Episode 40: Books that Saved Our Lives
The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Schwartz
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2019
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Kaytee and Meredith are back on track with another episode, recorded just a day after the last one. You'll never guess it though!
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You'll hear a "bookish moment of the week" from each of us: a re-read experience of a favorite novel and bookish unpacking wins.
Next, we discuss our current reads for the week. Quite a few non-fiction titles again this week, as well as some readalikes and great books for your kiddos.
For our deep dive this week, we are getting a little deeper into the deepness and sharing about times that a book saved our lives. These stories are a bit vulnerable, a bit emotional, and a lot bookish.
As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we'd like to press into every reader's hands. This week we've got two historical fiction novels: one centering on the plague and one in the back of beyond of Australia.
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!
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2:45 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
6:07 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse
9:24 - I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
10:06 - Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan
10:13 - Of Mess And Moxie by Jen Hatmaker
10:18 - Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton
11:42 - The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
14:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
15:28 - Emma by Jane Austen
15:59 - Dear Mr. Knightley by Katherine Reay
16:34 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20:02 - Stick Dog by Tom Watson
20:05 - Stick Cat by Tom Watson
22:04 - Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce
22:10 - Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
22:58 - Maid by Stephanie Land
29:13 - Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon
29:15 - Bloodline by Sidney Sheldon
29:17 - The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
33:10 - Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling
37:12 - Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
39:12 - Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
39:41 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey readers. Welcome to the currently reading podcast. We are two bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've read recently, and we are known to have strong opinions, so get ready. |
| 0:22.0 | I'm Meredith Monday Schwartz, a mom of four |
| 0:24.6 | and full-time CEO living in the San Francisco Bay Area and I love a May |
| 0:28.8 | rainstorm because it makes for super cozy reading. |
| 0:32.6 | And I'm Katie Cobb, a homeschooling Mama 4 |
| 0:34.8 | aged 8 and under living in New Mexico, |
| 0:36.8 | and I almost enjoy insomnia when I've got a good book to read. |
| 0:40.8 | This is episode number 40, and we are so glad you're here. Hey it's |
| 0:44.6 | episode number 40. This is the first time that we've done an episode where |
| 0:48.3 | that particular number made me go, wow we've done this our 40th episode. |
| 0:54.0 | It's a lot. |
| 0:55.0 | It's a lot. |
| 0:56.0 | Yeah, I'm proud of us. |
| 0:57.0 | Really, that's the first time that I thought |
| 1:00.0 | awesome. |
| 1:01.0 | We're really beginning to build like a catalog and that feels really good to me. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah, well we have plenty of people who like to binge listen, right? |
| 1:08.0 | And I feel like we're getting to the point where it's going to get harder and harder to like go all the way back through the catalog. |
| 1:14.0 | You know? |
| 1:15.0 | Once you get to like a year's worth of episodes, I feel like when people are going to |
| 1:19.2 | bend to them, it's going to take a while. |
| 1:20.8 | So, okay. |
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