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Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

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.

Reading Glasses

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!

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Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries

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Glamorous Trash

Books Mentioned -

Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert

The Original by Nell Stevens

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

Ep 423 - Is Jailbreaking Your eReader Worth It?

Brea and Mallory recommend books for every mood. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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No Pressure Book Journal!

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The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Books Mentioned -

When the Wolf Comes by Nat Cassidy

The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman by Niko Stratis

Catfishing on Catnet by Naomi Kritzer

I’m Most Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

Which Side Are You On by Ryan Lee Wong

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

The New Town Librarian by Kathy Anderson

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Going with Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, translated by David Boyd

You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Seek You by Kristen Radtke

The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken

Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell

What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Huang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tam

Phoebe’s Diary by Phoebe Wahl

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Ep 422 - Books for Every Mood!

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!

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LibraryThing

No Pressure Book Journal!

Books Mentioned -

Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone

Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett

Monsters: A Fans Dilemma by Claire Dederer

All Fours by Miranda July

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

Ep 421 - Avocados are Romantasy: How to Avoid Bad Book Marketing

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!

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Last Word Bookmark

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Books Mentioned -

The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall by J. Ann Thomas

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Universal Harvester by John Darnielle

Ep 420 - Digesting Books Forrest Gump Style - Reading Slowly!

Brea and Mallory do a mid-year reading goals check in, plus an extra special interview with G from Book Roast, the creator of CAWPILE! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Book Roast

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Audition by Katie Kitamura

Best of all Worlds by Kenneth Oppel

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Ep 419 - Mid-Year Goal Check in and G from Book Roast Talks CAWPILE!

Brea and Mallory pick their favorite books of the year…so far. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon

The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Harnett

Daughter of Daring by Mallory O’Meara

Old Soul by Susan Barker

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman

A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall

Sky Daddy by Kate Folk

Blob by Maggie Su

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Sick Houses by Leila Taylor

The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker

Vantage Point by Sara Sligar

Ep 418 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!

Brea and Mallory go through their most anticipated books for July and August. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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It Rhymes with Takei by George Takei and Harmony Becker

The Lilac People by Milo Todd

July

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild
Literary fiction, family drama, dual timelines, moral dilemma

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
Sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10

Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Thriller, mystery, woman trying to solve her own murder before she dies

A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan
Historical fantasy, WWII, British witches, magic book, magical espionage, France

Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon
Sci fi, queer love story, adventure, novella, tech, AI

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Horror, witches, 19th century Mexico, 1990s Massachusetts, dual timelines

Angel Down by Daniel Kraus
Historical horror/fantasy, WWI, angels, soldiers

Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman
Romance, dual timelines, widowed single mom, normal person/celebrity, small town Montana

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
Romantasy, first in trilogy, princess imprisoned in castle auctioned off to rivals

The Irresistible Urge to Fall in Love with Your Enemy by Brigette Knightley
Romantasy, Dramoine, sick assassin falling in love with enemy healer, first in duology, slow burn enemies to lovers, rival magician orders

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Romantasy, cozy, witch and magical historian at an enchanted inn, talking fox

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by Lyndall Clipstone
YA, gothic, horromance, queer, folklore, love triangle, rituals, gods

Glorious Rivals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
YA, Inheritance Games saga, competition, puzzles, secrets

Immortal Consequences by I.V. Marie

YA, romantasy, dark academia, boarding school, competition

No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney
Essay collection, critical moments with art that transformed the author, Black diaspora

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
Nonfiction, married couple who sells everything to live on a sailboat

I Want to Burn This Place Down by Maris Kreizman
Essay collection, funny, living in America

Killing Stella by Marlen Haushofer, translated by Shaun Whiteside
Novella, literary fiction, confession from housewife of crime

The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond by Jean Zeid, illustrated by Émilie Rouge, translated by Jen Vaughn
Nonfiction, graphic history

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne by Chris Sweeney
Nonfiction, forensic ornithology

Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde
Queer literary fiction, multiple POV, Lagos, navigating identities

Beasts of Carnaval: A Caribbean Historical Fantasy Tale of Mystery and Magic at El Carnaval De Bestias by Rosália Rodrigo
YA historical fantasy, Caribbean islands, Black diaspora, decadent carnival

Hot Girls With Balls by Benedict Nguyễn
Literary fiction, satire, queer, competitive volleyball, social media, trans volleyball players, romance

The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida translated by Bruno Navasky
Magical realism, Japanese convenience store, three interconnected stories

Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky
Surreal graphic novel, near future sci fi, trans protagonist, isolated community

The Dance and the Fire by Daniel Saldaña París, translated by Christina MacSweeney
Cli fi, love triangle, dancing, three friends returning to hometown, Mexico, surreal

Archive of Unknown Universes by Ruben Reyes Jr.
Literary fiction, dual timelines, Salvadoran civil war, love

The Payback by Kashana Cauley
Literary fiction, three co-workers turned friends launch a heist to wipe out student debt

Pan by Michael Clune
Literary fiction, teen having panic attacks and thinks the god Pan is trapped inside of him

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu
Literary fiction, 1990s New England college campus, coming of age, Catholic guilt, art world

The Original by Nell Stevens
Queer historical fiction, 1899 English country house, aspiring art forger must figure out if her long-lost cousin is an impostor

Human Rites by Juno Dawson
Book 3 in Her Majesty’s Royal Coven

Call Your Boyfriend by Olivia A. Cole and Ashley Woodfolk
YA sapphic rom com, two teen girls want revenge on the popular girl they’re in love with

Moon Rising by Claire Barner
Queer near future romantisci, lunar colony, battling eco terrorists

The Gryphon King by Sara Omer
Queer Southwest Asian inspired epic fantasy, monsters, dynastic politics, slow burn romance

Taste the love by Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters
Sapphic romance with rival chefs

No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
Queer thriller, romance, secrets, two girls killing a shitty guy

House of Beth by Kerry Cullen
Queer literary fiction, unhinged women, OCD, family secrets

Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs
Queer historical fiction, 1960s Buffalo, six girls in a Catholic reform school

The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson
Queer fantasy, waystation for the dead, ghosts

The Elysium Heist by Y. M. Resnik
Queer sci fi, heist in a space casino with six women, intergalactic card tournament

The Haunting of Bellington Cottage by Laura Parnum
Middle grade horror, two girls trying to see if they’re still friends in a haunted vacation house

Another by Paul Tremblay
Paul’s middle grade horror debut!!!!!

The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
Horror, wicked dark academia, dark magic academy for the dangerously powerful

Girl in the Creek by Wendy M. Wagner
Horror, Pacific Northwest, missing hiker, body horror, eco-horror, sporror

Oddbody by Rose Keating
Horror short stories, “weird girl fiction”

Never the Roses by Jennifer K. Lambert
Romantasy, epic fantasy, Circle meets The Witch’s Heart

The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths
Sci fi thriller, time traveling cold case team

How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
Fantasy thriller, famous horror author dies & invites writers to his manor to play a game, locked room mystery

The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo
Fantasy, Italian inspired, historical, gothic, magic competition, “young woman who finds her power in the nocturnal realm that lurks beneath her town.”

The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager
Sci fi, love story between a museum employee and a man in a painting

The Alchemy of Flowers by Laura Resau
Modern fantasy take on The Secret Garden

Arcana Academy by Elise Kova
Romantasy, woman who wield magic tarot cards in a fake relationship with the headmaster of a mysterious academy, first in series

Hit Me with Your Best Charm by Lillie Vale
YA fantasy, small magic town, autumn festival, secrets, magic forest, missing kid

Soulgazer by Maggie Rapier
Pirate romantasy, lost mystical isle

August

The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis
Historical horror, mystery, small town, girls transforming into hounds

The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
Psychological thriller, psychiatric institution, solving a murder, shady rich family

Too Old for This by Samantha Downing
Funny thriller, elderly female serial killer, small town Oregon

Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
Mystery, new series, journalist solving case, old diary, vineyard, Southern

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
Dark fantasy, fairy tales, pact with a magical entity, revenge on rich family

The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar
Adult cozy fantasy, princess escaping arranged marriage with quirky found family

The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
Fantasy, secret society protecting world from powerful magical objects, London

Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher
Fantasy, Snow White retelling, herbal healing, potions, magic mirrors

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Fantasy, two PhD students go to hell to rescue their crappy advisor

These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma
Sci fi, memory, thriller, memory-monitoring tech, memory capitalism

Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
Horror, queer, sexual repression, film archives, exploitation films, lost film

Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
Horror, cosmic horror, Vegas casino, statistics, mysterious federal agent

What Hunger by Catherine Dang
Horror, coming of age, teen angst, generational trauma, female rage

The End of the World as We Know It edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene

Horror anthology inspired by The Stand

The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas

Horror, historical, 1700s northern Mexico, demon, gothic

Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings
Romance, second chances with publicly documented dates

Love Arranged by Lauren Asher
Romance, Lakefront Billionaires series, fake relationship

Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina
YA debut fantasy, multiple POV, necromancer who wants to bring her sister back from the dead, romance, floating continents, rapier fights

Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
Biography of James Baldwin, queer history Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood Literary fiction, Gaza war correspondent protagonist, dark comedy A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi Surreal literary sci fi, protagonist with multiple personalities Extinction Capital of the World by Mariah Rigg Short stories, cli fi, Hawaii, love and regret The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn Romance, rom-com, lovers to enemies to lovers, her ex goes on a reality dating show while she’s hired to ghost write his memoir Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders Cozy fantasy in autumn in New England!!!, witch trying to reconnect with her mother, spells

The Midnight Shift by Seon-Ran Cheon, translated by Gene Png
Queer vampire murder mystery in Korea

Toni and Addie Go Viral by Melissa Marr
Sapphic romance, fake relationship, Victorian historian and actress

Ep 417 - Anticipated Books for July and August!

Brea and Mallory talk about their favorite - and most hated - book tropes. Plus, they discuss the origin of the word paperback, and recommend books for moms. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Mood Machine by Liz Pelly

Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Ep 416 - Fooled by Blondes - Best and Worst Tropes

Brea and Mallory recommend books about journeys! Plus they interview Madeleine Roux and solve a reader problem about getting triggered by books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Madeleine Roux
A Girl Walks into the Forest

 

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Clean by Alia Trabucco Zeran, translated by Sophie Hughes

A Letter from the Lonesome Shore by Sylvie Cathrall

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks

I’m Starting to Worry about This Black Box of Doom by Jason Pargin

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay

Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi

James by Percival Everett

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter

Ep 415 - How Tall is that Ship? Journey Books + Madeleine Roux!

Brea and Mallory discuss how book buying and book reading are different hobbies. Plus, they try a reader color quiz, and recommend queer romantasy. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.
 

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Jailbreaking Kindle Video

Read Your Color Quiz

Books Mentioned - 

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Sick Houses by Leila Taylor

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

Ep 414 - Book Buying vs Book Reading - Different Hobbies!

Brea and Mallory check in with their 2018 reader resolutions, talk about finding new books to read and interview author Delilah Dawson! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
 
 
 
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Books Mentioned -
 
Tell the Machine Goodnight by Katie Williams
 
Dead Girls by Alice Bolin
 
Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
 
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone
 
 
 
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
 
 
 
Written in Red by Anne Bishop
 
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Ep 69 - Hot, Fresh Opinions and Delilah Dawson!

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