Season 5, Episode 26: Library Wins + Novels About Raging Feminism

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

Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and diving in hard
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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1:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:40 - Milwaukee Public Library on Instagram

4:21 - Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Siegfried Engelmann

5:07 - Current Reads

5:17 - Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (Mary)

10:06 - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylen (Kaytee)

14:00 - Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

15:19 - Join the CR Patreon to hear Kaytee’s spoiler filled discussion on Mad Honey w/Sarah from Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

17:09 - Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Mary)

17:22 - Good Omens by Niel Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

21:35 - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Kaytee)

22:48 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend