371 episodes

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.

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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.

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

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

    Brea and Mallory discuss converting nonreaders, interview writer Jeremy Lambert, and recommend fantasy books that deal with grief.

    • 42 min
    Ep 364 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!

    Ep 364 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show!

    Brea and Mallory pick their favorite books of the year… so far.

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

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

    Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2024 Reading Glasses challenge: read a book set in a country you’ve never been to. Plus, talk about how to get strong enough to lift books, and recommendations for “one last job” novels.

    • 37 min
    Ep 362 - Gateway Fantasy Rex! Plus Honker Reading Tips

    Ep 362 - Gateway Fantasy Rex! Plus Honker Reading Tips

    Brea and Mallory recommend gateway fantasy books, talk about using multiple book tracking apps, and answer a question about reading honkers.

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

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

    Brea and Mallory talk about budgeting your book money! Plus, they interview fellow MaxFunyun Alonso Duralde about his new book Hollywood Pride, and solve a problem about requesting author events!

    • 46 min
    Ep 360 - Overcoming Content Warnings and Crappy Stickers

    Ep 360 - Overcoming Content Warnings and Crappy Stickers

    Brea and Mallory give advice on overcoming content warnings, discuss book subscription boxes, and recommend sci fi noir.

    • 35 min

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