Season 4, Episode 16: Listener Homework + Cinematic Books

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: an ASMR playlist + supporting indie bookstores

• Current Reads: climate fiction, romance, non-fiction, and murder

• Deep Dive: the books that we want to see on the large or small screen

• Book Presses: another cinematic pick and a quick option for non-fiction November

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 (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

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0:10 Bite Size Intro

2:18 - Your homework: Record a voice memo on your phone.

Make sure your voice memo includes: your name, your location, the name of the indie bookstore you are referencing with its location, a book that was hand sold to you (either by the seller or a shelf talker, etc.) with the title and author, and all the reasons why you love the book and the bookstore!  Deadline -- DECEMBER 1

4:57 Bookish Moment of the Week

6:01 - Currently Reading Patreon

8:13 - The Worm bookstore in Sedona 

11:52 Current Reads:

12:05 - Fabled Bookshop

12:18 - L.A. Weather by Maria Amparo Escandon (Meredith)

15:10 - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

16:44 - Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell

17:18 - Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore (Kaytee)

17:37 - Season 3: Episode 33 of Currently Reading

22:02 - Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi (Meredith)

25:37 - Fast Pitch by Nic Stone (Kaytee)

26:52 - Clean Getaway by Nic Stone

28:25 - Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier (Meredith)

33:22 - No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez

33:23 - The Whisper Man by Alex North  

33:33 - Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell (Kaytee)

33:57 - Feminist Book Club Subscription Box

37:41 Deep Dive - Cinematic Books We Want To See On the Screen

39:28 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 

40:24 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman

40:54 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

40:59 - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

41:06 - The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune

41:41 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

42:43 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

43:34 - The Troop by Nick Cutter

43:40 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding

44:44 - Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven

44:21 - Devolution by Max Brooks

44:54 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

45:21 - The One by John Marrs

45:27 - The Passengers by John Marrs

45:40 - One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

45:45 - This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

46:28 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

46:32 - Falling by T.J. Newman

46:40 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

46:49 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

47:06 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

47:16 - Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

47:38 - The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino (Meredith)

49:37 - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Kaytee)

50:37 - Starstruck by Neil DeGrasse Tyson

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