Season 8, Episode 33: Reading Grooves + Our Reading Hermitages

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment

• Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately

• Deep Dive: Which authors' complete works we would take to our hermitage

• Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit brought by Elizabeth.

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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:10 - Bite Size Intro

:51 - Fabled Bookshop

:57 - Currently Reading Patreon

2:47 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week

8:23 - Our Current Reads

8:52 - These Is My Words by Nancy Turner (Elizabeth)

10:37 - Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

10:40 - Centennial by James Michener

11:50 - This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Meredith)

16:34 - London Falling by Patrick Raddon Keefe (Elizabeth, pre-order releases April 7, 2026)

17:06 - Defending Jacob by William Landay

17:07 - Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

19:14 - The Plea by Steve Cavanagh (Meredith)

21:40 - Thirteen by Steve Kavanagh

21:41 - Fifty Fifty by Steve Kavanagh

22:40 - The Defense by Steve Kavanagh

24:20 - Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton (Elizabeth)

28:42 - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Meredith)

***Each current read this week is 10% off if you order through Fabled Bookshop with the code "currently"

35:47 - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

35:58 - Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

36:20 - To sign up for Book Lover Weekend head to their website!

37:07 - Deep Dive: The Works of Five Authors for the End of Time

Min Jin Lee (Elizabeth)

39:12 - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

39:16 - American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee

Louise Penny - all of them (Meredith)

Anthony Horowitz (Elizabeth)

40:22 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

41:02 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

Charles Dickens (Meredith)

41:56 - A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

42:02 - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

42:07 - Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Patrick Radden Keefe (Elizabeth)

42:42 - Dead Wake by Erik Larson

David Sedaris (Meredith)

Kristen Hannah (Elizabeth)

Stephen King (Meredith)

45:46 - Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Liz Moore (Elizabeth)

46:31 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore

46:32 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Debbie Macomber (Meredith)

Rick Bragg (Elizabeth)

50:40 - Before We Go

Meredith highlights a bookish friend post

51:33 - StoryGraph

Elizabeth brings a sleeper hit

52:35 - No One's Coming by Kevin Hazzard

52:40 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live

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