Season 7, Episode 40: Bookish Friends Step Up + Boss My TBR

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

• Bookish Moments: shifting our perspectives and bookish friends stepping up

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

• Deep Dive: we are bossing some more 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 site)

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1:23 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

5:36 - Our Current Reads

5:47 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman (Kaytee)

8:16 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

8:21 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

10:16 - Night Film by Marisha Pessl (Meredith)

15:23 - The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (Kaytee)

20:29 - The Big Four by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

22:38 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge

24:28 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

26:00 - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa (Kaytee)

26:38 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi 

31:05 - The Beast and the Bookseller by Eva Devon (Meredith)

35:15 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

36:42 - Boss My TBR

From DactylJD

38:19 - Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall

39:42 - The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

39:45 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

39:48 - Real Americans by Rachel Khong

39:51 - Belle Green by Alexandra Lapierre

39:55 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

From Terri Melton

44:42 - Hyde by Craig Russell

44:43 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

44:49 - Falling by T.J. Newman 

45:02 - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

45:04 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

45:07 - To Shape A Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

45:11 - A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

49:05 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:12 - I wish for us to try new things. (Kaytee)

51:32 - I wish to press Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore. (Meredith)

51:38 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore

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