Reading Glasses

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: pick a book based on the title. Plus, they solve a problem about reading graphic novels in public, and recommend hopepunk books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmromance.ioLes Mis Reading ScheduleTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Everything is Tuberculosis by John GreenWoodworking by Emily St. JamesA Beginning at the End by Mike ChenExit West by Mohsin Hamid

Brea and Mallory recommend spring books! Plus, they test out cork bookmarks and solve a problem about bookish tattoos from authors who turned out to be trash babies. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinBooks Mentioned - Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyRaising Hare by Chloe DaltonThe Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi KaurAll Creatures Great and Small by James HerriottA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersTwilight Falls by Juneau BlackMiranda July’s All FoursThe Fair Botanists by Sara SheridanKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWildwood Whispers by Willa ReeceI Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuistonStuck in the Country With You by Zuri Day

To celebrate MaxFunDrive 2025, Brea and Mallory do some scientific research and find the best and worst reading snacks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations Storewww.maximumfun.org/joinwww.maximumfun.org/joinwww.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!For personalized book rex for new members, go to www.maximumfun.org/join and email us your receipt and rex request!Books Mentioned - Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-DavidowitzThe Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

It’s MaxFunDrive 2025! To celebrate, see if you can beat Mallory in book trivia! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations Storewww.maximumfun.org/joinwww.maximumfun.org/joinwww.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!Book Rex Live on Instagram 2pm PT 3-21www.maximumfun.org/joinwww.maximumfun.org/joinBooks Mentioned - Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q SutantoTartufo by Kira Jane Buxton 

Sample our bonus content! Every year during the Maximum Fun drive, we do a bonus episode and in this one, we get personal with an AMA. To hear the entire episode, go to maximumfun.org/join and join at ANY LEVEL to get access to this one and all of our bonus content from the last eight years! 

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest! Plus, they solve a TBR problem, and recommend books for grandmas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLumi Gummieswww.lumigummies.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!Mallory’s Daughter of Daring Events!Books Mentioned - Priest by Sierra SimoneVantage Point by Sara SligarFalling Angel by William HjortsbergThe Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Louise Heal KawaiDial A for Aunties by Jesse Q SutantoHow to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

Brea and Mallory have a Hot Genre Alert for queernorm books! Plus, they review a water bottle carrier and solve a problem about ordering books in the UK. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/glassesfreeCODE: GLASSESFREEZocDocwww.zocdoc.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!Mallory’s EventsMallory on Go Fact YourselfWater Bottle CarrierBooks Mentioned - Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanOld Soul by Susan BarkerA Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky ChambersThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneThe Deep by Rivers SolomonEmpress of Salt and Fortune by Ngih VoSomeone to Build a Nest In by John WiswellFloating Hotel by Grace CurtisLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeWhat Moves the Dead by T KingfisherGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Brea and Mallory celebrate 400 EPISODES with a list of their favorite books of all time, and questions from Glassers!  Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -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!Mallory’s Book Events!Books Mentioned -A Kiss Before Dying by Ira LevinBlob by Maggie SuParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerPriestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatksyWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonPeople’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnPeaces by Helen OyeyemiX-Factor by Peter DavidWild at Heart by Barry GiffordGod Country by Donny CatesA Headful of Ghosts by Paul TremblayEvery Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuireAbandon Me by Melissa FebosCabin at the End of the World by Paul TremblayHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Brea and Mallory talk about history books to celebrate Daughter of Daring! Plus, they test out a candle warmer and solve a reader problem about pre-orders. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Factorwww.factormeals.com/FACTORPODCASTCODE: FACTORPODCASTZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmSigned Copies of Daughter of Daring!LA Daughter of Daring LaunchMallory’s Book EventsUnconventionalCandle/Mug WarmerTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - The Deep Sky by Yume KitaseiThat Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly LemmingIce by Amy BradyFour Lost Cities by Annalee NewitzEverything is Tuberculosis by John GreenLet’s Get Physical by Danielle FriedmanRaw Dog by Jamie LoftusThe Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’MearaWhy Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller

Brea and Mallory tick off the first box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: sign up for a library newsletter! Plus, they solve a problem about picky readers and finding new authors similar to your favorites. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLumi Labswww.lumigummies.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!Signed Copies of Daughter of DaringDaughter of Daring LA LaunchMallory’s EventsReading Smut!!readingsmutpodcast69@gmail.com Books Mentioned - Iron Flame by Rebecca YarrosBuild Your House Around My Body by Violet KupersmithPsalm for the Wild Built by Becky ChambersThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst

Brea and Mallory talk about how to write a good book review! Plus, they review a projector for ebooks, and recommend books where the protagonist is part of a weird subculture. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESFREECODE: GLASSESFREELinks -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!The No Pressure Book Journal!Daughter of Daring - Signed CopiesDaughter of Daring LA LaunchReading Smut!Mini ProjectorBooks Mentioned - Death of the Author by Nnedi OkoraforThe Staircase in the Woods by Chuck WendigThe Future of Another Timeline by Annalee NewitzWhipsmart by Melissa Febos

Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2025, and interview Clay McLeod Chapman about his new book WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -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!Magical Readathon from Book RoastBrea and Mallory’s New Show - Reading Smut!!readingsmutpodcast69@gmail.comReading Glasses Book Launch EventClay McLeod ChapmanWake Up and Open Your EyesBooks Mentioned - Daughter of Daring by Mallory O’MearaCatching the Big Fish by David LynchJanuaryWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixWake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod ChapmanAdrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuireHomeseeking by Karissa ChenHistorical fiction, love story, 1940s, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chinese diasporaY2K by Colette ShadeNonfiction, essay

Brea and Mallory discuss how they’re tracking their reading in 2025, and solve a reader problem about a little free library. And they do it all with special in-studio guest, Traci Thomas from The Stacks podcast! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmThe Stacks PodcastTraci’s PatreonTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Pre Order Daughter of Daring!The No Pressure Book JournalBrea and Mallory’s LA Launch EventBooks Mentioned - The Survivalists by Kashana CauleyUnsettled Ground by Claire FullerPure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison IIIAlligator Tears by Edgar GomezReagan by Max Boot

Brea and Mallory talk about how to deal with book snobs! Plus, they test out those snack trays for Stanley Cups to see if they’re good for reading, and recommend historical fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -LumiLabswww.lumigummies.comCODE: GLASSESGreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESFREECODE: GLASSESFREELinks -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!LAPL Kid BundlesWhichbooksSnack TrayBooks Mentioned -Spinning Silver by Naomi NovakA Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane Pre Order Daughter of Daring by Mallory!Lincoln in the Bardo by George SaundersThe Alienist by Caleb Carr

Brea and Mallory discuss whether three star reads are good for your literary life! Plus, they solve a problem about a harmful book in a library, and recommend books where typography is part of the plot. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.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!Pre Order The No Pressure Book Journal!Books Mentioned - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsRemember You Will Die by Eden RobinsElla Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Brea and Mallory talk about their 2025 reader resolutions, and how they did on 2024’s. Plus, they deliver a ruling on whether you’re responsible for what someone buys with a bookstore giftcard. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreCawpile ✨Link to the spreadsheet: please right click on the spreadsheet of your choice and select 'make a copy'. This will then appear in your G drive and you can use it with full access. Sponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.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!Books Mentioned - Why We Remember by Charan RanganathThe City in Glass by Nghi Vo

Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Miracle Madewww.trymiracle.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!Books Mentioned - The Girl in Red by Christina HenryThe Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah BrooksHorror Movie by Paul TremblayThe Husbands by Holly GramazioThe Night Guest by Hilda Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette KowalMargo’s Got Money Problems by Rufi ThorpeThe Eyes are the Best Part by Monika KimThe Book of Love by Kelly LinkThe Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda MontellGrief is for People by Sloane CrosleyAn Academy of Liars by Alexis HendersonThat Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly LemmingAll This & More by Peng ShepherdSummers End by Juneau BlackA Better Worl

Brea and Mallory do their 2024 reading wrap up! Plus, they announce the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Pair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESMiracle Madewww.trymiracle.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!Pre Order the Reading Glasses Book!2025 Reading Glasses ChallengeBOOKSHonker (500+pages)Oldest book on your TBREpistolary novelA science bookAward winning book by a person of colorACTIVITIESPick a book based on the titleRead a book slowly (over the course of a month or two)Subscribe to a library newsletterMake a list of your top ten books of the year (front or backlist!)Two person book club with a friendBooks Mentioned - The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara RaaschThe Village Library Demon Hunting Society C.M. Waggo

Brea and Mallory recommend non-numerical reading goals. Plus, they test out a bookish gift kit and recommend audiobooks for boyfriends. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.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!Bookish Gift KitBooks Mentioned - James by Percival EverettThe Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. HuchuPre order Daughter of Daring!Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosWorld War Z by Max BrooksNo Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

Brea and Mallory tick off the last box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a cozy book! Plus, they test out a romance challenge and solve a problem about how to talk to authors about their sad memoirs! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES50CODE: GLASSES50Links -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!Ultimate Romance Reading ChallengeThe No Pressure Book Journal!Books Mentioned - Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time by Barry SonnenfeldCoup de Grace by Sofia AjramWelcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna TanFloating Hotel by Grace Curtis