Season 8, Episode 19: Reading Short Books + Deep Dive w/ Megan P. Evans

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

• Bookish Moments: finally reading a big book and nerdy bookends

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

• Deep Dive: how the podcast has changed Megan P. Evan's life in all ways.

• 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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2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

2:26 - From the Front Porch podcast

2:28 - Bookshelf Thomasville

2:33 - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and John Rutherford (translator)

2:39 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

3:39 - The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor

4:33 - Wicked Lego Bookends

6:36 - Our Current Reads

7:04 - The Book of I by David Greig (Megan)

10:07 - Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivy (Kaytee)

10:15 - Booktenders

10:31 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy

15:46 - The Deep End by Julie Mulhern (Megan)

21:11 - House Love by Patric Richardson (Kaytee)

21:43 - Laundry Love by Patric Richardson

23:25 - Safe and Sound by Mercury Stardust

23:26 - Right at Home by Bobby Berk

25:19 - Above the Fire by Michael O'Donnell (Megan)

27:05 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

27:44 - Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

27:51 - Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

27:52 - These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

29:20 - Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell (Kaytee)

35:03 - Megan's Reading Life

49:54 - Meet Us At The Fountain

50:12 - I wish you would consider reading more short books. (Megan)

51:05 - I wish for a book parade like the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. (Kaytee)

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