Reading Glasses
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 435
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ep 231 - Trust Elves But Not Willy Wonka - Magic Food Books
Brea and Mallory finally talk about novels with magical food, review some unusual bookmarks and solve a Little Free Library dilemma. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 230 - Robots, Werewolves and Weird Sh*t - Books for Native American Heritage Month
Brea and Mallory talk about books they love for Native American Heritage Month, review bookmarks for kids and solve an eReader problem. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 229 - 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide
Brea and Mallory reveal their 2021 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide! Listen for tips on the best books and reading accessories for the readers in your life. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot c…
Ep 228 - Give Tuesday a Reason to Shine - Why Books Come Out on Tuesdays
Brea and Mallory talk about why books come out on Tuesdays, talk about having multiple library cards, and recommend books in quirky settings! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 227 - Horny Werewolves and Candlesticks in Books - Halloween 2021 with Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Brea and Mallory talk about werewolf books for Halloween! And interview SQUAD author Maggie Tokuda-Hall! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 226 - Microhistories and Girly Drinks!
Brea and Mallory talk about how we’re all using the word microhistory incorrectly and how that’s just fine. And they celebrate the release of Mallory’s new book GIRLY DRINKS and give some advice on s…
Ep 225 - Magic Spells to Give You More Time to Read
Brea and Mallory reveal the secret of how they read so much! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 224 - Comfort Reads and Comfort Chairs
Brea and Mallory talk about comfort reads and review the world’s weirdest reading chair. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 223 - Banned Books Week
Brea and Mallory talk about banned books for banned book week and help you decide what to do with a book you think is harmful. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 222 - Improving Your Reading Habits with Anne Bogel
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Ep 221 - Send That Monster to the Grocery Store and Cadwell Turnbull!
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Dipsea
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Mallory in conversa…
Ep 220 - Gotta Get Back to Kansas - Characters on a Journey and Cassandra Khaw
Ep 219 - What Books Are Coming Out? Plus Spooky Season Kickoff with Becky Spratford
Brea and Mallory talk about figuring out which books are coming out when, and interview author and librarian Becky Spratford! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 218 - How to Call a Book on the Phone and Tom Merritt
Brea and Mallory talk about ISBN numbers and interview author and podcaster Tom Merritt! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 217 - Enemies, Lovers, Chosen Ones - All About Tropes
Brea and Mallory discuss tropes, interview Madeleine Roux and talk about using library books on your Kindle. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 216 - How To Become a Book Dragon - Getting Books for Cheap
Brea and Mallory talk about finding books for cheap. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Rotman Business School
Ep 215 - How to Dump Books without Dumping Social Justice Goals
Brea and Mallory talk about some social justice book dumping dilemmas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 214 - How To Review A Book You Hated
Brea and Mallory talk about how to review a book you didn’t like and recommend books about danger lesbians. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 213 - How To Read When You’re Stressed Out and Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn
Brea and Mallory talk about stressed out reading, interviewing Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn, and talk about whether RPG books are books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
Ep 212 - Book Sniffing and Jordan Morris and Tony Cliff talking Bubble!
Brea and Mallory talk about book sniffing, interview author and podcaster Jordan Morris and Tony Cliff and finally review THE LAMINATOR! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!