Season 8, Episode 16: Losing Track of Time + Our Book Club Recs
Release Date: 11/17/2025
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Bookish Moments: losing track of time reading and bookish vanity plates
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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 think would make great book club picks
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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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1:19 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:29 - Snap by Belinda Bauer
6:34 - Our Current Reads
6:48 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (Meredith)
10:13 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
10:33 - It by Stephen King
11:59 - The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)
12:03 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
14:24 - Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
15:13 - Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko
16:06 - How to Be A Saint by Kate Sidley (Meredith)
21:45 - Of Time and Turtles by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)
21:53 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
26:46 - The Black Wolf by Louise Penny (Meredith)
27:01 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
32:54 - State of Terror by Louise Penny and Hillary Clinton
34:20 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman (Kaytee)
34:27 - The King’s English Bookshop
36:49 - The Magicians by Lev Grossman
38:36 - Our Book Club Recs
39:22 - Currently Reading Patreon
40:34 - The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
44:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
44:38 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
46:04 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
48:11 - The Push by Ashley Audrain
49:19 - The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
50:15 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie
51:24 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
51:25 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
51:27 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
51:45 - Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
52:06 - CR Season 6: Episode 2
52:42 - Check our our instagram @currentlyreadingpodcast for our book club post!
52:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:02 - I wish that if you don’t already follow us on Instagram, to do so now. (Meredith)
53:07 - @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
53:35 - I wish to reformat my bookish hard drive (Kaytee)
51:34 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
51:37 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
51:38 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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