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 site)

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1:35 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:07 - The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

5:42   - Our Current Reads

6:01 - The Broken Girls by Simone St. James (Meredith)

10:53 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (Kaytee)

SKIP TO 16:30 IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS SETUP

13:52 - Storygraph

13:54 - Reel by Ezeekat about trigger warnings of Butcher & Blackbird

16:48 - Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton (Meredith)

21:26 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon

22:25 - Landlines by Raynor Winn (Kaytee, Blackwell’s UK link)

22:30 - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

23:42 - The Salt Path by Raynor Winn 

27:00 - Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (Meredith)

28:18 - Fabled Bookshop

28:20 - @wacoreads on Instagram

29:04 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

31:19 - All About Love by Bell Hooks (Kaytee)

33:48 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

From Wendy T.

34:25 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

34:28 - The City We Became by N.K. Jemison

34:31 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

34:34 - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

34:37 - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

37:10 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram

37:18 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram

From Sarah O.

41:03 - Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

41:06 - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

41:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

41:11 - Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert

41:14 - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

43:31 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

46:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (a follow up from a previous Boss My TBR they loved!)

47:09 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:26 - Cabin in the Woods by Sarah Alderson

48:26 - I wish to see more blurbs from Netgalley readers on books instead of author blurbs. (Meredith)

50:18 - I wish it were easier to find fandom recommended reading order for authors with series that are within the same universe. (Kaytee)

52:44 - @birdbrainbooks on Instagram

53:08 - The Hearts and Daggers Pod on Instagram

53:27 - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

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