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Season 7, Episode 32: Reading Retreats + Boss My TBR
Category: Arts
Duration: 00:53:54
Publish Date: 2025-03-17 09:00:00
Description:

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

  • Bookish Moments: reading retreats, one finished and one scheduled

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

  • Deep Dive: we boss some more TBRs

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

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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1:16 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

7:18 - Our Current Reads

7:32 - Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Meredith)

9:37 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

10:24 - Holly by Stephen King

12:17 - The Stand by Stephen King

12:18 - The Shining by Stephen King

12:55 - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (Kaytee)

17:24 - Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge (Meredith)

20:46 - Night Wherever We Go by Tracey Rose Peyton (Kaytee)

24:54 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (Meredith)

28:58 - Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

29:30 - The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (Kaytee)

31:08 - CR Season 5: Episode 25

31:10 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

31:12 - CR Season 3: Episode 41

31:14 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

31:27 - Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead

33:08 - Boss My TBR

From Emily

33:45 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier

33:48 - My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman

33:52 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty

33:54 - S by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

33:58 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab

34:18 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

34:20 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

34:23 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

34:25 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

34:27 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

36:38 - Schuler Books

From Bethany

40:38 - Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (releases April 8, 2025)

40:42 - The Last Party by Claire Mackintosh

40:45 - Out by Natsuo Kirino

40:47 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff

40:50 - The Stolen Child by Ann Hood

41:03 - Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

41:09 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach

41:12- The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker

44:55 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker

45:17 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

45:47 - I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

46:17 - Virgil Wander by Leif Enger

47:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain

48:25 - I wish people would utilize our website for the plethora of things it offers. (Meredith)

49:46 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass

49:49 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

50:17 - I wish for a “find all and replace” option for books. (Kaytee)

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