

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

Dec 2, 2021 • 39min
Ep 232 - Pulling Books Out of a Hat - What Makes a Good Book Event
Brea and Mallory discuss what makes a good bookish event, recommend puzzle novels and talk about playlists for books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterHelpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESSoylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmGirly Drinks Events!Virtual with the Detroit Books and Authors SocietySF Library Event 12/14 Books Mentioned - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiThe Removed by Brandon HobsonSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

Nov 25, 2021 • 48min
Ep 231 - Trust Elves But Not Willy Wonka - Magic Food Books
Brea and Mallory finally talk about novels with magical food, review some unusual bookmarks and solve a Little Free Library dilemma. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESGreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES125CODE: GLASSES125 Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory at SDCCBooks Mentioned - The Lost Girls by Sonia HartlWith Teeth by Kristen ArnettSourdough by Robin SloanNatalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle LimMidnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather WebberLittle Chapel on the River by Gwendolyn BoundsAll’s Well by Mona AwadDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Nov 18, 2021 • 37min
Ep 230 - Robots, Werewolves and Weird Sh*t - Books for Native American Heritage Month
Brea and Mallory talk about books they love for Native American Heritage Month, review bookmarks for kids and solve an eReader problem. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -getAbstractSoylentCode: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPens recommended by Brea’s MomMicronDouble Barrel Pin ClipNotebook BeltsMuji PensMallory’s Talk/Cocktail ClassScratch Bookmarks Books Mentioned - Burnt Offerings by Robert MarascoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonFuture Home of the Living God by Louise ErdrichWhite Magic by Elissa WashutaThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesSplit Tooth by Tanya TagaqRobopocalypse by Daniel H. WilsonElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

Nov 11, 2021 • 49min
Ep 229 - 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide
Brea and Mallory reveal their 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide! Listen for tips on the best books and reading accessories for the readers in your life. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Better HelpSoylentCode:GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReadathon!11/14 9am-5pm PT#RGreadathonJoin us on Instagram Live!Mallory’s Book Talk and Cocktail Class Books Mentioned - Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily AustinRenegades by Bruce Springsteen and Barack ObamaWhere the Deer and Antelope Play by Nick OffermanFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzDial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidI Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi YoshitaniBubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan and Tony CliffTaste by Stanley TucciMixology For Beginners by Prairie RoseWill by Will SmithCall Us What We Carry by Amanda GormanNoor by Nnedi OkoraforThe Turnout by Megan AbbottFuzz by Mary RoachWonderland by Anna Wintour and Annie Leibovitz Book Beau/BeansBook SeatLibro.fm MembershipsSjaak’s ChocolateChristmas Bourbon

Nov 4, 2021 • 39min
Ep 228 - Give Tuesday a Reason to Shine - Why Books Come Out on Tuesdays
Brea and Mallory talk about why books come out on Tuesdays, talk about having multiple library cards, and recommend books in quirky settings! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode: GLASSESStoryworth Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBook HypeReadathon!Sunday, 11/149am-5pm PTOn Instagram#RG ReadathonKansas City Library Event Books Mentioned - All’s Well by Mona AwadCackle by Rachel HarrisonEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Wanderers by Meg Howrey

Oct 28, 2021 • 55min
Ep 227 - Horny Werewolves and Candlesticks in Books - Halloween 2021 with Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Brea and Mallory talk about werewolf books for Halloween! And interview SQUAD author Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode:GLASSESDipsea Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading Glasses ReadathonSunday 11/149-5pm PTGirly Drinks Virtual LaunchLibrary ExtensionMaggie Tokuda-HallSpooky Bookmarks Books Mentioned - The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona WardWhite Smoke by Tiffany D JacksonSoulless by Gail CarrigerThe Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanNo Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell TurnbullThe Devourers by Indra DasEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineMongrels by Stephen Graham JonesFables by Bill WillinghamLycanthropy and Other Illnesses by Kristen O’NealLight from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiJade Legacy by Fonda LeeFledgling by Octavia ButlerThe Twisted Ones by T. KingfisherThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Changeling by Victor LaValleDevolution by Max BrooksMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno GarciaPlain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforthThe Other Merlin by Robin Schneider

Oct 21, 2021 • 38min
Ep 226 - Microhistories and Girly Drinks!
Brea and Mallory talk about how we’re all using the word microhistory incorrectly and how that’s just fine. And they celebrate the release of Mallory’s new book GIRLY DRINKS and give some advice on sharing a book with your significant other. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Better Help Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmGirly Drinks by Mallory!The Study in Oklahoma CityReading Glasses Readthon!11/149-5 PTBooks Mentioned - Why We Swim by Bonnie TsuiThe Peculiar Incident on Shady StreetWhy Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu MillerFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzRude Talk in Athens by Mark Haskell Smith

Oct 14, 2021 • 41min
Ep 225 - Magic Spells to Give You More Time to Read
Brea and Mallory reveal the secret of how they read so much! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations Store Sponsors -StoryWorthSoylentCode: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPre-Order Girly Drinks!Girly Drinks Event 10-21 at Skylight Books Books Mentioned - Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod ChapmanNightbitch by Rachel YoderThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryArarat by Christopher Golden

Oct 7, 2021 • 40min
Ep 224 - Comfort Reads and Comfort Chairs
Brea and Mallory talk about comfort reads and review the world’s weirdest reading chair. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefCode: GLASSES100Dipsea Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fm Girly Drinks Party!Buy a signed copy of Girly Drinks! "Inflatable" “Chair” Books Mentioned - Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra PetersonThe Book of Flying by Keith Miller

Sep 30, 2021 • 36min
Ep 223 - Banned Books Week
Brea and Mallory talk about banned books for banned book week and help you decide what to do with a book you think is harmful. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Better HelpSoylentPromo Code - GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBook Sale FinderSigned Copies of Girly Drinks Books Mentioned - Harlem Shuffle by Colson WhiteheadThe Book of Accidents by Chuck WendigJack of Hearts by L.C. RosenCamp by L.C. RosenA Lesson of Vengeance by Victoria Lee