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    The Currently Reading Podcast

    Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monday, hosts Meredith and Kaytee talk through the books they are currently reading and share spoiler-free book reviews across every genre.

    They will help you figure out what to read next, and their signature “Reader Know Thyself” approach goes deeper, helping you understand your own reading taste so your TBR finally works for you.

    Light on the chit-chat, heavy on the book talk.

    Ad-free, and proudly supporting independent bookstores always. New episodes every Monday.

    Named one of the New York Times’ “Best Podcasts for Book Lovers.”

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    Copyright: © Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb

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    Latest Episodes:
    Season 6, Episode 3: A Change in Rhythm + Boss My TBR Aug 21, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Bookish Moments: a rhythm change and deeper reading

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

    • Deep Dive: we are bossing the TBRs of some bookish friends that we know really well and don't know at all

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    5:26 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

    6:14 - The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

    8:46 - Three Pines on Amazon Prime

    9:03 - Current Reads

    9:07 - The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (Kaytee)

    13:13 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)

    14:36 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

    17:19 - The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Kaytee)

    20:45 - Severance by Ling Ma (Meredith)

    24:27 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    27:09 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (Kaytee)

    30:38 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

    31:44 - Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado (Meredith)

    37:32 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

    From Susan Shaw Hulbert

    38:58 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    38:59 - Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg

    39:01 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

    39:06 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry

    39:10 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

    From Jillian Trinidad

    43:05 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

    43:08 - Jade City by Fonda Lee

    43:10 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

    43:13 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

    43:16 - Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

    49:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    49:37 - I wish everyone would read Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Kaytee)

    49:37 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

    50:35 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Henff

    52:51 - I wish I would read S.A Cosby before the Hamptons Whodunnit (Meredith)

    53:08 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

    53:55 - The Rhythm of Time by S.A. Cosby and Questlove

    Connect With Us:

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Season 6, Episode 2: Circling Back on Direct Presses Aug 14, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Bookish Moments: comfort social accounts and mother daughter bonding

    • Current Reads: four regular reads and our two bossy presses

    • Deep Dive: how we felt about pressing books to each other and our experiences reading them

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    1:20 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    1:40 - @megs.tea.room on Instagram

    1:40 - @megstearoom on Tiktok

    2:01 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

    3:56 - Book of the Month

    6:21 - Current Reads

    6:28 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake (Meredith)

    8:40 - @fictionmatters on Instagram

    10:30 - The Need by Helen Phillips

    10:33 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

    10:56 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

    10:57 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

    10:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie

    11:22 - Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler (Kaytee)

    13:35 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

    13:39 - Everything Happens podcast

    15:36 - Dark August by Katie Tallo (Meredith)

    17:55 - The Book Drop Subscription

    19:49 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

    20:29 - Ander & Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa (Kaytee)

    20:37 - CR Season 5: Episode 45

    25:07 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Meredith)

    29:55 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    34:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (Kaytee)

    42:38 - Deep Dive: Being The Presser and the Pressee

    44:33 - BookRiot

    45:45 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

    47:19 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

    51:32 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    52:20 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    53:58 - I wish those of us with littles would let them choose our reads sometimes. (Meredith)

    54:07 - I wish we would practice letting go of the reins. (Kaytee)

    Connect With Us:

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

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    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Season 6, Episode 1: What We Did On Our Summer Break Aug 07, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Bookish Moments: VHS tapes and tender hearts

    • Current Reads: lots of swings and lots of new releases

    • Deep Dive: what we did on our "summer break"

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon

    4:19 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    4:21 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    5:05 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

    6:01 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

    6:03 - Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden

    6:03 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

    7:19 - Scary Books Are My Jam Mug on our Zazzle Store

    7:52 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker

    7:56 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker

    8:30 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

    9:10 - Current Reads

    9:19 - Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee)

    9:26 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

    12:18 - The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)

    13:54 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

    14:07 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard

    14:08 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

    15:56 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (Kaytee)

    19:50 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

    22:42 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher (Meredith)

    23:32 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    24:14 - Half Price Books

    27:23 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

    27:47 - The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (Kaytee)

    29:38 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

    30:16 - Fairyloot

    32:23 - Mister Magic by Kiersten White (Meredith)

    35:21 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

    37:27 - Deep Dive: What We Did For Summer Vacation

    41:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher

    44:18 - Kindle Oasis

    44:54 - CaseBot Kindle Oasis Case

    45:05 - Fintie Origami Oasis Case

    47:16 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    47:28 - I wish to encourage all of you to speak your truth about your bookish opinions. (Kaytee)

    50:00 - I wish you'd consider amplifying your summer reading spot. (Meredith)

    50:21 - Ownkoti blankets

    Connect With Us:

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 2: Jurassic Park Jul 28, 2023
    Show notes

    Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don't shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.

