Reading Glasses

Brea and Mallory recommend books with short chapters, test out an eReader stand, and solve a problem about reading the classics. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Earthbreezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESMiracle Madewww.trymiracle.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!Bed eReader StandBooks Mentioned - Sociopath by Patric GagneThe Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan LieuAs She Climbed Across the Table by Jonathan LethemMy Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteSplit Tooth by Tanya TagaqHeating and Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann FennellyUgly Girls by Lindsay HunterLincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersDept. of Speculation by Jenny OffillCat’s Cradle by Kurt VonnegutWe Spread by Iain Reid

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - go book browsing at the library! Plus, they review a viral copper bookmark and recommend romantic historical fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Microdose Gummieswww.microdose.comCODE: GLASSESPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmCopper BookmarkTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Green Valley by Louis GreenbergParasol Against the Axe by Helen OyeyemiThe Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina GeorgeCity of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Brea and Mallory solve all your bookish friend dilemmas! Plus, a review of a magnetic ribbon bookmark, and recommendations for gay cowboy books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Factorwww.factormeals.com/GLASSES50CODE: GLASSES50Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMagnetic Bookmark RibbonTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Fangs by Sarah AndersenThe Hunter by Tana FrenchRiver of Teeth by Sarah GaileyDays Without End by Sebastian Barry

Brea and Mallory recommend books to get you into EVERY genre! Plus, they solve a problem about when to buy a book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Join us!www.maximumfun.org/joinLinks -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!Events3/28 - Bookish Trivia Party - 6pm PT - email for link!3/29 - Live MaxFunDrive Finale Show!Books Mentioned - Desert Creatures by Kay ChronisterMirror Lake by Juneau BlackLone Women by Victor LaValleThe Twisted Ones by T. KingfisherStarter Villain by John ScalziThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanThe Cartographers by Peng ShepardBook Lovers by Emily HenryRuby Spencer’s Whisky Year by Rochelle BillowVera Wong’s Unsolicited Guide for Murderers by Jesse Q SutantoThe Cutting Season by Attica LockeHomegoing by Yaa GyasiThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisUnlikely Animals by Annie HartnettThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettPageboy by Elliot PageDid Ye Hear Mammy Died by Seamas O’ReillyRaw Dog by Jamie LoftusWhy Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu MillerThe Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi KaurNight Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

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!!To hear this episode in its entirety, you must be a Maximum Fun member! Go to maximumfun.org/join  to join for as little as $5/month!  Join today to get all of our bonus content, a link to our member slack, and much more! 

Brea and Mallory discuss the best ways to read better, and recommend low stress reads. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Join us! It’s Max Fun Drive!www.maximumfun.org/joinLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji MorimotoThe Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia WaiteBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey TrousselotThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O’Neill

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join.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.J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:Danielle Radford - “Tights and Fights” John-Luke Roberts -“Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts” Brea Grant & Mallory O’Meara -“Reading Glasses”If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESMoshwww.moshlife.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 Mentioned - Inside of a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzA Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní GhríofaOnce There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyDare Me by Megan Abbott 

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Hello Comics!www.hellocomics.net/readingglassesCODE: GLASSESMicrodose Gummieswww.microdose.comCODE: 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!Pango BooksBooks Mentioned - Gender Queer by Maia KobabeBroughtupsy by Christina CookeSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaAn Education in Malice by S.T. GibsonStarling House by Alix E. HarrowEcho by Thomas Olde HeuveltThe Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsor -Moshwww.moshlife.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!www.maximumfun.org/joinBooks Mentioned - I Can See Your Lies by Izzy LeeThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha PhilyawInterior Chinatown by Charles YuOn Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESMiracle Madewww.trymiracle.com/CODECODE: 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!www.maximumfun.org/joinStarling House by Alix E. HarrowBooks Mentioned - House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. MaasHorror Movie by Paul TremblayNnedi OkoraforHelen Oyeyemi

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESMicrodose Gummieswww.microdose.comCODE: 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!www.maximumfun.org/joinStarling House by Alix E. Harrow - Book Club pick!Mike ChenA Quantum Love StoryBooks Mentioned - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghyThat Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly LemmingThe Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark FrostMeet Me in Another Life by Catriona SilveyThe Islands at the End of the World by Austin AslanThe Deep by Nick Cutter

