Season 5, Episode 44: Your Homework + Literary Festival Tips and Tricks

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

Bookish Moments: a summer reading conundrum, and a box full of galleys
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: best practices and encouragement for attending a literary festival and meeting authors
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

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3:17 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:09 - Libby

5:10 - Hoopla

5:11 - Scribd

5:12 - Audible

7:05 - Elizabeth Barnhill @wacoreads on Instagram

7:37 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

8:14 - Current Reads

8:32 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:44 - Capital Books on K

9:25 - The Swifts by Beth Lincoln (Meredith)

13:58 - Mrs. Caliban by Rachel Ingalls (Kaytee)

14:07 - Parnassus Books

14:12 - Parnassus Books on Instagram

14:13 - Parnassus Books on TikTok

17:13 - All the Queen’s Men by S.J. Bennett (Meredith)

20:54 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett

21:08 - How to Human by Carlos Whittaker (Kaytee)

21:18 - @loswhit on Instagram

24:55 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James (Meredith)

27:27 - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

29:34 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

30:16 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (Kaytee)

35:24 - Deep Dive: Literary Festivals, Book Signings, and Meeting Authors, Oh My!

35:58 - CR Season 5, Episode 42

36:08 - Prepping for a Literary Festival

Get on their mailing list
Figure out which events you want to attend, because some run concurrently and you have to choose!
Coordinate with others attending!

47:58 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain

51:19 - I wish everyone would find their Swift name! (Meredith)

52:08 - I (Megan) am in fact okay with Cardon Swift. I am slightly large, kind of prickly, and do also have my pretty side.

52:30 - Mary is Marketable Swift

52:55 - Roxanna is Shrill Swift

54:04 - I wish to win at summer reading. (Kaytee)

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannathereader on Instagram