- 37 minutes 46 secondsEp 483 - Banned Books Week - Being a Reader in a Dystopian Hellscape
Brea and Mallory tick off another book on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a banned book by an author that is still alive! Plus, they celebrate (mourn) banned books week with some tips on how to be readers in a dystopian world! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory DoctorowThe Third Period Comeback by E.K. Johnston
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Out of Darkness by Ashely Hope Perez
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8 October 2026, 2:30 pm - 27 minutes 50 secondsEp 482 - Dump ‘Em Out - When Good Books Peter Out
Brea and Mallory discuss what to do when a book starts out amazing…and peters out into a boring read. Plus, they solve a problem about taking books from a little free library, and recommend starter horror books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Runner by Ashton Lattimore
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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1 October 2026, 2:30 pm - 45 minutes 44 secondsEp 481 - Cozy Autumnal Books + GoodReads Friend Drama!
Brea and Mallory recommend cozy autumnal books! Plus, they solve a book tech problem about GoodReads friends, and give advice on what to do with inherited books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey Trousselot
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Shoot Your Shot by Lexi Lafleur Brown
I’m Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Craig Fergus
Caught Dead Handed by Carol. J Perry
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Direct Descendant by Tanya HuffHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
24 September 2026, 2:30 pm - 45 minutes 51 secondsEp 480 - How to Be a More Social Reader + Rebekah and David Ian McKendry!
Brea and Mallory discuss being a more social reader! Plus, they give advice on helping someone understand that graphic novels count as books, and interview Rebekah and David Ian McKendry about their new graphic novel! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Pretty Evil graphic novel!
Books Mentioned -
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
Tillinghast by Clare Cavenagh
Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
We Used to Live Here by Marcus KliewerHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
17 September 2026, 2:30 pm - 59 minutes 49 secondsEp 479 - September Most Anticipated Books! + Mike Chen!!
Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books of September! Plus, they interview Mike Chen about his debut YA novel! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Of Sorcery and Science
Books Mentioned -
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
How the Story Always Ends by Wendy Heard
Someone Else’s Daughter by Andrea Stewart
SEPTEMBER
The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig
Romantasy, sequel to The Knight and the Moth
Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel
Literary sci fi, dystopian, time travel
Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
YA romance, contemporary, autumn, rom com, enemies to lovers
The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman
Historical fantasy, witches, dark academia, 1950s Boston
The Wretched Divine by Adalyn Grace
Romantasy, lady knight, demons, high fantasy
Tempest by Victoria Aveyard
Historical romantasy, pirates, adventures, pirate queen
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel by Lucy Foley
Mystery in the Agatha Christie universe, cozy, Swiss Alps
Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison
Paranormal romance, angel and reaper, enemies to lovers, grumpy/grumpy
Dead Beat by Leigh Bardugo
Third in Ninth House trilogy
Threshing Day by Rebecca Yarros
Short stories in the Empyrean universe
Taipei Story by R.F. Kuang
Literary fantasy, coming of age, summer, romance, Taipei
Morfran, Dark Lord Reformed by S.B. West
High fantasy, funny, romantasy, rebellion, found family
The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon
Historical fiction, pirates, fantasy, Ireland, 16th century
We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
Mystery, sequel to We Solve Murders
Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske
Fantasy, dark academia, Grey’s Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, queer
Sometimes I Scare Myself by Jeneva Rose
Horror short stories
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw
Literary, wife of a megachurch pastor’s secret comes to light
Free Falling by Lyla Sage
Paranormal romance, haunted small town, fake relationship
Hawk and Sparrow by Ayana Gray
YA romantasy, mystery, magic, Gilded Age, historical
Scion by James Islington
Sci fi thriller, cyberpunk, John Wick meets Blade Runner
It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh
Thriller, woman attempting to catch cheating husband finds him dead
Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison
Horror, time loop, serial killer, romance
