Currently Reading Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb

Today’s spoiler-free minisode includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Yara Zgheib. Yara is the author of No Land to Light On, a heartbreaking and heart-mending love story of immigration and parenthood and leaving your heart across the ocean. This book was an Indie Press List pick for March from An Unlikely Story. Tune into my conversation with Yara to hear about:
Writing as therapy
Turning real world events into novel
The humanity in every story
Her personal connections to this story
Travel and privilege
How Ph.D.s are so useful
Her favorite characters
And of course: a book she wants to press into your hands.
Minisode show notes are not timestamped, but linked titles are below for you to peruse. These are affiliate links, which kick back a small percentage of your purchase to the podcast, which helps support the show!
No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib
The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Connect with Brendan: on Instagram at @yarazgheibofficial, on Facebook, or at her website
Contact the show at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com.
You can find Kaytee on Instagram @notesonbookmarks and Meredith @meredith.reads.
You can visit our website at www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off
Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers
Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading
Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  
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1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:25 - Brave Writer 
5:28 - Current Reads
5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee)
9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith)
10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott 
10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett
14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee)
14:33 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff 
17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith)
19:41 - Boswell Books 
19:54 - Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
19:56 - The Secret Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 
19:58 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
20:47 - Cold Clay (Shady Hollow #2) by Juneau Black
22:25 - A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones (Kaytee)
22:32 - First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (Charlie Davidson #1)
25:20 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
25:45 - Still Life by Louise Penny
26:35 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie (Meredith)
27:04 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
31:12 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 
31:20 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
31:24 - Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah
31:32 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
31:55 - Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow
32:19 - Deep Dive: Our 5 Rules for Reading
32:31 - The Painted Porch Bookshop
32:40 - The Daily Stoic
32:54 - Ryan Holiday’s 8 Rules for Reading Video 
33:26 - Season 1: Episode 19
33:54 - Season 2: Episode 37 of Bookend Homeschoolers
34:55 - Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
47:29  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
47:49 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (Kaytee)
50:39 - Currently Reading Patreon
51:23 - @Bookishbetsie on Instagram @bookishbetsie on TikTok
51:34 - Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (Meredith)
53:44 - The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 
55:07 - The Shining by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: delightful Zoom meetings and used books for “complete” shelves
Current Reads: some thrills, some nonfiction, some YA, and some romance
Deep Dive: reading during a big life change
Book Presses: a married people romance and a narrative non fiction gem
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  
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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:46 - Mary Heim on Instagram
1:50 - Amy of @What_amy_reads on Instagram
5:30 - The Passengers by John Marrs
5:32 - The One by John Marrs
5:43 - thriftbooks.com
7:06 - Current Reads
7:31 - The Arc by Tori Henwood Hoen (Mary)
10:29 - The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta (Kaytee)
11:58 - Libro.fm
13:10 - article from the San Diego Tribune
13:48 - How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Dana K. White (Mary)
15:50 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
18:03 - Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett (Kaytee)
19:30 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
20:21 - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (Mary)
24:24 - Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown (Kaytee)
27:10 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
27:12 - Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
28:16 - Deep Dive: How We Read During Life Shifts 
28:22 - Season 4: Episode 33
31:49 - Lightseekers by Femi Kayode 
31:53 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
32:19 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
34:41 - Dry by Neal Shusterman
34:44 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
34:47 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
36:37 - Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
37:30 - The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins
38:14 - Wintering by Katherine May
39:22 - Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
39:24 - The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
40:57 - The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren
40:59 - The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
41:03 - As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds 
46:13  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
46:37 - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams (Mary)
49:23 - The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (Kaytee)
49:27 - Season 3: Episode 39
49:31 - Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: new merch and a comfort read
Current Reads: some books that were directly recommended by readers and ended up being big hits
Deep Dive: our bookish confessions, in which we essentially play strip poker with opinions
Book Presses: a book that is singular in its execution and an old school favorite
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  
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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:20 - Currently Reading Mighty Networks
4:35 - Bookish Moment of the Week
4:48 - Currently Reading Zazzle Store
5:48 - Meredith’s “Scary Books are my Jam” mug
8:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
8:40 - Current Reads
8:45 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson (Kaytee)
13:39 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
14:00 - The Son by Philipp Meyer (Meredith)
17:03 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
18:06 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
18:08 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty
18:55 - Frankie and Bug by Gayle Foreman (Kaytee)
19:24 - If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
19:25 - Where She Went by Gayle Foreman
22:30 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
22:40 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant 
23:17 - NurtureShock by Po Bronson (Meredith)
27:00 - Black Birds in the Sky by Brandi Colbert (Kaytee)
28:11 - Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
30:25 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (Meredith)
32:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled 
35:53 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff
36:32 - Deep Dive: Our Bookish Confessions
55:37 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray
57:29  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
57:55 - Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (Kaytee)
58:03 - Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson
58:23 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu 
59:47 - Blackwell’s UK
1:00:53 - What Should I Do With My Life by Po Bronson (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: bookish laundry and thoughts on starting a book
Current Reads: a few Indie Press List titles that blew our socks off and some additional great books
Deep Dive: crotchety old ladies talk about their bookstagram pet peeves
Book Presses: a smart thriller and a great YA pick
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  
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1:30 - Bookish Moment of the Week
1:45 - Laundry Love by Patrick Richardson
1:50 - Season 4: Episode 33
3:21 - From the Front Porch podcast
6:16 - Roar by Cecilia Ahern 
9:24 - Current Reads
9:35 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Meredith)
9:45 - An Unlikely Story 
9:51 - Currently Reading Patreon
16:06 - How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (Katyee)
21:53 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson (Meredith)
25:12 - The Between by Tananarive Due (Kaytee)
25:48 - Levar Burton Reads episode “The Wishing Pool”
25:52 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
29:05 - The Anomaly by Here Le Tellier (Meredith)
31:14 - Falling by T.J. Newman
32:21 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
35:16 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
36:31 - From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Kaytee)
36:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
40:51 - Deep Dive: Our Highs and Lows with Bookstagram
46:14 - @Lonestarreads on Instagram
47:10 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
53:48  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
54:06 - The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne (Meredith)
55:30 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
55:33 - Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
56:02 - All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Kaytee)
56:16 - Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
56:17 - Stamped (for young adults) by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: beautiful bookshelves and a booktuber to love
Current Reads: we’re all over the map this week with poetry and Cozy+ and a book I should have loved but didn’t and so much more!
Deep Dive: reading outside of our comfort zones
Book Presses: books that we didn’t expect to love
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  
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1:39 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:24 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Youtube
6:30 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Instagram
8:39 - Current Reads
8:55 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee)
11:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
12:26 - Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman (Meredith)
14:08 - Story Bound Story via Fabled
15:57 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee)
16:03 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy 
19:19 - His and Hers by Alice Feeney (Meredith)
22:15 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 
22:38 - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (Kaytee)
23:04 - The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
26:36 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray (Meredith)
30:35 - The Maid by Nita Prose
30:44 - An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Turston
32:15 - Deep Dive: Reading Out of Our Comfort Zones
34:18 - Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
34:21 - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
36:38 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
37:25 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray
39:42 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville
39:50 - Book of the Month
39:57 - Access the Indie Press List by becoming a Patron
42:16 - Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
43:40 - An Unlikely Story
45:18  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands
45:36 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee)
48:39 - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (Meredith)
51:10 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast.com
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast