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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…
Episodes
Reading GlassesEp 134 - Like Living Inside of Goodreads and Donna Freitas!
Brea and Mallory talk about ways to organize and display your books, and interview author Donna Freitas! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate…
Reading GlassesEp 133 - Learning Things From Books and Courtenay Hameister!
Brea and Mallory discuss learning things from books and talk to author and humorist Courtenay Hameister! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate…
Reading GlassesEp 132 - Our Best Books of the Year!
Brea and Mallory talk about their favorite books of 2019! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 131 - Not Enough Tub Reading - 2019 Reader Challenge and Tres Dean!
Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links -…
Reading GlassesEp 130 - Murder Books with Wendy Heard
Brea and Mallory talk about murder books with author Wendy Heard! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 129 - What Gets You To Pick Up A Book and Lindsey Dunn!
Brea and Mallory talk about what gets them to pick up a book and interview Lindsey Dunn from NoveList! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in…
Reading GlassesEp 128 - Power Moves and Trigger Warnings with Isa Mazzei!
Brea and Mallory talk about triggers warnings in books with writer Isa Mazzei! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 127 - Everyone’s Just Doing Their Best and Zoraida Cordova and Dhonielle Clayton!
Mallory and Brea discuss the author/reader relationship and interview authors and the hosts of Deadline City Zoraida Cordova and Dhonielle Clayton! Use the…
Reading GlassesEp 126 - Yelp for Books with Sarah Enni!
Brea and Mallory talk about bookish social media with author and podcaster Sarah Enni! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 125 - Just Fucking Write - NaNoWriMo with Tom Merritt
Brea and Mallory talk about National Novel Writing Month and interview author and NaNoWriMo participant Tom Merritt! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to…
Reading GlassesEp 124 - Be A Secret Witch with Ben Blacker!
Show Notes - Brea and Mallory talk about witch books with comic writer Ben Blacker! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 123 - Scary Books for Halloween and Clay McLeod Chapman!
Brea and Mallory talk about scary books for Halloween and interview writer Clay McLeod Chapman! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 122 - Space: The Ultimate Escape and Madeleine Roux
Brea and Mallory talk about space books and interview author Madeleine Roux! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email…
Reading GlassesEp 121 - Punks, Goths and Russian Composers - Music Scene Books and Elizabeth Keenan!
zElizabeth Keenan! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading…
Reading GlassesEp 120 - Mr. Dewey Is A Trash Baby and Library Systems with Adam Sockel
Brea and Mallory talk about library systems and interview Adam Sockel from the Professional Book Nerds Podcast! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to…
Reading GlassesEp 119 - Extremely Beige - The Goodreads Rundown
Brea and Mallory give listeners a run down on Goodreads and give book journaling advice! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 118 - Co-Written Books with Maika & Maritza Moulite!
Brea and Mallory talk to authors Maika and Maritza Moulite about co-written books. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 117 - Reading Series Is Like Dating and JY Yang!
Brea and Mallory talk about book series and interview writer JY Yang. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 116 - Books on the Immigrant Experience and Tope Folarin!
Mallory and Brea talk about great books on the immigrant experience and interview author Tope Folarin! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in…
Reading GlassesEp 115 - Books That Make You Feel Old and Other Historical Fiction with E.R. Ramzipoor!
Brea and Mallory talk about historical fiction with E.R. Ramzipoor! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 114 - A Lovely Bread Dream and Other Happy Books and Gabrielle Civil!
Brea and Mallory talk about books that make you happy and interview black feminist performance artist and poet Gabrielle Civil. Use the hashtag…
Reading GlassesEp 113 - Who’s Making These Books?
Brea and Mallory break down publishing and solve some review guilt problems! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email…
Reading GlassesEp 112 -How to Boil Water and Other Cookbooks and Sam Slaughter!
Brea and Mallory talk about cookbooks and interview writer Sam Slaughter! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us…
Reading GlassesEp 111 - Dusty, Sweaty Westerns and Del Howison!
Brea and Mallory talk about westerns and interview author Del Howison! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 110 - The Benefits of the Snargle-Flargen - Your Brain on Books
Brea and Mallory talk about what books do to your brain! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 109 - When a Book is On a Bagel You Can Buy It Anytime and Matilda Sabal from the Bluestockings NYC Bookstore!
Brea and Mallory talk about their rules for buying books and interview Matilda Sabal from the Bluestockings NYC Bookstore! Use the hashtag…
Reading GlassesEp 108 - Prison Libraries and How to Help Them and Jill Grunenwald
Brea and Mallory talk about prison libraries and talk to author and podcaster Jill Grunenwald! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 107 - Test Out God and Other Nonfiction with Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the Reading Glasses 2019 Reader Challenge with Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher from Oh No Ross and Carrie! - read a…
Reading GlassesEp 106 - Pride Reading Recommendations 2019
Brea and Mallory recommend books for Pride month! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast…
Reading GlassesEp 105 - Authors are Like Spiders with Sarah Kuhn!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2019 Reading Glasses Reader Challenge - tell an author you love their work - with author Sarah Kuhn! Use the…
Reading GlassesEp 104 - Empty Planets, Trains and Swamps and Deb Spera!
