Season 8, Episode 4: Bookish Bling + Using AI to Improve Your Reading Life

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 transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

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01:31 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:11 - Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

3:20 - Unhinged by Vera Valentine [Amazon link] 

3:30 - Spooned by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]

3:37 - Forked by Ruth Cardello [Amazon link]

5:11 - Book earrings from Etsy

07:33 - Our Current Reads

07:53 - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (Roxanna)

13:09 - The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters (Kaytee)

18:37 - Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin (Roxanna)

19:11 - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin 

19:42 - Peek Freans [Wikipedia link]

26:31 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala 

26:32 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 

26:54 - Three Holidays and A Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin and Marissa Stapley

28:04 - Ghost Music by An Yu (Kaytee)

32:45 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman

32:42 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Roxanna)

39:56 - A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, 1) by Deanna Raybourn

40:15 - Currently Reading: Season 3, Episode 12

42:23 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar (Kaytee)

50:55 - Deep Dive: Three tips from Roxanna on using AI to be your bookish sidekick and improve your reading life

51:15 - Currently Reading: Season 7, Episode 37

56:23 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

58:14 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob

1:07:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain

1:07:47 - I wish listeners would think about some friction that you’re facing in your reading life and see what tips and tricks you can find to smooth it out a bit. (Roxanna)

1:10:51 - I wish Kindle settings would have the option to toggle on the option to begin our Kindle books at the cover. (Kaytee)

1:12:02 - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

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