Currently Reading
By Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
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May 18, 2020
listening to this podcast is like sitting on the front porch with your girlfriends and a cup of coffee. I love that the hosts bring in guest speakers, co-hosts, and authors. I especially appreciate the addition of Mindy as co-host, as she brings variety and fun, and when you've been listening to the same podcast for a long time, opinions can get stale. Meredith's voice is soothing to me, and Mindy's voice is adorable.
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Season 3, Episode 23: Book Flights + Goals for Reading and Business
48:05
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:56 - Lego Bookstore (looks to be out of stock lots of places but Lego is accepting backorders) 2:34 - Kaytee’s Instagram Lego Bookstore tour 3:56 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Winter Book Preview Current Reads: 6:03 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (Kaytee) 6:16 - Fiction Matters’ Patreon 7:18 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 9:07 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry (Meredith) 12:44 - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber 13:19 - Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn (Kaytee) 16:28 - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke (Meredith) 16:36 - Diving In Podcast 19:34 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 20:08 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) 21:10 - Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality by Sarah McBride (Kaytee) 23:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Meredith) 25:48 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 26:07 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman Deep Dive - Reading Intentions and Business Goals: 33:56 - Are you following us on Instagram? Can you help us reach our goal? 36:50 - Are you a Patron/Bookish Friend? Would you consider becoming one? If you are, tell us what you love or what you’d like to see over there. If you are not, what would make it worth it to you? 40:30 - Are there guests you’d love to hear from on Currently Reading? Tell us about them! Email us or tag us on Instagram or tag them on Instagram in our posts to start the conversation! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Kaytee) 43:54 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 45:13 - What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast |
Jan 18, 2021 |
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Minisode: An Exciting Announcement + the Worst Books of 2020
31:25
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are coming to you with our first joint minisode! Minisodes do not follow our normal format, so you won’t hear our regular segments. What you will hear about instead is:
Minisode show notes are not time-stamped but the titles are below for you to peruse. They are also not transcribed because this is just bonus content. *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Patreon: The big announcement here is the Indie Press List, which will debut in March of 2021 for our Patrons over on Patreon. $5 a month will get you that list, link you up with an Indie bookstore, and a bonus episode regarding the titles. You’ll also get three additional bonus episodes a month (All Things Murderful, Kaytee Reads Too Much, plus the audio of the COVIDeo release for the month), as well as spreadsheets, behind-the-scenes access, giveaways, and our exclusive communities to interact with other Bookish Friends. Consider joining us! Our Patrons’ Bottom 20 Least Favorite Books of 2020 (but really 19 because there was a many-way tie for number 20, from #19 to #1): When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan) Normal People by Sally Rooney Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Guest List by Lucy Foley Conviction by Denise Mina Majesty by Katherine McGee (American Royals by Katherine McGee) Beach Read by Emily Henry A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler The Wives by Tarryn Fisher The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia (Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Our Patrons’ Top 20 Favorite Books of 2020 (from #21 to #1): The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Becoming by Michelle Obama Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Born a Crime by Trevor Noah The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Anxious People by Fredrick Backman Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny Know My Name by Chanel Miller The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast |
Jan 15, 2021 |
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Season 3, Episode 22: Our Top 10 Books of 2020
47:54
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing our top 10 books of the year that wouldn’t end. We don’t include our regular segments in these Best of Episodes in the interest of time. We hope that you love this list! It might help you identify if one of us is your book twin. Or if you want to add something to your 2021 TBR. We do create a few “rules” about our top 10 lists:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Patreon: 1:20 - There’s a LOT of content coming up for our Bookish Friends (Patrons). We are SO excited about all of it! You can join Patreon for $5 a month and get access to this month’s bonus extravaganza: Our Top 10 of 2020: 10:10 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell (Meredith) 11:20 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee) 11:27 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 12:23 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith) 15:07 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee) 16:11 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith) 17:27 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee) 17:54 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 19:12 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith) 21:04 - The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Kaytee) 22:50 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 23:05 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 24:21 - Know My Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee) 26:15 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith) 27:55 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee) 28:29 - Kaytee’s minisode interview with Abi Dare 28:57 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny (Meredith) 30:55 - Lobizona by Romina Russell Garber (Kaytee) 32:42 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith) 34:39 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee) 36:27 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Meredith) 39:45 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee) 40:52 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith) 43:33 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi (Kaytee) 43:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast |
Jan 11, 2021 |
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Season 3, Episode 21: Our Last Episode of 2020 + Year-End Reading Reflections
46:22
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 4:35 - The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve Current Reads: 5:04 - The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia (Kaytee) 9:05 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 9:14 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, an Agatha Christie Novel, by Sophie Hannah (Meredith) 13:12 - The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah 13:38 - The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis-Graves (Kaytee) 15:52 - BookPeople in Austin, TX 16:18 - The World As It Is by Ben Rhodes (Meredith) 19:55 - The Book of Candlelight by Ellery Adams (Kaytee) 20:13 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 22:33 - The Suspect by Fiona Barton (Meredith) Deep Dive - Year-End Reading Reflections: 26:03 - Patrons get the 2021 Reading Tracker - the best one yet! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:17 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (Kaytee) 41:01 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith) 42:37 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast |
Dec 21, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 20: Bookish Peer Pressure + Book Subscriptions for Gifting
53:26
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Ad - Patreon: 2:01 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast Bookish Moments of the Week: 5:33 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 5:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 7:45 - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 8:25 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 8:30 - The Muppet Christmas Carol - the best version Current Reads: 9:38 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel 9:57 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald 10:16 - Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (Meredith) 14:23 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Kaytee) 14:30 - Listener Press episode 17:14 - Malamander by Thomas Taylor (Meredith) 17:38 - The Awesome Book Awards 19:16 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 22:03 - The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (Kaytee) 24:34 - Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell 24:37 - Drama by Raina Telgemeier 25:23 - Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (Meredith) 25:38 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 28:52 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Kaytee) 30:43 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Deep Dive - Book Subscriptions to Give and Get: 32:29 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville (so many flavors, AND you can Treat Yo’ Shelf) 33:22 - Book of the Month (pick your book each month) Use code CURRENTLYREADING for $5 off your first month 35:13 - Feminist Book Club (themed, can swap out titles) Use code REFNK4C6J6PUR for $10 off your order of $40 or more 36:12 - Literati (for adults or kids) 38:18 - BookRoo (for kids) 39:04 - The Foxed Box (used books) 40:02 - The Reading Bug Box (for kids) 42:14 - Page One Books 43:15 - BlackLIT box (like FabFitFun but bookish and by Black authors) 43:17 - FabFitFun (not bookish, but we both think it’s fun!) 44:16 - The Book Hookup (quarterly, from The Strand Bookstore) 45:23 - Once Upon a Book Club (presents that match sticky notes) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:18 - The Last by Hanna Jameson (Meredith) 49:42 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 50:06 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Dec 14, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 19: 2020 Strikes Again - Revisiting a Classic Episode
44:50
Today, we are revisiting our very first episode of Currently Reading, because 2020 has thrown us for another loop! Tune in to hear Meredith and Kaytee, for the first time. We are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Ad - Book of the Month: 1:07 - Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first month for just $9.99 2:18 - People Like Her by Ellery Lord 2:37 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith 2:44 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman Bookish Moments of the Week: 7:20 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 7:37 - Illustrated edition Current Reads: 10:06 - Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner 12:09 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Meredith) 14:25 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee) 17:48 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith) 19:15 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld 19:17 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 20:38 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee) 24:15 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith) 27:39 - The Walking Dead (TV Series) Deep Dive - What We’re Reading Next: 31:28 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 31:48 - Blindness by José Saramago (it has been pointed out that I pronounce this Portuguese author’s name in a Spanish style. It’s also translated from Portuguese, not from Spanish. Sorry.) 32:12 - These is my Words by Nancy Turner 35:20 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller 35:43 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 32:46 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge (Kaytee) (ha, so on brand) 38:56 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 40:14 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Meredith) 40:28 - What Should I Read Next 41:38 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Dec 07, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 18: Armchair Traveling with Strong Sense of Place
52:50
Today, Kaytee is visiting with Melissa Joulwan and Dave Humpreys, all the way from Prague to talk about Strong Sense of Place! We are discussing
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 1:43 - Amazon Kindle 3:22 - Haunted Voices by Various Authors 4:21 - Google Maps 4:51 - Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Wara-Siwa Current Reads: 7:25 - Snow by John Banville (Melissa) 8:30 - Schitt’s Creek 8:37 - Agatha Christie novels 9:32 - Benjamin Black novels 11:47 - Nothing Like it in the World by Stephen Ambrose (Dave) 11:53 - Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose 15:23 - Lobizona by Romina Garber (Kaytee) 18:34 - The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford (Melissa) 21:31 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 22:45 - Adventures in Drawing by Scott Campbell (Dave) 22:56 - The Hug Machine by Scott Campbell 25:01 - When Stars are Scattered by Omar Mohamed and Victoria Jamieson (Kaytee) 26:31 - Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Deep Dive - Strong Sense of Place: 27:21 - Strong Sense of Place website 30:18 - Cookbook author, you say? Well Fed by Melissa Joulwan and David Humphreys 31:38 - SSOP Circus Episode 31:40 - SSOP Sea Episode 32:52 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville 33:36 - Weekend Getaway landing page 35:13 - SSOP Sweden Episode 35:17 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 36:51 - SSOP Prague podcast episode 40:37 - Prague books roundup Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:58 - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (Melissa) 45:26 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Dave) 50:07 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare (Kaytee) 50:04 - Kaytee’s minisode with Abi Connect With Us: Strong Sense of Place: website, Podcast, Instagram, Twitter Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Nov 30, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 17: Strong Opinions About a Big Buzz Book + Award Winners
50:34
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 1:54 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan Current Reads: 4:31 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 4:37 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy) 8:28 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Meredith) 11:32 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo (Mindy) 15:35 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey 16:23 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (Meredith) 19:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Mindy) 32:18 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith) Deep Dive - Book Awards and How They Make Us Feel About a Book: 35:05 - The National Book Award 35:07 - The Pulitzer Prize 35:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 36:29 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok 38:45 - The Goodreads Choice Awards 39:17 - The Edgar Awards 40:03 - The Awesome Book Awards 41:13 - The Newbery Awards 41:24 - A Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark 41:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 41:51 - The Currently Reading Press List Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh 42:58- Season 2, Episode 31 43:12 - Season 2, Episode 33 44:30 - The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (Mindy) *Kaytee’s note: y’all what is UP with the price of this book? You can get a 4-book series that INCLUDES Mindy’s press for $10 less. And a 5-book series that includes Mindy’s press for $5 less. So…) 46:26 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Nov 23, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 16: Election Reading + Endings That Make or Break a Book
44:00
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments of the Week: 3:36 - Book Bone to hold your books open Current Reads: 4:51 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Meredith) 4:56 - Mindy’s current read of this one is Season 3, Episode 7 7:08 - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Kaytee) 7:46 - Libro FM Advance Listening Copy Program 9:47 - The Warehouse by Rob Hart (Meredith) 12:08 - The Circle by Dave Eggers 12:36 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 13:33 - Dear Justyce by Nic Stone (Kaytee) 13:36 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone 15:26 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Meredith) 17:08 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 17:11 - Jenny Colgan’s books 19:19 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow (Kaytee) 19:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 21:30 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd Deep Dive - Endings That Make or Break a Book: 31:02 - In the Woods by Tana French 32:27 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 32:57 - Majesty by Katherine McGee 33:31 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 33:34 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 34:50 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 35:00 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:35 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson 36:11 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 37:20 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith) 40:08 - Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (Kaytee) 40:43 - Brene Brown with the Nagoski Sisters Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Nov 16, 2020 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "My Storied Year" Author Katie Proctor
18:41
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Katie Proctor. Katie is the author of My Storied Year, her debut novel about a middle grade boy with dyslexia. This is the first time I’ve gotten to have an interview with someone I am already friends with, and it was a delight! Tune in to hear about:
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show! My Storied Year by Katie Proctor Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart Captain Fantastic on Amazon Prime Clean Getaway by Nic Stone The Lonely Heart of Maybelle Lane by Kate O’Shaughnessy A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman Connect with Katie: on Instagram at @katieproctorwritesandreads, on Facebook, or at her website Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com. You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads. You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com |
Nov 13, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 15: A Guest Current Read + Casting Actors into Books
48:57
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Patreon ad - we sponsor ourselves: 1:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 3:26 - Join us as a Bookish Friend! Current Reads: 6:51 - 96 Miles by Laura (J.L) Esplin (Kaytee) 10:35 - Malorie by Josh Malerman (Meredith) 10:43 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 13:34 - Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks (Esther and Kaytee) 16:24 - Minority Report movie 18:56 - COVIDeo number 3 with the kids 19:53 - The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (Meredith) 23:56 - Sitting Pretty: The View from my Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body by Rebecca Taussig (Kaytee) 24:06 - @craftyerinw on Instagram 26:57 - @sitting_pretty on Instagram 27:21 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 27:33 - @jensbookshelf on Instagram 27:46 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith) 29:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Deep Dive - Casting Book Characters: 31:50 - The Popcast 33:29 - Still Life by Louise Penny 34:11 - Relic by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child 36:12 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 41:59 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:08 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 43:23 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee) 44:00 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 45:05 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 45:42 - Timeline by Michael Crichton (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Nov 09, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 14: Who Made Rebecca the Mascot for Fall Reading + Our Favorite Cookbooks
48:50
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month - ad: 1:39 - The Star-Crossed Lovers of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman 3:20 - Memorial by Bryan Washington 5:00 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99 Bookish Moments of the Week: 6:09 - The Popcast (most recent Flavortown episode) 6:22 - Rebecca by Dauphne DuMaurier 7:06 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 8:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 9:18 - Libby - the BEST library app Current Reads: 11:01 - In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith) 11:11 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 14:27 - The City We Became by NK Jemison (Kaytee) 14:43 - The Fifth Season by NK Jemison 17:15 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 17:31 - New York by Edward Rutherford 18:27 - The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Meredith) 23:55 - I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (Kaytee) 24:06 - @tonightsbookishfeast on Instagram 27:13 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:21 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Meredith) 31:13 - Luster by Raven Leilani (Kaytee) 32:02 - The Need by Helen Phillips Deep Dive - Our Favorite Cookbooks: 35:58 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten 36:22 - The Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten 36:25 - Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten 37:09 - How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman 37:12 - America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook 37:14 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat 38:27 - Martha Stewart’s Cookbook 39:16 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines (and Volume 2) 40:29 - America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Cookie Cookbook 41:06 - Start to Cook from Usborne 41:19 - The America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs 42:36 - Eat at Home cooks - Kaytee’s meal planning website Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44:37 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl (Meredith) 44:57 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 46:22 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Nov 02, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 13: Convoluted Plots + The Most Readable Classics
49:51
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Current Reads: 5:06 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Kaytee) 7:31 - Circe by Madeline Miller 7:38 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 8:48 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 9:10 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 12:57 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (Kaytee) 14:09 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 15:38 - The Crucible by Arthur Miller 16:31 - The Burning by Jane Casey (Meredith) 19:36 - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Kaytee) 21:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 21:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 24:03 - To Night Owl, From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith) 27:04 - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Deep Dive - The Most Readable Classics: 31:42 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 32:44 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 33:59 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 34:43 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 34:48 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery 34:51 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 34:52 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 36:02 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 36:50 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 37:11 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 38:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 38:30 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 39:36 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 39:51 - Passing by Nella Larsen 40:31 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 41:09 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss 41:50 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 42:24 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:37 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Kaytee) 46:16 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Oct 26, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 12: Big Bookish Feelings + Spoopy Season Reading
51:00
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:14 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center Current Reads: 6:01 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Mary) 9:34 - New York by Edward Rutherford (Kaytee) 11:54 - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (Mary) 11:59 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 15:38 - Book 3 - I could find no evidence! 16:19 - Big Friendship by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (Kaytee) 16:27 - Scribd: try it out for 2 months free 17:03 - Call Your Girlfriend Podcast 19:29 - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness with Siobhan Dowd (Mary) 23:53 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Books for Spoopy Season: 29:23 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 30:14 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 31:48 - Sweep: A Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier 32:40 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud 33:48 - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell 34:45 - Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 34:52 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro 34:58 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock Series) by Sherry Thomas 36:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 38:00 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 38:11 - Jane Eyre narrated by Thandie Newton 40:32 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 41:32 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 41:33 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 41:40 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 41:41 - Tana French books 42:28 - Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 42:37 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44:52 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton (Mary) 44:58 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton 45:09 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 47:42 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee) 47:51 - It by Stephen King 47:53 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Oct 19, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 11: The Book Covers + Title Words that Draw Us In
48:14
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Patreon - an ad for ourselves: 2:38 - Still Life Book Club Chat 3:30 - The Crazy Awesome Reading Log 4:20 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast Current Reads: 7:59 - If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (Kaytee) 10:00 - Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais 10:58 - The Real Sherlock by Lucinda Hawksley (Meredith) 12:27 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle 12:30 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 13:33 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (Kaytee) 15:41 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 15:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrick Backman 15:55 - Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrick Backman 18:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Meredith) 20:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 22:37 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee) 26:12 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Meredith) 28:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 29:26 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Deep Dive - Title and Cover Catnip: 32:16 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry 33:30 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 33:42 - Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachel Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis 33:46 - The Muse by Jessie Burton 34:17 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 34:47 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty 35:19 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers 35:23 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman 35:31 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo 35:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:36 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare 37:30 - Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund 37:31 - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict 37:40 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray 37:54 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 38:57 - YA Fantasy Title Meme 39:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:15 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Kaytee) 44:07 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (Meredith) 46:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Oct 12, 2020 |
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A Preview Episode of All Things Murderful with Meredith
20:30
This is a PREVIEW of a special series just for the Patreon Supporters ("Bookish Friends") of the Currently Reading Podcast who love mysteries and thrillers. It's called "All Things Murderful with Meredith".Meredith had so much fun with this new thing that we wanted to share this first episode with everyone! Today, Meredith is drinking HEB’s Texas Pecan coffee and you can get one of Meredith’s “Scary Books are My Jam” mugs here! Books mentioned in this episode:Something procedural (and a series!) Raven Black by Ann Cleeves, first in the Shetland Island Series Something creepy: The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones A thriller I loved: The Never List by Koethe Zan An upcoming release I’m pre-ordering: Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, author of That Kind of Mother Came out Oct 6th. That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam This upcoming book recommended by @roxannatheplanner A Listener Press: From Ginny Walter IG: @ginnyreadsbooks William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series (the first of which is Iron Lake). A TV or Movie with mystery or thriller vibes: The Sommerdahl Murders on Acorn TV. Also mentioned: Still Life movie on Acorn TV. If you liked this episode and want more of All Things Murderful with Meredith, become a supporter at http://www.patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com. You can find Meredith on Instagram @meredith.reads and Kaytee @notesonbookmarks. You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com. |
Oct 09, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 10: The Books We Are Jealous You Get to Read for the First Time
47:03
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month - ad: 2:03 - Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman 2:15 - Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 2:56 - Leave the World Behind by Ruman Alam 3:02 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 3:33 - Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo 3:55 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 4:52 - Use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 8:02 - Winter in Narnia ASMR room 8:30 - Mr. Tumnus’ House ASMR room 8:34 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 9:32 - Interior Design Masters on Netflix 9:58 - Hoarders on Netflix 10:07 - The Home Edit on Netflix Current Reads: 10:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Meredith) 11:06 - Listener Press Episode at the end of Season 2 14:18 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Kaytee) 14:44 - Kaytee thinks January LaVoy is her BFF because of her interview with her 17:26 - The Boys Club by Erica Katz (Meredith) 17:33 - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler 17:34 - The Firm by John Grisham 20:55 - Long Walk to FREEDOM by Nelson Mandela (you guys, I said WATER? What the heck??) (Kaytee) 24:19 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith) 28:52 - The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner (Kaytee) 31:00 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner 31:45 - The study about Millennials and Gen Z and the Holocaust Deep Dive - Books We Are Jealous You Get to Read for the First Time: 33:10 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 33:15 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 33:23 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 33:27 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 33:29 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 34:38 - The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 35:08 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 35:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 36:01 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 36:03 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 38:13 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 38:17 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:38 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith) 43:50 - A Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (Kaytee) 43:58 - Episode 34 of Season 1 Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Oct 05, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 9: The Actually Current Reads + Bookish Fear of Missing Out
50:26
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:45 - The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 2:51 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 4:23 - Project Z: A Zombie Ate My Homework by Tommy Greenwald 5:14 - All Things Murderful on Patreon Current Reads: 6:52 - Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Kaytee) 6:58 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 7:14 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 9:02 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss 10:10 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith) 11:40 - Serial Podcast 12:25 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene 12:34 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 14:31 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 15:45 - Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Kaytee) 15:56 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 17:23 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 17:50 - Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer 19:52 - Conviction by Denise Mina (Meredith) 24:08 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (Kaytee) 24:13 - @booknerdnative @readwithkat and @allegedlymari on Instagram 30:46 - Descent by Tim Johnston (Meredith) 30:56 - The Current by Tim Johnston 32:07 - Still Life by Louise Penny Deep Dive - Book FOMO: 35:07 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 35:40 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria 36:07 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 37:08 - Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer 37:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 38:22 - Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel 39:15 - Novel Pairings Podcast 40:13 - Louise Penny Book 5: The Brutal Telling 41:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:35 - The One by John Marrs (Kaytee) 44:35 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Meredith) 44:47 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 48:03 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Sep 28, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 8: A Preview of “All Things Murderful” + Books We’ve Changed Our Minds About
50:47
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 0:59 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 1:08 - New York by Edward Rutherford 1:28 - London by Edward Rutherford 1:52 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Patreon - We Sponsor Ourselves: 2:09 - Currently Reading on Patreon Bookish Moments: 3:30 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon 6:11 - A Likely Story in Colorado Springs, CO 6:41 - The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Current Reads: 8:54 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith) 12:08 - Conjure Women by Afia Atakora (Kaytee) 14:47 - The Troop by Nick Cutter (Meredith) 14:52 - @booknernative on Instagram 16:06 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 16:07 - Twenty Eight Days Later by Michael Nelson 16:57 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 20:06 - The Switch by Beth O’Leary (Kaytee) 20:14 - The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary 25:14 - The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street by Lauren Oliver (Meredith) 26:54 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 26:55 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 27:56 - After the End by Clare Mackintosh (Kaytee) 28:02 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 31:12 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid Deep Dive - Changing Your Mind About a Book: 32:56 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Racism in Eleanor and Park) 33:57 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 35:49 - Articles about JK Rowling’s Twitter Rants 36:44 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling Hi, this is like a retraction in the newspaper. I, Kaytee, realize that the comments I made about JK Rowling were very personal. I would probably phrase them differently now, having seen how they were received. I still feel very strongly about her stance and her very public opinions, but I would like to say that her opinions are garbage, not she as a person. I humbly accept this correction from our many listeners who have pointed it out as going too far. The audio is what it is, but please consider this my public statement regarding this matter. 39:33 - Greenglass House by Kate Midford 40:23 - The Need by Helen Phillips 41:03 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 42:03 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (Meredith) 46:11 - Serial Reader App 47:33 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nuevel (Kaytee) 49:16 - Waking Gods #2 and Only Human #3 by Sylvain Nuevel Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Sep 21, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 7: The Books We Would Assign Our 17-Year Old Selves
52:59
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:11 - All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny Current Reads: 7:49 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Mindy) 9:21 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Meredith) 11:59 - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (Mindy) 14:36 - Love Letters by Katie Fforde (Meredith) 18:28 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (Mindy) 21:38 - The Only Child by Mi-ae Seo (Meredith) 21:44 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville Deep Dive - Being Book Bossy: 27:19 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin DeBecker 29:24 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 30:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely 31:53 - The Course of Love by Alain du Botton 32:37 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 33:42 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 34:26 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo 34:50 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten 35:02 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat 36:09 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy 37:45 - The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber 38:24 - Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris 39:24 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 40:50 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny 41:44 - Compassion & Conviction by The And Campaign, Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler 42:38 - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44:34 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Mindy) (Here’s the Pretty Cover) 47:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell 48:53 - Bringing up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Sep 14, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 6: Are you “Book Bossy”? We are!
