On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: beautiful bookshelves and a booktuber to love Current Reads: we’re all over the map this week with poetry and Cozy+ and a book I should have loved but didn’t and so much more! Deep Dive: reading outside of our comfort zones Book Presses: books that we didn’t expect to love 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 (this link only works on the main site). 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 Bookshop 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. If you’d prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:39 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:24 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Youtube 6:30 - Nakia’s Hideaway on Instagram 8:39 - Current Reads 8:55 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (Kaytee) 11:56 - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 12:26 - Seasonal Work by Laura Lippman (Meredith) 14:08 - Story Bound Story via Fabled 15:57 - By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (Kaytee) 16:03 - If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy  19:19 - His and Hers by Alice Feeney (Meredith) 22:15 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney  22:38 - Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (Kaytee) 23:04 - The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman 26:36 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray (Meredith) 30:35 - The Maid by Nita Prose 30:44 - An Elderly Lady is Up To No Good by Helene Turston 32:15 - Deep Dive: Reading Out of Our Comfort Zones 34:18 - Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese 34:21 - The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 36:38 - City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert 37:25 - Arya Winters and the Tiramisu of Death by Amita Murray 39:42 - Shelf Subscription Bookshelf Thomasville 39:50 - Book of the Month 39:57 - Access the Indie Press List by becoming a Patron 42:16 - Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins 43:40 - An Unlikely Story 45:18  - Books We’d Like to Press Into Your Hands 45:36 - The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Kaytee) 48:39 - Geek Love by Katherine Dunn (Meredith) 51:10 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood 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 Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast