# Season 8, Episode 28: Reader Speed Dating + CR Style Book Clubs

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Podcast: [The Currently Reading Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350)
Published: 2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/show-notes/s8e28
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Duration seconds: 3368

## Resource

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society Before We Go : our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week 5:56 - Current Reads 6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link) 7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake 13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee) 15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 16:41 - Currently Reading Website 17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith) 23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee) 23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook 24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid 26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake 26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust 26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton 26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith) 33:18 - Booktenders 33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee) 38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs 42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake 50:16 - Before We Go Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post 50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji 51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai 51:39 - Confessions b…

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