Season 4, Episode 7: Generational Reading + Conflicted Feelings About a Favorite Author

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mindy are discussing:

Bookish Moments: kids reading to parents and grandparents blowing a budget
Current Reads: family drama and non-fiction and slapdash thrillers
Deep Dive: Meredith and Mindy explore the feelings around a favorite author’s new release
Book Presses: a new release that needs to be on “the list” and an older true crime gem

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!

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1:58 - The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

Bookish Moment of the Week:

2:42 - Forgotten Work by Jason Guriel

Current Reads:

6:30 - The People We Keep by Alison Larkin (Mindy)

11:29 - D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michael Faber (Meredith)

13:18 - Prince Caspian (Narnia book 2) by C.S. Lewis

13:35 - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

13:51 - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber

15:25 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

16:11 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston

17:01 - The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline (Mindy)