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🗓️ 20 November 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: being immersed in spreadsheets and the publishing woes of Iron Flame
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: foodie books that symbolize different thanksgiving dishes
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives
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2:19 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:01 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
2:46 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
10:52 - Currently Reading Patreon
11:08 - Current Reads
11:41 - Slewfoot by Brom (Meredith)
14:50 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
13:52 - The Novel Neighbor
16:44 - Krampus by Brom
17:14 - Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (Kaytee)
17:29 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
19:53 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
19:54 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
19:55 - 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
20:17 - Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab
21:16 - Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks (Meredith)
23:22 - Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
25:32 - The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
27:30 - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (Kaytee)
31:19 - Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker (Meredith)
34:32 - Article about racial bias media coverage
35:46 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
35:50 - Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
35:59 - Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
36:08 - Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton (Kaytee)
36:25 - Foyles UK
39:59 - Deep Dive: Foodie Books to Create Your Thanksgiving Plate
41:20 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
43:26 - Taste by Stanley Tucci
43:44 - Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Mananasala
44:33 - Notes From A Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwauchi
45:42 - Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
46:39 - A City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
47:39 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
48:49 - Chef’s Kiss by T.J. Alexander
49:22 - La Cucina by Lily Prior
49:32 - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
49:33 - Like Water for Chocolate Laura Esquivel
50:09 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
50:37 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
50:53 - The House Witch by Delemhach
51:34 - Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
51:55 - Still Life by Louise Penny
52:34 - The Novel Neighbor on Instagram
53:06 - Meet Us At The Fountain
53:14 - I wish to convey my most heartfelt thankfulness to our listeners and to Kaytee herself for a wonderful bookish partnership. (Meredith)
54:00 - I wish for listeners to let me know about their favorite Indie bookstores. (Kaytee)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey readers, welcome to the currently reading podcast. We are bookish best friends who spend time every week talking about the books that we've read recently, and you should know we won't shy away from having strong opinions, so get ready. |
| 0:25.0 | We are light on the chit chat, heavy on the book talk, and our descriptions will always be spoiler |
| 0:29.0 | free. |
| 0:30.0 | Today we'll discuss our current reads, a bookish deep dive, and then we'll visit the fountain. |
| 0:34.0 | I'm Meredith Monday Schwartz, a mom of four, and full-time CEO living in Austin, Texas, |
| 0:39.0 | and sometimes I get a little book paralyzed. |
| 0:42.0 | And I'm Katie Cobb, a homeschooling mama for, living in Arizona, |
| 0:45.6 | and I'm finally getting to wear pants and snuggle with fluffy blankets. |
| 0:49.6 | But only early in the mornings. |
| 0:51.6 | This is episode number 16 of season 6, and we are so glad you're here. |
| 0:55.2 | It is so nice that it is finally getting cool enough for blankets and fires in the |
| 1:02.4 | fireplace but only in the mornings certainly I think probably but where we both live I |
| 1:07.9 | Really love it when the seasons turn and this is where we are with our reading. |
| 1:12.8 | Thank goodness because it is mid to late November |
| 1:16.3 | and we would trigger treated in short sleeves this year. |
| 1:20.6 | Yeah, we actually were cold that night and this was my first night with my own children not |
| 1:26.7 | trick-or-treating because Jackson had a football game but Jackson's also 12 and so we were kind of, you know, |
| 1:32.8 | it just kind of worked out that way. |
| 1:34.8 | But now, of course, I have grandchildren |
| 1:36.7 | and so I got to go trick-or-treating with Jeffrey. |
| 1:38.9 | So not even a year without trick-or-treating. |
| 1:41.8 | I'm very happy about it. You just planned that so perfectly. I did. I did. |
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