47:09
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month - sponsor: (these are Goodreads links as we hope you’ll try book of the month if you’re interested in these titles!) 2:32 - Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi 2:35 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 2:52 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson 2:55 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson 3:02 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman 3:57 - Use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99 Bookish Moments: 5:00 - Savoring a giant book 5:46 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (email us or DM Kaytee on Instagram if you want the event invite) Current Reads: 7:34 - Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 7:47 - @katieladyreads on Instagram 10:35 - The Bolds by Julian Clary (Kaytee) 13:30 - Kindred by Octavia Butler (Meredith) 17:42 - The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Kaytee) 19:09 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 19:11 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 21:45 - The Novel Neighbor Bookstore 22:01 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 22:09 - Stand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim (Meredith) 26:14 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Being Book Bossy: 37:30 - Listener Press Episode 48 of Season 2 40:04 - Read Aloud Revival Podcast Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:35 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene (Meredith) 43:24 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee) 44:36 - Anne of Green Gables Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Sep 07, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 5: A “Book Voldemort” + Special Guest Roxanna Kassam-Kara
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 4: Where’s an Editor When You Need One + When We Give Up on an Author
47:53
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:20 - New books from authors we’ve enjoyed (Holly Jackson, Katherine McGee) Current Reads: 4:31 - Devolution by Max Brooks (Meredith) 7:11 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 8:54 - Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West (Kaytee) 12:11 - The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth (Meredith) 15:52 - Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner (Kaytee) 19:31 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler (Meredith) 26:57 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 27:42 - The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Kaytee) 27:53 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 27:50 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Deep Dive - Giving Up on an Author: 32:55 - Robert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike Series 35:23 - Elizabeth George 36:33 - Ann Patchett (The Dutch House and Commonwealth) 37:48 - Jenny Colgan 38:10 - Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders, The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death) 39:45 - Donna Tartt (Secret History and The Goldfinch) 38:53 - Jane Harper (The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:52 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (Meredith) 43:57 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 44:14 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Aug 24, 2020 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Year of the Witching" Author Alexis Henderson
17:59
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Alexis Henderson. Alexis is the author of The Year of the Witching, her debut , which is a dark fantasy, horror novel, centering on main character Immanuelle. Tune in to hear about:
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron (and the sequel Reaper of Souls, due in February) Connect with Alexis: on Instagram at @lexish, on Twitter at @alexhwrites, or at her website |
Aug 21, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 3: Reading Therapy Sessions for Several Different Kinds of Readers
50:34
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:50 - Mary’s reading nook! 3:46 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons Current Reads: 5:44 - Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (Mary) 8:08 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 9:40 - My Vanishing Country by Bakari Sellers (Kaytee) 9:48 - The Stacks Podcast 11:49 - Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin (Mary) 13:51 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 15:09 - Zone One by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee) 18:23 - Magesty by Katherine McGee (Mary) 18:28 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 21:49 - We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez (Kaytee) 22:02 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Deep Dive - Reading Therapy: Someone Who Just Ended a Relationship with the Person Who Was “The One”: 26:25 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 28:25 -The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:26 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:40 - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid 30:40 - After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid 30:57 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Someone Who Moved Recently and is Having a Hard Time Making Friends: 31:37 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schell 32:39 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan 33:41 - Hey Ladies: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss Someone Who Just Lost a Job: 35:14 - All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter 36:43 - Becoming by Michelle Obama 37:58 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (pressed in Episode 35 of Season 2)39:16 - Someone Who Hasn’t Been on a Date in Too Long: 39:16 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 39:59 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 41:08 - Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein Someone Who is Reckoning with a Change in Beliefs: 42:37 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 43:11 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 43:13 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 43:46 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Hollad Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44:29 - Slay by Brittney Morris (Mary) 45:32 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 47:59 - Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Aug 17, 2020 |
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Minisode: The Reader's Guide to Homeschool with Mindy and Kaytee
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Today, Kaytee and Mindy are here to share our homeschool wisdom. Between us, we have 27 years of homeschooling experience, and we are excited to share with you a bunch of what we’ve learned in that time. Minisode episodes are not time stamped, but we have a quick list of topics:
*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Aug 14, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 2: Our (Very Ordinary) 100th Episode
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Today, Kaytee and Meredith are sharing our 100th episode and discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Patreon (ad) - we sponsor ourselves: 2:43 - Bookish Friends are our supporters on Patreon 3:25 - Zazzle store mechandise (mugs, throws, pillows, totes, tees!) 4:05 - Go check out the rebranded website: www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com Current Reads: Current Reads: 7:10 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith) 9:23 - Know my Name by Chanel Miller (Kaytee) 11:41 - Chanel Miller on Instagram 12:38 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Meredith) 15:40 - COVIDeo 10 with Pippa! 15:46 - The Bees by Laline Paull (Kaytee) 15:52 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 15:57 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 18:07 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Meredith) 20:43 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland 21:05 - From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Kaytee) 21:10 - When Kaytee brought this one to a COVIDeo Deep Dive - Determining Book Taste: 25:06 - What Should I Read Next podcast 26:46 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 31:15 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Homework: Can you answer? Do you think it’s a good question? What do you ask? Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 32:28 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (Meredith) 38:49 - I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland (Kaytee) 39:04 - Episode 25 of Season 1 39:14 - Pansuit Politics podcast Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Aug 10, 2020 |
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Season 3, Episode 1: We’re back - with a new look!
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Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month (ad) - these are Goodreads links as we hope you’ll use our link if you’re interested in these titles: 1:30 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin 1:38 - Serial Podcast 2:43 - The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson 3:41 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 3:44 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore 4:14 - Use our link and CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99 Bookish Moments: 5:57 - Meredith’s TBR Cart 7:26 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM Current Reads: 8:25 - All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (Kaytee) 8:31 - Libro.FM Audiobook Listening Copy program 11:12 - Murder at Melrose Court by Karen Baugh Menuhin (Meredith) 12:35 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 14:08 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Kaytee) 17:36 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 23:37 - Verity by Colleen Hoover (Meredith) 27:41 - COVID(eo) with Jennifer Nichols 28:52 - You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (Kaytee) 29:05 - Kaytee Reads Too Much for Patrons 29:30 - Scribd - try it for 60 days for free! 32:18 - Greenwood by Michael Christie (Meredith) Deep Dive - Our Summer Break: 38:19 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 39:40 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:11 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (Kaytee) 44:04 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Meredith) 44:15 - COVID(eo) with Erica Keckley 44:49 - Season 1, Episode 43 with Amanda Espinosa 47:50 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Aug 03, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 50: Special Episode - Best of Season Two!
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Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are reflecting back on our second year of podcasting and our biggest wins and our biggest regrets. We get a bit vulnerable, a bit silly, and a bit reflective. You’ll get some behind-the-scenes glimpses as well as some “looking to the future” previews. We are so grateful for the cadre of listeners that we have connected with over these two years, and we could never have imagined how much this podcast could have brought to our 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Best of Season 2: 4:10 - Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes: Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall 6:04 - Episode 27 of Season 1: Bookish Pet Peeves 6:57 - Season 2, Episode 22: Goodreads Choice Award Side-Eye 7:11 - Season 2, Episode 23: Our Best Books of 2019 8:23 - Golden Earbud Awards EPISODE and Instagram post 8:43 - Meredith visits Kaytee Instagram Post 9:48 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 10:04 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle 10:15 - A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin 10:40 - Apple Watch 10:55 - Bookshop.org 12:28 - Episode 36 of Season 2 12:33 - Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West 13:42 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 13:32 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 16:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 18:29 - Season 2, Episode 36 conversation about wild animal pets 20:29 - COVID(eo)s on Patreon - free for all! 22:02 - COVID(eo) with 5 of our kiddos! 28:29 - Patreon - the beginning of Bookish Friend(ship)s 39:31 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle 40:52 - Slay by Brittney Morris 40:54 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 42:22 - Season 2, Episode 29 - Golden Earbud Awards 42:55 - Season 2, Episode 35 - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram 44:16 - Season 2, Episode 25 - Cozy Mystery Deep Dive 45:31 - Minisode with January LaVoy 45:53 - Minisode with Anna Hithersay 47:41 - Patreon 49:14 - REMINDER: Last episode of Season 2, but be sure to join us on Instagram next week for a giveaway! Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jul 20, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 49: Special Episode - Ask Us Anything!
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Today, Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are here with a special episode for you! We are answering YOUR questions about life and podcasting and reading and all the things! We hope you love learning a bit more about our lives behind the scenes and that you love getting to know Mindy a bit better. We loved how enthusiastic you all were about sending these questions, and of course there were so many questions we received that we couldn’t answer. Thanks for being the BEST listeners! 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Ask Us Anything: Questions are in italics in case it helps you find a title! 1:58 - Books that Get Better Upon A Re-read? 2:27 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 3:04 - Where do you read? 6:14 - Meredith’s twinkle lights by her bed! 7:04 - Kindle Paperwhite 9:07 - Character-driven versus plot-driven novels? 10:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 10:35 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 10:45 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 11:19 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 11:43 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 14:41 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 14:50 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 14:55 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 16:32 - The River by Peter Heller 17:03 - Personality-typing results? 17:22 - Myers-Briggs Test 17:30 - Hogwarts House Test 17:35 - Four Tendencies Quiz 17:56 - Astrological Sign Chart 17:03 - Enneagram Test 20:50 - What are you curious about? 20:07 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile 22:52 - Let’s Make Art box 23:00 - Kaytee uses Dropcloth embroidery samplers 27:24 - Little Old Plant Lady on Tik Tok 28:07 - Something you’ve learned about yourself because of the podcast? 32:55 - What are two things you’d buy if you won the lottery? 34:07 - What are your favorite wireless earbuds? 34:15 - SoundPeats True Wireless Earbuds 34:34 - Apple AirPods 35:00 - Favorite beverage and/or snack while reading? 36:55 - How does Kaytee listen to audiobooks with kids around? 40:08 - How did Mindy get started with hiking and does she love hiking-related books? 44:31 - Has Meredith used audiobooks to get through long runs? 47:32 - Sneak peak into Season 3 and Patreon! 48:38 - Join Currently Reading on Patreon! 49:44 - COVID(eo)s!! Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jul 13, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 48: Special Episode - Listener Presses!
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Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are sharing 15 of the listener “presses” we received in our call to action! You’ll hear from each of those 15 listeners and then our commentary on each press, but none of our other regular segments. This was one of our most popular episodes of Season 1, so we hope you love it this year as well! 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . BOTM Ad (these are Goodreads links so you can check out these books and decide if you want to grab them from BOTM or not!): 2:30 - The Shadows by Alex North 2:39 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 2:52 - Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia 3:55 - The Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper 4:09 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottleib 4:13 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande 4:50 - Use our link and code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for $9.99 Listener Presses: 6:00 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Sarah) 6:03 - The Mothers by Brit Bennett 8:31 - A Burning by Megha Majumdar 8:37 - Passing by Nella Larsen 8:48 - Novel Pairings Podcast episode about Passing by Nella Larsen 9:06 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin (Nicole) 12:11 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Lindsay) 14:03 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 15:01 - An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten (Jennifer) 17:06 - Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (Joy) 19:07 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 19:40 - The Mother-in-Law Cure by Katherine Wilson (Alanna) 21:51 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (Theresa) 27:01 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Nicole) 30:03 - Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (Whitney) 30:57 - Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris 31:49 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 31:50 - Naked by David Sedaris 31:58 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 32:01 - Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris 32:28 - Theft by Finding by David Sedaris 32:59 - Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwoood (Frances) 33:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 34:11 - The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 34:12 - MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood 34:24 - The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood 35:43 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood (Emily) 36:35 - Episode 42 of Season 1 with Heather Chollar 37:04 - Mary Poppins by PL Travers 37:54 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore (Amy) 39:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Morgan) 41:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 42:37 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Kaytee) 46:16 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson (Holly) 47:35 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 47:36 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jul 06, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 47: Evil Book Twins (and Why You Need One!)
