Reading Glasses

By Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

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 T... more

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How many episodes does Reading Glasses have?

The podcast currently has 488 episodes available.

Reading Glasses episodes:

September 03, 2026 Ep 478 - Wheelhouse Renovations to Improve Your Reading Life
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: update your wheelhouse! Plus, they give advice on reading challenges, and recommend some mysterious hotel books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
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The Reading Glasses Book!

See Brea’s Movie in Virginia!

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Books Mentioned -

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett
Happiness by Will Ferguson
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
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33min
August 27, 2026 Ep 477 - The Rules of Letting People Borrow Your Books (No Rats)
Brea and Mallory debate the rules of letting people borrow your books. Plus, they give advice on bloody library books, and recommend pre-historic fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
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The Reading Glasses Book!
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Books Mentioned -

Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon
Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson
Ivory Carver series by Sue Harrison
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52min
August 20, 2026 Ep 476 - Rex for Books with Unique Structures!
Brea and Mallory recommend books with unique structures! Plus, they solve a reader problem about offensive audiobook narrators, and recommend horror graphic novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsor -
Gilded Teafling
www.thegildedteafling.com/GLASSES

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Reading Glasses Facebook Group
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Books Mentioned -
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp
Long Division by Kiese Laymon
All This & More by Peng Shepherd
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The Yield by Tara June Winch
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Strange Houses and Strange Buildings by uketsu, translated by Jim Rion
Clara & the Devil by Olivie Blake and Little Chmura
The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashely Robin Franklin
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39min
August 13, 2026 Ep 475 - Getting Rid of Inherited Book Shame!
Brea and Mallory help you de-shame your reading life! Plus, they solve a problem about finding a book from your past, and recommend books written by an author pair. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!

Mallory and Clay at Ripped Bodice
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Recommendation Party - Members Only August 21st 6pm PT

Books Mentioned -

Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon

Poseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality by Helen Scales

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery

The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish by Emily Voigt

Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
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29min
August 07, 2026 BONUS! Member Book Rex for July/August!
Brea and Mallory give out book rex for their beloved MaxFun members! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
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Books Mentioned -
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
Time Was by Ian McDonald
Even Though I Knew The End by C.L. Polk
Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Vicious by V. E. Schwab
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
All Hallows by Christopher Golden
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20min
August 06, 2026 Ep 474 - Halflings Love Mushrooms - Themed Snacks/Drinks for the RG Challenge! + Matthew Medney!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: have a themed snack or drink with the book you’re reading! Plus, they give advice on what to do with gifted books, and talk to publisher and web series creator, Matthew Medney from Gungnir Books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsor - ZocDoc
www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES

Links -
Reading Glasses Facebook Group
Reading Glasses Goodreads Group
Wish List
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Libro.fm
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Dark Horse Union

Gungnir Books

Badd Grammmar

Books Mentioned -

I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing

Strange Buildings by uketsu, translated by Jim Rion

Teddy Bears Never Die by Yeeon Cho, translated by Sung Ryu

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jesse Silva

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
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35min
July 30, 2026 Ep 473 - New Genre Alert: Healing Fiction!
Brea and Mallory have a new genre alert for healing fiction! Plus, they give advice on reading too much of the same genre, and recommend asexual romance novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Links -
Reading Glasses Facebook Group
Reading Glasses Goodreads Group
Wish List
Newsletter
Libro.fm
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Books Mentioned -

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

Lovers XXX by Allie Rowbottom

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Kamagowa Food Detectives
The Traveling Cat Chronicles

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann
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37min
July 23, 2026 Ep 472 - Not Just For Dogs - Summer Reading Essentials
Brea and Mallory name their summer reading essentials! Plus, they give tips on getting through required reading and recommend weird space books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Links -
Reading Glasses Facebook Group
Reading Glasses Goodreads Group
Wish List
Newsletter
Libro.fm
To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here!

Books Mentioned -

Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun, translated by Sung Ryu

Turn Off the Light by Jacquie Walters

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus
The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
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38min
July 16, 2026 Ep 471 - Most Anticipated Books for July/August 2026!

Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for July and August 2026! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Links -
Reading Glasses Facebook Group
Reading Glasses Goodreads Group
Wish List
Newsletter
Libro.fm
To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here!

Books Mentioned -

Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Trash! by Simon Pare-Poupart, translated by Pablo Strauss
FULL LIST OF JULY AND AUGUST BOOKS HERE!!
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36min
July 09, 2026 Ep 470 - Hotel/Motel Books & Library Thieves
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a book set in a hotel or motel! Plus, they test out the viral purse bookmark, and debate whether or not you should steal a signed book from the library. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsor - ZocDoc
www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES

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Books Mentioned -
Strange Bedfellows by Amanda Motlock

The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
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36min

FAQs about Reading Glasses:

How many episodes does Reading Glasses have?

The podcast currently has 488 episodes available.

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