Currently Reading

Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
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Currently Reading

Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.

  1. HÁ 3 DIAS

    Season 7, Episode 12: New Furry Friends + Retaining What We Read

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: if we retain what we read and if it matters 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) .  .  .  .  1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 8:56 - Our Current Reads 9:00 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Kaytee) 9:16 - Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach 13:16 - Stiff by Mary Roach 14:34 - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (Meredith) 16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson 20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 21:09 - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (Kaytee) 26:24 - The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Meredith) 31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy 32:09 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Kaytee) 35:08 - Content Bookstore 36:31 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith) 36:35 - 10 Things To Tell You ep. 239 w/Meredith 37:52 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann 38:10 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon (her spoiler filled episode about Iain Reids book is on Patreon) 38:29 - Fabled Bookshop 43:18 - Foe by Iain Reid 43:32 - Retaining What We Read 44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny 49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller 51:59 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid 52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 53:39 - NYT article “At Capacity” 55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain 55:58 - I wish to let you know about the storyteller word a day calendar (Kaytee) 56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day 58:02 - I wish the newest Louise Penny book will be good (Meredith) 58:07 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

    1h2min

  2. 14 DE OUT.

    Season 7, Episode 11: Fun Bookish Mail + Fall Books That Are Not Spooky

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: meeting bookish friends IRL and getting fun bookish mail Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: fall books that aren’t spooky, scary or academia 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) .  .  .  .  1:57 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 3:25 - Queen Books 7:21 - Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B.B. Alston 7:26 - Blackwell’s UK 7:46 - The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues by Beth Lincoln 7:50 - The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln 8:04 - Silverborn by Jessica Townsend 8:21 - Heir by Sabaa Tahir 8:26 - Libro.fm 8:33 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 9:06 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 10:00 - Our Current Reads 10:12 - Fellowship Point by Alice Eliott Dark (Roxanna) 15:07 - Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk by Kathleen Rooney 16:11 - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Kaytee) 21:14 - The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Roxanna) 22:49 - Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple 24:42 - The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Kaytee) 24:50 - Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean 27:47 - Cold Blood Liar by Karen Rose 29:25 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis (Roxanna) 31:02 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 31:03 - Animal Farm by George Orwell 34:14 - A Short Walk Through A Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke (Kaytee) 34:20 - Commonplace Books 36:09 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 36:49 - Currently Reading Patreon 38:55 - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo 40:17 - Fall Books That Are Not Spooky 41:24 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 42:58 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 43:28 - September by Rosamunde Pilcher 44:10 - Still Life by Louise Penny 44:54 - First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (Amazon link) 45:08 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 45:38 - Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout 46:06 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 46:08 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory 46:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 46:30 - Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon 47:22 - The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith 48:03 - The Song Collector by Natasha Solomons (Amazon link) 48:31 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 49:07 - Search by Michelle Huneven 49:45 - House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister 50:19 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal 50:33 - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal 50:40 - Go as a River by Shelley Read 50:56 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman 51:02 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 51:57 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black 52:05 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 52:31 - The Guide by Peter Heller 52:41 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 53:20 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 53:36 - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein 54:14 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 55:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:15 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 57:22 - I wish you would consider re-reading books that bring you joy. (Roxanna) 58:03 - I wish to always have an “in case of emergency” book. (Kaytee) 58:17 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 58:57 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 58:58 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers 59:00 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in t

    1h2min

  3. 7 DE OUT.

    Season 7, Episode 10: Readers In The Wild + Authors We Would Mourn Over

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: being the bookish person at work and discussing books in grocery stores Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: authors we would take a day off to mourn over 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) .  .  .  .  1:24 - Ad For Ourselves 1:28 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:59 - The Novel Neighbor 4:08 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 4:38 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 4:44 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara 6:50 - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 8:14 - Our Current Reads 8:29 - Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer (Meredith) 8:33 - CR Season 6: Episode 48 10:19 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 14:19 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly (Kaytee) 14:25 - A Room of One’s Own bookshop 17:12 - Interesting Facts about Space by Emily Austin 17:16 - An Unlikely Story 17:41 - Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley (Meredith) 17:52 - The Rook by Daniel O’Malley 24:57 - Let the Games Begin by Rufaro Faith Mazarura (Kaytee) 28:15 - Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent (Meredith) 29:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 33:08 - River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Kaytee) 36:58 - Authors We Would Mourn Over 46:03 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 50:00 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:09 - I wish I could sometimes read like my husband does. (Meredith) 51:33 - Catch 22 by Joseph Heller 53:36 - I wish to press This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee) 53:37 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel 53:57 - Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. October’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store, The Novel Neighbor! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

    57min

  4. 30 DE SET.

