On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: piles of books and bookishness in non bookish places
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how we purge our shelves
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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1:47 - Ad For Ourselves
2:08 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:24 - Fabled Bookshop
4:56 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
5:52 - Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version)
5:53 - The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis (Finnish version)
10:41 - Become a CR Patron to access the reading tracker!
12:20 - Our Current Reads
12:25 - There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak (Kaytee)
16:12 - This House is Haunted by John Boyne (Meredith)
20:56 - The Plan by Kendra Adachi (Kaytee)
21:55 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
21:57 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
25:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 42 w/Kendra Adachi
26:29 - Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth by Elizabeth Williamson (Meredith)
32:18 - Columbine by Dave Cullen
33:20 - The Trees by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
35:25 - Erasure by Percival Everett
36:42 - James by Percival Everett
38:07 - Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Meredith)
38:27 - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
39:48 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45:56 - How We Purge Our Shelves
51:43 - Half Price Books
57:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:08 - I am wishing for a good laugh, so send me recs of books that made you laugh. (Kaytee)
58:47 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
58:48 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon
59:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
59:29 - I wish to have the discussion about whether book publishing has gone the route of fast fashion. (Meredith)
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