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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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 [email protected]
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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