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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 288 - 2022 In Reading + 2023 Challenge! Dec 29, 2022

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Brea and Mallory wrap up 2022 in reading, check on their resolutions, and announce the 2023 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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2023 CHALLENGE
BOOKS

• Read a novella

• Give a book a second chance

• Read a book with a disabled protagonist

• Read a book about a book/library/bookstore

• Read the favorite book of someone close to you

ACTIVITIES

• Track the countries where your books take place

• Attend a library event - either virtually or in person

• Figure out your doghouse

• Try background reading music - ambient sounds, the author’s book playlist, etc

• Read an interview with an author you love

Books Mentioned -

Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

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Ep 287 - Re-Upload! Best Books of the Year 2022! Dec 22, 2022

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Brea and Mallory announce their favorite books of 2022! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Well-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya Dave

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Our Best Books Of 2022

Unlikely Animals by Annie Harnett

Rabbit Cake by Annie Harnett

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

Out There by Kate Folk

A Caribbean Heiress by Adriana Herrera

Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

We Spread by Iain Reid

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey

And Then I Woke Up by Malcom Devlin

The Cartographers by Peng Shepard

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Attack of the Black Rectangles by A.S. King

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O’Reilly

Hide by Kiersten White

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

God Country by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman

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Ep 286 - Snug as a Slug in a Rug - Cozy Reading Setups Dec 15, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss the best cozy reading set ups, test out the Rocketbook, and recommend non-boring literary fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Into Every Generation a Slayer is Born by Evan Ross Katz

The Marvelous Land of Snergs by Veronica Cossanteli

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

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Ep 285 - Tempted by the Fruit of a Cover - Special Editions with Lauren Panepinto! Dec 08, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss special editions of books, interview Lauren Panepinto of Orbit Books about them, and recommend books with hard magic systems. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O’Reilly

The Faithless by C.L. Clark

The Leviathan Wakes Anniversary Edition by James S.A. Corey

Ruination: A League of Legends Novel

The Witcher Illustrated Edition

Special Edition of The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

Special Edition of The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

Night Angel Nemesis by Brent Weeks

Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

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Ep 284 - Reading Books and Watching Their Adaptations Dec 01, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss reading books and watching their adaptations, talk about what makes a good bookstore shelf talker, and recommend setting-as-a-character books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

Firestarter by Stephen King

Witch by Christopher Pike

The Deep by Alma Katsu

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

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Ep 283 - Baby Got Backlist - Frontlist vs Backlist Books Nov 24, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss what it means for a book to be frontlist, or backlist. They also review a reading challenge kit and recommend breakup books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong

The Ultimate Reading Challenge!

Writers & Lovers by Lily King

The Pisces by Melissa Broder

Milkfed by Melissa Broder

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Ep 282 - Book Aesthetics - Jackets and Fancy Edges Galore Nov 17, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss book extras like sprayed edges and alternative book jackets, plus they solve a problem about communal books, and recommend fantasy with bisexual protagonists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

Borderline by Mishell Baker

Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

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Ep 281 - How To Figure Out Your Reading Doorway, and Travis Baldree! Nov 10, 2022

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Brea and Mallory help you figure out your reading doorway, interview Legends and Lattes author Travis Baldree, and recommend books for new sci fi readers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Travis Baldree
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Books Mentioned -

Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila Cardinal

The Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCracken

Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

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Ep 280 - Using Palate Cleanser Books To Refresh Your Brain Nov 03, 2022

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Brea and Mallory discuss palate cleanser books, test out waterproof book bags for the beach, and recommend break up books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett

The Wild Hunt by Emma Seckel

Nightmare Fuel by Nina Nesseth

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Spinster by Kate Bolick

All About Love by bell hooks

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

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Ep 279 - Halloween Sporror Special with Clay McLeod Chapman! Oct 27, 2022

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Brea and Mallory talk about sporror (mushroom horror) for Halloween! They also interview Clay McLeod Chapman about why mushrooms are scary, and give advice on reviewing books you don’t like by authors you want to support. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Small Town, Big Magic by Hazel Beck

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Agents of Dreamland by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

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