Reading Glasses

Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara
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Sep 14, 2017 • 38min

Ep 15 - Book Etiquette Tips or Maybe Just Put People in the Trash and Gail Carriger!

This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss the fine points of book etiquette and interview author Gail Carriger. Participate in online discussion with the use of this week’s hashtag #Readtiquette! Emily Post - http://emilypost.com/ Gail Carriger- http://gailcarriger.com/ https://twitter.com/gailcarriger   Books Mentioned- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780804172448 The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062661340 The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780142001806 Soulless by Gail Carriger https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316056632/Gail-Carriger/Soulless
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Sep 7, 2017 • 36min

Ep. 14 - Book Shame and How to Deal with It plus Confessions from Daniel H. Wilson

This week, we talk BOOK SHAME! Brea and Mallory talk about their own shameful book secrets, interview Daniel H Wilson about The Clockwork Dynasty and his own book shame, and Mallory finally gets to talk about her book brush. Use the hashtag #BustBookShame on Instagram and Twitter to participate in online discussion! Texas Library Association Disaster Relief Fund - https://squareup.com/store/txla/ Daniel H. Wilson - http://www.danielhwilson.com/ https://twitter.com/danielwilsonpdx https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385541787 Book Brush - https://www.amazon.com/B%C3%BCrstenhaus-Redecker-Natural-Pearwood-8-Inches/dp/B003WJNP30/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1504723954&sr=8-4&keywords=book+brush Goodreads Fan Group - https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/ Books discussed: Waking Gods - Sylvain Neuvel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101886724 Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens - Eddie Izzard https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399175831 The Road - Cormac McCarthy https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307387899 The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765380739 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307957832 Tiny, Beautiful Things - Cheryl Strayed https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307949332 Where The Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780440412670 She’s Come Undone - Wally Lamb https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780671021009 The Difference Engine - William Gibson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780440423621 Boneshaker - Cherie Priest https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765318411  
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Aug 31, 2017 • 33min

Ep. 13 - Don't Drink a Mud Puddle and Other Bibliotherapy! Plus Disability Advocate Heather Ratcliff

This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about bibliotherapy and interview writer and disability advocate Heather Ratcliff. You can participate in online discussion with the use of the hashtag #BookTherapy! Books Mentioned -   My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606999592   Body Horror by Anne Elizabeth Moore https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781940430881   The Girl Who Slept With God by Val Brelinski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143109433   The Novel Cure By Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143125938   Necrotech by K.C. Alexander https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780857666246   Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781451673319   The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307388674 Other links:    NPR Bibliotherapy Article http://www.npr.org/2015/09/04/437597031/to-cure-what-ails-you-bibliotherapists-prescribe-literature   Literary Disco http://www.literarydisco.com/   New Yorker Article http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/can-reading-make-you-happier   Heather Ratcliff https://twitter.com/MortuaryReport http://www.mortuaryreport.com/   Elsa Sjunneson-Henry http://feministsonar.com/elsa/   S.E. Smith https://twitter.com/sesmith
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Aug 24, 2017 • 34min

Ep 12 - Books: Not Just for Rich People Anymore! and Tor.com's Mordicai Knode

Mallory and Brea break down all the different book types, talk about transitioning from graphic novels to prose books, and interview Tor.com's Mordicai Knode.    Sarah Gailey’s Twitter https://twitter.com/gaileyfrey   Calibre https://calibre-ebook.com/   Tor.Com https://www.tor.com/ https://twitter.com/tordotcom Mordicai Knode- https://twitter.com/mordicai https://www.tor.com/author/mordicai-knode/   Books Mentioned-   The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439142011   River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765395238 Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765385505   Binti by Nnedi Okorafor https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765385253   The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312890179   House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768   Silver on the Road by Laura Anne Gilman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481429696   Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101972120
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Aug 17, 2017 • 34min

Ep 11 - You're Gonna Die with a TBR List! (And How to Accept that) and Writer/Disability Activist Elsa Sjunneson-Henry

Brea and Mallory help you manage your TBR pile, interview author and disability activist Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and absolve you of your book guilt. Participate in online discussion by using the hashtag #ConquerTBR on Instagram and Twitter! Link below if you want to support the Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction! kickstarter. Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnemthomas/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-uncanny-ma Bookshelf - American Federation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/bookshelf/librarylogin.asp Books Discussed:  The Regional Office Is Under Attack! By Manuel Gonzales The Witches by Stacey Schiff Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Updraft by Fran Wilde Borderline by Mishell Baker Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
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Aug 10, 2017 • 37min

Ep 10 - Get a Dead Finger - Put Your Book Love on Display and Sarah Kuhn

This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about book fashion, interview author Sarah Kuhn and help you improve your reading speed. Participate in online discussion using the hashtag #BookChic on Instagram and Twitter! Books Discussed:    Heroine Complex and Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn   The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne Valente The Party by Elizabeth Day Trade Me by Courtney Milan    
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Aug 3, 2017 • 37min

