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Brea and Mallory recommend queer horror for spooky season! Plus, they discuss the best book carts, and solve a problem about learning smutty vocabulary in another language! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy
The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden
Your Lonely Night Are Over by Adam Sass
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson
Rain by Joe Hill and Zoe Thorogood
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
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Brea and Mallory test out the CAWPILE rating system! Plus, they settle a debate about sleep reading and if it counts, and recommend books based on favorite TV shows. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -All This & More by Peng Shepard
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
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Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell
Foe by Iain Reid
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Brea and Mallory talk about book rating systems. Which one is the best? Plus, they solve a problem about seasonal book slumps and recommend audiobooks with amazing narrators. And the biggest news ever! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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CAWPILE: Characters, Atmosphere, Writing Style, Plot, Intrigue, Logic, Enjoyment
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The Parliament by Amy Pokwatka
Twilight Falls by Juneau Black
Hex Wives by Ben Blacker and Mirka Andolfo
plain bad heroines by emily m danforth
Over My Dead Body by Greg Melville
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Brea and Mallory talk about the Top Glasser Books of the 21st Century list! Plus, they solve a problem about picking a book for a book club, and recommend graphic memoirs not illustrated by the author. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
I Spit on Your Celluloid by Heidi Honeycutt
March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and Harmony Becker
Ducks by Kate Beaton
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Brea and Mallory recommend their favorite books set during summer! Plus, they solve a book tech problem about searching inside audiobooks, and debate about asking librarians for book recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Doppelganger by Naomi Klein
Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
All Summer Long by Hope Larson
This One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Elementals by Michael McDowell
Joyland by Stephen King
Local Girls by Caroline Zancan
Jaws by Peter Benchley
The Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
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Brea and Mallory talk about the warning signs that you’re picking the wrong books! Plus, they give tips on making your book float, and recommend romance with no sex. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - figure out your reading appeal factors! Plus, they solve a problem about figuring out your wheelhouse, and recommend dialogue heavy books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Marrow by Tricia Wolfe and Brynne Weaver
Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
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Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for August and September, test out coaster bookmarks, and give advice for people who hate hardcovers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Loneliness and Company by Charlee Dyroff
The Girl Who Slept with God by Val Brelinski
August
There is a Rio Grande in Heaven by Ruben Reyes Jr
SFF short storiesJellyfish Have No Ears by Adele Rosenfeld, translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Literary fiction about deafnessThere’s Nothing Wrong With Her by Kate Weinburg
Literary fiction, mental health, funny, chronic illness, speculative
Hum by Helen Phillips
Sci fi thriller, dystopian, marriage, motherhood, selfhoodThe Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey
Literary fiction, funny, bird protagonist
We Were Pretending by Hannah Gersen
Literary fiction, female friendship, mushrooms, CanadaTimes Agent by Brenda Peynado
Grief, motherhood, late stage capitalism and pocket worlds (a geographically small world hidden within our reality)
Clickbait by Holly Baxter
Debut literary fiction, hilarious, life falling apart
The Italy Letters by Vi Khi Nao
Queer literary fiction, epistolary, Las Vegas, queer love
Godzilla and the Song Bird by Manzu Islam
Historical fiction, Bangladesh, brothers, cinema
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Historical fiction, multiple timelines, Gilgamesh
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Historical fiction, music, violins, Venice, 1700s
Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia
Literary short stories set in the desert
One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun, translated by Jung Yewon
SFF, magical realism, Seoul, capitalism
The Sunforce by Sascha Stronach
Queer fantasy, sequel to The Dawnhounds
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
Queer romance, two disaster bisexual exes on a European tour
How to Leave the House by Nathan Newman
Gay literary fiction, small town secrets, quirky characters
The Palace of Eros by Caro de Robertis
Queer Greek myth retelling of Psyche and ErosVoyage of the Damned by Frances White
Queer romantasy, murder mystery on a magical shipRules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
Queer spooky romance, ghostsWild Failure by Zoe Whitall
Queer feminist short stories
The Other Ones by Fran Hart
YA spooky queer romance
Rise and Divine by Lana Harper
Lesbian witch romance
