The Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List

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 transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site).
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:10 Bite Size Intro
2:01 - Currently Reading Press List
3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books
3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com
5:17 - The Diving In podcast
6:28 - Current Reads
6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)
15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks
19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)
19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)
25:26 - The Novel Neighbor
26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18
27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast
28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)
30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
34:58 - Currently Reading Press List
38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast
42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige
43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell
44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg
46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
50:14 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower
Kaytee brings something she's curious about
53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack
53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast 
55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones
55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett
55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell
 
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:18 - Ad For Ourselves
2:03 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:55 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:19 - A Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl
7:44 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram
9:19 - Current Reads
9:26 - Agnes Aubert's Magical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett (Mary)
9:54 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
13:34 - Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Kaytee)
13:38 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood
MARYS NEXT BOOK BEGINS AT 17:43 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR MATE'S SETUP
16:31 - romance.io
17:48 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen (Mary)
19:50 - The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
19:52 - CR Season 4: Episode 38 w/Mary's setup of The Arc
21:07 - One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (Kaytee)
23:39 - American War by Omar El Akkad
26:02 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Mary)
28:19 - This Is How You Win the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
29:57 - Honey by Imani Thompson (pre-order, releases May 5, 2026) (Kaytee)
32:10 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo 
34:36 - Organizing Our Bookshelves
36:51 - Ikea Kallax Bookshelf
37:47 - Ikea Billy Bookcase
42:40 - Cinder by Marissa Meyer 
48:50 - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
49:47 - Currently Reading Substack
53:51 - Before We Go
Kaytee  highlights a bookish friend post
54:38 - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
54:40 - The Wife, The Mistress and the Maid by Ariel Lawhon
54:42 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
54:44 - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
54:47 - The Antidote by Karen Russell
54:52 - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kawali
Mary brings a sleeper hit, with a twist:
57:02 - Looking At Picture Books w/Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
58:51 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:44 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:52 - Currently Reading Website
1:56 - Books We Want To Press Into Your Hands
3:03 - Best Books for Babies and Kids
3:42 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge
5:55 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO Max
7:12 - Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
7:16 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin (all 3 Dunk and Egg novellas)
7:55 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
8:33 - Current Reads
8:41 - The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Kaytee)
11:47 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James
11:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
11:54 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
13:08 - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Meredith)
15:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
15:11 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
15:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
22:27 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
24:10 - Six Feet Over by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
27:20 - Gulp by Mary Roach
27:21 - Bonk by Mary Roach
27:22 - Stiff by Mary Roach
28:51 - Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
32:06 - Agatha Christie's Marple by Mark Aldridge
34:18 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Kaytee)
34:33 - Charter Books
39:00 - Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Meredith)
42:28 - Dracula by Bram Stoker
45:21 - Turning Instagram into Bookstagram
47:25 - Sign up for the newsletter on our website
47:26 - Currently Reading Substack
50:48 - Currently Reading Instagram
50:54 - @HelloSunshine on Instagram
50:58 - @BookRiot on Instagram 
51:00 - @NYTBooks on Instagram
51:40 - @Iamblackharry on Instagram
52:10 - Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
52:28 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
52:42 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
53:42 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
53:48 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
54:03 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
56:13 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
58:44 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
59:34 - The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
59:54 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Kaytee's Book She DNF'd:
1:01:22 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
1:01:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville
1:02:57 - From the Front Porch podcast
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

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 | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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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1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week
5:56 - Current Reads
6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link)
7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake
13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee)
15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
16:41 - Currently Reading Website
17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith)
23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee)
23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton
26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith)
33:18 - Booktenders
33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee)
38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs
42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake
50:16 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato
Meredith's Sleeper Hit:
52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton
52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

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 | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage

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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:10 Bite Size Intro
1:04 - Currently Reading on Youtube
2:39 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:13 - City Lights Bookstore
5:00 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 
5:35 - Footnotes and Tangents
07:53 - Current Reads
8:01 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook (Kaytee)
11:18 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
11:52 - Sphere by Michael Crichton (Meredith)
14:21 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
15:58 - The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
16:02 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
16:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
16:34 - Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb (Kaytee)
22:12 - The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
24:01 - All Her Fault by Andrea Mara
26:11 - Someone in the Attic by Andrea Mara
26:12 - The Other Side of the Wall by Andrea Mara (Blackwell's link)
26:54 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Kaytee)
28:25 - CR Season 2: Episode 22 when Kayytee first brought The Dutch House
29:20 - Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
31:48 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
33:30 - Snap by Belinda Bauer (Meredith)
37:30 - Boss My TBR
38:11 - Gretchen's Stack
For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
39:29 - Field Day Books and Bottles
39:35 - Cannon Beach Book Company
43:09 - Lauren's Stack
I, Medusa by Ayana Gray
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
44:26 - Fabled Bookshop
44:49 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson
48:32 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights bookish friend posts from the Facebook group
50:08 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
50:13 - On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
51:39 - Nothing Much Happens podcast
52:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:14 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
53:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
Kaytee's TBR Triage: Kaytee brings a book that has been on her TBR for a long time and decides whether to keep and read, or remove from her TBR.
54:28 - The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Foyles link)
54:31 - Foyle's
54:56 - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Foyles link)
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon
Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Webster Groves, MO.

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 | Website | Email | Threads
The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna
Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans
Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!