Currently Reading

Every once in a while, we love to drop a full episode sample of the kind of content you can get over on Patreon, and this month we are sharing our newest offering: Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi. In this debut episode, we are exploring "Debut Novels That Blew Us Away!" Here's what you'll find inside:

Welcome, friends! This month, we are debuting a new patron bonus that I hope you will LOVE! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi was a brainchild for about 4 months before this debut, and I hope you can tell the time and attention that went into it. Every month, we will focus on a "trope of the month" and have regular segments that you'll come to know and love. This episode is supposed to be INTERACTIVE. When you've listened, come tell us about your favorite debut novels! Or ask Bumni questions! Or tell us what trope you'd like us to explore! All of that is great fodder for future episodes - although we have roughly 4 years worth of ideas right now, ha!

This inaugural episode is a bit longer than they will normally be, but that's because I want to introduce you to and let you get to know Bunmi Ishola and how this new episode came to be!

Links below go to Bookshop dot org as applicable. 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!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!

Get to Know Bunmi:

• @bunmi_ishola on Instagram
• Penguin Random House

Book-Adjacent:

Carrot Top Paper Shop (Bunmi)

• Rainbow Quote
• Fond of Books Mug

Blue Q Octopus Tote Bag (Amazon link) (Kaytee)

• The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
• My Octopus Teacher on Netflix
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

From the Editor's Desk:

Remarkably Bright Creatures Buddy Read Discussion

Janet Evanovich, Louise Penny, James Patterson, John Grisham

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

NaNoWriMo

Brendan Slocumb Minisode

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

A Promised Land by Barack Obama

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

Trope Thursday - Debuts That Blew Us Away:

What Mama Left Me by Renee Watson (Bunmi)

• Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
• Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson

The Ten Thousand Doors of ...

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event
• Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about
• Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in?
• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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!

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!*

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1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:45 - Stanley’s Library by William Bee

3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram

4:36 - Fabled Bookshop

6:24 - Current Reads

7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith)

12:47 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson

13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee)

13:40 - Brilliant Books - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake.

13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly

14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller

16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister

18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith)

23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee)

23:33 - Libro FM ALC program

25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order)

26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree

27:00 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher (Meredith)

33:06 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

33:45 - Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Kaytee)

36:57 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

37:00 - Recursion by Blake Crouch

37:15 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

38:17 - Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson

39:17 - Deep Dive: The Slowest and the Steadiest

39:21 - @Marys_bookish_musings on Instagram

41:26 - Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

41:34 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

41:48 - Daughters of Afri...

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

• Bookish Moments: book recommendations and.... book recommendations!
• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
• Deep Dive: books we wish we read sooner
• 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)

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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:44 - Send us your listener presses! Here’s what we need: A voice memo with - Your name, location, book title and author, “Here’s the setup”, and why you love it. Three minutes or less please!! Email those to [email protected]

4:36 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:10 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe

8:53 - Our Current Reads

9:09 - A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson (Meredith)

11:05 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

12:38 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy (Kaytee)

15:52 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

16:30 - 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis (Meredith)

20:54 - 2054 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis

21:50 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee, audio only)

22:05 - @clarabelletoks on Instagram

22:37 - libro.fm

26:51 - A Better World by Sarah Langan (Meredith)

29:34 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

31:19 - High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee)

31:39 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

34:55 - Deep Dive: Books We Wish We Read Sooner

35:44 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

36:34 - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagahira

37:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

37:50 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

38:55 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

39:32 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

40:27 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

40:29 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

40:51 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck

40:52 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty

40:58 - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

41:09 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

41:47 - Roots by Alex Haley

42:01 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

42:05 - On Writing by Stephen King

43:20 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

43:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

44:05 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

44:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller

46:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:09 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

50:06 - I wish more people would read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. (Meredith)

50:47 - I wis...

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:

Today, Kaytee and Meredith are here with a special episode for you! We are reflecting back on our second year of podcasting and our biggest wins and our biggest regrets. We get a bit vulnerable, a bit silly, and a bit reflective. You’ll get some behind-the-scenes glimpses as well as some “looking to the future” previews. We are so grateful for the cadre of listeners that we have connected with over these two years, and we could never have imagined how much this podcast could have brought to our 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!

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*

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Best of Season 2:

4:10 - Season 2, Episode 31: Spicy Takes: Books We Wanted to Throw Against the Wall

6:04 - Episode 27 of Season 1: Bookish Pet Peeves

6:57 - Season 2, Episode 22: Goodreads Choice Award Side-Eye

7:11 - Season 2, Episode 23: Our Best Books of 2019

8:23 - Golden Earbud Awards EPISODE and Instagram post

8:43 - Meredith visits Kaytee Instagram Post

9:48 - The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

10:04 - Ideal Bookshelf Puzzle

10:15 - A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota by Sun Yung Shin

10:40 - Apple Watch

10:55 - Bookshop.org

12:28 - Episode 36 of Season 2

12:33 - Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West

13:42 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

13:32 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

16:49 - The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

18:29 - Season 2, Episode 36 conversation about wild animal pets

20:29 - COVID(eo)s on Patreon - free for all!

22:02 - COVID(eo) with 5 of our kiddos!

28:29 - Patreon - the beginning of Bookish Friend(ship)s

39:31 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle

40:52 - Slay by Brittney Morris

40:54 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi

42:22 - Season 2, Episode 29 - Golden Earbud Awards

42:55 - Season 2, Episode 35 - Girl, Get You A Bookstagram

44:16 - Season 2, Episode 25 - Cozy Mystery Deep Dive

45:31 - Minisode with January LaVoy

45:53 - Minisode with Anna Hithersay

47:41 - Patreon

49:14 - REMINDER: Last episode of Season 2, but be sure to join us on Instagram next week for a giveaway!

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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