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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: an Instagram buddy read and freeing up time for more reading
Current Reads: trigger warnings and fluff and all the in between
Deep Dive: genre convincers - a new word, we made it up
Book Presses: a springtime read and a YA Fantasy genre convincer
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Bookish Moments:
1:40 - Books by Selena Montgomery
3:39 - Intimations by Zadie Smith
1:49 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Current Reads:
4:23 - Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jenneike Cohen (Mary)
7:09 - Outlawed by Anna North (Kaytee)
10:00 - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus (Mary)
11:18 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
11:25 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
12:10 - Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (Kaytee)
14:22 - HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style by Elizabeth Holmes (Mary)
14:35 - Elizabeth Holmes on Instagram
16:17 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Genre Convincers and Genre Dissuaders:
19:48 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
22:09 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
23:33 - Kindred by Octavia Butler
25:46 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
27:20 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
28:43 - Everything I’ve Never Told You by Celeste Ng
29:45 - Memorial by Bryan Washington
28:48 - All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg
31:27 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
34:01 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
34:02 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
34:04 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
34:17 Evicted by Matthew Desmond
34:19 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
36:38 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (Mary)
38:47 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (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
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com
Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: all the buddy reads. So many buddies. So much reading.
Current Reads: wheelhouse books and trying new things
Deep Dive: book subscriptions to give and receive
Book Presses: a creepily atmospheric apocalypse and a self-serving press
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Ad - Patreon:
2:01 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Bookish Moments of the Week:
5:33 - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
5:39 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
7:45 - An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
8:25 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
8:30 - The Muppet Christmas Carol - the best version
Current Reads:
9:38 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
9:57 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
10:16 - Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory (Meredith)
14:23 - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater (Kaytee)
14:30 - Listener Press episode
17:14 - Malamander by Thomas Taylor (Meredith)
17:38 - The Awesome Book Awards
19:16 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
22:03 - The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brown (Kaytee)
24:34 - Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
24:37 - Drama by Raina Telgemeier
25:23 - Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (Meredith)
25:38 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
28:52 - Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha (Kaytee)
30:43 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Deep Dive - Book Subscriptions to Give and Get:
32:29 - Shelf Subscription from Bookshelf Thomasville (so many flavors, AND you can Treat Yo’ Shelf)
33:22 - Book of the Month (pick your book each month) Use code CURRENTLYREADING for $5 off your first month
35:13 - Feminist Book Club (themed, can swap out titles) Use code REFNK4C6J6PUR for $10 off your order of $40 or more
36:12 - Literati (for adults or kids)
38:18 - BookRoo (for kids)
39:04 - The Foxed Box (used books)
40:02 - The Reading Bug Box (for kids)
42:14 - Page One Books
43:15 - BlackLIT box (like FabFitFun but bookish and by Black authors)
43:17 - FabFitFun (not bookish, but we both think it’s fun!)
44:16 - The Book Hookup (quarterly, from The Strand Bookstore)
45:23 - Once Upon a Book Club (presents that match sticky notes)
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
47:18 - The Last by Hanna Jameson (Meredith)
49:42 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
50:06 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (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
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, we are revisiting our very first episode of Currently Reading, because 2020 has thrown us for another loop! Tune in to hear Meredith and Kaytee, for the first time. We are discussing:
Bookish Moments: starting a series as a readaloud and being part of a launch team
Current Reads: we’ve got some classics, some apocalypse, and some differences in opinion!
Deep Dive: we didn’t even know what a deep dive was! We do spend some time talking about our next planned reads
Book Presses: a book that will give you all the warm fuzzies and a sci-fi epic that takes you to space
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Ad - Book of the Month:
1:07 - Book of the Month - use our link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first month for just $9.99
2:18 - People Like Her by Ellery Lord
2:37 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
2:44 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Bookish Moments of the Week:
7:20 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
7:37 - Illustrated edition
Current Reads:
10:06 - Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica N. Turner
12:09 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Meredith)
14:25 - The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (Kaytee)
17:48 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)
19:15 - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
19:17 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
20:38 - Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Kaytee)
24:15 - The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (Meredith)
27:39 - The Walking Dead (TV Series)
Deep Dive - What We’re Reading Next:
31:28 - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
31:48 - Blindness by José Saramago (it has been pointed out that I pronounce this Portuguese author’s name in a Spanish style. It’s also translated from Portuguese, not from Spanish. Sorry.)
