Season 5, Episode 4: Our Books as a Gauge + Reading the World

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

• Bookish Moments: reading as a gauge and a library cookbook

• Current Reads: books we’ve been guarding like precious gems

• Deep Dive: reading the world - why and how

• The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes over 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! 

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2:00 - Season 5: Episode 2

2:04 - Brilliant Books

3:07 - Bookish Moment of the Week

3:57 - The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

7:28 - Modern Lunch by Allison Day

8:54 - Current Reads

9:14 - Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide (Roxanna)

16:20 - Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith (Kaytee)

16:51 - Season 4: Episode 29

16:54 - The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah Jones

17:21 - Cafe Con Libros

18:07 - Black Girl Songbook Podcast

20:25 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

20:57 - Check Please! By Ngozi Ukazu (Roxanna)

26:41 - Jubilee by Margaret Walker (Kaytee) 

27:17 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

28:58 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

29:00 - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

29:38 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

31:34 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

31:46 - An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (Roxanna)

36:48 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

37:55 - Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer (Kaytee)

38:05 - Tiny Beautiful Things (Dear Sugar) by Cheryl Strayed

40:41 - Deep Dive: Reading the World

40:56 - Currently Reading Patreon (access to the reading log and much more!)

50:41 - Canada Reads

52:14 - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

52:45 - Lallan Sweets by Srishti Chaudhary 

55:00 - BookRiot

55:09 - Get Booked Podcast

55:42 - Strong Sense of Place Podcast

55:59 - The Next Chapter

56:33 - Meet Us At The Fountain

I wish I had a book with maps that explains the history and events of each place. (Roxanna)

59:15 - The History of the World Map by Map by DK and The Smithsonian Institute 

I wish I could keep better track of books coming to the screen. (Kaytee)

1:01:25 - The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (vol.1)

1:01:33 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

1:01:35 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman

1:01:36 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman

1:01:38 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

1:01:41 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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