Season 5, Episode 48: The Listener Press!
Currently Reading
Meredith Schwartz
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
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Listener Presses: 20 fantastic titles from our listeners to blow up your TBR
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5:57 - Bill’s Instagram @thewilltoread
6:00 - The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Pressed by Bill)
6:11 - Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
8:11 - At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha (Pressed by Karrie)
11:04 - Fabled Bookshop
11:51 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (Pressed by Ruth)
14:45 - The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Pressed by Nancy)
15:59 - Endurance by Alfred Lansing
17:05 - Books with Emily Fox Youtube
17:32 - I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman (Pressed by Tara)
18:22 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
18:24 - Wool: Book One by Hugh Howey
19:38 - Hearts and Daggers Podcast on Instagram @heartsanddaggerspod
20:16 - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Pressed by Holly)
21:47 - A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
22:50 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
23:57 - Throwback by Maurene Goo (Pressed by Christy)
26:42 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Pressed by Amanda)
29:22 - You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith (Pressed by Alex)
30:31 - Good Bones by Maggie Smith
32:22 - Going Zero by Anthony McCarten (Pressed by Cody)
34:56 - Cody on Instagram @codyhill__
36:48 - The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas (Pressed by Laura)
38:42 - The Best Thing by Mariana Zapata (Pressed by Judith)
40:04 - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark (Pressed by Ashton)
43:01 - Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky (Pressed by Britt)
44:31 - All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat (Pressed by Meghan)
45:39 - Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth
46:34 - Liz’s Instagram @lizisreading_
46:37 - The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller (Pressed by Liz)
49:03 - Button Pusher by Tyler Page (Pressed by Stephanie)
51:17 - Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Pressed by Andrea)
52:39 - The Popcast
53:28 - The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel (Pressed by Christine)
54:48 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
56:13 - The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy (Pressed by Carolyn)
57:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
58:33 - Currently Reading Patreon
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey readers, welcome to the Currently Reading Podcast. |
| 0:14.1 | We are bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've |
| 0:18.1 | read recently, and as you know, we won't shy away from having strong opinions, so get |
| 0:23.6 | ready. |
| 0:24.6 | We are light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk, and our descriptions will always |
| 0:27.7 | be spoiler free. |
| 0:28.9 | Today, we have a very special episode for you. |
| 0:31.8 | I'm Meredith Munde Schwartz, a Mama 4 and full-time CEO, living in Austin, Texas, and choosing |
| 0:38.0 | between great book recommendations is a terrible Sophie's choice. |
| 0:42.6 | And I'm Katie Cobb, a homeschooling Mama 4, living in New Mexico, and I love giving |
| 0:47.2 | my TBR a heaping shot of espresso. |
| 0:50.3 | This is episode number 48 of season 5, and we are so glad you're here. |
| 0:54.6 | Meredith, we're almost done with season 5. |
| 0:58.3 | We are almost done with season 5, and even more importantly, we have arrived at what |
| 1:03.0 | I am positive is my favorite episode that we do every year. |
| 1:07.6 | Katie, I am filled with excitement about this episode, even if putting it together caused |
| 1:14.7 | me some consternation. |
| 1:16.4 | Yeah, we had to make some very serious, very big decisions leading into this episode, and |
| 1:23.2 | that was whittling down the amazing selection of listener presses that we got sent to us this |
| 1:28.9 | year. |
| 1:29.9 | Yeah, we got so many good ones, and at first you gave me a number, and I was really excited |
| 1:35.6 | because I was like, okay, I can work with it, and then you were like, actually, can you |
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