Season 8, Episode 6: Octogenarians in the Spotlight + Diving into Reading Deeply
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: being told what to read by our past selves + insomnia reading on my kindle
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how to read deeply
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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1:30 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week
2:01 - The September House by Carissa Orlando
5:26 - Our Current Reads
5:33 - The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi (Meredith) [releases September 30]
8:16 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
10:49 - Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun (Kaytee)
14:23 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
14:28 - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
14:50 - We Spread by Iain Reid (Meredith)
16:39 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
16:42 - Foe by Iain Reid
20:41 - The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei (Kaytee)
23:07 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
23:18 - The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty
24:21 - Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (Meredith)
28:47 - Stuart Little by E. B. White
29:58 - Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
31:32 - This Is Happiness by Niall Williams (Kaytee)
36:24 - Time of the Child by Niall Williams
36:54 - Take What You Can Carry by Gian Sardar
37:11 - How and When to Read Deeply
37:45 - Currently Reading: A Journey to Three Pines series
40:33 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
43:31 - Babel by R. F. Kuang
50:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
55:31 - Still Life by Louise Penny
58:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain
58:12 - I wish my iPhone would make automated actions easier for handling my screenshots. (Meredith)
1:02:28 - I wish that we would all come up with our list of Slam Dunks. (Kaytee)
1:05:42 - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin
1:06:47 - Chrissie on Instagram and at Sarah’s Bookshelves
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