Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: try a reading app or gadget. They test out Pagebound! Plus, they give advice on what to do when your library’s resources are cut and recommend indigenous fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig

The Wardrobe Project by Emma Edwards

The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Peacekeeper by B.L. Blanchard

Earthdivers by Stephen Graham Jones and Davide Gianfelice

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Brea and Mallory reveal the secrets of talking about books on the internet. Plus, they solve a problem about a page falling out of a book you borrowed, and recommend ocean-centric books for an aquarium book club. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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My Monster Boyfriend edited by C Spike Trotman

It Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect by Gaelynn Lea

Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen, translated by David Hackston

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Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for May and June. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Odd Man In by Stephen Whyno

Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka
 

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Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: give an author a second chance. Plus, they test out Briarwick candles, and give tips for when you space out during audiobooks. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

The Perilous Deep by Karl Bell

Cloud Nine by Fearne Hill

Halo by E.M. Lindsey

Love Him Desperate by E.M. Lindsey

White Cat Black Dog by Kelly Link

The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan

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Brea and Mallory talk about the pros and cons of multitasking while reading. Plus they test out popular home walking pad, and interview author Mike Chen! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen

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Enshitiffication by Cory Doctorow

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

We Could Be…Bowie and His Heroes by Tom Hagler

The Third Period Comeback by E.K. Johnston

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Brea and Mallory talk about why they read! Plus, they give advice on figuring out if a book is not for you or it’s just a bad audiobook narrator, and recommend books about religion gone wrong. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Spectators by Brian K. Vaughn and Nico Henrichon

Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

The Body by Bethany C Morrow

The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davison

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Brea and Mallory debate whether or not they have bad taste in books. Plus, they debate the ethics of selling used books, and recommend romances where the protagonists swap bodies. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Lights Out by Navessa Allen

A Place Both Wonderful and Strange by Scott Meslow

Switched by Evangeline Anderson

My Lady My Lord by Katharine Ashe

Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman

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Brea and Mallory go through their old secret book journals! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters.

In this episode, Mallory O'Meara (Reading Glasses & Reading Smut), and Jordan Morris (Free with Ads & Jordan, Jesse, Go!) improvise a musical number, sing the praises of one another, and Yes, AND...with one another. It's a hilarious conversation with a few life lessons sprinkled in.

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Edited by Jesus Ambrosio and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun.

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Brea and Mallory talk about what they picture when they read! Plus, they debate who should check out large print books from the library, and recommend compelling middle grade books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus

Unread by Oliver James

 

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo

 

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

 

A Wish in the Dark

The Tryout: A Graphic Novel

 

Measuring Up: A Graphic novel by Lily Lamotte

The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

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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!

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A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa

Why Are People Into That? by Tina Horn

Priestdaddy

Every 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-Sirafi

Mexican Gothic

A Psalm for the Wild Built

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Light from Uncommon Stars

A Letter to the Luminous Deep

Legends and Lattes

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