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
- 434
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ep 34 - Get More Pages In and John Hodgman!
Brea and Mallory give out hot tips on getting more reading in and interview author and podcaster John Hodgman! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at reading…
Ep 33 - If You Wanna be My Lover, You Gotta Get with My Library and Overdrive’s Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald!
Brea and Mallory revel in the glory of libraries, and interview Adam Sockel and Jill Grunenwald from Overdrive. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 32 - Audiobooks, Bed Hamburgers and Wil Wheaton!
Brea and Mallory finally talk about audiobooks, and interview actor, writer and audiobook performer Wil Wheaton! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion. Email us at readi…
Ep 31 - Short Stories are Like a Box of Chocolates and Interview with author Amal El-Mohtar!
Brea and Mallory talk about short fiction and interview author Amal El-Mohtar! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.
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Ep 30 - Adding more Ampersands to Your Life and New Year’s Resolutions You MIGHT ACTUALLY KEEP
This episode, Brea and Mallory help you make some New Year’s reader resolutions and test out a reading journal! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readin…
Ep 29 - Born with Glasses and Memoirs with Anna Akana
Brea and Mallory talk about reading memoirs, and interview writer and actor Anna Akana! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail…
Ep 28 What to Give the Book Person who has Everything and Ask a Librarian with Brazos Price!
Brea and Mallory present the Reading Glasses Holiday Gift Giving Guide! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Ep 27 Indie Bookstores: Great Place For A Date (Unless You're Mallory) and Steven Salardino of Skylight Books!
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about why indie bookstores are awesome, interview Skylight Books manager Steven Salardino and bust some page skipping book shame. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses t…
Ep 26 - Sexy, Naked Books and Book Cover Discussion! and Creative Director Lauren Panepinto
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about judging books by their covers and interview creative director Lauren Panepinto! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us…
Ep 25 - Do Bestseller Lists Matter?
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about bestseller lists and review some reading lights. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gm…
Ep 24 - How to Always Have Snacks and Other Self-Help Books and Brook Sitgraves Turner talks Adulting!
This episode, Brea and Mallory bust some myths about self help books, talk to podcaster Brook Sitgraves Turner and review some book perfume. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online d…
Ep 23 - There's a Pencil Stuck in My Nose and Other Middle Grade Issues and a Colin Meloy Interview!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss middle grade books, and interview author and musician Colin Meloy. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Send your thoughts to re…
Ep 22 - Should You Throw Away Your Books by Garbage People? and Jessa Crispin Interview!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss book politics, interview author and podcaster Jessa Crispin and solve your bathtub reading problems. Use the hashtag #PagePolitics on Twitter and Instagram to p…
Ep 21- Small Talk at Parties or Werewolves: A Guide to Scary Halloween Books and Paul Tremblay
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk Halloween reading and interview author Paul Tremblay. You can participate in online discussion by using #ScaryPages! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot…
Ep 20 - Comic Sans on Your Tombstone and Amber Benson!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss comics and talk to author Amber Benson. Use the hashtag #ReadingComics to participate in discussion on Twitter and Instagram!
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Ep. 19 - The Dragon and Murderer Book Club and Also Other Book Club Advice
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This episode, Brea and Mallory finally talk about book clubs, review some really weird pillows and share their fears of ending up in a cult. Use the hashtag #RollIntoTheBookClub to parti…
Ep 18 - Nonfiction: Not Just for Dads! and Caitlin Doughty Interview!
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about the benefits of reading nonfiction and interview author Caitlin Doughty. To participate in discussion on Instagram and Twitter, use the hashtag #NonfictionLo…
Ep 17 - Crowbar the Movie out of Your Brain: Movie Adaptations and Author Shrabani Basu
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about book to movie adaptations, interview author Shrabani Basu, and help you read with motion sickness. Participate in discussion online with the hashtag #BookAda…
Ep 16 - A Large Latte and a Translated Book Please plus Translator Didi Chanoch!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss translated fiction, interview publisher and translator Didi Chanoch, and Brea thinks you should eat some pancakes. Use the hashtag #TranslatedBookLove on Instag…
Ep 15 - Book Etiquette Tips or Maybe Just Put People in the Trash and Gail Carriger!
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss the fine points of book etiquette and interview author Gail Carriger. Participate in online discussion with the use of this week’s hashtag #Readtiquette!
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