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
Gay YA romance, Los Angeles
A Bahn Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen
YA sapphic foodie romance
A Grand Love - Stories for Grandparents of Trans Grandchildren by Janna Barkin
Nonfiction
Queer as Folklore - The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters by Sasha Coward
NonfictionConfounding Oaths by Alexis Hall
Gay romantasy, historical
Hers for the Weekend by Helena Greer
Sapphic opposites-attract romance, fake datingCome Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker
Queer YA horror, trans characters, ghostsFull Shift by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton
Queer YA graphic novel, werewolves
You’re the Problem, It’s You by Emma R. AlbanGay enemies-to-lovers Victorian romance
The Unmothers by Leslie J. Anderson
Folk horror, small town, female rage
The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee-Ya
YA horror, queer, small town, an Entity
Helga by Catherine Yu
YA horror, satire, science experiment makes a girl and she escapes into the world
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pedersen
Horror, Chinese mythology, returning to a small town
The Madness by Dawn Kurtagich
Horror, feminist Dracula retelling
The Volcano Daughters by Gina Maria Balibrera
Historical fiction, sisterhood, El Salvador, California, Paris, ghosts
Blackheart Man by Nalo Hopkinson
Fantasy, magical island, witches, demons, polyamory, myths
The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
Historical fiction, gothic, powerful family, magic silk, 1800s
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Feminist Macbeth retelling
Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey
Imagined life of Peggy Guggenheim
The Story Collector by Evie Woods
Historical fiction, book about books, Ireland, small town, fairies (not horny ones)
The Seventh Veil by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Historical fiction, 1950s Hollywood
The Ghost Cat by Alex Howard
Historical Fantasy, 1910s, cat who becomes a ghost who witnesses historyTruly Madly Magically by Hazel Beck
Book 3 of Witchlore Series
Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud
Horror novella, historical sci fi, hospital experiments
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Sci fi, cat sidekick, veteran protagonist, trapped in a fantasy dungeon video gameAsunder by Kerstin Hall
Fantasy, Sabriel meets Witch King
She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor
West African SFF novella in the Who Fears Death universeThe Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Japanese cozy fantasy, talking cats, magic coffee shop
A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley
Supernatural romance, werewolves, vampires
Glass Houses by Madeline Ashby
Sci fi thriller, AI, deserted island, women in tech, near future whodunit
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. Maclean
Romantasy, cozy, magic zoo
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark
Fantasy novella, gods, assassins, magic city
The Coven by Harper L. Woods
Vampire romantasy
Strange Folk by Alli Dyer
Fantasy, Appalachia, magic estranged family, debut
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
Fantasy, Goose Girl reimagining, Brothers Grimm, magic, murder
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
Sci fi novella, sexy space heist
The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley by Shelley Wood
Historical sci fi, time traveling, genetics
Bite by Bill Schutt
Micro history of teethI Want to Die But I Still Want to Eat Tteobokki by Baek Sehee, translated by Anton Hurr
Nonfiction, sequel
Everyday Rituals by Pearl Katz
Nonfiction about the power of routine and ritual
Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallow Marlowe
Debut romance, cryptid hunter and producer learn to fall in love again while looking for Mothman and aliens
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
Opposites attract romance with a mortician and a widow
Dark Restraint by Katee Roberts
Smutty minotaur/Ariadne romance
Second Tide’s The Charm by Chandra Blumberg
Second chance marine biologist romance, sharks!!!The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
Workplace Native rom-com
Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha
Poly romantasy, sexy people fighting ancient evilHouse of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias
Thriller, coming of age, teens seeking vengeance for a murder
The Antique Store Detective by Clare Chase
Cozy mystery, small town, antiquesBetter Left Buried by Mary E. Roach
YA thriller, teen girls solving mysteries in an abandoned amusement parkEye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford
Thriller, inspired by Vertigo, Scottish highlands, beauty industryDeath at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
YA mystery, historical island mansion, queerWordhunter by Stella Sands
Mystery, detective with uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patternsSociety of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown
Thriller, secret society, upper class secretsDear Hanna by Zoje Stage
Follow up to Baby Teeth
I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell
Mystery, advice columnist solving her predecessor’s murder
Highway Thirteen by Fiona McFarlane
Interconnected short stories about the same serial killer
Talking to Stranger by Fiona Barton
Thriller, detective and reporter racing each other to a solve a murderWe Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft
Thriller, vampires, toxic female friendship, 1970s London disco sceneScrap by Calla Henkel
Thriller, true crime obsessed artist hired by insanely wealthy family with dark secretsThe Naturalist’s Daughter by Tea Cooper
Historical thriller, platypus mystery!!!
