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Brea and Mallory debate whether or not to keep reading books that are just okay, test out a book holder for the beach, and recommend queer speculative fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Warby Parkerwww.warbyparker.com/GLASSESMagic Spoonwww.magicspoon.com/GLASSESCODE: GLASSES Links -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 Redlands EventInk WitchesGimble TravellerBooks Mentioned - The Secret History of Food by Matt SiegalSatisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-WatersGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirOrdinary Monsters by J.M. Miro 

Brea and Mallory discuss novelizations, interview Tre’vell Anderson, and give advice on bookish dating. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.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!New Member Zoom PartyJune 2nd 6pm PT - email for invitationMonster Prom StreamMay 27th 12pm PTReading Glasses TwitchMallory’ Book!Mallory’s Skylight EventTre’vell AndersonWe See Each Other Books Mentioned -  Night’s Edge by Liz KerinSilver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-GarciaShadows Rising by Madeleine RouxHiding My Candy by The Lady ChablisB-Boy Blues by James Earl HardyDear Senthuran by Akwaeke EmeziThe Mother of Black Hollywood by Jenifer Lewis 

Brea and Mallory talk about why we all love books about books, review a reading blanket, and give advice on getting notified about new book releases. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmEmposiaLiberty Hardy’s PatreonTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - The Black Guy Dies First by Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. HarrisOne Night on the Island by Josie SilverThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldThe Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara GranThe Library Book by Susan OrleanThe Badass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua HammerWriters & Lovers by Lily KingThe Love You Save by Goldie Tayl

Brea and Mallory discuss seasonal reads, test out some magnetic bookmarks, and solve a problem about book club questions. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Magic Spoonwww.magicspoon.com/GLASSESPromo Code: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmPin TravelerProxiMallory’s Launch Event!Signed Copies of Girls Make MoviesInk WitchesCat BookmarksTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Star Child by Ibi ZoboiQueenie: Godmother of Harlem by Aurelie Levy and Elizabeth ColombaMallory’s Book!

Brea and Mallory discuss fan fiction with the help of Sarah Kuhn and Arielle Jovellanos, and solve a reader problem about getting rid of bookmarks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Earth Breezewww.earthbreeze.com/GLASSESWarby Parkerwww.warbyparker.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 Book LaunchMay 26th, 7pm at Skylight BooksSarah and Arielle’s Book LaunchLink for signed books!Confetti FoundationBooks Mentioned - Gallant by V.E. SchwabYellowface by R.F. KuangThe Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda HallMallory’s Book!The Neighbor Favor by Kristina ForestThief Liar Lady by D.L. SoriaMaking Comics by Lynda BarrySiren Queen by Nghi Vo Slippery Creatures by KJ CharlesGirl Taking Over by Sarah Kuhn and Arielle JovellanosA Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Brea and Mallory help you pick which books to bring on vacation, recommend cozy animal books, and debate whether skimming counts as reading. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Trade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSESDipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmReading BuddiesReading Glasses Vacation Reading Tips To join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin StevensonThe Foxglove King by Hannah WhittenFurbidden Fatality by Deborah BlakeShady Hollow by Juneau BlackMurder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie Day

Brea and Mallory discuss giving a book a second chance, review a very fancy bookmark, and answer a very controversial question about letting other people read your books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBLBMH Fancy BookmarkTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Books Mentioned - Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesThe Crane Husband by Kelly BarnhillGirls Make Movies by Mallory O’Meara!The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Brea and Mallory discuss mood reading, test out an unusual night light, and solve a problem about how to get rid of personalized books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and useGLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping. Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSES Links -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!Flat Panel Reading Light Books Mentioned - She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh TranAdvika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti 

Brea and Mallory discuss dark academia, review a reading pillow, and give advice on how to dump a good book. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Tradewww.drinktrade.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!Tips for AphantasiaSavoy BookshopBook BeanBooks Mentioned - Saving Time by Jenny OdellMister Magic by Kiersten WhiteThe Secret History by Donna TarttNinth House by Leigh BardugoCatherine House by Elisabeth ThomasThe Cloisters by Katy Hays 

Brea and Mallory recommend their favorite slump-busting books, and give advice on reading in grad school. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreMaximum Fun Drive!www.maximumfun.org/join Links -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 - Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettOver My Dead Body by Greg Melville100 Essays I Don’t Have Time to Write by Sarah RuhlThe New Town Librarian by Kate AndersonTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinThe Ice House by Minette WatersThis is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangChew by Rob Guillory and John LaymanQueenie by Candice Carty-Williams Wow, No Thank You by Samantha IrbyKeep This to Yourself by Tom RyanFinding Baba Yaga by Jane YolenTrespasses by Louis

Brea and Mallory celebrate 300 episodes of Reading Glasses by sharing their favorite hot book tips, tech, and recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Head to maximumfun.org/join to sign up to support them!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreMaximum Fun Drive!www.maximumfun.org/joinTo join our Slack channel and get your personalized recommendation, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmShower Speakerhttps://www.ifoxcreations.com/products/bluetooth-shower-speakerAftershokz Headphoneshttps://shokz.com/Laminatorhttps://a.co/d/0x0B2h7Micron Penshttps://a.co/d/38ANsQhMughttps://a.co/d/g5KlHGqHot Dog Chairhttps://a.co/d/1zmTsWYBooks Mentioned - Ghost Music by An YuAngelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally ThornePriestdaddy by Patricia LockwoodThe Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuireA Head Full of Ghosts by Paul TremblayMagic for Liars by

Full episode available to Maximum Fun Members. Go to maximumfun.org/join to join! You will get this bonus episode plus ALL future Anticipated Books episodes (which we will be doing several times a year!). PLUS access to our Slack Channel, invites to our Zoom parties, Maximum Fun gifts (depending on the level you join) including our Bury Me  With My TBR Pile sticker, the Max Fun Cookbook and apron!  PLUS PLUS, you are helping Brea and Mallory make this show every week! Go to maximumfun.org/join to join!A few of our Anticipated Books: Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahSisters of the Lost Nation by Nick MedinaHappy Place by Emily HenryAdvikda and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana RamisettiTo hear all of our Anticipated Books, go to maximumfun.org/join to join!

Brea and Mallory discuss how your opinion on a book can change over time, recommend summer books, and pick the books that define them. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60Code: GLASSES60Ever tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping Links -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 - Count Crowley: Amatuer Monster Hunter by David Dastmalchian and Lukas KetnerOur Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez and translated by Megan McDowellThe Third Hotel by Laura Van Den BergBook Lovers by Emily HenryThis One Summer by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki

Brea and Mallory discuss figuring out your doghouse (and checking off one of the boxes from the Reading Glasses Challenge), review an old school book strap carrier, and decide which books we would like to read again for the first time. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Maximum Fun Drive is March 20th - March 31st! Mark your calendars!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESTrade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSES Links -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 New Book!Rustic Leather Adjustable Book Strap CarrierBooks Mentioned - A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia Butler by Lynell GeorgeLibro.fm Audio Version read by Adenrele OjoDead Dead Girls by Nekesa AfiaAnatomy: A Love Story by Dana SchwartzSaga by Brian K Vaughn, Fiona StaplesThe Nest by Kenneth OppelRachel

Brea and Mallory discuss what the heck literary fiction is, interview bookseller Danielle Beliveau about running a chapter of the Silent Book Club, and recommend readalikes for This is How You Lose the Time War! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -BetterHelpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESWarby Parkerwww.warbyparker.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 New Book!Danielle Beliveauhttps://twitter.com/recdyourbookLife After Magic (visual novel) by Chirashi Games  Savoy Bookshop & Caféhttps://www.banksquarebooks.com/https://instagram.com/savoybookshopcafeSilent Book ClubBooks Mentioned - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixWhite Cat, Black Dog by Kelly LinkRest is Resistance by Tricia HerseyAll You Need is Kill by Hiroshi SakurazakaA Marvelous Light by Freya M

Brea and Mallory discuss how your bookshelves reflect your identity, interview Rachel Koller Croft, and recommend retellings of classic books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60CODE: GLASSES60Trade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmNational Library Service888-657-7323 Rachel Koller CroftStone Cold Fox Books Mentioned - The Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsRadio Silence by Alyssa ColeThe Shards by Bret Easton EllisLove, Pamela by Pamela AndersonThe Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora GossCirce by Madeline MillerFrankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, translated by Jonathan Wright 

Brea and Mallory discuss tracking the locations your books are set in, interview author Cody Daigle-Orians about his new book I Am Ace, and solve a reader problem about graphic novel guilt. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Microdose GummiesEver tried Microdosing?Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping.Dipseawww.dipseastories.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBrea on Go Fact YourselfCody Daigle-Orianswww.acedadadvice.com@acedadadviceI Am AceBooks Mentioned - You Just Need to Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey GordonLong Division by Kiese LaymonDon’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham JonesDeep Sniff by Adam ZmithLoveless by Alice OsemanLet’s Talk About Love by Clair KannHow to Be a Normal Person by T.J. KluneSeek You by Kristen Radtke

Brea and Mallory talk about worldbuilding, interviewing author Annalee Newitz, and give advice on rating memoirs. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors - GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSES60Code: Glasses60Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use GLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping. Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmBrea on Go Fact YourselfAnnalee NewitzCelebrity Book Club with Chelsea DevantezBooks Mentioned - Crescent City by Sarah J. MaasLone Women by Victor LaValleSenlin Ascends by Josiah BancroftBabel by R.F. KuangWilliam Gibson’s Bridge TrilogyThe Scar by China MievilleAn Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers SolomonThe Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineThe Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de BodardThe Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

Brea and Mallory talk about post book sadness, test out book tracking bookmarks, and recommend Wheel of Time readalikes. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Trade Coffeewww.drinktrade.com/glassesDipseawww.dipseastories.com/glassesLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmJoCo CruiseLevenger’s BookmarksBooks Mentioned - The Word for Woman for Wilderness by Abi AndrewsHole in the Middle by Kendra FortmeyerUnlikely Animals by Annie HarnettLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. JemisinThe Jewel and Her Lapidary by Fran WildeThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Brea and Mallory recommend vampire books, talk to author Mike Chen, and give advice on book tracking! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and useGLASSES for 30% off + Free Shipping. Better Helpwww.betterhelp.com/GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmMike ChenTwitterBooks Mentioned - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuireHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixLiar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria DongVampire Weekend by Mike ChenWhen I Arrived at the Castle by Emily CarrollThe Lost Girls by Sonia HartlReluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn KisteFledgling by Octavia ButlerBuffy 97 by Jeremy Lambert and Marianna IgnazziThe Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden TaylorThe Pallbearers Club by Paul TremblayThe Fell of Dark by Caleb RoehrigThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton JusterSurre