    As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they'll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.

    Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.

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    Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

    James Patterson

    Stephen King

    1:59 - Here's the Setup.

    3:07 - Previews.

    Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

    Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

    The Lost World by Michael Chricton

    Crispr Gene Editing

    Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

    Jurassic Park (film) - can be watched on Peacock

    Jurassic World films

    6:48 - The Cutting Room.

    Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.

    Seeing dinos on screen for the first time

    The very first T-rex attack scene

    Velociraptors in the kitchen and paddock

    Anything left out that shouldn't have been.

    Fewer dinosaurs and dinosaur swaps

    Pterodactyl scenes

    The main conflict driver in the movie versus the book

    Mini wooly mammoths!

    Problematic elements.

    "Leg-forward" movie scenes

    Cutting out Costa Rican characters

    Sexualizing Ellie Sattler

    Casting and mis-casting

    Dr. Alan Grant

    Sam Neil - Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfus, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner.

    Dr. Ellie Sattler

    Laura Dern - Robin Wright, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow

    John Hammond

    Richard Attenburough - Sean Connery

    Ian Malcolm

    Jeff Goldblum - Jim Carey, Michael Keaton, Ted Danson, Johnny Depp

    Dennis Nedry

    Wayne Knight

    The kids: Lexy and Tim

    Joseph Mello and Arianna Richards

    Arnold and Wu

    Samuel Jackson and BD Wong

    29:55 - Award Season.

    Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

    Editing errors

    Beginning of the book setup and epilogue

    Characters teleporting

    Velociraptors in the visitor center

    Dinosaurs on the screen

    Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

    Worst and best actors.

    Arnold/Samuel L Jackson

    Harding/Jerry Molen

    Malcolm/Jeff Goldblum

    Hammond/Richard Attenborough

    Sattler/Laura Dern

    Worst and best book characters.

    Lexy

    Dennis Nedry and John Hammond

    Grant and Sattler

    Ian Malcolm

    52:14 - Book/Flick Energy.

    Book scored on a 5 star scale.

    Lost World by Michael Chricton

    The Folio Society special edition of Jurassic Park

    Movie scored on a 10 point scale.

    Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

    1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel.

    How many corgi-sized T-rexes could you take in a fight?

    Which extinct animal would you bring back to life?

    Woolly Mammoth Meatball

    Who is your favorite muppet?

    Muppet Christmas Carol

    Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    1:02:16 - End Credits.

    Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

    Red, White and Royal Blue is coming to Amazon Prime Video on August 11th!

    Connect With Us:

    Find the show @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

    Shad is in the Bookish Friends Facebook group (for Patrons only)

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and

    www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Season 5, Episode 50: A Look Back on Season 5 Jul 24, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • A Look Back: A bit of data from season 5

    • Our Favorite Episodes: Sometimes the titles are our favorite.

    • New and Different Things: What changed from season 4 to 5.

    • Our Favorite Books We Brought: Even if they weren't our favorites of the year.

    • Our Biggest Regrets: But are they really?