September
Babe in the Woods by Julie Heffernan
Graphic novel, literary, motherhood, lost in the woods, memory
We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida, translated by E. Madison Shimoda
Literary fiction, Japanese, healing power of cats
Dawnland by Tess Callahan
Literary fiction, Cape Cod, family secrets
Where the Forest Meets the River by Shannon Bowring
Queer literary fiction, Maine, small town, griefPlease Fear Me by Jennifer Love
Queer literary fiction, teen runaway, circus, coming of age
Still Life by Katherine Packet Burke
Queer literary fiction, queer friendship, trans characters, womanhoodPlayground by Richard Powers
Literary fiction, multiple POVs, ocean settingCompound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White
YA thriller, trans protagonist, Appalachia, classism, ghostsCelestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
Book 2 of Sunbearer duology
This Fatal Kiss by Alicia Jasinka
YA poly romantasy, magic, fairytales
Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner
YA trans horror, small town, monster, sacrifice
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ KluneSequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea
The World is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Sci fi novella, space horror
Spells to Forget Us by Aislinn Brophy
Witchy YA sapphic romance
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison SaftDark academia sapphic romantasy
At the End of the River Styx by Michelle Kulwicki
Queer YA Horror, curses, monstersLove and Sportsball by Meka James
Sapphic sports romanceFlamboyants - The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson
Nonfiction
The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
Gothic horror, historical Russia, haunted house
The Night Guest by Hildur Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal
Horror, Iceland, grief, possessionSo Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
Horror, vampires, female satisfactionSuch Lovely Skin by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
YA horror, doppelgangers
Ruin Road by Lamar Giles
YA horror, curses, high schoolDearest by Jacquie Walters
Stressed mom horrorWe Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde
YA horror, White Lotus meets Jurassic ParkThe Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig
YA horromance, dark fairytale
Sweetest Darkness by Leslie Lutz
YA horror, psychic teen, abandoned hotelDevils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton
Horror, Southern gothic, demons, angels
In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King
Historical fiction, Hades and Persephone retelling, gothic romance, evil gardenWhat We Sacrifice for Magic by Andrea Jo DeWera
Historical fiction, witches, 1960s, Minnesota, family, small townThe Empusium by Olga Tokarczuk
Historical fiction, 1913, Poland, WWI, sanitarium
The Vampire of Kings Street by Asha Greyling
Historical fantasy, 1800s New York, vampires, law
The Light Between Us by Elaine Chiew
Historical speculative romance, 1920s Singapore
The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin
Historical fiction, London, mother-daughter relationship, booksThe Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Historical fiction, 1700s Wales, gothic, isolated estate, secretsThe Mesmerist by Caroline Woods
Historical thriller, 1890s Minneapolis, woman banding together to stand a serial killerThe Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Cozy Japanese fantasy, magical photo studio, afterlifeRewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
Debut cozy fantasy, witches, burnout
Bringer of Dust by J.M. MiroSequel to Ordinary Monsters
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Sci fi epic, space, aliens, politicsAn Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson
Dark academia, magic school, dark fantasyWe Need No Wings by Ann Davila Cardinal
Fantasy, grief, love, flying
The Scarlet Throne by Amy LeowPolitical epic fantasy, talking cats, demons, power and corruption
Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
Sci fi, world with no white peopleThis Will be Fun by E. B. Asher
Cozy quest romantasy, Prince Bride comp, friendshipLucy Undying by Kiersten White
Fantasy, Dracula retelling, gothicBright I Burn by Molly Aitken
Historical fantasy, Ireland, witches
Vilest Things by Chloe GongSequel to Immortal Longings
Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
