Season 6, Episode 36: New Kinds of Books + Managing Our Massive TBRs
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: learning of new kinds of books and creating outdoor reading spaces
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how we manage our massive TBRs and how we choose our next read
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)
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**We are aware of a sound quality issue with Kaytee’s audio. We are in the works to hopefully get that fixed soon! Thanks for hanging with us through it!
2:55 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
5:56 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch
7:54 - Our Current Reads
8:18 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith)
11:21 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram
11:22 - @readlexyread on Instagram
11:36 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
12:34 - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Kaytee)
14:57 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
15:48 - There’s Something I Have To Tell You by Michelle McDonagh (Meredith)
18:25 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
19:40 - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (Kaytee)
20:08 - The Happier Podcast
23:48 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith)
27:55 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee)
28:10 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
32:01 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
32:29 - Deep Dive: Managing Our Massive TBRs
33:09 - Hearts and Daggers Pod
33:43 - Currently Reading Patreon
44:00 - 3 tier rolling cart on Amazon
47:16 - NetGalley
47:51 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
50:53 - Half Price Books
51:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain
52:14 - I wish people would read The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. (Meredith)
54:31 - My wish is to share a collaboration between Mychal Threets and PBS. (Kaytee)
55:00 - Mychal Threets on Instagram
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