On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : book therapy and reading as cardio Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : planning a reading retreat with all the details The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d ...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 37
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments : a collective search and a reading life realization Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : how grief affects reading The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to li...
Apr 17, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 36
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading mojo and a package of bookish delights Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : how do we decide which books to own or keep? The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. ...
Apr 10, 2023•54 min•Season 5Ep. 35
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : the generations after us and before us in our reading lives Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : what did we learn from a no-prep current read section? The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we ment...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 34
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading addiction and revisiting a favorite book rec source Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : the bookish bait & switch - sometimes it’s great, sometimes… not so much The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book an...
Mar 27, 2023•49 min•Season 5Ep. 33
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a daily quote service and an “apology cake” win Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : discussing the range of historical fiction and our favorites in the genre The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource ...
Mar 20, 2023•52 min•Season 5Ep. 32
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a deliciously beautiful book subscription and some middle-marriage mayhem Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : we are trying a new Boss My TBR Segment! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we ment...
Mar 13, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 31
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments : a joyful poem and bookshelf chats Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you...
Feb 27, 2023•55 min•Season 5Ep. 30
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : and a bookish clean slate Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : our first second-part deep dive! Today we are making a travel list based on the (fictional) places we’ve traveled in books The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references ...
Feb 20, 2023•50 min•Season 5Ep. 29
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : a wonderful reading gift and an upcoming literary festival Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : today we are making a travel list based on the (real) places we’ve traveled in books The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to ev...
Feb 13, 2023•59 min•Season 5Ep. 28
Today, we are refreshing your memories about one of our favorite flagship products! The Indie Press List is doing BIG things and we are thrilled to give you a taste of this goodness. If you’d like to get future episodes (plus tons more backlist episodes of this type of content!, we’d love for you to join us on Patreon . To shop: we would love for you to go directly to Bookshelf Thomasville’s website . Here's a brief list of each of the five selections, but again, we'd love for you to go directly...
Feb 10, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 27
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a meeting with an app and a personal audiobook win Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : we’ve been asked how it affects our reading lives to have to do it as a “job,” and we’re answering those questions today! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes ar...
Feb 06, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 27
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments : a great library newsletter and a reading milestone Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in...
Jan 30, 2023•58 min•Season 5Ep. 26
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : TBR evaluation and a great e-reader setup Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : an exploration and praise of the Quiet book The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you...
Jan 23, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 25
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading peccadilloes and reading as a race Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : questions and answers about a reading partnership, and how that works in the real world of Roxanna and Meredith The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with refe...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Today’s minisode has an additional top 5 list to add to your 2023 TBRs! We’ve got Mindy, Mary, and Roxanna here with their favorite books of 2022, and their conversation is not-to-be-missed! These three had the best time chatting together without any hosts, and we’re so grateful to Mindy for pulling this episode together behind-the-scenes! Minisode show notes are not timestamped or transcripted, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. *Please note that all book titles linked below are Boo...
Jan 13, 2023•56 min•Season 5Ep. 23
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a big sale, a reading husband, and 2023 reading observations Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : author completists - the ones we’ve read all of and the ones we want to read all of The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to e...
Jan 09, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 23
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are sharing our top ten reads of 2022! Can you guess where we overlap? This is a GREAT stack of books and we are so thrilled to share it with you. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). T...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 22
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are revisiting the very first Top 10 episode we ever aired. We’ve grown a lot as podcasters since then and our tastes have changed some, so it was a fun trip down memory lane. We hope this episode stocks your TBRs with books that are ALL backlist now, and easy to grab from the library! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen fir...
Dec 19, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 21
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : a big milestone and small business Saturday Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : we go down the rabbit hole of book tracking The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If y...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 20
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments : a bookish car surprise and a triumphal return Current Reads : all the great stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : the deets on reading vacations! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil t...
Dec 05, 2022•58 min•Season 5Ep. 19
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : pet conspiracy against Meredith + airport friendships Current Reads : A whole slew of books that might be hard to listen to us talk about for various reasons Deep Dive : the goodies to buy for the bookworm that doesn’t need books The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resou...
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : travel reading and two great bookish podcast episodes Current Reads : buzzy books, sci-fi, and plenty of murder Deep Dive : book covers that enhanced our reading experience The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen...
Nov 21, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 17
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : snow day reading + scheduled reading time Current Reads : books that blew us away Deep Dive : finding your nonfiction fit The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll dow...
Nov 14, 2022•54 min•Season 5Ep. 16
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a circle-back moment and reading blankies Current Reads : lots of great non-fiction and some surprising hits Deep Dive : getting out of a reading funk - some strategies! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen fir...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 15
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : broken reading and reading companions Current Reads : some brand new books and a surprising classic Deep Dive : our between-book processes The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise,...
Oct 31, 2022•57 min•Season 5Ep. 14
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading genetics and scary saturation Current Reads : backlist gems and TBR surprises and bookish serendipity Deep Dive : we visit The Wayback Machine to give you books we think would go viral on Bookstagram and BookTok if they came out today The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every b...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 13
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction Current Reads : some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff Deep Dive : we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to ev...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 12
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mindy are discussing: Bookish Moments : a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled Current Reads : great books that we couldn’t wait to discuss with each other Deep Dive : how do we manage having guests and still making time to read? The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this epi...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : matching reading and values and a library mood boost Current Reads : murderful goodness, plus visits to previous beloved authors Deep Dive : when you read a bunch of one type of book, do they start to dilute in ratings? The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we men...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 10
