The Currently Reading Podcast

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee let listeners take the lead by bringing books they think everyone should read. Every year, the Listener Press episode consistently ranks as one of the favorite episodes of the season. Be prepared to have your TBR explode!
 
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
 
0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading

1:38 - Listener Presses

1:51 – Red City by Marie Lu (Sarah) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250885678

5:04 – The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza (Braden) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593474181

8:46 – Strange Pictures by Uketsu (Sarah) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063433083

11:48 – Bellwether by Connie Willis (Diane) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553562965

16:07 – The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (Sophie) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593128176

19:38 – Cascade Failure by L.M. Sagas (Dana) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250871251

22:26 – What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings by John Lorinc (Gail) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781552454527

26:06 – Evening Class by Maeve Binchy (Molly) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780385341806

30:39 – Eleanor of Avignon by Elizabeth Delozier (Sidra) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593475058

33:37 – Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick (Liza) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781596438026

36:33 – Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez (Jessica) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781419735219

39:00 – Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (Rachel) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593085349

41:29 – The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan (Tyler) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553418897

44:55 – The Rage of Plum Blossoms by Christine Whitehead (Monica) https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Plum-Blossoms-Christine-Whitehead/dp/1537338579 

47:43 – That's What Friends Are For by Wade Rouse (Kristin) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781525800054

50:09 – The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Kelsey) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780062642967

54:34 – Before We Go

56:20 – Wrap-Up
 

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Bookish Friends Receive:
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Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are back together to discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads vary from ones we felt bland about, to books that we loved. For our Deep Dive, we answer a listener question about how to utilize the library well. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Meredith shouts out a bookish friend who shared a neat graphic and Kaytee brings something she read about because Meredith read and brought it to the show.

Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
:00 Welcome to Currently Reading

1:22 Bookish Moments of the Week

4:48 Current Reads

4:59 The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217091799

9:22 Country People by Daniel Mason (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217197453

15:44 Sharks Don't Sink by Jasmin Graham (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593685273

19:59 Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780143120216

25:12 The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehman (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217086481 

28:47 Bad Kids by Ziying Chen (Meredith)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781782277620

32:12 Deep Dive: Library Browsing and Bookish Serendipity

48:36 Before We Go

51:35 For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Kaytee)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668208809

54:13 Wrap-Up

 



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Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.

Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

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Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing: 
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads bring beloved authors and new to us reads, with some spicy opinions. For our Deep Dive, we discuss reasons why we wouldn't rate a book we read, or why we WOULD share a book with a low rating. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Kaytee shouts out a bookish friend who is looking for writing compatriots and Mary brings something she is curious about.
 
0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading

0:49 Bookish Moments of the Week

6:12 Current Reads

6:34 Hekate by Nikita Gill (Mary)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780316596763

11:22 Henry Tudor Must Die by Jillian Laine (Kaytee)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217189717

16:42 The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon (Mary)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668097267

27:02 Saving Jemima by Julie Zickefoose (Kaytee)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781328518958

27:35 The Q by Beth Brower (Mary)
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780998063683 

33:42 The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee)

https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780553524055

40:17 Deep Dive: When We Choose Not to Rate a Book

56:24 Before We Go

1:00:49 Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781524770266

1:02:07 Wrap-Up

 



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Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.

Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

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Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing: 
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads cover a wide range of topics from children's classics to cannibalism. For our Deep Dive, we discuss books that we either need to revisit or books we have already re-read and formed a new opinion. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Meredith shouts out the entire bookish friends group as a whole and Kaytee tells us about a book that she DNFd and why.
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
0:00 — Welcome to Currently Reading

3:21 — Bookish Moments of the Week

8:04 — Current Reads

8:18 — A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780312367541

12:05 — Brother by Ania Ahlborn (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781476783734 

18:26 — Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593734193 

22:26 — Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063376915 

28:30 — The Hunger by Alma Katsu (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780735212534 

33:01 — Five by Ilona Bannister (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217088027

40:21 — Deep Dive: Books We Want to Give a Second Chance

54:38 — Before We Go

63:11 — Wrap-Up




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Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.

Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

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Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
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Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads/

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads span the years from 1963 to 2026, ranging from murdery goodness to literary fiction to non-fiction about our bodies. For our Deep Dive, we discuss what it means to us to go into a book with no prior knowledge whatsoever. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout out a Bookish Friend of the week or talk about a specific small piece of our reading lives that we want to share with you. Today, Kaytee tells us about stocking our summer TBRs, and Meredith enters "fragrance corner" but makes it bookish.
 
00:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
01:34 Bookish Moments of the Week
2:25 Funlenry Bath Lamp https://a.co/d/0eAYfrXE
06:38 Current Reads
06:46 Missing by E.A. Jackson (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668079805
12:28 Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668061978
16:33 The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063444614
22:10 Replaceable You by Mary Roach (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781324050629
26:21 The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780811231947
36:32 Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668037874
40:29 Deep Dive: Going Into a Book "Blind"
53:59 Before We Go
01:04:38 Wrap-Up
1:01:25 Ode to Perfume https://www.odetoperfume.com/ 
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Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to you by one of our beloved repeat stores, Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, MI.

Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business

All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller

From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry

The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

Connect With Us:
The Show:
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Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads/