Season 8, Episode 33: Reading Grooves + Our Reading Hermitages
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: Which authors’ complete works we would take to our hermitage
Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.
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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:10 - Bite Size Intro
:51 - Fabled Bookshop
:57 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:23 - Our Current Reads
8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)
10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10:40 - Centennial by James Michener
11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)
16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)
17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay
17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)
21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh
21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh
22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh
24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)
28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)
***Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code “currently”
35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns
36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!
37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time
Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)
39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)
Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)
40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
Charles Dickens (Meredith)
41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)
42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson
David Sedaris (Meredith)
Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)
Stephen King (Meredith)
45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Liz Moore (Elizabeth)
46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore
46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Debbie Macomber (Meredith)
Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)
50:40 - Before We Go
Meredith highlights a bookish friend post
51:33 - StoryGraph
Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit
52:35 - No One’s Coming by Kevin Hazzard
52:40 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live
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