview with Anthony

46:18 - MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook

48:00 - Shogun by James Clavell

50:54 - The Book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall

52:42 - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

55:13 - Amy on Instagram: @momadvice

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds to chat Non-Fiction and some other really wonderful titles!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a bookish candle and IRL friendships that are reading more.

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, just two titles from each of us so we have time to talk about 50 thousand additional books!

Our deep-dive this week centers on some of our favorite non-fiction genres! We throw a whole metric crap-ton of titles at you to get you started in the non-fiction world, if that seems to be a place that you're lacking. Every one of these titles have been vetted by one or both of us (along with many others that we've mentioned in past episodes), and we are all about you picking them up!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have some beautiful fiction as well as a great and FUN contemporary mystery.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:21 - Friday Reads candle from Main Line Candle Company

5:06 - Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet

6:37 - Stuart Little by E.B. White

6:39 - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

6:56 - The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

7:35 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

8:24 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading

9:23 - The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King

12:02 - Finding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales

12:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

15:12 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell

15:45 - Little Free Library!

17:16 - Hens Dancing by Raphaella Barker

17:47 - Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Felding

23:23 - Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

23:35 - Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines

23:51 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan

24:28 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler

24:31 - Monsoon Mansion by Cinelle Barnes

24:55 - Coming Clean by Seth Haines

25:18 - Educated by Tara Westover

*Other memoirs mentioned in past episodes that I LOVE: As You Wish by Cary Elwes, Born A Crime by Trevor Noah, anything by David Sedaris

26:38 - Disney War by James B. Stewart

27:29 - Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean

27:34 - Conspiracy of Fools by Kurt Eichenwald

27:46 - The Pixar Touch by David Price

28:11 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou

28:55 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

28:57 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

29:08 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

29:13 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond

29:41 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

30:08 - Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle

30:10 - Barking to the Choir by Gregory Boyle

31:14 - Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore

32:11 - Start With Why by Simon Sinek

32:17 - Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

32:24 - Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz

32:44 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

32:58 - 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman

33:30 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris

35:07 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown

35:38 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

35:39 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

34:50 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

35:05 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

35:07 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

35:10 - Dare to Lead by Brene Brown

36:33 - Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

37:15 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey

37:28 - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Steven Covey

37:45 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner

38:20 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

39:06 - Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff by Myquillin Smith

*Other productivity books mentioned in past episodes: Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

41:00 - This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

44:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

45:59 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty

46:02 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moraiarty

46:54 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Episode 12 comes to you this week. And we're here to talk TBR. The specifics of what drives us to choose the next book off the stack!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a group of online readers that saves the day and all about audiobook "stories."

Next, we tackle what we are currently reading: some Capital W-Weird picks, some non-fiction, some YA. We've got a little taste of everything.

We take a mini-deep dive this week into the topic of TBR lists. How do readers in general choose what is To Be Read next? How do we, specifically, choose what to slot into that coveted position?

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we have a perfect Christmas gift idea (and some wonderful accompaniments) as well as a beloved curmudgeon book for almost every reader on your list.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:17 - Audiobook stories on Instagram: click on the Audiobooks Q&A highlight!

6:05 - The Book of Boy by Katherine Gilbert Murdock

8:52 - The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

9:50 - Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brian Sanderson

14:03 - Episode 9 with Meg Teitz

14:32 - Our favorite free Enneagram test: https://exploreyourtype.com/details

15:08 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stablile

15:25 - Typeology podcast

15:35 - The Sacred Enneagram by Christopher Heuertz

17:20 - From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon

17:25 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

20:32 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell

20:47 - The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs

20:50 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

23:15 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

29:37 - Vox by Christina Dalcher

32:46 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel

34:24 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero

36:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen

39:06 - A beautiful mug to pair it with

39:10 - The coziest of cozy wraps from Athleta

40:47 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

42:50 - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

42:52 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

42:57 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick

44:09 - A Man Called Ove movie

45:09 - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for Episode 11, in which we take a fun little trip down our "book-memory lanes".

