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
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : homeschool book reports and an embarrassment of galleys Current Reads : three books from each of us to fill up your TBRs (or sometimes not) Deep Dive : finding and heeding trigger warnings 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’...
Sep 26, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 9
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : finding our best reading time and bookstore trauma double visits Current Reads : we thought we knew what we were getting with these books, but we had no idea Deep Dive : curating the perfect fall reading ambience, all the goodies and links 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...
Sep 19, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 8
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments : being a beta-reader and a new school routine Current Reads : perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs Deep Dive : a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on 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 f...
Sep 12, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside: Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I ho...
Sep 09, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 6
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments : a new reading habit and protecting a reading life Current Reads : books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme! Deep Dive : seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites 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...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 6
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author Current Reads : dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder Deep Dive : the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and reso...
Aug 29, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 5
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading as a gauge and a library cookbook Current Reads : books we’ve been guarding like precious gems Deep Dive : reading the world - why and how The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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 sur...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 4
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : DNF progress and a new way of enjoying a book Current Reads : five books we’re excited to talk about and one that might cause some clutched pearls Deep Dive : the books we know are terrible but are our secret pleasures The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we menti...
Aug 15, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : reading to a new generation and an online event Current Reads : six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about Deep Dive : slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in? The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we menti...
Aug 08, 2022•55 min•Season 5Ep. 2
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : reporting back on homework and an exciting interview Current Reads : some great summer break reads from both of us, and one spicy opinion Deep Dive : we report back on how we spent our five weeks off and how much we missed you all! Book Presses : one last time - a very Kaytee book and a series starter to keep you going. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book a...
Aug 01, 2022•53 min•Season 5Ep. 1
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Some of our highlights and learning experiences from Season 4. Who can believe we are four full years into the podcast? Giving you 12 additional presses to fill up your summer and fall TBRs. If you want more presses, an additional 30 will be made available to Patreon subscribers next week!. Join us over at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast ! As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every ...
Jul 18, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 48
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, we have a very special GROUP Show for you! All 5 of us got together to play a Bookish game of Never Have I Ever, and we think you’ll love it! 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated b...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 47
Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Meredith and author Travis Baldree. Travis is the author of Legends and Lattes, which has gone gangbusters through the Currently Reading community. Tune into this conversation with Travis to hear about: Emotional support books Cozy Fantasy: a Hallmark-style movie set in Dungeons and Dragons? The journey to publication Favorite characters Cover conversations Fan art The details on his next book The last 5-star book he read! Minisode sh...
Jul 08, 2022•24 min•Season 4Ep. 46
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: 18 fantastic books that listeners want to Press into your hands! Get out your Library hold list! 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! New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so ...
Jul 04, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 46
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : a giant buddy read to be proud of and recommending specific books Current Reads : a mish mash of books across all genres Deep Dive : Meredith and Kaytee go into the specifics of writing a review and sharing it Book Presses : last presses of season 4! A violent but huggable book and a mystery that looks like it contains something different As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with referen...
Jun 27, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 45
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments : a new social media delight and a bookish gathering Current Reads : each of us sneakily convinces the other one to read a book that she wasn’t sure about before Deep Dive : we are planning the bookstacks to bring on your family vacation so that everyone can read together Book Presses : a YA drama from a favorite author and a diverse multiverse sci-fi adventure As per usual, time-stamped show notes are b...
Jun 20, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 44
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments : working with a new bookstore and a reading chair conundrum Current Reads : we’ve got some wheelhouse reading here today including some non-fiction that we think you’ll love Deep Dive : the books we read during our childhoods that impacted the readers we are today Book Presses : two more of those childhood books that we want to make sure you’ve read As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below wi...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 43
