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

• Bookish Moments: book talks in the wild and new Louise Penny books

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

• Deep Dive: our reading rituals

• 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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1:29 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

2:26 - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

3:37 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

5:10 - Our Current Reads

5:15 - Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood (Kaytee)

8:29 - Peg and Rose Solve a Murder by Laurien Berenson (Meredith) 

12:50 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

14:25 - Bear by Julia Phillips (Kaytee)

14:31 - Booktenders 

18:24 - Winter Hours by Mary Oliver (Meredith)

19:02 - A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver

21:13 - The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

22:17 - Upstream by Mary Oliver

22:39 - The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown (Kaytee)

27:14 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:08 - The Book Wanderers by Anna James

27:12 - Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby (Meredith)

31:36 - Our Reading Rituals

38:47 - Book Darts

45:11 - Dual Side cooling blanket

49:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:43 - I wish for you to reflect on your “grades” of your reading rituals. (Kaytee)

54:06 - I wish for you to listen to the Poirot Pals podcast if you are like me and getting through all the Hercule Poirot books by Agatha Christie. (Meredith)

54:21 - Poirot Pals Podcast

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