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: A sweet book gift from a friend, and a childhood milestone finally broached.

Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three (or more) books from each of us, lots of mysterious picks this week, and one title that we just can't stop talking about.

Next, we take that memory trip and talk about the books that formed us as readers. The memories we have of our childhood reading, the ones that shaped us as teens, and how they turned us into the readers we are today. So many backlist gems in this list!

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a YA pick that's being made into a Netflix movie and a non-fiction classic that is perfect for everyone on your Christmas list.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:37 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel

3:50 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

4:17 - Harry Potter Illustrated Editions by J.K. Rowling and Jim Kay

7:52 - Louise Penny's Three Pines Series

8:19 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

11:34 - Just the Right Book Subscription

11:45 - Reading Bug Box Subscription

11:50 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville

11:54 - The Book Drop Subscription (Reminder: CURRENTLYREADING will get you 20% off until 12/15)

12:12 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

16:07 - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

16:16 - @raelasbooks on Instagram

18:22 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

20:20 - House at Riverton by Kate Morton

21:15 - Never Lose a Customer Again by Joey Coleman

21:28 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard

22:48 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

23:52 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

25:52 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner

26:06 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

28:12 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

30:19 - The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini

34:24 - The Mitten by Jan Brett

34:26 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle

34:47 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

34:48 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

34:58 - Choose Your Own Adventure books by R.A. Montgomery

36:13 - R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Series

36:15 - Intensity by Dean Koontz

36:29 - Stephen King novels

37:04 - 100 Secret Senses by Amy Tan

37:14 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

38:15 - Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

39:15 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene

39:47 - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

UNSOLICITED STRONG OPINION: Amazon is wrong. Read these in Publication Order, please!

40:56 - The Once and Future King by T.H. White

42:21 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

44:25 - Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

47:58 - Puddin' by Julie Murphy

48:20 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Bookish besties reunited for Episode number 10, where we take a foray into the scary books you'll want on your Halloween and Fall TBR!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: Meredith's slump is O.V.E.R. and Kaytee broke her resolutions in a big way.

Then we dive into our currently reading lists with three books from each of us, some brand new titles, a big series for #pennypusher fans, and some mysterious picks.

Our next segment will make you thankful for these show notes! We throw a LOT of titles at you that will perfectly fit into your fall mood-reading lists. Don't worry, they are all written down for you below. Because we love you.

As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a classic Greek myth re-imagined, as well as non-fiction pick for every boy mom reader.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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3:20 - Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

4:11 - Literate Lizard bookstore in Sedona, AZ

5:10 - thriftbooks.com - 15% off your first order if you use this link!

6:58 - In Her Bones by Kate Moretti

7:13 - Book Drop Subscription - use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% off a subscription of any length! Good through 12/15

8:25 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

9:05 - What Should I Read Next podcast on iTunes, Episode 150 is the one referenced in this episode of our show

11:51 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

14:09 - My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

14:29 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

14:39 - You've Got Mail

15:58 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

17:49 - Louise Penny's Inspector Gamache Series

18:05 - Inspector Wexford Series by Ruth Rundell

18:14 - Dorothy Simpson's Inspector Thanet Series

19:02 - From Doon with Death by Ruth Rundell

22:38 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2nd Book: A Conspiracy in Belgravia)

22:44 - Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

25:10 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

25:55 - Hoopla! Kaytee's beloved library service!

26:23 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

26:26 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

26:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

27:24 - The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

27:31 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville

31:11 - Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim

31:19 - @wellreadblackgirl on Instagram

34:11 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

34:25 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

34:54 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman (but now I really want the Graphic Novel version!)

35:15 - In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

35:17 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

35:36 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

36:12 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

36:25 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter

37:08 - Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

37:15 - Kate Morton books

37:35 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

39:09 - Every Secret Thing by Susanna Kearsley

41:10 - Aunt Dimity Series by Nancy Atherton

42:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

42:42 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

42:43 - Pines (1st in series) by Blake Crouch, then Wayward, then The Last Town

43:08 - Fox Evil by Minette Walters

44:08 - Circe by Madeline Miller

47:25 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by Stephen James and David Thomas

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith has a special guest go-host join her this week while Kaytee travels, Meg Tietz of the Sorta Awesome podcast!

When Meredith introduces Meg, you'll get to hear a bit of our backstory about how we (Meredith and Kaytee) became friends THROUGH Meg's podcast, and how we pay tribute to her in every show!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each host: meeting a favorite author and new earbuds for audiobooks.

Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as Meg and Meredith discuss two recent books each and then jump into a deep dive!

Meg is a personality framework junkie, so she and Meredith take a foray into personality types and reading. Such an interesting discussion! Do you know your Enneagram type? Do you feel like it affects your reading life?

Meg and Meredith finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. This week's picks include a National Book Award winner and an older title that will make you think for YEARS.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:15 - Sorta Awesome Podcast: Website, iTunes

2:36 - Sorta Awesome episode about anxiety and face shaving

4:17 - Meredith's guest episode on Sorta Awesome about Penelopes

4:45 - Rainbow Rowell

5:29 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

8:32 - Apple airpods

9:14 - Kaytee's (similar but way less expensive) earbuds

11:41 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

14:36 - In Her Bones by Kate Meretti

16:05 - Book Drop Subscription - So excited to offer our listeners a GREAT coupon code for this service! Use code CURRENTLYREADING for 20% a new subscription of any length. This code is good through 12/15, so it would make a great holiday gift idea!

17:25 - The Popcast on iTunes

17:39 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy

21:23 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

32:50 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield

35:41 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield

35:49 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

37:09 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

37:41 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesamyn Ward

38:05 - Salvage the Bones by Jesamyn Ward

42:51 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

44:31 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

How to find Meg:

@sortaawesomemeg on Instagram

@sortaawesomeshow on Instagram

sortaawesomeshow.com

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week. Reunited!! We've got a bit of a longer episode for you full of readerly chat.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a neighborly book relationship and bookish travels.

Plenty of book recommendations coming your way this week as we discuss three recent books each and go down little rabbit trails of additional titles.

Our deep dive this week is about reading slumps: why they suck so bad and some tips for avoiding them or overcoming them!

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. Some hilarious short stories and a classic mystery. This week also includes a bonus pick by Meredith's nephew Collin for the younger readers in your life.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

7:45 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

7:58 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

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

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

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

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

20:12 - A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult

21:40 - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith is on vacation, so Kaytee has a special guest co-host join her for this week's episode. She is so excited to share her conversation with Jessica Turner!

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: one that only a family of two authors will ever experience and a new discovery at the library that made for a quiet weekend at home.

We dive in to discussing 2 books each. One of which we both cannot stop talking about.

Next, we get to discuss Jessica's new book, Stretched Too Thin, as well as her previous work, The Fringe Hours. Both are books you need on your shelves! Who wants to win a copy of STT? I'll be giving away a copy on Instagram this week, so pop on over there to enter!

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. Jessica does a great job pushing BOTH of our books into your hands this week, as I promise you'll want to pick up each of them for totally different reasons. They also kind of follow a theme (unintentionally, as usual!).

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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0:42 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

1:51 - When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner

1:52 - When God Made Light by Matthew Paul Turner

1:55 - When I Pray For You by Matthew Paul Turner

3:28 - Playaways at the library

4:09 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

4:11 - The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd

6:22 - Modern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown

8:44 - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

8:46 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

8:53 - Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

9:00 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

9:18 - Sliding Doors (movie)

10:04 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

10:48 - How to Walk Away by Katherine Center

11:12 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

11:38 - Lies by TM Logan

13:49 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown

15:15 - March: Book One by John Lewis

15:27 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds

15:51 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

18:18 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner

19:57 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

31:51 - I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (yep, again)

35:18 - American Marriage by Tayari Jones

35:32 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

36:11 - Documentary 13th by Ana DuVernay on Netflix

38:14 - Jessica's bookstagram account: booksnobbery

38:20 - TheMomCreative.com

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith return this week to chat about books with you! How do you feel about the backlist? We're going there.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: using books as a coping strategy and books that you've been meaning to read for more than decade…

We dive in to discussing 3 books each. These mostly take a trip down backlist lane, because only one is brand new and the rest are back in the catalog.

Next we get into every listener's most-asked question: a brief overview of how in the /world/ Kaytee reads SO much while homeschooling all those children.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands. We've got a book that will make your life better and a series that you have to push through the first book to get to the way better second and third books.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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8:35 - Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

9:32 - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

12:01 - Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

13:00 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison

13:14 - Setting Free the Kites by Alex George

13:18 - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

16:47 - The Uninvited Guests by Said Jones

19:51 - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

20:25 - Middlemarch by George Eliot

20:46 - The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

23:08 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

24:05 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

27:34 - All Things Good and Wonderful, nope, just kidding, it's All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

29:22 - Florida by Lauren Groff

29:36 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

30:42 - What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell

36:52 - Happier at Home by Gretchen Rubin

36:55 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

37:00 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

39:33 - Do Audiobooks Count?? For further reading: To Your Brain, Listening to a Book is Pretty Much the Same As Reading It

41:32 - Kindle Paperwhite love

44:47 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

45:36 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

48:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

49:04 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

49:08 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that required us to put up our dukes to fight with technology in more ways than one. Give us grace on the audio foibles this week, and blame Skype, m'kay?

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: happy podcast vibes and bookish t-shirts.

We dive in to discussing 3 books each. Two we really enjoyed and one… not so much. Watch out for those strong opinions in this segment this week!

Then we spend a little time talking about Anne Bogel's new book, I'd Rather Be Reading, and the pieces that resonated with both of us!

You'll also hear our first non-sponsor sponsor segment. Obviously we're a bit unclear what "sponsorship" means at this point!

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands, and this week's picks will either tear out your heart or scare the pee-waddle out of you (Meredith's phrasing. LOL).

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:38 - Meredith's Book Nerd t-shirt

from outofprint.com, purveyors of so many fun, bookish tees

4:15 - Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart

4:42 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

7:47 - Mom Advice Book Club on Facebook

8:19 - Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

9:35 - Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith

11:30 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Sequel to The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

12:13 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio

13:53 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

16:01 - The Gospel Comes with a House Key by Rosaria Butterfield

18:56 - The Art of Neighboring by Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon

19:01 - Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell

19:06 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt

21:05 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple

23:17 - Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

23:55 - I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel

27:59 - The Bookshelf, Thomasville, Georgia

28:43 - Shelf Subscription

29:35 - From the Front Porch podcast

29:54 - @bookshelftville bookstagram account

31:29 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway

33:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for a show that ended up having heavier subject matter than we'd expected.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us (and a surprise vocal appearance by Meredith's Boston Terrier, Cooper - oops!) and we'll go over a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile.

This episode includes an accidental foray into non-fiction books, because we have a lot of words about them this week!

Next, we both discuss the ways we keep track of our reading: spreadsheets, journals, and apps.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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4:44 - Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems

Raising Readers bookish moment

7:15 - Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

8:05 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

8:07 - The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

8:09 - Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

12:24 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner

12:58 - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold

15:58 - Columbine by Dave Cullen

17:06 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou

18:11 - DisneyWar by James B. Stewart

20:13 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

21:59 - Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

23:09 - Raving Fans by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles

24:31 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

25:22 - Every Note Played by Lisa Genova

25:35 - Still Alice by Lisa Genova

25:43 - Love Anthony by Lisa Genova

27:32 - Sophie Kinsella

28:20 - @anovelfamily on Instagram #readwhatyouown

28:33 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

28:57 - The Best Yes by Lysa TerKeurst

29:11 - Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

29:16 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

29:37 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

30:22 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

41:27 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

44:40 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton

44:52 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Then we'll chat about what's next up on the TBR pile.

