Season 8, Episode 36: Spring Fever + The Oldest Books On Our TBR
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR
Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about
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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1:21 - Bookish Moments of the Week
6:05 - Current Reads
6:59 - A Question of Guilt by Jorn Lier Horst (Meredith, amazon link)
9:36 - Daunt Books
11:59 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson (Kaytee)
12:05 - The Novel Neighbor
17:05 - This American Woman by Zarna Garg (Meredith)
18:59 - Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
23:30 - Zarna Garg on TikTok
24:19 - The Tears of Things by Richard Rohr (Kaytee)
24:27- The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr
29:35 - Vigil by George Saunders (Meredith)
31:25 - Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
31:33 - A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
37:54 - The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens (Kaytee)
38:09 - Fabled Bookshop
38:13 - The Life We Bury by Allan Eskens
38:18 - Content Bookstore
42:53 - Deep Dive: The Oldest Books on our TBR
43:20 - Currently Reading Substack
43:24 - Currently Reading Website
47:22 - The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
48:12 - 12 Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup
49:09 - Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
50:31 - How We Learn by Benedict Carey
51:57 - Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree by Nancy Atherton
53:57 - CR Season 5: Episode 18
54:00 - Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
56:33 - The Hunger by Alma Katsu
58:12 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
58:54 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
Meredith brings something she is curious about
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