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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 253 - Genre Curious? How To Try A Genre You’ve Never Read Before
Brea and Mallory discuss starting a genre you’ve never tried before and recommend books to help with a reading hangover. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 252 - Mighty Morphin’ Authors - Why Authors Use Pen Names
Brea and Mallory discuss why some authors use pen names, recommend book tracking apps, and talk abouts books that showcase emotional communication. Email us at…
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Ep 251 - Don’t Forget the Barbarians - Reading the First in a Series
Brea and Mallory talk about reading book series, how to read scary books when you live alone, and recommend books set in Scotland. Email us at…
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Ep 250 - No More New Buttholes - What To Do When You Hated A Book
Brea and Mallory talk about what to do when you hate a book, review some annotating pens, and recommend enemies to lovers books! Email us at…
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Ep 249 - What’s the Ideal Amount of Time to Read For?
Brea and Mallory talk about the ideal amount of time to read for, recommend YA books, and discuss re-reading. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot…
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Ep 248 - Slow Readers and Fast Eaters
Brea and Mallory talk about different reading speeds and whether or not it matters. They also review bluetooth speakers for audiobooks and recommend books with…
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Ep 247 - Do Visual Novels Count as Books?
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Ep 246 -Talking Bears and Long Roads - Finding Very Specific Books with Sara Gran!
Brea and Mallory talk about how to find books with very specific wheelhouse items, interview Sara Gran, and recommend books that mix genres. Email us at…
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Ep 245 - Being a Reader is So Sexy - Reader/Non Reader Couples
Brea and Mallory talk about life with a significant other who doesn’t read and interview Tom Merritt to get his thoughts on the subject! Email us at…
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Ep 244 - Why Am I Reading This Book?!
Brea and Mallory talk about that weird reading feeling - “why am I reading this book?!” They also give advice on getting rid of academic books and recommend…
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Ep 243 - Are You Shelfrighteous? Bookklempt? Specific Words for Reader Feelings
Brea and Mallory discuss some specific words for reader feelings, review bookmarks, and give advice on feeling intimidated by your favorite author’s writing…
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Ep 242 - Queer Romances for Valentine’s Day!
Brea and Mallory recommend queer romances for Valentine’s day, discuss eReaders for kids, and talk about mass market paperbacks. Email us at…
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Ep 241 - To Sleep or Not to Sleep - Should You Stay Up All Night with a Book?
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when you want to stay up all night reading. Plus advice on grad school reading and recommendations for light dystopias!…
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Ep 240 - Don’t Bend The Space Rules - Unlikeable Characters and Mike Chen!
Brea and Mallory discuss unlikeable characters, recommend nerdy romance and interview author Mike Chen! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!…
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Ep 239 - How To Tie Your Shoes and Other Self Help Books
Brea and Mallory discuss what to get out of a self help book, talk about what to do when your wheelhouse intersects your doghouse, and review the greatest…
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Ep 238 - What To Do With the Books You Got For Christmas
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do with the books you got for Christmas that you don’t want, recommend books for husbands, and offer help for dyslexic…
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Ep 237 - Reading Glasses Challenge 2022 and New Years Reader Resolutions
Brea and Mallory talk about 2022 reader resolutions, review book journals and reveal the 2022 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 236 - 2021 in Reading: Mom Books, Audiobooks and Virtual Events
Brea and Mallory discuss their 2021 reading lives and talk about book trends they saw this year. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
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Ep 235 - Best Books of 2021!
Brea and Mallory talk about the best books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store…
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Ep 233 - Fonts, Margins and Deckled Edges, Oh My! Book Interiors with Lauren Panepinto
Brea and Mallory talk about book interiors and fonts with Lauren Panepinto! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch…
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Ep 232 - Pulling Books Out of a Hat - What Makes a Good Book Event
Brea and Mallory discuss what makes a good bookish event, recommend puzzle novels and talk about playlists for books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 231 - Trust Elves But Not Willy Wonka - Magic Food Books
Brea and Mallory finally talk about novels with magical food, review some unusual bookmarks and solve a Little Free Library dilemma. Email us at…
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Ep 230 - Robots, Werewolves and Weird Sh*t - Books for Native American Heritage Month
Brea and Mallory talk about books they love for Native American Heritage Month, review bookmarks for kids and solve an eReader problem. Email us at…
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Ep 229 - 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide
Brea and Mallory reveal their 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide! Listen for tips on the best books and reading accessories for the readers in your life. Email us…
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Ep 228 - Give Tuesday a Reason to Shine - Why Books Come Out on Tuesdays
Brea and Mallory talk about why books come out on Tuesdays, talk about having multiple library cards, and recommend books in quirky settings! Email us at…
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Ep 227 - Horny Werewolves and Candlesticks in Books - Halloween 2021 with Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Brea and Mallory talk about werewolf books for Halloween! And interview SQUAD author Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!…
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Ep 226 - Microhistories and Girly Drinks!
