Season 8, Episode 4: Bookish Bling + Using AI to Improve Your Reading Life
Release Date: 08/25/2025
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...
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Bookish Moments: introducing book club friends to niche romance + romance-related jewelry
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Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
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Deep Dive: using AI as your bookish sidekick to improve your reading life
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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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