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Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 3:15 - Meeting 20 Patrons of the podcast (Bookish Friends) over Zoom! 4:24 - Buddy reading a book with mom Current Reads: 5:16 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Kaytee) 5:28 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 6:38 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 6:40 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 8:00 - Parable of the Talents (book #2) by Octavia Butler 8:38 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Meredith) 11:48 - The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey (Kaytee) 11:59 - @booknerdnative on Instagram 13:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 14:06 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Meredith) 14:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 18:45 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Kaytee) 20:40 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 21:49 - The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Green (Meredith) 22:48 - Office Ladies Podcast Deep Dive - Evil Book Twins: 27:14 - From the Front Porch Podcast 28:00 - What Should I Read Next Podcast 29:43 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Podcast 31:11 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 32:13 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 34:55 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Kaytee) 35:14 - Episode 33 of Season 1 36:34 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jun 29, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 46: Say Hello to our Newest Host + Books that Shook Our Worldviews
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Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 1:04 - Mary has joined us on two previous episodes: Episode 24 and Episode 36 of Season 1! Bookish Moments: 3:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4:06 - Moo Baa LaLaLa by Sandra Boynton 4:16 - No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli 4:24 - Will Sheep Sleep? by Hilary Leung 5:31 - The New York Time’s Bestseller List for this week Current Reads: 6:55 - Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer (Mary) 7:15 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell series #1) by Deanna Reybourne 7:20 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock series #1) by Sherry Thomas 9:05 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 9:21 - The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Kaytee) 9:30 - Audiobook SYNC program 12:18 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (Mary) 15:19 - I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman (Kaytee) 15:27 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 18:14 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Mary) 18:24 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 20:40 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 22:13 - Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia (Kaytee) 24:40 - Currently Reading 2020 Reading Challenge Deep Dive - SHOOK: Books that Rocked Our World(views): 27:08 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 30:51 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 31:02 - The Stacks Pod episode about The Giver 33:07 - It's. Nice. Outside. by Jim Kokaris 35:59 - Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 36:07 - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 38:33 - On the Come Up by Angie Thomas 39:45 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 41:45 - Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 42:23 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:38 - Gmorning, Gnight by Lin Manuel Miranda (Mary) 46:19 - The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner (Kaytee) 47:21 - The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jun 22, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 45: Honest Book Reviews + Our Favorite Beach Reads
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Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 1:25 - White allyship minisode 1:39 - January LaVoy Interview We Sponsor Ourselves - Patreon “ad”: 7:19 - Join us as a Bookish Friend on Patreon! Current Reads: 10:35 - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (Kaytee) 13:01 - All Adults Here by Emma Straub (Meredith) 16:15 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Kaytee) 20:11 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters (Meredith) 24:55 - The Stone Sky (Broken Earth series #3) by NK Jemison (Kaytee) 27:08 - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 27:14 - @katieladyreads on Instagram Deep Dive - Beach Books: 31:11 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 32:32 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 32:57 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle MacNamara 34:08 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 34:27 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 35:13 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge 35:47 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 36:18 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 36:30 - The Dry by Jane Harper 37:25 - The Villa by Nora Roberts 37:30 - Sidney Sheldon 37:31 - Danielle Steel 38:20 - Hideaway by Nora Roberts 38:33 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 39:09 - The Selection (series) by Kiera Cass 39:11 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 39:15 - Slay by Brittney Morris 39:17 - Dry by Neal Shusterman 39:46 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 40:09 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 40:30 Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 40:34 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 40:44 - The Firm or The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 41:30 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 41:42 - The Current by Tim Johnston 41:45 - Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke 41:50 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:49 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Kaytee) 44:44 - The Last Hours by Minette Walters 45:00 - The Sculptress by Minette Walters (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jun 15, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 44: Maybe the Grossest Book Ever + Homework for Listeners
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Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Current Reads: 5:44 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh (Meredith) 6:03 - The Holdout by Graham Moore 8:10 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee) 8:17 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM 10:17 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Meredith) 12:02 - FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven 14:54 - From the Front Porch Episode casting this book as a movie 15:48 - The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy (Kaytee) 15:51 - Novel Pairings Episode about poetry 18:25 - The End of October by Lawrence Wright (Meredith) 21:10 - Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 21:23 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Upcoming Listener Contributions: 26:15 - Episode 46 of Season 1 - Listener Presses 28:39 - Episode 47 of Season 1 - Ask Us Anything 30:58 - Email us at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com with your presses and questions BY JUNE 15th! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 32:09 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Meredith) 34:45 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jun 08, 2020 |
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Minisode: Getting Started as a White Ally with Anna Hithersay
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Today, Kaytee is chatting with online friend Anna Hithersay. Kaytee and Anna both got started on the road to racial justice multiple years ago, but we do not claim to be experts. We do have a few years of reading and listening under our belts and want to point you toward the resources we have found and the places we have learned. This episode is meant to point OUTWARD, to give our white listeners the starting places, the books, podcasts, and accounts, and the conversations to get started. Tune in to hear about:
Connect with Anna on Instagram: @ahithersay and @comehither_andstay Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but this episode includes a huge list of resources. Here’s a comprehensive list of the books we mentioned (and the ones we skipped for time), the lists of Black bookstores and Black bookstagrammers you might want to start following, the podcasts and articles we talked about, and anything else I can link to that we mentioned. These show notes are meant to be a starting place, to hold information that you can come back to in order to continue this journey and find additional resources from our Black brothers and sisters who are lifting their voices. The work will not end anytime soon. Prepare for a long haul. Primer Books I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Memoir You Can’t Touch My Hair and Other Things I Still Have to Explain by Phoebe Robinson Fiction Starter Pack Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Deeper Topics The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (mass incarceration) Anti-Racist Kids Middle Grade Young Adult Picture Books Podcasts Episodes on race from The Liturgists: Racism in America, Anti-Racism Places that You Might Donate NAACP Other Resources Sign Petitions |
Jun 05, 2020 |
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Minisode: An Interview with Audiobook Narrator January LaVoy
37:31
Today, Kaytee is chatting with audiobook narrator January LaVoy, who has narrated over 200 (credited) audiobooks! We’re chatting about her newest release, Nora Roberts’ Hideaway, plus a whole host of other topics. It’s a fantastic episode, so I hope you tune in and love it. Tune in to hear about:
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. Hideaway by Nora Roberts The Chain by Adrian McKinty Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Connect with January: via her website januarylavoy.com |
Jun 03, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 43: Wheelhouse Books + All Things “Murderful”
46:33
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 2:22 - A Burning by Megha Mjumdar 2:59 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 3:14 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 3:45 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet 3:54 - One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 4:35 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 5:40 - Episode 41 of Season 2 - discussion of FantasticLand starts at 29:40 5:44 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 6:02 - Patreon Bookish Friends 6:04 - Scribd - free 60 day trial! Current Reads: 9:50 - Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Kaytee) 12:36 - The Tenant by Katrine Ingburgh (Meredith) 14:30 - The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey (Kaytee) 15:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 15:20 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 17:38 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty (Meredith) 23:08 - Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo- Anstine (Kaytee) 26:12 - Hunted by Meagan Spooner (Meredith) 27:09 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:20 - Beauty by Robin McKinley Deep Dive - Murderful - Books that Aren’t for the Faint of Heart: 29:32 - Nancy Drew books by 30:42 - RL Stine Goosebumps Books 31:00 - Intensity by Dean Koontz 31:26 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 35:05 - FantasticLand by Mike Backoven 35:08 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 34:40 - Pines by Blake Crouch 35:00 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 35:19 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 35:39 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu 36:10 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 36:40 - The Need by Helen Phillips 37:17 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 37:20 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 37:21 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup 38:09 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (not Phillips, doh) 38:12 - Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter 38:18 - All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 39:04 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 40:00 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 40:01 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 40:03 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 40:52 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 41:03 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 41:13 - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 41:42 - In A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:28 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 44:00 - Post Mortem (Kay Scarpetta #1) by Patricia Cornwell Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Jun 01, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 42: Some Deeper Book Themes + When Characters Are Real
39:37
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:34 - Lord of the Flies article 1:49 - Season 2, Episode 31 2:45 - Zero Gravity Chairs (this is the “budget” version I got. There’s also a more expensive version, and I’m sure they’re better, but I’m not sure if they are twice as good…) Current Reads: 3:34 - Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston (Mindy) 6:47 - The Cider House Rules by John Irving (Kaytee) 9:14 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar 9:18 - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi (Mindy) 12:36 - Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim (Kaytee) 15:17 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 15:22 - The Girl in Red, Lost Boy, Alice by Christina Henry 15:56 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Mindy) 19:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch (Kaytee) 19:07 - Season 1, Episode 45 19:22 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Deep Dive - When Book Characters are Real: Enemies, Family Members, Friends, and Crushes: 23:35 - Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 23:40 - Jonathan Randall from Outlander by Diana Gabladon 24:47 - Brad from A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 25:07 - Old Nick from Room by Emma Donoghue 25:46 - Bella Swan from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 26:28 - Jupiter North from Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 27:25 - Atticus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 27:42 - Kira from Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 29:00 - Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 29:22 - Nymphadora Tonks from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 30:26 - Edith from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 30:57 - Diana from The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 32:20 - Jamie from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 32:44 - John Guy from Still Life by Louise Penny 34:01 - Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 35:46 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen (Mindy) 36:09 - Season 2, Episode 21 37:16 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
May 25, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 41: Books Other People Made Us Read + How We Process Non-fiction
51:44
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . “Patreon Ad” - We Sponsor Ourselves: 2:19 - Currently Reading on Patreon - join us! 3:05 - Patrons get: bonus episodes, book club live discussions, giveaways, spreadsheets, the reading journal, AND access to the Bookish Friends Facebook group, which is the best place on the internet. Bookish Moments: 6:16 - COVID(eo) episode #5 - Off the Rails 7:44 - Absolute Jem Current Reads: 8:58 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Kaytee) 9:06 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 9:34 - @booknerdnative on Instagram 12:37 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (Meredith) 15:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 17:12 - Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese (Kaytee) 17:20 - @lovelibooks on Instagram 19:59 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 22:04 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny (Three Pines #2) (Meredith) 22:20 - Still Life by Louise Penny (and accompanying book club discussion for patrons) 26:23 - Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (Kaytee) 26:40 - @melizreads18 on Instagram 29:29 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live, episode with @jordys.book.club 29:40 - FantasticLand by Mike Backovan (Meredith) 32:21 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 32:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 35:31 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 35:45 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 35:56 - Sadie by Courtney Summers Deep Dive - The Ways We Read Non-Fiction: 38:31 - Educated by Tara Westover 39:24 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 39:32 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 42:21 - Bad Blood by Jon Kerryrou 42:23 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 42:26 - Disney Wars by James Stewart Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44;48 - How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi (Kaytee) 48:08 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
May 18, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 40: What To Say When People Tell You “I Don’t Have Time to Read”
52:18
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:41 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck Current Reads: 7:05 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 7:42 - The Hotel Neversink by Adam O’Fallon Price (Meredith) 8:11 - The Shining by Stephen King 8:15 - The Body by Richard Backman 10:38 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 11:32 - What Lies Between Us by John Marrs (Kaytee) 11:57 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 14:01 - The One by John Marrs 14:02 - The Passengers by John Marrs 17:32 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Meredith) 21:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt 21:05 - Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 21:28 - Book of the Month 21:34 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver (Kaytee) 23:58 - One Day in December by Josie Silver 24:38 - The Whispered Word (Secret Book and Scone Society #2) by Ellery Adams (Meredith) 25:35 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 26:42 - The Book of Candlelight (Secret Book and Scone #3) by Ellery Adams 27:07 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Kaytee) 28:24 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Deep Dive -I Don’t Have Time to Read: 39:42 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 40:04 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 43:08 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 43:23 - David Sedaris Books: Calypso and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim 43:29 - Liane Moriarty Books: What Alice Forgot and Big Little Lies 43:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 44:08 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 44:17 - The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 47:53 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Kaytee) 50:13 - The movie (that I haven’t watched yet) on Netflix Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
May 11, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 39: Big Bookish Feelings + Backlist is Beautiful
56:08
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 1:18 - A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight 1:45 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd 1:55 - Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin 2:54 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 3:58 - Bookish Friends Still Life Book Club on Patreon 5:40 - One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Current Reads: 7:41 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher (Mindy) 7:44 - Wolfmuller’s Books in Kerrville, TX 7:47 - COVID(eo) number 4 10:05 - Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Meredith) 13:25 - Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool (Mindy) 15:53 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe (Meredith) 18:29 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Mindy) 21:13 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 22:34 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Meredith) Deep Dive - Books from the 70s, 80s, and 90s: Gems from the 1970s 30:53 - Judy Blume books - Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Freckle Juice, Blubber, Starring Sally J Friedman As Herself 32:21 - Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy 32:55 - Shogun by James Clavell 32:57 - Roots by Alex Haley 33:02 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi 33:14 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 33:33 - Stephen King Books - The Shining, The Stand 33:46 - Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice Gems from the 1980s 34:37 - Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson 35:14 - James Herriot books - All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful 35:37 - Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews 36:48 - The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe 37:05 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 37:17 - Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 37:28 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 37:34 - Patriot Games by Tom Clancy 37:53 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel 38:09 - A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 38:44 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 39:24 - Redwall by Bryan Jacques 39:43 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Gems from the 1990s 40:41 - John Grisham books - Rainmaker, Pelican Brief, The Firm 41:07 - Nelson DeMille books - The General’s Daughter 42:25 - Michael Crichton - Jurassic Park, Andromeda Strain, Timeline 43:58 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 44:29 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 44:39 - Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones #1) by George R.R. Martin 45:03 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler 45:35 - The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 46:02 - Bridget Jones’ Diary by Helen Felding 46:48 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 47:09 - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 48:20 - Watership Down by Richard Adams (Mindy) 51:02 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt (Meredith) 51:23 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 52:43 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram |
May 04, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 38: Tackling Controversial Titles + How We Read Series Books
52:34
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:23 - The Bookish Friends Buddy Read discussion on Patreon 1:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny 3:05 - Our previous COVID(eo)s are all available to watch for free on Patreon as well! Current Reads: 5:10 - The House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild (Meredith) 9:24 - The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister (Kaytee) 11:59 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 14:46 - Snowblind by Ragnar Jonasson (Meredith) 17:33 - American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Kaytee) 21:40 - Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester (Kaytee) 26:24 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins (Meredith) 28:37 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 28:39 - The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak 29:03 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Deep Dive - Reading Books in Series: 33:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 34:02 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny 37:02 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 37:25 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 38:25 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 39:05 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:54 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 44:03 - The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva (Meredith) 46:04 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Kaytee) 49:00 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram |
Apr 27, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 37: Books that Become Movies, and Whether We Love or Hate Them
54:48
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:56 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids! Current Reads: 5:08 - Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson 10:40 - White Bird by R.J. Palacio 10:46 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio 12:30 - A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd 15:39 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 15:57 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 22:28 - The World’s Largest Man by Harrison Scott Key 23:29 - Congratulations, Who Are You Again? by Harrison Scott Key 26:27 - Love and Luck (Love and Gelato #2) by Jenna Evans Welch 27:59 - Love and Gelato (Love and Gelato #1) by Jenna Evans Welch Deep Dive - Books to Movies: 29:08 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (TV Series) 29:27 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (movie) 31:03 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (movie) 32:22 - The Godfather by Mario Puzo (movie) 35:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (2019 version) (the one I watched as a kid) (the one Meredith loves) 37:27 - Lemony Snickett’s Series of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler (Netflix series) 39:31 - Matilda by Roald Dahl (movie) 42:11 - Holes by Louis Sachar (movie) 43:47 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman (movie) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 48:20 - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson 50:48 - Night one of his readaloud on Facebook 51:26 - The Martian by Andy Weir |
Apr 20, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 36: Why We Read Middle Grade and YA (plus Stroooong Opinions & Meredith Identifies with a Literary Villain)
48:01
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 3:09 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids! 4:16 - Bookish Scavenger hunt on ActionBound - download the iOS or Android app to play! Current Reads: 6:09 - The Holdout by Graham Moore 6:45 - The Firm by John Grisham 10:00 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 10:18 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi 13:04 - Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West 13:14 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 18:34 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel 22:55 - Episode 25 of Season 2 about Cozy Mysteries 23:18 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 27:12 - Episode 16 of Season 2 with Sarah Dickinson 27:16 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore Deep Dive - Why Adults Would Read YA and MG: 32:04 - Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis 35:05 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson 35:17 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 36:42 - Our Books We Press List Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 37:35 - Furthermore by Taherah Mafi 40:08 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 41:04 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 43:35 - (stick around for the most ridiculous tangent into wild animals that we wish we could own as pets and find out which literary villain Meredith identifies with!) |
Apr 13, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 35: Girl, Get You a Bookstagram
47:40
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month Ad: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our Book Of The Month link to sign up if you’re interested!) 1:24 - The Guest List by Lucy Foley 1:28 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 2:28 - Beach Read by Emily Henry 3:42 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 4:47 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle 6:50 - Still Life by Louise Penny 6:58 - Currently Reading on Patreon 7:12 - A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny Current Reads: 7:50 - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore 9:15 - Libro FM - Audiobooks that benefit your local bookstore 10:51 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 13:30 - Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds 17:20 - Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton 19:30 - Episode 20 of Currently Reading 19:42 - Sadie by Courtney Summers 22:29 - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 22:40 - Read Aloud Revival interview with Jeannie Birdsall 24:22 - Little Women by Lousia May Alcott 25:37 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Deep Dive - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram: 28:00 - @currentlyreadingpodcast and @meredith.reads and @notesonbookmarks and @gratefulforgrace 36:33 - @sixwordbookreview 36:38 - @plantladyreader 36:40 - @pieladybooks Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:18 - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert 41:24 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 43:02 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 44:14 - Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and Cece Bell 44:25 - El Deafo by Cece Bell |
Apr 06, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 34: When Life Hands You Lemons... You Maybe Read a Bunch of Pandemic Books
48:01
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 5:35 - Patreon! 5:49 - Our Patreon video, free to everyone, Currently Reading COVID 19 edition! Current Reads: 8:06 - The Confession Club by Elizabeth Berg 10:56 - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole 13:37 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 16:25 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 19:14 - Rebound by Kwame Alexander 19:19 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander 21:02 - Buried Deep by Margot Hunt - An Audible Original 23:45 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson 24:09 - Episode 46 of Season 1 when listeners press books into our hands 24:23 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Deep Dive - Books About Pandemics: 29:02 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 30:14 - The Stand by Stephen King 30:44 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 31:46 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 32:52 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner 33:15 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Schmidt… nope. Jennifer Wright. Bad notes! 34:05 - Blindness by Jose Saramago 34:48 - The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia 35:08 - The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 35:33 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 35:59 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 36:24 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 36:45 - The Last One by Alexandra Oliva 36:53 - Interview with Alexandra 37:52 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 38:37 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 38:56 - Dry by Neal and Jerrod Shusterman 39:00 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 39:39 - Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 40:56 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 42:06 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 43:49 - It’s a TRILOGY - World Without End (#2) and Column of Fire (#3) 44:29 - News of the World by Paulette Giles |
Mar 30, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 33: Books That Make You Sob on the Floor
47:12
Today, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:32 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler 2:33 - Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 3:53 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM Current Reads: 4:59 - Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper 9:13 - Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward 11:03 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward 11:10 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom 12:03 - Changeling by Molly Harper 15:14 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 15:43 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi 16:28 - Currently Reading 2020 Challenge 18:23 - Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes) by Lorna Landvik 22:15 - Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson Deep Dive - the Books that Will Make You Weep: 25:52 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 25:55 - Far From the Tree by Robin Benway 25:59 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 26:02 - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 26:15 - Us Against You and Beartown by Fredrick Backman 26:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge 27:04 - Shogun by James Clavell 27:52 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 28:44 - My Sister’s Keeper and Change of Heart by Jodi Piccoult 29:02 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 29:52 - Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls 30:59 - Charlotte’s Web by EB White 31:14 - Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley 31:16 - Marley and Me by John Grogan 31:18 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 31:20 - Old Yeller by Fred Gipson 31:21 - The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlins 32:04 - The House of Sixty Fathers by Meindert Dejong 33:48 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 34:14 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 34:16 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippencott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis 34:26 - Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon 35:08 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 37:08 - When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker 37:40 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 38:41 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok 38:50 - A Single Shard by Lin Sue Park 39:23 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 41:55 - Nory Ryan’s Song by Patricia Reilly Giff 43:22 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly |
Mar 23, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 32: Page-turning Current Reads + Our Favorite Bookish Podcasts
45:26
