Season 7, Episode 47: Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other's Hands

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: readerly badges and DNFing books Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives and press book into the other's hands The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) . . . . 2:19 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 8:02 - Our Current Reads 8:30 - A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera (Kaytee) 8:46 - A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera 8:49 - CR Season 5: Episode 1 8:53 - Cafe Con Libros 8:55 - An Island Princess Starts A Scandal by Adriana Herrera 8:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 6 12:29 - With A Vengeance by Riley Sager 14:09 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 14:10 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 14:14 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager 14:20 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager 14:52 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 14:54 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 15:11 - Nine Lives by Peter Swanson 18:29 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges (Kaytee) 22:29 - The Midsummer Bride by Kati Wilde (Meredith) 25:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 28:02 - Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee) 31:19 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 32:05 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 33:42 - The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith) 37:17 - This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Meredith mistakenly titled this book. This is the correct one!) 39:21 - Reading Life Temp Check + Pressing Books Into Each Other's Hands 40:19 - Uncommon Measure by Natalie Hodges 51:38 - Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby 52:01 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby 54:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 56:13 - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 57:32 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 57:54 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June's IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!