    Season 7, Episode 9: Bookish Crafts + Why Reading Makes Us Better

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish crafting and annotation gift sets Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: diving into research about why reading makes us better humans 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) .  .  .  .  1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 5:47 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown 5:51 - I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist 5:55 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist 6:28 - Annotation gift set by Mr. Pen and Selah 8:43 - Annotation Set option 2 9:38 - Our Current Reads 9:48 - Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee) 9:53 - CR Season 6: Episode 4 10:41 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou 14:09 - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Meredith) 15:06 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman 15:10 - Daphne by Josh Malerman 15:34 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman 20:59 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak 21:01 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 21:05 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer 21:54 - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Kaytee) 26:45 - The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith) 28:05 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni 29:54 - The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni 29:56 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni 32:47 - Search by Michelle Huneven 34:13 - Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein (Kaytee) 37:38 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith) 40:16 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 41:15 - Blackwell’s UK 43:09 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 46:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 37 47:33 - How Reading Changes Us For The Better Some Stats: 49:26 - The average reading American reads 12 books per year.  49:50 - The average American spends just $35 on books per year. 50:17 - Reading can reduce our stress levels by 68% in just six minutes. 51:04 - Reading can reduce memory decline by 30% because it activates neural pathways and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. 52:18 - Transportative fiction helps produce the most empathy in readers, but that empathy boost only lasts around 48 hours, so keep reading! 53:10 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 54:31 - Audiobooks are reading! Studies have shown that audiobooks activate the same neural pathways and cognitive benefits as print reading. 54:50 - Research shows we are less impatient with audiobooks than print. 56:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 57:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:19 - I wish people would celebrate their reading in new ways. (Kaytee) 57:36 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer 57:44 - Storygraph 58:01 - Favorite Books of the Year print - Etsy Shop 58:31 - I wish you would give annotating books a try. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts

    1h1min

  5. 27 DE SET.

    Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 8: Stardust

    Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.   Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading. . . . . Stardust by Neil Gaiman 1:29 - Previews Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards. Stardust by Neil Gaiman Illustrated Version illustrated by Charles Vess HP Illustrated Editions by JK Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay Alex Awards Movie name and release date. Box office and awards. Stardust on Prime GLAAD Media Awards 7:26 - The Cutting Room Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen Turning the goats and chariot into the inn The killings of the brothers The ending that isn’t The climax that IS   Changes from Book to Movie Story timeline The Power of Stormhold stone Witch hair Yvain’s leg TrisTRAN Yvain’s hatred of Tristran Tristran’s “heritage” reveal Yvain’s attempt to cross the wall   Left out of the adaptation Charmed, the small hairy man Unicorn fight with the lion Nursery rhymes Another Missing Sister Una’s freedom   Added to the movie Gay pirates! Alberic → Shakespeare Tristran’s haircut Climax scene in the Witches’ home   Casting and alternates TrisTRAN: Charlie Cox → Ben Barnes, Orlando Bloom, Daniel Radcliffe, Shia LaBeouf, Toby Maguire, Hayden Christianson Yvain: Claire Daines → Sarah Michelle Gellar, Hayden Panetierre, Reese Witherspoon, Brittany Snow Lamia: Michelle Pfieffer → Tilda Swinton, Nicole Kidman, Emma Thompson Captain Shakespeare: Robert Deniro →  Burt Reynolds, Al Pacino Narrator: Ian McKlellan → Patrick Stewart   Problematic elements Neil Gaiman’s sexual assault charges The Graveyard Book movie on hold Good Omens series on hold Lack of racial diversity as well Women as property Women’s inability to lead 35:50 - Award Season Worst and best parts of the adaptation. Gay pirates A feeling of “rushing” The romance The pirates - HA Worst and best actors. Primus Victoria Michelle Pfeiffer Charlie Cox Worst and best book characters. Tristan The Unicorn Yvain 48:00 - Book/Flick Energy Book scored on a 5 star scale. Book on Goodreads Series scored on a 10 point scale. Movie on Rotten Tomatoes Movie on IMDB 51:31 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel Where would you travel with a Babylon Candle? How would you want to die if your ghost was captured at the moment of death? 54:53 - End Credits I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir I Remember You is rentable through many outlets Connect With Us: Currently Reading Podcast | Kaytee | Meredith Shad is in the Bookish Friends FB Group (for our Patreon supporters) Our Website | Email Us Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Buy Some Merch

    57min

  6. 23 DE SET.

    Season 7, Episode 8: A Lady of Yore + Advice For Our Past Readerly Selves

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: Feeling like a lady of yore and how bookstores contain the best people Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: answering the question “What is some advice you would tell your past readerly self"?” 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) .  .  .  .  1:23 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 1:52 - Tubicen Portable Table Lamp 9:42 - Our Current Reads 10:01 - The Clackity by Lora Senf (Meredith) 13:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 14:29 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb (Kaytee) 17:52 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 19:01 - The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Meredith, Amazon link) 22:57 - Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV (Kaytee) 26:29 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe 26:35 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 27:03 - The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (Meredith) 29:01 - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 32:11 - All This and More by Peng Shepherd (Kaytee) 32:35 - Bright Side Bookshop 32:44 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd 35:36 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 35:38 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson 36:37 - The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd  39:06 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 40:04 - Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore 40:33 - Deep Dive: Advice For Our Past Readerly Selves 42:46 - CR Season 7: Episode 1 42:48 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C. M. Nacosta 54:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:55 - I wish there was a searchable database for every piece of content related to books we talk about on CR, books I’ve read, etc. (Meredith) 57:04 - Currently Reading Patreon 58:53 - I wish all authors would just do the right thing. (Kaytee) 59:11 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

    1h2min

  7. 16 DE SET.

    Season 7, Episode 7: Bookish Fitness + How To Fit In Books When We Don't Want To

    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: How books will always be there for us and how ratings easily influence reading Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: answering the question “How do you handle reading a book you’re not going to enjoy or HAVE to read”. from listener Adrienne. 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) .  .  .  .  .  1:40 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:50 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield  6:52 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 6:54 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 6:56 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 11:34 - Our Current Reads 11:41 - Democracy in Retrograde by Sami Sage and Emily Amick (Kaytee) 12:21 - Betches Media 12:23 - @emilyinyourphone on Instagram 16:13 - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 16:16 - Thriftbooks 17:27 - People Like Them by Samira Sedira (Meredith) 18:52 - Foyles 21:48 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam 22:54 - Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Kaytee) 23:03 - The Boulder Bookstore 26:16 - The Secret, Book, and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 27:32 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan (Meredith) 34:26 - Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Kaytee) 37:54 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Meredith) 40:34 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 42:18 - The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields  44:55 - Deep Dive: Reading Books We “Have” To Read 52:17 - Meet Us At The Fountain 52:23 - I wish to press What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty. (Kaytee) 52:29 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty 55:09 - I wish to remind you to make a plan for your fall reading NOW before time gets away from you - - AND get your mammogram if you need to! (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

    58min

  8. 9 DE SET.

    Season 7, Episode 6: CR Merch + A Conversation with Bill Largent

    2:00 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:26 - @thewilltoread on Instagram 3:55 - Currently Reading Zazzle store 3:58 - Scary Books Are My Jam mug 5:47 - Our Current Reads 6:03 - The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rasha (Bill) 7:30 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjeh-Brenyah 8:03 - Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley 8:05 - Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 9:31 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 11:57 - The Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland (Meredith) 13:26 - The Novel Neighbor 15:30 - The Girls from Corona Del Mar by Rufi Thorpe (Bill, amazon link)) 16:55 - Margot’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 18:38 - The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe 19:20 - First Contact by Kim Harrison (Meredith, amazon link) 23:00 - Contact by Carl Sagan 23:59 - The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (Bill) 27:32 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell 27:36 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell 28:20 - Instructions for a Heat Wave by Maggie O’Farrell 29:22 - The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden (Meredith) 30:33 - Booker Longlist 2024 30:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler 33:13 - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 33:15 - Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill 33:17 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati 34:32 - Deep Dive: Bill’s Reading Life 35:42 - Currently Reading Patreon 36:18 - Ms. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien 36:30 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle 38:48 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and John Rutherford (translator) 38:48 - The Shining by Stephen King 39:56 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 41:17 - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah 41:20 - The Storyteller by Dave Grohl 41:26 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 41:38 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 47:18 - Dune by Frank Herbert 48:08 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 48:44 - Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 49:11 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 49:41 - Meet Us At The Fountain 49:47 - I wish you’d go into a book blind more often. (Bill) 50:18 I wish that more men would read out loud and find bookish community. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from Bright Side Bookshop in Flagstaff, Arizona! Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

    52min
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Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.

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  • Criado por
    Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
  • Anos de atividade
    2018 - 2024
  • Episódios
    351
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
  • Site do podcast
    Currently Reading

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