Season 6, Episode 36: New Kinds of Books + Managing Our Massive TBRs

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: learning of new kinds of books and creating outdoor reading spaces Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how we manage our massive TBRs and how we choose our next read 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) .  .  .  .  .  **We are aware of a sound quality issue with Kaytee’s audio. We are in the works to hopefully get that fixed soon! Thanks for hanging with us through it! 2:55 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 5:56 - Breathless by Amy McCulloch 7:54 - Our Current Reads 8:18 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith) 11:21 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 11:22 - @readlexyread on Instagram 11:36 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino 12:34 - Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum (Kaytee) 14:57 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 15:48 - There’s Something I Have To Tell You by Michelle McDonagh (Meredith) 18:25 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 19:40 - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (Kaytee) 20:08 - The Happier Podcast 23:48 - Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 27:55 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee) 28:10 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 32:01 - Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver 32:29 - Deep Dive: Managing Our Massive TBRs 33:09 - Hearts and Daggers Pod 33:43 - Currently Reading Patreon 44:00 - 3 tier rolling cart on Amazon 47:16 - NetGalley 47:51 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager  50:53 - Half Price Books 51:55 - Meet Us At The Fountain 52:14 - I wish people would read The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. (Meredith) 54:31 - My wish is to share a collaboration between Mychal Threets and PBS. (Kaytee) 55:00 - Mychal Threets on Instagram Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. April’s IPL comes to us from A Room Of One’s Own in Madison Wisconsin! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!