Season 3, Episode 25: Special Guest Gretchen Rubin

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are joined by Gretchen Rubin, and we are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: rereading an old favorite, a bookstore visit, and using the strategy of pairing

• Current Reads: we each share two books that we’ve read recently and what we thought about them

• Deep Dive: Read 21 in ‘21 and building a reading habit

• Book Presses: a book to dip in and out of, and some wonderful children’s literature

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 

New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!

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1:22 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

1:24 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

1:25 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

1:30 - Happier with Gretchen Rubin - the Podcast!

Bookish Moments:

2:48 - The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon

5:13 - Changing Hands Bookstore in Arizona

5:47 - Fabled Bookshop in Waco, TX

6:46 - The strategy of pairing - You can read about all 21 strategies HERE!

Current Reads:

8:31 - Fledgling by Octavia Butler (Gretchen)

8:31 - Wild Seed by Octavia Butler

8:50 - The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune (Kaytee)

10:14 - Flash Fire (Extraordinaries Book 2) by TJ Klune - due out this fall

10:20 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

10:54 - The Man from the Train by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James (Meredith)

14:42 - Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Gretchen)

15:27 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

17:11 - Little, Big by John Crowley

17:57 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.

18:35 - The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas

19:27 - A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett (Kaytee)

19:40 - Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

21:34 - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

22:07 - Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston (Meredith)

24:33 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

24:56 - Geekerella by Ashley Poston

Deep Dive - Reading for All Four Tendencies:

25:47 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

25:53 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

26:44 - Read 21 in ‘21 on Episode 305 of Happier with Gretchen Rubin

29:34 - The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

29:49 - Free Quiz to find your tendency

35:31 - Don’t Break the Chain Printable

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

43:57 - A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander (Gretchen)

47:02 - The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser (Kaytee)

47:36 - The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

50:05 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

50:07 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

50:14 - The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Gretchen is @gretchenrubin on Instagram and @gretchenrubin on Twitter. Her website is gretchenrubin.com, and her podcast is Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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