Season 7, Episode 2: Library Love + Boss Our Summer TBR Update
On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: morning reading and loving the library
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: an update and discussion on the boss OUR summer TBR episode
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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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
3:54 - Artful Agenda
8:05 - Our Current Reads
8:24 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Meredith, pre-order, releases Sept. 10, 2024)
10:07 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett
13:15 - The Examiner by Janice Hallett (Blackwell’s link, pre-order, releases Aug. 29, 2024)
14:15 - The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett
14:16 - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
14:50 - Search by Michelle Huneven
15:41 - Water by John Boyne (Kaytee, amazon link)
16:06 - Earth by John Boyne (amazon link)
16:08 - Fire by John Boyne (Blackwell’s link - preorder releases Nov 7 2024)
17:57 - The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
19:12 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (Meredith)
23:46 - The Murder of Mr. Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rosen (Kaytee - “It was not obvious to me at the time from looking at the cover that this was actually only two authors, one with four names. Any inaccuracies are my own, but the opinions on the book stand!”)
23:56 - libro.fm
27:21 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith, boss my TBR update)
28:06 - Circe by Madeline Miller
31:43 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
31:44 - Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
33:33 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (Kaytee, boss my TBR update)
40:00 - Deep Dive: Our Experiences with Boss OUR TBR
41:29 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
41:30 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
41:31 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
51:21 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
52:41 - Currently Reading Patreon
53:07 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:22 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
53:32 - I wish that everyone would read The Home Maker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Meredith)
56:37 - I wish for reading recs that pair well with the show Our Flag Means Death (Kaytee)
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