Season 4, Episode 39: Soldiering On + Our Five Rules for Reading

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

Bookish Moments: finishing up school and reading when the wheels fall off
Current Reads: all kinds of books for you today, readers
Deep Dive: our five (personal) rules for reading
Book Presses: falling in love with the octopus and a creepy twins

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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1:31 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:25 - Brave Writer

5:28 - Current Reads

5:44 - Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl (Kaytee)

9:19 - My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett (Meredith)

10:09 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

10:11 - Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott

10:35 - NPR Interview with Georgia Pritchett

14:19 - The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs (Kaytee)

14:33 - Laura Tremaine’s Secret Stuff

17:45 - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black (Meredith)

19:41 - Boswell Books