The Currently Reading Podcast

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: all about our book budgets

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about

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
1:50 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:42 - Fabled Bookshop
2:44 - Book Lover Weekend
4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week
5:01 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
6:13 - @sciencewhizliz on Instagram
9:33 - "You've Been Poisoned" teacup
10:35 - Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson
11:52 - Current Reads
12:03 - Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)
12:40 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
12:41 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
16:22 - The Deep by Nick Cutter (Meredith)
19:38 - Sphere by Michael Crichton
20:35 - The Troop by Nick Cutter
21:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
21:26 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Kaytee)
21:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 48
25:16 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
29:56 - North is the Night by Emily Rath (Kaytee)
34:24 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Meredith)
35:49 - An Unlikely Story 
42:03 - Deep Dive: Our Book Budgets
43:01 - @deadendbooks_rva
50:12 - Book of the Month
50:20 - Goldsboro Book Subscriptions
51:17 - Libro.fm
51:25 - Storygraph
51:47 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon
51:58 - Shelf Respect by the Popcast
52:30 - Aardvark Book Club
52:33 - Satisfiction
52:35 - Fairyloot
53:19 - Sleuth Box w/Fabled
55:48 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
56:22 - Fairyloot Epic Fantasy subscription
Kaytee brings something she is curious about
57:33 - Inside Literary Prize
57:58 - Canada Reads
58:20 - South to America by Imani Perry
58:27 - Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
58:39 - 2026 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist
 
Support Us:
Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch
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Bookish Friends Receive:
The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April's IPL is brought to us from a new to us bookstore, Two Friends Books in Bentonville, Arkansas

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 | Substack | Youtube
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!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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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1:31 - Bookish Moments of the Week
2:46 - Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan
5:40 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
5:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
5:50 - Wreck by Catherine Newman
7:02 - Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
7:03 - Honey Bee Mine by Sarah T. Dubb
8:02 - Current Reads
8:34 - The Inn at Penglas Cove by Lauren Westwood (Meredith)
13:08 - The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa (Kaytee)
17:37 - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
18:04 - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McCallister
18:34 - The Extra by Annie Neugebauer (Meredith)
19:05 - Book Talk, Etc
20:08 - Talking Scared Podcast w/ Annie Neugebauer
23:50 - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara (Kaytee)
24:01 - CR Season 7: Episode 16
29:10 - @wguidara on Instagram
29:34 - The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery (Meredith)
31:35 - An Unlikely Story
33:24 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
34:27 - How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
35:36 - The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
36:18 - Waterstones
39:15 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
39:24 - The Ten Thousand Doors Of January by Alix E. Harrow
40:24 - Deep Dive: Our Reading Traditions
45:27 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
45:29 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
45:32 - Beauty by Robin McKinley
48:47 - BookPage
49:23 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
49:37 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut
Meredith brings a sleeper hit
51:09 - The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
 
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. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Substack | Youtube
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!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Which authors' complete works we would take to our hermitage

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.

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 
:51 - Fabled Bookshop
:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:23 - Our Current Reads
8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)
10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10:40 - Centennial by James Michener
11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)
16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)
17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay
17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)
21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh
21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh
22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh
24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)
28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)
***Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code "currently"
35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns
36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!
37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time
Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)
39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee 
39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)
Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)
40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Charles Dickens (Meredith)
41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)
42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson
David Sedaris (Meredith)
Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)
Stephen King (Meredith)
45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Liz Moore (Elizabeth)
46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Debbie Macomber (Meredith)
Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)
50:40 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
51:33 - StoryGraph
Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit
52:35 - No One's Coming by Kevin Hazzard
52:40 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live
 
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. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Substack | Youtube
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!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: How to audiobook

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week
1:35 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
1:41 - PBS app
2:31 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
3:07 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
3:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
3:48 - Call Her Daddy podcast w/Sarah J. Maas
4:55 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
6:55 - Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas
7:09 - @hollyslitmagic on Instagram
9:15 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle
9:31 - The Day the World Came To Town by Jim DeFede
9:48 - Search by Michele Huneven
10:16 - Current Reads
11:00 - The Night She Died by Dorothy Simpson (Meredith, ebook only)
16:52 - Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander (Kaytee)
17:02 - Literally A Bookshop
21:30 - The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer (Meredith)
22:51 - We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
26:23 - Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)
29:04 - Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (pre-order releases Oct 6, 2026)
29:08 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
29:44 - A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (Meredith)
29:59 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
34:02 - The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James
35:46 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion (vol. 1) by Beth Brower (Kaytee)
43:15 - How To Listen To Audiobooks
55:14 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
56:26 - Greenwood by Michael Christie 
56:29 - The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
Meredith brings something she's curious about
57:20 - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
57:35 - Footnotes and Tangents
 
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. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Substack | Youtube
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!

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes

Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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
2:01 - Currently Reading Press List
3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books
3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com
5:17 - The Diving In podcast
6:28 - Current Reads
6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee)
6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link)
12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips
15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee)
15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks
19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith)
19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee)
25:26 - The Novel Neighbor
26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva
26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18
27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast
28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith)
30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List
34:58 - Currently Reading Press List
38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast
42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl
42:52 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige
43:21 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley
43:33 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
43:48 - Disney War by James B. Stewart
43:52 - The Course of Love by Alain de Botton
44:08 - Shogun by James Clavell
44:28 - Dataclysm by Christian Rudder
44:39 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
44:51 - Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
45:11 - The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
45:20 - The Vintage Teacup Club by Vanessa Greene
45:29 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
45:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman
45:36 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
46:03 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:04 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
46:09 - The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
46:11 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Homberg
46:25 - The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
47:15 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster
47:26 - Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
50:14 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
50:54 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion by Beth Brower
Kaytee brings something she's curious about
53:00 - Laura Tremaine's Substack
53:15 - 10 Things To Tell You podcast 
55:13 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
55:29 - Kin by Tayari Jones
55:37 - Whistler by Ann Patchett
55:51 - Land by Maggie O'Farrell
 
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. March's IPL is brought by our lovely friends at An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA.

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 | Substack | Youtube
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!