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On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: an Instagram buddy read and freeing up time for more reading Current Reads: trigger warnings and fluff and all the in between Deep Dive: genre convincers - a new word, we made it up Book Presses: a springtime read and a YA Fantasy genre convincer 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 Amazon 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. Thanks for your support!* . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:40 - Books by Selena Montgomery 3:39 - Intimations by Zadie Smith 1:49 - Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Current Reads: 4:23 - Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance by Jenneike Cohen (Mary) 7:09 - Outlawed by Anna North (Kaytee) 10:00 - Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus (Mary) 11:18 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 11:25 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 12:10 - Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland (Kaytee) 14:22 - HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style by Elizabeth Holmes (Mary) 14:35 - Elizabeth Holmes on Instagram 16:17 - This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Genre Convincers and Genre Dissuaders: 19:48 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 22:09 - Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 23:33 - Kindred by Octavia Butler 25:46 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch 27:20 - Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 28:43 - Everything I’ve Never Told You by Celeste Ng 29:45 - Memorial by Bryan Washington 28:48 - All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg 31:27 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 34:01 - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi 34:02 - Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 34:04 - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson 34:17 Evicted by Matthew Desmond 34:19 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 36:38 - Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (Mary) 38:47 - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Kaytee) 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