This episode we truly begin to show our love for middle-grade fiction. We hadn't planned it this way, but we recommend a plethora of fantastic titles for your kids - or for the lover of kit lit in you.

Next, we both divulge our worst bookish habits, and chat a little bit about how we try to "combat" those habits.

We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has consistently ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:08 – Great Illustrated Classics, especially Robin Hood

2:30 – Robin Hood book giveaway on Instagram

3:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

3:09 – Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

3:30 – Audible subscription

3:53 – Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

3:57 – The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

4:09 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

4:38 – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

5:10 – Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great by Judy Blume

5:59 – The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

8:45 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

9:32 – The Late Bloomer's Club by Louise Miller

10:04 – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan

10:07 – How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry

10:51 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

12:10 – Jane Austen

13:34 – Nevermoor: The Tales of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

14:50 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

14:53 – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

15:18 – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:52 – These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner

20:25 – Little House Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder

22:33 – Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

24:13 – Jen Hatmaker

24:24 – The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

24:30 – Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

24:57 – A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold

25:25 – The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

25:30 – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

25:45 – Bahni Turpin narrator

26:16 – This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

28:52 – Serial Reader App

30:04 – The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

30:08 – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

34:20 – Matilda by Roald Dahl

36:40 – Louise Penny Inspector Gamache Series

36:58 - Still Life – first in Inspector Gamache series

37:06 – Deborah Crombie series

37:49 – Inspector Thanet Series by Dorothy Simpson

39:03 – The Night She Died – first in Inspector Thanet series

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds for more bookish chat.

You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, and a few of the books we've finished reading lately. Meredith's famous (infamous?) book metaphors make their first podcast appearance in this episode. Broccoli, anyone?

Next, we do a mini-deep-dive into some of the best audiobooks to get you started if you're new to the medium, and then we move onto what's up next on the TBR pile.

We finish up with two books that are real page-turners, perfect for end of summer beach reading.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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1:37 – The Reading Bug Box

4:11 – Rainbow shelf pictures

8:30 – The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

9:20 – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

10:49 – Vox by Christina Dalcher

13:46 – The Book of Essie by Megan MacLean Weir

15:25 – Scribd membership

15:40 – Gretchen Rubin!

16:00 – Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis

18:49 – Rabbit, the Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams

20:04 – Look for Me by Lisa Gardner

21:10 – Meredith's awesome food book metaphor

22:35 – Thirteen Story Treehouse (series) by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton, read by Stig Wemyss

24:01 – Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult, read by Audra McDonald, Cassandra Campbell, and Ari Fliakos

25:52 – Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, with a full cast

28:55 – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, narrated by the author

30:50 – As You Wish by Cary Elwes, narrated by the author, and his Princess Bride friends!

32:32 – Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

32:58 – The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

33:00 – Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

33:38 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel

34:34 – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

34:42 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

34:52 – Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart

34:56 – The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

35:23 – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber

36:32 – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

37:37 – Sphere by Michael Crichton

37:39 – The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

38:38 – 11/22/63 by Stephen King

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Welcome to the Currently Reading podcast!

In our inaugural episode, we try out our format for the first time. You get to hear us get over our microphone nerves and get comfortable chatting with each other.

We share a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us – something readerly in our lives that we want to highlight, a few of the books we've finished reading lately, and what's up next on the TBR pile. We finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to put into every reader's hands: something that has ranked on our favorites list or been well-beloved by the people in our lives that we've convinced to read it. Perhaps it will become one of your favorites as well.

Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!

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2:33 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Illustrated edition

5:20 – Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner

7:22 – Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

9:38 – The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

13:05 – You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

14:28 – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

14:31 – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

15:52 – Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

19:28 – The Book of M by Peng Shepherd

22:53 – The Walking Dead (TV Series)

26:41 – War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

27:02 – Blindness by José Saramago

27:26 – These is my Words by Nancy Turner

30:33 – The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

30:57 – The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

32:46 – Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge

35:30 – The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

36:52 – Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*

Meredith and Kaytee describe their vision for the perfect book podcast. Coming soon: Currently Reading - a podcast for book lovers.