Season 6, Episode 5: Fall Reading + Books That Follow Formulas

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

Bookish Moments: family reading and choosing family’s reads
Current Reads: lots of books great for fall!
Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not
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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1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:42 - The Novel Neighbor

4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads

6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger

7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger

7:46 - Holly by Stephen King

7:58 - Current Reads

8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary)

9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023)

11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith)

13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent

15:36 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose

18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary)

18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith)

23:06 - Oprah Daily “The Life You Want” talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!)

26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517

27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary)

29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram

29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips

32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith)

37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas

38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager

48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary)

50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith)