

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 21, 2017 • 31min
Ep 29 - Born with Glasses and Memoirs with Anna Akana
Brea and Mallory talk about reading memoirs, and interview writer and actor Anna Akana! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags and Bookmarks - https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/reading-glasses Sponsor - Zola www.zola.com/readingglasses Anna Akana https://annaakana.com/ https://twitter.com/annaakana Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Books Mentioned - The Murders of Molly Southborne by Tade Thompson The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell The Sky Is Falling by Kit Pearson Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cummings Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein The Ark of Asking by Amanda Palmer We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie Me by Katharine Hepburn Just Kids by Patti Smith Abandon Me by Melissa Febos Whip Smart by Melissa Febos Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch The Sociopath Next Store by Martha Stout In Real Life: My Journey To A Pixelated World by Joey Graceffa Y The Last Man, Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, Pamela Rambo

Dec 14, 2017 • 27min
Ep 28 What to Give the Book Person who has Everything and Ask a Librarian with Brazos Price!
Brea and Mallory present the Reading Glasses Holiday Gift Giving Guide! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags and Bookmarks- https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote Amazon Wish List http://a.co/dw6o3Jx Sponsor - Storyworth storyworth.com/readingglasses Links - Abe Books https://www.abebooks.com Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Books Mentioned - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735224292 Old Man’s War by John Scalzi https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765348272 The Name of the Wind by Pat Rothfuss https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780756404741 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768 Fun Home by Alison Bechdel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780618871711 World War Hulk by Greg Pak and John Romita https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780785125969 Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345508614 Dream From My Father by Barack Obama https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400082773 Down Among The Sticks and Bone by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765392039 Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062405838 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533 Universal Harvester by John Darnielle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374282103 Abandon Me by Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866578 Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594633737 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606999592 The Changeling by Victor LaValle https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812995947 The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062661340 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780735212176 We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101912195 Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307949332 I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501126949 Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060733483

Dec 7, 2017 • 35min
Ep 27 Indie Bookstores: Great Place For A Date (Unless You're Mallory) and Steven Salardino of Skylight Books!
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about why indie bookstores are awesome, interview Skylight Books manager Steven Salardino and bust some page skipping book shame. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags Sponsor - Storyworth Links - Annotated Indie Bookstore Episode Skylight Books Skylight's Twitter Skylight's Instagram Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Books Mentioned - Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds All About Love by bell hooks Joy Williams TheMystery.Doc by Matthew McIntosh

Nov 30, 2017 • 38min
Ep 26 - Sexy, Naked Books and Book Cover Discussion! and Creative Director Lauren Panepinto
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about judging books by their covers and interview creative director Lauren Panepinto! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Amazon Wish List Reading Glasses Tote Bags Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Lauren Panepinto Her Twitter Drawn and Drafted Muddy Colors Books Mentioned - Machine Learning by Hugh Howey The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall The First Bad Man by Miranda July Stardust by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess Grendel by John Gardner Borne by Jeff Vandermeer Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Universal Harvester by John Darnielle Bonfire by Krysten Ritter Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward Now That I’m A Ghost, I’m Gay by Josh Lark Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Into The Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Nov 23, 2017 • 33min
Ep 25 - Do Bestseller Lists Matter?
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about bestseller lists and review some reading lights. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Sponsor - Zola Links - Reading Glasses Amazon Wish List Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Tote Bags Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Book Light Books Mentioned - The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict Witches, Sluts, Feminists by Kristen J. Sollee Her Bodies and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Nov 16, 2017 • 33min
Ep 24 - How to Always Have Snacks and Other Self-Help Books and Brook Sitgraves Turner talks Adulting!
This episode, Brea and Mallory bust some myths about self help books, talk to podcaster Brook Sitgraves Turner and review some book perfume. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags Sponsor - HelloFresh Promo Code - readingglasses30 Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Apex Magazine Page Advice Article Book Perfume Short and Sweet Podcast Books Mentioned - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero Dune by Frank Herbert Bossypants by Tina Fey Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay H Is For Hawk by Helen MacDonald Super You by Emily V. Gordon Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski How To Build A Girl by Caitlin Moran How To Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran Catching The Big Fish by David Lynch Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving A Fuck by Sarah Knight The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron Dating For Under A Dollar Dancing With Jesus Do It Yourself Coffins Knitting With Dog Hair Make Every Man Want You by Marie Forleo The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Who Thought This Was A Good Idea by Angela Mastromonaco The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Woe Is I by Patricia T. O’Conner

