Season 8, Episode 27: We Control Our Reading + Boss My TBR
Release Date: 02/09/2026
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: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read
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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: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks
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Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage
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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:10 Bite Size Intro
1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube
2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:13 - City Lights Bookstore
5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents
07:53 - Current Reads
8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)
11:18 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)
14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)
22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)
24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
26:12 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Blackwell’s link)
26:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
28:25 - CR Season 2: Episode 22 when Kayytee first brought The Dutch House
29:20 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
31:48 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
33:30 - Snap by Belinda Bauer (Meredith)
37:30 - Boss My TBR
38:11 - Gretchen's Stack
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
39:29 - Field Day Books and Bottles
39:35 - Cannon Beach Book Company
43:09 - Lauren's Stack
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
44:26 - Fabled Bookshop
44:49 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
48:32 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights bookish friend posts from the Facebook group
50:08 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
50:13 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
51:39 - Nothing Much Happens podcast
52:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:14 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
53:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
Kaytee's TBR Triage: Kaytee brings a book that has been on her TBR for a long time and decides whether to keep and read, or remove from her TBR.
54:28 - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Foyles link)
54:31 - Foyle’s
54:56 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Foyles link)
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