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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Episodes
Episode 33: The Best BIG Bricks That'll Blow Your Mind
April 08, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 72.1 MBWe’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 ...
Minisode: An Interview with "Unscripted" Author Claire Handscombe
April 05, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBToday’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...
Episode 32: Family Read Alouds + Special Guest Co-Host Mindy Brouse
April 01, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBMeredith 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 a...
Episode 31: Book Talk with Special Guest Co-Host Laura Tremaine!
March 25, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBMeredith 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...
Episode 30: Books with Hype + What Friends and Family Pressed Into Our Hands
March 18, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes - 85.4 MBKaytee 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 discussin...
Episode 29: Choosing Great Library Books + Special Guest Co-Host Anna Hithersay
March 11, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 68.7 MBKaytee 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...
Minisode: An Interview with "Winterhouse" Author Ben Guterson
March 08, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIt’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...
Episode 28: The Joy of Reading with Kids + Special Co-Hosts Jackson and Micah!
March 04, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBMeredith 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 th...
Episode 27: Left Turns, Challenge Wins + Bookish Pet Peeves
February 25, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBKaytee 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...
Minisode: An Interview with Author Anissa Gray
February 22, 2019 10:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBThis 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 ...
Episode 26: Stroooong Bookish Opinions + Classics That Go Down Easy
February 18, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBKaytee 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’r...
Episode 25: When Your Books Tell You You're Wrong (But You're Listening) - A Special Interview with Beth and Sarah from Pantsuit Politics
February 11, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBMeredith 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 a...
Episode 24: Books That Make You Run to the Library + Special Guest Co-Host Mary Heim
February 04, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBWhile 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...
Episode 23: The Fun Side of Reading + What Is A Penelope?
January 28, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBMeredith 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 challen...
Episode 22: The Joy of the Re-Read + Guest Co-Host Morgan Tallman
January 21, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBMeredith 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...
Episode 21: Reading Goals for 2019 + The Currently Reading Challenge
January 14, 2019 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBMeredith 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. Th...
Episode 20: Our Best Books of 2018
January 07, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBYou’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 ...
Episode 19: Book Armadillos + Special Guest Host Scott Monday
December 31, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBMeredith 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 ...
Episode 18: Books Perfect for Wintertime Reading
December 24, 2018 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBKaytee 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. ...
Episode 17: Cozy Reads and Books to Blow Your Socks Off + An Interview with Delia Owens
December 17, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 77.1 MBMeredith 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 S...
Episode 16: Riveting reads + how the holidays change our reading habits
December 10, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBThis 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 fi...
Episode 15: Must-Read Novels + Books that Surprised Us
December 03, 2018 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MBEpisode 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 ...
Episode 14 - In Which Amy Allen Clark is a Guest Co-Host
November 26, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBYou’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...
Episode 13 - Get Out Your Umbrella, It’s Raining Non-fiction!
November 19, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBMeredith 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...
Episode 12 - Choosing Your Next TBR
November 12, 2018 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBEpisode 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 rea...
Episode 11 - The Books that Shaped Us
November 05, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBMeredith 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 t...
Episode 10: Teetering TBR - Lots and lots of scary, creepy books for Fall
October 29, 2018 09:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBBookish 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 sho...
Episode 9 - In Which Meg Tietz is a Special Guest Co-Host
October 22, 2018 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.2 MBMeredith 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 an...
Episode 8 - On the Dreaded "Reading Slump" and Several Books to Help Get Your Groove Back
October 15, 2018 09:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBMeredith 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 avoidi...
Episode 7 - In which Jessica Turner is a Special Guest Co-host
October 08, 2018 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBMeredith 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, Stre...
Episode 6: Backlist Gems and How DOES Kaytee Read So Darn Much?
October 01, 2018 09:00 - 55 minutes - 76.5 MBKaytee 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 b...
Episode 5: Big Book Opinions: Novels to Tear Your Heart Out or Scare the Pee Pee Out of You
September 24, 2018 09:00 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBMeredith 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 tal...
Episode 4 - Reality Bites: Non-Fiction and Book Tracking
September 17, 2018 09:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBMeredith 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 thi...
Episode 1 - A {Slightly Awkward} Beginning
September 10, 2018 09:00 - 40 minutes - 55 MBWelcome 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...
Episode 3 - Wherein We Go Wild For Middle Grade Fiction
September 10, 2018 09:00 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBMeredith 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...
Episode 2 - Book Metaphors and Page-Turning Novels
September 10, 2018 09:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBKaytee 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 ...
Episode 00
September 05, 2018 12:00 - 2 minutes - 3.24 MBMeredith and Kaytee describe their vision for the perfect book podcast. Coming soon: Currently Reading - a podcast for book lovers.