Currently Reading

Currently Reading

Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.

Episodes

July 14, 2025 52 mins

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

  • Listener Presses: This year we have 20 fantastic titles from our listeners. Our TBRs exploded, and we hope yours do too!

  • Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site)

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are joined by show regulars Roxanna and Mary and they are discussing:

  • Unique or Shared!: We give you a statement that may make us either unique or shared, and discuss!

  • Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on th...

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

  • Bookish Moments: readerly badges and DNFing books

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

  • Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives and press book into the other’s hands

  • The Fountain: we vi...

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading at the beach and sisterly bookish tattoos

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

  • Deep Dive: all the ins and outs of morning reading

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfec...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: local bookish get togethers and summer reading

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

  • Deep Dive: why middle grade and YA are perfect reads for summer

  • The Fountain: we visit our ...

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading while sick and reading on birthday trips

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

  • Deep Dive: when it’s okay to skim and when it’s not

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfec...

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On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing:

  • Bookish Moments: bookish get togethers and bookish connection events

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

  • Deep Dive: the ins and outs of a virtual reading retreat

  • The Fountain: we visit our ...

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Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading slumps and how to replant your reading life

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

  • Deep Dive: how to talk about books “in the wild”

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfec...

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

  • Bookish Moments: poolside reading and friends who know your reading tastes

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

  • Deep Dive: it’s finally time to let you know the bookish friends’ best books of 2024!

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

  • Bookish Moments: shifting our perspectives and bookish friends stepping up

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

  • Deep Dive: we are bossing some more TBRs

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfect ...

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

  • Bookish Moments: shifts in our reading and brain farts

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

  • Deep Dive: reading Canadian elbows up style

  • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make w...

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

  • Bookish Moments: silencing notifications and crying over books

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

  • Deep Dive: a book that surprised us and how we can replicate that experience

  • The Fountai...

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We are so excited to journey with you to Three Pines, the fictional French-Canadian village created by Louise Penny for her Three Pines series, featuring Armand Gamache. This spin-off podcast series will tackle each of the books in the series in turn, in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book before listening to the episode.

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

    • Bookish Moments: dumb phones and live shows

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

    • Deep Dive: how you can use AI to know yourself better as a reader

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect founta...

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

    • Bookish Moments: heart pounding reads and bookish goodies

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

    • Deep Dive: the stuff we don’t love about book podcasting

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect f...

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    Today’s spoiler-free minisode (the first one in years!) includes a conversation between Kaytee and author Jessica N Turner. Jessica is the author of multiple books. Her newest is I Thought it Would Be Better Than This, a memoir wrapped into self-help about dealing with disappointment in our lives. Tune in to hear about:

    • The process of writing a book th...

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

    • Bookish Moments: piles of books and bookishness in non bookish places

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

    • Deep Dive: how we purge our shelves

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain t...

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

    • Bookish Moments: reading what we want and bookish get togethers

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

    • Deep Dive: we check in on our reading lives

    • The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain...

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    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:

    • Bookish Moments: the perfect reading experience and hearing others talk about books

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

    • Deep Dive: how we find those hidden gem books

    • The Fountain: we vis...


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