Season 7, Episode 23: Virtual Reading Retreats + Enjoying Hobbies while Reading

Currently Reading

Meredith Schwartz

Allthebooks, Books, Read, Arts, Bookpodcast, Reading, Whatshouldireadnext, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

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

Bookish Moments: virtual reading retreats and tattoos that lead to bookish convos
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how we integrate our hobbies into our reading lives
The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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2:17 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

5:12 - @meg.al.reads on Instagram (Check her highlight called “Virtual R&R”)

8:18 - Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

9:01 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live

10:09 - Our Current Reads

10:20 - Blood at the Root by Ladarrion Williams (Mary)

12:49 - The Marvellers by Dhonnielle Clayton

12:52 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

13:41 - The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee)

13:48 - CR Season 1: Episode 1

13:56 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

17:53 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Mary)

22:20 - Peter Darling by Austin Chant (Kaytee)

26:17 - Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison (Mary)

27:54 - Downton Shabby by Hopwood DePree

29:09 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Kaytee)

29:17 - CR Season 7: Episode 14

31:14 - Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterley

31:18 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen

32:12 - @maryrobinettekowal on instagram

32:44 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi

33:27 - Deep Dive: Enjoying Hobbies While Reading

33:55 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

34:05 - Long Dog Yarn

37:12 - Woobles

42:08 - BookBone

44:32 - @maryreadsandmakes on Instagram

48:44 - Fidget stones

50:18 - The Plan by Kendra Adachi

52:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain

52:52 - I wish we were at the stage in our home reno that I had my bookshelf back. (Mary)

54:42 - I wish for a better way to read one handed. (Kaytee)

54:54 - BookBone

56:18 - Ring kindle remote page turner

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, 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 as you already know, we do not shy away
0:21.5	from having strong opinions. So be ready. We are light on the chit-chat, heavy on the book talk,
0:26.6	and our descriptions will always be spoiler-free. Today we'll discuss our current reads,
0:31.4	a bookish deep dive, and then we'll visit the fountain. I'm Katie Cobb, a homeschooling mom of four
0:36.6	living in Arizona. and when I really love
0:39.0	something, I physically show it. And I'm Mary Heim, a therapist and mom of one living in Wisconsin,
0:45.1	and I am leaning into the joy, comfort, and certainty of rereading in uncertain seasons.
0:50.9	This is episode number 23 of season seven, and we are so glad that you're here. Oh, we love a
0:56.1	good reread, Mary. We also love a good top 10 list, and so I did want to maybe manage some
1:02.4	mischief here at the top. Will we be getting a top 10 list from you and Roxanna this year?
1:07.9	Katie, you bet we will. Roxanna and I are recording a week. So just under a week from
1:14.3	today when you and I are recording this, just before I hopped on the mic with you, I was putting
1:19.3	the finishing touches on my list so that I can get planning for the episode. I'm so excited.
1:25.3	That episode with Roxanna last year was so much fun. I cannot wait to share
1:30.2	our top 10. It feels like I'm seeing everybody else's lists come out and I'm like chomping at the
1:35.9	bit to share. So that's coming soon. I cannot wait to record that episode. And we're doing something
1:40.6	a little different this year. Mary and Roxanna are going to be kind of
1:44.1	taking over the show. Again, we're giving them full reins. Mom and Dad are going off to play.
1:49.6	And they're going to have a full episode next week. So the entire hour of currently reading will be
1:55.8	dedicated to their top 10, just like you heard from Meredith and I last week. Lots of great books on there.
2:01.3	Can't wait. It's going to be a blast. So fun. Okay, I will let everybody know at the top here that our
2:06.5	deep dive today, we're going to be talking about integrating our hobbies into our reading lives or vice versa,
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