On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> Bookish Moments: a budding book collector + a favorite book wins the Hugo Award </li> <li> Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately </li> <li> Deep Dive: reading — why so serious? </li> <li> The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives </li> </ul> Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). .  .  .  .  1:12 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781250403865">Still Life</a> by Louise Penny (20th Anniversary Edition) [releases September 30] 2:13 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 2:25 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063021471">Katabasis</a> by R. F. Kuang 3:34 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780062963505">The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi</a> by Shannon Chakraborty 4:19 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593836019">The Creeping Hand Murder</a> by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper [releases September 16] 4:53 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780316573092">The Phoenix Keeper</a> by S. A. MacLean 5:04 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593536131">The Backyard Bird Chronicles</a> by Amy Tan 6:19 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781984820709">The Tainted Cup</a> by Robert Jackson Bennett 7:54 - Our Current Reads 8:03 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593641217">Haunted Ever After</a> by Jen DeLuca (Kaytee) 11:35 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780593641231">Ghost Business</a> by Jen DeLuca 13:30 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781941918463">Rites of Extinction</a> by Matt Serafini (Meredith) 18:39 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780802165350">The Unveiling</a> by Quan Berry [releases October 14] 19:17 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781982113179">The Need</a> by Helen Phillips 20:02 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063346246">Let Them Stare</a> by Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy (Kaytee) 22:19 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780062327192">Dumplin’</a> by Julie Murphy 23:59 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781400238767">Jobs to Be Done</a> by Stephen Wunker, Jessica Wattman, and David Farber (Meredith) 28:36 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063348691">Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books</a> by Kirsten Miller (Kaytee) 28:45 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9780063144040">The Change</a> by Kirsten Miller 28:50 -  <a href= "https://www.schulerbooks.com/">Schuler Books</a> in Michigan 31:45 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781496742711">Twenty Years Later</a> by Charlie Donlea (Meredith) 35:01 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9781496753960">Guess Again</a> by Charlie Donlea 36:36 - Reading — Why So Serious? 43:40 - <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/79394/9798217047352">Stone Yard Devotional</a> by Charlotte Wood 51:03 - Meet Us At The Fountain 51:24 - I wish there was a show about readers, in the spirit of The Great British Bake Off. (Kaytee) 54:46 - An update on last week’s wish: I wish my iPhone would make automated actions easier for handling my screenshots. (Meredith) 56:40 - <a href= "s/Step-by-Step_-Build-a-Send-Screenshot-Shortcut-on-iPhone.pdf">Step-by-Step: Build a “Send Screenshot” Shortcut on iPhone PDF</a> Support Us: <a href= "https://patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast">Become a Bookish Friend</a> | <a href= "http://www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading">Grab Some Merch</a> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/currentlyreading">Shop Bookshop dot org</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3yiYU8r">Shop Amazon</a> Bookish Friends Receive: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. September’s IPL comes to us from: <a href= "https://wordsmatterbookstore.com/">Words Matter in Pitman, NJ</a>. </li> <li> 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.  </li> <li> 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 </li> <li> From the Editor’s Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry </li> <li> The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts </li> </ul> Connect With Us: The Show: <a href= "https://instagram.com/currentlyreadingpodcast">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://currentlyreadingpodcast.com/">Website</a> | <a href="mailto:currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com">Email</a> | <a href= "https://www.threads.net/@currentlyreadingpodcast">Threads</a> The Hosts and Regulars: <a href= "https://instagram.com/meredithmondayschwartz">Meredith</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/notesonbookmarks">Kaytee</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/maryreadsandsips">Mary</a> | <a href="https://instagram.com/roxannathereader">Roxanna</a> Production and Editing: <a href= "https://instagram.com/mostofmegansreads/">Megan Phouthavong Evans</a> Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. 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