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Release Date: 06/23/2025

Season 8, Episode 25: Get Your Eyes Checked + All Things Special Editions show art Season 8, Episode 25: Get Your Eyes Checked + All Things Special Editions

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reviving the book space and recs from bookish friends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: all things special editions 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). .  .  .  1:39 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:35 - 4:16 - to find your readerly type...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna take the reins and are deep diving into their top reads of 2025! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the  of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  **Please help us by filling out the before JANUARY 25th!! 1:21 - Mary and Roxanna’s Reading Year 4:14 - Mary’s Reading Stats: 100 books read this year and picked up some graphic novels that normally she wouldn’t have read in the past 7:54 - Roxanna’s Reading Stats: 68 books read this year.  26 five star reads 15%...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: experimenting with our reading and taking on choker books Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: answering the questions of how or why we rate our books 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). .  .  .  2:39 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:01- by...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are deep diving into their top reads of 2025. This year, they alternate between reads and superlatives. From best Cheeto chapters to books that made them uncomfortable, the year had some amazing books and experiences. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the  of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  1:35 - Ad For Ourselves 1:54 - NYT Article about book podcasts 2:27 - 5:23 - Some Stats From Our Reading Lives 7:07 - 68% of reads were backlist (Kaytee) 7:38 - Kaytee read...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are taking a look back at their favorite reads of 2021. This was one of the best reading years. This was also the year we added the superlatives which everybody loved! Most of these books should be available for you to grab if any interest you after hearing us rave about them! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the  of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  2:38 - Our Top 10 Reads of 2021 12:35 - by Tracy Deonn (Kaytee #10) 12:39 - 14:09 - 16:39 - by Brandon...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: overwhelming feelings when reading and finding book twins Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how to organize all the book recommendation sources we come across 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). .  .  .  2:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week...

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Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of ! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.   Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Megan are discussing: Bookish Moments: finally reading a big book and nerdy bookends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how the podcast has changed Megan P. Evan’s life in all ways. 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). .  .  .  2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:26 - podcast 2:28...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: book advent and making wood bookends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how Meredith and Kaytee have both changed for good due to the podcast and 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 of the episode (this link only works on the main site). .  .  .  1:12 - Ad For Ourselves 1:41 - 8:13 - Our...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: new bookcases and making space for new TBR Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: bookish therapy with Mary 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). .  .  .  1:36 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:43 - on Instagram 2:21 - 6:00 - 8:14 - Our Current...

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading at the beach and sisterly bookish tattoos

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

  • Deep Dive: all the ins and outs of morning reading

  • 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)

4:12 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

4:35 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

5:23 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

6:31 - Literally A Bookshop

1:37 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

7:02 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

9:45 - Our Current Reads

10:03 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)

13:55 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

13:56 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

14:06 - The Anomaly by Herve Le Tellier

15:20 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay

15:38 - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Kaytee)

17:44 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

17:48 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 

19:49 - Hearts Strange and Dreadful by Tim McGregor (Meredith)

20:59 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

26:11 - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (Kaytee)

26:14 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

26:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 40

31:40 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Meredith)

37:20 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston (Kaytee)

41:58 - All About Morning Reading

43:25 - The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

50:48 - Jobs to be Done by David Farber

50:59 - The Six Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni

55:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain

57:38 - If you are interested in adding to your bookish life, do it in the form of a book club. (Meredith)

59:34 - I co-sign Meredith’s wish this week! (Kaytee)

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