The Currently Reading Podcast

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We are back for a brand new season of Currently Reading. In this first episode, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their current reads, discuss what they did on their extended summer breaks, and bring a few fun bits before they go. 
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
4:20 Bookish Moments of the Week
7:54 Current Reads
8:15 Bloom by Robbie Couch (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668093559
13:25 Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781635577020
23:27 Martyr by Kaveh Akbar (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593685778
28:22 Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781668075111 
32:57 Ravensong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250890368 
38:10 The Other by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith) https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798897320240 
44:21 Deep Dive: What We Did Over Our Summer Break
57:30 Before We Go
1:01:03 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. August's IPL is a special murderful edition brought to you by Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX. 

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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The Show: 
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The Hosts and Regulars: 
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing: 
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads

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For the last episode of season 8, Kaytee and Meredith take a look back at the season as a whole. They discuss the season by the numbers, a little business corner, and hand out some awards! Thank you for being the best bookish friends for 8 seasons and counting! We will have one dark week but will be back in our ears and on your screens August 3. Happy Reading!
 
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
2:25 - Season 8 By the Numbers
4:52 - CR Business Corner
13:01 - Season 8 Awards
34:49 - The Ebbs and Flows of Life
40:21 - Wrap-Up



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Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast 
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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. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.

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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The Hosts and Regulars: 
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing: 
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads

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This week we have a very special episode for you. Every year, hosts Kaytee and Meredith bring in all the co-hosts to play a fun bookish game. This year, they are joined by Elizabeth Barnhill, Mary Heim and Roxanna Kasam Kara. The game is called Consensus or Chaos, where each host brings a bookish opinion, and they score and discuss whether they agree or not. Let us know on our socials which opinions you agree or disagree with! 
 
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
00:00 Welcome to Currently Reading
01:41 Bookish Opinions
04:37 Audiobook Reading Is Just as Good as Paper Book Reading
12:50 What Do You Need a Bookmark For?
19:52 Murder Mysteries Should Be Murdery, Not Cutesy or Cozy
26:08 Deckled Edges and French Flaps
30:06 Why Does the Author's Name Have to Be Larger Than the Title?
33:08 It's Still a Book Club If It Happens Over Text
36:09 Most Books Don't Need to Be More Than 350 Pages
49:24 I'm Tired of Reading Books Written by Men
58:35 You Should Not Narrate Your Own Audiobook
01:04:22 Wrap-Up
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Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast 
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Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.

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: 
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars: 
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
Kaytee | https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks
Mary | https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips
Roxanna | https://instagram.com/roxannathereader
Elizabeth | https://instagram.com/wacoreads
Production and Editing:
Megan Phouthavong Evans | https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads

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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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❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast 
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. July's IPL is brought to you by our new anchor store, Booktenders in Barboursville, West Virginia.

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: 
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars: 
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
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

Want to know what kind of reader you are? TAKE OUR QUIZ:
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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

 



#books #reading #currentlyreading #podcast #currentreads
❤️ Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend on Patreon | https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast 
Grab Some Merch on Zazzle | http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading
Shop Bookshop dot org | https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading
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: 
Instagram | https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Website | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/
Email | hello@currentlyreadingpodcast.com
Substack | https://currentlyreadingpodcast.substack.com/
Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyreadingpodcast
Threads | https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast
The Hosts and Regulars: 
Meredith | https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz
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