This week, Brea and Mallory defend the much maligned term “beach read”, review some weird reading glasses and debate book sharing. Reading Glasses is sponsoring Tonia Thompson’s drive to get copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas into the hands of teens. Link below for details! Use the hashtag #TakeBackBeachRead to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Tonia Thompson https://toniathompson.com/fiction/ https://twitter.com/missdefying The Hate U Give Donation Link - https://toniathompson.com/thug-for-teens/ Banned Books- http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/artistic-expression/banned-books Prism Spectacles- https://www.amazon.com/Prism-Glasses-Eye-Bed-Spectacles/dp/B000RZNBF4 Books Mentioned- Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501116841 Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780871403131 The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143038092 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533 Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399184598 Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374104092 The Hike by Drew Magary https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399563850