Brea and Mallory talk about how we’re all using the word microhistory incorrectly and how that’s just fine. And they celebrate the release of Mallory’s new…
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Ep 225 - Magic Spells to Give You More Time to Read
Brea and Mallory reveal the secret of how they read so much! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store…
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Ep 224 - Comfort Reads and Comfort Chairs
Brea and Mallory talk about comfort reads and review the world’s weirdest reading chair. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses…
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Ep 223 - Banned Books Week
Brea and Mallory talk about banned books for banned book week and help you decide what to do with a book you think is harmful. Email us at…
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Ep 222 - Improving Your Reading Habits with Anne Bogel
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Ep 221 - Send That Monster to the Grocery Store and Cadwell Turnbull!
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Ep 220 - Gotta Get Back to Kansas - Characters on a Journey and Cassandra Khaw
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Ep 219 - What Books Are Coming Out? Plus Spooky Season Kickoff with Becky Spratford
Brea and Mallory talk about figuring out which books are coming out when, and interview author and librarian Becky Spratford! Email us at readingglassespodcast…
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Ep 218 - How to Call a Book on the Phone and Tom Merritt
Brea and Mallory talk about ISBN numbers and interview author and podcaster Tom Merritt! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses…
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Ep 217 - Enemies, Lovers, Chosen Ones - All About Tropes
Brea and Mallory discuss tropes, interview Madeleine Roux and talk about using library books on your Kindle. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot…
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Ep 216 - How To Become a Book Dragon - Getting Books for Cheap
Brea and Mallory talk about finding books for cheap. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store Sponsors -…
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Brea and Mallory talk about some social justice book dumping dilemmas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch…
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Ep 214 - How To Review A Book You Hated
Brea and Mallory talk about how to review a book you didn’t like and recommend books about danger lesbians. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!…
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Ep 213 - How To Read When You’re Stressed Out and Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn
Brea and Mallory talk about stressed out reading, interviewing Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn, and talk about whether RPG books are books. Email us at…
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Ep 212 - Book Sniffing and Jordan Morris and Tony Cliff talking Bubble!
Brea and Mallory talk about book sniffing, interview author and podcaster Jordan Morris and Tony Cliff and finally review THE LAMINATOR! Email us at…
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Ep 211 - What Makes a Swiss Army Recommendation and Helenna Santos
Mallory and Brea talk about Swiss Army book recommendations, interview writer and filmmaker Helenna Santos and discuss how to read on your side. Email us at…
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Ep 210 - We Love Bookstores and Libraries
Brea and Mallory talk about ways to show love for bookstores and libraries, and debate the best ways to share a book with someone. Email us at…
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Ep 209 - Hot Gossip and Small Town Books
Brea and Mallory talk about why we all love small town books so much and review what might be the ultimate reading chocolate snack. Email us at…
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Ep 208 - When You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Books We Read As Kids
Brea and Mallory talk about books that they read as kids and recommend ways to bring library books on a camping trip. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 207 - How To Get Rid of Books You Don’t Want
Brea and Mallory talk about getting rid of books you don’t want and compare different types of eReaders! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!…
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Ep 206 - We Love Libraries! with T.L. Huchu
Brea and Mallory talk about surprising ways to use the library and interview author T.L. Huchu. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
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Ep 205 - What To Do When A Book Lets You Down
Brea and Mallory talk about what to do when a book lets you down and how to teach people to find books that they love. Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 204 - Sarah Books
Brea and Mallory talk about Sarah books, review some good audiobook headphones and discuss book series recaps. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot…
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Ep 203 - Hair Brushing, Enchanted Forests and Swamp Sounds - How to Find the Right Background Noise for Reading
Brea and Mallory explore ASMR, white noise and soundscapes as background noise for reading and recommend books for the Avengers. Email us at…
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Ep 202 - How to Decide What to Read Next
Brea and Mallory help you decide what to read next and give out bookish dating advice. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses…
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Ep 201 - Eating A Good Book and Other Book Finishing Rituals and Silvia Moreno-Garcia!
Brea and Mallory talk about book finishing rituals, interview author Silvia Moreno-Garcia and recommend books for Schitt’s Creek watchers. Email us at…
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Dead Pilots Society - Space Bound Table Read
In our episode today we're showing you a pilot from the Dead Pilots Society podcast. In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and…
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Ep 200 - 200th Episode AMA Celebration!
Brea and Mallory do an AMA to celebrate 200 episodes of the show! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations…
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Ep 199 - Space Operas and Charlie Jane Anders!
Brea and Mallory discuss what makes a space book a space opera and talk to Charlie Jane Anders! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
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Ep 198 - Sh*ts, Giggles and Buying eBooks
Brea and Mallory talk about where to buy eBooks and how to escape from the stress of a huge TBR. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
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Ep 197 - If You Wanna Be My Bookmark, You Gotta Get In My Book
Brea and Mallory discuss the ideal parameters of a bookmark and recommend a more diverse western. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
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Ep 196 - Getting Rex From the Library and Annabelle Gurwitch!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2021 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a book recommended by your library! Email us at readingglassespodcast at…
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Ep 195 - Alert! We Got An Unreliable Narrator Situation!
Brea and Mallory talk about unreliable narrators. Or do they? Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store…
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Ep 194 - Reading Is… Reading and Annalee Newitz!
Brea and Mallory discuss what counts as reading. And interview Annalee Newitz to weigh in! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses…