

Reading Glasses
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 12, 2023 • 43min
Ep 290 - Captain of the Book Ship - Solving Your Book Club Problems
Brea and Mallory solve all your book club problems, test out some physical reading guides, and recommend scary space books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingTrade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading Tracker Books Mentioned - How To Do Nothing by Jenny OdellThe Dawnhounds by Sascha StronachThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingHyperion by Dan SimmonsFar from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson

Jan 5, 2023 • 34min
Ep 289 - Busting an ExXxtreme Book Slump
Brea and Mallory help you bust the most extreme book slumps, finally review the automatic page turner for ereaders, and recommend audiobooks for the gym! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Green Chefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPage TurnerBooks Mentioned - Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonaldThe Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna RobinsonMonsters Born and Made by Tanvi BerwahMonsters Born and Made AudiobookCurses by Lish McBrideCurses Audiobook

Dec 29, 2022 • 35min
Ep 288 - 2022 In Reading + 2023 Challenge!
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Soylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESMicrodose GummiesEver tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm2023 CHALLENGEBOOKS• 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 youACTIVITIES• 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 loveBooks Mentioned - Vampire Weekend by Mike ChenTrespasses by Louise Kennedy

Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 24min
Ep 287 - Re-Upload! Best Books of the Year 2022!
Brea and Mallory announce their favorite books of 2022! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterHelpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESSoylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Books Mentioned - Well-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya DaveBabel by R.F. KuangOur Best Books Of 2022 Unlikely Animals by Annie HarnettRabbit Cake by Annie HarnettSuch Sharp Teeth by Rachel HarrisonThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayOut There by Kate FolkA Caribbean Heiress by Adriana HerreraRust in the Root by Justina IrelandWe Spread by Iain ReidOur Missing Hearts by Celeste NgJust Like Home by Sarah GaileyAnd Then I Woke Up by Malcom DevlinThe Cartographers by Peng ShepardThe Measure by Nikki ErlickThe Wild Hunt by Emma SeckelTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara GranSiren Queen by Nghi VoI Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonStolen Focus by Johann HariAttack of the Black Rectangles by A.S. KingDead Silence by S.A. BarnesWhich Side Are You On by Ryan Lee WongTo Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaDid Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O’ReillyHide by Kiersten WhiteJackal by Erin E. AdamsGod Country by Donny Cates and Geoff ShawThis Thing Between Us by Gus MorenoBook Lovers by Emily HenryWhite Horse by Erika T. WurthAnatomy: A Love Story by Dana SchwartzThe Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herrman

Dec 15, 2022 • 53min
Ep 286 - Snug as a Slug in a Rug - Cozy Reading Setups
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmHooded BlanketsRocketbookBooks Mentioned - Into Every Generation a Slayer is Born by Evan Ross KatzThe Marvelous Land of Snergs by Veronica CossanteliNothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonWhen We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Dec 8, 2022 • 59min
Ep 285 - Tempted by the Fruit of a Cover - Special Editions with Lauren Panepinto!
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Storyworthwww.storyworth.com/GLASSESMilk Barwww.milkbarstore.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Lauren PanepintoSexy Sword Lesbian Cover Books Mentioned - I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonDid Ye Hear Mammy Died? by Seamas O’ReillyThe Faithless by C.L. ClarkThe Leviathan Wakes Anniversary Edition by James S.A. CoreyRuination: A League of Legends NovelThe Witcher Illustrated EditionSpecial Edition of The Foxglove King by Hannah WhittenSpecial Edition of The World We Make by N.K. JemisinNight Angel Nemesis by Brent WeeksRust in the Root by Justina IrelandThe Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. JemisinThe Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

Dec 1, 2022 • 42min
Ep 284 - Reading Books and Watching Their Adaptations
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Soylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCode: GLASSESRitualwww.ritual.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Demon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Book of Gothel by Mary McMyneFirestarter by Stephen KingWitch by Christopher PikeThe Deep by Alma KatsuDead Silence by S.A. BarnesGood Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Nov 24, 2022 • 48min
Ep 283 - Baby Got Backlist - Frontlist vs Backlist Books
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Storyworthwww.storyworth.com/GLASSESSoylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Stolen Focus by Johann HariWhich Side Are You On by Ryan Lee WongThe Ultimate Reading Challenge!Writers & Lovers by Lily KingThe Pisces by Melissa BroderMilkfed by Melissa Broder

Nov 17, 2022 • 45min
Ep 282 - Book Aesthetics - Jackets and Fancy Edges Galore
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterHelpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESDipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESMilk Barwww.milkbarstore.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTotepackBooks Mentioned - Rust in the Root by Justina IrelandThe Night Ship by Jess KiddBorderline by Mishell BakerNot Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee

Nov 10, 2022 • 43min
Ep 281 - How To Figure Out Your Reading Doorway, and Travis Baldree!
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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTravis BaldreeLegends and LattesL&L AudiobookMore Travis AudiobooksBooks Mentioned - Storyteller’s Death by Ann Dávila CardinalThe Hero of this Book by Elizabeth McCrackenWretched Waterpark by Kiersten WhiteThe Wild Hunt by Emma SeckelFairy Tale by Stephen KingNona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirLight from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiWinter’s Orbit by Everina MaxwellOne Last Stop by Casey McQuiston


