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Currently Reading

By: Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
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  • Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.
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  • Season 6, Episode 39: Teaching Future Generations + The Bookish Overhype

    Season 6, Episode 39: Teaching Future Generations + The Bookish Overhype
    May 6 2024
    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: talking podcasting with young people and book to film buzz Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: All kinds of bookish overhype 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 1:36 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:48 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 6:42 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 7:17 - The Martian by Andy Weir 8:46 - Our Current Reads 8:53 - Olivetti by Allie Millington (Kaytee) 10:40 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 11:54 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt (Meredith) 13:07 - Storybound Subscription from Fabled Bookshop 14:31 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 15:42 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May (Kaytee) 16:12 - Wintering by Katherine May 19:31 - No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall (Meredith) 20:21 - What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall 20:23 - Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall 23:17 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 23:36 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 27:01 - Erasure by Percival Everett 27:50 - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Meredith) 31:12 - @thewilltoread on Instagram 31:47 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan 32:18 - The Bookish Overhype 34:15 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 34:20 - Deacon King Kong by James McBride 34:42 - Zorrie by Laird Hunt 35:51 - James by Percival Everett 36:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 36:41 - The Fury by Alex Michaelides 37:28 - End of Story by A.J. Finn 39:11 - The Women by Kristin Hannah 39:21 - The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 41:05 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager 43:25 - Happy Place by Emily Henry 43:38 - Funny Story by Emily Henry 43:40 - People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry 44:34 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 44:47 - Meet Us At The Fountain 44:51 - I wish that books that make you question yourself would give an assessment quiz at the end. (Kaytee) 45:03 - The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May 46:41 - I wish everyone would watch the episode of The Twilight Zone called “Time Enough At Last”. (Meredith) 47:08 - Twilight Zone Season 1: Episode 8 (This is Amazon Prime but you can watch on Paramount + as well!) 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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 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!
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    50 mins
  • Season 6, Episode 38: Talking to Authors + Boss My TBR

    Season 6, Episode 38: Talking to Authors + Boss My TBR
    Apr 29 2024
    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: our children reading to the elderly and finally talking to authors Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: Boss My TBR for two bookish friends 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) . . . . . 1:42 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 4:47 - All The Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby 5:30 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher 6:09 - An Unlikely Story 8:34 - Currently Reading Patreon 9:01 - Our Current Reads 9:06 - Right at Home by Bobby Berk (Kaytee) 12:10 - Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith) 16:54 - That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming (Kaytee) 20:13 - That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming 21:03 - The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (Meredith) 26:01 - Game Changer by Neal Shusterman (Kaytee) 26:05 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 28:45 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 28:49 - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’engle 32:12 - Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich Royce (Meredith) 34:15 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 37:12 - Deep Dive: Boss My TBR From Becca K. 39:18 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (Arc of a Scythe #2) 39:24 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean #2) 39:30 - Us Against You by Fredrik Backman (Beartown #2) 39:36 - Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #2) 39:43 - The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (The Royal We #2) 39:57 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman 39:58 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 39:59 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman 40:00 - The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan 40:37 - The Winners by Fredrick Backman From Rachel M. 43:45 - Coming Home by Rosamunde Pilcher 43:49 - Look Closer by David Ellis 43:52 - The7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 43:57 - The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez 44:01 - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 48:23 - Meet Us At The Fountain 48:30 - I wish to press The Guncle into your hands. (Kaytee) 48:45 - The Guncle by Steven Rowley 48:50 - The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 51:12 - I wish when I am reading a book with a good “house” sense of place, I could go to that place and see, smell, touch, and hear all about it. (Meredith) 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!
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    54 mins
  • Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 6: The Dry

    Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 6: The Dry
    Apr 26 2024
    Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading. . . . . The Dry by Jane Harper 1:07 - Here’s the Setup 3:41 - Previews Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards. The Dry by Jane Harper Force of Nature by Jane Harper The Exiles by Jane Harper The Lost Man by Jane Harper Movie name and release date. Box office and awards. The Dry (2021) Force of Nature (coming 2024) 6:57 - The Cutting Room Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen Historical flashbacks The actual dryness Catching Scott Whitlam Aaron Falk’s ostracization Anything left out that shouldn’t have been There are pieces of the movie that don’t make sense without the book Clyde PD Grant’s role in Ellie’s death The note that implicates Aaron/his dad Defacing Falk’s car Love triangle/sexual tension Luke’s death details and the bike tire marks Added to the movie Suspense building elements Mushy middle Weird product placements Pub room versus big hotel Casting and mis-casting A few non-Australians were cast! But very few Falk - Simon Baker, Ryan Kwanten Gretchen - Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Margo Robbie, Toni Collette, Naomi Watts Raco - just a Hemsworth Whitlam - another Hemsworth, let’s go with Chris Gerry - Hugo Weaving, Geoffrey Rush, Mel Gibson Problematic elements Discussion of the “gay f-word” 44:06 - Award Season Worst and best parts of the adaptation. The note that implicates Aaron Mushy middle Cinematography and score The dryness, and the climax scene Worst and best actors. Young Luke Raco, the actor Eric Bana as Falk Worst and best book characters. Mal Deacon and Grant Dow Luke Hadler Raco Karen Hadler Aaron Falk 1:01:27 - Book/Flick Energy Book scored on a 5 star scale. Book on Goodreads Movie scored on a 10 point scale. Movie on Rotten Tomatoes 1:05:07 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel If you were to commit a murder, do you think you could get away with it? And how would you do it? What’s the scariest thing in Australia: the snakes, the spiders, the wildfires or the drought? 1:09:49 - End Credits The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way Available on Netflix - Season 1 Connect With Us: Currently Reading Podcast | Kaytee | Meredith Shad is in the Bookish Friends FB Group (for our Patreon supporters) Our Website | Email Us Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Buy Some Merch
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Passionate about books and Reading?

I found this podcast right before the pandemic hit and from the first episode I was captivated by Kaytee and Meredith’s enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to both reading and to book characters! They don’t shy away from spicy opinions and they’re in-depth discussions are Always spoiler free. Their Facebook group is my happy place and I’ve made real life friends as well as finding a safe, welcoming place to talk about my life long love of reading with no judgments or criticism. Please give it a try if reading is a love of your life!

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