*Please note that Kaytee was out of her regular recording space this week and it affected her audio. It’s not you, it’s us. Back to normal next week!* On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: binging a great series and re-introducing morning reading Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : you get to boss our summer TBRs! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes abo...
Jul 01, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 47
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: meeting Currently Reading show regulars Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : what. we think goes into a good book review The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . ...
Jun 24, 2024•52 min•Season 6Ep. 46
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: book recs that land with non readers and Kaytee meeting an octopus! Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : how we recommend books to readers outside our own wheelhouses The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (thi...
Jun 17, 2024•55 min•Season 6Ep. 45
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: book recommendations and…. book recommendations! Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : books we wish we read sooner The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . :1...
Jun 10, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 44
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends and “salt” books Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : difficulty in starting new books The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . :10 -...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 43
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode. As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know wha...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 27 min
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: more bookish podcasts and new to us books Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : books we have recently DNFd or NRNd The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . . :1...
May 27, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 42
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish mail and more tech to help our reading lives Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : what makes an unputdownable book and some examples The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on t...
May 20, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 41
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: accepting bookish feedback and purging our bookshelves Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : our current top 5 reads of 2024 The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . ....
May 13, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 40
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: talking podcasting with young people and book to film buzz Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : All kinds of bookish overhype The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) ....
May 06, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 39
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: our children reading to the elderly and finally talking to authors Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : Boss My TBR for two bookish friends The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on th...
Apr 29, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast ! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: fun new hobbies and maybe not having a bookish moment Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : our love for all things memoir The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . ....
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 37
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: learning of new kinds of books and creating outdoor reading spaces Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : how we manage our massive TBRs and how we choose our next read The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode ...
Apr 15, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 36
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: changing up book subscriptions and implementing new technology into our reading Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : what would we ask the book fairy to change in our books The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the ep...
Apr 08, 2024•54 min•Season 6Ep. 35
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: more efficient book signings and reading when we need to recharge Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : an unofficial deep dive into no prep episodes The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only wo...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 34
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: pastries while reading and huge bookish hangovers Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : the ways our reading lives and changed and expanded over time The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only w...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 33
We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode. As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Meredith and Roxanna will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know wha...
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr 38 min
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: book signings and reading retreats Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : revisiting what is working and what isn’t working in our current reading lives The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only ...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 32
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: puzzle competitions and a new to Meredith podcast Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : a recap of Kaytee and Meredith’s annual CR get together The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on...
Mar 11, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 31
On this episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: teaching littles to read and a book press Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : tropes Roxanna and Mary want to see MORE of in their reading The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the m...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 30
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish festival meetups and poop books for potty training Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : answering questions about our thoughts on bookish villains The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link o...
Feb 26, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 29
Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast ! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot...
Feb 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: bossing our friends' TBRs an exciting look at a book to film preview Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : bossing two listeners’ TBRs The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main...
Feb 19, 2024•56 min•Season 6Ep. 28
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: even more bookshelves and Meredith potentially meeting authors Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : tropes we are tired of reading The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main si...
Feb 12, 2024•57 min•Season 6Ep. 27
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish pre-orders and picking the right books for ourselves Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : Bookish Friends’ best and worst books of 2023, with interesting overlaps! The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the epi...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 26
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee may have died and come back to life after recording this week. They are joined by none other than Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden of the Popcast! They are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading clickers and reading to our kiddos Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : Knox and Jamie’s top 5 books of 2023, plus each guest brought their favorite reading experience The Fountain : we v...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 25
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading aloud to our kiddos and bookish Legos Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : How Roxanna has evolved to read more sci-fi, fantasy and romance The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only work...
Jan 22, 2024•58 min•Season 6Ep. 24
We know you’ll be thrilled to hear from Mary and Roxanna again this weekend as you’ve been asking for their top 10 lists, and we’ve got them for you! Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 1:15 - 2023 Reading Review 3:02 - CR Season 6, Episode 22 (Meredith and Kaytee’s top 10) 5:26 - Currently Reading Patreon 8:30 - Our Top Ten Reads of 2023 8:43 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Roxanna) 10:...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: gifting books to little ones and accessing our TBR Current Reads : all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive : how the endings of books could make or break our feelings about the book as a whole The Fountain : we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 23
