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Reading Glasses

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...

Ep 456 - Most Anticipated for March and April!

43 mins; April 02, 2026

Ep 455 - Hot Tips for ADHD Readers + Pirate/Treasure Hunting Rex!

35 mins; March 26, 2026

Ep - 454 - Solving All Your Book Club Drama with Chelsea Stardust!

68 hours 9 mins; March 19, 2026

Ep 453 - Permission to Read - Why We Love Readathons

28 mins; March 12, 2026

Ep 452 - Escapist Book Rex!

40 mins; March 05, 2026

Ep 451 - Being Well Read with Rebecca Schinsky!

53 mins; February 26, 2026

Ep 450 - Read a Genre You’ve Never Tried!

33 mins; February 19, 2026

Ep 449 - A Better Metric for Book Tracking?

38 mins; February 12, 2026

Ep 448 - Can You Be Too Critical of a Book?

34 mins; February 05, 2026

Ep 447 - Queernorm Books and How to Schedule Library Holds!

32 mins; January 29, 2026

Ep 446 - Should You Lie in Your Book Journal?

33 mins; January 22, 2026

Ep 445 - Most Anticipated for January and February + Danika from Book Riot!

50 mins; January 15, 2026

Ep 444 - New Year Book Tracking!

34 mins; January 08, 2026

Ep 443 - 2026 New Year’s Reader Resolutions!

33 mins; January 01, 2026

Ep 442 - Yearly Reading Wrap Up + 2026 Challenge Reveal!

40 mins; December 18, 2025

Ep 441 - Best Books of the Year 2025!

56 mins; December 11, 2025

Ep 440 - Best Book COVERS of the Year + Alonso Duralde!

48 mins; December 04, 2025

Ep 439 - How to Make a Best of List + Meredith from Fangoria!

51 mins; November 27, 2025

Ep 438 - What’s the Ideal Wheelhouse Size?

40 mins; November 20, 2025

Ep 437 - So Many Magical Cafes - Our Favorite Establishments in Books!

40 mins; November 13, 2025

Ep 436 - Most Anticipated for November & December + THE LIBRARIANS!

59 mins; November 06, 2025

Ep 435 - Human Monsters + Alma Katsu!

49 mins; October 30, 2025

Ep 434 - How to Find the Perfect Writing Style for Your Brain

35 mins; October 23, 2025

Ep 433 - Epistolary Novels and Upsetting Libby Changes!

37 mins; October 16, 2025

Ep 432 - Hot Tips for Focusing on Reading + Adam Sockel!

64 hours 10 mins; October 09, 2025

Ep 431 - Did Not Finish Books Vs Not Right Now Books

36 mins; October 02, 2025

Ep 430 - The Easiest Type of Book Club + Wet Books

32 mins; September 25, 2025

Ep 429 - Aging Up Your Book Taste + Becky Spratford!

69 hours 23 mins; September 18, 2025

Ep 428 - Signed Copies and Protective Covers - How Precious Should You Be With Your Books?

42 mins; September 11, 2025

Ep 427 - Most Anticipated Books for September and October!

44 mins; September 04, 2025

Ep 426 - The Most Underrated Books of the Year

31 mins; August 28, 2025

Ep 425 - Should You Gift Books to Nonreaders?

42 mins; August 21, 2025

Ep 424 - Honk Honk - Reading Really Long Books

36 mins; August 14, 2025

Ep 423 - Is Jailbreaking Your eReader Worth It?

38 mins; August 07, 2025

Ep 422 - Books for Every Mood!

52 mins; July 31, 2025

Ep 421 - Avocados are Romantasy: How to Avoid Bad Book Marketing

37 mins; July 24, 2025

Ep 420 - Digesting Books Forrest Gump Style - Reading Slowly!

37 mins; July 17, 2025

Ep 419 - Mid-Year Goal Check in and G from Book Roast Talks CAWPILE!

50 mins; July 10, 2025

Ep 418 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!

42 mins; July 03, 2025

Ep 417 - Anticipated Books for July and August!

41 mins; June 26, 2025

Ep 416 - Fooled by Blondes - Best and Worst Tropes

39 mins; June 19, 2025

Ep 415 - How Tall is that Ship? Journey Books + Madeleine Roux!

59 mins; June 12, 2025

Ep 414 - Book Buying vs Book Reading - Different Hobbies!

42 mins; June 05, 2025

Ep 413 - Award Winning Books and Reading Grease

34 mins; May 29, 2025

Ep 412 - Do You Need a TBR? TBR Tips!

37 mins; May 22, 2025

Ep 411 - Authors Are Like Spiders - Tips for Author Interactions and Plot Driven Rex!

43 mins; May 15, 2025

Ep 410 - Facts for Parties - Science Books for the Reading Glasses Challenge!

36 mins; May 08, 2025

Ep 409 - Most Anticipated Books for May and June + Cures for Book Hangovers!

49 mins; May 01, 2025

Ep 408 - Self Imposed Book Rules and Romance Ratings!

35 mins; April 24, 2025

Ep 407 - How to Protect Libraries From Fascism + Bookshop eBooks!

