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
May 7, 2020 • 37min
Ep 151 - Your Book Doghouse
Brea and Mallory discuss your literary doghouse -- things that will make you avoid a book! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchMaxFun Listener Survey Sponsor - StoryworthPromo Code - GLASSES for $10 Offstoryworth.com/glasses Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterCheck out @redheadedsnippet on Instagram or at the hashtag #virtualbookseller Books Mentioned - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelThe Boatman’s Daughter by Andy DavidsonWho Fears Death by Nnedi OkoraforCat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Apr 30, 2020 • 36min
Ep 150 - I Am A 3D Puzzle and Ways To Help Bookstores
Brea and Mallory talk about how to help bookstores during this pandemic! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses Merch Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletter Libro.fmCode - SHOPBOOKSTORESNOWBookshop.org StoreSave Your Bookstore AppCharlie Jane Anders SF Bookstore FundraiserMaxFun Ad Survey Books Mentioned - The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyWeather by Jenny OffillThe Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M BarryWe Set The Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay MejiaLabyrinth Lost by Zoraida CordovaInfomocracy by Malka Older
Apr 23, 2020 • 37min
Ep 149 - Recommending Books on Social Media and Hoarding Cookies
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2020 Reading Glasses Challenge - recommend a book on social media! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Cookies Books Mentioned - The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo We Ride Upon on Sticks by Quan Barry
Apr 16, 2020 • 37min
Ep 148 - If You Love A Book, Let It Go
Brea and Mallory help you banish your TBR worries! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Brea’s Reading Light Mallory’s Reading Light Books Mentioned - The Deep by Alma Katsu We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry I See You by Clare Mackintosh The Party by Elizabeth Day
Apr 9, 2020 • 45min
Ep 147 - An Ice Bath, 72 Eggs and Speed Reading
Brea and Mallory test out some speed reading techniques! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor: Book of the Month! Bookofthemonth.com CODE: GLASSES Short Story Instagram Live April 20th at 5 pm PST Six Months, Three Days by Charlie Jane Anders Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Oh No Ross and Carrie Speed Reading Episode Headlamp Book Weight Books Mentioned - Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King Love and Ruin: Tales of Obsession, Danger, and Heartbreak from The Atavist Magazine by Evan Ratliff
Apr 2, 2020 • 34min
Ep 146 - Teddy Ruxpin Was The Original Audiobook
Brea and Mallory talk about how to get into audiobooks! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Shower Speaker Books Mentioned - The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur Verge by Lidia Yuknavitch All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot Wow, No Thank You. by Samantha Irby
Mar 26, 2020 • 43min
Ep 145 - Share Your Fruit in the Apocalypse
Brea and Mallory recommend apocalypse books! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Isolation Book Club - https://youtu.be/BoMwWeiomwQ Books Mentioned - As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan Lethem The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste Four Archetypes by C. G. Jung Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank Severance by Ling Ma Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden The Road by Cormac McCarthy Wanderers by Chuck Wendig How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood The Stand by Stephen King American War by Omar El Akkad 1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
Mar 19, 2020 • 52min
Ep 144 - Hunker with A Honker: Reading in Isolation
Brea and Mallory suggest some reads for socially isolating! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter #IsolationBookClub Masque of Red Death for free! Audio Version! Books Mentioned - Remembrance by Rita Woods Limetown by Cote Smith, Zack Akers, and Skip Bronkie The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Lucky Us by Amy Bloom Lock In by John Scalzi
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Mar 12, 2020 • 34min
Ep 143 - Just Being Weird - Specific Book Recommendations
Join the hosts as they dive into quirky book recommendations and explore the unique world of weird fiction. They share their personal picks, like 'House of Psychotic Women' and 'Shirley,' while discussing strategies for finding obscure reads. Discover the importance of context in reading preferences and how to seek out unreadable gems through trusted publishers and librarians. Plus, hear about the fun features of Beanstack for tracking reading challenges, including cute icons and social tags that make the experience even more enjoyable!
Mar 5, 2020 • 34min
Ep 142 - Dump That Book!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the Reading Glasses 2020 challenge - stop reading a book you don’t like! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Mallory’s Paperback - The Lady From The Black Lagoon Brea’s SXSW Movie Books Mentioned - Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin Looking For Miss America by Margot Mifflin The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James Made for Love by Alissa Nutting
