Season 3, Episode 19: 2020 Strikes Again - Revisiting a Classic Episode
The Currently Reading Podcast
Meredith Schwartz
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Today, we are revisiting our very first episode of Currently Reading, because 2020 has thrown us for another loop! Tune in to hear Meredith and Kaytee, for the first time. We are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: starting a series as a readaloud and being part of a launch team
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Current Reads: we've got some classics, some apocalypse, and some differences in opinion!
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Deep Dive: we didn't even know what a deep dive was! We do spend some time talking about our next planned reads
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Book Presses: a book that will give you all the warm fuzzies and a sci-fi epic that takes you to space
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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1:07 - Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first month for just $9.99
2:18 - People Like Her by Ellery Lord
2:37 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
2:44 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Bookish Moments of the Week:
7:20 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
7:37 - Illustrated edition
Current Reads:
10:06 - Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner
12:09 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Meredith)
14:25 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee)
17:48 - You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)
19:15 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
19:17 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20:38 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee)
24:15 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith)
27:39 - The Walking Dead (TV Series)
Deep Dive - What We're Reading Next:
31:28 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
31:48 - Blindness by José Saramago (it has been pointed out that I pronounce this Portuguese author's name in a Spanish style. It's also translated from Portuguese, not from Spanish. Sorry.)
32:12 - These is my Words by Nancy Turner
35:20 - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
35:43 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
32:46 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge (Kaytee) (ha, so on brand)
38:56 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
40:14 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Meredith)
40:28 - What Should I Read Next
41:38 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey readers, welcome to the currently reading podcast. We are bookish best friends who spend time |
| 0:16.1 | every week talking about the books that we've read recently. And as you know, we won't shy away |
| 0:21.0 | from having strong opinions opinions so get ready. I'm Meredith Monday |
| 0:25.8 | Schwartz a mama four and full-time CEO living in Austin Texas and you guys I'm here |
| 0:31.9 | on my own today because 2020 has struck again. |
| 0:36.7 | We are ready to see the back of you, 2020. |
| 0:40.3 | I'm here on my own today because, you may have heard Katie's entire family, including |
| 0:45.9 | Katie, have COVID. |
| 0:47.9 | They are going to be okay, thankfully, but they are all feeling pretty awful. |
| 0:52.4 | So we thought we'd take advantage of today and offer up something |
| 0:55.6 | that lots of you guys have been asking for. |
| 0:58.8 | But before we get there, let's handle some book business. |
| 1:02.0 | It's the first episode of the month and so we want to make sure that you guys are reminded of the fantastic book of the month. |
| 1:09.0 | If you're looking for an amazing gift option for the readers in your life. Book of the month is a great choice. |
| 1:15.4 | Totally honestly, I bought a six month subscription for my mom last year and it totally |
| 1:22.0 | restarted our relationship in a new way. |
| 1:24.0 | We could chat together about what our choices were going to be every month |
| 1:27.5 | and then once we got them, we often had gotten similar books |
| 1:31.0 | and so we were able to have those books in common and |
| 1:34.5 | have those conversations around those books and it helped us get through a bit of a |
| 1:38.6 | bumpy patch in our relationship and it's been really really good. Books are great that they do that for us, aren't they? |
| 1:45.0 | So remember how Book of the Month works. Every month they offer five books as your choices for that month. |
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