On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the...
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild
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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: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society
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Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.
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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1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week
5:56 - Current Reads
6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link)
7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake
13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee)
15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
16:41 - Currently Reading Website
17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith)
23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee)
23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook
24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton
26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith)
33:18 - Booktenders
33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee)
38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs
42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake
50:16 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato
Meredith's Sleeper Hit:
52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton
52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton
54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
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