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Sci fi, romance, time travel, Antarctica, near future
A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin
Historical fantasy, witches, parallel timelines
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Historical fiction, family epic, Seoul, Sydney, California
Reign by Bethan Croome
Romantasy, found family, forbidden love, magic, adventure
Mazywood by Tananarive Due
Historical horror, female rage, Black Hollywood, filmmaking, California mountains
The Black Orchid by Loreth Anne White
Thriller, murder on a cruise through Aegean Sea
Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason
Literary fiction, mental health, books about books, loneliness
Cursed City by Kate Golden
Harker Academy #2, romantasy, dark academia
Big Bad Wolf by Laurie Gilmore
Paranormal romance, small town, Little Red Riding Hood retelling
Buried in the Woods Below by Daniel G. Miller
Thriller, psychological suspense, isolated setting, secrets, Minnesota
Nightjars by Michael Wehunt
Horror, Memento meets Dracula, man caught for crimes he doesn’t remember
The Commons by Rebecca Ihim
New Adult romantasy, dystopian dark academia
Switzy by Emma Cline
Literary fiction, aging man’s last pilgrimage
Paper Ghosts by Sarah Addison Allen
Magical realism, romance, ghosts, parallel timelines, 1970s, North Carolina
The Sweetest Fiend by Raven Kennedy
Dark romance, fae, enemies to lovers, Pied Piper retelling
Midnight Curfew by Penelope Douglas
Queer dark romance, MLM, enemies to lovers, rivals from opposing families
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D. Huberman
Nonfiction, science, self help
The Pumpkin Bride by Fiona Buttercup
Cozy romantasy, autumnal, second chance romance, Shrek meets Princess Bride with pumpkins
Ply by Hernan Diaz
Sci fi, dystopia, far future, humans reinventing society
Blightfall by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
YA sci fi, space, dystopia, intergalactic mission to an alien world
Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
Horror, trad wife influencers, social media, journalist’s descent into evil world of influencing
I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell by Mackenzie Reed
Horromance, office worker accidentally witnesses her hot boss performing an exorcism
The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins
Historical fiction, Italy, family saga, three Italian American generations of women
Harbinger by Geneva Lee
New Adult romantasy, magic, mythology, magic
Bones by K.L. Speer
Dark romantasy, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, magic
The Disappearers by Marlon James
Historical fiction, 1980s Jamaica, murder of a gay man
The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi
YA fantasy, dark academia, rage, yearning, woman’s darkness
Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir from the Child of a Mail-Order Bride by Katya Suvorova
Nonfiction
Crown of Crimson and Crows by Tessa Hale
Romantasy, why choose, witches, vampires, enemies to lovers
Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia
Romance, small town, grumpy rock star + sunshine children’s show creature working together
Espiritu by Aiden Thomas
Sequel to Cemetery Boys!!!
Kneel Before Me by Lindsay Straube
Kiss of the Basilisk book #3
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury
Historical romance, mystery, post WWII Oxford University, undercover operatives
Empire by Sabaa Tahir
Heir Duology #2
Doomsdate by Laura Piper Lee
Horromance, rom com, zombie apocalypse
I Am the Monster Under the Bed by Emily Zinnikas
Horror, invisible entity under a bed, return to small town
Fallow by Sarah Anderson
Sci fi, funny, young woman signs up to be the world’s first in-house corporate surrogate
Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm
Horror, haunted house, three generations of Palestinian women deal with haunting in ancestral home
We Already Dug the Grave by Emma C. Wells
Thriller, Southern Gothic, Sharp Objects with a dash of Practical Magic
Kiss of the Black Flame by Helene Scheuerer
Romantasy, books about books, magic, found family, forced proximity
Blacktail by Scott Hawkins
Dark fantasy, a wolf sets out on a journey of revenge
The Paradox Club by Charlie Lovett
Sci fi mystery, secret society, woman uncovers truth about her father’s death that could alter course of history
The Velvet Knife by Maureen Johnson
Truly Devious #6
The Lost Spectacular by Zoe Duhaime
Fantasy, romance, Night Circus meets Midnight Library
Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Nonfiction
The Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (and Other Acts of Tyranny) by Tiffany Hunt
Guides to Villainy and Love #2, romantasy
Wildwood by Ashley Woo
Mystery, horror, gothic, family estate with secrets, creepy forest
The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters
Historical fiction, family, legacy, small Nova Scotia town, Indigenous traditions
Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea by Kathleen Kaufman
