Season 8, Episode 31: Book Festivals + Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
Release Date: 03/09/2026
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: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes
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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: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List
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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 transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
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:10 Bite Size Intro
2:01 - Currently Reading Press List
3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books
3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com
5:17 - The Diving In podcast
6:28 - Current Reads
6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell’s link)
12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)
15:14 - Kaytee’s Instagram @notesonbookmarks
19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)
19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)
25:26 - The Novel Neighbor
26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18
27:36 - You’re Dead To Me podcast
28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)
30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
34:58 - Currently Reading Press List
38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast
42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
42:52 - Death at Bishop’s Keep by Robin Paige
43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell
44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg
46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
50:14 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower
Kaytee brings something she’s curious about
53:00 - Laura Tremaine’s Substack
53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast
55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones
55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett
55:51 - Land by Maggie O’Farrell
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