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 3:30 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 4:40 - Title Wave Books, Revised in Albuquerque, NM 5:09 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James 5:11 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Current Reads: 6:00 - The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker 8:16 - @bookworm_365 on Instagram 8:49 - Roots by Alex Haley 10:12 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 10:14 - Shogun by James Clavell 10:15 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 10:24 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter 10:29 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 12:09 - The Literary Enneagram by Judith Searle 13:20 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile 14:06 - Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel 15:47 - Instagram Giveaway! 16:11 - Greenglass House by Kate Midford 19:50 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Deep Dive - The Bookish Podcasts in our Queues 22:39 - Novel Pairings @novelpairingspod with @chelseyreads and @fictionmatters 24:08 - He Read She Read @hereadsheread with @chelseyreads and @curtisreads 24:45 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 25:46 - All the Books Podcast with @franzencomesalive 27:37 - What Should I Read Next @whatshouldireadnext with @annebogel 27:42 - One Great Book with @annebogel 28:59 - Episode 11 of WSIRN with Meredith! 29:16 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 30:00 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 30:21 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live with @sarahsbookshelves 32:23 - SBSL Episode with @jordys.book.club 32:38 - SBSL Episode with Siobhan Jones of BOTM 33:12 - Episode 16 with Meredith and Kaytee 33:21 - From the Front Porch @bookshelftville with @anniebjones 33:40 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 34:09 - Bonus episodes for Patrons: Kaytee Reads Too Much! 35:07 - Shelf Subscription 35:39 - Diving In @diving_in_podcast with @virginia_reads and @lousie_cooks_and_reads 37:18 - Sorta Awesome @sortaawesomeshow with @sortaawesomemeg 37:27 - 10 Things to Tell You @10thingstotellyou with @laura.tremaine 37:35 - The Popcast @thepopcast with @knoxmccoy and @jamiebgolden Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:13 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan 41:08 - Kaytee's (written) author interview with Gilly Macmillan 41:39 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 41:45 - Episode 1 of Currently Reading! 43:10 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 43:12 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 43:32 - Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong |
Mar 16, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes - Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall
50:54
Spicy take warning! Strong opinions abound in this episode. Meredith, Kaytee, and Mindy are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:18 - Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 3:40 - Season 2, Episode 30 was a disaster Current Reads: 7:13 - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner 7:18 - As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner 7:32 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 9:43 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez 9:48 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez 10:08 - Vageode Cake 12:19 - Currently Reading Illustrated Reading Journal (Free for Patrons!) 12:36 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 12:43 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 13:40 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 14:57 - Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson 13:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh 16:15 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 16:19 - The Firm by John Grisham 17:27 - The Holdout by Graham Moore 18:00 - Slay by Brittney Morris 18:04 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 20:36 - The Selection by Kiera Cass 20:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Deep Dive - Books We Read and Threw Against the Wall: 23:23 - What Should I Read Next with Anne Bogel 23:36 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng 24:52 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 26:22 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 26:55 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes 29:45 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 33:49 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 34:53 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 35:33 - Patron Buddy Read! 38:20 - Mac B Kid Spy, Mac Undercover by Mac Barnett 39:02 - Mac B Kid Spy, The Impossible Crime by Mac Barnett 42:40 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 44:41 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:46 - Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein 47:01 - May B by Caroline Starr Rose 47:32 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder 48:18 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 48:40 - The Secrets of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson |
Mar 09, 2020 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Girl with the Louding Voice" Author Abi Daré
15:16
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Abi Daré. Abi is the author of The Girl with the Louding Voice, her debut novel, which was chosen as a Book of the Month pick and Read with Jenna pick! Tune in to hear about:
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Connect with Abi: on Instagram at @abidare_author |
Mar 05, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 30: Joining a Book Cult + The Art of the Buddy Read
44:59
Ready for your newly slimmed down show notes? (Don’t worry, the timestamps and links are STILL HERE): Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Book of the Month: (These are Goodreads links, since we hope you’ll use our BOTM link to sign up if you’re interested!) 1:29 - Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk 2:28 - The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver 2:32 - One Day in December by Josie Silver 2:42 - Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2:47 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99! Bookish Moments: 6:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 6:22 - Amazon Echo Dot (or Echo) to access Alexa for listening to audiobooks at home 7:05 - Audible try it out for free! Current Reads: 7:46 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 11:11 - Mr. Gedrick and Me by Patrick Carman 11:18 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 13:45 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 13:48 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 16:20 - The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh 17:55 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke 18:54 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson 21:11 - The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Deep Dive - Buddy Reading: 27:28 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 28:23 - We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates 30:48 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 32:25 - The Stand by Stephen King 32:36 - The Outsider by Stephen King 35:27 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 36:08 - Still Life by Louise Penny 37:55 - Patreon will get you into our Buddy Read discussion on 4/19! Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:05 - March by John Lewis 40:50 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 50:53 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 42:31 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield 42:57 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 43:04 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Mar 02, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 29: The Golden Earbud Awards :: Our Choices for the Best Audiobooks
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Kaytee and Mindy are ready for a Currently Reading first: award season! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a buddy read with a daughter and thrifting for books Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week’s books are full of big sighs in ways both good and bad, and sweet stories that will stick with you. For our deep dive this week, we are giving out our first Golden Earbud Awards. During award season, we’re evaluating red carpet looks and the best stories to consume on audio and you won’t want to miss our categories! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a book that’s perfect for anyone who works with or love a young adult, and a memoir that is unforgettable. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:50 - Book of the Month 1:53 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James Current Reads: 4:40 - Love from A to Z by SK Ali 7:03 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali 7:15 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 7:46 - Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed 8:26 - Patreon (We do Patron buddy reads) 8:40 - Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 11:52 - Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi 15:16 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 15:22 - Episode 19 of Season 1 with Scott Monday 20:04 - Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland 21:13 - Patreon (Patrons get bonus episodes) 20:32 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 20:33 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 20:39 - Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz 25:55 - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni Deep Dive - Golden Earbud Awards: Narrators are all linked to the audiobook. New members to Audible get a free audiobook on us! If It Weren’t Audio, I Would Have Skipped It: 30:47 - Shogun by James Clavell (narrated by Ralph Lister) 30:49 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel (narrated by David Colacci) 30:53 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (narrated by Lee Horsley) 31:03 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (narrated by Craig Wasson) Required to Listen: 32:47 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, and a full cast) 32:50 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (narrated by the author) 32:53 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (narrated by Frazer Douglas) 33:01 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (narrated by the author) Best Series on Audio: 34:13 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling (narrated by Jim Dale) 34:15 - The Passage by Justin Cronin (narrated by Scott Brick, Adenrele Ojo and Abby Craden) 34:19 - The Selection by Kiera Cass (narrated by Amy Rubinate) 34:24 - The Three Pines Series (staring with Still Life) by Louise Penny (narrated by Ralph Cosham [books 1-10] and Robert Bathurst [books 11+]) For Adult Ears Only: 36:29 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (narrated by Katie Schorr) 36:31 - A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (narrated by Karen Chilton) 36:34 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (narrated by Carly Robbins) 36:47 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (narrated by the author) Who Knew? 38:41 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain (narrated by Nick Offerman) 38:48 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery (narrated by Rachel McAdams) 38:54 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal) 39:05 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (narrated by Tim Curry) Best True Story 40:07 - Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski (narrated by the author) 40:11 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton (narrated by Bryan Stevenson) 40:14 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (narrated by Amy Landon) 40:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (narrated by the author) Best Read by the Author: 41:33 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe (narrated by the author) 41:45 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (narrated by the author) 41:48 - Becoming by Michelle Obama (narrated by the author) 42:38 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan (narrated by the author) Best Narrator: 44:36 - Guy Lockard 44:37 - Julia Whelan 44:39 - Jim Dale 44:55 - Bahni Turpin Best Full Cast: 46:23 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (narrated by Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, Lena Dunham and a full cast) 46:26 - As You Wish by Carey Elwes (narrated by Carey Elwes and cast) 46:30 - Emma by Jane Austen (narrated by Emma Thompson & cast) 46:51 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (narrated by Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt & a full cast) Best Overall: 48:02 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (narrated by the author) 48:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman (narrated by Marin Ireland) 48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King (narrated by Craig Wasson) 48:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (narrated by J.K. Simmons) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 50:19 - Doing Life with Your Adult Children by Jim Burns 53:13 - Becoming by Michelle Obama (narrated by the author) |
Feb 24, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 28: Don’t Read This Book on a Plane + How to Get Books for Review
46:03
Kaytee and Meredith have lots to share with you today, Bookworms! We hope you love this episode! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a bookish realization, and a crafty bookish gift. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got some romance and some thriller and some non-fiction and some middle grade. Our reading lives are all over the place! For our deep dive this week, we are talking getting free books for review. Kaytee has been getting her hands on Advance Review Copies (ARCs) for years now, and she’s sharing her wisdom about how to get signed up and ingratiate yourself with publishers. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a retelling that’s fairy tale adjacent, and one that’s not for reading on the plane. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:26 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 4:20 - Cross Stitch Bookmark Kits (this is the one I bought and modified to make this, but this storefront has lots of great designs available!) Current Reads: 5:32 - The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson 5:39 - Rump: The Fairly True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Leisl Shurtliff 8:02 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 8:36 - Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper 10:55 - The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare 11:12 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 14:47 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 15:06 - The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren 18:53 - A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson 20:57 - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 23:55 - Jason Reynolds 24:37 - Jacqueline Woodson 24:42 - Kwame Alexander 24:47 - Caroline Starr Rose Slow But Steady: 25:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 26:32 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 26:35 - Roots by Alex Haley 27:15 - Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough 27:17 - Shogun by James Clavell 39:24 - Laura Tremaine on Ten Things to Tell You Deep Dive - How to Get Free Books for Review: 28:59 - NetGalley.com 31:52 - Edelweiss.plus 32:11 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 40:32 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire 42:19 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley 42:50 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 42:53 - This Is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankl |
Feb 17, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 27: Meredith Reads a Second Book in a Series (Gasp!) + How to Read More
50:08
Meredith and Kaytee are chatting about current reads and how to squeeze more satisfaction out of your reading life today! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a big change in the reader status of a family member, and a new bookish podcast you’ll love. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re chatting about books from writing teams, and sequels and classics that go down easy. For our deep dive this week, we are talking about making 2020 your best reading year yet. Does that mean more books? Maybe. But perhaps it means better books and more time to read them. What are your favorite tips for reading more or better? Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a young adult selection perfect for February in more ways than one and a murder-y book that is cold as well as bone-chilling. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:24 - Diving In Podcast Current Reads: 6:10 - Murder As A Fine Art by David Morrell 9:33 - Book Drop Book subscription box 9:51 - The Network by LC Shaw 10:01 - Liv Constantine’s books 10:26 - The Pelican Brief by John Grisham 10:27 - The Firm by John Grisham 12:54 - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 13:04 - Book of the Month 16:04 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 16:07 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 17:23 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 17:32 - Bonus episode for Patrons 17:43 - Relish by Lucy Knisley 19:09 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 25:46 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 25:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 28:28 - The Toll by Neal Shusterman Deep Dive - How to Read More: 31:46 - Episode 6 of Currently Reading 33:55 - Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Trebole and Elyse Recsh 37:53 - Libby app through your local library 39:21 - Audible - try it for free 39:29 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 40:58 - My favorite earbuds by SoundPeats Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:04 - The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon 46:03 - (her other one) Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon 46:53 - Episode 5 of Currently Reading 47:03 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 48:10 - The Current by Tim Johnston 48:15 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn |
Feb 10, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 26: The Varied Bookish Life + Reading Under the Weather
54:43
Kaytee and Mindy are handling this week while Meredith recovers from surgery. We are so glad to have Mindy step in during tough times! As we get started, you’ll hear our first advertisement on the podcast. We have always said we’d be extremely discerning about advertisers, so Book of the Month was a perfect match for us, since we are both loyal (paying) customers. We hope you’ll give them a try and get your first book for just $9.99 when you use the code CURRENTLYREADING! If you’re interested, please use our link so they know we sent you. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a bookish sticker from an online friend, and a “book dictionary” brag that occurred at a local bookstore. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Every single book this week was a “turn” from the previous title discussed, so we are running the gamut. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about reading while sick. Mindy and Kaytee were both battling viruses this week of different kinds, so we talk about how illness effects our reading lives and the tips we have to keep reading while you’re not feeling 100 percent. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a brick of a biography and a collection of stories that will open your heart. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Announcement: 1:37 - Book of the Month - OUR FIRST SPONSOR! (the following are Goodreads links because we hope you’ll check out BOTM if you’re interested in any of them!) 2:56 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare 3:28 - The Holdout by Graham Moore Bookish Moments: 10:11 - @flypaperproducts on Instagram 10:45 - Op.Cit Books in Santa Fe, NM 11:40 - Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale Current Reads: 12:57 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 15:31 - The Lady From the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara 15:49 - Episode 176 of What Should I Read Next 18:37 - Reading Glasses Podcast 19:01 - The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall 22:14 - Searching For Sunday: Loving Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans 22:44 - A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans 23:15 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 25:45 - Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar 25:28 - 15 Books by Small Presses article 26:01 - Patreon and the Currently Reading Bookish Friends! 28:55 - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 30:13 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo 35:59 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Deep Dive - SIck Reading: 38:54 - Mindy’s Bluetooth Sleep Mask 42:36 - How to Survive a Plague by David France 44:26 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 44:28 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 44:29 - Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:05 - Bonhoffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas 50:21 - Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle |
Feb 03, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 25: Telling Authors What We Want + The Comfort of Cozy Mysteries
53:07
Meredith and Kaytee are giddying up with a new episode of spicy opinions. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a new, most favorite ever, local bookshop win, and a triumphant return to the library. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s a whole slew of goodness in here, as well as a plea for a certain title from a certain author, and reflections on re-reading a decades-old favorite. We’ve got a brief Slow But Steady update to share with you and then it’s onward to our deep dive. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about cozy mysteries. Why read them? What makes a mystery cozy? What are Meredith’s favorite titles in the canon? Do they require baking and puns? Inquiring minds need to know. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a tale reminiscent of the old west and a fun bookish fictional title that we both adore. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:01 - Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX 4:23 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 4:33 - Currently Reading’s Top 10 Reads of 2019 Current Reads: 5:19 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 5:45 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 8:15 - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 8:27 - Raven Black (the Shetland Series) by Ann Cleeves 8:49 - Louise Penny Interview with Ann Cleeves 12:58 - The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan 17:10 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 17:11 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield 18:19 - Beauty by Robin McKinley 18:22 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 18:25 - The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson 21:01 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu 22:09 - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 24:14 - Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson 25:10 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 25:12 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 26:20 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat 26:24 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett 28:25 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 29:26 - Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix 29:42 - Somebody Feed Phil (and I’ll Have What Phil’s Having) on Netflix Slow But Steady: 30:14 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 30:30 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 31:13 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 32:01 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Deep Dive - Cozy Mysteries: 34:15 - Louise Penny (ahem, NOT cozy) 38:58 - Aunt Dimity Series by Nancy Atherton 40:18 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Book 2) (Book 3) 41:20 - Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson 41:31 - On What Grounds (The Coffeehouse Mysteries) by Cleo Coyle 41:43 - Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs 42:09 - The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (The Cat Who… Series) by Lillian Jackson Braun 42:24 - Agatha Raisin series and Hamish MacBeth series by M.C. Beaton 42:53 - The Unexpected Mrs. Polifax (Mrs. Polifax series) by Dorothy Gillman 43:05 - A Murder At the Vicarage (Miss Marple series) by Agatha Christie 43:24 - Death on Demand by Carolyn G. Hart 43:56 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 46:00 - @howjessreads on Instagram (check out her #sillysundayshelf collections!) Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 46:53 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 47:02 - Miss Jane by Brad Watson 47:09 - MomAdvice Book Club with Amy Allen Clark 47:18 - Amy’s Interview with the author, Brad Watson 49:39 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan |
Jan 27, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 24: Reading Recs from Others + Kids' Book Clubs
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Kaytee and Mindy are chatting this week while Meredith hosts a leadership retreat in Waco, TX. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: stealing a book out of the hands of a reader, and helping another rediscover her love of “fun” reading. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got YA and WWII and memoir and coming-of-age novels to chat about and we cannot wait to share those opinions with you! For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about the kids’ book club that Mindy started for her 11 year old son. We’re talking about logistics and book picks and what the kiddos talk about, and it’s a great discussion that’s sure to inspire a reader in your life. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: one from a new “author crush” and one that has been referenced so many times on the podcast that it has finally earned its place on the Press 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 4:04 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman Current Reads: 5:19 - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid 13:10 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 15:29 - One of Us is Next by Karen McManus 16:05 - The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China by Frank Langfitt 16:31 - @montanaonlineteacher on Instagram 20:14 - From the Corner of the Oval by Beck Dorey-Stein 23:18 - The Gatekeepers: How White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple 23:20 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonoco 24:11 - The Winemaker’s Wife by Kristin Harmel 27:27 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 28:03 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery 31:03 - How to Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery Deep Dive into Kids’ Book Clubs: 36:42 - Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 36:44 - Hatchet by Gary Paulsen 37:55 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 40:59 - The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 43:30 - Book Club discussion questions 46:16 - Other books the boys have discussed: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, Holes by Louis Sachar Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 47:08 - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds 47:26 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder 48:09 - @cheesehead.reader on Instagram 48:10 - @katieproctorwritesandreads on Instagram 48:32 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days free! 51:39 - Ghost by Jason Reynolds 52:45 - Season 1, Episode 3 52:47 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 54:31 - The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley |
Jan 20, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 23: Our Best Books of 2019
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Meredith and Kaytee are back with the episode you’ve been waiting for. Our favorite books of 2019! Rather than spending time on all our regular segments, we are diving right into the good stuff. No Bookish Moments, no Current Reads, no Deep Dive, no Pressed books, just a reflection on our 2019 reading year and then the top 10 lists you’ve been waiting for! We are each sharing 10 books we LOVED this year (plus a couple bonus picks that we slide in under the radar). We do a lot of gushing, we have a lot of words, and we think this episode contains the real gems for us and readers like us. If you have books you think we’ll love based on these lists, put them in the comments! If you agree or disagree with a pick, put that in the comments as well! We love hearing from you! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Let’s Talk About Stats, Baby: 3:22 - Kaytee on Goodreads 3:23 - Kaytee’s spreadsheet (with excessive stats) comes from the BookRiot spreadsheet with some special modifications. You can grab a copy directly from BookRiot though! Patrons get my copy with all the bonus challenges and stats already included. 3:26 - 2020 Reading Journal Top 10 Lists: (Titles in Italics and parentheses are books we mentioned that are not part of the official top 10 list) 13:40 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier 14:11 - (Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier) 15:02 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 15:41 - (Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson - book 2) 15:46 - (The Winterhouse Mysteries by Ben Guterson - book 3) 16:14 - Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski 16:28 - (Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski) 17:08 - A Better Man by Louise Penny 18:50 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 19:56 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 20:00 - (Book of the Month subscription) 20:59 - The Passengers by John Marrs 21:11 - (The One by John Marrs) 22:02 - The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye 22:11 - Episode when listeners press books into OUR hands 23:23 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 25:08 - The Current by Tim Johnston 25:15 - (Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville) 27:31 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo 29:28 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 31:28 - (Sarah’s Bookshelves Life interview with Garrett) 32:00 - We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter 33:20 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 35:13 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 37:06 - (Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry) 37:40 - (The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides) 37:44 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 39:41 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 39:57 - (Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead) 40:54 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 42:39 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 44:47 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer |
Jan 13, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 22: A Record Number of Five-Star Books + "Goodreads, You're Fired"
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Kaytee and Meredith are excited for a new year and some new bookish recommendations! As always, we start out with a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. Some fame-treatment and bonus reading time. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got five-star books and strong opinions and all the things you love in this segment this week, so it’s a fun one! We are skipping our Slow But Steady check-in this week, but be sure to chime in with your picks on Instagram or Facebook for this challenge! For our deep dive, we are throwing some serious side-eye at the Goodreads Best Books of 2019 lists and the ways these collections are put together. We have STRONG opinions about the winners for a number of these categories, but it’s not all negative. We’ll also share our picks for “best lists that actually reflect good 2019 reading” with you. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’re trying something a little different with a “guest press” this week, and including a category of book that has never shown up on the press list before. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Current Reads: 6:52 - Bookshelf Thomasville Shelf Subscriptions 7:01 - The Last by Hannah Jameson 9:37 - Stephen King’s books 9:38 - Agatha Christie’s books 9:56 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel 11:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 11:20 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 11:21 - Run by Ann Patchett 11:22 - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett 11:23 - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett 11:27 - The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett 11:32 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 18:18 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson 18:30 - Read Aloud Revival 20:05 - The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 21:19 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness 21:22 - Naturally Tan by Tan France 24:57 - @girlaboutlibrary on Instagram 25:04 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich 26:46 - Furious Hours by Casey Cep 30:05 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat 30:13 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines Deep Dive: 34:35 - Goodreads Best of 2019 List: 35:18 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 36:10 - Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 36:18 - Audible’s Best of 2019 List 37:08 - Recursion by Blake Crouch 37:31 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 37:49 - The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 38:40 - The Tyrant’s Tomb by Rick Riordan 39:43 - Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis 40:07 - Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 40:20 - Book of the Month (DJ&TS is their Book of the Year) 40:38 - The Five by Hallie Rubenhold 40:45 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 41:11 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis 41:13 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 41:25 - Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness 43:14 - New York Times Best of 2019 List 43:16 - NPR’s Best of 2019 List 43:24 - Libraryreads.org Best of 2019 List 44:03 - Lithub.com best of best of lists 44:33 - Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout 44:34 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 44:36 - Normal People by Sally Rooney 45:00 - Amy Allen Clark at Momadvice.com best of 2019 List Presses: 47:37 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 50:14 - El Deafo by CeCe Bell |
Jan 06, 2020 |
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Season 2, Episode 21: All the Hosts Together + TV/Book Pairings
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Meredith and Kaytee are joined by Mindy today in a three-host show full of bookish delights. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. A book club win for kids, a book train with friends, and strong opinions about a bookish movie. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There’s some serious gushing over books in this week’s titles, plus a couple “I didn’t like this” strong opinions. Hold onto your earbuds. We are doing a brief Slow But Steady check-in this week to let you know what we’re choosing for our next reads for this challenge. For our deep dive this week, we are playing around with book pairings for TV shows that we’ve enjoyed in the past. We each chose two shows to dive deep into and then find ways to replicate some of those same feelings in our reading. What fun! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: we’ve got a “very favorite” read-aloud book, one that will work, even if you’re down to the wire on a challenge category, and a book that is perfect for gift-giving. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Announcements: 1:19 - Episode 32 of Season 1 1:45 - 2020 Reading Challenge Printable 2:38 - 2020 Reading Journal for purchase (free for Patrons!) Bookish Moments: 4:57 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 6:38 - Eye of the Elephant by Delia and Mark Owens 6:42 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7:43 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 8:13 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Current Reads: 10:34 - Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beales 13:55 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 14:42 - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 18:17 - Wild Robot by Peter Brown 21:41 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 22:00 - Episode 38 of Season 1 22:16 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 23:04 - Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul 26:42 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 28:10 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 31:24 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 31:57 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Slow But Steady: 36:22 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates 36:40 - Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell 37:10 - The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile 37:29 - The Art of Typing by Ginger Lapig-Bogda 38:18 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling 38:20 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling 38:24 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 38:30 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 38:40 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 38:48 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith Deep Dive: Pairings with Grey’s Anatomy: 40:22 - Small Great Things by Jodi Piccoult 40:49 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory 41:19 - The Queen of Hearts by Kimmery Martin Pairings with Parenthood: 42:09 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 42:24 - The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown Pairings with West Wing: 43:43 - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonico 44:28 - The Gatekeepers by Chris Whipple 45:03 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 45:19 - The Brethren by John Grisham 45:22 - Term Limits by Vince Flynn Pairings with Dr. Quinn or When Calls the Heart: 46:37 - Christy by Catherine Marshall 47:15 - Tisha: The Wonderful True Love Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness by Robert Specht Pairings with Elementary: 49:06 - Sherlock Holmes canon by Arthur Conan Doyle 49:37 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 49:54 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 50:11 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 50:38 - A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George Pairings with Dexter: 51:17 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey 51:25 - You by Caroline Kepnes 51:45 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing 52:11 - The One by John Marrs Presses: 52:58 - Episode 32 of Season 1 53:07 - I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borden de Trevino 54:18 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson 56:03 - The Quilter’s Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini 56:11 - Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini |
Dec 23, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 20: Post-surgery Silliness + What Makes Us Skip or DNF a Book
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Kaytee and Meredith are back and chatting about all the books this week. We’ve got surgery updates and silliness and everything in between. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host. We’re virtually joining in on a trip to a local booklover’s heaven, and sitting on the couch binging books together. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Romance, and mystery, non-fiction, and YA. We’re chatting about all that we’ve been reading lately, even if it doesn’t jive with previous opinions on the show! Our Slow But Steady check in is going to move to every once in a while instead of every week. You can still check in on Instagram or Facebook, but this is an “off” week for this segment. For our deep dive this week, we are excited to talk about what makes us skip or DNF (do not finish) a book. Some of these might be obvious to long-time listeners of the show, but some surprised us as well as each other, so let us know what you think and what you discover about your OWN reading tendencies here. We are SO interested to hear it! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: first, a small “bonus press” to add some hilarity to your December, and then a tribute to a recently deceased author, and something to press into the young adults’ hands in your life. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . Bookish Moments: 2:03 - BookPeople in Austin, TX Current Reads: 8:54 - A Knife at the Opera by Susannah Stacey 10:15 - Agatha Christie books 11:01 - Dorothy Simpson books 11:32 - Episode 8 of Season 2 with Anne Bogel 11:34 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 15:34 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 15:58 - Do You Mind if I Cancel? by Gary Janetti 17:27 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 19:12 - Fair Play by Eve Rodsky 19:20 - Episode 14 of Season 2 with Lori Lynn Tucker 23:12 - American Royals by Katherine McGee 29:08 - Underground Airlines by Ben Winters 29:43 - Dear Martin by Nic Stone 30:49 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Deep Dive: 35:24 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 35:29 - Doris Kearns Goodwin books 42:52 - Episode 7 of Season 1 with Jessica Turner 42:57 - I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown Presses: 45:20 - Santaland Diaries Audio from NPR 46:24 - Lunch Money by Andrew Clements 48:15 - Frindle by Andrew Clements 48:16 - Troublemaker by Andrew Clements 48:58 - I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi |
Dec 16, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 19: Some Good News + How To Raise Readers
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 18: Bibliotherapy + Reading Challenge and Reading Journal for 2020
49:13
Kaytee and Meredith are ready to chat about all the books again this week. Hang on to your hats! You’ll hear our combined “bookish moment of the week”: the Patron discussion with Diane Chamberlain about her book, and then a bit of getting vulnerable about the technological snafu that resulted. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. These are six books that are all VERY different in content and tone and all the ways that books can be different. It’s a great ride. Our Slow But Steady check in is short and sweet, just like you like it! For our deep dive this week, we are tackling the final category in the 2019 Reading Challenge: a book that is scary for some reason and we’re examining what makes us scared as readers. It might not be what you expect! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: a wonderful book that will make a favorite movie shine even more brightly and a beloved curmudgeon book with a young woman protagonist! 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 1:10 - 2019 Currently Reading Challenge 1:32 - 2020 Currently Reading Challenge 4:26 - Patreon 4:29 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 7:32 - The Castle in the Mist by Amy Ephron 10:26 - The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson 11:40 - A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 15:10 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines 18:05 - Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hilderbrand 21:01 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 21:22 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 21:57 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 22:42 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 22:49 - Episode 16 with Sarah Dickinson (and) Sarah’s Interview with Garrett Graff 28:01 - Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson 30:47 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron 31:05 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 31:25 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates 31:49 - A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 32:13 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff 32:37 - Beloved by Toni Morrison 33:28 - 2019 Currently Reading Challenge 34:52 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 35:48 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski 35:57- Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 35:58 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 36:00 - The One by John Marrs 36:01 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 37:32 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 37:43 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 39:00 - White Fragility by Robin D’Angelo 39:02 - So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (I squashed these together reading too fast from my notes when I mentioned them!) 39:04 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 39:33 - Evicted by Matthew Desmond 39:47 - I Think You’re Wrong But I’m Listening by Beth Silvers and Sarah Stewart Holland 40:52 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 41:40 - 2020 Currently Reading Challenge 41:35 - 2020 llustrated Reading Journal (free for Patrons) 44:21 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes 45:50 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 46:44 - A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman 46:45 - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion |
Dec 02, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 17: The “Recovery Book” Strategy + A Deep Dive into True Crime
52:59
Meredith and Kaytee are back, chatting books and strong opinions with you! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: leaning into the DNF (did not finish), and a recovery book as reading “Advil.” Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got three books each to discuss, including some revisits of titles that have already been discussed. Our Slow But Steady check in is short and sweet, just like you like it! For our deep dive this week, we are talking True Crime. This is an unknown world for Kaytee so we’re hearing from Meredith about what she loves about True Crime and her favorites in the genre. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands: a cry-fest book that not everyone will love, and a book for middle graders that one of us still needs to pick up! 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 5:20 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Alcohol & Advil pairings! 6:42 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman 6:49 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 9:41 - Be Fearless by Jean Case 12:53 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon 16:00 - The Need by Helen Phillips 16:05 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 16:11 - Episode 11 of Season 2 with Sara Hildreth 20:00 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow 24:26 - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 24:39 - Book of the Month Subscription 24:56 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 29:10 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron 29:38 - The Water Dancer by Ta-Nahesi Coates 29:53 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 30:38 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 33:28 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 35:46 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 37:38 - The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 38:56 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 39:27 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 39:52 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi 40:04 - Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder by Vincent Bugliosi 40:24 - Mindhunter by John Douglas 41:24 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 43:02 - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 43:12 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 44:03 - Sadie by Courtney Summers 44:11 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski 45:31 - The Light Between Oceans by ML Steadman 47:52 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 49:09 - The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart |
Nov 25, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 16: Reading Ahead of the Crowd + Guest Host Sarah Dickinson of Sarah's Bookshelves
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Kaytee and Meredith are sharing a special guest with you this week, our dear friend and podcast pal, Sarah Dickinson of Sarah’s Bookshelves and Sarah’s Bookshelves Live. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a sanity saver behind the scenes, meeting a (kid’s) favorite author, and new reading acronyms. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re each sharing two reads this week and we’re all over the place with sequels and weird books, and amazing books, and STRONG opinions! We’re skipping slow but steady so we have more time to chat with Sarah. Stay tuned for an update on that next week. For our deep dive this week, we are picking Sarah’s brain about what it’s like to almost always be reading ahead of the charts. How she tracks her reading and whether she has goals for her yearly reading. It’s a great conversation with lots of food for thought. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We’ve got a non-fiction pick that will tear your heart out, an oldie but a goodie, and a WWII fiction book one of us believes is “best in class.” 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 4:06 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 4:15 - Wrecking Ball by Jeff Kinney 8:03 - Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey 8:27 - Big Nate by Lincoln Pearce 8:29 - Dog Man by Dav Pilkey 11:30 - After the Flood by Kassandra Montag 13:40 - The Innocents by Michael Crummy 15:25 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 15:50 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 16:18 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 16:37 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 16:50 - Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton 17:41 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 18:13 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 19:36 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer 25:36 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman I managed to talk about this entire book without mentioning the title? How?? The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 26:50 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 26:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 26:59 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 27:01 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas 27:30 - Our companion episode with Sara Hildreth 27:32 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode with Sara Hildreth 27:45 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore 33:20 - The Need by Helen Phillips 33:45 - Ten Things To Tell You episode about books 38:39 - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett 38:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 39:00 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 40:18 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 55:14 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne 55:29 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff 55:50 - Sarah’s interview with Garrett M. Graff 1:00:09 - Episode 9 with Meg Tietz 1:00:22 - The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield 1:02:54 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave 1:03:11 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 1:03:13 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 1:04:32 - Kaytee’s old (written) interview with Chris Cleave 1:05:20 - Connect with Sarah: @sarahsbookshelves on Instagram or her website sarahsbookshelves.com |
Nov 18, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 15: A Time-Travel Novel We Both Love + Reading (and Recommending) Outside Our Comfort Zones
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 14: Reading for Mental Health + Guest Host Lori Lynn Tucker
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Kaytee is recording with a guest host this week as Meredith is traveling, and I think you’ll really enjoy hearing from her! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an author event with a tiny sidekick, and a special bookish gift from a friend. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week’s choices have romance, non-fiction, and historical fiction novels! We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, as well as a couple listener updates For our deep dive this week, we are taking a peek at Lori Lynn’s reading life, and the ways she uses reading to balance her mental health. It’s a really interesting conversation about how reading looks different for each of us. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’ve both brought a non-fiction pick this week, and they are certain to spark conversations! 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 2:10 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3:01 - Episode 17 with Delia Owens interview! 3:28 - Glennon Doyle Meton (on tour for Love Warrior) 3:30 - Anthony Doerr (on tour for All the Light We Cannot See) 4:10 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 4:54 - Currently Reading Bookish Friends on Patreon 6:11 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 8:30 - Anna Hithersay on Episode 22 10:10 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 10:36 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez 10:49 - The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez 11:04 - Viral social media post about ExLax from Abby Jimenez 12:11 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory 14:38 - The Wife, The Maid, and the Mistress by Ariel Lawhon 17:56 - Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon 18:03 - Audiobook Sync program (not happening now, but you can sign up for the email list so you know when it comes around next summer) 18:34 - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 19:48 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 20:54 - The Parasol Protectorate (series) by Gail Carriager 21:51 - Fair Play by Eve Rodsky 22:13 - Mary Heim on episode 24 and episode 36 28:09 - Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud 29:29 - Lunch Lady (series) by Jarrett Krosoczka 30:14 - Another Bookish Friend (Patron) Shout Out! 30:18 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 30:54 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery 30:59 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 31:06 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 31:59 - The Complete Short Stories of Flannery O’Connor 32:39 - Book People in Austin, TX 33:41 - Harry Potter (series) by JK Rowling 34:00 - Middlemarch by George Eliot 34:21 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 34:51 - Serial Reader App 35:54 - The Post Party Podcast 43:59 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 44:55 - Jessie Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom 45:13 - Little Bear books by Elsie Holmlund Minarik 45:36 - Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman 45:55 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 48:18 - Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey 50:19 - Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey 51:09 - Being Mortal by Atul Gwande 51:12 - The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe 52:32 - But That’s Another Story podcast with Will Schwalbe 52:51 - What Should I Read Next podcast 54:16 - Connect with Lori Lynn: @lorilynn_tucker or @lorilynntucker_doula 54:25 - The Post Party Podcast |
Nov 04, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 13: Off and On the Book Wagon + Library Love
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Meredith and Kaytee are ready to chat about one of their favorite topics this week: local libraries, how to love them well, and how to enjoy them extensively. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a bookshelf purge and new library bliss. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got scary stuff, apocalypses, children’s fiction, and books everyone needs to read. We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, and some observations from our listeners about what they’re reading for SBS. For our deep dive this week, we are showering love on our local libraries. We’ve got tips and tricks for how to use your library well, but we’ve also got the inside scoop on what you can do to help your library and keep it going strong. So many words, and we tried to rein it in! Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. Our books are great complements to each other, in that one will be thought-provoking and essential and maybe even emotional or difficult while the other is fun and feisty and sweet. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 6:29 - Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels by Ann M. Martin 6:39 - Sisters by Raina Telgemeier 6:41 - Smile by Raina Telgemeier 9:59 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 12:45 - Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware 15:01 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig 15:22 - Shelf subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville 15:58 - From the Front Porch podcast 18:37 - The Stand by Stephen King 19:07 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 20:33 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 20:39 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 26:31 - The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Janssen 30:54 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 31:52 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 34:12 - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 34:31 - Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 34:58 - A Torch Against the Night (Book 2) by Sabaa Tahir 35:40 - A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 36:12 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 37:08 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 38:02 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery 39:11 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 39:49 - Patreon 40:15 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 42:28 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher 43:11 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 43:12 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 43:46 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M Graff 46:36 - Library Extension for your browser 51:59 - Library Elf to manage your holds and such 53:20 - Keep scrolling down for the full list of ways to help your library from our Bookish Friend and local library board member, Sarah McGuire! 54:05 - Friends of the Library membership - your local library will probably have a link to THEIR friends program on their website 58:01 - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 1:00:18 - La Cucina by Lily Prior 1:00:28 - Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel 1:00:30 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris 1:03:14 - Currently Reading Drinkware 1:03:16 - Currently Reading Sherpa Throw __________________________________________________________________________________________ Options for helping your library from a board member: - share a talent (grant writing, graphic design, etc.) - join the library "friends" group or at a minimum attend a meeting or two and help at fundraising events - maybe even volunteer to chair an event. In this day and age of dwindling book sales as a major fundraiser, new ideas are encouraged! - if your library has a membership campaign/fundraising drive, donate even if just $10-15 - if every town resident donated even $5, we'd raise a ton during our annual membership drive! - if you donate and have company match, submit it and double your dollars if your library qualifies as a non profit - consider a recurring donation if your company promotes that (right from your paycheck if your library qualifies as a non profit) - attend budget meetings and support your library. Get the facts and if there are budget cuts that you do not agree with, go and advocate for library funding. If you can't attend, send a letter for public forum/comments advocating for your library. - attend programs your library holds - they love to see people at their programs! - ask your library director what they need! - donate GOOD books for book sales/book carts - share your enthusiasm with friends and your community - advocate for your library! - ask if there is something you can help with (I stuff envelopes, write thank yous, etc) - donate items for fundraising drives - our library does an annual auction and we usually put together baskets - get a small group of friends to donate items for a basket! Have season sport tickets/theater tickets you can't use? Donate them! If you know a local business, ask them for donations - it takes a village to put together a good silent auction! Thank you, Sarah, for all these amazing tips! |
Oct 28, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 12: Meredith’s Big Reading “Pause” + Books By Authors from Other Countries
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 11: What It's Like to have 70K Followers on Bookstagram :: Special Guest Host Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters
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Meredith and Kaytee are recording with a special guest this week, Sara Hildreth of @fictionmatters on Instagram. We’ll chat with her about building a 70K follower account and how that affects her reading life. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a long-awaited pre-order arrives, a forthcoming release that we’re excited to read, and exploring a new literary scene. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two books that we’ve read recently. We’ve got some differing opinions about books we’ve all read, which is my FAVORITE thing. We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, with more observations about what Slow But Steady can be and doesn’t have to be. For our deep dive this week, we are going deep into the backside of #bookstagram, asking Sara about her history on the platform, how she keeps her reading life in balance, and her favorite and least favorite parts of being a BIG bookstagrammer. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. Each of us is sharing a book that we can’t wait for you to read. 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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* . . . . . 1:13 - @fictionmatters on Instagram 2:12 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling, Illustration Edition 3:35 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 3:47 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 6:46 - The Familiars by Stacy Halls 7:09 -The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe 10:37 - Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins 13:15 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh 16:36 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 16:37 - Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 17:11 - She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey 19:25 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 21:42 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 21:57 - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 22:15 - The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton 22:19 - Episode 11 of Season 1 25:13 - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton 26:51 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 26:57 - Mary Heim in Episode 36 of Season 1 28:15 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 30:43 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 30:57 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 31:05 - On Writing by Stephen King 31:24 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 31:32 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery 32:28 - The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (Outlander #5) 32:43 - How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 52:52 - Possession by A.S. Byatt 57:22 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 59:33 - I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam 1:01:31 - Connect with Sara: @fictionmatters on Instagram, fictionmattersbooks.com |
Oct 14, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 10: Weird Genetic Reading Quirks + Special Guest Host Steven Needham
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Kaytee is recording with a special guest this week, her little brother! Steven is a prolific reader, working the night shift, and has big book opinions. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: vacation reading choices, and an email from a family member. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing three books we’ve read recently, and they are all over the map! We’’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update, along with an update from a couple listeners with regard to their choices. For our deep dive this week, we are poking around in Steven’s reading life. We’ll learn about when he developed his love for reading, how he balances reading and school, and if he has any controversial opinions regarding the reading life. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’ve got a great series of books for people who want to know all the things, as well as a childhood favorite that isn’t to be overlooked. 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! . . . . . 1:31 - Vacationland by John Hodgeman 2:58 - Walkable City by Jeff Speck 3:57 - Sue Grafton novels 5:07 - Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? by Sherry F. Colb 7:29 - The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen 8:33 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 9:16 - On the Bright Side: The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old by Hendrik Groen 9:46 - Timeline by Michael Crichton 9:54 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 9:59 - Lost World by Michael Crichton 10:07 - Congo by Michael Crichton 11:41 - The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 11:53 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder 12:24 - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 14:29 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 15:34 - Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry by Scott Huler 18:00 - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes 21:59 - The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs 23:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 23:49 - Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery 23:55 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 24:01 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 24:49 - On Writing by Stephen King 25:00 - Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchie 25:08 - Moby Dick by Herman Melville 25:12 - Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 25:51 - Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens 26:54 - The Essential Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson 27:35 - Animal Farm by George Orwell 27:39 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 30:02 - Constantly Calibrating podcast 38:49 - What If by Randall Munroe 38:50 - Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe 38:58 - How To by Randall Munroe 42:07 - Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 43:59 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Oct 07, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 9: Big Changes (for One of Us) + Our Favorite Productivity and Self-Help Books
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Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds and speakers. And we’re feeling a little feisty this week (we know.. that’s your favorite)! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an explanation for the extreme busy-ness around here, and a Patron-related milestone! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, middle grade, YA, contemporary romance, and classic #bookstagrammademedoit. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening for our own SBS reads in the past week, as well as a few emails from listeners to share. For our deep dive this week, we are discussing our favorite self-help and productivity books. Two Penelopes talking about productivity? Don’t worry, the show notes have ALL the titles! Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar. Jasmine Lake wants sweet and fun books, she doesn’t mind heavier topics, but as an HSP, they need to be dealt with gently. And we’ve got a bunch of goodies to share with her! 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! . . . . . 0:45 - Currently Reading throw in the Zazzle Store 4:31 - Currently Reading Patreon (so many fun ways to connect with us over there!) 6:21 - Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 9:05 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 11:45 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 13:31 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner 15:16 - East of Eden by Richard Poe 17:41 - Patrons get access to monthly Kaytee Reads Too Much episodes! 19:11 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 19:19 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 23:26 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 24:44 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 24:57 - On Writing by Stephen King 25:54 - Swan’s Way by Marcel Proust 26:49 - Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 by Michael Zuckoff 27:15 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 27:21 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 27:30 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 27:32 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 29:23 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 29:37 - Daring Greatly by Brene Brown 29:52 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 30:17 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 30:22 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 31:01 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 31:24 - Atomic Habits by James Clear 32:02 - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern 32:28 - 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam 32:54 - Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam 33:08 - The Fringe Hours by Jessica Turner 33:12 - Episode 7 of Currently Reading with Jessica Turner 33:36 - Stretched Too Thin by Jessica Turner 34:13 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 34:44 - You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 35:08 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 35:26 - Essentialism by Greg McKeown 35:31 - Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days by Chris Guilleabeau 36:00 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 36:34 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 36:52 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle 37:34 - Chasing Slow by Erin Loechner 37:36 - Notes From a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenreider 38:01 - 10% Happier by Dan Harris 38:48 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 40:44 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 40:55 - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen 41:06 - Blended by Sharon M Draper 41:09 - Heart Land by Kimberly Stuart 41:11 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 42:11 - Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 42:23 - To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 42:29 - When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon 42:45 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum 42:56 - The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg 43:01 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 43:23 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber 44:04 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 44:09 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 44:51 - Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi 45:01 - Winterhouse and Secrets of Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 45:17 - The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson 45:19 - The Beasts of Clawstone Castle by Eva Ibbotson 45:52 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 46:09 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 46:38 - The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop 47:11 - Blue Birds by Caroline Starr Rose 48:06 - Patrons get access to monthly bonus Belly Up to the Book Bar episodes! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Sep 30, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 8: We Talk Books with Special Guest Anne Bogel
