Season 6, Episode 8: Getting Chatty + What Is Working In Our Reading Lives

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

Bookish Moments: trips overseas and checking out home decor books
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: what is working for us in our reading lives
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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1:53 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

6:15 - Current Reads

6:46 - The Last One by Will Dean (Meredith)

9:41 - Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

10:58 - To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Kaytee) (We apologize for the error in stating the WRONG indie bookstore in reference to this book. The August Indie Press List was brought to us by Elliott Bay Book Company.)

11:05 - Capital Books

11:08 - Parnassus Books

14:36 - Spinning Silver by Naomi Novick (Meredith)

18:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

19:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee)

20:22 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

23:08 - Down the Hill by Susan Hendricks

23:24 - In Light of All Darkness by Kim Cross (Meredith)

24:45 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

28:51 - Waypoints by Sam Heughan (Kaytee)

30:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed

33:59 - Deep Dive: What Is Working In Our Reading Lives