Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

Reading Glasses

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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 we...

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Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara

Episodes

Ep 115 - Books That Make You Feel Old and Other Historical Fiction with E.R. Ramzipoor! 29.08.2019 52:52

Brea and Mallory talk about historical fiction with E.R. Ramzipoor! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Promo Code - http://TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newslett...

Ep 114 - A Lovely Bread Dream and Other Happy Books and Gabrielle Civil! 22.08.2019 44:52

Brea and Mallory talk about books that make you happy and interview black feminist performance artist and poet Gabrielle Civil. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Plus Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List...

Ep 113 - Who’s Making These Books? 15.08.2019 33:14

Brea and Mallory break down publishing and solve some review guilt problems! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Books Mentioned - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Wilder Girls...

Ep 112 -How to Boil Water and Other Cookbooks and Sam Slaughter! 08.08.2019 48:38

Brea and Mallory talk about cookbooks and interview writer Sam Slaughter! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Lola mylola.com Use code GLASSES when you subscribe! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Re...

Ep 111 - Dusty, Sweaty Westerns and Del Howison! 01.08.2019 28:08

Brea and Mallory talk about westerns and interview author Del Howison! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Del Howison The Survival of Margaret Thomas by Del Howison Buy at Dark Delicacies ...

Ep 110 - The Benefits of the Snargle-Flargen - Your Brain on Books 25.07.2019 31:28

Brea and Mallory talk about what books do to your brain! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Plus Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Books Mentioned - They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us...

Ep 109 - When a Book is On a Bagel You Can Buy It Anytime and Matilda Sabal from the Bluestockings NYC Bookstore! 18.07.2019 42:31

Brea and Mallory talk about their rules for buying books and interview Matilda Sabal from the Bluestockings NYC Bookstore! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Plus TheGreatCoursesPlus. Com/Glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodre...

Ep 108 - Prison Libraries and How to Help Them and Jill Grunenwald 11.07.2019 37:21

Brea and Mallory talk about prison libraries and talk to author and podcaster Jill Grunenwald! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Promo Code - TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Glasses Sponsor - Lola MyLola.com Promo Code - Glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebo...

Ep 107 - Test Out God and Other Nonfiction with Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy 04.07.2019 50:10

Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the Reading Glasses 2019 Reader Challenge with Carrie Poppy and Ross Blocher from Oh No Ross and Carrie! - read a nonfiction book you don’t know anything about! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading G...

Ep 106 - Pride Reading Recommendations 2019 27.06.2019 28:27

Brea and Mallory recommend books for Pride month! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Arm and Hammer Cloud Control Kitty Litter Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Books Mentioned - The Farm by Joanne...

Ep 105 - Authors are Like Spiders with Sarah Kuhn! 20.06.2019 48:04

Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2019 Reading Glasses Reader Challenge - tell an author you love their work - with author Sarah Kuhn! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Arm and Hammer Cloud Control Kitty Litter! Sponsor - The Great Courses - The Art of Reading Th...

Ep 104 - Empty Planets, Trains and Swamps and Deb Spera! 13.06.2019 42:21

Brea and Mallory talk about a book’s sense of place and interview author Deb Spera! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses The Art of Reading TheGreatCourses.com/glasses Sponsor - Arm and Hammer Cloud Control Cat Litter Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Grou...

Ep 103 - Cups and Balls and Magic with Sarah Gailey 06.06.2019 48:34

Brea and Mallory talk about magic systems with author Sarah Gailey! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Storyworth storyworth.com/readingglasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Sarah Gailey Sarah's T...

Ep 102 - How To Talk About Books and Stoya! 30.05.2019 37:04

Brea and Mallory discuss the best way to talk about books and interview author Stoya. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Stoya Philosophy, Pussycats, & Porn by Stoya https://twit...

Ep 101 - Animal, Vegetable or Jesus? And Other Nature Books and Meredith May! 23.05.2019 37:41

Brea and Mallory talk about nature books and interview author Meredith May! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Promo Code - TheGreatCourses.com/Glasses Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newslette...

Ep 100 - Reader Challenge Check In - Our 100th Episode! 16.05.2019 39:06

Brea and Mallory celebrate 100 episodes of Reading Glasses with a reading challenge check in! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - The Great Courses Promo Code - TheGreatCourses.com/GLASSES Sponsor - BookCon Promo Code - BookCon2019.com/ReadingGlasses Links - Reading...

Ep 99 - Mysteries But In A Hurry and Tom Ryan! 09.05.2019 40:14

Brea and Mallory talk about thrillers vs. mysteries, and interview author Tom Ryan! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Lola Promo Code - 40% off with code GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Tom...

Ep 98 - French Flaps and Fancy Books and Alex Brown! 02.05.2019 28:49

Brea and Mallory talk about fancy book extras and interview author Alex Brown! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter MaxFun Pin Sale Alex Brown The Hidden History of Napa Valley by...

Ep 97 - Becoming A Tree Child and Adventure Books and Christopher Golden! 25.04.2019 32:07

Brea and Mallory talk about adventure books and interview author Christopher Golden! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Christopher Golden https://twitter.com/ChristophGolden Three...

Ep 96 - Cult Watch 2019 and Erica Boyce! 18.04.2019 35:51

Brea and Mallory talk about cult books and interview author Erica Boyce! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - BookCon June 1st & 2nd NYC bookcon2019.com/readingglasses Links - Erica Boyce Erica’s Twitter Erica’s Instagram Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses...

Ep 95 - Come Hither and Read with Kameron Hurley! 11.04.2019 37:34

Brea and Mallory talk about where you read and interview Kameron Hurley! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Kameron Hurley Kameron's Twitter Kameron's Patreon Books Mentioned - The M...

Ep 94 - Wet Grocery Flyers and How to Relax with Books with Lynn Chen! 04.04.2019 50:04

Brea and Mallory talk about relaxing with books and interview Lynn Chen, narrator of the Crazy Rich Asians audiobook. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - Lola www.mylola.com Promo Code - GLASSES Lull Mattress lull.com/reading Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group R...

Ep 93 - Sci Fi vs. The Bible with Henry Zebrowski 28.03.2019 50:03

Brea and Mallory welcome special guest Henry Zebrowski for a special MaxFunDrive episode about the Bible! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter Mallory’s Seattle Event Henry Zeb...

Ep 92 - Harry Potter and All The Magical Animals with Podcaster Vanessa Zoltan! 21.03.2019 48:00

Brea and Mallory finally talk about Harry Potter and interview one of the hosts of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, Vanessa Zoltan! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Max Fun Drive! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newslett...

Ep 92 - Sexy Book Lists and Other Book Quirks with Mike Chen! 14.03.2019 37:34

Brea and Mallory talk about book quirks and interview author Mike Chen! Use the hashtag #ReadingGlassesPodcast to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Sponsor - SquareSpace squarespace.com Promo Code - GLASSES for 10% off! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Amazon Wish List Newsletter...