32:12 - These is my Words by Nancy Turner
35:20 - The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
35:43 - The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
32:46 - Castle of Water by Dane Huckelbridge (Kaytee) (ha, so on brand)
38:56 - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
40:14 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (Meredith)
40:28 - What Should I Read Next
41:38 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a buddy read with a friend and getting back into a rhythm
Current Reads: the most awkward transition ever, and lots of salt
Deep Dive: how we feel about book awards and the books that win them
Book Presses: a series press and a rural noir gem
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Bookish Moments of the Week:
1:54 - What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
Current Reads:
4:31 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
4:37 - The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Mindy)
8:28 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Meredith)
11:32 - They Never Learn by Layne Fargo (Mindy)
15:35 - Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsey
16:23 - The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald (Meredith)
19:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Mindy)
32:18 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Book Awards and How They Make Us Feel About a Book:
35:05 - The National Book Award
35:07 - The Pulitzer Prize
35:21 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
36:29 - The Chosen by Chaim Potok
38:45 - The Goodreads Choice Awards
39:17 - The Edgar Awards
40:03 - The Awesome Book Awards
41:13 - The Newbery Awards
41:24 - A Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark
41:30 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
41:51 - The Currently Reading Press List
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:50 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
42:58- Season 2, Episode 31
43:12 - Season 2, Episode 33
44:30 - The Liar by Steve Cavanagh (Mindy) *Kaytee’s note: y’all what is UP with the price of this book? You can get a 4-book series that INCLUDES Mindy’s press for $10 less. And a 5-book series that includes Mindy’s press for $5 less. So…)
46:26 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: recording with a young friend and library woes
Current Reads: you have to read this, plus lots of murder
Deep Dive: do you picture actors and actresses when you read? how about setting?
Book Presses: a book that would make a great movie, and a classic sci-fi thrill
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Patreon ad - we sponsor ourselves:
1:51 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
3:26 - Join us as a Bookish Friend!
Current Reads:
6:51 - 96 Miles by Laura (J.L) Esplin (Kaytee)
10:35 - Malorie by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
10:43 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
13:34 - Teen Killers Club by Lily Sparks (Esther and Kaytee)
16:24 - Minority Report movie
18:56 - COVIDeo number 3 with the kids
19:53 - The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (Meredith)
23:56 - Sitting Pretty: The View from my Ordinary, Resilient, Disabled Body by Rebecca Taussig (Kaytee)
24:06 - @craftyerinw on Instagram
26:57 - @sitting_pretty on Instagram
27:21 - All Things Murderful with Meredith on Patreon
27:33 - @jensbookshelf on Instagram
27:46 - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (Meredith)
29:23 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Deep Dive - Casting Book Characters:
31:50 - The Popcast
33:29 - Still Life by Louise Penny
34:11 - Relic by Doug Preston and Lincoln Child
36:12 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
41:59 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:08 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
43:23 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Kaytee)
44:00 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
45:05 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
45:42 - Timeline by Michael Crichton (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a spicy take on a classic and bookish gluttony
Current Reads: we’re telling each other about six recent reads and talking each other into and out of reading them
Deep Dive: our favorite cookbooks, as we head into the holiday season
Book Presses: food-centered delight and family-centered drama
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Book of the Month - ad:
1:39 - The Star-Crossed Lovers of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
3:20 - Memorial by Bryan Washington
5:00 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99
Bookish Moments of the Week:
6:09 - The Popcast (most recent Flavortown episode)
6:22 - Rebecca by Dauphne DuMaurier
7:06 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
8:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
9:18 - Libby - the BEST library app
Current Reads:
11:01 - In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith)
11:11 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey
14:27 - The City We Became by NK Jemison (Kaytee)
14:43 - The Fifth Season by NK Jemison
17:15 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
17:31 - New York by Edward Rutherford
18:27 - The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Meredith)
23:55 - I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (Kaytee)
24:06 - @tonightsbookishfeast on Instagram
27:13 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
27:21 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Meredith)
31:13 - Luster by Raven Leilani (Kaytee)
32:02 - The Need by Helen Phillips
Deep Dive - Our Favorite Cookbooks:
35:58 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten
36:22 - The Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
36:25 - Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten
37:09 - How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman
37:12 - America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook
37:14 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
38:27 - Martha Stewart’s Cookbook
39:16 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines (and Volume 2)
40:29 - America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Cookie Cookbook
41:06 - Start to Cook from Usborne
41:19 - The America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs
42:36 - Eat at Home cooks - Kaytee’s meal planning website
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:37 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl (Meredith)
44:57 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
46:22 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman (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
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: creating a monthly TBR and being a rebound reader
Current Reads: convoluted plots, and wheelhouse wins
Deep Dive: the most readable classics
Book Presses: more classics that BELONG on the Press List
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Current Reads:
5:06 - Lovely War by Julie Berry (Kaytee)
7:31 - Circe by Madeline Miller
7:38 - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
8:48 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Meredith)
9:10 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
