Today, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: a spicy take on a classic and bookish gluttony Current Reads: we’re telling each other about six recent reads and talking each other into and out of reading them Deep Dive: our favorite cookbooks, as we head into the holiday season Book Presses: food-centered delight and family-centered drama 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!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode. These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . . Book of the Month - ad: 1:39 - The Star-Crossed Lovers of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman 3:20 - Memorial by Bryan Washington 5:00 - Use our Link and the code CURRENTLYREADING to get your first book for just $9.99 Bookish Moments of the Week: 6:09 - The Popcast (most recent Flavortown episode) 6:22 - Rebecca by Dauphne DuMaurier 7:06 - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 8:46 - Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery 9:18 - Libby - the BEST library app Current Reads: 11:01 - In the Market for Murder by T.E. Kinsey (Meredith) 11:11 - A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey 14:27 - The City We Became by NK Jemison (Kaytee) 14:43 - The Fifth Season by NK Jemison 17:15 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 17:31 - New York by Edward Rutherford 18:27 - The Obsession by Nora Roberts (Meredith) 23:55 - I Will Judge You By Your Bookshelf by Grant Snider (Kaytee) 24:06 - @tonightsbookishfeast on Instagram 27:13 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 27:21 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust (Meredith) 31:13 - Luster by Raven Leilani (Kaytee) 32:02 - The Need by Helen Phillips Deep Dive - Our Favorite Cookbooks: 35:58 - The Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten 36:22 - The Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten 36:25 - Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten 37:09 - How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman 37:12 - America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook 37:14 - Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat 38:27 - Martha Stewart’s Cookbook 39:16 - Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines (and Volume 2) 40:29 - America’s Test Kitchen Perfect Cookie Cookbook 41:06 - Start to Cook from Usborne 41:19 - The America’s Test Kitchen Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs 42:36 - Eat at Home cooks - Kaytee’s meal planning website Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 44:37 - Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl (Meredith) 44:57 - Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl 46:22 - The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen-Loigman (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com