Season 8, Episode 42: Reading Sanity + Boss My TBR
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: needing some reading sanity and two kindles?
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately
Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith boss some listeners’ TBRs
Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Meredith brings a book she may DNF
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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1:23 - Bookish Moments of the Week
3:16 - The Reimagining of Thornwood House by Jaleigh Johnson (pre-order, releases June 9, 2026)
5:56 - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
10:53 - Current Reads
11:14 - The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan (Meredith)
17:03 - The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut (Kaytee)
21:30 - Strangers by Belle Berden (Meredith)
24:06 - Awake by Jen Hatmaker
28:49 - Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher (Kaytee)
29:36 - A Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher
32:40 - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
32:41 - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
32:42 - Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
34:56 - The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan (Meredith)
36:42 - An Unlikely Story
38:25 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanne Clarke
39:26 - The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
40:13 - Isola by Allegra Goodman (Kaytee)
45:35 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR
From Carrie:
47:19 - Lady Tremine by Rachel Hochhauser
47:20 - How to Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson
47:24 - Five by Ilona Bannister
47:27 - Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire
47:57 - romance.io
48:02 - This Summer will be Different by Carley Fortune
50:38 - Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
From Gianna:
52:26 - The Boomerang by Robert Bailey
52:28 - Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore
52:31 - For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn
52:34 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit
52:37 - Lady Tremine by Rachel Hochhauser
57:23 - Before We Go
Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post
Meredith brings a book she might DNF and why
59:43 - Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zang by Kylie Lee Baker
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