{"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 33: Reading Grooves + Our Reading Hermitages","slug":"season-8-episode-33-reading-grooves-our-reading-hermitages","published_at":"2026-03-23T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350/season-8-episode-33-reading-grooves-our-reading-hermitages","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-currently-reading-podcast-896350","url":"https://www.currentlyreadingpodcast.com/show-notes/s8e33","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/currentlyreadingpodcast/CRS8E33Final.mp3?dest-id=789821","summary":"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). . . . :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 Horowit…","meta_description":"On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Elizabeth are discussing: Bookish Moments: Reading modes and finding books for every moment Current Rea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3370,"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-33-reading-grooves-our-reading-hermitages/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-33-reading-grooves-our-reading-hermitages.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}