Horror, ghosts, reality show, TV production, new adult
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Fantasy, magic, hopeThe Cottage Around the Corner by D.L. Soria
Romantasy, mage-witch rivalry, rom com, small town
The Village Library Demon Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
Librarian solving supernatural murdersThe Midnight Club by Margot Harrison
Fantasy, dark academia, friend reunionSpace Oddity by Catherynne M. Valente
Sequel to Space Opera
Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi NovikFantasy short stories
Horror for Weenies by Emily C. Hughes
Nonfiction, crash course in horror moviesThe Extinction of Experience by Christine Losen
Nonfiction, how to experience being human in a digital worldBone of the Bone by Sarah Smarsh
Nonfiction, essays on the working classMagically Black and Other Essays by Jerald Walker
Nonfiction on Black culture
By the Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagle
Nonfiction, fight for Native landBook and Dagger by Elyse Graham
Nonfiction, WWII librarian spies
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers
Bookish second chance romance
Sunshine and Spice by Aurora Palit
Opposites attract fake dating, cookingMy Vampire Plus One by Jenna Levine
Fake dating rom-com with a vampireA Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Christmas rom-com, forced proximity
The Worst Duke in London by Amalie Howard
Historical romance, Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You
The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel
Mystery, old friends reunite in a Hitchcock-themed hotel, murderGuide Me Home by Attica Locke
Third in Highway 59 trilogyWhere They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon
Thriller, Native woman solving disappearances and murder
Passiontide by Monique Roffey
Thriller, local island women banding together to solve murderWe Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Father/daughter murder solving, thrillerBeneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath and Hassan Otsmane Elhaou
Graphic novel thriller, Richard Scarry meets Dexter
William by Mason Coile
Sci fi thriller, cyber noir, psychological thriller, house haunted by AI
Bitter is the Heart by Mina Hardy
Horror, generational trauma, evil momThe Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond by Christyne Morrell
Middle grade mystery, haunted manor, ghosts
Snake Oil by Kelsey Rae Dimburg
Literary thriller, wellness culture, female ambition
The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia
Thriller, satire, celebrity culture, obsessionThe Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard
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Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull
The Rabbit Back Literature Society Pasi Ilari Jaaskelainen, translated by Lola Rogers
Firestarter by Stephen King
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham
I Heart Skullcrusher by Josie Campbell and Alissio Zonno
Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
The Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni
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Books Mentioned -Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
VenCo by Cherie Dimaline
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a buzzy book from this year! Plus, they test out spinner rings for reading concentration, and solve a problem about jacket copy. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas
Exhibit by R.O. Kwon
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The Hollywood SpecialBooks Mentioned -
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNichol
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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Night’s Edge by Liz Kerin
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Baby X by Kiera Pickoff
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
The Hunter by Tana French
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Z Word by Lindsey King-Miller
Woodworm by Layla Martinez, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott
Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hannah
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
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Crumbs- cozy magic, bakery, magic school, sweet romance
Jackie Rose- what if Indiana Jones was a teenage girl?
