Season 8, Episode 41: Book Hangovers + Mid Year Reading Check-In
Release Date: 05/18/2026
Season 8, Episode 41: Book Hangovers + Mid Year Reading Check-In
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: even more adaptations and reading hangovers Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith do a mid year reading check-in Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Kaytee brings something she is currently curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:45 - Bookish Moments of the Week 1:54: by...
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Season 8, Episode 40: Airplane Reading + Books For Every Enneagram
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: both discuss plane reading and its advantages Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: book recs for each enneagram type Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post 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 1:55 - by Sarah J. Maas 2:03 - on Instagram...
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Season 8, Episode 39: The Howl Train + Reading Therapy w/Mary
The Currently Reading Podcast
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations. Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary. 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 2:02 - 2:10 - Watch Anitra’s video 2:47 -...
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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...
info_outlineOn this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: even more adaptations and reading hangovers
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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: Kaytee and Meredith do a mid year reading check-in
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Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Kaytee brings something she is currently 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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1:45 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:54: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
4:14 - Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
5:34 - Books & Books
6:42 - Current Reads
6:49 - Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee)
9:10 - Book Talk, Etc
9:14 - Thoughts From A Page
10:28 - The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (Meredith)
10:46 - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
12:45 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
15:21 - Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz (Kaytee)
15:34 - The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
19:10 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn (Meredith)
21:00 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
23:56 - The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine (Kaytee)
27:25 - An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
29:08 - Dissolution by Nicholas Binge (Meredith)
30:23 - Ascension by Nicholas Binge
30:54 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
31:04 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
34:42 - Deep Dive: Mid-Year Reading Check-In
37:07 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
40:57 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty
41:55 - The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
42:16 - Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being In Love by isthisselfcare
43:57 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
44:01 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
44:53 - Book Talk, Etc
47:03 - Vigil by George Saunders
47:18 - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
50:31 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
Kaytee brings something she’s curious about
54:31 - The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
55:57 - Caleb Bouchard on Instagram
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