12:57 - We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry (Kaytee)
14:09 - A Good Neighborhood by Therese Ann Fowler
15:38 - The Crucible by Arthur Miller
16:31 - The Burning by Jane Casey (Meredith)
19:36 - When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole (Kaytee)
21:30 - Pride by Ibi Zoboi
21:36 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
24:03 - To Night Owl, From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (Meredith)
27:04 - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Deep Dive - The Most Readable Classics:
31:42 - To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
32:44 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
33:59 - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
34:43 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
34:48 - The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
34:51 - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
34:52 - A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
36:02 - Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
36:50 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
37:11 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
38:09 - Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
38:30 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck
39:11 - House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
39:36 - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
39:51 - Passing by Nella Larsen
40:31 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
41:09 - Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss
41:50 - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
42:24 - 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
43:37 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Kaytee)
46:16 - The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Meredith)
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:
Bookish Moments: virtual author events and a library fake out
Current Reads: books that get better and better and have big emotions
Deep Dive: what is spoopy season? And what do we read for peak spoopiness?
Book Presses: spoopy presses for your shelves
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Bookish Moments:
2:14 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
Current Reads:
6:01 - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller (Mary)
9:34 - New York by Edward Rutherford (Kaytee)
11:54 - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (Mary)
11:59 - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
15:38 - Book 3 - I could find no evidence!
16:19 - Big Friendship by Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow (Kaytee)
16:27 - Scribd: try it out for 2 months free
17:03 - Call Your Girlfriend Podcast
19:29 - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness with Siobhan Dowd (Mary)
23:53 - My Storied Year by Katie Proctor (Kaytee)
Deep Dive - Books for Spoopy Season:
29:23 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
30:14 - City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
31:48 - Sweep: A Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
32:40 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
33:48 - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
34:45 - Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
34:52 - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
34:58 - A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock Series) by Sherry Thomas
36:56 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
38:00 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
38:11 - Jane Eyre narrated by Thandie Newton
40:32 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
41:32 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
41:33 - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
41:40 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
41:41 - Tana French books
42:28 - Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
42:37 - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
44:52 - My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton (Mary)
44:58 - My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
45:09 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
47:42 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Kaytee)
47:51 - It by Stephen King
47:53 - Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: connecting through book recommendations and having the exact right reading experience
Current Reads: an unpopular opinion and some unputdownable fiction
Deep Dive: the title words and cover images that draw us in
Book Presses: a few more gorgeous covers for your consideration
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!
New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Patreon - an ad for ourselves:
2:38 - Still Life Book Club Chat
3:30 - The Crazy Awesome Reading Log
4:20 - patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast
Current Reads:
7:59 - If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (Kaytee)
10:00 - Hum if You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais
10:58 - The Real Sherlock by Lucinda Hawksley (Meredith)
12:27 - The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
12:30 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
13:33 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman (Kaytee)
15:41 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
15:45 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrick Backman
15:55 - Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrick Backman
18:08 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (Meredith)
20:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
22:37 - Rebel by Beverly Jenkins (Kaytee)
26:12 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Meredith)
28:25 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
29:26 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Deep Dive - Title and Cover Catnip:
32:16 - The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
33:30 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
33:42 - Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry, Rachel Lippincott, and Tobias Iaconis
33:46 - The Muse by Jessie Burton
34:17 - Winterhouse by Ben Guterson
34:47 - The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty
35:19 - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
35:23 - Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
35:31 - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
35:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
35:36 - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
37:30 - Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund
37:31 - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
37:40 - My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
37:54 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
38:57 - YA Fantasy Title Meme
39:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
41:15 - Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Kaytee)
44:07 - The Murmur of Bees by Sophia Segovia (Meredith)
46:48 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: Homeschool reading presentations and Meredith’s new side episode
Current Reads: the current reads that we are actually currently reading, not a selective agenda of books
Deep Dive: Bookish FOMO. What are you afraid of missing out on when it comes to books?
