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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the bodies of the people who won’t stop talking while you’re trying to read? Mallory and Brea engage in a weekly discussion geared towards all kinds of book lovers — no matter what you read or how you read it.

Latest Episodes:

Ep 347 - Perks and Tricks for eReaders! Feb 22, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss the perks of eReaders, give advice on gifting books, and recommend authors with big backlists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Books Mentioned -

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

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Ep 346 - Book Buying vs Book Reading, Plus Mike Chen! Feb 15, 2024

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Brea and Mallory discuss the differences between book buying and book reading, interview Glasser favorite Mike Chen, and recommend underwater disaster books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - Book Club pick!

Mike Chen
A Quantum Love Story

Books Mentioned -

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming

The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost

Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey

The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan

The Deep by Nick Cutter

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Ep 345 - The State of the Readers - Reading One Percenters Feb 08, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss the state of reading today, plus give advice on talking about spicy reads and recommend translated books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Book Club:

March 1, 5pm PT
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Signed Copy of Girly Drinks in Paperback!

Books Mentioned -

Mary by Nat Cassidy

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell

Amatka by Karin Tidbeck

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Ep 344 - Varmints & Marmots - Books by Nonbinary Authors Feb 01, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challlenge - read a book by a nonbinary author! Plus, a test of a multipage bookmark, and advice on recommending older books.

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Bookclub Pick: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Readathon: Saturday, 2/3

Multi-Ribbon Bookmark

Books Mentioned -

Edenville by Sam Rebelein

Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts

Homesick by Nino Cipri

Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar

The Merry Dredgers by Jeremy C. Shipp

The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

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Ep 343 - How to Find More Books You’ll Like Jan 25, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory help you find books you’ll like, solve a problem about reading in a genre you write, and recommend good buddy reads. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Mam’s Books in Seattle

Readathon - 2/3 10am PT Instagram Live Kickoff

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Books Mentioned -

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

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Ep 342 - Making Physical Books Better (Or Cuter) Jan 18, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss ways to improve your print books, recommend gateway fantasy books, and give advice on getting the most from a used bookstore visit. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Spine Training Video

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Books Mentioned -

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi

Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

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Ep 341 - Hot Genre Alert - Romantasy Jan 11, 2024

Show notes

Hot Genre Alert! Brea and Mallory talk about romantasy, plus reviews of a leather bookmark and advice on getting a book signed by the audiobook narrator. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Leather Cat Bookmark

Books Mentioned -

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

A House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

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Ep 340 - Public Reader Number One - 2024 Reader Resolutions Jan 04, 2024

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss their old and new reader resolutions, and pick some of their most anticipated books of 2024! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Murder at the Circus by Lee Strauss

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2 by Emil Ferris

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Ep 339 - 2023 Challenge Review Plus 2024’s Challenge Reveal! Dec 21, 2023

Show notes

Brea and Mallory go over their 2023 Reading Glasses challenges, and announce the challenge for 2024! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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2024 Challenge

Books
Debut novel
Book from a nonbinary author
Book set in a country you’ve never been to
Buzzy book from this year
Cozy book

Activities
Choose ten books that represent the reader you are now
Go book browsing at the library! Online or in person
Pick a book based on its cover
Figure out your reading appeal factors
Read a holiday book during that holiday

Books Mentioned -

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Nuts and Bolts by Roma Agrawal

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap

Hole in the Middle by Kendra Fortmeyer

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

True Biz by Sara Novic

The New Town Librarian by Kathy Anderson

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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Ep 338 - Best Books of 2023! Dec 14, 2023

Show notes

Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

Reading Glasses Merch

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All Our Best Of on Bookshop.org!

Books Mentioned -

Pageboy by Elliot Page

Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

The Mystery of Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderer’s by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova

Lone Women by Victor Lavalle

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Nothing But the Rain by Naomi Salman

Phoebe’s Diary by Phoebe Wahl

Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam

The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong

Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses

A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs

Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

Leg by Greg Marshall

Chlorine by Jade Song

The September House by Carissa Orlando

Mister Magic by Kiersten White

Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

Long Division by Kiese Laymon

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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