

Reading Glasses
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 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 bodies of the people who won’t stop talking while you’re trying to read? Mallory and Brea engage in a weekly discussion geared towards all kinds of book lovers -- no matter what you read or how you read it.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 26, 2026 • 36min
Ep 455 - Hot Tips for ADHD Readers + Pirate/Treasure Hunting Rex!
Brea and Mallory give out tips for ADHD readers and recommend pirate/treasure hunting books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsors -
Ingram Spark
CODE: GLASSES15
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!www.maximumfun.org/joinAuthors Against Book Bans
Mallory’s Books:
Daughter of Daring
Girly Drinks
Girls Make Movies
Books Mentioned -
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan
Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh
Captured by Beverly Jenkins

Mar 19, 2026 • 1h 8min
Ep - 454 - Solving All Your Book Club Drama with Chelsea Stardust!
Brea and Mallory have a special mega episode this week, solving all your book club dilemmas with special guest Chelsea Stardust! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsor -
GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSES
CODE: 50GLASSES
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!www.maximumfun.org/joinChelsea Stardust
Books Mentioned -
Willing Prey by Allie Oleander
The City of Stardust by Georgia SummersGeek Love by Katherine DunnLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Perfume by Patrick Suskind

Mar 12, 2026 • 29min
Ep 453 - Permission to Read - Why We Love Readathons
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: participate in a readathon! Plus, they give tips on finding novellas and recommend romance with protagonists that use wheelchairs. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsors -
IngramSpark
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!www.maximumfun.org/joinTor dot com831 Stories
Books Mentioned -Reinventing Love by Mona Chollet, translated by Susan EmanuelMetropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz
Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell
The Year We Fell Down by Sabrina BowenUnbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp

Mar 5, 2026 • 40min
Ep 452 - Escapist Book Rex!
Brea and Mallory recommend escapist reads, solve a book tech problem about buying an ereader, and answer a question about the jacket copy on books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsors -
ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES
Green Chefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSES
CODE: 50GLASSES
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!www.maximumfun.org/joinBook Banning Bill
Books Mentioned -
The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wasteland by Sarah BrooksBlack-Owned by Char Adams
The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong
Cambric Creek series by C.M. Nacosta
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Mr. Flood’s Last Resort by Jess Kidd
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
The Mermaid The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda Hall

Feb 26, 2026 • 54min
Ep 451 - Being Well Read with Rebecca Schinsky!
Mallory and Brea discuss the term “well-read” with special guest Rebecca Schinsky, chief of staff at Bookriot! Plus, they recommend fiction books for non-fiction readers and solve a problem about putting books down. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Reading Glasses Merch
Recommendations Store
The Reading Glasses Book!
Sponsors -
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!www.maximumfun.org/joinRebecca SchinskyZero to Well Read
Books Mentioned -The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
The Humboldt Cut by Allison MickDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Ann Patchett
James by Percival Everett
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Welcome to the Hyunam- Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan
How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang

Feb 19, 2026 • 34min
Ep 450 - Read a Genre You’ve Never Tried!
Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a genre or subgenre you’ve never tried! Plus, they talk about how to figure out which bookstores to support, and recommend literary fiction for SFF readers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Sponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSESCODE: 50GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned -The Other Valley by Scott Alexander HowardQueenie and the Krakens by Aleera Anaya CeresOdd Man In by Stephen WhynoDreamer by Nazem KadriBlack Aces by Julian McKenzieMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyThe Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Feb 12, 2026 • 38min
Ep 449 - A Better Metric for Book Tracking?
Brea and Mallory debate length of time read vs books read as a metric for tracking your reading. Plus, they solve a book tech problem about library eBooks, and discuss putting spicy romance in Little Free Libraries. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Sponsors -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSESCODE: 50GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned -Devil Inside by Clay McLeod ChapmanThe Body by Bethany C Morrow

Feb 5, 2026 • 34min
Ep 448 - Can You Be Too Critical of a Book?
Brea and Mallory discuss whether or not you can be too critical with books. Plus, they talk about what to do with dust jackets and recommend books that are out in mass market paperback. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Sponsors -ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSESApron Notebookswww.apronnotebooks.comCODE: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned -Ripe by Sarah Rose EtterIf the Dead Belong Here by Carson FaustFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosAngels’ Blood by Nalini Singh

Jan 29, 2026 • 33min
Ep 447 - Queernorm Books and How to Schedule Library Holds!
Brea and Mallory tick off the first box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a queernorm book! Plus they give advice on scheduling library holds, and recommend queer hockey books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Sponsor -GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/GLASSESGRAZACODE: GLASSESGRAZA Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned -The End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise KennedySick Houses by Leila TaylorThe Library of the Unwritten by A.J. HackwithPaladin’s Grace by T. KingfisherHeated Rivalry by Rachel ReidWake Up, Nat & Darcy by Kate CochraneLike a Power Play by Elle SprinkleLove Pucked by Emily Silver

Jan 22, 2026 • 34min
Ep 446 - Should You Lie in Your Book Journal?
Brea and Mallory debate whether you should lie in your book tracker. Plus, they test out a wooden book stand and recommend books with complex political systems. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreThe Reading Glasses Book!Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupWish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinWooden book standBooks Mentioned -NOS4A2 by Joe HillIf You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You by Leigh SteinInfomocracy by Malka Ann OlderA Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, translated by Hildegarde Serle