Ep 9 Who Did the Murdering in this Book & Beach Reads Reclaimed! Plus Banned Books with Tonia Thompson

This week, Brea and Mallory defend the much maligned term “beach read”, review some weird reading glasses and debate book sharing. Reading Glasses is sponsoring Tonia Thompson’s drive to get copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas into the hands of teens. Link below for details! Use the hashtag #TakeBackBeachRead to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram!   Tonia Thompson https://toniathompson.com/fiction/ https://twitter.com/missdefying   The Hate U Give Donation Link - https://toniathompson.com/thug-for-teens/   Banned Books- http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks https://www.aclu.org/issues/free-speech/artistic-expression/banned-books   Prism Spectacles- https://www.amazon.com/Prism-Glasses-Eye-Bed-Spectacles/dp/B000RZNBF4   Books Mentioned-   Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781501116841   Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780871403131   The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143038092   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062498533   Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399184598   Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374104092   The Hike by Drew Magary https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399563850
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Jul 27, 2017 • 33min

Ep 8 - Authors: They're Just Like Us! They Even Use Pinterest! Plus interview with Mur Lafferty

This week, Brea and Mallory help you support the authors you love, interview author and podcaster Mur Lafferty and reveal that Mallory is a mole person. You can participate in online discussion using the hashtag #AuthorLove on Instagram and Twitter!   Goodreads Group- https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group   Mur Lafferty- http://murverse.com/ http://murverse.com/tag/ditch-diggers/ https://twitter.com/mightymur https://www.amazon.com/Should-Be-Writing-Writers-Workshop/dp/1631063650   Litsy- http://litsy.com/   Brea’s Apple Corer https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Apple-Corer/dp/B00004OCIQ   Books Mentioned -   My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594749766   Stephen Florida by Gabe Habash https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781566894647   Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316389686   Down Among The Sticks And Bones by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765392039   Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765385505   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780804172448
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Jul 20, 2017 • 34min

Ep 7 - Mallory is Obsessed with Iceland and Interview with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Show Notes   This week, Brea and Mallory discuss the best places for book tourism, interview Icelandic crime author Yrsa Sigudardottir and debate spoilers. Use the hashtag #ReadingAroundTheWorld to participate in online discussion on Instagram and Twitter!   Links -   Goodreads Choice Awards https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2016   Overdrive https://www.overdrive.com/   Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/   Library Playaways http://my.playaway.com/playaway/where-to-find/   Libby https://meet.libbyapp.com/   UNESCO Cities of Literature http://www.cityofliterature.com/cities-of-literature/cities-of-literature/   Hay on Wye https://www.hayfestival.com/   El Ateneo http://www.buenostours.com/el-ateneo-grand-splendid-bookstore   Belfast, Maine https://www.belfastbookfestival.com/   National Steinbeck Center http://www.steinbeck.org/   Harry Ransom Center http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/       Yrsa Sigurdardottir https://www.facebook.com/YrsaSig/ https://twitter.com/yrsasig https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250045621   I Remember You Trailer http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3431198/chilling-trailer-icelandic-haunter-i-remember-you/   Ngaio Marsh Crime Awards https://www.facebook.com/NgaioMarshAward   Arnaldur Indridason https://blueskiesandbriefchronicles.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/the-reykjavik-murder-mysteries-by-arnaldur-indridason/   Sjon http://sjon.siberia.is/   Audur Ava https://www.pushkinpress.com/author/audur-ava-olafsdottir/   Books Mentioned -   Faller by Will McIntosh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765383556   Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780756410841   Dark Matter by Blake Crouch https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101904244      
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Jul 13, 2017 • 37min

Ep. 6 - Wipe Your Hands and Other Book Event Advice with IDW's Chris Ryall

This week, Brea and Mallory help you navigate different types of book events, interview comics editor Chris Ryall and learn the importance of clean hands. Use the hash tag #BookEvents to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram!     Links-   Being A Book Escort- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-modern-face-of-book-tours/407641/   Frankfurt Book Fair- https://www.buchmesse.de/en/fbf/   LA Festival of Books- http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/   Brooklyn Book Festival- http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/   Emerald City Comic Con- http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/   Chris Ryall- https://twitter.com/chris_ryall   IDW Comics- http://www.idwpublishing.com/   Books Mentioned --   American War by Omar El Akkad https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780451493583   Hunger by Roxane Gay https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062362599   The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250075581   Abandon Me by Melissa Febos https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632866578   The Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143034902   On Writing by Stephen King https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439156810   The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781451678192   A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole  https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802130204   Carter Beats The Devil by Glen Gold https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780786886326

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