Season 3, Episode 42: Buzzy Buzzy Books + Bookish Gifts for Dads
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: reading peace for mama and a bookish husband dilemma
Current Reads: a few of these ones have been all over Bookstagram, and I guarantee there’s at least one you’ve never heard of
Deep Dive: books that are perfect for the men in your life
Book Presses: a non-fiction, self-help book and a magical school that is can’t miss
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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Current Reads:
9:28 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Mary)
9:48 - Beach Read by Emily Henry
9:56 - A Million Junes by Emily Henry
16:49 - Fable by Adrienne Young (Meredith)
19:17 - The House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
19:32 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
20:39 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
22:01 - Namesake by Adrienne Young
22:35 - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Mary)
22:48 - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
26:20 - Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Meredith)
26:41 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
31:04 - The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson (Mary)
34:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Meredith)
38:38 - The Martian by Andy Weir
Deep Dive - Father’s Day Book Ideas
42:33 - Still Life by Louise Penny (#1 Inspector Gamache series)
43:49 - Greenwood by Michael Christie
44:29 - Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon
44:41 - The Body by Stephen King (story that Stand By Me is adapted from)
45:30 - Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
46:53 - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
47:39 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
48:03 - I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
48:53 - A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (First Sherlock Holmes book)
49:48 - Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
50:19 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
50:20 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
50:30 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
51:12 - The Anarchist’s Tool Chest by Christopher Schwarz
52:41 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
52:58 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
53:00 - Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
53:50 - The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner (Mary)
57:40 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (Meredith)
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