Currently Reading
337 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratingsCurrently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.
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Season 5, Episode 16: Mind-Blowing Books + Finding Your Nonfiction Fit
November 14, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 57 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: snow day reading + scheduled reading time Current Reads: books that blew us away Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit 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 scrol...
Season 5, Episode 15: Circling Back + Getting Out of a Reading Funk
November 07, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a circle-back moment and reading blankies Current Reads: lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits Deep Dive: getting out of a reading funk - some strategies! 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 liste...
Season 5, Episode 14: Broken Reading + Between-Book Process
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 60.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: broken reading and reading companions Current Reads: some brand new books and a surprising classic Deep Dive: our between-book processes 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 surp...
Season 5, Episode 13: Reading Genes + Books That Should Blow Up Bookstagram
October 24, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading genetics and scary saturation Current Reads: backlist gems and TBR surprises and bookish serendipity Deep Dive: we visit The Wayback Machine to give you books we think would go viral on Bookstagram and BookTok if they came out today 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 ev...
Season 5, Episode 12: Spooky Spectacular + Short Books That Pack a Punch
October 17, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind 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 ...
Season 5, Episode 11: The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around
October 10, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled Current Reads: great books that we couldn’t wait to discuss with each other Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read? 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 thi...
Season 5, Episode 10: Repeat Authors, Good and Bad + Getting Into a Rut
October 03, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: matching reading and values and a library mood boost Current Reads: murderful goodness, plus visits to previous beloved authors Deep Dive: when you read a bunch of one type of book, do they start to dilute in ratings? 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 w...
Season 5, Episode 9: Buried In Books + All Things Trigger Warnings
September 26, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 58.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys Current Reads: three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not) Deep Dive: finding and heeding trigger warnings 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...
Season 5, Episode 8: Unexpected Book Opinions + Fall Reading Ambience
September 19, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes - 58.5 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits Current Reads: we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea Deep Dive: curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links 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...
Season 5, Episode 7: Seasonal Reading Bonanza + Diverging Strong Opinions
September 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routine Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on 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 ...
Minisode: A Preview Episode of "Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi"
September 09, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MBEvery once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside: Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, an...
Season 5, Episode 6: A Shot of Joy + Seasoned Protagonists
September 05, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme! Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites 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...
Season 5, Episode 5: Fangirl-Itis + If (Genre) Taught Me Anything
August 29, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 52.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author Current Reads: dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder Deep Dive: the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and...
Season 5, Episode 4: Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World
August 22, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook Current Reads: books we’ve been guarding like precious gems Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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 th...
Season 5, Episode 3: Hold Onto Your Butts + Secret Pleasure Reads
August 15, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 60.7 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book Current Reads: five books we’re excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls Deep Dive: the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we ...
Season 5, Episode 2: Reading Realizations + A Slow But Steady Primer
August 08, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes - 58.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in? The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we ...
Season 5, Episode 1: Blown-Away Books + What We Did Over Summer Break
August 01, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 56.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reporting back on homework and an exciting interview Current Reads: some great summer break reads from both of us, and one spicy opinion Deep Dive: we report back on how we spent our five weeks off and how much we missed you all! Book Presses: one last time - a very Kaytee book and a series starter to keep you going. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every b...
Season 4, Episode 48: Best of Season 4 + The Listener Press Part Two!
July 18, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes - 69.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Some of our highlights and learning experiences from Season 4. Who can believe we are four full years into the podcast? Giving you 12 additional presses to fill up your summer and fall TBRs. If you want more presses, an additional 30 will be made available to Patreon subscribers next week!. Join us over at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast ! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references t...
Season 4, Episode 47: Never Have I Ever!
July 11, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 62.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, we have a very special GROUP Show for you! All 5 of us got together to play a Bookish game of Never Have I Ever, and we think you’ll love it! 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are ge...
Minisode: An Interview with "Legends and Lattes" Author Travis Baldree
July 08, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBToday’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Meredith and author Travis Baldree. Travis is the author of Legends and Lattes, which has gone gangbusters through the Currently Reading community. Tune into this conversation with Travis to hear about: Emotional support books Cozy Fantasy: a Hallmark-style movie set in Dungeons and Dragons? The journey to publication Favorite characters Cover conversations Fan art The details on his next book The last 5-star book he read!...
Season 4, Episode 46: The Listener Press!
July 04, 2022 09:00 - 54 minutes - 70.6 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: 18 fantastic books that listeners want to Press into your hands! Get out your Library hold list! 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated b...
Season 4, Episode 45: A Mish Mash of Books + Crafting a Great Review
June 27, 2022 09:00 - 55 minutes - 56.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a giant buddy read to be proud of and recommending specific books Current Reads: a mish mash of books across all genres Deep Dive: Meredith and Kaytee go into the specifics of writing a review and sharing it Book Presses: last presses of season 4! A violent but huggable book and a mystery that looks like it contains something different As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with re...
