On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: reading while sick and reading on birthday trips
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: when it’s okay to skim and when it’s not
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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1:40 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
8:09 - Our Current Reads
8:29 - The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Meredith, pre-order releases June 24, 2025)
9:32 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
13:54 - The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave (Kaytee)
18:07 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
18:19 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie
18:22 - Vox by Christina Dalcher
19:07 - How to Order the Universe by Maria Jose Ferrada (Meredith)
20:36 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork
24:06 - Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Kaytee)
27:46 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
28:26 - Blood over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang (Meredith)
33:10 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)
37:57 - To Skim Or Not To Skim
47:10 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
49:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain
50:17 - I wish instagram always included what you said in addition to someone’s response when interacting in DMs. (Meredith)
51:34 - I wish to press The House in the Cerulean Sea into readers’ hands. (Kaytee)
51:35 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
51:41 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
51:47 - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
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