Season 8, Episode 25: Get Your Eyes Checked + All Things Special Editions
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 24: Mary and Roxanna's Top Reads of 2025!
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 23: Slow Reads + How And Why We Rate Our Books
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 22: Our Top Reads of 2025!
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 21: A Look Back - Our Top 10 Reads of 2021
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 20: Finding Bookish Twins + Organizing Our Recommendation Sources
Currently Reading
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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Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 12: The Time Traveler’s Wife
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 19: Reading Short Books + Deep Dive w/ Megan P. Evans
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 18: Re-Reading + How We've Changed For Good
Currently Reading
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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Season 8, Episode 17: New Bookcases + Reading Therapy w/Mary Heim
Currently Reading
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...
info_outlineOn this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are finishing up season seven with a look back and a look forward!
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Season Seven In Review: interesting stats, regrets, and exciting upcoming content!
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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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1:24 - Season Seven, In Review
The most downloaded episodes of the season
1:58 - CR Season 7: Episode 22 - Our Top Reads of 2024
2:09 - CR Season 7: Episode 24 - Mary and Roxanna's Top Reads of 2024
3:24 - CR Season 7: Episode 4 - Reading Routines + The Journey Of Currently Reading (Our 300th Episode)
4:07 - Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
Favorite individual episodes
7:44 - CR Season 7: Episode 34 - Reading What We Want + Our Reading Life Temp Checks (Meredith)
8:34 - Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard (Blackwell’s link)
11:26 - CR Season 7: Episode 29 - Series Completist + Non Tragic Bookish Tragedies (Kaytee)
11:40 - CR Season 7: Episode 39 - Brain Farts + Reading Canadian (Kaytee)
11:51 - CR Season 7: Episode 30 - New Indie Bookstores + Our Six Star Reads (Meredith)
12:41 - Boss My TBR Segments (Meredith)
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CR Season 7: Episode 2 - Library Love + Boss Our Summer TBR Update
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CR Season 7: Episode 5 - Talking to Fictional Characters + Boss My TBR
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CR Season 7: Episode 14 - Bookish Lego + Boss My TBR
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CR Season 7: Episode 26 - Bookish Geese + Boss My TBR
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CR Season 7: Episode 32 - Reading Retreats + Boss My TBR
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CR Season 7: Episode 40 - Bookish Friends Step Up + Boss My TBR
Books we brought that added to the experience by talking about them
15:50 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)
15:54 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)
15:59 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare (Meredith)
16:05 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith and Kaytee)
16:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
17:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Kaytee)
19:04 - The Odyssey by Homer (Kaytee)
19:24 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows (Kaytee)
19:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
20:21 - The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga (Meredith)
20:29 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz (Meredith)
21:14 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
21:30 - The Ruins by Scott Smith (Meredith)
21:32 - The Grip of It by Jack Jemc (Meredith)
21:33 - True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (Meredith)
22:26 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)
22:30 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Regrets from season seven?
23:08 - I’ve been very distracted by work and work projects, and that has impacted my reading. (Meredith)
24:29 - That I closed a part myself off for many months of the past year. (Kaytee)
Is there anything new coming to Currently Reading?
23:58 - Nothing being subtracted, but we’re thinking about what we can add to the big show.
26:43 - Freshening up the big show and Patreon with a little “summer cleaning” brainstorming.
27:31 - Be sure you are following us on Instagram as Betsy continues to try new things, so you can let us know what you’d like to see more of!
Be sure to email us any ideas for our Deep Dive — at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Bookish Friends Receive:
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The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July’s IPL is brought to us by Booktenders of Barboursville, West Virginia (@booktenderswv).
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Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.
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All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller
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From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry
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The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts
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