Season 4, Episode 44: Book Hypnotism + Family Vacation Book Club
June 20, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 71.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a new social media delight and a bookish gathering Current Reads: each of us sneakily convinces the other one to read a book that she wasn’t sure about before Deep Dive: we are planning the bookstacks to bring on your family vacation so that everyone can read together Book Presses: a YA drama from a favorite author and a diverse multiverse sci-fi adventure As per usual, time-stamped show notes ...
Season 4, Episode 43: Fantastic Summer Reads + The Books From Childhood That Impacted Us
June 13, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: working with a new bookstore and a reading chair conundrum Current Reads: we’ve got some wheelhouse reading here today including some non-fiction that we think you’ll love Deep Dive: the books we read during our childhoods that impacted the readers we are today Book Presses: two more of those childhood books that we want to make sure you’ve read As per usual, time-stamped show notes are bel...
Season 4, Episode 42: Special Guest Kendra Adachi!
June 06, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kendra Adachi is joining Meredith and Kaytee, and we are discussing: Bookish Moments: perfect reading weather, winning fifth grade, and bookish nerdiness Current Reads: the very first time this has happened in Currently Reading, there’s a double up! Deep Dive: we get to Lazy Genius a reading life and it’s the actual best Book Presses: and some non-fiction from authors we love As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to ...
Season 4, Episode 41: Tandem Watch and Read + All Things Roxanna
May 30, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: an Oprah moment and an interesting reading experience Current Reads: a beach read with teeth, serial killers, joy as protest, gosh, this episode is GOOD Deep Dive: Meet Roxanna! Book Presses: a stunning mystery and a chocolate chonker 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 no...
Season 4, Episode 40: So Many Murder Books + Disaster Books
May 23, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutes - 51.7 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: derailed reading and theater nerdery Current Reads: We are exceptionally murdery today. Sorry, not sorry. Deep Dive: books about all kinds of disasters Book Presses: a cozy series we love and a parenting book of joy 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...
Minisode: An Interview with "No Land to Light On" Author Yara Zgheib
May 20, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 25.3 MBToday’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Yara Zgheib. Yara is the author of No Land to Light On, a heartbreaking and heart-mending love story of immigration and parenthood and leaving your heart across the ocean. This book was an Indie Press List pick for March from An Unlikely Story. Tune into my conversation with Yara to hear about: Writing as therapy Turning real world events into novel The humanity in every story Her personal connections to this...
Season 4, Episode 39: Soldiering On + Our Five Rules for Reading
May 16, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes - 56.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins 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...
Season 4, Episode 38: Curating Our Shelves + Reading During a Big Switch-Up
May 09, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 58.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: delightful Zoom meetings and used books for “complete” shelves Current Reads: some thrills, some nonfiction, some YA, and some romance Deep Dive: reading during a big life change Book Presses: a married people romance and a narrative non fiction gem 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 fi...
Season 4, Episode 37: Direct Recommendations + Bookish Confessions
May 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: new merch and a comfort read Current Reads: some books that were directly recommended by readers and ended up being big hits Deep Dive: our bookish confessions, in which we essentially play strip poker with opinions Book Presses: a book that is singular in its execution and an old school favorite As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we m...
Season 4, Episode 36: Who is Driving? + Bookstagram Pet Peeves
April 25, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish laundry and thoughts on starting a book Current Reads: a few Indie Press List titles that blew our socks off and some additional great books Deep Dive: crotchety old ladies talk about their bookstagram pet peeves Book Presses: a smart thriller and a great YA pick As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. ...
Season 4, Episode 35: Dream Bookshelves + Exiting the Comfort Zone
April 18, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 54 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: beautiful bookshelves and a booktuber to love Current Reads: we’re all over the map this week with poetry and Cozy+ and a book I should have loved but didn’t and so much more! Deep Dive: reading outside of our comfort zones Book Presses: books that we didn’t expect to love As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode...
Season 4, Episode 34: Forever Favorites + Books That Live in our Heads, Rent-Free
April 04, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 52.6 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: the change of the seasons and a young fan Current Reads: a few books that will stay with us forever, and some that… won’t Deep Dive: the books that live rent-free in our heads Book Presses: a fairy tale retelling and a beloved brick 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 s...
Season 4, Episode 33: The Quickie Book + Reading Seasons
March 28, 2022 09:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a reading milestone and a new type of book “the quickie” Current Reads: a new book from a favorite author, a childhood love turned into a book, and more! Deep Dive: the seasons of life that we go through as readers Book Presses: a love story and a police procedural As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’...
Season 4, Episode 32: Swallowing A Tapeworm + Mood Reading Vs. Planned Reading
March 21, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading in the wrong format and new library discoveries Current Reads: books we blasted through and ones that surprised us on multiple levels Deep Dive: different types of readers - mood reading versus planned reading Book Presses: surprising books that get into your head As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode....
