Season 8, Episode 25: Get Your Eyes Checked + All Things Special Editions

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

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1:39 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:35 - Currently Reading Patreon

4:16 - Currently Reading website to find your readerly type

5:03 - Sidedoor podcast

5:29 - Sidedoor Season 11 - Poison and Poisonability 

6:50 - Our Current Reads

6:58 - Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle (Kaytee)

7:13 - @booksbybrady on instagram

11:02 - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (Meredith)

14:51 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates

16:17 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson (Kaytee)

17:41 - These Truths by Jill Lapore

19:37 - Two Cures for Love by Wendy Cope (Meredith, amazon link)

23:58 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Kaytee)

26:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

26:54 - Bear by Julia Phillips

28:02 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Meredith)

35:26 - Deep Dive: All About Special Editions

35:41 - Special Edition reel by Docofthedarkarts

36:16 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (special edition)

36:33 - OwlCrate

36:34 - Fairyloot

36:38 - Satisfiction

37:40 - Foyles

38:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition)

41:01 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (leatherbound edition, pre-order out Feb 26, 2026)

41:45 - Hunger Games special edition box set

42:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

42:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

44:29 - The Poet Empress by Shen Tao (deluxe special edition)

46:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:14 - I wish to press Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee)

47:15 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots

49:01 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn

49:25 - Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots (pre-order, releases May 19, 2026)

50:25 - If you are feeling slumpy in your reading, I wish for you to get your eyes checked! (Meredith)

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