Season 5, Episode 12: Spooky Spectacular + Short Books That Pack a Punch

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

Bookish Moments: fall reading to the max and spooky season satisfaction
Current Reads: some wonderful picks for November and then a bunch of spooky witchy creepy stuff
Deep Dive: we are chatting about our favorite books under 200 pages that really blow your mind
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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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1:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

7:51 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White

8:06 - Current Reads

8:19 - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (Kaytee)

8:44 - Garcia Street Books

8:59 - The Sorta Awesome Podcast

11:25 - The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

15:05 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (Meredith)

19:30 - Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh (Kaytee)

19:36 - Currently Reading Season 5: Episode 6

21:07 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Misspoke in the episode saying Jonathan Lockwood. The series name is Lockwood & Co.)

21:35 - We Need Diverse Books