Season 5, Episode 30: TBR Adding Spree + Winter Reading Doldrums

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

• Bookish Moments: a joyful poem and bookshelf chats

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately

• Deep Dive: ways to bring joy to winter doldrums through reading

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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! 

We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans!

*Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop 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. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*  

.

.

.

.

1:50 - Bookish Moment of the Week

1:52 - a poem that brings joy

2:56 -  If I Had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez by Wendy Morton

4:06 - Mindy’s Meno Party and book shelf viewing

6:18 - Midlife with Mindy and Meg on Sorta Awesome

8:36 - Current Reads

8:45 - Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (Roxanna)

10:19 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 

11:15 - Pirates of the Caribbean 

11:17 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman

12:28 - Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabaneli (Kaytee)

12:38 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live podcast

16:23 - The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (Roxanna)

16:38 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell

22:09 - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (Kaytee)

26:09 - Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver by Jill Heinerth (Roxanna)  

29:15 - Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

29:55 - Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot (Kaytee)

30:16 - CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocate

32:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz    

33:53 - Deep Dive: Bookish Help for the Winter Doldrums

35:40 - Light in our spaces (Kaytee)

39:49 - Anwick Book Lamp

35:56 - Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light

36:00 - LED Taper Candles

36:58 - Romp Reading (Roxanna)

37:11 - The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

37:21 - The Appeal by Janice Hallett

37:41 - Reading snacks (Kaytee)

37:47 - Acai Dark Chocolate Blueberries by Brookside

39:24 - Lots of color in our spaces (Roxanna)

40:04 - Fantasy reading in familiar worlds (Roxanna)

40:24 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

41:03 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

41:12 - S4E41 Tandem Watch + All Things Roxanna

41:13 - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark

43:14 - Delight reading (Roxanna)

43:27 - The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

45:15 - Inciting Joy by Ross Gay

45:37 - Small doses of reading joy (Kaytee)

45:39 - G’morning, G’night: Little Pep Talks for Me and You by Lin Manuel Miranda

45:46 - The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha   

45:47 - Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha

46:06 - The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

47:03 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver

47:58 - Rereading (Roxanna)

48:11 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 

48:17 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

48:25 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamund Pilcher

49:10 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:14 - I wish for a service to send me lines from my favorite book daily (Roxanna)

50:25 - I wish for a book tasting experience for all readers (Kaytee) Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram

currentlyreadingpodcast.com

@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram

[email protected]

Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading