Season 8, Episode 14: Reading Merit Badges + Books We Recently Set Aside
Release Date: 11/03/2025
Season 8, Episode 38: A Revisit to Episode 8 - Getting Through A Reading Slump
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment) Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal with them, and some book recs to help get...
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Season 8, Episode 37: To The Moon And Back + Low Rated Books That Stuck With Us
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time. Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 - Bite Size Intro 1:50 - We encourage you to spend your dollars...
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Season 8, Episode 36: Spring Fever + The Oldest Books On Our TBR
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week 6:05 - Current Reads 6:59 - by Jorn Lier Horst (Meredith,...
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Season 8, Episode 35: Bookish Bedrooms + Our Book Budgets
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: all about our book budgets Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 - Bite Size Intro 1:50 - 2:42 - 2:44 - 4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week 5:01 - ...
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Season 8, Episode 34: Books That Grow + Our Reading Traditions
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week 2:46 - by Cameron Sullivan 5:40 - by...
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Season 8, Episode 33: Reading Grooves + Our Reading Hermitages
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing: Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Which authors’ complete works we would take to our hermitage Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 - Bite Size Intro :51 - :57 - 2:47 - Our...
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Season 8, Episode 32: Exciting Adaptations + How To Audiobook
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: How to audiobook Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week 1:35 - by Alexandre Dumas 1:41 - 2:31 - by Amor Towles 3:07 - by...
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Season 8, Episode 31: Book Festivals + Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 Bite Size Intro 2:01 - 3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:23 - 3:54 - If...
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Season 8, Episode 30: Weekly Buddy Reading + Organizing Our Bookshelves
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:18 - Ad For Ourselves 2:03 - 2:55 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:19 - by Margaret Renkl 7:44 - ...
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Season 8, Episode 29: A Website Refresh + Curating A Bookstagram
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week 1:52 - 1:56 - 3:03 - 3:42 - by Dane...
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Bookish Moments: audiobook samples and author shoutouts
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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: books we’ve recently set aside and why
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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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1:26 - Ad For Ourselves
4:27 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:09 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
9:50 - Our Current Reads
10:22 - Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins (Meredith)
13:50 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
13:54 - 17 Years Later by J.P. Pomare
14:36 - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy (Kaytee)
14:45 - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
14:51 - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
18:04 - What the Deep Water Knows by Miranda Cowley Heller (Meredith)
18:54 - The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
23:07 - Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle (Kaytee)
23:26 - Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
26:15 - Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
26:54 - The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury (Meredith, amazon link)
30:37 - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
31:52 - Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (Kaytee)
32:13 - Waterstones
32:14 - Blackwell’s
34:16 - The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell
38:20 - Books We Recently DNF’d
40:47 - Buckeye by Patrick Ryan (Meredith NRN)
43:30 - All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Kaytee DNF)
45:16 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Meredith DNF with prejudice)
47:47 - Babel by R.F. Kuang
48:11 - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
49:50 - We Are the Light by Matthew Quick (Kaytee DNF with prejudice)
51:58 - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
52:30 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith - not sure!)
53:42 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
53:49 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
55:01 - Fire by John Boyne (Kaytee DNF)
55:14 - Water by John Boyne
55:15 - Earth by John Boyne
55:16 - Air by John Boyne
55:18 - The Elements by John Boyne (all 4 novellas combined)
55:27 - Blackwell’s
56:45 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
57:46 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live - The Elements by John Boyne discussion (only for patreon subscribers)
58:34 - Meet Us At The Fountain
59:14 - I wish for author Cameos. (Meredith)
59:17 - Cameo
1:01:17 - I wish for a reading merit badge. (Kaytee)
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