Season 5, Episode 7: Seasonal Reading Bonanza + Diverging Strong Opinions

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

Bookish Moments: being a beta-reader and a new school routiSeasonal Reading Bonanza + A Discussion of "The Sentence"ne
Current Reads: perfectly seasonal reads for your TBRs
Deep Dive: a discussion of books that M&M had diverging opinions on
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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2:09 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:22 - Mr. Delia’s resources for readers

6:54 - Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

8:40 - Current Reads

9:06 - The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones (Mary)

13:08 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier (Meredith)

13:48 - The Novel Neighbor

13:53 - @novelneighbor on Instagram

14:14 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

16:09 - The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

17:55 - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Mary)

18:31 - Book Depository