Gourmet Hound- girl with magical sense of smell, family history, restaurant found family
Miss Abbot and the Doctor AND Lady Liar - historical romance, funny and sweet
Magic Soda Pop - middle school girl gets magical soda that gives her weird powers but also potentially spooky
The Blind Prince - spooky forest, girl with magical powers/curseBooks Mentioned -
Funny Story by Emily Henry
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
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Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan
Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
A Song Below Water by Bethany C Morrow
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
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Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
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Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine
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This Body Isn’t Big Enough for the Both of Us by Edgar Cantero
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The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by A. Kendra Greene
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a debut novel. Plus, they discuss what to look for when buying an ereader, and solve a grief related book problem. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
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June
The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Coming back for one last job, art heist in spaceFire Exit by Morgan Talty
Literary, Maine, family, small town secretsOne Star Romance by Laura Hankin
Romance, enemies to lovers, publishing, academiaNot in Love by Ali Hazelwood -
Romance, women in STEM, business, secret affairDaughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
Historical fantasy, gods and myths, woman on a journey, ancient magicEnlightenment by Sarah Perry
Literary, romance, astronomy, friendship, mystery, scienceLady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
Queer sci fi romance, be gay do space crimes
Dancers of the Dawn by Zulekha A. Afzal
YA fantasy, dance magic, desert setting, dancer assassins, adventureTidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire
Sequel to MiddlegameThe Pecan Children by Quinn Connor
Small town horror, Southern US setting, sisters, folkloreWe Speak Through the Mountain by Premee Mohamed
Sequel to The Annual Migration of CloudsThe Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao
Book 2 of The Rages TrilogyThe Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan
Literary, elderly widow reviving a community and her heartMoonbound by Robin Sloan
Sci fi and fantasy, AI narrator, magic, journeyThe Girl Who Kept the Castle by Ryan Graudin
Middle grade fantasy, dragons, magic castles, cat character, magic competitionRakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera
Sci fi, reincarnation, friendship, time stuffThe Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
Historical fantasy, train trip, magic, monsters, friendsCraft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
Short stories, speculative fiction, strangeDarkness and Demon Song by M.R. Founet
Middle grade horror, monsters, forbidden spells, moms, Southern US settingPlease Stop Trying to Leave by Alana Saab
Literary, surreal, lesbian, mental illness, healingHombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez
Literary, queer, coming of age, immigrant story, mother relationshipHot Summer by Elle Everheart
Lesbian romance, reality show, comedyThe Lion’s Den by Iris Mwanza
Historical queer legal thrillerSix of Sorrow by Amanda Lismeir
Queer YA horror, small town, friendships, Yellowjackets compUnexploded Remnants by Elaine Gallagher
Queer sci fi, space, AI, woman on a journeyA Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
Trans historical romance on the British seasideAnnie LeBlanc is Not Dead Yet by Molly Morris
Queer literary fiction, ghosts, resurrection, friendship, CaliforniaAll Friends are Necessary by Tomas Moniz
Queer literary fiction, queer community, found family, WashingtonDirector’s Cut by Carlyn Greenwald
Lesbian romance, Hollywood, academia, rivals to loversThe Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza
Gay luchadores!!!!!, family, Mexico City, Los Angeles, 1980s, literaryMake It Count by Cece Telfer
Trans sports memoir, running, OlympicsCicada Summer by Erica McKeen
Literary, queerd (queer + weird) fiction, book about a book, griefThe Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron
Historical fiction, queer lady pirateBut How Are You Really by Ella Dawson
Romance, disaster bisexuals, found familyTriple Sec by TJ Alexander
Queer poly romance, cocktail bars, NYCWe Could Be Heroes by Philip Ellis
