Brea and Mallory talk about how to deal with book snobs! Plus, they test out those snack trays for Stanley Cups to see if they’re good for reading, and recommend historical fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novak

A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane

 

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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

Brea and Mallory discuss whether three star reads are good for your literary life! Plus, they solve a problem about a harmful book in a library, and recommend books where typography is part of the plot. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Brea and Mallory talk about their 2025 reader resolutions, and how they did on 2024’s. Plus, they deliver a ruling on whether you’re responsible for what someone buys with a bookstore giftcard. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

Why We Remember by Charan Ranganath

The City in Glass by Nghi Vo

Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Girl in Red by Christina Henry

The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

The Night Guest by Hilda Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal

Margo’s Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley

An Academy of Liars by Alexis Henderson

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming

All This & More by Peng Shepherd

Summers End by Juneau Black

A Better World by Sarah Langan

Enlightenment by Sarah Perry

I’m Starting to Worry about This Black Box of Doom by Joseph Pargin

The Village Library Demon Hunting Society by C.M Waggoner

Model Home by Rivers Solomon

Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu

Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

The Hunter by Tana French

The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood

Woodworm by Layla Martinez, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott

Hack/Slash: Back to School by Zoe Thorogood

The Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa Sharpe

I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantaz

I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall

The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

In Utero by Chris Gooch

Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pederson

Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri

Confess by Rob Halford

Brea and Mallory do their 2024 reading wrap up! Plus, they announce the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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BOOKS

Honker (500+pages)

Oldest book on your TBR

Epistolary novel

A science book

Award winning book by a person of color

ACTIVITIES

Pick a book based on the title

Read a book slowly (over the course of a month or two)

Subscribe to a library newsletter

Make a list of your top ten books of the year (front or backlist!)

Two person book club with a friend

Books Mentioned - 

The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch

The Village Library Demon Hunting Society C.M. Waggoner

Brea and Mallory recommend non-numerical reading goals. Plus, they test out a bookish gift kit and recommend audiobooks for boyfriends. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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James by Percival Everett

The Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. Huchu

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

World War Z by Max Brooks

No Gods No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

Brea and Mallory tick off the last box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - read a cozy book! Plus, they test out a romance challenge and solve a problem about how to talk to authors about their sad memoirs! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com.

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Books Mentioned - 

Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time by Barry Sonnenfeld

Coup de Grace by Sofia Ajram

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan

Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis

Brea and Mallory reveal their last anticipated books episode for 2024! Plus, they test out the Boox eReader and settle a debate about Audible Originals. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Literary fiction, grief, family, love, slow burn apocalypse

Rental House by Weike Wang
Literary fiction, short, marriage, family seen through the lens of two vacations

Woo Woo by Ella Baxter
Literary fiction, making art as a woman

Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
Queer literary fiction, two ancient sisters who are both human and snake

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Romantasy, monsters, hot blacksmith, journey through hellscape

The Rivals by Jane Pek

Mystery, sequel to The Verifiers

My Darling Boy by Helen Cooper

Thriller, murder, small town, disappearance, two angry moms

Under Loch and Key by Lana Ferguson

Paranormal romance, Scotland, Loch Ness monster

The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen

Historical fantasy, magic garden, Victorian London

We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis

YA historical horror inspired by the Beast of Gevaudan

What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

YA horror, Yellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted, queer

Dust by Alison Stine

YA sci fi, dystopia, climate change, partially deaf protagonist

How Could You by Ren Strapp

New adult queer graphic novel, friendship, love

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich
YA romance, gay, spin on The Princess Diaries

Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha Allen
Queer supernatural romance, ghostwriting for an actual ghost

I Might Be in Trouble by Daniel Aleman
Literary, gay, comedy, mystery, guy waking up to find his date is dead

The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn

Queer dystopian literary sci fi, road trip, survival

No Place to Bury the Dead by Karina Sainz Borgo, translated by Elizabeth Bryer

Literary, dystopia, plague that causes amnesia, migrant crisis, border crisis

Berlin Atomized by Julia Kornsberg, translated by Jack Rockwell and Julia Kornsberg

Literary epic, spans 30 years all over globe, follows 3 siblings at the end of the world

Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson

Literary, romance, anxious protagonist, finding yourself, funny

The World With Its Mouth Open by Zahid Rafiq

Debut short story collection, literary

Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown

Historical fiction, 1960s Alabama, self discovery

Dating & Dragons by Kristy Boyce

YA romance about D&D

Stuck in the Country With You by Zuri Day
City-meets-country romance

Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall

Regency romance, marriage of convenience

How to Get a Life in Ten Dates by Jenny L. Howe
Rom-com, fat protagonist, besties to lovers

P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connely

Rom-com, enemies to lovers, cross country journey

Mechanize My Hands to War by Erin K. Wagner
Sci fi, near future, AI, rural Appalachia, state violence

How to Steal a Galaxy by Beth Revis
Romanti-scifi, sequel

Trouble Island by Sharon Short
Historical thriller, Lake Erie, 1930s, locked room mystery, prohibition gangster wives

Alter Ego by Alex Segura

Sci fi, mystery, comic books, superheroes, storytelling

Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat

Historical fiction, 1960s Oakland and Chicago, Black Panther Party, misogyny in social movements

Brea and Mallory test out Fable and decide whether bookish social media apps are worth using. Plus, they recommend books with folklorist protagonists and debate whether you should use the library bathroom. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned -

A Better World by Sarah Langan

Confess by Rob Halford

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

The Fair Folk by Su Bristow

Fruiting Bodies by Kathryn Harlan

Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2024 Reading Glasses Challenge - pick a book based on the cover. Plus, they test a bookish candle and recommend YA books and graphic novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Mallory’s Book!

Paddywax Poe Candle

Mallory’s Candle Rex:
Burke and Hare, Lichen and Limestone

Books Mentioned - 

Model Home by Rivers Solomon

The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry

Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Brea and Mallory talk about books that have been on their TBRs for a long time and why they keep them there. Plus, they recommend graphic novels and solve an audiobook gifting problem! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer

Local Man by Tim Seeley

Hellboy by Mike Mignola

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Blame! Tokyo Ghoul, Kaguya Sama, Tokyo Revengers, Made in Abyss, Biomega