Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a honker! Plus, they offer advice about attending specialty book events, and recommend books that feature loving friends and family! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinBooks Mentioned -When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John ScalziEl Dorado by Megan AbbottCredence by Penelope DouglasStarter Villain by John ScalziThe Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
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Ep 423 - Is Jailbreaking Your eReader Worth It?
Brea and Mallory discuss jailbreaking ereaders, figure out when to look at the photo section of a celebrity memoir, and recommend funny sci fi. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinSecret Histories of Nerd Mysterieshttps://youtu.be/Qtk7ERwlIAkGlamorous TrashBooks Mentioned -Girl on Girl by Sophie GilbertThe Original by Nell StevensWhen the Moon Hits Your Eye by John ScalziThe City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane AndersThe Murderbot Diaries by Martha WellsFloating Hotel by Grace Curtis
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Ep 422 - Books for Every Mood!
Brea and Mallory recommend books for every mood. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinNo Pressure Book Journal!www.booksbymood.comThe Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBooks Mentioned -When the Wolf Comes by Nat CassidyThe Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman by Niko StratisCatfishing on Catnet by Naomi KritzerI’m Most Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicolThe Eyes are the Best Part by Monika KimWhich Side Are You On by Ryan Lee WongStarter Villain by John ScalziThe New Town Librarian by Kathy AndersonBook Lovers by Emily HenryAngelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally ThorneWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyOur Wives Under the Sea by Julia ArmfieldGoing with Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, translated by David BoydYou Too Can Have A Body Like Mine by Alexandra KleemanWake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanMargo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeSeek You by Kristen RadtkeThe Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCrackenMouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowellWhat is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen OyeyemiWelcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Huang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna TamPhoebe’s Diary by Phoebe WahlThe Husbands by Holly GramazioWe Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
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Ep 421 - Avocados are Romantasy: How to Avoid Bad Book Marketing
Brea and Mallory discuss problems with book marketing, plus they solve a book tech question about letting your friends borrow books, and recommend books about moms on adventures. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSESCODE: 50GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinLibraryThingNo Pressure Book Journal!Books Mentioned -Murder on Sex Island by Jo FirestoneStop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen ArnettMonsters: A Fans Dilemma by Claire DedererAll Fours by Miranda JulyThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a book slowly! Plus, they test out a stretchy bookmark and recommend scary books with no body horror. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsor -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinLast Word BookmarkDracula DailyBooks Mentioned -The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann ThomasMurder at Gulls Nest by Jess KiddEthan of Athos by Lois McMaster BujoldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierUniversal Harvester by John Darnielle
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.
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