Season 4, Episode 31: A Spicy Meatball + When Backlist Gets "Cringey"

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

Bookish Moments: too busy to read and leaning into non-fiction
Current Reads: When Meredith finished edits on this episode, she called it a spicy meatball, and that’s certainly true for our current reads.
Deep Dive: What we do about backlist books that don’t have the same standards as our modern sensibilities.
Book Presses: a few middle grade gems that you don’t want to 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!

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1:36 - Bookish Moment of the Week

4:26 - My Life in France by Julia Child

5:29 - Current Reads

5:45 - Isaiah Dunn is my Hero by Kelly J. Baptist (Kaytee)

5:55 - Novel Neighbor Bookstore

6:57 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor

7:42 - Anthem by Noah Hawley (Meredith)

7:54 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley

8:08 - An Unlikely Story Bookstore

12:49 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

15:15 - The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

19:06 - Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Kaytee)