Season 8, Episode 37: To The Moon And Back + Low Rated Books That Stuck With Us

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

• Bookish Moments: Whiny men in books and reading to our kids

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

• Deep Dive: books we rated fairly low, but have stuck with us over time.

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit from Roxanna

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 - We encourage you to spend your dollars at indie bookstores this Saturday, April 25th for Independent Bookstore Day!

4:26 - Bookish Moments of the Week

4:49 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

5:47 - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

7:35 - Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

10:00 - Current Reads

10:08 - Good People by Patmeena Sabit (Roxanna)

12:21 - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

18:58 - Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Kaytee)

24:01 - One Woman Show by Christine Coulson (Roxanna)

28:12 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

28:34 - Meet the Neighbors by Brandon Keim (Kaytee)

31:56 - An Immense World by Ed Yong

32:11 - Fuzz by Mary Roach

33:34 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (Roxanna)

37:01 - Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

38:15 - Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill (Kaytee)

40:23 - The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace

40:31 - Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

41:48 - Deep Dive: Lower Rated Books That Stuck With Us

42:57 - Wine Witch On Fire by Natalie MacLean

48:27 - Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain

50:08 - Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl

50:10 - Blood Bones & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton

50:46 - Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain

51:51 - To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

55:29 - Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

56:44 - How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates by Shailee Thompson

57:10 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

57:13 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

57:42 - Dawn by Octavia Butler

57:48 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

1:01:24 - You by Caroline Kepnes

1:04:56 - Before We Go

Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post

1:05:12 - Currently Reading Patreon (gets you access to our Discord!)

1:05:31 - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Roxanna brings a sleeper hit

1:06:25 - Food that Really Schmecks by Edna Stabler

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