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Miracle Madewww.trymiracle.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/joinBook Club:March 1, 5pm PTStarling House by Alix E. HarrowSigned Copy of Girly Drinks in Paperback!Books Mentioned - Mary by Nat CassidyThe Book of Love by Kelly LinkMouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowellAmatka by Karin Tidbeck

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.Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/60GLASSESCODE: 60GLASSESDipseawww.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!Bookclub Pick: Starling House by Alix E. HarrowReadathon: Saturday, 2/3Multi-Ribbon BookmarkBooks Mentioned - Edenville by Sam RebeleinWild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr RobertsHomesick by Nino CipriLakelore by Anna-Marie McLemoreAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonSorrowland by Rivers SolomonEat the Rich by Sarah Gailey and Pius BakPet by Akwaeke EmeziThe Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn JoukhadarThe Merry Dredgers by Jeremy C. ShippThe Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. CapettaFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzThe Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Microdose Gummieswww.microdose.comCODE: GLASSESMagic Spoonwww.magicspoon.com/GLASSESCODE: 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!Mam’s Books in SeattleReadathon - 2/3 10am PT Instagram Live KickoffStarling House by Alix E. HarrowBooks Mentioned - Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong WashburnA Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie CathrallMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghFates and Furies by Lauren GroffThe Future of Another Timeline by Annalee NewitzDykette by Jenny Fran Davis

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.com/GLASSESEarthbreezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmSpine Training VideoTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Boys in the Valley by Philip FracassiAgainst Technoableism by Ashley ShewEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettHalf a Soul by Olivia Atwater 

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Moshwww.moshlife.com/GLASSESDipseawww.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!Leather Cat Bookmark Books Mentioned - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J MaasThe Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki BrammerA House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J MaasThat Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly LemmingA Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall 

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!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/60GLASSESCODE: 60GLASSESMicrodose Gummieswww.microdose.comCODE: 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!www.maximumfun.org/joinBooks Mentioned - Murder at the Circus by Lee StraussThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffMislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuireThe Book of Love by Kelly LinkThe Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda MontellMy Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 2 by Emil Ferris

Brea and Mallory go over their 2023 Reading Glasses challenges, and announce the challenge for 2024! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Green Chefwww.greenchef.com/60GLASSESCODE: 60GLASSESSoylentwww.soylent.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSESWarby Parkerwww.warbyparker.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!2024 ChallengeBooksDebut novelBook from a nonbinary authorBook set in a country you’ve never been toBuzzy book from this yearCozy bookActivitiesChoose ten books that represent the reader you are nowGo book browsing at the library! Online or in personPick a book based on its coverFigure out your reading appeal factorsRead a holiday book during that holidayBooks Mentioned - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltNuts and Bolts by Roma AgrawalLost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuireNever Have I Ever by Isabel YapHole in the Middle by Kendra FortmeyerThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionGallant by V.E. SchwabTrue Biz by Sara NovicThe New Town Librarian by Kathy AndersonThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Earthbreezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.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!All Our Best Of on Bookshop.org!Books Mentioned - Pageboy by Elliot PageRaiders of the Lost Heart by Jo SeguraHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaYellowface by R.F. KuangRaw Dog by Jamie LoftusThe Art Thief by Michael FinkelBlack Sheep by Rachel HarrisonThe Mystery of Dunvegan Castle by T.L. HuchuVera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderer’s by Jesse Q. SutantoMonstrilio by Gerardo Samano CordovaLone Women by Victor LavalleFuneral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie DimalineHey, Hun by Emily Lynn PaulsonEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettNothing But the Rain by Naomi SalmanPhoebe’s Diary by Phoebe WahlChain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahHazardous Spirits by Anbara SalamThe Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling WongNineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah MosesA Guest in the House by Emily CarrollLocal Man by Tim Seeley and Tony FleecsBetter Living Through Birding by Christian CooperLeg by Greg MarshallChlorine by Jade SongThe September House by Carissa OrlandoMister Magic by Kiersten WhiteHotel of Secrets by Diana BillerWhat Stalks Among Us by Sarah HollowellLong Division by Kiese LaymonThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune