Season 7, Episode 36: Heart Pounding Reads + The Downsides to Book Podcasting

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: heart pounding reads and bookish goodies

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

• Deep Dive: the stuff we don’t love about book podcasting

• 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)

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1:27 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

1:45 - How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny

5:41 - The Bookish Shop

5:50 - The Bookish Box subscription

7:15 - Our Current Reads

7:28 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Meredith)

10:18 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram

10:49 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

14:24 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

15:47 - Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri (Kaytee)

17:41 - Changing Hands Bookstore

18:04 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

20:16 - The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos (Meredith)

21:50 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

24:47 - Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux (Katee)

27:31 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

27:45 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

27:59 - Glory Daze by Danielle Arceneaux 

29:39 - Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith, pre-order releases May 13, 2025)

29:55 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

29:56 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

34:27 - A Dead and Stormy Night by Steffnie Holmes

35:25 - This Changes Everything by Tyler Merritt (Kaytee)

35:44 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt

36:59 - The Trees by Percival Everett

39:36 - The Downsides of Book Podcasting

53:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain

54:00 - I wish Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito was turned into a graphic novel. (Meredith)

54:02 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

54:48 - I wish for an easy way to find niche book things. (Kaytee)

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