Season 4, Episode 3: Going Noodle + Venus Flytrap Books
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: playing library and a murderful bookmark
Current Reads: a bit silly this week, we are threatening book characters with violence and one of us throws a temper tantrum.
Deep Dive: we are discussing the genres that pull us in and then we usually hate them, the Venus Flytrap of books
Book Presses: a YA fantasy that flies under the radar and a sweet love story
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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2:17 - Listener Survey
2:19 - Giveaway Post on Instagram
2:46 - Currently Reading Patreon
3:57 - Kindle Oasis Meredith loves
4:15 - Kindle Oasis leather cover
4:32 - Bookshop.org
Bookish Moments of the Week:
5:05 - Mindy’s Instagram @gratefulforgrace
6:43 - Meredith’s Bookmark on Etsy
Current Reads:
10:17 - Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe (Kaytee)
11:14 - Kaytee’s headphones (we don’t recommend any violence with these!)
12:29 - The Stranger by Harlan Coben (Meredith)
14:35 - @katieladyreads on Instagram
17:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Kaytee)
19:22 - Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me on NPR
21:20 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (Meredith)
23:14 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
23:32 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
24:38 - The Invisible Life of Addy LaRue by V.E. Schwab
29:51 - My Time Will Come by Ian Manuel (Kaytee)
29:59 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
30:00 - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
30:01 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett
33:09 - The Butterfly House by Katrine Engberg (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Venus Flytrap Books and Genres:
39:09 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
39:35 - The Nest by Cynthia D’aprix Sweeney
39:35 - All This Could Be Yours by Jami Attenburg
39:40 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
40:07 - We Keep the Dead Close by Beck Cooper
40:18 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
42:58 - Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
43:01 - Slay by Brittney Morris
43:04 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
48:06 - The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg (Kaytee)
50:06 - Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie Holmberg
51:35 - Ellie and the Harpmaker by Hazel Prior (Meredith)
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