Episode description
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: talking podcasting with young people and book to film buzz
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Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
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Deep Dive: All kinds of bookish overhype
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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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
1:36 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:48 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
6:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
7:17 - The Martian by Andy Weir
8:46 - Our Current Reads
8:53 - Olivetti by Allie Millington (Kaytee)
10:40 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
11:54 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (Meredith)
13:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled Bookshop
14:31 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
15:42 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May (Kaytee)
16:12 - Wintering by Katherine May
19:31 - No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith)
20:21 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
20:23 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
23:17 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee)
23:36 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
27:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett
27:50 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Meredith)
31:12 - @thewilltoread on Instagram
31:47 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
32:18 - The Bookish Overhype
34:15 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
34:20 - Deacon King Kong by James McBride
34:42 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt
35:51 - James by Percival Everett
36:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
36:41 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides
37:28 - End of Story by A.J. Finn
39:11 - The Women by Kristin Hannah
39:21 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
41:05 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
43:25 - Happy Place by Emily Henry
43:38 - Funny Story by Emily Henry
43:40 - People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
44:34 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
44:47 - Meet Us At The Fountain
44:51 - I wish that books that make you question yourself would give an assessment quiz at the end. (Kaytee)
45:03 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May
46:41 - I wish everyone would watch the episode of The Twilight Zone called “Time Enough At Last”. (Meredith)
47:08 - Twilight Zone Season 1: Episode 8 (This is Amazon Prime but you can watch on Paramount + as well!)
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