Season 8, Episode 35: Bookish Bedrooms + Our Book Budgets

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

• Bookish Moments: Project Hail Mary and a bookish guest bedroom

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

• Deep Dive: all about our book budgets

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a something Kaytee is curious about

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

1:50 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:42 - Fabled Bookshop

2:44 - Book Lover Weekend

4:43 - Bookish Moments of the Week

5:01 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6:13 - @sciencewhizliz on Instagram

9:33 - "You've Been Poisoned" teacup

10:35 - Your Guide To Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson

11:52 - Current Reads

12:03 - Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Kaytee)

12:40 - White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

12:41 - Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

16:22 - The Deep by Nick Cutter (Meredith)

19:38 - Sphere by Michael Crichton

20:35 - The Troop by Nick Cutter

21:06 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

21:26 - In the Shadow of the Mountain by Sylvia Vasquez-Lovado (Kaytee)

21:57 - CR Season 6: Episode 48

25:16 - The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (Meredith)

29:56 - North is the Night by Emily Rath (Kaytee)

34:24 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Meredith)

35:49 - An Unlikely Story

42:03 - Deep Dive: Our Book Budgets

43:01 - @deadendbooks_rva

50:12 - Book of the Month

50:20 - Goldsboro Book Subscriptions

51:17 - Libro.fm

51:25 - Storygraph

51:47 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live Patreon

51:58 - Shelf Respect by the Popcast

52:30 - Aardvark Book Club

52:33 - Satisfiction

52:35 - Fairyloot

53:19 - Sleuth Box w/Fabled

55:48 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

56:22 - Fairyloot Epic Fantasy subscription

Kaytee brings something she is curious about

57:33 - Inside Literary Prize

57:58 - Canada Reads

58:20 - South to America by Imani Perry

58:27 - Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

58:39 - 2026 Inside Literary Prize Shortlist

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