Season 7, Episode 31: New Learning Apps + Prioritizing Our Own TBR
Release Date: 03/10/2025
Season 8, Episode 6: Octogenarians in the Spotlight + Diving into Reading Deeply
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: being told what to read by our past selves + insomnia reading on my kindle Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how to read deeply The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . . 1:30 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:01 - by...
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Season 8, Episode 5: The 4th C: Relaxing Your Chestal Region + Boss My TBR
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: overflowing bookshelves + a fun way to count your finished reads Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we are bossing some more TBRs The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . . 2:29 - Ad For Ourselves 6:45 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week...
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Season 8, Episode 4: Bookish Bling + Using AI to Improve Your Reading Life
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: introducing book club friends to niche romance + romance-related jewelry Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: using AI as your bookish sidekick to improve your reading life The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 01:31 - Our Bookish...
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Season 8, Episode 3: Let There Be Light + Avoiding Book Amnesia
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookstore romance day + let there be a reading light Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: advice on avoiding bookish amnesia The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 01:55 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 04:56 - (CR...
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Season 8, Episode 2: Reader Roulette + Our Assigned Summer Reading
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: devoting unexpected extra time on morning reading + journaling and embracing chaotic reading with reader roulette Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we circle back to the summer reads we assigned to each other The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)...
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Season 8, Episode 1: Deciding Once + What We Did On Our Summer Break
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading with a partner and making lazy genius decisions about your reading life Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we are reviewing our summer break The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 1:53 - Ad For Ourselves 3:11 - by G.M. Fairy...
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Season 7, Episode 50: Best of Season 7
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are finishing up season seven with a look back and a look forward! Season Seven In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 1:24 - Season Seven, In Review The most downloaded episodes of the season 1:58 - - Our Top Reads of 2024 2:09 - - Mary and Roxanna's Top Reads of 2024 3:24 - - Reading Routines + The Journey Of Currently Reading (Our...
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Season 7, Episode 49: The Listener Press!
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Listener Presses: This year we have 20 fantastic titles from our listeners. Our TBRs exploded, and we hope yours do too! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . 1:54 - Your Listener Presses 2:02 - by Lisa McInerney (pressed by Katie) 3:42 - by Inga Simpson (pressed by Carlye) 5:24 - by Jacqueline Harpman 6:07 - by Michelle von Eschen and Jonathan Butcher (pressed by Kat) 9:10 - by M. J....
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Season 7, Episode 48: Our 2025 Group Show!
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing: Unique or Shared!: We give you a statement that may make us either unique or shared, and discuss! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 2:52 - Unique Or Shared 3:22 - I am the worst library user ever. (Roxanna) 5:21 - by Jessica Townsend 12:37 - I love a buzzy book moment. (Mary) 14:23 - by Taylor Jenkins Reid 14:46 - by Rebecca Yarros 14:47...
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Season 7, Episode 47: Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other's Hands
Currently Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: readerly badges and DNFing books Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives and press book into the other’s hands The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 2:19 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 8:02 -...
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Bookish Moments: finishing physical books and new learning apps
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Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
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Deep Dive: how we balance our TBRs and new releases
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The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)
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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
3:41 - Vocabulary app
7:54 - @Literallybookshop on Instagram
7:20 - Our Current Reads
7:26 - House of Cotton by Monica Brashears (Kaytee)
8:54 - Exile in Bookville
11:50 - The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha (Meredith)
11:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
14:44 - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
16:40 - The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (Kaytee)
21:33 - It’s Easier Than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein (Meredith)
25:39 - The Best Way To Bury Your Husband by Alexia Casale (Kaytee)
25:48 - Booktenders
27:38 - @alexia.casale on Instagram
28:52 - The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore (Meredith)
30:19 - The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
30:21 - The Holdout by Graham Moore=
34:20 - Prioritizing Your Shelves
34:45 - Fabled Bookshop
45:29 - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
48:20 - Fabled Storybound Subscription
49:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain
49:35 - I wish to press (again) the book Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts. (Kaytee)
49:41 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
49:48 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire
51:09 - I wish if you have kids and they interrupt your reading, to try reading aloud to them until they get annoyed and leave. (Meredith)
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