Season 3, Episode 34: The Reading Playground + Genres We Shy Away From
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: immersive reading and a bookish gift
Current Reads: we are all over the playground of reading taste
Deep Dive: we discuss which genres we shy away from
Book Presses: a few memoirs for those of you who shy away (ahem, Meredith)
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
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Intro:
1:51 - Become a Patron
2:15 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
2:34 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Bookish Moments:
3:41 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
3:54 - Let’s Make Art
7:03 - Yes Yes Cookies (seven layer magic bars here in the U.S)
7:47 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis
Current Reads:
8:34 - Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy by Rachel Ricketts (Kaytee)
11:02 - Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies by J.B. West (Meredith)
11:38 - Heather’s Bookstagram
15:24 - Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Kaytee)
15:29 - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
17:57 - We Are Unprepared by Meg Little Reilly (Meredith)
21:42 - 10 Things to Tell You Episode w/Meredith and Kaytee
21:51 - Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Kaytee)
24:54 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Meredith)
25:03 - Fabled Bookshop
Deep Dive - Genres Outside Our Playground
32:21 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
34:28 - A Promise Land by Barack Obama
35:19 - Bad Blood by Jon Carreyrou
40:51 - Genre Convincer episode with Mary Heim
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:15 - Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon (Kaytee)
44:45 - Heartland by Sarah Smarsh (Meredith)
44:53 - Season One, Episode 14
46:12 - Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
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