Season 7, Episode 28: Books As Equalizers + Losing Momentum In Our Reading

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

• Bookish Moments: books as equalizers and kiddos who love books as much as we do

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

• Deep Dive: what we do to keep momentum in our reading lives

• 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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1:33 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week

6:35 - Grassrootz Bookstore

8:08 - Our Current Reads

8:21 - Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)

10:26 - The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly

11:44 - Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

11:55 - Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (Kaytee)

12:21 - Pounded by the Pound by Chuck Tingle (amazon link)

12:31 - Taken by the Gay Unicorn by Chuck Tingle (amazon link)

12:41 - Aardvark Book Club

16:30 - The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan (Meredith)

17:41 - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

22:13 - Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Kaytee)

22:35 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

26:16 - Come Closer by Sara Gran (Meredith)

27:42 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by Sadie Hartmann

31:08 - It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell (Kaytee)

35:19 - Deep Dive: Losing Momentum In Our Reading

49:21 - Meet Us At The Fountain

49:27 - I wish to ask if you can find actual smutty books on the shelves in bookstores (like monster romance etc with the wild covers). (Meredith)

50:01 - The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

50:32 - Neon Gods by Katee Robert

51:07 - Open Door Romance via Novel Neighbor

51:08 - The Novel Neighbor

51:15 - The Ripped Bodice Bookstore

52:04 - Still Life by Louise Penny (special edition w/sprayed edges, releases Sep. 30, 2025)

52:27 - I wish it was easier to get pretty versions of our favorite books. (Kaytee)

52:35 - The Hunger Games box set by Suzanne Collins (special edition with sprayed edges)

53:23 - Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

53:53 - Quicksilver by Callie Hart (special edition, pre order, releases Aug 19, 2025)

55:11 - The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

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