Season 5, Episode 2: Reading Realizations + A Slow But Steady Primer

Aug. 8, 2022

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

Bookish Moments: reading to a new generation and an online event
Current Reads: six books we read over the summer that we want you know to about
Deep Dive: slow but steady reading, what works in this format and where do we fit it in?
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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1:38 - Bookish Moment of the Week

2:45 - Stanley’s Library by William Bee

3:54 - @teenybookshelf on Instagram

4:36 - Fabled Bookshop

6:24 - Current Reads

7:09 - American Predator by Maureen Callahan (Meredith)

12:47 - I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

13:00 - The Amityville Horror Jay Anson

13:32 - The Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Kaytee)

13:40 - Brilliant Books - K Edit: this bookstore is actually located in Traverse City in the LOWER peninsula of Michigan. Thanks to the many (many many) of you who pointed out my mistake.

13:40 - Brilliant Books Monthly

14:21 - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

16:21 - Circe by Madeline Miller

16:22 - Lobizona by Romina Garber Russell

16:41 - Scorpica by G.R. McCallister

18:08 - The Search by Nora Roberts (Meredith)

23:14 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (Kaytee)

23:33 - Libro FM ALC program

25:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

25:23 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

25:44 - The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake (pre-order)

26:13 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldtree