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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 268 - Don’t Have a Baby With This Book - Changing Reading Tastes Aug 11, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss the ways your reading tastes change over time, give advice on making books scarier, and recommend scary novels! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Amazon Wish List

Books Mentioned -

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Lobizona by Romina Garber

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

The Elementals by Michael McDowell

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Ep 267 - Don’t Get a Sunburn on Your Book - Tips for Outside Reading Aug 04, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory offer tips for summer reading outside, ask librarians how to combat book banning, and recommend middle grade horror books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Reading Glasses Facebook Group

Reading Glasses Goodreads Group

Amazon Wish List

Every Library Book Censorship Database

Books Mentioned -

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

The Thief of Always by Clive Barker

Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

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Ep 266 - The Best and Worst Reading Positions Jul 28, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory talk about reading posture, give tips for moving with books, and recommend books to read while recovering surgery. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Reading Glasses Facebook Group

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Amazon Wish List

Books Mentioned -

The Cabinet by Un-Su Kim, translated by Sean Lin Halbert

Little Witch Hazel by Phoebe Wahl

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Camp by LC Rosen

So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

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Ep 265 - Like Cover Songs but Books - Why People Love Retellings Jul 21, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory talk about why people love retellings so much, review a book cart, and discuss how to log a book you’ve read in two different years.

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Recommendations Store

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Nightfire by Tor
What Moves the Dead

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Reading Glasses Facebook Group

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Amazon Wish List

Mallory’s UK Events!

Summer Readathon: 8/21
Torn Hearts on Epix

Books Mentioned -

Hide by Kiersten White

The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed

ODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward

One for All by Lillie Lainoff

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

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Ep 264 - How To Get in the Mood to Read Jul 14, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory give tips on getting yourself in the mood to read, talk about what counts as a series, and recommend Mexican Gothic readalikes! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Recommendations Store

Sponsors -

Dipsea
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What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
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Links -

Reading Glasses Facebook Group

Reading Glasses Goodreads Group

Amazon Wish List

Mallory’s London Event

Mallory’s UK Dates

Books Mentioned -

The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

All’s Well by Mona Awad

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

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Ep 263 - Extreme Cottagecore - Amish Romances Jul 07, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss Amish romance novels, talk about what to do when your pets won’t let you read, and recommend audio graphic novels! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Recommendations Store

Sponsors -

GreenChef

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Trade Coffee
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Links -

Reading Glasses Facebook Group

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Amazon Wish List

Tom Merritt’s New Podcast
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Mallory in the UK!

Torn Hearts on Epix

Books Mentioned -

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

What We Fed to the Manticore by Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta

Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

The Imposter by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Nimona Audio Adaptation

Sandman Audio Adaptation

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Ep 262 - Best Books of the Year So Far! Jun 30, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory discuss their favorite books of 2022 that were released from January to June, and solve a tricky reader problem about large print books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Amazon Wish List

Readathon: August 21st

Books Mentioned -

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan

The Imposter by Suzanne Woods Fisher

The Cartographers by Peng Shepard

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Light Years from Home by Mike Chen

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire

The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

Unlikely Animals by Annie Harnett

When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Sundial by Catriona Ward

Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Lavender House by LC Rosen

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

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Ep 261 - Not Beige - Book Apps You Need! Jun 23, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory test out a ton of book apps and tell you the best ones! Also, they recommend books with autistic protagonists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Recommendations Store

Sponsors -
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Links -

Reading Glasses Facebook Group

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Amazon Wish List

Apps Tested:
Storygraph
Bookly
Basmo
Leio
Bookshelf
Readerly
Likewise
Serial Reader

Books Mentioned -

South to America by Imani Perry

The Verifiers by Jane Pek

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Experimental Film by Gemma Files

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Ep 260 - Books with a Tan Line - Preserving Your Books and eReaders Jun 16, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory talk about how to preserve your print books and eReaders, review some cute bookmarks, and recommend books with bisexual protagonists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Recommendations Store

Sponsors -
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Dipsea
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Links -

Reading Glasses Facebook Group

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Amazon Wish List

Mallory’s UK Tour!

Sprout Bookmarks

Books Mentioned -

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Hawk Mountain by Connor Habib

Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer

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Ep 259 - Your Main Book and Your Side Pieces - Reading Multiple Books At Once Jun 09, 2022

Show notes

Brea and Mallory talk about how to read multiple books at once, discuss buying different editions of books, and recommend retellings with Black protagonists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

Reading Glasses Merch

Recommendations Store

Sponsors -
BetterHelp
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Magic Spoon
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Links -

Reading Glasses Facebook Group

Reading Glasses Goodreads Group

Amazon Wish List

Book Slut Merch!

Mallory’s UK Events

Books Mentioned -

Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

Episode Rex:
Episode 11: You’re Gonna Die with a TBR List! (And How to Accept That)

Episode 37: Drop that Book Guilt and a Review of a Plastic Bag!
Ep 129 – What Gets You To Pick Up A Book and Lindsey Dunn!
Ep 142 – Dump that Book!
Ep 202 – How To Decide What To Read Next

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