Season 3, Episode 44: Middle Grade and Mysteries + Book Polygamy

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: regular reader kids and bookish friends lavishing love

  • Current Reads: mysteries abound, as does middle grade, plus some overlap between the two

  • Deep Dive: how many books do you read at once?

  • Book Presses: a book that shifted our perspective and a retelling of a Greek myth

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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1:34 - Currently Reading Patreon

Bookish Moment of the Week:

4:51 - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

4:58 - Super Burp! (George Brown Class Clown #1) by Nancy Krulik

5:02 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney

Current Reads:

10:30 - Kerry’s Instagram @linesiunderline

10:37 - Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (Meredith)

13:53 - Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Kaytee)

14:17 - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

14:18 - Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland

16:41 - The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan (Meredith)

18:18 - In The Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murders #1)

21:11 - Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Helen Simonson (Kaytee)

21:54 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

21:55 - Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman

21:56 - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

22:11 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala (Meredith)

22:17 - Book of the Month

24:47 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee)

25:07 - This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel 

Deep Dive - How We Read: Monogamous or Polygomous 

32:29 - Kaytee’s SoundPeats headphones

36:18 - Meredith’s Kindle Oasis

36:30 - Kindle Paperwhite

37:10 - Kindle Oasis CaseBot case

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

40:13 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Meredith)

43:59 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Kaytee)

44:46 - Circe by Madeline Miller

44:47 - Lovely War by Julie Berry 

44:48 - Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

45:02 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

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