Season 6, Episode 40: Accepting Feedback + Our Top 5 Reads of 2024 (So Far!)

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: accepting bookish feedback and purging our bookshelves Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: our current top 5 reads of 2024 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) .  .  .  .  .  1:29 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 9:18 - Our Current Reads 9:53 - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (Meredith) 17:02 - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (Kaytee) 20:29 - 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered by Sadie Hartman (Meredith) 20:36 - @mother.horror on Instagram 25:57 - The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (Kaytee) 28:18 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 28:20 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 29:07 - Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy (Meredith) 30:05 - An Unlikely Story 30:30 - Commonplace Books 32:26 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 33:43 - Sociopath by Patric Gagne (Kaytee) 39:23 - Our Top 5 Reads of 2024 (So Far) 42:36 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker 43:24 - Shoot the Moon by Isa Arsen (Kaytee) 43:56 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith) 44:43 - A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Kaytee) 44:57 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 45:12 - Confessions by Kanae Minato (Meredith) 46:11 - Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Kaytee) 47:30 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Meredith) 48:36 - James by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 49:32 - All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Meredith) 50:06 - We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker 51:17 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel (Kaytee) 52:19 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Meredith) 54:40 - Meet Us At The Fountain 54:51 - I wish you could bottle up the feeling of reading a book for the first time. (Meredith) 54:56 - Family Family by Laurie Frankel 54:57 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 55:45 - I wish I could press All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle. (Kaytee) 56:17 - All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle 57:11 - Minisode w/Mike Gayle 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. May’s IPL comes to us from Commonplace Books in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller 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 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!