Season 5, Episode 11: The Magic of Bookish Friends + Reading with Guests Around

Published: Oct. 10, 2022, 9 a.m.

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

  • Bookish Moments: a bit of bookish magic and a pre-order wish fulfilled

  • Current Reads: great books that we couldn\\u2019t wait to discuss with each other

  • Deep Dive: how do we manage having guests and still making time to read?

  • 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\\u2019d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don\\u2019t scroll down!\\xa0

We are now including\\xa0transcripts\\xa0of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is 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,\\xa0you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your\\u202fsupport!*\\u202f\\xa0

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2:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:38 - Mindy\\u2019s Instagram @gratefulforgrace

5:04 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman

5:16 - Bookshop.org

5:36 - The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

5:53 - Booked by Kwame Alexander

5:54 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

6:36 - Current Reads

6:45 - Scribd

7:02 - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Mindy)

7:31 - Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

10:29 - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

10:35 - Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon

11:08 - The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

11:37 - Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (Kaytee)

12:52 - The Handmaid\\u2019s Tale by Margaret Atwood

12:56 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

13:24 - The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

17:02 - The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Mindy)

17:11 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman

18:19 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

23:35 - @kraysbookclub on Instagram

23:36 - @jordys.book.club on Instagram

24:57 - My Body is Not A Prayer Request by Amy Kenny (Kaytee)

29:49 - True Biz by Sarah Novic

30:03 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon

31:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O\\u2019Farrell\\xa0

31:50 - The Sign for Home by Blair Fell (Mindy)

36:27 - Tumble by Celia C. Perez (Kaytee)

41:22 - Deep Dive: Reading when Guests are Visiting

43:12 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

47:39 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

54:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish book jacket copy and summaries would stop ruining the plot for all of us. (Mindy)

I wish that I could put The Once and Future Witches on everyone\\u2019s Fall TBR. (Kaytee)

58:05 - The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow\\xa0

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