Gay romance, Hollywood, drag, actingThe Future Was Color by Patrick Nathan
Gay historical fiction, 1950s Hollywood, LA, NYC, Las VegasBlessings by Chukwebuka Ibeh
Literary fiction, gay, new adult, coming of age, Nigeriayouthjuice by E.K. Sathue
Horror, satire, NYC, beauty industryThe Eyes Are the Best Part by Monica Kim
Horror, female serial killerI’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNichol
Memoir, female pursuit of pleasureTraveling by Ann Powers
Joni Mitchell biographySwimming Pretty by Vicki Valosik
History of women and swimmingFour Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Abike Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar
Romance, ex-best friends to lover, holiday celebrationBirding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb
Romance, bird bookCurvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen
Romance, fat protagonist, funnyHow to Age Disgracefully by Claire Pooley
Senior romance, funny, communityThe Lonely Hearts Trivia Night by Lauren Farnsworth
Romance, London, friendship, triviaA Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd
Historical romance, Romeo and Juliet reimaginingSwift River by Essie Chambers
Literary, new adult, 1980s, New England, family saga, mother and daughter, family secretsBright and Tender Dark by Joanna Peason
Literary, murder, college campus, urban legends, debutBear by Julia Philips
Literary, sisters, family, mysterious creature in the woodsSame As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
Literary, family dramaHorror Movie by Paul Tremblay
Horror, multiple timelines, surreal, filmmakingOnce Upon a Fever by Angharad Walker
YA sci fi thriller, world where emotions are thought to cause diseaseLooking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
YA thriller, murder, debutSuch a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter
Thriller, debut, sister’s disappearance, social media, dark corners of the internetThe Unwedding by Ally Condie
Thriller, White Lotus meets Agatha ChristieOne of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon
Thriller, Get Out meets The Stepford WivesWhat Fire Brings by Rachel Howzell Hall
Thriller, writer searching for missing friend, Los AngelesThe Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Thriller, locked room murder mystery, luxury resortDeath in the Air by Ram Murali
Mystery, debut, locked room, Knives Out meets Crazy Rich AsiansThat Night in the Library by Eva Jurczyk
Locked room mystery in a library, college, dark academiaIcon and Inferno by Marie Lu
YA mystery romance, secret agentsIncidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Horror, family, motherhoodMoral Injuries by Christie Watson
Psychological thriller, friendships, medicine, revengeLove Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
Debut thriller, serial killerJuly
I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
Horror, slasher, 1980s, TexasThe Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani
Queer thriller, Kill Bill meets Thelma and LouiseThe Ghost Keeper by Johanna Taylor
Queer YA graphic novel, gothic horror romance, ghostsExes and Foes by Amanda Woody
YA queer romance, competitionSo Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky
Queer YA horror, witches, female rageNo Road Home by John Fram
Queer thriller, Texas, family secretsQueen B by Juno Dawson
Next in Her Majesty’s Royal CovenYou Had Me At Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky
Gay romance, mixology, PennsylvaniaNicked by M.T. Anderson
Debut, queer historical fantasy, medieval heistCursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam Sass
YA gay romance, vineyard summer job, rose festivalEvenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna
Queer literary fiction, London, new adult, sexy, funnyA Rose by Any Other Name by Mary McMyne
Queer fantasy, Shakespeare retelling, occult romanceToward Eternity by Anton Hur
Queer sci fi, bio tech, nano-tech, meaning of lifeBury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
Queer horror, HollywoodMisrecognition by Madison Newbound
Queer new adult literary fiction, funny, debut, sexualityPortrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui
YA horror romance, mystery, family secretsOur Wicked Histories by Amy Goldsmith
YA horror, Ireland, estranged friends, creepy houseThe Road to the Salt Sea by Samuel Kolawole
Literary, hotel, man on a journey, class, immigrationHouse of Shades by Lianne Dillsworth
Historical fiction, Victorian London, female doctor, secretsThe Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
Historical fantasy, romance, magic, birds, rom com, competition, EnglandThe Lost Boy of Santa Chionia by Juliet Grames
