*Please note that Kaytee was out of her regular recording space this week and it affected her audio. It’s not you, it’s us. Back to normal next week!*

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

• Bookish Moments: binging a great series and re-introducing morning reading

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

• Deep Dive: you get to boss our summer TBRs!

• 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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1:29 - Ad for Ourselves

3:42 - Join us for $5 a month! patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

3:59 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

4:37 - Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir

5:20 - Morning Reads

6:55 - Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

7:50 - Our Current Reads

7:59 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Kaytee)
9:32 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

12:18 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith)

13:30 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

16:19 - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anapara (Kaytee)

20:01 - The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry (Meredith)

21:00 - Beacon Hill Books, Boston

25:31 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (Kaytee)

26:02 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley

29:12 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

29:23 - The Stand by Stephen King (Meredith)

32:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King

39:01 - Boss Our Summer TBRs!

Vote on Meredith and Kaytee’s Boss My TBR!

42:45 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi (Kaytee Option #1)

43:50 - Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee Option #2)

44:45 - The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillippa Gregory (Kaytee Option #3)

44:51 - Season 1 Listener Press Episode

46:18 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Meredith Option #1)

46:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller

46:37 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Meredith Option #2)

46:51 - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Meredith Option #3)

49:44 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:47 - I Wish You the Best Summer Reading Available to You (Kaytee)

49:49 - Pantsuit Politics Podcast

50:56 - I wish that People Would Stop Being Afraid of Reading Big Books (Meredith)

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