Season 2, Episode 15: A Time-Travel Novel We Both Love + Reading (and Recommending) Outside Our Comfort Zones

Meredith and Kaytee are back in your earbuds this week for another new episode of Currently Reading and we have lots of fun stuff to share with you!

First, a quick announcement about our Patron-only book club: we will be discussing The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain, and the author will be joining us to chat about her book on November 17th! So, if you’ve been on the fence about reading or joining our Patreon, now may be the time to do it!

Second, we have a Currently Reading Listener Survey for you this week. Please click through to the survey and tell us your thoughts about all things Currently Reading!

You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a local author event and pre-reading a book for a friend.

Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. We’re each sharing two reads this week since Belly Up episodes end up running long. Strong opinions abound in our novels this week!

We’ll move on to a short Slow But Steady update from each of us, including a “completed!” update.

For our deep dive this week, we are discussing the Currently Reading 2019 Challenge category 11: Books Pressed by an IRL or Online Book Club. We already shared a lot of Book Club thoughts in episode 4 of season 2, so this ends up being an ode to finding your bookish tribe.

Finally, this week, we are Bellying Up to the Book Bar with DeeAnn Haworth. This was a bit of a challenge for one of us, but we’re excited to talk about some new to you and to us titles!

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!* 

1:15 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

1:40 - Patreon

1:53 - Currently Reading Listener Survey

2:51 - Garcia Street Books in Santa Fe, NM

3:23 - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

3:33 - Minisode with J. Ryan Stradal

5:22 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

5:45 - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

7:14 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Walls

7:20 - Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

7:40 - Knox McCoy on The Popcast

7:43 - Shelf Subscription on Bookshelf Thomasville