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  • A sneak peak at this year's bonus episode -- reading shows from the 80s and 90s!

    Reading Rainbow, Wishbone, Between the Lions, Arthur, and more!!

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss the best ways to read better, and recommend low stress reads. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Books Mentioned -

    Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

    The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

    Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot

    The Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill

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    We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

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    Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights”

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    Brea Grant & Mallory O’Meara -“Reading Glasses”

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  • Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - choose which books represent you as a reader. Plus, they recommend character forward thrillers! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Books Mentioned -

    Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz

    A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa

    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

    Dare Me by Megan Abbott


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  • Brea and Mallory have a hot genre alert for horromance, solve a problem about hot tub reading, and give advice on breaking the spines of library books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Books Mentioned -

    Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

    Broughtupsy by Christina Cooke

    Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

    Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

    Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

    The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss the best ways to organize your books, do an in depth review of Storygraph, and recommend experimental novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Books Mentioned -

    I Can See Your Lies by Izzy Lee

    The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

    Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss the perks of eReaders, give advice on gifting books, and recommend authors with big backlists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

    Books Mentioned -

    House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

    Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

    Nnedi Okorafor

    Helen Oyeyemi

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss the differences between book buying and book reading, interview Glasser favorite Mike Chen, and recommend underwater disaster books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Starling House by Alix E. Harrow - Book Club pick!

    Mike Chen
    A Quantum Love Story

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    Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

    That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming

    The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost

    Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey

    The Islands at the End of the World by Austin Aslan

    The Deep by Nick Cutter

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss the state of reading today, plus give advice on talking about spicy reads and recommend translated books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Book Club:

    March 1, 5pm PT
    Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

    Signed Copy of Girly Drinks in Paperback!

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    Mary by Nat Cassidy

    The Book of Love by Kelly Link

    Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell

    Amatka by Karin Tidbeck

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  • Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challlenge - read a book by a nonbinary author! Plus, a test of a multipage bookmark, and advice on recommending older books.

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    Bookclub Pick: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

    Readathon: Saturday, 2/3

    Multi-Ribbon Bookmark

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    Edenville by Sam Rebelein

    Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts

    Homesick by Nino Cipri

    Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore

    An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

    Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

    Eat the Rich by Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak

    Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

    The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar

    The Merry Dredgers by Jeremy C. Shipp

    The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

    Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz

    The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

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  • Brea and Mallory help you find books you’ll like, solve a problem about reading in a genre you write, and recommend good buddy reads. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Mam’s Books in Seattle

    Readathon - 2/3 10am PT Instagram Live Kickoff

    Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

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    Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

    A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

    My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

    The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

    Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis

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  • Brea and Mallory discuss ways to improve your print books, recommend gateway fantasy books, and give advice on getting the most from a used bookstore visit. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi

    Against Technoableism by Ashley Shew

    Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater


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  • Hot Genre Alert! Brea and Mallory talk about romantasy, plus reviews of a leather bookmark and advice on getting a book signed by the audiobook narrator. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Leather Cat Bookmark

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    House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas

    The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

    A House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

    That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

    A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall


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  • Brea and Mallory discuss their old and new reader resolutions, and pick some of their most anticipated books of 2024! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Books Mentioned -

    Murder at the Circus by Lee Strauss

    The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

    Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire

    The Book of Love by Kelly Link

    The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

    My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2 by Emil Ferris

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  • Brea and Mallory go over their 2023 Reading Glasses challenges, and announce the challenge for 2024! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    2024 Challenge

    Books
    Debut novel
    Book from a nonbinary author
    Book set in a country you’ve never been to
    Buzzy book from this year
    Cozy book

    Activities
    Choose ten books that represent the reader you are now
    Go book browsing at the library! Online or in person
    Pick a book based on its cover
    Figure out your reading appeal factors
    Read a holiday book during that holiday

    Books Mentioned -

    Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

    Nuts and Bolts by Roma Agrawal

    Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

    Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap

    Hole in the Middle by Kendra Fortmeyer

    The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

    Gallant by V.E. Schwab

    True Biz by Sara Novic

    The New Town Librarian by Kathy Anderson

    The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

    The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

    The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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  • Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    All Our Best Of on Bookshop.org!

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    Pageboy by Elliot Page

    Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

    How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

    Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

    Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

    The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

    Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

    The Mystery of Dunvegan Castle by T.L. Huchu

    Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderer’s by Jesse Q. Sutanto

    Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova

    Lone Women by Victor Lavalle

    Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

    Hey, Hun by Emily Lynn Paulson

    Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

    Nothing But the Rain by Naomi Salman

    Phoebe’s Diary by Phoebe Wahl

    Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

    Hazardous Spirits by Anbara Salam

    The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong

    Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses

    A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

    Local Man by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs

    Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

    Leg by Greg Marshall

    Chlorine by Jade Song

    The September House by Carissa Orlando

    Mister Magic by Kiersten White

    Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller

    What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

    Long Division by Kiese Laymon

    The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

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  • Brea and Mallory talk about reading holiday themed books, solve a book tech problem about reader pain, and give advice on reading in the middle of the night. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Page Turner

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    Books Mentioned -

    Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind by Molly McGhee

    Phoebe’s Diary by Phoebe Wahl

    Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer

    Shady Hollow by Juneau Black

    Phantom Pond by Juneau Black

    Evergreen Chase by Juneau Black

    A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

    A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

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  • Brea and Mallory talk about their picks for this year’s best gift books and bookish gifts! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    ALA Awards

    Books Mentioned -

    The Night Eaters by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda

    A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan

    Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper

    Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Star Child by Ibi Zoboi

    Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti

    Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

    The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

    Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

    Wizkit by Tanya J. Scott

    Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

    Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice by Toni Tipton Martin

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  • Brea and Mallory talk about reading one book over a long period of time, give advice on making friends with librarians, and recommend books to a librarian. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Candelaria by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

    Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger

    A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

    Girlhood by Melissa Febos

    Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom

    Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie

    Lynch on Lynch by Chris Rodley

    Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori

    The Cartographers by Peng Shepard

    Infinite Home by Kathleen Alcott

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  • Brea and Mallory talk about reading appeal factors, give advice on what to do when another author finishes a series you love, and recommend horror books with kissing. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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    Rouge by Mona Awad

    The Invisible World by Nora Fussner

    Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth

    Salvaged by Madeleine Roux

    Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz


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