Minisode: An Interview with "I Thought It Would Be Better Than This" Author Jessica N. Turner
Release Date: 04/11/2025
Season 7, Episode 48: Our 2025 Group Show!
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Season 7, Episode 47: Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other's Hands
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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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Season 7, Episode 46: Witchy Names + All About Morning Reading
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Season 7, Episode 41: Poolside Reading + Bookish Friends' Best Books Of 2024
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Season 7, Episode 40: Bookish Friends Step Up + Boss My TBR
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: shifting our perspectives and bookish friends stepping up 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) . . . . 1:23 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 5:36 - Our Current Reads...
info_outlineToday’s spoiler-free minisode (the first one in years!) includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Jessica N Turner. Jessica is the author of multiple books. Her newest is I Thought it Would Be Better Than This, a memoir wrapped into self-help about dealing with disappointment in our lives. Tune in to hear about:
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The process of writing a book that intricately details someone else’s story.
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What it was like to pivot from more traditional productivity and self-help into memoir.
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Finding love again.
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The “soft” places we land when we are hurting.
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Ways to be a witness and be with someone in their grief and disappointment.
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Jessica’s own Current Reads.
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!
Season 1, Episode 7: First time Jessica was on the show.
I Thought it Would Be Better Than This by Jessica N. Turner
The Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner
Stretched Too Thin by Jessica N. Turner
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
(Just want to point out here that just like our no-prep episodes, Jessica does this Current Reads section all off the cuff and I am suitably impressed!)
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert
Daughter of Moloka’i by Alan Brenert
Connect With Us:
Jessica can be found on Instagram at @jessicanturner or at her website
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The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
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