Reading Glasses

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

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

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

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    

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

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

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      

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

This week, Brea and Mallory solve vacation reading dilemmas, learn where Jesus keeps his e-books and talk bookish technology with Tom Merritt! Use the hashtag #TravelingReader to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! And check our Facebook and Goodreads groups!    Links -   Whispersync https://www.amazon.com/Whispersync-for-Voice-Learn-More-Kindle-Store/b?ie=UTF8&node=12527156011   Sword and Laser http://swordandlaser.com/   Tom Merritt http://www.tommerritt.com/ http://tommerrittbooks.com/   Books Mentioned -   Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780756413262   The House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250068811   The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780553588941   Pilot X by Tom Merritt http://tommerrittbooks.com/blog/2016/4/9/pilot-x

This episode, Brea and Mallory decode the madness of book awards, refuse to tolerate trash babies, and interview writer and past National Book Award judge Cecil Castellucci. Participate in online discussion for this episode using #BookAwards on Twitter and Instagram! Twitter: @readinggpodcast Instagram: ReadingGlassesPodcast   Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/   Overdrive https://www.overdrive.com/   Book Awards Short Cuts http://www.bookspot.com/awards/   Cecil Castellucci https://castellucci.wordpress.com/about/   Lambda Awards http://www.lambdaliterary.org/the-2016-lambda-literary-award-winners/   Books Mentioned The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385542364   What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781594634642   Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250077028   Zone One by Colson Whitehead https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307455178   Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062290137   The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312357498   The Devourers by Indra Das https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101967539