Reading Glasses

Brea and Mallory talk about life with a significant other who doesn’t read and interview Tom Merritt to get his thoughts on the subject! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Lumi LabsCode: GLASSESNightfireSundial by Catriona Ward Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTom Merritt Books Mentioned - How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese LaymonBe Prepared by Vera BrosgolThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoPandora’s Star by Peter F. HamiltonJade Legacy by Fonda LeeHere and Now and Then by Mike ChenFaithful Place by Tana French 

Brea and Mallory talk about that weird reading feeling - “why am I reading this book?!” They also give advice on getting rid of academic books and recommend books to read before you fall asleep.Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterhelpMicrodose GummiesCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - God Country by Donny Cates and Geoff ShawJawbone by Monica Ojeda, translated by Sarah BookerThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoEat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney BooThick by Tressie McMillan CottomWildwood by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis 

Brea and Mallory discuss some specific words for reader feelings, review bookmarks, and give advice on feeling intimidated by your favorite author’s writing. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -CurologyDipseaLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned -The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen KingRoad of Bones by Christopher Golden

Brea and Mallory recommend queer romances for Valentine’s day, discuss eReaders for kids, and talk about mass market paperbacks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenchefCODE: GLASSES130Lumi LabsCODE: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPoem of the Day PodcastPoem of the Day Newsletter Pocketbook InkPadKindle Fire Kids TabletEpisode about Book FormatsBooks Mentioned - Devil House by John DarnielleA Haunted History of Invisible Women by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes, and Elizabeth Kerri MahonThat Full Moon Feeling by Ashely Robin FranklinOne Last Stop by Casey McQuistonCarry On by Rainbow RowellLet’s Talk About Love by Claire KannCamp by L.C. RosenThe Lightning Struck Heart by TJ KluneTime Was by Ian McDonaldHoney Girl by Morgan Rogers 

Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when you want to stay up all night reading. Plus advice on grad school reading and recommendations for light dystopias! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetabrandNativeCODE: GLASSESLumiLabsCODE:GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - To Paradise by Hanya YanagiharaLuckenbooth by Jenni FaganThe Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson WalkerThe Heart Goes Last by Margaret AtwoodRecursion by Blake CrouchLove Minus Eighty by Will McIntoshA Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers   

Brea and Mallory discuss unlikeable characters, recommend nerdy romance and interview author Mike Chen! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSES30Evitewww.evite.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - The Girl Who Can Move Shit With Her Mind by Jackson FordThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayLight Years from Home by Mike ChenStar Wars: Brotherhood by Mike ChenBunnicula by James and Deborah HoweMeet Me in Another Life by Catriona SilveyThe Love Hypothesis by Ali HazelwoodConventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert 

Brea and Mallory discuss what to get out of a self help book, talk about what to do when your wheelhouse intersects your doghouse, and review the greatest reading-snacking tool of all time. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmShelbyville: An Original Stephen King RPGSnactiv Books Mentioned - Writers & Lovers by Lily KingLight Years from Home by Mike ChenLove Warrior by Glennon DoyleFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver BurkemanBody Positive Power by Megan Jane Crabbe  

Brea and Mallory discuss what to do with the books you got for Christmas that you don’t want, recommend books for husbands, and offer help for dyslexic e-readers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -CurologyDipsea Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Broken Places Outer Spaces by Nnedi OkoraforThe Shadow Land by Elizabeth KostovaEcho Park by Michael ConnellyNever Saw Me Coming by Vera KurianThe Spectral City by Leanna Renee HieberStorm Front by Jim Butcher 

Brea and Mallory talk about 2022 reader resolutions, review book journals and reveal the 2022 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -E-ViteMagic SpoonCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmRhodia Notebook 2022 Reading Glasses ChallengeBooksSelf HelpRetellingThe First of a SeriesAAPI AuthorRead a Book That’s Been Adapted…Activities…And Then Watch the Movie AdaptationAsk Someone What They’re ReadingTrack Your Reading for the YearReading Streak - 10 Minutes a Day for One Week StraightFigure Out Your Reading PathwayReading Pathway Episode Books Mentioned - Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow RowellA Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, translated by Hildegarde Serle10th Anniversary Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyMy Reading Life by Anne Bogel 

Brea and Mallory discuss their 2021 reading lives and talk about book trends they saw this year. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCODE: GLASSESDipseaBetterHelp Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmSkybraryDaryl the LAPL Librarian Reviews Books Mentioned - Wayward Son by Rainbow RowellThe Corpse Queen by Heather M. HerrmanRemote Control by Nnedi OkoraforMediocre by Ijeoma OluoGoodbye, Again by Jonny SunEat the Rich by Sarah GaileyThe Bluest Eye by Toni MorrisonThe Magic Fish by Trung Le NguyenThe Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif AbdurraqibThe Collected Poems of Audre LordeGirly Drinks by Mallory O’MearaRude Talk in Athens by Mark Haskell SmithMy Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham JonesThis Town Sleeps by Dennis E. StaplesThe Art of Taking it Easy by Dr. Brian KingThe Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne by Elsa Hart 

Brea and Mallory talk about the best books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -getAbstractSoylent CODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBooks Mentioned - Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforthHunting by Stars by Cherie DimalineMiami Blues by Charles WillefordMallory and Brea’s Best Books ListThe Cutting Season by Attica LockeForget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke 

Brea and Mallory talk about book interiors and fonts with Lauren Panepinto! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -StoryworthSoylent Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory’s SF Event 12/14Orbit BooksTheir Instagram Books Mentioned - Fuzz by Mary RoachThe Memory Theater by Karin TidbeckGirly Drinks by Mallory O’MearaFancy Illustrated The Witcher!Fancy Leviathan Wakes! 

