Season 5, Episode 6: A Shot of Joy + Seasoned Protagonists

09/05/22 • 64 min

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

Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life
Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme!
Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites
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!

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1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon

4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:54 - Pangobooks

13:28 - Current Reads

13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith)

18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee)

19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

21:35 - Libro.fm

22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith)

22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding

28:57 - Hoopla

29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell’antoia (Kaytee)

32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)

33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee)

42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading

48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo

49:10 - Cafe Con Libros

49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten

50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton

54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman

54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

54:50 -

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

Bookish Moments: a new reading habit and protecting a reading life
Current Reads: books that are joyful (one of us really needed it) and a strange twin theme!
Deep Dive: seasoned protagonists, who are they are which are our favorites
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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!

1:46 - Currently Reading Patreon

4:37 - Bookish Moment of the Week

5:54 - Pangobooks

13:28 - Current Reads

13:50 - The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter (Meredith)

18:13 - Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

18:15 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

19:11 - Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (Kaytee)

19:21 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

10:36 - The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

21:35 - Libro.fm

22:34 - Little Darlings by Melanie Golding (Meredith)

22:40 - The Hidden by Melanie Golding

28:57 - Hoopla

29:28 - In Her Boots by KJ Dell’antoia (Kaytee)

32:48 - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (Meredith)

33:27 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

36:59 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

41:04 - The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain (Kaytee)

42:19 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

42:21 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

42:23 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

42:43 - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

43:58 - Deep Dive: Seasoned Protagonists in our Reading

48:27 - The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo

49:10 - Cafe Con Libros

49:28 - An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten

50:18 - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

50:39 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

50:49 - The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

53:39 - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (#1 in the series) by M.C. Beaton

54:00 - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (#1 in the series) by Dorothy Gilman

54:48 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

54:49 - All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

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Previous Episode

Season 5, Episode 5: Fangirl-Itis + If (Genre) Taught Me Anything

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

Bookish Moments: unhauling books and chatting live with a favorite author
Current Reads: dystopia and middle grade and funny memoir and fantasy and graphic novels and murder
Deep Dive: the lessons we learned from certain sections of the bookstore
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over our reading lives

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!

1:11 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:18 - Pangobooks

2:48 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

4:40 - Half Priced Books

5:12 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard

6:17 - Fabled Bookshop

7:00 - Current Reads

7:08 - The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan (Kaytee)

7:16 - Tattered Cover Bookstore

8:30 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

12:23 - The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White (Meredith)

14:25 - Hide by Kiersten White

16:33 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

17:03 - The Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White

17:58 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree (Kaytee)

20:18 - Scribd

21:06 - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (Meredith)

25:46 - Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir (Kaytee)

25:48 - The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir

26:05 - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy by Ivy Noelle Weir

26:35 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

29:22 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard (Meredith)

34:05 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

34:06 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

34:08 - Rewind by Catherine Ryan Howard

35:10 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

36:03 - Deep Dive: If (Genre) Taught Me Anything

44:29 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish every book came with an interactive experience. (Kaytee)

44:44 - The Violin Conspiracy by Brenden Slocumb

44:46 - I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt

44:54 - Shine Bright by Danyel Smith

45:39 - Downtown Shabby by Hopwood DePree

46:59 - Booth by Karen Joy Fowler

I wish Blackwell’s had a section just for popular books with different international covers. (Meredith)

47:36 - Blackwell’s UK

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Minisode: A Preview Episode of "Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi"

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!

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