Reading Glasses

Brea and Mallory recommend beach reads, solve a book tech problem about sharing ebooks, and discuss the best way to read book translations from different translators. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES50Code: GLASSES50Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory’s Book Event in NYCTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Better Living Through Birding by Christian CooperThe God of Endings by Jacqueline HollandStone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller CroftLocal Girls by Caroline ZancanMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidHighly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia HibbertMaking a Scene by Constance WuLucky Us by Amy BloomThe House Across the Lake by Riley SagerThe Blue Girl by Laurie FoosBlack Cake by Charmaine WilkersonHola Papi by John Pa

Brea and Mallory talk about being a picky reader, review a book tracking spreadsheet, and recommend queer sci fi for your straight dad. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Miracle Madewww.trymiracle.com/GLASSESPromo Code: GLASSESTor BooksThornhedge by T. Kingfisher Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka OlderBeware the Woman by Megan AbbottThe Stars are Legion by Kameron HurleyAncillary Justice by Ann Leckie 

Brea and Mallory discuss taking the guilt out of your reading time, interview Seanan McGuire, and recommend academia novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES50CODE: GLASSES50Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Seanan McGuireBooks Mentioned - Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn PaulsonHouse of Cotton by Monica BrashearsNinth House by Leigh BardugoThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisBe Sure by Seanan McGuire 

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2023 Reading Glasses Challenge: listen to background music or sounds while you read. Plus, an interview with Liz Kerin and recommendation honkers! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Around the CornerLiz KerinBooks Mentioned - Raw Dog by Jamie LoftusEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettNestlings by Nat CassidyI Can’t Save You by Anthony Chin-QueeThe Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve MoultonSenlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftThe Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

Brea and Mallory name their top books of the year… so far! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Soylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESEarth Breezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinIdyllwild Bookstore/ClubGlasser Favorites - Top Picks:Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, Lone Women by Victor LaValle, How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune, Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, and Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q SutantoOther Glasser Picks:Raw Dog, The Adventures of Anima Al-sirafi, Happy Place, Tress of the Emerald Sea, Vampire Weekend, Hellbent, The Terraformers, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute, You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths Ab

Brea and Mallory solve some big Little Free Library dilemmas, fix a traveling Libby problem, and recommend queer books for reading with someone else. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60Code: GLASSES60Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBrea and Liz Kerin at Skylight BooksRoss Blocher and Carrie Poppy on Reading GlassesIf Books Could KillTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasAn Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana HerreraThe Light Brigade by Kameron HurleySilver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Brea and Mallory recommend books on grief, test out sticky notes for annotating, and solve a polyamorous book display problem. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingDipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmSticky NotesTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - A Deadly Education by Naomi NovikOur Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGillThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionGrief is the Thing With Feathers by Max PorterThe Grief Keeper by Alexandra VillasanteThe Removed by Brandon HobsonTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa GyasiGlory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. KingYou Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke EmeziNo One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2023 Reading Glasses Challenge - read an interview with an author you love. Plus, they test out a dimmable book light and answer a question about returning books to the library. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and useGLASSES for 30% off + Free ShippingLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory’s Book EventMallory’s Library TalkVekkia Booklight To join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Quietly Hostile by Samantha IrbyChlorine by Jade Song 

Brea and Mallory debate whether or not to keep reading books that are just okay, test out a book holder for the beach, and recommend queer speculative fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Warby Parkerwww.warbyparker.com/GLASSESMagic Spoonwww.magicspoon.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Mallory’s Redlands EventInk WitchesGimble TravellerBooks Mentioned - The Secret History of Food by Matt SiegalSatisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-WatersGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirOrdinary Monsters by J.M. Miro 

Brea and Mallory discuss novelizations, interview Tre’vell Anderson, and give advice on bookish dating. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!New Member Zoom PartyJune 2nd 6pm PT - email for invitationMonster Prom StreamMay 27th 12pm PTReading Glasses TwitchMallory’ Book!Mallory’s Skylight EventTre’vell AndersonWe See Each Other Books Mentioned -  Night’s Edge by Liz KerinSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaShadows Rising by Madeleine RouxHiding My Candy by The Lady ChablisB-Boy Blues by James Earl HardyDear Senthuran by Akwaeke EmeziThe Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis 

Brea and Mallory talk about why we all love books about books, review a reading blanket, and give advice on getting notified about new book releases. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmEmposiaLiberty Hardy’s PatreonTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. HarrisOne Night on the Island by Josie SilverThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara GranThe Library Book by Susan OrleanThe Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua HammerWriters & Lovers by Lily KingThe Love You Save by Goldie Tayl

Brea and Mallory discuss seasonal reads, test out some magnetic bookmarks, and solve a problem about book club questions. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Magic Spoonwww.magicspoon.com/GLASSESPromo Code: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPin TravelerProxiMallory’s Launch Event!Signed Copies of Girls Make MoviesInk WitchesCat BookmarksTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Star Child by Ibi ZoboiQueenie: Godmother of Harlem by Aurelie Levy and Elizabeth ColombaMallory’s Book!