Brea and Mallory talk about a book’s sense of place and interview author Deb Spera! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 103 - Cups and Balls and Magic with Sarah Gailey
Brea and Mallory talk about magic systems with author Sarah Gailey! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 102 - How To Talk About Books and Stoya!
Brea and Mallory discuss the best way to talk about books and interview author Stoya. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 101 - Animal, Vegetable or Jesus? And Other Nature Books and Meredith May!
Brea and Mallory talk about nature books and interview author Meredith May! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email…
Reading GlassesEp 100 - Reader Challenge Check In - Our 100th Episode!
Brea and Mallory celebrate 100 episodes of Reading Glasses with a reading challenge check in! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 99 - Mysteries But In A Hurry and Tom Ryan!
Brea and Mallory talk about thrillers vs. mysteries, and interview author Tom Ryan! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 98 - French Flaps and Fancy Books and Alex Brown!
Brea and Mallory talk about fancy book extras and interview author Alex Brown! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 97 - Becoming A Tree Child and Adventure Books and Christopher Golden!
Brea and Mallory talk about adventure books and interview author Christopher Golden! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 96 - Cult Watch 2019 and Erica Boyce!
Brea and Mallory talk about cult books and interview author Erica Boyce! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us…
Reading GlassesEp 95 - Come Hither and Read with Kameron Hurley!
Brea and Mallory talk about where you read and interview Kameron Hurley! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us…
Reading GlassesEp 94 - Wet Grocery Flyers and How to Relax with Books with Lynn Chen!
Brea and Mallory talk about relaxing with books and interview Lynn Chen, narrator of the Crazy Rich Asians audiobook. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to…
Reading GlassesEp 93 - Sci Fi vs. The Bible with Henry Zebrowski
Brea and Mallory welcome special guest Henry Zebrowski for a special MaxFunDrive episode about the Bible! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate…
Reading GlassesEp 92 - Harry Potter and All The Magical Animals with Podcaster Vanessa Zoltan!
Brea and Mallory finally talk about Harry Potter and interview one of the hosts of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, Vanessa Zoltan! Use the hashtag…
Reading GlassesEp 92 - Sexy Book Lists and Other Book Quirks with Mike Chen!
Brea and Mallory talk about book quirks and interview author Mike Chen! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 91 - Pre Orders Are Like Book Sex and Lit Agent DongWon Song!
Brea and Mallory check another box on the 2019 Reading Glasses Challenge (pre orders/library requests) and talk to literary agent DongWon Song. Use the hashtag…
Reading GlassesEp 90 - Open Your Mouth and Pages Come Out : How to Make a Book
Brea and Mallory go behind the scenes in publishing and talk about weird things found in library books! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate…
Reading GlassesEp 89 - If That Book Comes A-Honkin’: Long Books and Jenn Lyons!
Brea and Mallory talk about reading really long books and interview author Jenn Lyons! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 88 - Secret Babies and the Hosts of the Read Me Romance Podcast!
Brea and Mallory talk about romance books and interview the hosts of the Read Me Romance podcast! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in…
Reading GlassesBONUS EPISODE - AMA for Reading Glasses
This is a special AMA episode, where Brea and Mallory answer listener questions as a thank you for getting the show to 600 reviews! Use the hashtag…
Reading GlassesEp 87 - YA or GTFO and lit agent Eric Smith!
Brea and Mallory talk about YA books and interview author and literary agent Eric Smith. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 86 - So Many Books! Tracking Your Reading and M. Lynx Qualey!
Brea and Mallory talk about tracking your reading and interview podcaster and translator M. Lynx Qualey! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate…
Reading GlassesEp 85 - Seize the Book and Little Free Libraries
Brea and Mallory talk about Little Free Libraries and tips for dyslexic readers! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 84 - Our Fav Trans Authors and Author Holly Malholm!
Mallory and Brea talk about their favorite trans authors and interview writer Holly Maholm! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 83 - Tomatoes, Movies and Craft Books with Don Coscarelli
Brea and Mallory talk about craft books with filmmaker and author Don Coscarelli! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 82 - Books To Get Your Sh*t Together with Gaby Dunn!
Brea and Mallory talk to Gaby Dunn about books that help you get your shit together in 2019! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 81 - Our 2019 Challenge and Sam Maggs!
Brea and Mallory talking about 2019 reader goals and interview author Sam Maggs! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion!…
Reading GlassesEp 80 - Cats With Knives and Our Fav Books of 2018!
Brea and Mallory talk about their favorite books of 2018! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at…
Reading GlassesEp 79 - Mr. Billy Bookshelf and Other Great Bookish Gifts and bookseller Amber Brown!
Brea and Mallory talk about getting gifts for readers and interview bookseller Amber Brown! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online…
Reading GlassesEp 78 - Book Recommendation Flow Chart with Nnekay Fitzclarke
Brea and Mallory talk about the art of recommending books and interview podcaster and librarian Nnekay Fitzclarke! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to…
Reading GlassesEp 77 - Books Are Like Sandwiches and publisher Chad W Post!
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about finding recommendations for books around the world and interview publisher Chad W. Post. Use the hashtag…