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De: Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb
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 Currently Reading is a podcast dedicated to the love of books and reading. Two bookish friends discuss what’s on their nightstands, in their earbuds, and on their Kindles right now, in addition to books they’ve loved forever, and a variety of other readerly topics. Looking for your next great book? You'll find tons of book recommendations every week.© Meredith Monday Schwartz and Kaytee Cobb Arte Ciencias Sociales Historia y Crítica Literaria
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  • Season 7, Episode 44: Sick Reading + To Skim Or Not To Skim

    Season 7, Episode 44: Sick Reading + To Skim Or Not To Skim
    Jun 9 2025
    On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading while sick and reading on birthday trips Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: when it’s okay to skim and when it’s not 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) . . . . 1:40 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 8:09 - Our Current Reads 8:29 - The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Meredith, pre-order releases June 24, 2025) 9:32 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 13:54 - The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave (Kaytee) 18:07 - The Power by Naomi Alderman 18:19 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie 18:22 - Vox by Christina Dalcher 19:07 - How to Order the Universe by Maria Jose Ferrada (Meredith) 20:36 - I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork 24:06 - Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (Kaytee) 27:46 - The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green 28:26 - Blood over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang (Meredith) 33:10 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (Kaytee) 37:57 - To Skim Or Not To Skim 47:10 - Lord of the Flies by William Golding 49:52 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:17 - I wish instagram always included what you said in addition to someone’s response when interacting in DMs. (Meredith) 51:34 - I wish to press The House in the Cerulean Sea into readers’ hands. (Kaytee) 51:35 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 51:41 - King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby 51:47 - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
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  • Season 7, Episode 43: Bookish Get Togethers + Virtual Reading Retreats

    Season 7, Episode 43: Bookish Get Togethers + Virtual Reading Retreats
    Jun 2 2025
    On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish get togethers and bookish connection events Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: the ins and outs of a virtual reading retreat 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) . . . . 1:32 - Ad For Ourselves 1:45 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:41 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 4:33 - Mystery to Me bookstore 9:56 - Our Current Reads 10:10 - Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian by Tim Probert (Mary) 16:38 - The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science by Kate McKinnon (Meredith) 21:22 - Set Piece by Lana Schwartz (Mary) 25:15 - Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 26:20 - The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie 27:57 - Poirot by Mark Aldridge 29:08 - Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan (Mary) 33:16 - The Farm by Tom Rob Smith (Meredith) 34:48 - Cold People by Tom Rob Smith 37:38 - Virtual Reading Retreats 51:26 - Meet Us At The Fountain 51:38 - I wish everyone would try a buddy read with an unexpected buddy reader. (Mary) 51:50 - The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys 54:33 - I wish everyone would consider putting a virtual reading retreat on their calendar. (Meredith) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. June’s IPL is brought to us by one of our anchor stores, Schuler Books in Michigan Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!
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  • Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 11: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    Popcorn in the Pages - Episode 11: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    May 29 2025
    Welcome, readers. We are thrilled to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes. Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will still include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 1:24 - Setup The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 3:42 - Previews Release date. Sales info and awards. Released in 1999 NYT #1 Bestseller ALA’s Best Book for Reluctant Readers in 2000 “Cult classic” Movie name and release date. Box office and awards. Released September 2012 20 Wins, 51 Nominations Budget of 13M, Earned 33M “Cult classic” 6:59 - The Cutting Room Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen The tunnel Charlie being high Charlie’s revelation at the end Changes from Book to Movie Change from love story as secondary plot to main plot Friendships with Charlie seemed disingenuous in the movie Song in the tunnel is changed from Fleetwood Mac to David Bowie Mary Elizabeth’s college acceptance Bill’s girlfriend is now his wife in the movie Bill and Charlie’s relationship in the movie Left out of the adaptation Charlie doesn’t cry in the movie Masturbation scene Developed relationship between Charlie and his sister Abortion Lack of importance of Rocky Horror The scene where Sam tells Charlie not to think of her that way Added to the movie Charlie’s siblings have names Charlie is a “normie” Casting and alternates Charlie: LoganLerman → Freddie Highmore, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nicholas Hoult, Asa Butterfield Sam: Emma Watson → Jennifer Lawrence, Sarah Hyland, Emma Roberts, Brie Larson Patrick: Ezra Miller → Timothee Chalamet, Mary Elizabeth: Mae Whitman → Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Rose McIver Problematic elements Lack of POC Queer representation Excessive drug and alcohol usage 32:41 - Award Season Worst and best parts of the adaptation. Film quality Unbelievable characters due to casting/age Casting - outside main characters 20 years later letter was omitted from the movie (a best part) Paul Rudd Derek’s ponytail Charlie’s hot brother Worst and best actors. Emma Watson - Sam Paul Rudd - Bill Ezra Miller - Patrick Worst and best book characters. Mary Elizabeth Sam Patrick 44:26 - Book/Flick Energy Book scored on a 5 star scale. Book on Goodreads Movie scored on a 10 point scale. Movie on Rotten Tomatoes Movie on IMDB 50:20 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel If they made an after school special about our time in high school, what do you think would be the most after school special plot point? (Kaytee) If you could do high school all over again, would you? (Shad) What’s your most significant or best memory from high school? (Shad) 56:30 - End Credits The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger The movie is available to stream on HBO Max for a limited time but is available to rent on other streaming services Connect With Us: Currently Reading Podcast | Kaytee | Meredith Shad is in the Bookish Friends FB Group (for our Patreon supporters) Our Website | Email Us Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Buy Some Merch
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I found this podcast right before the pandemic hit and from the first episode I was captivated by Kaytee and Meredith’s enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to both reading and to book characters! They don’t shy away from spicy opinions and they’re in-depth discussions are Always spoiler free. Their Facebook group is my happy place and I’ve made real life friends as well as finding a safe, welcoming place to talk about my life long love of reading with no judgments or criticism. Please give it a try if reading is a love of your life!

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