Season 8, Episode 39: The Howl Train + Reading Therapy w/Mary
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations.
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary
Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary.
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
2:02 - Currently Reading Patreon
2:10 - Watch Anitra’s video HERE
2:47 - Roar by Cecelia Ahern
3:41 - Bookish Moments of the Week
4:05 - Boswell Book Company
6:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
6:37 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
9:19 - The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower
9:44 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
10:07 - Current Reads
10:13 - Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (Mary)
13:37 - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
13:51 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
15:25 - Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite (Meredith)
21:26 - Dan in Green Gables by Rey Terciero (Mary)
21:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
24:25 - This Cursed House by Del Sandeen (Meredith)
26:25 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
27:06 - Feral and Hysterical by Sadie Hartmann
28:17 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
29:22 - Instructions for Traveling West by Joy Sullivan (Mary)
31:44 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
32:45 - The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen (Meredith)
35:00 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
36:59 - Two Friends Books
38:28 - Deep Dive: Reading Therapy with Mary
40:42 - Slewfoot by Brom
43:11 - @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram
43:18 - The Poetry Remedy by William Siegert
45:27 - The Popcast
45:54 - How We Live is How We Die by Pema Chodron
49:10 - Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian by Tim Probert
52:54 - Heartwood by Amity Gage
52:55 - The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
52:57 - Wreck by Catherine Newman
52:58 - Her Many Faces by Nicci Cloke
53:00 - Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein
53:25 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman
53:36 - Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
54:02 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
54:04 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
54:59 - It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok by Megan Devine
55:49 - Currently Reading Substack
56:27 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
57:29 - Before We Go
Meredith brings something she’s curious about
57:46 - @Meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram
58:41 - The Perfect Loaf by Maurizio Leo
59:47 - Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Mary tries a little TBR triage
1:00:23 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
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