This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss book politics, interview author and podcaster Jessa Crispin and solve your bathtub reading problems. Use the hashtag #PagePolitics on Twitter and Instagram to participate in online discussion! Send your thoughts to readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com. Books Mentioned - A Night In The Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Tin Star by Cecil Castellucci T...
Nov 02, 2017•35 min•Ep. 21
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk Halloween reading and interview author Paul Tremblay. You can participate in online discussion by using #ScaryPages! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Sponsors - Read Dog Books http://read.dog/glasses Warby Parker https://www.warbyparker.com/readingglasses Books Mentioned - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas A Cold Season by Alison Littlewood My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman The Bl...
Oct 26, 2017•35 min•Ep. 20
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss comics and talk to author Amber Benson. Use the hashtag #ReadingComics to participate in discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group GeekDad - eReading Comics https://geekdad.com/2016/08/rea...
Oct 19, 2017•39 min•Ep. 19
Show Notes - This episode, Brea and Mallory finally talk about book clubs, review some really weird pillows and share their fears of ending up in a cult. Use the hashtag #RollIntoTheBookClub to participate in discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glas...
Oct 12, 2017•36 min•Ep. 18
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about the benefits of reading nonfiction and interview author Caitlin Doughty. To participate in discussion on Instagram and Twitter, use the hashtag #NonfictionLove! Links National Book Award Nonfiction 2017 https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-national-book-awards-longlist-nonfiction-2017 Caitlin Doughty http://www.caitlindoughty.com/ https://twitter.com/TheGoodDeath http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ Books Mentioned - Time Travel: A History by J...
Oct 05, 2017•34 min•Ep. 17
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about book to movie adaptations, interview author Shrabani Basu, and help you read with motion sickness. Participate in discussion online with the hashtag #BookAdaptations! Links - Book Out http://bookoutapp.com/ Libby (Sponsor) https://meet.libbyapp.com/ Shrabani Basu http://www.shrabanibasu.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/shrabanibasu https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780525434412 Books - Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis https://www.indiebound.org/book/9...
Sep 28, 2017•33 min•Ep. 16
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss translated fiction, interview publisher and translator Didi Chanoch, and Brea thinks you should eat some pancakes. Use the hashtag #TranslatedBookLove on Instagram and Twitter to participate in online discussion! Links - Language of Laughter Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lolforacause/ Didi Chanoch - https://twitter.com/didic http://www.novapress.co.il/ http://hugonoms2018.wikia.com/wiki/Hugo_Nominees_2018_Wiki http://www.sfintranslation.com/ http://bi...
Sep 21, 2017•30 min•Ep. 15
This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss the fine points of book etiquette and interview author Gail Carriger. Participate in online discussion with the use of this week’s hashtag #Readtiquette! Emily Post - http://emilypost.com/ Gail Carriger- http://gailcarriger.com/ https://twitter.com/gailcarriger Books Mentioned- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780804172448 The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062661340 The Eyre Affair by J...
Sep 14, 2017•38 min•Ep. 14
This week, we talk BOOK SHAME! Brea and Mallory talk about their own shameful book secrets, interview Daniel H Wilson about The Clockwork Dynasty and his own book shame, and Mallory finally gets to talk about her book brush. Use the hashtag #BustBookShame on Instagram and Twitter to participate in online discussion! Texas Library Association Disaster Relief Fund - https://squareup.com/store/txla/ Daniel H. Wilson - http://www.danielhwilson.com/ https://twitter.com/danielwilsonpdx https://www.ind...
Sep 07, 2017•36 min•Ep. 13
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about bibliotherapy and interview writer and disability advocate Heather Ratcliff. You can participate in online discussion with the use of the hashtag #BookTherapy! Books Mentioned - My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781606999592 Body Horror by Anne Elizabeth Moore https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781940430881 The Girl Who Slept With God by Val Brelinski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143109433 The Novel Cure B...
Aug 31, 2017•33 min•Ep. 12
Mallory and Brea break down all the different book types, talk about transitioning from graphic novels to prose books, and interview Tor.com's Mordicai Knode. Sarah Gailey’s Twitter https://twitter.com/gaileyfrey Calibre https://calibre-ebook.com/ Tor.Com https://www.tor.com/ https://twitter.com/tordotcom Mordicai Knode- https://twitter.com/mordicai https://www.tor.com/author/mordicai-knode/ Books Mentioned- The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781439142011 River ...
Aug 24, 2017•34 min•Ep. 11
Brea and Mallory help you manage your TBR pile, interview author and disability activist Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and absolve you of your book guilt. Participate in online discussion by using the hashtag #ConquerTBR on Instagram and Twitter! Link below if you want to support the Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction! kickstarter. Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnemthomas/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-uncanny-ma Bookshelf - American Federat...
