Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a zoom call and a buddy read

• Current Reads: apocalyptic, scary, ho-hum, heartwarming, icky, and revealing. We’ve got a bit of everything!

• Deep Dive: the anti-book twin or… the EVIL book twin!

• Book Presses: a historical fiction novel with broad appeal and a favorite mystery series

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! 

*Please note that all book titles linked above 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!*  

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Bookish Moments:

3:15 - Meeting 20 Patrons of the podcast (Bookish Friends) over Zoom!

4:24 - Buddy reading a book with mom

Current Reads:

5:16 - Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Kaytee)

5:28 - Kindred by Octavia Butler

6:38 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

6:40 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

8:00 - Parable of the Talents (book #2) by Octavia Butler

8:38 - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (Meredith)

11:48 - The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey (Kaytee)

11:59 - @booknerdnative on Instagram

13:29 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

14:06 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Meredith)

14:16 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

18:45 - The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel (Kaytee)

20:40 - All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

21:49 - The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Green (Meredith)

22:48 - Office Ladies Podcast

Deep Dive - Evil Book Twins:

27:14 - From the Front Porch Podcast

28:00 - What Should I Read Next Podcast

29:43 - Sarah’s Bookshelves Live Podcast

31:11 - The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

32:13 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

34:55 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Kaytee)

35:14 - Episode 33 of Season 1

36:34 - Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (Meredith)

Connect With Us:

Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram

Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram

Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram

Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram

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