Season 7, Episode 43: Bookish Get Togethers + Virtual Reading Retreats

Currently Reading

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)

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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)

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