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by Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara
Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the bodies of the people who won’t stop talking while you’re trying to read? Mallory and Brea engage in a weekly discussion geared towards all kinds of book lovers -- no matter what you read or how you read it.
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- Yesterday36 min
Ep 465 - Testing Out Pagebound + Getting More Library Cards!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: try a reading app or gadget. They test out Pagebound! Plus, they give advice on what to do when your library’s resources are cut and recommend indigenous fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Pagebound ReciproCard Books Mentioned - I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig The Wardrobe Project by Emma Edwards The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline The Peacekeeper by B.L. Blanchard Earthdivers by Stephen Graham Jones and Davide Gianfelice Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- 1 weeks ago37 min
Ep 464 - The Secrets of Talking About Books Online!
Brea and Mallory reveal the secrets of talking about books on the internet. Plus, they solve a problem about a page falling out of a book you borrowed, and recommend ocean-centric books for an aquarium book club. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses Books Mentioned -My Monster Boyfriend edited by C Spike TrotmanIt Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect by Gaelynn Lea Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen, translated by David Hackston Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- 2 weeks ago48 min
Ep 463 - Most Anticipated Books for May + June!
Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for May and June. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!https://maximumfun.org/joinglassesBook Banning Bill PDFBook Banning Bill Info Books Mentioned -Odd Man In by Stephen WhynoAccumulation by Aimee Pokwatka ALL BOOKS FROM MAY AND JUNE HERE!! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- 3 weeks ago31 min
Ep 462 - Giving an Author a Second Chance + Briarwick Candles!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: give an author a second chance. Plus, they test out Briarwick candles, and give tips for when you space out during audiobooks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinBriarwick Candles Books Mentioned - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman The Perilous Deep by Karl Bell Cloud Nine by Fearne Hill Halo by E.M. Lindsey Love Him Desperate by E.M. Lindsey White Cat Black Dog by Kelly Link The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- 4 weeks ago1h 5m
Ep 461 - Walking into Trees - Multitasking with Books + Mike Chen!!
Brea and Mallory talk about the pros and cons of multitasking while reading. Plus they test out popular home walking pad, and interview author Mike Chen! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinAsimov’s MagazineMike ChenThe Photonic Effect by Mike ChenWalking Pad Books Mentioned - Enshitiffication by Cory Doctorow Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather FawcettWe Could Be…Bowie and His Heroes by Tom HaglerThe Third Period Comeback by E.K. Johnston Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights): https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- Apr 30, 202642 min
Ep 460 - Ask Not What You Can Do For Reading - Why Do We Read?
Brea and Mallory talk about why they read! Plus, they give advice on figuring out if a book is not for you or it’s just a bad audiobook narrator, and recommend books about religion gone wrong. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Become a member now and email us your receipt! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm Become a member now and email us your receipt! To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned - Spectators by Brian K. Vaughn and Nico Henrichon Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran The Body by Bethany C Morrow The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davison Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- Apr 23, 202647 min
Ep 459 - Do You Have Bad Taste in Books?
Brea and Mallory debate whether or not they have bad taste in books. Plus, they debate the ethics of selling used books, and recommend romances where the protagonists swap bodies. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Become a MaxFun Member Right Now! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book!Join and Support the Show! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Event: Instagram Live at 5pm Friday, April 24thHere’s the Book We’re Reading! Books Mentioned - Lights Out by Navessa AllenA Place Both Wonderful and Strange by Scott Meslow Switched by Evangeline Anderson My Lady My Lord by Katharine Ashe Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
- Apr 21, 202610 min
BONUS Teaser - Reading Our Secret Book Journals!
Brea and Mallory go through their old secret book journals! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! To hear the rest of this, go to https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems. How do you climb out of a reading slump? How do you support authors while still getting books on the cheap? Where do you hide the bodies of the people who won’t stop talking while you’re trying to read? Mallory and Brea engage in a weekly discussion geared towards all kinds of book lovers -- no matter what you read or how you read it.
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