Brea Grant

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  1. Ep 478 - Wheelhouse Renovations to Improve Your Reading Life

    3d ago

    Ep 478 - Wheelhouse Renovations to Improve Your Reading Life

    Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: update your wheelhouse! Plus, they give advice on reading challenges, and recommend some mysterious hotel books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book!  See Brea’s Movie in Virginia!Sponsor- The Gilded Teaflingwww.thegildedteafling.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!  Books Mentioned -Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth EverettHappiness by Will Ferguson The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. JamesFloating Hotel by Grace Curtis Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  2. Ep 477 - The Rules of Letting People Borrow Your Books (No Rats)

    Aug 27

    Ep 477 - The Rules of Letting People Borrow Your Books (No Rats)

    Brea and Mallory debate the rules of letting people borrow your books. Plus, they give advice on bloody library books, and recommend pre-historic fiction. 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 - Half His Age by Jennette McCurdyA Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson Ivory Carver series by Sue Harrison Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  3. Ep 476 - Rex for Books with Unique Structures!

    Aug 20

    Ep 476 - Rex for Books with Unique Structures!

    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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - Gilded Teaflingwww.thegildedteafling.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!   Books Mentioned -  I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros SchwartzThe 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  4. Ep 475 - Getting Rid of Inherited Book Shame!

    Aug 13

    Ep 475 - Getting Rid of Inherited Book Shame!

    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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book!Mallory and Clay at Ripped Bodice 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! Recommendation Party - Members Only August 21st 6pm PT Books Mentioned -Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt DinnimanThe Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn DixonPoseidon’s Steed: The Story of Seahorses, From Myth to Reality by Helen ScalesThe Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy MontgomeryThe Dragon Behind the Glass: A True Story of Power, Obsession, and the World’s Most Coveted Fish by Emily VoigtMerry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra SimoneThe Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  5. BONUS! Member Book Rex for July/August!

    Aug 7

    BONUS! Member Book Rex for July/August!

    Brea and Mallory give out book rex for their beloved MaxFun members! 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 -  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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  6. Ep 471 - Most Anticipated Books for July/August 2026!

    Jul 16

    Ep 471 - Most Anticipated Books for July/August 2026!

    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 BurkeTrash! 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

  7. Ep 474 - Halflings Love Mushrooms - Themed Snacks/Drinks for the RG Challenge! + Matthew Medney!

    Aug 6

    Ep 474 - Halflings Love Mushrooms - Themed Snacks/Drinks for the RG Challenge! + Matthew Medney!

    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! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - ZocDocwww.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!Dark Horse UnionGungnir BooksBadd Grammmar Books Mentioned -I Found Puppets Living in My Apartment Walls by Ben FarthingStrange Buildings by uketsu, translated by Jim RionTeddy Bears Never Die by Yeeon Cho, translated by Sung RyuHow to Lose a Goblin in Ten Days by Jesse SilvaIron Gold by Pierce Brown Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  8. Ep 473 - New Genre Alert: Healing Fiction!

    Jul 30

    Ep 473 - New Genre Alert: Healing Fiction!

    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 RowbottomBefore 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

  9. Ep 472 - Not Just For Dogs - Summer Reading Essentials

    Jul 23

    Ep 472 - Not Just For Dogs - Summer Reading Essentials

    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

  10. Ep 470 - Hotel/Motel Books & Library Thieves

    Jul 9

    Ep 470 - Hotel/Motel Books & Library Thieves

    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 - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSESBookmark 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 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 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  11. Ep 468 - Mid Year Reader Goal Check-In!

    Jun 25

    Ep 468 - Mid Year Reader Goal Check-In!

    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

  12. Ep 466 - Buying Dracula Himself - Is Reading for Rich People Now?

    Jun 11

    Ep 466 - Buying Dracula Himself - Is Reading for Rich People Now?

    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 - Storyworthwww.storyworth.com/GLASSES Aura Frameswww.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. KingfisherA 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

  13. Ep 469 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show - Oops All Unhappy Women

    Jul 2

    Ep 469 - Best Books of the Year Halftime Show - Oops All Unhappy Women

    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 KowalIt 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

  14. Ep 467 - Nosy and Creepy - Best and Worst POVs

    Jun 18

    Ep 467 - Nosy and Creepy - Best and Worst POVs

    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!ReciproCardSci Fi Rex for Dads and HusbandsChattanooga Film Festival - GrindGlasser Aphantasia Survey Books Mentioned - Westward Women by Alice MartinDead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette KowalThe Great Work by Sheldon Costa Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  15. Ep 465 - Testing Out Pagebound + Getting More Library Cards!

    Jun 4

    Ep 465 - Testing Out Pagebound + Getting More Library Cards!

    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 - ZocDocwww.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

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

    Mar 26

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

    Brea and Mallory give out tips for ADHD readers and recommend pirate/treasure hunting books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - Ingram Spark 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/joinAuthors Against Book Bans Mallory’s Books: Daughter of Daring Girly Drinks Girls Make Movies Books Mentioned - All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson The Burning Library by Gilly Macmillan Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh Captured by Beverly Jenkins Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

  17. Ep 463 - Most Anticipated Books for May + June!

    May 21

    Ep 463 - Most Anticipated Books for May + June!

    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 - GreenChefwww.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/joinglassesBook Banning Bill PDFBook Banning Bill Info   Books Mentioned -Odd Man In by Stephen WhynoAccumulation 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

  18. Ep 464 - The Secrets of Talking About Books Online!

    May 28

    Ep 464 - The Secrets of Talking About Books Online!

    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 TrotmanIt 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

  19. Ep 460 - Ask Not What You Can Do For Reading - Why Do We Read?

    Apr 30

    Ep 460 - Ask Not What You Can Do For Reading - Why Do We Read?

    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

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

    Feb 19

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

    Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a genre or subgenre you’ve never tried! Plus, they talk about how to figure out which bookstores to support, and recommend literary fiction for SFF readers. 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! www.maximumfun.org/join   Books Mentioned - The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard Queenie and the Krakens by Aleera Anaya Ceres Odd Man In by Stephen Whyno Dreamer by Nazem Kadri Black Aces by Julian McKenzie Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

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