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Meredith and Kaytee are chatting this week with a very special guest! She is the person that has been MOST requested as a guest on our show, and she’s here! Anne Bogel, creator of Modern Mrs. Darcy and What Should I Read Next, and general, all-around amazing lady, is chatting with us today and we couldn’t be more excited. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from all three of us: two are very similar in that they involve bookish friendships, and one is a library-related book demerit (a la Gretchen Rubin on the Happier podcast). Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Two titles from each host, and we are bringing a wide range of books, from romance to thrillers, to interesting writing styles, to weirdo books. It’s all here! We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening in the past week, as well as a fun update from a listener. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting all things Anne Bogel. You’ll hear about the advice she would have given herself before Episode 1 of What Should I Read Next (now that she’s 200+ episodes in), you’ll hear about her new book coming out next year, and a bit of behind the scenes talk about giving book recs on the fly. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. And we know you cannot wait to see what Anne chose as her press! We’ve got a novella for every reader who loves books about books, the beginning of a new (old) mystery series, and a summer read that we’ve gushed about in previous episodes. 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! . . . . . 1:12 - What Should I Read Next podcast 1:15 - One Great Book podcast 2:16 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next 9:06 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 13:35 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams 15:32 - Hot Dudes Reading on Instagram 15:45 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 18:14 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 19:00 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane 19:25 - The Girl Before by JP Delaney 19:36 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 21:50 - One Day by David Nicholls 25:36 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 27:52 - A Better Man by Louise Penny 32:08 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny 33:03 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 33:32 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 33:43 - On Writing by Stephen King 34:46 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 35:41 - 200th Episode of What Should I Read Next 39:44 - Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel 49:26 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett 49:43 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 49:45 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 51:11 - Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club 52:22 - A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie 52:48 - A Bitter Feast by Deborah Crombie 54:13 - Volume 2, Episode 6 of One Great Book 54:34 - Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 58:13 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman Connect with Anne: modernmrsdarcy.com, @annebogel on Instagram, @whatshouldireadnext on Instagram *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Sep 23, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 7: Reading Outside Our Wheelhouses + Our Favorite Parenting Books
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Meredith and Kaytee are back with SO many books my fingers are cramped (this is becoming a theme…). You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: family presentation at homeschool group and going into a new book completely blind. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got five current reads this week, and they are sci-fi/fantasy heavy, which is WEIRD for us! Lots of strong opinions here! We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads and what’s been happening in the past week. Also a short grammar lesson on “Swifties”. For our deep dive this week, we had a number of listeners (and real life friends) request our favorite parenting books. This will span everything from pregnancy/birth to infanthood to growing children to adding siblings. Plus one funny pick for when you just want to laugh it off. Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books into Your Hands. We’ve got books “with caveats” this week. So, stay tuned and listen closely to see if they are actually right for you! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! . . . . . 3:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 3:28 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 3:29 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 6:52 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 8:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 11:17 - Murder in Bloomsbury by D.M. Quincy 12:38 - The Julian Kestrel books by Kate Ross 14:35 - A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert 14:45 - Leigh Kramer on Instagram 17:41 - The Passengers by John Marrs 19:30 - Minisode with John Marrs 20:20 - The One by John Marrs 20:34 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison 22:45 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein 25:24 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 26:10 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 26:40 - On Writing by Stephen King 28:49 - The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough 29:34 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 29:39 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 29:47 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas 30:04 - Persuasion by Jane Austen 30:05 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 30:07 - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 30:17 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara 33:31 - Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg 35:25 - On Becoming Baby Wise by Robert Bucknam and Gary Ezzo 36:05 - The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems by Tracey Hogg 36:29 - Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp 37:22 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster 38:43 - Cribsheet by Emily Oster 39:59 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman 40:54 - Baby-Led Weaning by Gill Rapley 42:02 - How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids by Jancee Dunn 42:42 - Episode 10 of Currently Reading 42:44 - Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys by David Thomas and Steven James 43:03 - Are My Kids on Track? by Sissy Goff, David Thomas, and Melissa Trevithan 43:15 - Triggers by Amber Lia and Wendy Speake 44:31 - Wonder Weeks by Xaviera Plas-Plooij, Frans X. Plooij, and Hetty van de Rijt 44:45 - Wonder Weeks app 46:25 - Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlisch 46:30 - Episode 8 of Currently Reading 46:35 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Laura Markham 46:37 - Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings by Laura Markham 47:09 - Parenting, Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick 48:17 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 48:30 - One Great Book podcast with Anne Bogel (and the link to the Kindred episode) 51:23 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Sep 16, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 6: Recording From A Tunnel + Celebrities That Press Books
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Kaytee and Meredith are chatting again this week and we’re talking books and celebrities. Kaytee was apparently recording in a tunnel, so… sorry about that! We’ve got it sorted out and it won’t happen again, but we can’t re-record, because then it’s stale and boring. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: stalking the UPS guy and the perfect way to meet other moms in a new setting! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re only doing two books a piece because these Book Bar episodes get really long otherwise! We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. This week we’re discussing a few emails from listeners about their thoughts on Slow But Steady. For our deep dive, we are chatting about the ninth category for the Currently Reading Challenge: a book pressed by a celebrity. There are a billion celebrities pressing books into our hands these days! Finally, this week, we Belly Up to the Book Bar with Erin House, who tells us about her 5-star reads and we’ve got a bushel and a peck of titles to fill her cart! 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! . . . . . 1:23 - A Better Man by Louise Penny 3:12 - Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny (actually book #8, doh!) 3:21 - How The Light Gets In by Louise Penny (actually book #9, whoops!) 5:11 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 5:55 - Episode 45 with Abbey Lile-Taylor 6:00 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgarriff and Georgia Hardstark 6:18 - My Favorite Murder Podcast 9:36 - Arlo Finch in the Lake of the Moon by John August 9:39 - Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August 9:53 - Launch Podcast with John August 12:40 - Episode 43 with Amanda Espinoza 12:57 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 13:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 16:59 - Before She Was Found by Heather Gudenkauf 20:08 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan 21:06 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 21:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 21:39 - On Writing by Stephen King 22:49 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 22:53 - The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill 22:57 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 22:59 - The Stand by Stephen King 23:36 - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 26:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 26:32 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 28:55 - Ashley Spivey on Instagram for her #spiveys📚club 29:04 - Ashley on Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 29:35 - Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keene 29:37 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 30:15 - The Popcast 32:56 - Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss 33:11 - The One by John Marrs 33:19 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 33:25 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 33:31 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 33:41 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 33:58 - Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons 34:11 - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes 34:19 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 34:42 - Room by Emma Donaghue 35:50 - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling 36:00 - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari 36:24 - Class Mom by Lauire Gelman 36:54 - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West 37:05 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan 37:42 - The Passengers by John Marrs 38:03 - Pines by Blake Crouch 38:10 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel 38:16 - Illuminae Files by Amy Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 38:28 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 39:11 - Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg 39:36 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 39:57 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 40:03 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 40:19 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain 41:25 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 41:30 - Startup by Doree Shafrir 42:02 - The Dinosaur Club by William Heffernan 42:29 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih 43:12 - The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin 43:31 - Recursion by Blake Crouch 43:42 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer 44:22 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 44:47 - An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen 44:51 - Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough 45:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 45:11 - I Let You Go by Clare McKintosh 45:34 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien 46:06 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker 46:20 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 46:31 - The Chain by Adrian McKinty 46:41 - Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen Erin, tell us if you loved these picks!? Or hated them? Patrons get extra Belly Up episodes! And email us if you want to get the opportunity to Belly Up to the Book Bar! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Sep 09, 2019 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Passengers" Author John Marrs
29:22
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with John Marrs, author of The Passengers (his new release) and The One (his previous release that I loved) and 4 other awesome thrillers. This minisode was so FUN to record! John is an absolute charmer, and I hope you love it. In this “minisode”, Kaytee and John are talking about being a serial killer and the cops combing your Google history, jury duty and writing a book from many perspectives, the transition from journalism to murder and much more! As always, we’ll end with a book he wants to press into your hands, readers! Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Passengers by John Marrs The One by John Marrs Welcome to Wherever You Are by John Marrs When You Disappeared by John Marrs The Good Samaritan by John Marrs Her Last Move by John Marrs The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne Connect with John Marrs: on his website johnmarrsauthor.com or all over social media, although his favorite is Instagram @johnmarrs.author |
Sep 06, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 5: A Case of the Giggles + Books We’re Embarrassed We Haven’t Read Yet
45:51
Meredith and Kaytee are here, with a case of the giggles and a case of “why can’t I talk correctly?” We’re having more fun than you can shake a stick at. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an overflow of TBR riches, and a lovely book-screen adaptation. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Non-fiction and thrillers is the name of the game, and we’ve got both of them in SPADES. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, what progress looks like for us. We are loving having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. It’s been great to see what actually piques your interest here, readers. For our deep dive, we are discussing the books we are “embarrassed” that we haven’t read yet. But mostly we’re having a conversation about why people let embarrassment even effect their reading lives. And it’s a good one! Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’re both pressing books by male authors this week and they are a couple decades old, at least. Definitely outside the norm, but the strangest part is that we didn’t discuss beforehand! 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! . . . . . 3:26 - Still Life by Louise Penny 3:29 - Still Life made-for-TV adaptation 5:31 - Episode 46 of Currently Reading 5:33 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O’Farrell 5:42 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell 9:24 - Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski 9:32 - Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski 11:43 - The Goop Podcast episode with Emily Nagoski 12:46 - Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck 15:27 - #IMomSoHard by Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley 16:08 - #IMomSoHard Live Prime Comedy Special 18:28 - The Passengers by John Marrs 21:26 - The One by John Marrs 23:00 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 27:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Barry 28:07 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 28:20 - On Writing by Stephen King 29:12 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 29:38 - Game of Thrones by George RR Martin 29:45 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 29:59 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 30: 25 - Episode 22 with Morgan Tallman 30:30 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery 30:34 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 32:38 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 33:14 - Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume 33:50 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 33:53 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 34:14 - SSR Podcast 34:49 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 35:03 - Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein 35:44 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein 36:15 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Mongomery 36:31 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery 36:35 - Emily of New Moon by LM Montgomery 36:36 - Jane of Lantern Hill by LM Montgomery 37:09 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 37:37 - 50 Shades of Gray by E.L. James 38:18 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 39:54 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 41:46 - Episode 19 of Currently Reading 42:27 - Straight by Dick Francis *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Sep 02, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 4: We are Terrible Teases + a New Belly Up to the Book Bar
59:21
Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds with strong opinions and bookish concoctions! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host, and we are TEASES this week. We both have books that we cannot wait to talk about… but we’re not telling you what they are! Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! You’ve got just a few days left before this code expires, so get on it! Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are mostly GLOWING about our books this week, and we have lots of words about each of them. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well, and we’ve loved having you chime in for what you’re reading for this challenge. Today, we’re also rethinking what Slow But Steady means in terms of content. For our deep dive, we are discussing book clubs. All the different kinds of book clubs there are. How we feel about them personally. What we enjoy about the idea of book clubs. And some other weird tangents. What are your thoughts on book clubs? Finally, this week, we finish the episode by Bellying Up to the Book Bar! Our drinking buddy this week is Angie Dawson, and we have LOTS of titles to throw her way. The show notes for this episode are bananas, friends. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. 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! . . . . . 5:39 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl 5:56 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 9:50 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn 10:02 - Want to get in on the Patron action? Patreon! 15:04 - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames 20:34 - The Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 20:39 - Reese Witherspoon Book Club 24:18 - The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan 24:36 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 29:35 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 29:44 - Final Girls by Riley Sager 34:29 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 35:03 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 35:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 36:04 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 36:05 - The Stand by Stephen King 36:20 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 36:27 - War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 36:49 - The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor 37:32 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 37:36 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 37:42 - Stamped From the Beginning: A Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibraham Kendi 38:33 - Middlemarch by George Eliot 38:36 - The Fiery Cross (Outlander #5) by Diana Gabaldon 40:35 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 43:13 - Silent Book Club 45:04 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 45:48 - Have opinions about a CR buddy read? Join the Patreon 47:19 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman 47:33 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 47:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 47:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 47:46 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 47:58 - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys 48:08 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys 48:10 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 48:23 - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan 48:24 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 48:25 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 48:26 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 48:27 - Joshilyn Jackson Books 48:38 - The Line That Held Us by David Joy 48:39 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir 48:41 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 48:46 - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 49:02 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 49:03 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 49:05 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 49:37 -This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 50:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman 50:54 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 51:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 51:35 - The Paper Magician (series) by Charlie Holmberg 52:01 - The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen Flynn 52:09 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman 53:00 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 53:52 - A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner 53:57 - The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel Gaynor 54:05 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 54:17 - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 54:18 - Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly 55:02 - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 55:17 - The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai 55:23 - Christina Lauren books 55:37 - Jasmine Guillory books 56:05 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 56:30 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 57:23 - Want some extra Belly Up to the Book Bar? Patreon! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Aug 26, 2019 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Lager Queen of Minnesota" Author J. Ryan Stradal
20:47
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with J. Ryan Stradal, author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota (his new release) and Kitchens of the Great Midwest (his previous release that I loved!). This minisode is full of midwest charm and belly laughs. I hope you love it. In this “minisode”, Kaytee and J. Ryan are talking about beer, and family, and Minnesota, and middle-class America. We talk about mentors and the writing life, and which pies are our favorites. We’re also getting a little bit silly regarding the “research” required to write a really good book about beer. And, as always, we’ll end with a book he wants to press into your hands, readers! Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Lager Queen of Minneosta by J Ryan Stradal Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal The Wanderers by Meg Howrey Connect with J. Ryan: jryanstradal.com is his website, or email him at kitchens.midwest@gmail.com
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 3: Tales from a Used Bookstore + Guest Host Jessica Howard
46:28
Kaytee is chatting with her bookish friend, Jessica Howard, this week while Meredith celebrates her birthday! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a meta podcast moment in which Jess hears herself mentioned on the podcast, and a dentist/book overlap that will leave you scratching your head! Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! One more week for this fun code! Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re stuffing some extra titles into this segment this week, because we just couldn’t help ourselves. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. We’re also shouting out a few readers and their own Slow But Steady reads. Have you told us about yours yet? For our deep dive, Jessica and I chat about what it’s like to work at Bookmans in Tucson, AZ. She has lots of fun stories to share, some that make you go hmmm, and some interesting behind-the-scenes book review talk that you’ll love! Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we’d like to press into your hands, readers. We’ve got a favorite author that doesn’t get enough love and a Southern novel that’s anything but slow. 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! . . . . . 1:35 - Season 1, Episode 42 of Currently Reading 3:12 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 3:26 - The Giver (quartet) by Lois Lowry 4:21 - Dark Age by Pierce Brown 4:27 - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 4:41 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5:41 - Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enwright 5:49 - The Saturdays (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright 5:54 - Four Story Mistake (Melendy Quartet) by Elizabeth Enright 6:03 - Return to Gone-Away by Elizabeth Enwright 7:26 - Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 7:43 - Season 1, Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 9:36 - The Long Call by Ann Cleeves 9:47 - Raven Black (The Shetland Books) by Ann Cleeves 9:54 - The Crow Trap (Vera Books) by Ann Cleeves 11:45 - Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren 13:28 - The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone 13:45 - Imitation Game (movie) 15:30 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 15:38 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 19:32 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy 20:08 - Savor by Shauna Niequist 20:37 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 21:11 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 21:23 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 21:27 - Serial Reader App 21:46 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 22:26 - Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange 24:20 - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo 28:14 - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 28:31 - Lord of the Wings by Donna Andrews 28:34 - Gone Gull by Donna Andrews 31:42 - Shelf Awareness 34:38 - NetGalley 37:31 - Frederica by Georgette Heyer 37:33 - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer 38:26 - The Conqueror: A Novel of William the Conqueror by Georgette Heyer 38:27 - My Lord John by Georgette Heyer 41:49 - The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson 43:35 - Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 45:00 - Find Jessica: @howjessreads on Twitter, Instagram, and Litsy, or Quirky Bookworm on Facebook *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Aug 19, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 2: #shemademedoit Books + Titles Coming to The Big Screen for the Currently Reading Challenge
53:50
Kaytee and Meredith join their powers for good in Season 2, Episode 2! Can’t wait for you to tune in! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an episode of a favorite podcast that gives a great glimpse into the book industry, and a book-related party that was completely amazing! Next, we’ll remind you about our Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well. Moving forward, we discuss our current reads for the week. Some strong opinions in this week’s current reads, friends. Hold onto your hankies. We’ve got an update for you on our Slow But Steady reads as well. Be sure to look for a post on Instagram in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you’ve been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don’t want to commit to it as your “main” read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think! For our deep dive, we are discussing the 8th category in the Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge, and we dive deep into Books that are becoming movies this year, as well as some of our favorites from the past. Finally, this week, we finish with The Book that we’d like to press into your hands, readers. A non-fiction pick that will give you a whole new view on storms, and a YA series that will keep certain TV fans happy when their show has ended. 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! . . . . . 3:01 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Episode 25 3:11 - Book of the Month 5:04 - Mindy Brouse on Episode 32 of Currently Reading Podcast 5:10 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 6:28 - Harry Potter sorting test (our favorite - breaks down your houses by percentages) 7:55 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August! 11:31 - Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 11:46 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live interview with Angie Kim 11:52 - Book of the Month 14:57 - Episode 43 of Currently Reading 15:01 - The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 18:12 - Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and The Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep 21:05 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee 21:24 - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 24:12 - Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia 25:31 - Morgan Tallman on Episode 22 28:35 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 29:27 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 32:11 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain 32:22 - Book of the Month 34:51 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 35:34 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 36:05 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 36:48 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 37:48 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King 38:04 - It by Stephen King 38:09 - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King 38:28 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 39:04 - Full List of 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet! 39:13 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 39:18 - Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple 40:22- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 41:02 - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott 41:29 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Demas 41:55 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling 42:07 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 42:30 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 43:15 - The Princess Bride by William Golding 43:23 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 43:40 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 44:19 - Ready Player One by Earnest Cline 44:51 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 45:56 - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson 46:08 - The Sun is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon 46:20 - Again, the whole list: 2019 Book to Movie Titles from our Spreadsheet! 46:51 - Five Days At Memorial by Sheri Fink 49:13 - The Selection (and books 2 and 3) by Kiera Cass *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Aug 12, 2019 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Wedding Party" Author Jasmine Guillory
23:52
In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, I (Kaytee) am chatting with Jasmine Guillory, author of this summer’s smash contemporary romance The Wedding Party. This minisode, with a romance writer, is not really kid-friendly, so do take note! In this “minisode”, Kaytee and Jasmine discuss so much food you’ll be hungry when you’re done (I recommend listening during your lunch hour)! We also talk about enemies-to-lovers tropes, the challenges and benefits of including real talk about race in an otherwise light book, and what it’s like to be part of the Reese Witherspoon/Hello Sunshine book club! It’s a great conversation and Jasmine was a total delight. I hope you love it! And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers! Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory The Royal Holiday Jasmine Guillory (due out October 1st) Fumbled by Alexa Martin Intercepted by Alexa Martin Connect with Jasmine: her website is www.jasmineguillory.com, she’s at @jasminepics on Instagram or @thebestjasmine on twitter |
Aug 09, 2019 |
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Season 2, Episode 1: Back in the Bookish Saddle!
