{"podcast":{"title":"The Currently Reading Podcast","slug":"the-currently-reading-podcast-896350","podcast_index_feed_id":896350,"rss_url":"https://currentlyreadingpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://currentlyreadingpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/8/a/d/c8adcce5d76fd7e4/CurrentlyReading-PodcastArt2020Rev.jpg","author":"Meredith Schwartz","episode_count":446,"summary":"Currently Reading is a weekly book podcast for people who want honest book recommendations and a smarter way to choose their next read. Every Monday, hosts Meredith and Kaytee talk through the books they are currently reading and share spoiler-free book reviews across every genre. They will help you figure out what to read next, and their signature \"Reader Know Thyself\" approach goes deeper, helping you understand your own reading taste so your TBR finally works for you. Light on the chit-chat, heavy on the book talk. Ad-free, and proudly supporting independent bookstores always. New episodes every Monday. Named one of the New York Times' \"Best Podcasts for Book Lovers.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:23:56.100003+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350"},"episode":{"title":"Season 8, Episode 31: Book Festivals + Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List","slug":"season-8-episode-31-book-festivals-revisiting-the-currently-reading-press-list","published_at":"2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/season-8-episode-31-book-festivals-revisiting-the-currently-reading-press-list","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350","url":"https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/show-notes/s8e31","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/currentlyreadingpodcast/CRS8E31Final.mp3?dest-id=789821","summary":"On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Revisiting the Currently Reading Press List Before We Go : our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and something Kaytee is curious about Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . :10 Bite Size Intro 2:01 - Currently Reading Press List 3:00 - Bookish Moments of the Week 3:23 - Tucson Festival of Books 3:54 - If you will be at TFOB, email Kaytee at kaytee @ currentlyreadingpodcast . com 5:17 - The Diving In podcast 6:28 - Current Reads 6:36 - Wreck by Catherine Newman (Kaytee) 6:49 - Sandwich by Catherine Newman 9:50 - Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton (Meredith, Blackwell's link) 12:58 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 15:06 - The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande (Kaytee) 15:14 - Kaytee's Instagram @notesonbookmarks 19:09 - Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by C.M. Nascosta (Meredith) 19:18 - Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta 25:21 - Love and Fury by Samantha Silva (Kaytee) 25:26 - The Novel Neighbor 26:32 - Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 26:35 - CR Season 1: Episode 18 27:36 - You're Dead To Me podcast 28:46 - The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty (Meredith) 30:16 - A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer 32:39 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 32:40 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 34:41 - Revisiting The Currently Reading Press List 34:58 - Currently Reading Press List 38:53 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt 39:00 - Pansuit Politics podcast 42:06 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 42:52 - Death at Bishop's K…","meta_description":"On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: Book festivals and new book podcast episodes Current Reads: all…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3446,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/episodes/season-8-episode-31-book-festivals-revisiting-the-currently-reading-press-list/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/season-8-episode-31-book-festivals-revisiting-the-currently-reading-press-list.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}