Season 4, Episode 34: Forever Favorites + Books That Live in our Heads, Rent-Free

Published: April 4, 2022, 9 a.m.

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On this week\\u2019s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: the change of the seasons and a young fan

  • Current Reads: a few books that will stay with us forever, and some that\\u2026 won\\u2019t

  • Deep Dive: the books that live rent-free in our heads

  • Book Presses: a fairy tale retelling and a beloved brick

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you\\u2019d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don\\u2019t scroll down!\\xa0

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you\\u2019d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your\\u202fsupport!*\\u202f\\xa0

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1:20 - Currently Reading Patreon

3:26 - Bookish Moment of the Week

6:01 - Current Reads

6:21 - Fabled Bookshop

6:42 - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh (Meredith)

13:53 - The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers (Kaytee)\\xa0

16:55 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (Meredith)

18:40 - book darts for your own books!

20:09 - The Time Traveler\\u2019s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

22:45 - When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten (Kaytee)

24:45 - Bookshelf Thomasville subscriptions

25:19 - Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane (Meredith)

29:15 - How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon (Kaytee)

30:15 - Heavy by Kiese Laymon

30:19 - Season 3: Ep. 34

32:27 - Garcia Street Books

32:59 - Deep Dive: Books that Live Rent Free In Our Heads

34:15 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

35:49 - So You\\u2019ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

36:49 - Into the Wild by Jack Krakauer

37:55 - A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

37:59 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

38:37 - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

39:30 - Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia

39:49 - Violeta by Isabel Allende

40:30 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

40:37 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

40:38 - The One by John Marrs

40:44 - Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

40:46 - Parasite by Mira Grant

40:57 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kenda Adachi

41:50 - The Southern Book Club\\u2019s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

42:13 - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

44:41\\xa0 - Books We\\u2019d Like to Press Into Your Hands

45:02 - All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller (Meredith)

46:58 - Wicked by Gregory Maguire

47:52 - Roots by Alex Haley (Kaytee)

49:16 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers\\xa0

49:21 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

49:38 - Shogun by James Clavell

49:39 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

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