55:41
Meredith and Kaytee are back from their short break between seasons to bring your more of the bookish goodness you’ve come to love. As well as some new fun stuff! First and foremost, we’ve got a new Bookshelf Thomasville coupon code for you: CURRENTLYLOVING will get you 10% off from our friends over there through the month of August! Enjoy, and be looking for a fantastic giveaway from them for our listeners this month as well. We’re also shouting out the first three women who couldn’t wait for us to officially roll out our Patreon account before they went and became our Bookish Friends! Thanks, ladies! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: big kids cracking each other up while reading together, and giving book recommendations to a friend! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve both got a large docket of titles to choose from after our break, so we had a hard time narrowing it down! You’ll notice a short new segment: Slow but Steady. Be sure to look for a post this weekend in which we ask you to chime in with your own Slow But Steady reads! If you’ve been looking at a book on your shelves for a long time, but you don’t want to commit to it as your “main” read, this is going to be JUST the segment for you. Let us know what you think! For our deep dive, we are reflecting on what our break was like for both of us. Was our reading different? What did we do to keep ourselves busy? Are we glad we took a break? Listen in for the answers! This week, we finish up with our first Belly Up to the Book Bar request from Sara Kilpatrick. Sara sent us a great list of titles, some of which pressed us out of our comfort zones. We can’t wait to hear what you think of our suggestions, or if you have more to add to Sara’s TBR pile! (Chime in below or on social media, and we’ll make sure she sees them!) 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! . . . . . 1:59 - Bookshelf Thomasville - use code CURRENTLYLOVING for 10% through the month of August! 2:06 - From the Front Porch podcast 3:32 - Our Patreon is officially launched! Patrons pay $5 a month to receive a bookmark, one or more bonus episodes a month, behind-the-scenes content, access to a FB group for Bookish Friends and IG “close friends” content, and extra belly up to the book bar request fulfillment. If you cannot wait, click that link above, and we’ll get you set up ASAP! 6:35 - Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan 6:37 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling 7:18 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 7:26 - The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams 8:29 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 9:39 - Episode 46 of Season 1 of Currently Reading 9:43 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang 11:36 - How to Be A Good Creature by Sy Montgomery 12:20 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 12:39 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 15:42 - Atomic Habits by James Clear 16:11 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin 16:14 - The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg 17:57 - Meredith on Episode 11 of What Should I Read Next? 19:01 - Such a Perfect Wife by Kate White 21:15 - The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (totally screwed this up - The Wedding PARTY is the new one!) 21:29 - The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory 21:31 - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory 22:36 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 24:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 28:15 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 30:34 - Serial Reader app 30:40 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 30:55 - North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell 31:20 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 32:17 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 35:32 - Zazzle Store 35:33 - Patreon (again, I know) 40:46 - As You Wish by Cary Elwes 41:09 - Forever Liesl by Charmain Carr 41:20 - Bossypants by Tina Fey 41:22 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah 42:10 - Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe 42:28 - Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham 43:17 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 43:44 - Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 44:01 - Disney War by James B. Stewart 44:42 - The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King 45:07 - Yes, Please by Amy Poehler 45:27 - Bad Blood by John Kerryrou 46:07 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenrieder 46:21 - Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr 46:49 - Notes from a Blue Bike by Tsh Oxenrieder 47:05 - The Sex Lives of Cannibals by J. Maarten Troost 47:06 - Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Trooth 48:12 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson 48:13 - Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson 48:15 - The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson 48:29 - Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach 49:08 - Along the Way: A Journey of a Father and Son by Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez 49:42 - The Bride Quartet (starts with Vision in White) by Nora Roberts 50:52 - The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand 51:28 - Jasmine Guillory Books 51:35 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 51:53 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 52:00 - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams 52:58 - The Shop on Blossom Street (first in series) by Debbie Macomber 54:00 - Amanda’s Wedding by Jenny Colgan *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Aug 05, 2019 |
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Episode 48: Another Very Special Episode - Best of Season One!
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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Episode 47: A Very Special Episode - Ask Us Anything!
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These show notes are a bit different, you’ll notice, because this episode is a lot different! We are taking selections from the 9 PAGES of Ask Us Anything questions that we were sent by our listeners and answering them here on the podcast. If your question had to do with books and reading, we probably didn’t answer it, not because we don’t love it, but because many of them lend themselves to a full deep-dive! Any books or resources that we mentioned are linked up below for your reference, along with time-stamps, of course. Thanks for sending us your questions, friends! . . . . . Pork Ramen “recipe” 1 lb pork (or meat of your choice) sliced into bite-sized strips 4 packages of ramen noodles (Oriental flavor, or whatever flavor you like) 1 lb baby spinach 1/2 cup peanut butter (we like chunky in our family) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp powdered ginger or grated ginger red chile pepper flakes to taste Put the baby spinach in the bottom of a large serving bowl. Add meat to hot pan with oil, ginger, and red chile pepper flakes. Cook fully through. Meanwhile, follow directions on the ramen packages. Drain noodles (save 1-2 cups of the water and add 1-2 spice packets) and put them in a serving bowl. Put the cooked meat on top (retain the oil and spices). Using that same pan, add 1 cup of the reserved cooking water and the peanut putter, cook over low-medium heat to slowly melt the peanut butter into the water. Add soy sauce to taste. While you’re cooking the sauce, add more peanut butter if it seems too thin. Add more cooking water if it seems too thick. When you dump all this onto the spinach, noodles, and pork, the heat from the noodles and sauce will wilt the spinach. Stir until combined. Serve to everyone you love. If you want to get fancy, you can put sliced green onions or crushed peanuts on top to make it pretty! Sarah’s Bookshelves Live episode 16 Patreon? What???? |
Jul 15, 2019 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "The Bookish Life of Nina Hill" Author Abbi Waxman
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In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, you get to hear from author Abbi Waxman, who wrote this weeks’ brand new release The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. Abbi is hysterically funny, so I’ll apologize now for cackling into the microphone a few times. Ha! In this “minisode”, Kaytee and Abbi discuss the inspiration for Nina and her awesome personality, the pitfalls of social media, what it’s like to be fangirled over, book clubs, planners, and even bed jackets… admit it, you’re curious. And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers! Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman Abbi’s Cozy Bed Jacket Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Connect with Abbi: her website is www.abbiwaxman.com, she’s at @abbiwaxman on Instagram (preferred) or email her at abbi@amplecat.com |
Jul 12, 2019 |
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Episode 46: Books That Listeners Press Into Your Hands!
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Kaytee and Meredith are so excited to be sharing YOUR presses with our listeners this week! We asked for you to call us or email us with your books you want to press, and you certainly delivered! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a realization about the true status of hoarding tendencies, and a book that immediately led to dinner time yumminess. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got 6 (or more) books that someone will want to read ASAP, so get those library cards ready! For our deep dive, we are sampling 10 of our favorite “listener presses” for our Reading Challenge! If you sent us a press that didn’t make it into the episode, it was just because we didn’t have time. We loved hearing from all of you! You’ll hear our thoughts on each of these books as well, because, you know we have them! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we’ve got a title that’s perfect for the extreme heat of mid-summer, and a press that comes with a caveat. 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! . . . . . 3:17 - A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny (Gamache #7) Life hack: Pasta, asparagus, pine nuts, and goat cheese. Fantastic dinner. 4:47 - The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz 4:56 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 7:18 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 7:27 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 8:13 - YA Alex Rider series (starts with Stormbreaker) by Anthony Horowitz 9:04 - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See 11:52 - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai 15:32 - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 16:34 - YouTube Interview with Eoin Colfer 19:13 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier 19:24 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier 20:11 - Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos 25:29 - Mary in Episode 36 25:34 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey 29:17 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory 31:48 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 35:06 - Unbroken - a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 35:14 - Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand 37:14 - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters 40:14 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 40:50 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 43:57 - First Person Plural by Cameron West 46:07 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson 46:15 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 47:49 - How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery 49:51 - The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly 51:25 - Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang 53:54 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell 54:05 - I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell 56:00 - The Heirs by Susan Reiger 57:41 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham 59:25 - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jul 08, 2019 |
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Episode 45: Our Favorite Picture Books for Kids (age 2-5) + Special Guest Host Abbey Lile-Taylor
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Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest again this week to discuss our favorite picture books for the 2-5 year kiddos in your life! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: an author event, kid librarians, and a fantastic iTunes review. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each talking about two recent reads and we’ve got a variety of new titles that we cannot wait to discuss this week. For our deep dive, we are discussing our very favorite picture books for the 2-5 year old range. These kids are enraptured by great pictures, willing to sit for a great story, and ready to laugh at great jokes, so we’ve chosen some stand-out titles to share with you or the littles in your life. Abbey has a lot of great expertise in this area, so we are only too happy to have her input. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a childhood favorite, which may not be for kids, that has been read over and over again, a WWII novel told in a totally new way, and a reference book that belongs on every parent’s shelves. 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! . . . . . 2:39 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 6:11 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 7:07 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 8:43 - Recursion by Blake Crouch 11:29 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 13:45 - Pines (Wayward Pines Series) by Blake Crouch 14:55 - Parkland by Dave Cullen 15:01 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 16:40 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 19:08 - The River by Peter Heller 19:45 - Dog Stars by Peter Heller 24:14 - Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack 24:26 - My Favorite Murder podcast 26:21 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 30:01 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman 31:58 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey 33:37 - Other People’s Houses by Abbi Waxman 33:30 - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman 34:17 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 36:09 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 39:37 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 42:18 - Books, Inc Campbell - Abbey’s local bookstore Abbey’s favorites from Henry and Isaac: 43:02 - Elephant and Piggie books - especially Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems 43:54 - Eat Pete by Michael Rex 43:56 - Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke 44:01 - Warning: Do Not Open this Book by Adam Lehrhaupt & Matthew Forsythe 44:08 - The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak 44:23 - Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler 44:43 - We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins 44:52 - Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown 44:56 - The “Hat” Series by Jon Klassen, especially I Want My Hat Back Kaytee’s Books she shoved down her kid’s throats: 45:55 - The Mitten by Jan Brett 45:58 - Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle 46:10- King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood 46:14 - The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood 46:20 - Papagayo, Coyote, and Raven by Gerald McDermott 46:31 - Blueberries for Sal and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 46:36 - Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Meredith’s Fun Read Alouds: 47:16 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts 47:18 - Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra 47:26 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood 47:34 - Gilbert de la Frogponde by Jennifer Rae 47:45 - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. 47:49 - Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino 48:07 - Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox 48:13 - Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton Abbey’s Character Development Favorites: 48:45 - Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman & Eda Kaban 48:50 - Morris Micklewhite & the Tangerine Dress by Christine Bablacchino & Isabelle Malenfant 49:06 - When Sadness is at Your Door by Eva Eland 49:39 - Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jen Hill 49:44 - The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld Kaytee’s Sweet and Funny Favorites: 50:57 - When God Made You, When God Made Light, and When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner 51:11- Skippyjohn Jones by Judy Schachner 51:15 - Where You Came From by Sarah O’Leary 51:37 - This is My Home, This is My School by Jonathan Bean 51:41 - Maybe God is Like That Too by Jennifer Grant 51:46 - Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer Meredith’s Favorite Books in Series: 52:24 - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Treasury by Betty MacDonald 52:54 - George and Martha Stories by James Marshall 53:00 - Berenstain Bears Books by Stan and Jan Berenstain 53:30 - Dinofours series by Steve Metzger 54:44 - The Night Before… books by Natasha Wing 55:02 - Richard Scarry books, especially Busy Town 55:30 - Roadwork by Sally Sutton Abbey’s choices for Gorgeous Illustrators: 56:04 - Melissa Sweet 56:11 - The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies 56:13 - The Right Word by Jen Bryant 56:14 - A Splash of Red by Jen Bryant 56:26 - Some Writer! 56:42 - Genvieve Godbout 56:50 - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 56:53 - Goodnight, Anne by Kallie George 56:58 - When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey 57:01 - The Pink Umbrella by Amelie Callot 57:06 - Emily Winfield Martin 57:08 - Dream Animals by Emily Winfield Martin 57:09 - Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin 57:11 - The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin 57:14 - Teagan White 57:16 - Adventures with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White 57:18 - Counting with Barefoot Critters by Teagan White 57:19 - Bunny Roo, I Love You by Melissa Marr 57:26 - Wednesday Kirwan 57:35 - Henry’s Bright Idea by Lauren Bradshaw 57:36 - Magnolia’s Magnificent Map by Lauren Bradshaw 57: 40 - Jill Barklem 57:43 - The Brambly Hedge Series by Jill Barklem 57:56 - Kaya Doi 58:00 - Chirri & Chirra Series by Kaya Doi Be sure to click through to the website for the full show notes to see Abbey's bookstack with the rest of the books she didn't have time to mention! Other Favorites of my kids that I didn’t have time to mention because it was already the longest episode ever: Drew Daywalt’s books - The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors, The Day the Crayons Quit, and The Day the Crayons Came Home Usborne Pipkin books: How High is the Sky? How Big was a Dinosaur? How Deep is the Sea? How Big is a Million? Herve Tullet books - Press Here and Mix It Up Pete the Cat books - especially Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Dunsky Rinker Back to regularly scheduled programming: 1:00:57 - Llama Llama books by Anna Dewdney 1:01:39 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney 1:01:45 - I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch 1:03:08 - The Suitcases by Anne Hall Whitt 1:05:06 - Life After Life by Kate Atkinson 1:05:28 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books by R.A. Montgomery 1:06:02 - Case Histories (Jackson Brodie series) by Kate Atkinson 1:06:07 - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson 1:06:58 - The Artful Parent by Jean Van Thul 1:07:02 - The Artful Parent Blog *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 44: Bookish Serendipity + the Debut of a New Segment: “Belly Up to the Book Bar”
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Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week to chat about all sorts of bookish goodness! Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! For a few final days (through June 30th), you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a book devouring, and validating your summer reading choices Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re all over the place in genre, age range, and opinions this week, so get out those library cards! For our deep dive this week, we are teasing our new segment for Season 2! Belly Up to the Book Bar will b in our regular rotation next season, and we cannot wait to share it with you, listeners! Thanks to Megan Goodell for being our guinea pig “test customer”. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s pick include some historical fiction about the Spanish flu and a murder mystery from a master. 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! . . . . . 2:28 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 3:10 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer 6:31 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 9:36 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 9:54 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 9:59 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski 12:06 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey 12:20 - Episode 16 of Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 12:22 - Episode 189 of Sorta Awesome 15:12 - The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dion 16:53 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 18:05 - Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge 18:09 - Five Feet Apart by Rachel Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, and Tobias Iaconis 20:39 - The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 22:53 - Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink 24:39 - What Should I Read Next episode 186 about bookish serendipity 25:32 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry 25:39 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 28:07 - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket 29:58 - The Penderwicks by Jennie Birdsall Belly Up to the Book Bar! - Megan Goodell 33:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 34:25 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 35:36 - Prey by Michael Crichton 36:04 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 36:20 - The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 36:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller 37:02 - The Physician by Noah Gordon 37:28 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 37:35 - Beartown by Fredrick Backman 37:36 - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman 38:26 - Class Mom by Laurie Gelman 38:49 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule 38:59 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 39:10 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 39:43 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon 39:49 - All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage 39:55 - Haunted Ground by Erin Hart 40:10 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 40:19 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 40:27 - Christina Henry fairytale retellings - Lost Boy, Alice, Red Queen, Girl in Red 40:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 40:53 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 41:17 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 41:25 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge 41:46 - The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty 41:56 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty If you want to Belly Up to the Book Bar, send us an email: currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com 44:04 - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner 46:31 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 46:40 - The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz 48:58 - The House of Silk (Sherlock Holmes) by Anthony Horowitz *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jun 24, 2019 |
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Episode 43: A Hopeful Android Story: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels with Guest Host Amanda Espinoza
