

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

Jul 26, 2018 • 37min
Pop Up Video for Books and Anthony Oliveira!
Brea and Mallory talk about annotated books and interview writer and scholar Anthony Oliveira. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Simple Contacts - simplecontacts.com/reading or use the code reading at check out Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Anthony Oliveira https://www.patreon.com/meakoopa Anthony's Twitter Books Mentioned - Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Yes Please by Amy Poehler In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire Room To Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Prince and The Dressmaker by Jen Wang The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery, translated by Richard Howard Paradise Lost by John Milton Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

Jul 19, 2018 • 1h 5min
Ep 58 - Reading Sword and Glasses Laser - Crossover Episode!
Oh man! It’s our first crossover episode! We’re doing an episode with Sword and Laser! Brea, Veronica, Mallory and Tom solve a reader problem and discuss the book Mortal Engines! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Sword and Laser https://twitter.com/swordandlaser Tom Merritt Veronica Belmont Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Captain Kirk Bourbon Locus Award Winners Pulp Sabotage by Richard Kadrey Books Mentioned - Mortal Engines by Philip Reeves Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan The Changeling by Victor LaValle Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Jul 12, 2018 • 44min
Ep 57 - Books That Changed Your Life and Guy Branum!
Brea and Mallory talk about books that have changed our lives and interview author and comedian Guy Branum. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List The Last Bookstore event with A.J.K. Donnell Guy Branum https://twitter.com/guybranum Pre Order My Life As A Goddess Pop Rocket Talk Show The Game Show Books Mentioned - Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix How to be Famous: A Novel by Caitlin Moran The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Where I Was From by Joan Didion Mythologies by Roland Barthes Maurice by E.M. Forster The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion Decca by Jessica Mitford Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Hawkeye: Kate Bishop vol 1 by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero

Jul 5, 2018 • 48min
Ep 56 - So Many Crimes and Billy Jensen!
Brea and Mallory talk about true crime books and interview author and investigative journalist Billy Jensen. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Pre-Order Mallory’s Book! The Lady from the Black Lagoon Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List True Crime Article Billy Jensen https://twitter.com/Billyjensen Books Mentioned - Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Alice + Freda Forever by Alexis Coe People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Perry American Fire by Monica Hesse I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara Bad Blood by John Carreyrou The Alienist by Caleb Carr The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson

Jun 28, 2018 • 49min
Ep 55 - Should You be Afraid of the Bermuda Triangle and Oh No Ross and Carrie!’s Ross Blocher!
Brea and Mallory talk about spooky nonfiction with special guest, Ross Blocher, from Oh No Ross and Carrie! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Oh No Ross and Carrie http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/oh-no-ross-and-carrie Kid Lit Says No Kids In Cages Pre-Order Mallory’s Book! The Lady from the Black Lagoon Reading Glasses Live Event 7/1 NoveList Plus Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Books Mentioned - Gulp by Mary Roach Night Shift by Joanna Angel The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil Stories from the Messengers by Mike Clelland The Alienist by Caleb Carr Abominable Science! by Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero Stiff by Mary Roach Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum The Poisoner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum Ghostland by Colin Dickey Trolls by John Lindow Scream by Margee Kerr The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan Flim Flam by James Randi Death from the Skies! by Philip Plait Abducted by Susan A. Clancy From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Caesar’s Last Breath by Sam Kean Psychic Blues by Mark Edward Conspiracies Declassified by Brian Dunning Dealing with Demons by Bob Larson Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson The Martian by Andy Weir The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

Jun 21, 2018 • 31min
Ep 54 - Reading is Dangerous and Other Health Tips
Brea and Mallory talk about reader health and try listening to sped up audiobooks. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Brit Lit Podcast Live Event with Paul Tremblay 7/1 Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Books Mentioned - The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg So Lucky by Nicola Griffith Mem by Bethany C. Morrow The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin Sweet and Low by Nick White Time Was by Ian McDonald

Jun 14, 2018 • 44min
Ep 53 - Too Much Dog Death, Book Reviews and Alex Brown!
Brea and Mallory talk about book reviews and interview book reviewer Alex Brown. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Care/Of https://takecareof.com Promo Code - glasses Links - Harry Potter Alliance Rosemary’s Baby Stage Reading Live Event with Paul Tremblay Alex Brown https://www.tor.com/author/alex-brown/ https://twitter.com/QueenOfRats Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Tor.com Smart Bitches Trashy Books Best Thrillers Kirkus Reviews London Review of Books Fiction Writers Review NPR Book Reviews io9 Book Riot SFF Sword and Laser Podcasts- All The Books Professional Book Nerds Get Booked What Should I Read Next? NYT Book Review Podcast Bangin’ Book Club Paris Review Books Mentioned - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick Witchmark by C.L. Polk Bruja Born Zoraida Caordova Red Threads of Fortune by Jy Yang River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

Jun 7, 2018 • 40min
Ep 52 - Two Werewolves F*%king and Other Self Published Books and Leslye Penelope!
Brea and Mallory talk about self published books and interview author Leslye Penelope! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - StoryWorth For $20 off, visit storyworth.com/readingglasses Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List RB Digital Leio Reading Glasses Live Event Leslye Penelope https://twitter.com/leslyepenelope Song of Blood & Stone by Leslye Penelope Books Mentioned - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay Demi-Gods by Eliza Robertson All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

May 31, 2018 • 49min
Ep 51 - Making Book Friends, Book Priests and author Bethany C Morrow!
Brea and Mallory talk about making bookish friends and interview author Bethany C. Morrow. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Reading Glasses LIVE at the Last Bookstore with Paul Tremblay 7/1! Live Stream Book Pick - Circe by Madeline Miller- 6/5 at 7 pm! PST Join us! Links - Bethany C. Morrow https://twitter.com/BCMorrow MEM - out now! Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Books Mentioned - Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker Golden Vance vol. 1 by Hope Larson, art by Brittney Williams and Sarah Stern The Lonely City by Olivia Laing The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi Black Helicopters by Caitlin Kiernan After the Flare by Deji Bryce Olukotun Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card

May 24, 2018 • 35min
Ep 50 - Pod-i-versary Ep - We Answer Questions!
Brea and Mallory celebrate 50 episodes of Reading Glasses! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Mr. Warren’s Profession by Sebastian Nothwell Links - Live Show Tickets - Reading Glasses in conversation with Paul Tremblay! Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Amazon Wish List Podcast Recs - Black Tapes, Limetown, LUCYD, Alice Isn’t Dead, Rabbits, Pacific Northwest Stories, TED Talks, Imaginary Worlds, Invisibilia, Revisionist History, My Favorite Murder, Can I Pet Your Dog? Books Mentioned - The Changeling by Victor LaValle This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins Courtney Crumrin by Ted Naifeh Asylum by Madeline Roux My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker #girlboss by Sophia Amoruso We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Fowler Circe by Madeline Miller Yes Please by Amy Poehler Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson Shrill by Lindy West