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Reading Glasses
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…
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Ep 370 - A New Fake World - Reading Appeal Factors
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…
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Ep 369 - Most Anticipated Books for August and September!
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…
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Ep 368 - Dealing With Bad Book Opinions with Jordan Morris!
Brea and Mallory have special guest Jordan Morris on the show to talk about how to deal with people’s bad book opinions, test out reading on the TV, and…
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Ep 367 - Worms for Pencils and All the Types of Fantasy!
Brea and Mallory discuss all the different types of fantasy, test out a book pillow, and recommend feminist horror that isn’t gory. Email us at…
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Ep 366 - Reading Buzzy Books and Cone Fingers
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…
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Ep 365 - Can You Convert a Non-Reader? Plus Jeremy Lambert!
Brea and Mallory discuss converting nonreaders, interview writer Jeremy Lambert, and recommend fantasy books that deal with grief. Email us at…
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Ep 364 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!
Brea and Mallory pick their favorite books of the year… so far. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store…
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Ep 363 - Books Set in a Country You’ve Never Been To + Book Muscles!
Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses challenge: read a book set in a country you’ve never been to. Plus, talk about how to get strong…
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Ep 362 - Gateway Fantasy Rex! Plus Honker Reading Tips
Brea and Mallory recommend gateway fantasy books, talk about using multiple book tracking apps, and answer a question about reading honkers. Email us at…
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Ep 361 - Ep 361 - How to Budget Your Book Money + Alonso Duralde & Hollywood Pride!
Brea and Mallory talk about budgeting your book money! Plus, they interview fellow MaxFunyun Alonso Duralde about his new book Hollywood Pride, and solve a…
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Ep 360 - Overcoming Content Warnings and Crappy Stickers
Brea and Mallory give advice on overcoming content warnings, discuss book subscription boxes, and recommend sci fi noir. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 359 - A Date with Bugs: Tips for Reading in Public
Brea and Mallory give their hottest tips for reading in public, test to see if those viral cups are good for reading, and recommend non-memoir non-fiction…
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Ep 358 - Debut Novels and Shopping for an eReader!
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…
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Ep 357 - Angry Robots and Queerd Fiction - the Hottest Books for Summer!
Brea and Mallory pick their most anticipated books for June and July. Plus, they discuss books they love that aren’t in their wheelhouses. Email us at…
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Ep 356 - Tips and Tricks for Managing Your Giant TBR
Brea and Mallory give tips on managing your TBR, solve a problem about buying too many books, and recommend sci-fi books with space archaeology. Email us at…
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Ep 355 - Manageable Chunk Style - Books with Short Chapters
Brea and Mallory recommend books with short chapters, test out an eReader stand, and solve a problem about reading the classics. Email us at…
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Ep 354 - Library Browsing Can Improve Your Reading Life
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…
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Ep 353 - Check Yourself Before You Rex Yourself - Book Friend Dilemmas and Gay Cowboys!
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…
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Ep 352 - Books to Get You Into EVERY Genre!
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…
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BONUS TEASER - Reading Shows from the 80s and 90s
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…
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Ep 351 - How To Read BETTER!
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…
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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Danielle Radford, John-Luke Roberts, Brea Grant, and Mallory O'Meara
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…
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Ep 350 - Books That Represent You As a Reader
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…
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Ep 349 - Hot Genre Alert - Horromance! And Hot Tub Reading!
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…
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Ep 348 - The Best Book Organization Systems
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…
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Ep 347 - Perks and Tricks for eReaders!
Brea and Mallory discuss the perks of eReaders, give advice on gifting books, and recommend authors with big backlists. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 346 - Book Buying vs Book Reading, Plus Mike Chen!
Brea and Mallory discuss the differences between book buying and book reading, interview Glasser favorite Mike Chen, and recommend underwater disaster books!…
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Ep 345 - The State of the Readers - Reading One Percenters
Brea and Mallory discuss the state of reading today, plus give advice on talking about spicy reads and recommend translated books. Email us at…
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Ep 344 - Varmints & Marmots - Books by Nonbinary Authors
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…
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Ep 343 - How to Find More Books You’ll Like
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…
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Ep 342 - Making Physical Books Better (Or Cuter)
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…
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Ep 341 - Hot Genre Alert - Romantasy
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…
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Ep 340 - Public Reader Number One - 2024 Reader Resolutions
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…
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Ep 339 - 2023 Challenge Review Plus 2024’s Challenge Reveal!
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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Ep 338 - Best Books of 2023!
Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors -…
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Ep 337 - 30 Minutes From Horny Town to Cozy Town - Reading Holiday Books
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…
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Ep 336 - 2023 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide
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! Reading Glasses…
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Ep 335 - 3 Out of 8 Bears: Reading a Book Over a Long Period of Time
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…
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Ep 334 - Appeal Factors to Help You Find Better Books
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…
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Ep 333 - Sci Fi Books for Your Dads and Husbands
Brea and Mallory recommend sci fi books for all your dads, boyfriends, and husbands. They also solve a book dumping problem and give advice on being…
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Ep 332 - Become Liam Neeson - Getting Borrowed Books Back
Brea and Mallory give advice on getting borrowed books back, solve an audiobook tracking problem, and recommend lesbian sports romances! Email us at…
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Ep 331 - How to Get Into New Book Formats
Brea and Mallory give advice on falling in love with other book formats, help you track anthologies, and recommend Antarctica horror. Email us at…
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Ep 330 - Readers Who Read… Too Much!
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when you read… too much. Plus, advice on dumping buzzy books and recommendations for adventure mysteries! Email us at…
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Ep 329 - Hearing the Tinkling of the Fairies - Making Yourself Love a Genre
Brea and Mallory discuss whether or not you can make yourself love a genre, what to do when you hate Mylar book coverings, and good books to read for spooky…
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Ep 328 - Disabled Protagonists and Troublesome Dragons with Sharon Emmerichs!
Brea and Mallory tick off the final box on the 2023 Reading Glasses challenge: read a book with a disabled protagonist and interview author Sharon Emmerichs…
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Ep 327 - Kill-dren and Stressed Out Parent Horror with Clay McLeod Chapman
Brea and Mallory finally talk about stressed out parent horror, interview author and friend of the show Clay McLeod Chapman, and give advice on what to do when…
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Ep 326 - Don’t Light Your Book on Fire - Getting Stickers Off of Books
Brea and Mallory test out the best ways to get stickers off of books, solve a stinky book problem, and recommend cyberpunk books. Email us at…
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Ep 325 - Haunted F*ckin Houses, Baby - Spooky Settings with Sarah Hollowell
Brea and Mallory discuss scary settings for books, interview Sarah Hollowell, and give advice on displaying a book when an author has changed their name. Email…
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Ep 324 - Libraries Are So Cool - Attend a Library Event
Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2023 Reading Glasses Challenge - attend a library event! They also give advice on displaying zines and recommend queer…
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Ep 323 - Too Many Hobbies, Too Many Vitamins - How to Balance Your Reading Life
Brea and Mallory discuss balancing reading with other hobbies, give advice on what to do when a bookstore sends you two of the same book, and recommending…
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Ep 322 - How to Get More From Audiobooks
Brea and Mallory help you get more from your audiobooks, debate if it’s okay to sell books bought at a library sale, and recommend books that will put you to…
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Ep 321 - How to Buy Books on Vacation
Brea and Mallory give tips for buying books on vacation, help a nail biting reader, and recommend horror romances. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail…
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Ep 320 - The Spoiler is Coming From Inside the Book!
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when something in your wheelhouse is a spoiler! Plus, how many times should you renew a book at the library, and…
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Ep 319 - The Favorite Book of Someone You Love & Do AI Book Recommenders Work?
Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2023 Reading Challenge: read the favorite book of someone you love. They also investigate AI book recommenders and…
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Ep 318 - Our Favorite Beach Reads!
Brea and Mallory recommend beach reads, solve a book tech problem about sharing ebooks, and discuss the best way to read book translations from different…
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Ep 317 - Can Readers Be TOO Picky?
Brea and Mallory talk about being a picky reader, review a book tracking spreadsheet, and recommend queer sci fi for your straight dad. Email us at…
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Ep 316 - Guilt-Free Reading Time with Seanan McGuire
Brea and Mallory discuss taking the guilt out of your reading time, interview Seanan McGuire, and recommend academia novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast…
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Ep 315 - The Sounds of a Fairy Cottage - Reading Background Music and Liz Kerin
Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2023 Reading Glasses Challenge: listen to background music or sounds while you read. Plus, an interview with Liz Kerin…
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Ep 314 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show 2023
Brea and Mallory name their top books of the year… so far! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store…
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Ep 313 - Bookish Civil Disobedience - Little Free Library Drama
Brea and Mallory solve some big Little Free Library dilemmas, fix a traveling Libby problem, and recommend queer books for reading with someone else. Email us…