Season 7, Episode 43: Bookish Get Togethers + Virtual Reading Retreats
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: bookish get togethers and bookish connection events
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: the ins and outs of a virtual reading retreat
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)
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1:32 - Ad For Ourselves
1:45 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:41 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
4:33 - Mystery to Me bookstore
9:56 - Our Current Reads
10:10 - Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (Mary)
16:38 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Meredith)
21:22 - Set Piece by Lana Schwartz (Mary)
25:15 - Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
26:20 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
27:57 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge
29:08 - Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan (Mary)
33:16 - The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (Meredith)
34:48 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
37:38 - Virtual Reading Retreats
51:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain
51:38 - I wish everyone would try a buddy read with an unexpected buddy reader. (Mary)
51:50 - The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys
54:33 - I wish everyone would consider putting a virtual reading retreat on their calendar. (Meredith)
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