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
Feb 17, 2022 • 49min
Ep 243 - Are You Shelfrighteous? Bookklempt? Specific Words for Reader Feelings
Brea and Mallory discuss some specific words for reader feelings, review bookmarks, and give advice on feeling intimidated by your favorite author’s writing. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -CurologyDipseaLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned -The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen KingRoad of Bones by Christopher Golden
Feb 10, 2022 • 38min
Ep 242 - Queer Romances for Valentine’s Day!
Brea and Mallory recommend queer romances for Valentine’s day, discuss eReaders for kids, and talk about mass market paperbacks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenchefCODE: GLASSES130Lumi LabsCODE: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPoem of the Day PodcastPoem of the Day Newsletter Pocketbook InkPadKindle Fire Kids TabletEpisode about Book FormatsBooks Mentioned - Devil House by John DarnielleA Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes, and Elizabeth Kerri MahonThat Full Moon Feeling by Ashely Robin FranklinOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonCarry On by Rainbow RowellLet’s Talk About Love by Claire KannCamp by L.C. RosenThe Lightning Struck Heart by TJ KluneTime Was by Ian McDonaldHoney Girl by Morgan Rogers
Feb 3, 2022 • 47min
Ep 241 - To Sleep or Not to Sleep - Should You Stay Up All Night with a Book?
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when you want to stay up all night reading. Plus advice on grad school reading and recommendations for light dystopias! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetabrandNativeCODE: GLASSESLumiLabsCODE:GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - To Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaLuckenbooth by Jenni FaganThe Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson WalkerThe Heart Goes Last by Margaret AtwoodRecursion by Blake CrouchLove Minus Eighty by Will McIntoshA Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
Jan 27, 2022 • 44min
Ep 240 - Don’t Bend The Space Rules - Unlikeable Characters and Mike Chen!
Brea and Mallory discuss unlikeable characters, recommend nerdy romance and interview author Mike Chen! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSES30Evitewww.evite.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - The Girl Who Can Move Shit With Her Mind by Jackson FordThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayLight Years from Home by Mike ChenStar Wars: Brotherhood by Mike ChenBunnicula by James and Deborah HoweMeet Me in Another Life by Catriona SilveyThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodConventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
Jan 20, 2022 • 43min
Ep 239 - How To Tie Your Shoes and Other Self Help Books
Brea and Mallory discuss what to get out of a self help book, talk about what to do when your wheelhouse intersects your doghouse, and review the greatest reading-snacking tool of all time. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmShelbyville: An Original Stephen King RPGSnactiv Books Mentioned - Writers & Lovers by Lily KingLight Years from Home by Mike ChenLove Warrior by Glennon DoyleFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanBody Positive Power by Megan Jane Crabbe
Jan 13, 2022 • 38min
Ep 238 - What To Do With the Books You Got For Christmas
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do with the books you got for Christmas that you don’t want, recommend books for husbands, and offer help for dyslexic e-readers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -CurologyDipsea Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Broken Places Outer Spaces by Nnedi OkoraforThe Shadow Land by Elizabeth KostovaEcho Park by Michael ConnellyNever Saw Me Coming by Vera KurianThe Spectral City by Leanna Renee HieberStorm Front by Jim Butcher
Jan 6, 2022 • 39min
Ep 237 - Reading Glasses Challenge 2022 and New Years Reader Resolutions
Brea and Mallory talk about 2022 reader resolutions, review book journals and reveal the 2022 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -E-ViteMagic SpoonCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmRhodia Notebook 2022 Reading Glasses ChallengeBooksSelf HelpRetellingThe First of a SeriesAAPI AuthorRead a Book That’s Been Adapted…Activities…And Then Watch the Movie AdaptationAsk Someone What They’re ReadingTrack Your Reading for the YearReading Streak - 10 Minutes a Day for One Week StraightFigure Out Your Reading PathwayReading Pathway Episode Books Mentioned - Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow RowellA Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, translated by Hildegarde Serle10th Anniversary Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyMy Reading Life by Anne Bogel
Dec 30, 2021 • 56min
Ep 236 - 2021 in Reading: Mom Books, Audiobooks and Virtual Events
Brea and Mallory discuss their 2021 reading lives and talk about book trends they saw this year. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCODE: GLASSESDipseaBetterHelp Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmSkybraryDaryl the LAPL Librarian Reviews Books Mentioned - Wayward Son by Rainbow RowellThe Corpse Queen by Heather M. HerrmanRemote Control by Nnedi OkoraforMediocre by Ijeoma OluoGoodbye, Again by Jonny SunEat the Rich by Sarah GaileyThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenThe Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif AbdurraqibThe Collected Poems of Audre LordeGirly Drinks by Mallory O’MearaRude Talk in Athens by Mark Haskell SmithMy Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesThis Town Sleeps by Dennis E. StaplesThe Art of Taking it Easy by Dr. Brian KingThe Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart
Dec 16, 2021 • 56min
Ep 235 - Best Books of 2021!
Brea and Mallory talk about the best books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -getAbstractSoylent CODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforthHunting by Stars by Cherie DimalineMiami Blues by Charles WillefordMallory and Brea’s Best Books ListThe Cutting Season by Attica LockeForget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Dec 9, 2021 • 1h 13min
Ep 233 - Fonts, Margins and Deckled Edges, Oh My! Book Interiors with Lauren Panepinto
Brea and Mallory talk about book interiors and fonts with Lauren Panepinto! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -StoryworthSoylent Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory’s SF Event 12/14Orbit BooksTheir Instagram Books Mentioned - Fuzz by Mary RoachThe Memory Theater by Karin TidbeckGirly Drinks by Mallory O’MearaFancy Illustrated The Witcher!Fancy Leviathan Wakes!