    • What is New to Come: if anything…

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    3:41 - A Look Back at Season 5

    3:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 1

    3:59 - CR Season 5: Episode 22 (Top 10 books of 2022)

    4:18 - CR Season 5: Episode 48 (Listener Press)

    4:59 - Etsy Shop for book spine art

    5:56 - CR Season 5: Episode 21 (Look back at Best Of 2018)

    6:28 - Our Favorite Episodes of Season 5

    6:34 - CR Season 5: Episode 3

    7:23 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

    10:44 - CR Season 5: Episode 5

    11:30 - CR Season 5: Episode 34

    13:39 - New and Different Things in Season 5

    15:53 - CR Season 5: Episode 2

    17:32 - CR Season 5: Episode 45 (w/Jason Headley)

    17:33 - CR Season 5: Episode 40 (w/Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada)

    18:58 - CR Season 5: Episode 37

    19:58 - Our Favorite Books We Brought To Season 5

    20:12 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

    20:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven

    20:39 - The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

    20:55 - In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

    21:12 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    22:09 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    22:30 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

    22:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

    24:01 - Our Biggest Regrets of Season 5

    24:06 - Not hearing about Fourth Wing before it got big. (Kaytee)

    25:33 - We didn't focus as much on growth this season. (Meredith)

    31:26 - Zero Fail by Carol Leonnig

    31:46 - What's New to Come

    33:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

    35:20 - Currently Reading Patreon

    Connect With Us:

    *Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Season 5, Episode 49: A Group Show - Would You Rather? Jul 17, 2023
    Show notes

    On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mary and Roxanna and are discussing:

    • Would You Rather: it's a game. it's bookish. it's fun!

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    2:16 - Would you rather read a really great, interesting page turning book that you've been waiting for, with your whole family in the same room at the same time? Or would you rather read a boring book that you're really not into, but you're alone in your room?

    6:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    6:32 - Would you rather be allowed to only read mediocre ACOTAR fanfic within the fantasy genre or have to give up fantasy entirely?

    6:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

    8:20 - Would you rather have a super spicy romance with a cheesy cover sitting in your office where clients can see it, or have a super spicy audiobook go off while in a playgroup with Charlotte?

    10:15 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

    11:01 - Would you rather you and I (Meredith and Roxanna) be able to continue to buddy read together for the rest of our lives until we're old and gray? Or would you rather us live down the street from each other, but we could never talk about books again.

    12:22 - Would you rather have to listen to romance in your ears, all romance all the time in your ears. Or you have to play the most graphic scenes of your murdery books out loud through speakers in public while you walk around the neighborhood?

    14:10 - Would you rather only listen to audiobooks at one speed for the rest of your life or never listen to audiobooks again?

    16:08 - Would you rather your children, be entirely suggestible with regard to their reading or your reading partner Meredith, be entirely suggestible with regard to her reading?

    18:11 - Would you rather never be allowed to keep a book on your shelves, Libraries are immediate read and pass on only or be allowed to keep whatever books you'd like on your shelves, but never be allowed to organize or categorize them in any way?

    19:46 - Would you rather have to reread your least favorite book every month or never read your favorite book ever again?

    20:29 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

    20:40 - Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

    20:41 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

    20:43 - Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

    20:57 - Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

    21:23 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

    21:48 - Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    21:53 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

    22:04 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

    22:16 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager

    22:59 - Would you rather never have to wait for the release of a book again or would you want to always have the opportunity to meet your favorite author in person and have a real conversation with them?

    24:36 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

    25:23 - State of Terror by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny

    27:19 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    27:19 - Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Pre-order link)

    27:43 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

    28:25 - Would you rather never get to read in the hammock again or never get to read in front of a crackling fire again?

    30:28 - Would you rather be a writer who wrote an amazing debut, but then had a sophomore slump or would you rather be a writer who wrote a breakout first book, had an amazing follow up and every book has been better than the last… but each book features a mythical creature with two peens?

    32:53 - Would you want to be an author that puts out one incredible book that wins all the prizes, but it's also a commercial success, or would you rather be an author that writes a very beloved and well selling series, but has a much smaller, beloved, but smaller audience?

    37:43 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews

    38:25 - Would you rather read in an isolated cabin with no fireplace? And it's very drafty and there might be spiders or would you rather read in a very noisy coffee shop with bad music and loud conversation?

    39:51 - Would you rather for the rest of your life only do buddy reads or never get to buddy read again?

    41:28 - Would you rather have no food sensitivities or no reading sensitivities? (i.e. no triggers)

    43:15 - Would you rather have an author crush that writes a book you hate, and you have to interview that author for Currently Reading or would you rather have an author crush who writes a book you absolutely love, but when you interview them, they're a total jerk?

