Season 7, Episode 9: Bookish Crafts + Why Reading Makes Us Better
Description
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
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Bookish Moments: bookish crafting and annotation gift sets
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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: diving into research about why reading makes us better humans
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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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1:24 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week
2:11 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
5:47 - The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
5:51 - I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist
5:55 - Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
6:28 - Annotation gift set by Mr. Pen and Selah
8:43 - Annotation Set option 2
9:38 - Our Current Reads
9:48 - Between Flowers and Bones by Carolyn Leiloglou (Kaytee)
10:41 - Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou
14:09 - Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Meredith)
15:06 - Bird Box by Josh Malerman
15:10 - Daphne by Josh Malerman
15:34 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman
20:59 - Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
21:01 - Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
21:05 - We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
21:54 - Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (Kaytee)
26:45 - The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni (Meredith)
28:05 - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
29:54 - The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni
29:56 - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
32:47 - Search by Michelle Huneven
34:13 - Unraveling by Peggy Orenstein (Kaytee)
37:38 - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Meredith)
40:16 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
43:09 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
46:02 - CR Season 1: Episode 37
47:33 - How Reading Changes Us For The Better
Some Stats:
49:26 - The average reading American reads 12 books per year.
49:50 - The average American spends just $35 on books per year.
50:17 - Reading can reduce our stress levels by 68% in just six minutes.
51:04 - Reading can reduce memory decline by 30% because it activates neural pathways and can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
52:18 - Transportative fiction helps produce the most empathy in readers, but that empathy boost only lasts around 48 hours, so keep reading!
53:10 - Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
54:31 - Audiobooks are reading! Studies have shown that audiobooks activate the same neural pathways and cognitive benefits as print reading.
54:50 - Research shows we are less impatient with audiobooks than print.
56:02 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
57:13 - Meet Us At The Fountain
57:19 - I wish people would celebrate their reading in new ways. (Kaytee)
57:36 - Canon Ivy 2 Mini Photo Printer
58:01 - Favorite Books of the Year print - Etsy Shop
58:31 - I wish you would give annotating books a try. (Meredith)
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