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Meredith and Kaytee had to call in the big guns this week, so they invited Amanda Espinosa to join them for this special episode of Currently Reading! Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each host: a perfectly bookish gift for a Labyrinth fan, a fun reading tracking idea, and a local bookstore visit. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We are each sharing two recent reads, and there are some really big opinions in this episode, so get ready! For our deep dive this week, Amanda has done some amazing prep work to fill up your Currently Reading Challenge worksheet in the Science Fiction and Fantasy slot. She’s created a number of book flights for each genre, and, in an unusual twist, there are even MORE titles in show notes than there are in the episode! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A magical realist novel, a humorous collection of stories centered on childhood, and a fantasy novel that will totally transport you and you might wish was real (with a TRIPLE COSIGN!) 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! . . . . . 2:24 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Novelization by A.C.H. Smith 2:38 - Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: Coronation Vol. 1 by Simon Spurrier 3:24 - What Should I Read Next episode 187: Traveling the World Without Leaving Your Hometown 5:12 - Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe, NM 6:51 - The Gown by Jennifer Robson 8:09 - Episode 32 with Mindy Brouse 9:11 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia 11:00 - Books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 12:51 - Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka 14:30 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 15:44 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker 17:36 - Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy 18:28 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 19:05- Sarah’s Bookshelves Live 20:58 - The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 24:41 - Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge! 24:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 24:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 24:58 - The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer 24:59 - Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas 25:00 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 25:02 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 27:11 - Flight 1: Sci-Fi in Space 27:17 - (1) The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury 28:11 - (2) Redshirts by Jon Scalzi 28:52 - (3) Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey 30:04 - (4) Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 30:12 - (5) The Martian by Andy Weir 30:47 - Flight 2: Sci-Fi on Earth 30:56 - (1) Fall; or, Dodge in Hell by Neal Stephenson 31:32 - Reamde by Neal Stephenson 31:47 - (2) Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Nueval 32:23 - (3) Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn 33:19 - (4) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick 33:32 - (5) 11/22/63 by Stephen King 33:55 - Flight 3: YA Sci-Fi 34:00 - (1) Red Rising by Pierce Brown 34:37 - (2) The Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff 35:46 - (3) The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee (4) Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (5) An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green 36:07 - Flight 4: Fantasy 36:11 - (1) Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 36:16 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik 36:49 - (2) The Princess Bride by William Golding (3) A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (4) The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer (5) The Magicians by Lev Grossman Flight 5: Epic Fantasy 37:09 - (1) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson 38:16 - (2) Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 38:42 - Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (3) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 40:40 - Caraval by Stephanie Garber 41:28 - (4) His Majesty’s Dragon by Noami Novik (5) Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Flight 6: YA Fantasy (1) Caraval by Stephanie Garber (2) Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (3) My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (4) Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland (5) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen 42:23 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan 42:25 - Calypso by David Sedaris 43:34 - Naked by David Sedaris 43:35 - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 43:49 - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 44:51 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 45:38- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 45:43 - Scythe by Neal Schusterman Find Amanda: Twitter: @AmandaEspi and @LoungeCuriosity Instagram: @LoungeCuriosity Website: https://curiositylounge.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/AmandaEspi *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jun 17, 2019 |
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Episode 42: Audiobooks for your Summer Road Trip + The Reading Life of Guest Host Heather Chollar
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Kaytee has a special guest co-host joining her this week, and I can’t wait to share her with you. You’ve heard me mention “my Heather” many times on the podcast, and today she’s recording with me to bring you a very special episode. Continuing Important announcement: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a trip to a favorite indie bookstore and library cards for very excited kiddos. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Heather prepared like a boss and brings you a perfect audiobook listen no matter who you are road tripping with this summer. Kaytee has some non-fiction and a (perhaps overly?) hyped sequel to discuss. For our deep dive this week, I’m talking to Heather about her reading life, including some of the things that you listeners have been wondering about our (M&K’s reading life) in relation to motherhood, and finding time to read with kids around. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. We’ve got a children’s classic that should be read by readers of every age and a memoir that will make you cry and laugh so hard you may pee yourself. 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! . . . . . 2:05 - Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO 4:40 - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood 7:28 - The Bride Test by Helen Hoang 7:33 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang 10:44 - Everybody Always by Bob Goff 12:38 - Love Does by Bob Goff 13:17 - Just Open the Door by Jen Schmidt 13:30 - May 21st Episode of Sorta Awesome with Heather Chollar talking about Introverted Hospitality 13:53 - The Turquoise Table by Kristin Schmidt 13:55 - The Art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon and Jay Pathak 16:24 - Circe by Madeline Miller 16:32 - Meredith discusses in Episode 10 at 44:08 19:06 - @howjessreads on Instagram 19:13 - Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright 20:18 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 22:24 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 25:04 - Heather’s display bookshelf 29:27 - Gift From the Sea by Ann Morrow Lindburgh 31:00 - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 32:05 - Audiobook narration of The Phantom Tollbooth by Raine Wilson 34:02 - Carry On, Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton 34:14 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton 34:55 - momastery.com 36:53 - @heatherchollar on Instagram *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jun 10, 2019 |
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Episode 41: Murderous Mysteries + Our Bookish Mentors
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Meredith and Kaytee are excited to be chatting this week about all things bookish and books! Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an fun online printable for summer reading and a new Etsy store find. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got some great mysteries for you Penny pushers, and some other fun fiction for you and your kids. For our deep dive this week, we are chatting about our reading mentors: the women (and a few men) who shaped our reading lives and what they taught us about books and reading. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This weeks’s “presses” are a classic perfect for spring/summer reading and a non-fiction pick that every woman should read. 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! . . . . . 2:30 - @everydayreading on Instagram 2:56 - Summer Reading Chart from Everyday Reading 4:04 - Summer Reading Guide from Everyday Reading 4:29 - Keen Bee Studio on Etsy 5:31 - The Cactus by Sarah Haywood 5:37 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 8:16 - No Man’s Nightingale by Ruth Rundell 8:37 - Three Pines Series by Louise Penny 8:44 - Books by Agatha Christie 8:51 - From Doon With Death by Ruth Rundell 12:46 - Wishes and Wellingtons by Julie Berry 14:16 - Aladdin from The Arabian Nights (classic collection) - this is the best-reviewed version I found! 15:39 - The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny 19:41 - Six Stories by Matt Weselowski 19:48 - The Currently Reading 2019 Reading Challenge 25:49 - The Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton 25:58 - E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton 41:04 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 43:40 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 44:18 - Minisode with Brigid Kemmerer 44:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 44:48 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker 45:13 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Jun 03, 2019 |
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Episode 40: Books that Saved Our Lives
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Kaytee and Meredith are back on track with another episode, recorded just a day after the last one. You’ll never guess it though! Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a re-read experience of a favorite novel and bookish unpacking wins. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Quite a few non-fiction titles again this week, as well as some readalikes and great books for your kiddos. For our deep dive this week, we are getting a little deeper into the deepness and sharing about times that a book saved our lives. These stories are a bit vulnerable, a bit emotional, and a lot bookish. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we’ve got two historical fiction novels: one centering on the plague and one in the back of beyond of Australia. 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! . . . . . 2:45 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 6:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse 9:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott 10:06 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan 10:13 - Of Mess And Moxie by Jen Hatmaker 10:18 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton 11:42 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley 14:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 15:28 - Emma by Jane Austen 15:59 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay 16:34 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 20:02 - Stick Dog by Tom Watson 20:05 - Stick Cat by Tom Watson 22:04 - Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce 22:10 - Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce 22:58 - Maid by Stephanie Land 29:13 - Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon 29:15 - Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon 29:17 - The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon 33:10 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling 37:12 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks 39:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet 39:41 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 39: Spicy Opinions + Best Gifts for Bookworms
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Meredith and Kaytee are happily chatting this week about the books we’ve been reading and the bookish gifts we have been buying or want to buy! Important announcement this week: we have a great discount code to share with you from The Bookshelf Thomasville! Now through June 30th, you can get anything on their website for 10% off using the code CURRENTLYREADING (wow!!!) This would be a great time to pick up a Shelf Subscription for yourself or others! You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a “there’s a book for every reader” realization and a well-curated bookish shopping trip. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. There are some seriously strong opinions about the books we’ve been reading lately. Lots of punching, for some reason! For our deep dive this week, we are shopping for the book lovers in our lives and have each decided to tackle different types of readers. We are hopeful that this will help you in your own gift-giving endeavors! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we are talking about a YA novel full of sweetness and fun emails, and a regency mystery series that ended too soon. 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! . . . . . 3:12 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman 3:25 - Orange is the New Black Cookbook by Jenji Kohan 4:22 - Breakfast Sandwich Maker Cookbook by Jennifer Williams 6:53 - Things My Son Needs to Know About the World by Fredrik Backman 7:05 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 7:08 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 7:09 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman 9:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 11:17 - The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile 11:24 - The Enneagram Journey podcast with Suzanne Stabile 11:29 - The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron 13:27 - The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick 15:51 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 15:58 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 15:59 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 16:07 - The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick 18:05 - Good and Mad by Rebecca Traister 21:06 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts 21:43 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
25:58 - The Coffee- or Tea-Lover 26:17 - Old Barrell Tea Company 26:25 - Atlas Coffee Club 26:26 - Book Lovers Coffee 26:34 - inginuiTEA loose leaf tea maker 26:36 - French press coffee maker 27:08 - a great bookish mug 27:22 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 27:25 - I Let You Go by Claire Mackintosh
28:05 - The Cozy/Hygge Bookworm 28:50 - Aunt Dimity Series 28:53 - Agatha Raisin Series 28:55 - Goldy Bear series 28:59 - Ellery Adams books 29:10 - Agatha Christie books 29:18 - a great throw 29:19 - a lovely candle
29:33 - The Foodie 29:46 - a cookbook holder (for books OR cookbooks!) 30:26 - my favorite earbuds -OR- Apple AirPods 30:47 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 31:08 - Every Day is Saturday by Sarah Copeland
32:15 - A Dad 32:26 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes 32:32 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 32:44 - Dollar Shave Club starter kit 32:57 - his favorite beverage
33:23 - The Adventurer 33:33 - a Kindle paperwhite 33:57 - a great totebag (one from Out of Print and the new one from Book of the Month) 34:20 - again with the earbuds or AirPods 34:32 - Audible subscription 34:33 - Libro.fm subscription 35:01 - At Home in the World by Tsh Oxenreider 35:09 - I’m A Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson 35:11 - Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
35:35 - The Lovestruck Teenage Girl 35:42 - To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han 35:48 - bath bombs from Lush Cosmetics 36:14 - The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 36:34 - a notebook from Erin Condren
37:10 - The Book Devourer 37:40 - shirts, blankets or scarves from Out of Print or Litographs.com 38:09 - a gift card to Thriftbooks.com or your local indie or amazon.com 38:19 - a subscription to Book of the Month 38:25 - a shelf subscription to Bookshelf Thomasville (use code CURRENTLYREADING for 10% off!) 38:35 - Bibliophile by Jane Mount
39:07 - The Hamilton Fan 39:19 - Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda 39:29 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 39:42 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray 39:45 - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs 39:57 - the Hamilton Broadway store 41:06 - A Million Books I Haven’t Read t-shirt
41:51 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum 43:16 - What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum 44:21 - Cut to the Quick by Kate Ross (the Julian Kestrel series) *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
May 20, 2019 |
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Minisode: An Interview with "A Curse So Dark and Lonely" Author Brigid Kemmerer
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In today’s spoiler-free mini-episode, you get to hear from author Brigid Kemmerer, who wrote “A Curse So Dark and Lonely”, a book that Meredith fell in love with as soon as she read it and raved around in Episode 38. In this “minisode”, Meredith and Brigid talk about the evolution of the idea for this beautiful Beauty and the Beast re-telling, why she decided to have one of her main characters have cerebral palsy and some nuggets of info on the upcoming follow up book. And, as always, we’ll end with a book she wants to press into your hands, readers! Minisode shownotes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo Hunted by Meagan Spooner Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker Brigid’s website (with links to all her social media!) |
May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 38: Five-Star Novels + Our Bookish Demerits
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Kaytee and Meredith are back in your earbuds this week to bring you Episode 38, including a few literary confessions or demerits. We have a few important announcements right at the top of the show, one of which requires your help, listeners! Send us your Ask Us Anything questions via email, Direct Message, or as a comment on show notes, and we’ll feature them in a future episode! If we use your question, we’ll send you a coveted Currently Reading bookmark (and our everlasting thanks, of course). You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an indie bookstore day recap and a bookish “retirement” gift. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We both read quite a few books that we REALLY loved this week, so don’t hesitate to use those show notes below! For our deep dive this week, we have decided to give ourselves bookish “demerits” a la Gretchen Rubin’s Happier podcast. These are places in our reading lives where we think we could improve. Sometimes we commiserate with each other and sometimes we chide each other! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week we are talking about a fantastic mystery/police procedural, and a multi-generational family saga. 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! . . . . . 5:23 - Thriftbooks.com my favorite used book website! 6:02 - A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny 9:43 - Harry’s Trees by Jon Cohen 11:07 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 11:24 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 14:18 - Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson 15:22 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 15:23 - The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas 15:25 - Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman 16:49 - My Name is Venus Black by Heather Lloyd 17:15 - The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms 21:18 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 21:42 - Beauty by Robin McKinley 25:16 -Uprooted by Naomi Novik 25:17 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 26:48 - Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon 27:05 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams 27:47 - The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson 28:38 - The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray 30:45 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 30:47 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson 31:01 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 31:02 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson 32:30 - Robert Galbraith series 32:45 - Three Pines series by Louise Penny 32:47 - HP Series by JK Rowling 33:02 - Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins 33:02 - Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer 33:34 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 42:01 - A Place of Execution by Val McDermid 42:09 - Tana French books 43:25 - Distant Echo by Val McDermid 43:51 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
May 13, 2019 |
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Episode 37: Books That Surprised Us + Where to Get Great Recs from Librarians, Booksellers and Podcasters
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May 06, 2019 |
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Episode 36: Our Favorite Books for Babies + A Bookish Baby Shower for (Return) Guest Mary Heim
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We’ve got another “first” for the podcast this week! We are talking to our first return guest! You met Mary Heim in Episode 24 when she recorded with Meredith. Now, she’s back to chat with both of us and we’re so excited. Again. ;-) You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an upcoming bookish holiday (now just past), finishing the second book in a series, and an audiobook binge. Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’ve got two current reads from each host and Meredith and Mary seem to almost coordinate their picks (we never discuss beforehand, so this is all coincidental), while Kaytee takes each round off to left field. For our deep dive this week, we surprise Mary with a virtual bookish baby shower. This deep dive focuses in on the board books and other titles for ages 0-2 and is the first in a series. We’ll do subsequent chats about favorite books for 2-4 year olds and 5-8 year olds as well. So many great titles in this section! As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week Meredith and Kaytee are pressing more picture books, while Mary chooses a lovely essay collection she goes back to again and again. 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! . . . . . 3:17 - Still Life by Louise Penny 4:29 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 9:42 - Great With Child by Beth Ann Fennelly 9:48 - Heating and Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly 13:08 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott 16:09 - Morgan Tallman on Episode 22 of Currently Reading 16:20 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 20:48 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (releases June 4th!) 20:58 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman 21:00 - Tana French books 23:37 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 24:22 - The Club by Takis Wurger 24:32 - Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville 25:34 - The Secret History by Donna Tartt 28:29 - Swearing is Good For You by Emma Byrne 36:25 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle 36:51 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 36:55 - Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown 37:00 - Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell 37:08 - No No Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli 37:11 - Big Little by Leslie Patricelli 37:37 - Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz 37:46 - Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill 37:57 - Bright Baby books by Priddy Books 38:12 - Colors, ABC, Numbers by Bright Baby 39:06 - First 100 Words by Bright Baby 39:24 - Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina 39:43 - Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Suess 39:50 - That’s Not My… series by Usborne 39:56 - That’s Not My Hat by John Klassen 40:44 - My Backpack by SkipHop 41:16 - Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers 41:49 - Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle 42:12 - Lil’ Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 42:12 - Lil’ Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 42:13 - Li'l’ Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 42:16 - Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal 42:39 - The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton 42:46 - The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton 42:55 - Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton 43:05 - Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton 43:16 - Tuck Me In by Dean Hacohen 43:51 - A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na 44:10 - Time for Bed by Mem Fox 44:35 - The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood 45:13 - Where Do Diggers Sleep At Night? by Brianna Kaplan Sawyer 45:20 - Where Do Steam Trains Sleep At Night? by Brianna Kaplan Sawyer 45:31 - Dinosaur’s Binkit by Sandra Boynton 45:45 - No Matter What by Debi Gliori 45:49 - I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt 46:33 - Goodnight, Darth Vader by Jeffrey Brown 46:35 - Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown 47:02 - Darth Vader and Son by Jeffrey Brown 49:42 - BabyLit Series by Jennifer Adams and Allison Oliver 51:21 - Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed 51:53 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed 54:49 - A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts 56:47 - Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Apr 29, 2019 |
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Episode 35: So many interesting novels + how we decide which books to keep and which books to donate
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Meredith and Kaytee return to their microphones (albeit, one is in a different location than normal) to talk all things reading and great books. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: choosing road trip audiobooks and a new Little Free Library update! Next, we discuss our current reads for the week: there’s no rhyme or reason to our picks this week but almost all of them are wonderful. Which is my favorite thing. For our deep dive this week, we chat about books we buy and books we borrow and books we keep. How do we decide which books deserve a place on the physical TBR shelf (rather than the library hold list)? How do we decide which ones to let go of (and where to put them) when we’ve read them? As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. This week’s picks are a great beach read option and a lovely autobiography. 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! . . . . . 7:02 - A River In Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa 10:57 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik 12:41 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 13:12 - A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 17:20 - Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu 21:48 - Mainline Candle Company 22:09 - Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah 24:33 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 25:19 - Tilly and The Book Wanderers (Pages & Co., #1) by Anna James 26:19 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 31:56 - Louise Penny series 31:58 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 32:02 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 38:24 - Scribd membership - try it for 60 days for free 38:41 - Thriftbooks website - 15% off your first order 40:30 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay 41:49 - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 42:24 - Lizzy and Jane by Katherine Reay 42:26 - The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay 42:27 - The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay 43:11 - Episode 2 of Currently Reading 43:32 - Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* |
Apr 22, 2019 |