    46:26 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live w/John Marrs

    46:36 - The Marriage Act by John Marrs

    50:15 - Would you rather that reading always made you fall asleep or that you could never fall asleep while reading?

    52:00 - Kindle Oasis

    52:02 - Kindle Paperwhite

    55:19 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot Case

    Connect With Us:

    Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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    Season 5, Episode 48: The Listener Press! Jul 10, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Listener Presses: 20 fantastic titles from our listeners to blow up your TBR

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    5:57 - Bill's Instagram @thewilltoread

    6:00 - The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Pressed by Bill)

    6:11 - Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel

    8:11 - At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha (Pressed by Karrie)

    11:04 - Fabled Bookshop

    11:51 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (Pressed by Ruth)

    14:45 - The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Pressed by Nancy)

    15:59 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing

    17:05 - Books with Emily Fox Youtube

    17:32 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Pressed by Tara)

    18:22 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    18:24 - Wool: Book One by Hugh Howey

    19:38 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram @heartsanddaggerspod

    20:16 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Pressed by Holly)

    21:47 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon

    22:50 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

    23:57 - Throwback by Maurene Goo (Pressed by Christy)

    26:42 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Pressed by Amanda)

    29:22 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Pressed by Alex)

    30:31 - Good Bones by Maggie Smith

    32:22 - Going Zero by Anthony McCarten (Pressed by Cody)

    34:56 - Cody on Instagram @codyhill__

    36:48 - The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas (Pressed by Laura)

    38:42 - The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata (Pressed by Judith)

    40:04 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Pressed by Ashton)

    43:01 - Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky (Pressed by Britt)

    44:31 - All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat (Pressed by Meghan)

    45:39 - Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth

    46:34 - Liz's Instagram @lizisreading_

    46:37 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Pressed by Liz)

    49:03 - Button Pusher by Tyler Page (Pressed by Stephanie)

    51:17 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Pressed by Andrea)

    52:39 - The Popcast

    53:28 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Pressed by Christine)

    54:48 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

    56:13 - The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy (Pressed by Carolyn)

    57:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

    58:33 - Currently Reading Patreon

    Connect With Us:

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram

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    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast


    Season 5, Episode 47: Many Kinds of Murder + Forcefully and Directly Pressing a Book Jul 03, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Bookish Moments: summer reading programs + a fun murderful treat

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

    • Deep Dive: we're trying a new thing and pressing books into each other's hands that we are required to read over break!

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    1:51 - Currently Reading Patreon

    3:18 - Fabled Bookshop

    3:52 - Bookish Moment of the Week

    5:13 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber

    6:04 - Hunt A Killer

    7:52 - Current Reads

    8:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Kaytee)

    8:22 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

    13:15 - The Girls on Chalk Hill by Alison Belsham (Meredith)

    18:06 - The Life Council by Laura Tremaine (Kaytee)

    20:55 - CR Season 3: Episode 24

    21:01 - Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine

    23:11 - Laura Tremaine's Patreon

    25:02 - Murdle: Volume 1 by G.T. Karber

    25:15 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

    30:29 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Kaytee)

    32:27 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    33:07 - Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    34:42 - My Murder by Katie Williams (Meredith)

    36:49 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

    37:58 - Deep Dive: We Boss Each Other's TBR

    46:43 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (For Kaytee to read)

    46:48 - Matrix by Lauren Groff

    46:51 - Florida by Lauren Groff

    49:09 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

    49:31 - The One by John Marrs

    49:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (For Meredith to read)

    52:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    52:51 - I wish for good wishes in my impending move and life changes. (Kaytee)

    54:47 - I wish we would go into more books "blindly". (Meredith)

    55:42 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    Connect With Us:

    *Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    A Journey to Three Pines - Episode 2: A Fatal Grace Jun 30, 2023
    Show notes

    We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you've read the book before listening to the episode.

    As you've come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We love staying focused on the book, rather than conversational rabbit holes.

    Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.

    2:02 - The Set Up

    A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny

    3:34 - Putting the Book Into Context

    Publication date (mentioned that it is the last book pre-iPhone which comes into play later)

    The rating is higher on Audible than Goodreads, speaking to the quality of narration.

