Season 7, Episode 12: New Furry Friends + Retaining What We Read
Description
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: forgetting how to read and introducing new furry pals
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Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately
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Deep Dive: if we retain what we read and if it matters
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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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1:28 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
8:56 - Our Current Reads
9:00 - Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Kaytee)
9:16 - Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach
14:34 - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson (Meredith)
16:38 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
20:47 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
21:09 - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (Kaytee)
26:24 - The Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Meredith)
31:47 - The Duke Gets Desperate by Diana Quincy
32:09 - Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Kaytee)
36:31 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Meredith)
36:35 - 10 Things To Tell You ep. 239 w/Meredith
37:52 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartmann
38:10 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Patreon (her spoiler filled episode about Iain Reids book is on Patreon)
43:32 - Retaining What We Read
44:51 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
47:21 - A Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
49:30 - The Change by Kirsten Miller
51:59 - I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
52:50 - Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
53:04 - Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
53:39 - NYT article “At Capacity”
55:02 - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
55:49 - Meet Us At The Fountain
55:58 - I wish to let you know about the storyteller word a day calendar (Kaytee)
56:03 - Mrs. Wordsmith Storytellers Word a Day
58:02 - I wish the newest Louise Penny book will be good (Meredith)
58:07 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
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