Season 6, Episode 44: Book Recommendations + Books We Wish We Read Sooner

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: book recommendations and…. book recommendations! Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: books we wish we read sooner 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) .  .  .  .  .  :10 - Bite Size Intro 1:44 - Send us your listener presses! Here’s what we need: A voice memo with - Your name, location, book title and author, “Here’s the setup”, and why you love it. Three minutes or less please!! Email those to currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com  4:36 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 8:10 - Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe 8:53 - Our Current Reads 9:09 -  A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson (Meredith) 11:05 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 12:38 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy (Kaytee) 15:52 - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare 16:30 - 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis (Meredith) 20:54 - 2054 by Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis 21:50 - New Nigeria County by Clare Brown (Kaytee, audio only) 22:05 - @clarabelletoks on Instagram 22:37 - libro.fm 26:51 - A Better World by Sarah Langan (Meredith) 29:34 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 31:19 - High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver (Kaytee) 31:39 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 34:55 - Deep Dive: Books We Wish We Read Sooner 35:44 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 36:34 - A  Little Life by Hanya Yanagahira 37:33 - The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 37:50 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 38:55 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff 39:32 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 40:27 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 40:29 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 40:51 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck 40:52 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty 40:58 - The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 41:09 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 41:47 - Roots by Alex Haley 42:01 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 42:05 - On Writing by Stephen King 43:20 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher 43:50 - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 44:05 - Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 44:11 - Circe by Madeline Miller 46:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain 47:09 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 50:06 - I wish more people would read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. (Meredith) 50:47 - I wish books would tell us if they are right for us when we pick them up. (Kaytee) 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. June’s IPL comes to us from our anchor store Schuler Books in West Bloomfield, Michigan. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry 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!