Season 7, Episode 36: Heart Pounding Reads + The Downsides to Book Podcasting

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: heart pounding reads and bookish goodies

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: the stuff we don’t love about book podcasting

• 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

1:45 - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

5:41 - The Bookish Shop

5:50 - The Bookish Box subscription

7:15 - Our Current Reads

7:28 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Meredith)

10:18 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram

10:49 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

14:24 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

15:47 - Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (Kaytee) - RETRACTION: This is not the title and author of the book that Kaytee was describing. It is, in fact, Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope. The plot and setup are completely that book, even though the title and character names come from the book I said. So, please excuse the error!

17:41 - Changing Hands Bookstore

18:04 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

20:16 - The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos (Meredith)

21:50 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

24:47 - Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux (Katee)

27:31 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

27:45 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

27:59 - Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux 

29:39 - Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith, pre-order releases May 13, 2025)

29:55 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

29:56 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

34:27 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffnie Holmes

35:25 - This Changes Everything by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)

35:44 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt

36:59 - The Trees by Percival Everett

39:36 - The Downsides of Book Podcasting

53:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain

54:00 - I wish Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito was turned into a graphic novel. (Meredith)

54:02 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

54:48 - I wish for an easy way to find niche book things. (Kaytee)

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