Season 8, Episode 25: Get Your Eyes Checked + All Things Special Editions
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: reviving the book space and recs from bookish friends
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: all things special editions
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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1:39 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:35 - Currently Reading Patreon
4:16 - Currently Reading website to find your readerly type
5:03 - Sidedoor podcast
5:29 - Sidedoor Season 11 - Poison and Poisonability
6:50 - Our Current Reads
6:58 - Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle (Kaytee)
7:13 - @booksbybrady on instagram
11:02 - Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates (Meredith)
14:51 - Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates
16:17 - Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson (Kaytee)
17:41 - These Truths by Jill Lapore
19:37 - Two Cures for Love by Wendy Cope (Meredith, amazon link)
23:58 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Kaytee)
26:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
26:54 - Bear by Julia Phillips
28:02 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (Meredith)
35:26 - Deep Dive: All About Special Editions
35:41 - Special Edition reel by Docofthedarkarts
36:16 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (special edition)
36:33 - OwlCrate
36:34 - Fairyloot
36:38 - Satisfiction
37:40 - Foyles
38:47 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition)
41:01 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (leatherbound edition, pre-order out Feb 26, 2026)
41:45 - Hunger Games special edition box set
42:20 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
42:24 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
44:29 - The Poet Empress by Shen Tao (deluxe special edition)
46:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain
47:14 - I wish to press Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (Kaytee)
47:15 - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
49:01 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
49:25 - Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots (pre-order, releases May 19, 2026)
50:25 - If you are feeling slumpy in your reading, I wish for you to get your eyes checked! (Meredith)
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