Season 4, Episode 5: Back to School with Campus Novels

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing:

Bookish Moments: Pages at the Park and picking new curriciula
Current Reads: following up on a series, going on adventures, and learning through reading fiction and non-fiction
Deep Dive: back to school - our favorite campus novels
Book Presses: a foodie memoir and back to school for non-school-age readers

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!

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Bookish Moment of the Week:

1:44 - Amy's Instagram @what_amy_reads

Current Reads:

5:19 - Rock the Boat by Beck Dorey-Stein (Mary)

8:51 - Chasing the Thrill: Obsession, Death and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt by Daniel Barbarisi (Kaytee)

11:30 - Collected Works Bookstore

11:47 - Rush by Lisa Patton (Mary)

15:21 - Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar (Kaytee)

18:37 - The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson (Mary)

18:47 - Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

21:44 - The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

22:58 - Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey (Kaytee)