Historical thriller, Italy, 1960s, village full of secrets, romanceThe Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston
Historical fantasy, Victorian England, ghosts, libraryA Lethal Lady by Nekesa Afria
Historical mystery, Paria, perfume, murderThe Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux by M.J. Robotham
Historical fiction, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo readalikeMy Lady’s Secrets by Katy Moran
Historical fiction, regency England, spies, romanceMasquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
Historical fantasy, Persephone retelling, court intrigueTeddy by Emily Dunlay
Debut historical fiction, Mad Men meets Lessons in ChemistryThey Dream in Gold by Mai Sennaar
Literary fiction, epic family saga, family and identityLiars by Sarah Manguso
Literary fiction, motherhood, marriage, artWelcome to Glorious Tuga by Francesca Segal
Literary fiction, heart warming, island in the South Atlantic, funny, quirky, communityThe Coin by Yasmin Zaher
Literary fiction, NYC, teacher, a woman unravelingLet Me Liberate You by Andie Davis
Literary fiction, satire about activism and privilegeTell It to Me Singing by Tita Ramirez
Literary fiction, Cuban American family drama, debut, secrets, twistySmothermoss by Alisa Alering
Literary, 1980s, Appalachia, sisters, monsters, weird fictionMysterious Setting by Kazushige Abe, translated by Michael Emmerich
Japanese novella, funny and dark, sibling competitionThe Losts Souls of Benzaiten by Kelly Murashige
YA sci fi, Japanese mythology, mental health, robot vacuum cleanerIn the Shadow of the Fall by Tobi Ogundiran
Epic fantasy novella, visions, priestesses, cosmic warA Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber
Fantasy, magic, small town, friendshipThe Dissonance by Shaun Hamill
Epic contemporary fantasy, Texas, magic, monsters, friendshipThe Mirror of Beasts by Alexandra Bracken
Sequel to Silver in the BoneMy Mother Cursed My Name by Anamely Salgado Reyes
Magical realism, generational trauma, grief, family sagaOne Year Ago in Spain by Evelyn Skye
Magical realism romance, second chance romance, ghosts and soulsNavigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard
Found family space opera romanceDaughters of Chaos by Jen Fawkes
Queer historical fantasy, Civil War era Nashville, female rage, powers, cultThe Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
Romantasy, magical world, disappearancesThe Melancholy of Untold History by Minsoo Kang
East-Asian inspired fantasy saga, gods and mythsThe Second Son by Adrienne Tooley
SequelGrief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
Spec fic YA, death and afterlifeThe Book of Elsewhere by China Mieville and Keanu Reeves
Genre bendy spec ficPrimal Mirror by Nalini Singh
Romantasy, family secrets, telepathsAll This and More by Peng Shepard
Choose your own adventure fantasyThe Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons
High fantasy, heist with dragonsQuickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson
Spec fic short storiesThe Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miya Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
Cozy Korean fantasyThe Great Hemisphere by Mateo Askaripour
Sci fi, invisible protagonistIllustrated Girl by Josephine Angelin
YA cozy fantasyWomen in the Valley of the Kings by Kathleen Shepard
Feminist Egyptology historyMeet the Neighbors by Brandon Keim
Science of animal intelligenceJewel Me Twice by Charish Reid
Steamy heist romance, second chances, Europe tripThe Widow on Dwyer Court by Lisa Kusel
Sexy psychological thriller, writer protagonistBody Check by Elle Kennedy
Spicy hockey rom-comJust Playing House by Farah Heron
Romance, forced proximity, second chances, celebrity romanceLook in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman
Thriller, inheritance with a cost, mansion in the British Virgin IslandsThe Woman in the Garden by Jill Johnson
Botanical poison murder mystery, plants, LondonBright Objects by Ruby Todd
Thriller, debut, astronomy, romance, murder, a cometThe Astrology House by Carinn Jade
Thriller, astrology, debut, wealthy retreat, secretsThe Bang Bang Sisters by Rio Youers
Thriller, all girl vigilante rock bandThe Wilds by Sarah Pearse
Chilling thriller, vanish twin, Portuguese national park, mysterious mapIt’s Elementary by Elise Bryant
Mystery romance, missing principal, elementary school politicsThe Hollywood Assistant by May Cobb
Thriller, Hollywood, murder, famous family and their secretsSummer’s End by Juneau Black
Next Shady Hollow bookDocile by Hyesseung Song
Memoir about being a daughter of Korean immigrants, mental illness, subverting model minority mythDateable by Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp
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