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 weekly discussion geared towards all kinds of book lovers -- no matter what you read or how you read it.
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 472 - Not Just For Dogs - Summer Reading Essentials
37 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 471 - Most Anticipated Books for July/August 2026!
35 min
Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for July and August 2026! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Books Mentioned - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Trash! by Simon Pare-Poupart, translated by Pablo Strauss FULL LIST OF JULY AND AUGUST BOOKS HERE!! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 470 - Hotel/Motel Books & Library Thieves
35 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Bookmark Purse Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Books Mentioned - Strange Bedfellows by Amanda Motlock T he 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 469 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show - Oops All Unhappy Women
37 min
Brea and Mallory name their favorite books of 2026…so far. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 468 - Mid Year Reader Goal Check-In!
38 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Sci Fi Rex for Dads and Husbands 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 467 - Nosy and Creepy - Best and Worst POVs
38 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! ReciproCard Sci Fi Rex for Dads and Husbands 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 466 - Buying Dracula Himself - Is Reading for Rich People Now?
43 min
Brea and Mallory discuss whether or not reading is becoming a hobby for rich people! Plus, we solve a book tech problem about the new Libby holds suspension system, and recommend books set in Connecticut. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Storyworth www.storyworth.com/GLASSES Aura Frames www.auraframes.com CODE: GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! See Brea’s movie in Chattanooga! See Brea's movie in Seoul! Books as Luxury Items Books Mentioned - Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 465 - Testing Out Pagebound + Getting More Library Cards!
36 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here! Pagebound ReciproCard Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 464 - The Secrets of Talking About Books Online!
37 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 463 - Most Anticipated Books for May + June!
48 min
Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for May and June. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses Book Banning Bill PDF Book Banning Bill Info Books Mentioned - Odd Man In by Stephen Whyno Accumulation by Aimee Pokwatka ALL BOOKS FROM MAY AND JUNE HERE!! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 462 - Giving an Author a Second Chance + Briarwick Candles!
31 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Briarwick Candles Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 461 - Walking into Trees - Multitasking with Books + Mike Chen!!
1 hr 5 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Asimov’s Magazine Mike Chen The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen Walking Pad Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 460 - Ask Not What You Can Do For Reading - Why Do We Read?
42 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Become a member now and email us your receipt! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm Become a member now and email us your receipt! To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 459 - Do You Have Bad Taste in Books?
47 min
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! Become a MaxFun Member Right Now! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Join and Support the Show! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Event: Instagram Live at 5pm Friday, April 24th Here’s the Book We’re Reading! Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
BONUS Teaser - Reading Our Secret Book Journals!
10 min
Brea and Mallory go through their old secret book journals! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! To hear the rest of this, go to https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Casters on Casters: Jordan Morris and Mallory O'Meara
21 min
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. If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join . Edited by Jesus Ambrosio and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 458 - Mostly Vibes - What We Picture When We Read
40 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES StoryWorth www.storyworth.com/GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 457 - Introduction to the Show + Retired Book Hall of Fame!
40 min
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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Ingram Spark www.ingramspark.com/learnmore CODE: GLASSES15 Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Mallory’s Books! Books Mentioned - 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
Ep 456 - Most Anticipated for March and April!
43 min
Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for the start of spring. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! THE BIG GIANT LIST OF ANTICIPATED BOOKS IS HERE!! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES Links - Reading Glasses Facebook Group Reading Glasses Goodreads Group Wish List Newsletter Libro.fm To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! www.maximumfun.org/join Books Mentioned - Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble MARCH PICKS: Shared: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher Horror, historical 1899 North Carolina woods, monstrous maggots!!! Brea: Trace Elements by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer Mallory: Turn Off the Light by Jacquie Walters Horror, haunted house, two women centuries apart bound by the same secret Brea: Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich Short stories, fantasy, indigenous stories Mallory: The Keeper by Tana French New Tana fuckin French!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brea: I Love You Don’t Die by Jade Song Literary, horror, fantasy, queer, death-obsessed young woman with depression gets drawn into a throuple Mallory: Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips Historical mystery, 1920s Tennessee, locked room murder mystery set entirely in an underground waterfall Brea: Wretch: or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric LaRocca Horror, tech-Gothic about memory technology, gay Mallory: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Horror, queer, historical, dark academia, 1920s boarding school Brea: Westward Women by Alice Martin Sci fi where women 18-35 slow down and are drawn towards the Pacific Ocean until they reach it and disappear Mallory: The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula Historical romantasy, a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl and vows to protect him with the help of a fellow scholar and former fiancé APRIL PICKS Shared: The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen Sci fi, space opera Brea: The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva Sci fi, Arrival meets Wild Dark Shore Mallory: Honor and Heresy by Max Francis Horromance, gothic, dark academia, rivals to lovers, queer, haunted library Brea: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto Cozy mystery, almost divorced woman goes to culinary school to win back her husband and everything is suspicious when she arrives Mallory: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon Cozy sci fi, near future where all appliances are sentient Brea: Molka by Monika Kim Horror, thriller, spy cameras, revenge, technology Mallory: Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens Romantasy, witches, vampires, New Orleans Brea: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Horror, historical, parallel timelines, Japan, 1870s, mythology, ghosts Mallory: Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh Magical realism, sapphic, two women having an affair find a secret world where adulterers can live as couples Brea: Death Meets Cute by J Penner Cozy romantasy, witches, baked goods, necromancy Mallory: Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen Contemporary romance, football, sports romance, plus size FMC, coming home to a small town GO HERE FOR THE ENTIRE GIANT LIST MALLORY SPENT A WHOLE DAY PUTTING TOGETHER!! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses
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