Book Presses: the book I’d press on Meredith’s new mini show, and an author that she changed her mind about
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!
*Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!*
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Bookish Moments:
2:45 - The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
2:51 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
4:23 - Project Z: A Zombie Ate My Homework by Tommy Greenwald
5:14 - All Things Murderful on Patreon
Current Reads:
6:52 - Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Kaytee)
6:58 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
7:14 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
9:02 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss
10:10 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Meredith)
11:40 - Serial Podcast
12:25 - Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene
12:34 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
14:31 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
15:45 - Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Kaytee)
15:56 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
17:23 - Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
17:50 - Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer
19:52 - Conviction by Denise Mina (Meredith)
24:08 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (Kaytee)
24:13 - @booknerdnative @readwithkat and @allegedlymari on Instagram
30:46 - Descent by Tim Johnston (Meredith)
30:56 - The Current by Tim Johnston
32:07 - Still Life by Louise Penny
Deep Dive - Book FOMO:
35:07 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
35:40 - You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
36:07 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
37:08 - Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer
37:15 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
38:22 - Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
39:15 - Novel Pairings Podcast
40:13 - Louise Penny Book 5: The Brutal Telling
41:22 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
42:35 - The One by John Marrs (Kaytee)
44:35 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Meredith)
44:47 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
48:03 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Connect With Us:
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram
Kiko Doran is a veteran, developer, musician, teacher, and so much more! In this incredibly interesting interview, Kiko and I talk about how he created the iBook, Learn Pharrell Williams' Happy for Apple's new Tuniversity project. We talk about how the innovative new idea evolved, what it was like working on this high profile project, breaking the music down, learning iBooks Author, and so much more in these 24 minutes. Make sure to check out the extended, 17 minute interview that's for Patreon backers only!
Show Notes
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Welcome to the Authority Self-Publishing show with Steve Scott, Barrie Davenport, and Ron Clandenin. This episode goes over the goals for this podcast, how we can help authorpreneurs and what happened to Steve's old show--Self Publishing Questions.
Kobo and Kobo Writing Life have long been known for being open, social and collaborative. And this episode of the Kobo Writing Life podcast is no exception. In fact, to start 2015 off on the right foot, we thought it would be useful, in our ongoing communication with authors regarding the importance of making your work available on multiple platforms, and not just on Kindle, to help with that.
This episode contains a collection of tips curated from the Author Marketing Podcast by Author Marketing Institute founder Jim Kukral covering tips and things you might not know about publishing a book to Kobo, Nook (Barnes & Noble), iBooks (Apple) and Google Play.
Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre sets up the various clips from Jim's fantastic podcast. The tips that Jim shares are from the following original podcasts
7 Things You Didn't Know About Publishing A Book on Google Play
1) The Play Store is popular
2) You can post your book for free
3) It has Permafree benefits
4) There's less competition
5) It takes patience
6) Keywords matter
7) For some authors it's #1 or #2
Read the full blog post with details or listen to the Author Marketing Podcast
6 Things You Didn't Know About Publishing A Book on Apple iBooks
1) Apple is the #2 US eBook retailer
2) You need a MAC or a 3rd party to publish
3) More readers have iBooks access
4) Content is curated
5) You need to show your support
6) There are features you can't find on Amazon
Read the full blog post with details or listen to the Author Marketing Podcast
6 Things You Didn't Know About Publishing A Book on Nook Press
1) Nook is on the decline
2) Indie authors dominate the bestseller list
3) You need to pay attention to format
4) Support has a bad reputation
5) Connections with merchandisers are key
6) It's still #2 for many authors
Read the full blog post with details or listen to the Author Marketing Podcast
5 Important Things To KNow About Publishing A Digital Book on Kobo
1) It has an international focus
2) Kobo took over for SONY
3) You can schedule promos ahead of time
4) There's a page for Free Book Promos
5) Success requires networking
Read the full blog post with details or listen to the Author Marketing Podcast
There's also discussion about the Author Marketing Live events as well as other great resources from AMI, including:
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