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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.

  1. Oct 15

    Ep 484 - Most Anticipated Books for October!

    Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books for October 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 Newsletter To join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership! Join us here!  Books Mentioned -  Decomposition Book by Sara Van Os   Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann   OCTOBER   Partita by Barbara KingsolverHistorical fiction, art, music, love   Victorious by V.E. SchwabFantasy, Villains #3The Witch by Freida McFaddenThriller, witchcraft, haunted house, MassachusettsA Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. MaasACOTAR #6Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. PlumbGothic romantasy, demon bargain, slow burn, magic   Peck & Peck by Bonnie GarmusHistorical fiction, books about books, poetry publishingAs You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky ChambersSci fi, queer, found family, romance, what it means to be humanThe Museum of Modern Love by Mariko TurkYA, rom com, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art   Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason RekulakSupernatural thriller, woman petsitting a cat with a mysterious secret, illustrated   To Dream in Darkness by Ann LiangRomantasy, historical, China, two gods striking a bargainBroken Rival by Tessa BaileyRomance, sci fi, YA, time travelOne of My Patients is a Vampire by Abigail MoyerGothic thriller, romance, vampires, horrorOff the Reservation by Stephen Graham JonesSequel to Only Good Indians   Once, Again, Always by Amanda GayleRomance, second chance, memory loss, rivals to loversUndone by Peyton CorinneRomance, second chance, hockey, angsty, coach’s daughterLife Out of Order by Audrey Niffenegger Sci fi, time travel, romance, time traveling as a diseaseMortal Things by Marie LuYA romantasy, immortals, rivalries, mythologyScorpion Deep by C.G. DrewsQueer horror, gothic romance, gay, eldritch godsThe Sixth Faction by Veronica RothYA dystopian romantasy, new Divergent seriesThe Keeper by Ana HuangSports romance, soccer, grumpy sunshineSolace House by Will MacleanHorror, historical, dark academia, gothic, mystery, weird Victorian mansionDive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley ArmstrongHorror, sci fi, mystery, Final Destination meets Cabin at the End of the World   Bad Words by Rioghnach RobinsonRomance, books about books, author and critic who ruined his careerPublic Access Afterworld by Jane SchoenbrunQueer horror, mysterious TV realm, conspiracy, thriller   It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally CarterHoliday romance, mystery, Christmas, murder, slow burn, forced proximityThe Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-SpiresHistorical mystery, funny, murder of a moonshiner in a small townThe Thrice-Bound Fool by Christopher BuehlmanBlacktongue #2  Trust No One by Mary BurtonThriller, woman’s return to creepy family estate, murdererPlease Enjoy Your Stay by Tara GoedjenThriller, true crime, glamorous European castle-turned hotel, family secrets, murdered family memberThe House Built on Alligator Bones by Sophia HuneycuttHorror, Southern Gothic, sudden death of her mother causes woman to learn of long lost rich relatives in a weird Florida mansion/alligator farm   Mothsblood by Lynn D. JungRomantasy, gothic, dark academia, queer, sapphic, alchemy   Rottenheart by Kat DunnQueer horror, sapphic, historical, retelling of Hamlet, gothic   The Tarot Trials by Katee RobertRomantasy, queer, tarot, magic, a deadly competitionQueen of Lombard Street by Lisa KleypasHistorical fiction, love, mystery, Victorian England, financial corruptionMissing Molly by Natalie BarelliThriller, journalist trying to hide her secrets, cold case murder of young girlWhale Harbor by Mary Beth KeaneHistorical fiction, Ireland, family drama, 1960s, huge family, family sagaThe Lost Guardian by Natalia HernandezRomantasy, mythology, New Adult, Peru, archaeology, lost tomb, mysterious mapHallowed Bones by Lucy SmokeRomantasy, witches, dark romance, why choose, secret societiesRoyal Witch by Philippa GregoryHistorical fantasy, Britain, witches, court intrigue, historical reimaginingThe Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg AndersonFantasy, books about books, librarian who discovers a hidden room of unfinished memoriesThis Shattered Tempest by Thea GuanzonThe Hurricane Wars #3It Ends Here by Heidi PerksThriller, crime, killer in a small seaside townA Married Little Christmas by Abby JimenezRomance, Christmas, three novellas, illustrated, recipes   Succubus: A Love Story by Kate FoxParanormal romance, succubus death doula falls for doctor   Mystery Play by Elizabeth KostovaHistorical horror, dark academia, mystery, Dracula   Monster in the Mirror by Janasha PrabhuHorror, thriller, serial killer legacy, small townThe Throwaways by Greta KellyThriller, multiple generations of women, spies, creepy dollsAnother Name for Red by Amber Blaeser-WardzalaHorror, mystery, woman searching for her missing sister on reservationThe Haunted Librarian by Auralee WallaceCozy romantasy, paranormal, lonely librarian finding love, ghostsHear the Dead by Ann Davila CardinalHorror, thriller, music, woman who can hear the voices of murder victims   Miss Wolcott’s Ghost by Louise PennyChief Inspector Armand Gamache #21Find Me Where It Ends by Cassandra KhawQueer horror novella, fantasy, black hound of deathThe Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories by Alix E. HarrowFantasy short storiesDark Reading Matter by Jasper FfordeThursday Next #8Killing the Boogeyman by Richard ChizmarThe Boogeyman #3What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-BonneYA dystopian horror, sci fi, teen tour guides for the VoidLove You to Death by Jenna LevineParanormal romance, woman and jaded sexy grim reaperDeath Devours All by Kieran DimitriQueer thriller, gay, dark academia, mystery, historical, 1990s AppalachiaUntil the Last Light Goes Out by Courtney GouldYA queer thriller, sapphic, Miami, gothic, abandoned summer resortWhen the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine DanielHorror, Appalachia, mystery, monsters, estranged siblings trapped in a convenience storeThe Southern Sorority of Superstitious Witches by Katie OrtizHistorical fantasy, witches, Southern Gothic, post civil war Alabama, queerEntities to Lovers by Mallory MarloweParanormal romance, rival ghost guides, rom comIn the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood by Collin GosselinNonfiction, memoir, reality TVThe Haunting of Lavender House by Natalie KikicHistorical horror, Croatian folklore, gothic, Adriatic Sea, multigenerational sagaThis B Just Won’t Die! by Tanya PellHorror, feminist slasher, funny, former scream queen pursued by serial killer impersonating the villain from her filmsMy Violet Muse by Rosie SycamoreQueer historical horror, sapphic, art, murder, revengeCamera Stays On by Tylor PaigeHorromance, slasher, dark romance, filmmaking  Portrait of a Haunting by Madison Tyler NelsonHorror, witches, mystery, woman who can see ghosts, murder linked to her pastYour Beloved Remains by Quinn ConnorQueer horror, sapphic, dark academia, obsession, forgery, murderThe Scarlet Ball by Nghi VoQueer gothic fantasy, horror, historical, ballrooms and bloodshedUnder the Orchard’s Spell by Ann AdamsContemporary romantasy, woman reunites with first love to solve mystery of strange occurrences in her family’s pear orchard, magicLuna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie OrringerQueer literary fiction, infidelity, power of storytelling, identityThe Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo JohnsonThriller, murder, racism, Atlanta, police corruption, conspiracyTruth to Power: A Luke Cage Marvel Crime Novel by S.A. CosbyMystery, superheroes, does what it says on the tinIt Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda ZellerIndigenous horror, folklore, monsters, Arctic  Venus, Vanishing by Rebecca BirrellQueer historical fiction, sapphic, Berlin, 1920s, art   The Tulip Poplars by Silas HouseQueer historical fiction, gay, 1900s, race, class, small Kentucky town   The Chain House by J.H. MarkertHorror, thriller, cults, books about books, mass murderer reveals before execution reveals that he is a bestselling authorLethal Kiss by Taylor GrotheHorror, sapphic, Jennifer’s Body meets Ninth House, dark academiaThe Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern world by Nathaniel PhilbrickNonfiction, historyTrigger Happy by Meredith TrappRomance, romcom, small town, two rival contract killers hired for the same jobSavage Lake by Nick MedinaIndigenous horror, mother and son travel to a dilapidated cabin in the words from her pastThe Finalist by Faith GladwinQueer gothic thriller, horror, Black Swan meets The Haunting of Hill HouseNever Been Tamed by Corinne MichaelsContemporary romance, cowboy romance, fake dating, sexy doctorWhere There’s Smoke by Rachel Louise AdamsColdren Country #2, horrorEvery Story is a Love Story by Imbolo MbueLiterary fiction, love, healing from grief   Crash Course by Piper LawsonContemporary romance, F1, slow burn, family secretsKnight of the God King by Lauren BlackwoodYA romantasy, lady knight and her handsome squire, court intrigue, evil kingThe Dues and Don’ts of Magic by Delemhach Cozy romantasy, The Spellshop meets Legends and LattesThe Pools by E. LockhartYA contemporary romantasy, small New England town, shocking transformationQuaint Folk by Bitter KarellaQueer horror, folk horror, island town, Wicker Man meets The Twisted OnesNeedlemouth by K-Ming ChangHorror, vampires, gothic, three cousins forced to complete impossible task set by a demonTrunk No. 3 by Allie MillingtonMiddle grade fantasy, magic, correspondence, magical libraryGhost Me, Maybe by Manda CollinsContemporary romance, Halloween, forced proximity, librarian moves to small historic island library with a grumpy tenantFriends and Family by Natalie BaszileLiterary fiction, friendship, two best friends at odds over their beliefs on

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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.

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