Season 6, Episode 7: Bookish Get Togethers + Best Versus Favorite Books

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: seeing each other in person and comfort Kindle reading Current Reads: books new and old, from new to beloved authors Deep Dive: what we think about "best" versus "favorite" books 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'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down! We are now including transcripts 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'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you 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 support!* . . . . 2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 2:12 - The Popcast 3:07 - Book People 6:24 - Kindle Oasis 7:15 - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 8:04 - Current Reads 8:11 - Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (Kaytee) 8:28 - The Husbands by Chandler Baker 8:29 - CR Season 4: Episode 33 8:32 - Whisper Network by Chandler Baker 8:33 - CR Season 2: Episode 4 8:40 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 8:42 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 13:00 - Malice by Keigo Higashino (Meredith) 13:43 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 15:42 - The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart (Kaytee) 19:12 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (Meredith) 24:42 - Invisible Son by Kim Johnson (Kaytee) 24:58 - This Is My America by Kim Johnson 26:43 - Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson 26:54 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 28:01 - Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (Meredith) 29:12 - The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille 31:50 - Deep Dive: The Best Books Versus Our Favorite Books 31:56 - @ezeekat aka Jaysen Headley 32:05 - Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa 33:40 - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 33:42 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 34:37 - A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales 35:45 - Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 35:50 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 38:20 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 38:28 - Babel by R.F. Kuang 39:28 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle 44:48 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 44:51 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton 45:59 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 46:53 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 46:54 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn 47:28 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:39 - I wish we would all focus on something to learn in our reading lives. (Kaytee) 49:24 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford 49:56 - I wish to press The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier into readers' hands. (Meredith) 49:56 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading