Season 5, Episode 35: Mysteries and Romance + Books We Want to Own

Published: April 10, 2023, 9 a.m.

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading mojo and a package of bookish delights

  • Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we\\u2019ve been reading lately

  • Deep Dive: how do we decide which books to own or keep?

  • 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 of 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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1:21 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - Parnassus Books

3:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (supporters get access to the IPL each month)

4:16 - Fabled Bookshop

5:32 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Publishes Sept 2023)

7:09 - Current Reads

7:23 - To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)

7:32 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins\\xa0

11:30 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)

16:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

18:11 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

18:54 - The Storyteller\\u2019s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal (Kaytee)

19:06 - Schuler Books

21:10 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

21:46 - The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow (Meredith)

23:28 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

25:08 - Diving In Podcast

25:37 - The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass (Kaytee)

25:43 - Changing Hands Bookstore

30:27 - The Future is Yours by Dan Frey (Meredith)

34:05 - How Books Make It To Our Forever Shelves

38:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

38:20 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

38:22 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

38:25 - Search by Michelle Huneven

39:53 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

41:41 - The Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield

42:46 - Still Life by Louise Penny\\xa0

43:13 - Babel by RF Kuang

46:15 - Meet Us At The Fountain

46:42 - I wish everyone would read Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman in a Specific Way (Kaytee)

46:42 - Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

47:01 - Fanny Hill by John Cleland

49:04 - Pango Books

49:14 -\\xa0 I wish I liked putting together Ikea furniture (Meredith)

49:24 - Ikea full size Billy Bookcase

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