Season 4, Episode 19: Fabulous Stories + The Fictional Worlds We Want to Live In
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a birthday gift for a friend and winter prep
Current Reads: we’ve got lots of five-star books for you today readers, and one that didn’t hit the mark
Deep Dive: the fictional worlds we would love to live in (or maybe just visit)
Book Presses: a graphic novel and a perfectly quiet winter book
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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Season 4, Episode 18:
0:10 - An Ad for Ourselves
1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
5:05 - Bookish Moment of the Week
6:47 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
7:07 - Three Lives & Company bookstore
9:03 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
10:06 - Current Reads:
10:18 - Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson (Kaytee)
12:40 - Ash Davidson’s About Me page
14:09 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
14:58 - State of Terror by Hilary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny (Meredith)
15:16 - Still Life by Louise Penny (1st in Three Pines series)
19:12 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
21:07 - The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody (Kaytee)
21:15 - Netgalley
22:47 - Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
22:49 - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
23:33 - The Weeping Tide by Amanda Foody (pre-order link)
24:07 - Pony by R. J. Palacio (Meredith)
24:21 - Page and Palette Bookstore
27:04 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
28:36 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
30:50 - How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith (Kaytee)
34:23 - Master of Sorrows by Justin Travis Call (Meredith)
34:32 - Fabled Bookshop
41:09 - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
42:39 - Blackwell’s
44:17 - Deep Dive: Worlds We Want to Dive Into
44:54 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams
45:27 - Still Life (1st in the Three Pines series) by Louise Penny
46:27 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
46:45 - Tilly and the Bookwanderers (Pages and Co #1) by Anna James
47:19 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (HP #1) by J.K. Rowling
47:25 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
47:42 - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
47:59 - The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
47:60 - Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
49:08 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
49:54 - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
50:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
50:38 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
51:13 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
52:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
52:27 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob (Kaytee)
54:13 - Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson (Meredith)
56:15 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
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