39 mins; April 17, 2025

Ep 406 - Dumb Butts - Pick a Book Based on the Title!

37 mins; April 10, 2025

Ep 405 - Spring Book Rex + Book Tattoos from Trash Baby Authors

45 mins; April 03, 2025

Ep 404 - The Best and Worst Reading Snacks

33 mins; March 27, 2025

Ep 403 - Can You Beat Mallory in Book Trivia?

35 mins; March 20, 2025

Bonus Content Sample - MORE AMA!

11 mins; March 18, 2025

Ep 402 - The Oldest Book on Your TBR + Rex for Grandmas!

31 mins; March 13, 2025

Ep 401 - Hot Genre Alert - Queernorm Books!

34 mins; March 06, 2025

Ep 400 - Our Favorite Books of ALL TIME + AMA to Celebrate 400 Episodes!

40 mins; February 27, 2025

Ep 399 - How to Get into History Books + Daughter of Daring!

50 mins; February 20, 2025

Ep 398 - Library Newsletter and Helping Picky Readers

37 mins; February 13, 2025

Ep 397 - How To Write a Book Review

32 mins; February 06, 2025

Ep 396 - Most Anticipated Books for the Start of 2025 + Clay McLeod Chapman!

55 mins; January 30, 2025

Ep 395 - Tracking Your Reading with Traci Thomas!

54 mins; January 23, 2025

Ep 394 - How to Handle Book Snobs

50 mins; January 16, 2025

Ep 393 - Why 3 Star Reads Are Important

33 mins; January 09, 2025

Ep 392 - 2025 Reader Resolutions!

49 mins; January 02, 2025

Ep 391 - Best Books of 2024!

64 hours 41 mins; December 26, 2024

Ep 390 - 2024 Challenge Wrap Up + Next Year’s Challenge!

46 mins; December 19, 2024

Ep 389 - Non-Numerical Reading Goals for the New Year!

34 mins; December 12, 2024

Ep 388 - Are Cozy Books Brat?

36 mins; December 05, 2024

Ep 387 - December Most Anticipated Books!

42 mins; November 28, 2024

Ep 386 - Fable + Are Social Media Apps Worth It?

41 mins; November 21, 2024

Ep 385 - Picking a Book Based on the Cover + Bookish Candles!

36 mins; November 14, 2024

Ep 384 - How Long Should You Keep a Book on Your TBR?

31 mins; November 07, 2024

Ep 383 - Holiday Reads and Help for Mood Readers!

33 mins; October 31, 2024

Ep 382 - Monsters and Demons + Tips on Recommending Books!

39 mins; October 24, 2024

Ep 381 - Book Hangover Cures + Tom Ryan!

49 mins; October 17, 2024

Ep 380 - Is This Book Buzzy or a Modern Classic?

37 mins; October 10, 2024

Ep 379 - Mo’ Book Clubs, Mo’ Problems

42 mins; October 03, 2024

Ep 378 - Autumn’s Hottest Books!

46 mins; September 26, 2024

Ep 377 - How to Find Someone Reading the Same Book as You

35 mins; September 19, 2024

Ep 376 - Gay and Spooky - Queer Horror Rex!

37 mins; September 12, 2024

Ep 375 - Sexy Spreadsheets - Testing the CAWPILE System

33 mins; September 05, 2024

Ep 374 - The Best Book Rating Systems + Huge News!

36 mins; August 29, 2024

Ep 373 - Top Glasser Books of the 21st Century!

34 mins; August 22, 2024

Ep 372 - So Much Sand - Favorite Summer Books!

40 mins; August 15, 2024

Ep 371 - Stop Picking Up the Wrong Books!

32 mins; August 08, 2024

Ep 370 - A New Fake World - Reading Appeal Factors

32 mins; August 01, 2024

Ep 369 - Most Anticipated Books for August and September!

37 mins; July 25, 2024

Ep 368 - Dealing With Bad Book Opinions with Jordan Morris!

55 mins; July 18, 2024

Ep 367 - Worms for Pencils and All the Types of Fantasy!

30 mins; July 11, 2024

Ep 366 - Reading Buzzy Books and Cone Fingers

37 mins; July 04, 2024

Ep 365 - Can You Convert a Non-Reader? Plus Jeremy Lambert!

42 mins; June 27, 2024

Ep 364 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!

42 mins; June 20, 2024

Ep 363 - Books Set in a Country You’ve Never Been To + Book Muscles!

37 mins; June 13, 2024

Ep 362 - Gateway Fantasy Rex! Plus Honker Reading Tips

42 mins; June 06, 2024

Ep 361 - Ep 361 - How to Budget Your Book Money + Alonso Duralde & Hollywood Pride!

46 mins; May 30, 2024

Ep 360 - Overcoming Content Warnings and Crappy Stickers

35 mins; May 23, 2024

Ep 359 - A Date with Bugs: Tips for Reading in Public

33 mins; May 16, 2024

Ep 358 - Debut Novels and Shopping for an eReader!

40 mins; May 09, 2024

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