Brea and Mallory discuss what makes a good bookish event, recommend puzzle novels and talk about playlists for books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterHelpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESSoylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmGirly Drinks Events!Virtual with the Detroit Books and Authors SocietySF Library Event 12/14 Books Mentioned - Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiThe Removed by Brandon HobsonSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward 

Brea and Mallory finally talk about novels with magical food, review some unusual bookmarks and solve a Little Free Library dilemma. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESGreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES125CODE: GLASSES125 Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMallory at SDCCBooks Mentioned - The Lost Girls by Sonia HartlWith Teeth by Kristen ArnettSourdough by Robin SloanNatalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle LimMidnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather WebberLittle Chapel on the River by Gwendolyn BoundsAll’s Well by Mona AwadDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto 

Brea and Mallory talk about books they love for Native American Heritage Month, review bookmarks for kids and solve an eReader problem. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -getAbstractSoylentCode: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPens recommended by Brea’s MomMicronDouble Barrel Pin ClipNotebook BeltsMuji PensMallory’s Talk/Cocktail ClassScratch Bookmarks Books Mentioned - Burnt Offerings by Robert MarascoMonkey Beach by Eden RobinsonFuture Home of the Living God by Louise ErdrichWhite Magic by Elissa WashutaThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesSplit Tooth by Tanya TagaqRobopocalypse by Daniel H. WilsonElatsoe by Darcie Little BadgerEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline 

Brea and Mallory reveal their 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide! Listen for tips on the best books and reading accessories for the readers in your life. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Better HelpSoylentCode:GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReadathon!11/14 9am-5pm PT#RGreadathonJoin us on Instagram Live!Mallory’s Book Talk and Cocktail Class Books Mentioned - Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariEveryone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily AustinRenegades by Bruce Springsteen and Barack ObamaWhere the Deer and Antelope Play by Nick OffermanFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzDial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. SutantoMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins ReidI Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki and Yoshi YoshitaniBubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan and Tony CliffTaste by Stanley TucciMixology For Beginners by Prairie RoseWill by Will SmithCall Us What We Carry by Amanda GormanNoor

Brea and Mallory talk about why books come out on Tuesdays, talk about having multiple library cards, and recommend books in quirky settings! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode: GLASSESStoryworth Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBook HypeReadathon!Sunday, 11/149am-5pm PTOn Instagram#RG ReadathonKansas City Library Event Books Mentioned - All’s Well by Mona AwadCackle by Rachel HarrisonEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireThe Wanderers by Meg Howrey 

Brea and Mallory talk about werewolf books for Halloween! And interview SQUAD author Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -SoylentCode:GLASSESDipsea Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading Glasses ReadathonSunday 11/149-5pm PTGirly Drinks Virtual LaunchLibrary ExtensionMaggie Tokuda-HallSpooky Bookmarks Books Mentioned - The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona WardWhite Smoke by Tiffany D JacksonSoulless by Gail CarrigerThe Last Werewolf by Glen DuncanNo Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell TurnbullThe Devourers by Indra DasEmpire of Wild by Cherie DimalineMongrels by Stephen Graham JonesFables by Bill WillinghamLycanthropy and Other Illnesses by Kristen O’NealLight from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiJade Legacy by Fonda LeeFledgling by Octavia ButlerThe Twisted Ones by T. KingfisherThe Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesThe Changeling by Victor LaValleDev

Brea and Mallory talk about how we’re all using the word microhistory incorrectly and how that’s just fine. And they celebrate the release of Mallory’s new book GIRLY DRINKS and give some advice on sharing a book with your significant other. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Better Help Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmGirly Drinks by Mallory!The Study in Oklahoma CityReading Glasses Readthon!11/149-5 PTBooks Mentioned - Why We Swim by Bonnie TsuiThe Peculiar Incident on Shady StreetWhy Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu MillerFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzRude Talk in Athens by Mark Haskell Smith 

Brea and Mallory reveal the secret of how they read so much! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations Store Sponsors -StoryWorthSoylentCode: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPre-Order Girly Drinks!Girly Drinks Event 10-21 at Skylight Books Books Mentioned - Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod ChapmanNightbitch by Rachel YoderThe Martian by Andy WeirThe Road by Cormac McCarthyLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryArarat by Christopher Golden