Nov 9, 2017 • 30min
Ep 23 - There's a Pencil Stuck in My Nose and Other Middle Grade Issues and a Colin Meloy Interview!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss middle grade books, and interview author and musician Colin Meloy. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Send your thoughts to readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags - https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Apex Magazine https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Newbury Awards http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal Harper Collins Twitter https://twitter.com/HarperChildrens Colin Meloy https://twitter.com/colinmeloy http://colinmeloy.com/ https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062024701 https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062342454 Books Mentioned - Sourdough by Robin Sloan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374203108 Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250163301 George by Alex Nino https://www.amazon.com/George-Alex-Gino/dp/0545812542 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060530945 Coraline by Neil Gaiman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780380807345 The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616205485 Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola, illustrated by Emily Carroll https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780763669614 Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781860460197 On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385522403 The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, translated by KA Yoshida and David Mitchell https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812985153 Salem’s Lot by Stephen King https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307743671 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768

Nov 2, 2017 • 35min
Ep 22 - Should You Throw Away Your Books by Garbage People? and Jessa Crispin Interview!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss book politics, interview author and podcaster Jessa Crispin and solve your bathtub reading problems. Use the hashtag #PagePolitics on Twitter and Instagram to participate in online discussion! Send your thoughts to readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com. Books Mentioned - A Night In The Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger Inglorious by Joanna Kavenna Reading Glasses Tote Bags - https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote Sponsor - Read Dog Books http://read.dog/about-us Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Jessa Crispin https://twitter.com/thebookslut http://www.jessacrispin.com/ http://www.jessacrispin.com/podcast/

Oct 26, 2017 • 35min
Ep 21- Small Talk at Parties or Werewolves: A Guide to Scary Halloween Books and Paul Tremblay
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk Halloween reading and interview author Paul Tremblay. You can participate in online discussion by using #ScaryPages! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Sponsors - Read Dog Books http://read.dog/glasses Warby Parker https://www.warbyparker.com/readingglasses Books Mentioned - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Blondes by Emily Schultz The Lady and Her Monsters by Roseanne Montillo The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury The Red Tree by Caitlin Kiernan Ghostland by Colin Dickey Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan Things We Lost In The Fire by Mariana Enriquez She Said Destroy by Nadia Bulkin Thin Air by Michelle Paver Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones Treasure Island!!! by Sara Levine Wool by Hugh Howey Books of Blood Vol. 1-3 by Clive Barker Notes on a Life by Eleanor Coppola

Oct 19, 2017 • 39min
Ep 20 - Comic Sans on Your Tombstone and Amber Benson!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss comics and talk to author Amber Benson. Use the hashtag #ReadingComics to participate in discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group GeekDad - eReading Comics https://geekdad.com/2016/08/read-digital-comics/ Comixology https://www.comixology.com/ Marvel Unlimited http://marvel.com/comics/unlimited Amber Benson - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/58695/amber-benson https://twitter.com/amber_benson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781608869831 Books - Wildwood by Colin Meloy https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062024701 Marrow Island by Alexis M. Smith https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328710345 Sandman vol.1 by Neil Gaiman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781401225759 Locke and Key vol. 1 by Joe Hill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781600106798 We3 by Grant Morrison https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781401243029 The Goon vol. 1 by Eric Powell https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616558420 Hellboy vol. 1 by Mike Mignola https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781593070946 Papergirls vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632156747 Y The Last Man vol 1 by Brian K Vaughan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781563899805 Maus by Art Spiegelman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780394747231 March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781603093002 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375714573 The Invisibles vol. 1 by Grant Morrison https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781401245023 Saga vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781607066019 Bitch Planet vol. 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632153661 Trees vol. 1 by Warren Ellis https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632152701 The Circle Chalk Man by Fred Vargas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143115953 Blankets by Craig Thompson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781891830433 Girl by Blake Nelson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481494984 Star Vs. The Forces of Evil by Amber Benson, Cindy Plourde, Dominic Bisignano https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781484774199