Season 5, Episode 1: Blown-Away Books + What We Did Over Summer Break

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: reporting back on homework and an exciting interview Current Reads: some great summer break reads from both of us, and one spicy opinion Deep Dive: we report back on how we spent our five weeks off and how much we missed you all! Book Presses: one last time - a very Kaytee book and a series starter to keep you going. 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! 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'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!* . . . . 2:42 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:40 - The Bookshelf Thomasville 4:06 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:32 - Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret by Judy Blume 6:58 - Fabled Bookshop 7:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard 7:25 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 7:26 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 8:33 - Current Reads 8:44 - Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith (Kaytee) 9:56 - The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 11:45 - Scorpica by G. R McCallister (Meredith) 15:27 - Circe by Madeline Miller 16:06 - Furyborn by Claire Legrand 16:31 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) 17:06 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 17:08 - Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 20:09 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale (Meredith) 22:26 - Half Price Books (They have lots of locations!) 24:12 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee) 24:27 - Cafe Con Libros 27:49 - The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Meredith) 29:41 - Fabled Bookshop 31:48 - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger 32:38 - Deep Dive: Our Summer Vacation Recaps 34:57 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny 37:12 - Cinder by Melissa Meyer 37:15 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 41:37 - Season 1: Episode 24 43:36 - Books We'd Like To Press Into Your Hands (For the Last Time) 43:58 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley (Kaytee) 46:04 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale 46:13 - Death at Bishop's Keep by Robin Paige (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace 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