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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I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp

Long Division by Kiese Laymon

All 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

The Yield by Tara June Winch

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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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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Recommendation Party - Members Only August 21st 6pm PT

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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-Broka

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Brea and Mallory give out book rex for their beloved MaxFun members! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Time Was by Ian McDonald

Even Though I Knew The End by C.L. Polk

Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

 

Vicious by V. E. Schwab

The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

All Hallows by Christopher Golden

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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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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 Brown

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Brea and Mallory have a new genre alert for healing fiction! Plus, they give advice on reading too much of the same genre, and recommend asexual romance novels. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

Lovers XXX by Allie Rowbottom

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Kamagowa Food Detectives

The Traveling Cat Chronicles

 

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann

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Brea and Mallory name their summer reading essentials! Plus, they give tips on getting through required reading and recommend weird space books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Teddy Bears Never Die by Cho Yeeun, translated by Sung Ryu

Turn Off the Light by Jacquie Walters

 

Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus

The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean

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Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for July and August 2026! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Trash! by Simon Pare-Poupart, translated by Pablo Strauss

FULL LIST OF JULY AND AUGUST BOOKS HERE!!

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Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a book set in a hotel or motel! Plus, they test out the viral purse bookmark, and debate whether or not you should steal a signed book from the library. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

Strange Bedfellows by Amanda Motlock

The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

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Brea and Mallory name their favorite books of 2026…so far. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

How to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jessie Sylva

 

A Midnight Pastry Shop by Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa

The Keeper by Tana French

Molka by Monika Kim

Our Sister’s Keeper by Jasmine Holmes

Westward Women by Alice Martin

 

Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka

 

The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook

Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

The Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman

A Hymn to Life by Gisele Pelicot, translated by Ruth Diver and Natasha Lehrer

Dead Weight by Hildur Knottsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal

It Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect by Gaelynn Lea

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Brea and Mallory check in on their 2026 reader goals! Plus, they give advice on talking about distressing books, and recommend books with Black authors. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

Molka by Monika Kim

The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale by C.M. Waggoner

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

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Brea and Mallory rank their favorite and least favorite POVs! Plus they test out ReciproCard and talk about how long they wait to start a new book after finishing the last one. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Chattanooga Film Festival - Grind

Glasser Aphantasia Survey

Books Mentioned - 

Westward Women by Alice Martin

Dead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Great Work by Sheldon Costa

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