Aug 17, 2017•34 min•Ep. 10
This episode, Brea and Mallory talk about book fashion, interview author Sarah Kuhn and help you improve your reading speed. Participate in online discussion using the hashtag #BookChic on Instagram and Twitter! Books Discussed: Heroine Complex and Heroine Worship by Sarah Kuhn The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne Valente The Party by Elizabeth Day Trade Me by Courtney Milan
Aug 10, 2017•37 min•Ep. 9
This week, Brea and Mallory defend the much maligned term “beach read”, review some weird reading glasses and debate book sharing. Reading Glasses is sponsoring Tonia Thompson’s drive to get copies of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas into the hands of teens. Link below for details! Use the hashtag #TakeBackBeachRead to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Tonia Thompson https://toniathompson.com/fiction/ https://twitter.com/missdefying The Hate U Give Donation Link - https:/...
Aug 03, 2017•37 min•Ep. 8
This week, Brea and Mallory help you support the authors you love, interview author and podcaster Mur Lafferty and reveal that Mallory is a mole person. You can participate in online discussion using the hashtag #AuthorLove on Instagram and Twitter! Goodreads Group- https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Mur Lafferty- http://murverse.com/ http://murverse.com/tag/ditch-diggers/ https://twitter.com/mightymur https://www.amazon.com/Should-Be-Writing-Writers-Workshop...
Jul 27, 2017•33 min•Ep. 7
Show Notes This week, Brea and Mallory discuss the best places for book tourism, interview Icelandic crime author Yrsa Sigudardottir and debate spoilers. Use the hashtag #ReadingAroundTheWorld to participate in online discussion on Instagram and Twitter! Links - Goodreads Choice Awards https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2016 Overdrive https://www.overdrive.com/ Hoopla https://www.hoopladigital.com/ Library Playaways http://my.playaway.com/playaway/where-to-find/ Libby https://meet...
Jul 20, 2017•34 min•Ep. 6
This week, Brea and Mallory help you navigate different types of book events, interview comics editor Chris Ryall and learn the importance of clean hands. Use the hash tag #BookEvents to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Links- Being A Book Escort- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-modern-face-of-book-tours/407641/ Frankfurt Book Fair- https://www.buchmesse.de/en/fbf/ LA Festival of Books- http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/ Brooklyn Bo...
Jul 13, 2017•37 min•Ep. 5
This week, Brea and Mallory solve vacation reading dilemmas, learn where Jesus keeps his e-books and talk bookish technology with Tom Merritt! Use the hashtag #TravelingReader to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! And check our Facebook and Goodreads groups! Links - Whispersync https://www.amazon.com/Whispersync-for-Voice-Learn-More-Kindle-Store/b?ie=UTF8&node=12527156011 Sword and Laser http://swordandlaser.com/ Tom Merritt http://www.tommerritt.com/ http://tommerrittboo...
Jul 06, 2017•36 min•Ep. 4
This episode, Brea and Mallory decode the madness of book awards, refuse to tolerate trash babies, and interview writer and past National Book Award judge Cecil Castellucci. Participate in online discussion for this episode using #BookAwards on Twitter and Instagram! Twitter: @readinggpodcast Instagram: ReadingGlassesPodcast Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/ Overdrive https://www.overdrive.com/ Book Awards Short Cuts http://www.bookspot.com/awards/ C...
Jun 29, 2017•35 min•Ep. 3
This week, Brea and Mallory solve the dilemma of how to read around other people, find the coolest library in the world, ask a Book Professional Brazos Price and hopefully save a reader marriage. Use the hashtag #ReadingInTheRealWorld to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Book Story- http://mynews4.com/on-your-side/on-your-side-iteam/controversial-books-not-banned-instead-washoe-county-libraries-stocks-up Book Light- https://www.amazon.com/Camkey-Rechargeable-Reading-flex...
Jun 22, 2017•33 min•Ep. 2
Brea and Mallory discuss new releases, interview author Nick White about his book How to Survive a Summer and hopefully save you some money! Use the hashtag #BrandNewBooks to participate in online discussion on Instagram and Twitter! Links - Book News - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/05/bogota-bibliophile-trash-collector-rescues-books-170522084707682.html Nick White - http://www.thenickwhite.com/books/ http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/535386/how-to-survive-a-summer-by-nick...
Jun 15, 2017•36 min•Ep. 1
This week, Mallory and Brea discuss ways to get out of a book slump and interview author Sara Benincasa about her fundraiser to help refugees and have Neil Gaiman read the Cheesecake Factory menu out loud! Use the hashtag #SayNoToBookSlump to participate in online discussion on Twitter and Instagram! Bookish News Story- http://www.obsentinel.com/calendar/reading-labs--a-program-pairing-emerging-readers-with-furry/event_7dd92586-3fcf-11e7-b6ac-4711c2218565.html Sara Benincasa- https://sarabeninca...
Jun 08, 2017•32 min0
