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Season 5, Episode 35: Mysteries and Romance + Books We Want to Own

54 min • 10 april 2023

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

Bookish Moments: reading mojo and a package of bookish delights
Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
Deep Dive: how do we decide which books to own or keep?
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!

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1:21 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:15 - Parnassus Books

3:34 - Currently Reading Patreon (supporters get access to the IPL each month)

4:16 - Fabled Bookshop

5:32 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Publishes Sept 2023)

7:09 - Current Reads

7:23 - To Catch a Raven by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)

7:32 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

11:30 - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (Meredith)

16:46 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

18:11 - Beach Read by Emily Henry

18:54 - The Storyteller’s Death by Ann Davila Cardinal (Kaytee)