Reading Glasses

Brea and Mallory explain…Reading Glasses! For new listeners, here’s a breakdown of the show. For veteran listeners, they explain the root of longtime jokes and name all their retired book recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Ingram Sparkwww.ingramspark.com/learnmore 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/joinMallory’s Books!   Books Mentioned -A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa Why Are People Into That? by Tina Horn PriestdaddyEvery Heart a Doorway   A Head Full of Ghosts   Magic for Liars   Anything by Samantha Irby   Circe   Exit West   The Girl with the Louding Voice   We Ride Upon Sticks   My Best Friend’s Exorcism   The Hunger   Library of the Dead   Here and Now and Then   10,000 Doors of January   Camp   Dread Nation Shady Hollow   The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiMexican GothicA Psalm for the Wild BuiltEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of FaeriesLight from Uncommon StarsA Letter to the Luminous DeepLegends and Lattes

Two readers sprint through a massive list of spring releases, spotlighting creepy historical horrors, queer literary chills, and imaginative romantasy. They tease haunted houses, locked-room mysteries, tech-gothic memory tales, and monstrous folklore. Short fiction, cozy mysteries, and space-opera previews also make the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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