Season 5, Episode 36: Lots of Feels + How Grief Changes Reading

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

Bookish Moments: a collective search and a reading life realization
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how grief affects reading
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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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:38 - Thriftbooks.com

3:31 - Trope Thursday with Bunmi is a Currently Reading Patreon benefit

5:46 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

8:04 - Candice on Bookstagram

8:20 - Current Reads

8:27 - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Mary)

9:18 - Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

10:54 - Well, That was Unexpected by Jessie Q. Sutanto

11:54 - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama (Kaytee)

12:05 - Becoming by Michelle Obama

15:45 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Mary)