Horror, fantasy, gothic, mystery, microbial biology, witchcraft
So It Grows by Andie Burke
Romance, cozy, small town, business rivals to lovers, plant shop
You’re the One That I Haunt by Katie Jung
Paranormal romance, woman teams up with hot ghost to save her childhood crush from a curse
The Strangers by Naomi Alderman
Sci fi, grief, weird new animal spreading across America
A Snake Among Swans by Hannah Kaner
Queer romantasy, sapphic, epic fantasy, magic, warring kingdoms, female rage
If Not You by Ellen O’Clover
Romance, rival copywriters, forced proximity
The Thief and the Traitor Bride by V.L. Bovalino
Romantasy set in the world of The Second Death of Locke
The Mystic and the Missing Girl by Vikki VanSickle
Mystery, reluctant psychic, tarot, cold case
Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher
Horror fantasy, vampires
In the Dark by Shain Rose
Dark romance, secret society, enemies to lovers, ultra-private billionaire enclave
The Sisters of Crimson House by Melissa Anderson Sweazy
Horror, gothic, mystery, ghosts, psychic, haunted house, evil entity
In the Woods They Wait by Carrie Lee South
Horror, thriller, park ranger obsesses with case of missing child that mirrors disappearance of her brother
Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latine Horror edited by Cynthia Pelayo
Horror short stories
Witch Daughter by Tanaz Bhathena
Historical fantasy, retelling of Tahmineh, Persian mythology, witches
Anger Is Only a Shadow by Elizabeth Acevedo
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10 September 2026, 2:30 pm - 32 minutes 30 secondsEp 478 - Wheelhouse Renovations to Improve Your Reading Life
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: update your wheelhouse! Plus, they give advice on reading challenges, and recommend some mysterious hotel books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett
Happiness by Will FergusonThe Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Floating Hotel by Grace CurtisHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
3 September 2026, 2:30 pm - 51 minutes 19 secondsEp 477 - The Rules of Letting People Borrow Your Books (No Rats)
Brea and Mallory debate the rules of letting people borrow your books. Plus, they give advice on bloody library books, and recommend pre-historic fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn MoonShaman by Kim Stanley Robinson
Ivory Carver series by Sue Harrison
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27 August 2026, 2:30 pm - 38 minutes 35 secondsEp 476 - Rex for Books with Unique Structures!
Brea and Mallory recommend books with unique structures! Plus, they solve a reader problem about offensive audiobook narrators, and recommend horror graphic novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz
The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel KarpAll This & More by Peng Shepherd
No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
The Supernatural Enhancements by Edgar Cantero
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
Strange Houses and Strange Buildings by uketsu, translated by Jim Rion
Clara & the Devil by Olivie Blake and Little Chmura
The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashely Robin Franklin
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20 August 2026, 2:30 pm - 28 minutes 20 secondsEp 475 - Getting Rid of Inherited Book Shame!
Brea and Mallory help you de-shame your reading life! Plus, they solve a problem about finding a book from your past, and recommend books written by an author pair. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon
Poseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality by Helen Scales
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
The Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish by Emily Voigt
Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
13 August 2026, 2:30 pm - 19 minutes 44 secondsBONUS! Member Book Rex for July/August!
Brea and Mallory give out book rex for their beloved MaxFun members! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
Even Though I Knew The End by C.L. Polk
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero
All Hallows by Christopher Golden
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7 August 2026, 3:30 pm - 35 minutesEp 474 - Halflings Love Mushrooms - Themed Snacks/Drinks for the RG Challenge! + Matthew Medney!
Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: have a themed snack or drink with the book you’re reading! Plus, they give advice on what to do with gifted books, and talk to publisher and web series creator, Matthew Medney from Gungnir Books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls by Ben Farthing
Strange Buildings by uketsu, translated by Jim Rion
Teddy Bears Never Die by Yeeon Cho, translated by Sung Ryu
How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jesse Silva
Iron Gold by Pierce BrownHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
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