    Seasonal setting - Winter

    Book Awards: Agatha Award for Best Novel in 2007

    Critic Reviews

    Release date confusion

    Alternate Title: Dead Cold (Canadian title), TV Show on Amazon Prime titled this episode "Whiteout"

    Meredith's and Roxanna's encounters with the book

    9:37 - A Deeper Exploration

    First few paragraphs

    Still Life by Louise Penny

    Gamache is not introduced until chapter 8

    Immediate body shaming of CC's daughter by CC herself

    The Oddness Factor

    P.148 highlighting the oddness of the murder

    The Canadian Perspective

    Exploration of art used in A Fatal Grace

    The pacing of the novel

    The Villagers and the Village itself

    Themes: Three Pines as a place of respite, Introspection and the acceptance of oneself, Light and Dark

    The comparison of CC, Peter and Clara Morrow

    Vulnerability and authenticity at superpowers

    Lack of small children belonging to main characters

    The Fear Factor

    46:57 - What Do We Need to Know?

    Village of Three Pines - The Bistro, The Hadley House

    How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

    Enneagram Corner

    Introduction to Arnoult

    1:00:22 - Superlatives

    Biggest flaw or disappointment

    Fat shaming and appearance shaming

    Favorite scene

    Character MVP

    Biggest loser

    Best food description

    Favorite quote

    1:20:44 - Within the Series

    Setting the table

    Favorite quote

    Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

    A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

    Next episode's read: The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny

    No Spoilers this episode!

    Connect With Us:

    Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change.

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

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    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


    Season 5, Episode 46: Reading in Perfect Time + Bookish Travel Agents Jun 26, 2023
    Show notes

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

    • Bookish Moments: reading on certain dates and galley homework

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

    • Deep Dive: we are bookish travel agents, choosing books to match your travels

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

    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!

    We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

    *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*

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    1:15 - Bookish Moment of the Week

    1:24 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

    2:05 - Fable App

    4:31 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou (pre-order. Release date September 12, 2023)

    6:16 - Current Reads

    6:23 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield (Mary)

    10:24 - CR Season 5: Episode 33

    10:44 - The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (Kaytee)

    11:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

    12:54 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcet

    13:52 - Royal Blood by Aimee Carter (Mary)

    15:04 - Storygraph

    15:44 - American Royals by Katharine McGee

    15:47 - The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

    15:56 - Spare by Prince Harry

    16:19 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

    16:20 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

    17:02 - A Beginner's Guide to America by Roya Hakakian (Kaytee)

    20:00 - What Looks Like Bravery by Laurel Braitman (Mary)

    21:55 - Go As A River by Shelley Read (Kaytee)

    25:39 - Deep Dive: Books To Take You Around the World

    25:51 - CR Season 4: Episode 44

    26:14 - CR Season 4: Episode 5

    27:15 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

    27:58 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

    28:00 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

    28:43 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

    29:46 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer

    30:56 - How The Word is Passed by Clint Smith

    31:57 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

    32:50 - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    34:57 - Happy Place by Emily Henry

    35:43 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving

    35:46 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

    36:10 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser

    36:29 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

    37:20 - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

    37:35 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

    37:48 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

    38:17 - Violeta by Isabel Allende

    38:26 - Storygraph

    39:07 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab

    39:32 - Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

    39:44 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch

    39:45 - Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch

    40:08 - The Dry by Jane Harper

    40:31 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

    40:57 - Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane

    41:00 - Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

    42:00 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    42:01 - The Martian by Andy Weir

    42:05 - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield

    42:03 - ANY J. Ryan Stradal book

    42:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain

    44:12 - I wish all libraries did adult summer reading programs. (Mary)

    45:06 - I wish parents would buy their kids Kindle Fires and turn them into reading only machines. (Kaytee)

    45:14 - Kindle Fire (but wait until Prime Day to get a discount!)

    45:45 - Hoopla

    45:56 - Libby

    45:57 - Libro.fm

    45:58 - Instructions to download Libro.FM (Libby should have no issues)

    Connect With Us:

    *Please note the change in Meredith's Instagram handle. This was recorded prior to the change. We apologize for any inconvenience.*

    Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram

    Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

    Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

    Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast.com

    @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

    currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com

    Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading


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