Brea and Mallory discuss fan fiction with the help of Sarah Kuhn and Arielle Jovellanos, and solve a reader problem about getting rid of bookmarks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Earth Breezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESWarby Parkerwww.warbyparker.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Mallory’s Book LaunchMay 26th, 7pm at Skylight BooksSarah and Arielle’s Book LaunchLink for signed books!Confetti FoundationBooks Mentioned - Gallant by V.E. SchwabYellowface by R.F. KuangThe Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda HallMallory’s Book!The Neighbor Favor by Kristina ForestThief Liar Lady by D.L. SoriaMaking Comics by Lynda BarrySiren Queen by Nghi Vo Slippery Creatures by KJ CharlesGirl Taking Over by Sarah Kuhn and Arielle JovellanosA Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Brea and Mallory help you pick which books to bring on vacation, recommend cozy animal books, and debate whether skimming counts as reading. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Trade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSESDipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading BuddiesReading Glasses Vacation Reading Tips To join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonThe Foxglove King by Hannah WhittenFurbidden Fatality by Deborah BlakeShady Hollow by Juneau BlackMurder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie Day

Brea and Mallory discuss giving a book a second chance, review a very fancy bookmark, and answer a very controversial question about letting other people read your books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBLBMH Fancy BookmarkTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillGirls Make Movies by Mallory O’Meara!The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Brea and Mallory discuss mood reading, test out an unusual night light, and solve a problem about how to get rid of personalized books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and useGLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping. Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Flat Panel Reading Light Books Mentioned - She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh TranAdvika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti 

Brea and Mallory discuss dark academia, review a reading pillow, and give advice on how to dump a good book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Tradewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Tips for AphantasiaSavoy BookshopBook BeanBooks Mentioned - Saving Time by Jenny OdellMister Magic by Kiersten WhiteThe Secret History by Donna TarttNinth House by Leigh BardugoCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasThe Cloisters by Katy Hays 

Brea and Mallory recommend their favorite slump-busting books, and give advice on reading in grad school. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreMaximum Fun Drive!www.maximumfun.org/join Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettOver My Dead Body by Greg Melville100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write by Sarah RuhlThe New Town Librarian by Kate AndersonTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Ice House by Minette WatersThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangChew by Rob Guillory and John LaymanQueenie by Candice Carty-Williams Wow, No Thank You by Samantha IrbyKeep This to Yourself by Tom RyanFinding Baba Yaga by Jane YolenTrespasses by Louis

Brea and Mallory celebrate 300 episodes of Reading Glasses by sharing their favorite hot book tips, tech, and recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Head to maximumfun.org/join to sign up to support them!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreMaximum Fun Drive!www.maximumfun.org/joinTo join our Slack channel and get your personalized recommendation, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmShower Speakerhttps://www.ifoxcreations.com/products/bluetooth-shower-speakerAftershokz Headphoneshttps://shokz.com/Laminatorhttps://a.co/d/0x0B2h7Micron Penshttps://a.co/d/38ANsQhMughttps://a.co/d/g5KlHGqHot Dog Chairhttps://a.co/d/1zmTsWYBooks Mentioned - Ghost Music by An YuAngelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally ThornePriestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodThe Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuireA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul TremblayMagic for Liars by

Full episode available to Maximum Fun Members. Go to maximumfun.org/join to join! You will get this bonus episode plus ALL future Anticipated Books episodes (which we will be doing several times a year!). PLUS access to our Slack Channel, invites to our Zoom parties, Maximum Fun gifts (depending on the level you join) including our Bury Me  With My TBR Pile sticker, the Max Fun Cookbook and apron!  PLUS PLUS, you are helping Brea and Mallory make this show every week! Go to maximumfun.org/join to join!A few of our Anticipated Books: Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahSisters of the Lost Nation by Nick MedinaHappy Place by Emily HenryAdvikda and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana RamisettiTo hear all of our Anticipated Books, go to maximumfun.org/join to join!