Minisode: An Interview with "The Violin Conspiracy" Author Brendan Slocumb
March 18, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 45 MBToday’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Brendan Slocumb. Brendan is the author of The Violin Conspiracy, a coming-of-age and mystery novel rolled into one, and a book that captured me with every word. You’ve heard me gush about the book, now listen to my conversation with Brendan to hear about: How much his main character overlaps with him Growing up in a musical family Writing a violin as a character Naming inanimate objects The real life racism ...
Season 4, Episode 31: A Spicy Meatball + When Backlist Gets "Cringey"
March 14, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: too busy to read and leaning into non-fiction Current Reads: When Meredith finished edits on this episode, she called it a spicy meatball, and that’s certainly true for our current reads. Deep Dive: What we do about backlist books that don’t have the same standards as our modern sensibilities. Book Presses: a few middle grade gems that you don’t want to miss As per usual, time-stamped show ...
Season 4, Episode 30: Judge Judy's Undies + Bookish One-Night Stands
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a meetup with Megan! and Book Page Magazine Current Reads: middle grade and horror and Enneagram and magical realism. We’ve got it all! Deep Dive: Palate cleansers and one-night stand books Book Presses: a middle grade fantasy gem a great one-night stand 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 ...
Season 4, Episode 29: Discussions with Fellow Readers + Beloved Curmudgeons
February 28, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 83.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: live tweets from a friend and a spicy conversation behind the scenes Current Reads: some romance, some disagreement, and some under-the-radar gems Deep Dive: Mindy and Kaytee bring all the curmudgeons and disagree about them! Book Presses: a great series, and a short but powerful novel As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in th...
Season 4, Episode 28: Not a "You" Book + Books About Marriage
February 21, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reader app ideas and Meredith’s bookish grandbaby Current Reads: we bring books that the other host is NOT interested in reading. Deep Dive: our very favorite books about marriage, almost entirely fiction! Book Presses: fantastic social justice and a book about marriage and parenting As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in t...
Season 4, Episode 27: Happy Sighs + An On-Ramp to Romance
February 14, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a fabulous buddy read and a young reader milestone Current Reads: this week we have a lot of books we really loved. There may be gushing. Deep Dive: an on-ramp to romance, from fade to black to spicy fun Book Presses: a perfectly midwestern story and a short story collection As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. ...
Season 4, Episode 26: Finding Readers for Authors + Bookish Bucket Lists
February 07, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reader profiles on Instagram and connecting authors and readers Current Reads: we are revisiting some authors that we’ve read before, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Deep Dive: the items we have on our bookish bucket lists. What do we want to “achieve”? Book Presses: an oldie but goodie mystery and a graphic novel As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to eve...
Season 4, Episode 25: Fits and Starts + Remembering What We Read
January 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a Kindle device hack and the Edgar awards Current Reads: books that whelm us and surprise us in the best ways Deep Dive: the different ways we interact with our books and what we are reading Book Presses: a verse novel and an oldie but goodie 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...
Season 4, Episode 24: Reader, Know Thyself + Our Three Reading Themes
January 24, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a giant fanfic and a kid’s rec Current Reads: books that have very little in common with each other Deep Dive: a listener-suggested topic, what are the three themes of your reading life? Book Presses: productivity non-fiction and pregnancy-related non-ficiton As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d lik...
Season 4, Episode 23: Front and Backlist Beauties + Factors That Affect Our Star Ratings
January 17, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 69.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Mindy and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: traveling through the mail and anew book light Current Reads: some backlist books and some new releases, some of which really surprised us! Deep Dive: factors that make us add and remove stars Book Presses: redemptive drama and a true-to-life-novel 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 fi...
Season 4, Episode 22: Goals for 2022 + A Special Kind of Hell
January 10, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: home library wins and reading your shelves Current Reads: mystery and fantasy and parenting and romance and family drama, we’re running the reading gauntlet Deep Dive: setting goals for 2022 in our personal, podcast, and Patreon spaces Book Presses: a backlist gem and a retelling of a classic As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we menti...
Minisode: Mindy and Mary’s Top 10 Books of 2021
January 07, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 70 MBToday's minisode has an additional top 10 list to add to your 2022 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy and Mary here with their favorite books of 2021, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! Note that they recorded this episode before Meredith and Kaytee’s released, so there are some repeats, but no one knew about the other’s lists! Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. ...
Season 4, Episode 21: Our Top Ten Books of 2021!
January 03, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Our top ten books of 2021! It’s our longest episode ever, and we are so excited to share it with you as we jump into a new year! 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the m...
Season 4, Episode 20: An Indie Bookstore Road Trip
December 13, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MBOn this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: rethinking the book slump and nerdy book stats Today, for the meat of our episode we are hearing directly from you, the listeners! We’re visiting your favorite indie bookstores and hearing about the books they pressed 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 s...