The Currently Reading Podcast

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their current reads, a deep dive about how to choose where to start with a new to you author, as well as some fun tangents about little free libraries, phone blocking strategies, and read alouds that bite us in the tail.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee choose books that encapsulate each decade of their lives as readers and discuss their importance. Meredith also highlights a bookish friend, and Kaytee brings a listener press before they go.

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0:00 — Welcome to Currently Reading

1:23 — Bookish Mome...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss some bookish conundrums and how they'd like them fixed, their current reads, a deep dive bossing some bookish friends' TBRs, and they bring some extra bookish goodness before they go.

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0:00 - Welcome to Currently Reading

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is joined by Sarah Mackenzie, host and founder of Read Aloud Revival. They discuss their current reads, dive deep into Sarah's reading journey, and bring some bookish goodness before they go.

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4:12 — Bookish Moments of t...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith start by bringing their current reads, deep dive into the ways in which they accepted the changes in their reading lives, highlight a bookish friend, and Meredith brings a sleeper hit of a book before they go.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee deep dive into how to read poetry, why you should, and give some examples of great poetry to dip into. They also bring their current reads, and some bookish goodness before they go.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are excited to give you a sneak peek into the voice of new patreon content, plus they deep dive on what their weeks look like for their reading lives. As always, a bookish friend is highlighted and Meredith brings a book she DNFs before they go.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith returns to discuss her current reads with Kaytee. They also deep dive into some lessons they've learned over 400 episodes of Currently Reading. Finally, Meredith highlights a bookish friend, while Kaytee brings a specific topic she's curious about.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee brings in Kelly Holmes for a special episode. They talk all things bookish moments, their current reads, and bring a fun deep dive on new and upcoming releases to add to your TBR. They end with the Before You Go segment, where Kelly brings something she is currently curious about.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Roxanna joins Kaytee while Meredith is out playing nurse to husband Johnnie. Roxanna and Kaytee discuss their current reads, a readerly deep dive into the authors that give us trust issues, and talk about something a little bookish before they go.

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee bring their current reads, discuss how to track the books they only "dip into" and bring some last minute bookish goodness before they go.

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1:20 Bookish Moments of the Week

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We are back for a brand new season of Currently Reading. In this first episode, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their current reads, discuss what they did on their extended summer breaks, and bring a few fun bits before they go.

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0:00 Welcome to Currently Reading

4:20 Bookish Moments of the Week

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For the last episode of season 8, Kaytee and Meredith take a look back at the season as a whole. They discuss the season by the numbers, a little business corner, and hand out some awards! Thank you for being the best bookish friends for 8 seasons and counting! We will have one dark week but will be back in our ears and on your screens August 3. Happy Reading!

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This week we have a very special episode for you. Every year, hosts Kaytee and Meredith bring in all the co-hosts to play a fun bookish game. This year, they are joined by Elizabeth Barnhill, Mary Heim and Roxanna Kasam Kara. The game is called Consensus or Chaos, where each host brings a bookish opinion, and they score and discuss whether they agree or not. Let us know on our socials which opinions you agree or...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee let listeners take the lead by bringing books they think everyone should read. Every year, the Listener Press episode consistently ranks as one of the favorite episodes of the season. Be prepared to have your TBR explode!

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are back together to discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads vary from ones we felt bland about, to books that we loved. For our Deep Dive, we answer a listener question about how to utilize the library well. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment, where we shout...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads bring beloved authors and new to us reads, with some spicy opinions. For our Deep Dive, we discuss reasons why we wouldn't rate a book we read, or why we WOULD share a book with a low rating. We'll always end with our Before...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads cover a wide range of topics from children's classics to cannibalism. For our Deep Dive, we discuss books that we either need to revisit or books we have already re-read and formed a new opinion. We'll always end with our Before We Go segment...

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In this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith discuss their bookish moments of the week, and then tell you about three current reads each. For this week's episode, our current reads span the years from 1963 to 2026, ranging from murdery goodness to literary fiction to non-fiction about our bodies. For our Deep Dive, we discuss what it means to us to go into a book with no prior knowledge whatsoever. We'll always end with our Before...

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

Bookish Moments: overseas bookstores and book resources

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

Deep Dive: Meredith and Elizabeth imagine books in their own bookstore

Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Elizabeth updates us on her grandbabies

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This episode of The Currently Reading Podcast is a great place to jump in if you love honest book recommendations and spoiler-free bookish conversation.

Meredith and Kaytee help two listeners take control of their overflowing TBR piles with personalized picks. They also get into everything they have been reading lately, from literary fiction like Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar to the cozy fantasy of T. Kingfisher, and they talk honestly about how to keep your reading life calm instead of overwhelming.

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

Bookish Moments...

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

Bookish Moments: even more adaptations and reading hangovers

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

Deep Dive: Kaytee and Meredith do a mid year reading check-in

Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and Kaytee brings something she is currently curious about

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

Bookish Moments: both discuss plane reading and its advantages

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

Deep Dive: book recs for each enneagram type

Before We Go: our new segment featuring a bookish friend post and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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

Bookish Moments: Indie Bookstore Day and adaptations exceeding expectations.

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

Deep Dive: more reading therapy with Mary

Before We Go: our new segment featuring something Meredith is curious about and some TBR triage for Mary.

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On this episode of Currently Reading, we are revisiting an episode from season 1! On episode 8, Meredith and Kaytee discussed reading slumps and how to get through them. Kaytee is bopping around the world, so we hope you enjoy this blast to the past. (head on over to the original show notes HERE to see the photos Meredith references in her bookish moment)

Bookish Moments: lovely neighbors and bucket list trips with friends

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

Deep Dive: reading slumps, how we deal...

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

Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids

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

Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time.

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna

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

Bookish Moments: Spring cleaning and outgoing books

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

Deep Dive: the oldest books on our TBR

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Meredith is curious about

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

Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom

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

Deep Dive: all about our book budgets

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about

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

Bookish Moments: books that grow as we read and book festival serendipity

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

Deep Dive: partaking in bookish traditions

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Meredith

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

Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment

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

Deep Dive: Which authors' complete works we would take to our hermitage

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.

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

Bookish Moments: Book adaptations and giving out book recs IRL

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

Deep Dive: How to audiobook

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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1:21 - Bookish Moments...

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

Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes

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

Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about

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

Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

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

Deep Dive: Organizing Our Bookshelves

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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

Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

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

Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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

Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild

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

Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read.

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

Bookish Moments: Kaytee's San Francisco bookstore adventure and Meredith's Wolf Hall slow read

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

Deep Dive: Boss My TBR - helping two listeners prioritize their reading stacks

Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and TBR triage

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

Bookish Moments: stickers on books and book metaphors

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

Deep Dive: if we re-read and why

The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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3:06 - Ad For Ourselves

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

Bookish Moments: reviving the book space and recs from bookish friends

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

Deep Dive: all things special editions

The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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1:39 - Our Bookish...

On this episode of Currently Reading, Mary and Roxanna take the reins and are deep diving into their top reads of 2025!

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1:21 - Mary and Roxanna's Reading Year

4:14 - Mary's Reading Stats:

100 books read this year and picked up some graphic novels that normally she wouldn't have read in the...

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

Bookish Moments: experimenting with our reading and taking on choker books

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

Deep Dive: answering the questions of how or why we rate our books

The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives

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