Kaytee is recording with a guest host this week as Meredith is traveling, and I think you’ll really enjoy hearing from her!

You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: an author event with a tiny sidekick, and a special bookish gift from a friend.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. This week’s choices have romance, non-fiction, and historical fiction novels!

We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, as well as a couple listener updates

For our deep dive this week, we are taking a peek at Lori Lynn’s reading life, and the ways she uses reading to balance her mental health. It’s a really interesting conversation about how reading looks different for each of us.

Finally, this week, we are Pressing Books Into Your Hands. We’ve both brought a non-fiction pick this week, and they are certain to spark conversations!

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! *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!* 

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2:10 - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

3:01 - Episode 17 with Delia Owens interview!

3:28 - Glennon Doyle Meton (on tour for Love Warrior)

3:30 - Anthony Doerr (on tour for All the Light We Cannot See)

4:10 - A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

4:54 - Currently Reading Bookish Friends on Patreon

6:11 - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

8:30 - Anna Hithersay on Episode 22

10:10 - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

10:36 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

10:49 - The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez