Season 5, Episode 2: Reading Realizations + A Slow But Steady Primer
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event
Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about
Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in?
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week
2:45 - Stanley’s Library by William Bee
3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram
4:36 - Fabled Bookshop
6:24 - Current Reads
7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith)
12:47 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson
13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee)
13:40 - Brilliant Books - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake.
13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly
14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller
16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell
16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister
18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith)
23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee)
23:33 - Libro FM ALC program
25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order)
26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree
27:00 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith)
33:06 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
33:45 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Kaytee)
36:57 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
37:00 - Recursion by Blake Crouch
37:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
38:17 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson
39:17 - Deep Dive: The Slowest and the Steadiest
39:21 - @Marys_bookish_musings on Instagram
41:26 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
41:34 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
41:48 - Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby (Amazon link)
41:49 - The New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby
42:22 - Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
42:49 - Roots by Alex Haley
45:34 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili
45:45 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
45:48 - Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke
48:11 - It by Stephen King
48:13 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King
48:37 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher
48:56 - Meet Us At The Fountain
I wish I could implement a family reading time in the evenings. (Kaytee)
I wish everyone could experience what we experience with the Indie Press List (Meredith)
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