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

• Bookish Moments: historical figures and the best type of bookmark

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: we boss two TBRs from our bookish friends

• 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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1:41 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

7:59 - Current Reads

8:08 - Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr (Kaytee)

9:41 - The Twits by Roald Dahl

9:41 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

9:42 - The BFG by Roald Dahl

11:05 - The Trial by Rob Render (Meredith, amazon link, or purchase the book from Waterstones where Meredith found it!)

12:25 - Waterstones UK

12:38 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanaugh

14:22 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

14:59 - The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (Kaytee)

15:08 - Babel by R.F. Kuang

18:27 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

19:33 - Burn the Negative by Josh Winning (Meredith)

21:00 - An Unlikely Story

21:07 - Mister Magic by Kiersten White

24:24 - The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz (Kaytee)

27:53 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

28:57 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Meredith)

30:52 - The Novel Neighbor

33:22 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

35:10 - Barnes and Noble Exclusive Edition of Starling House

36:25 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR

36:38 - Currently Reading Patreon

From Natasha J.

38:07 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

38:11 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

38:14 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

38:18 - A Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

38:21 - The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

From Jennifer R.

41:49 - The Push by Ashley Audrain

41:52 - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

41:54 - The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

41:57 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

42:01 - The Yoga Store Murder by Dan Morse

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43:56 - Burn the Negative by Josh Winning

44:30 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

47:19 - Meet Us At The Fountain

47:27 - I wish everyone would follow Mychal Threets on Instagram

47:43 - @mychal3ts

50:11 - Barnes & Noble Sets Itself Free article

50:16 - Barnes & Noble

50:52 - Daunt Books

53:25 - Bookshelf Thomasville

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