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May
Decolonizing Language by Ngugi W. Thiong’o
Nonfiction, modern African literature, post colonial literary criticismAnd the Trees Stare Back by Gigi Griffis
YA horror, Soviet Russia, historical, “came back wrong”Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee - YA rom-com, cooking, high school, Korean food
The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan - YA fantasy, magic, sisters, Vietnamese lore, past lives
Titan of the Stars by E.K. Johnson - YA sci fi horror, space, aliens, Mars, trapped on a spaceship
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala - YA mystery, tarot, teen detective, vanished girl
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne - YA rom-com graphic novel, time loop, friendship
Home Has No Borders by Sona Charaipotra and Samira Ahmed - Short story collection, YA, South Asian writers
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei - Historical fiction, Singapore, family saga, sisters
My Name is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende - Historical fiction, 19 century, Chile, San Francisco, female writer sent to cover civil war
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong - Literary fiction, chosen family, friendship between elderly woman and the young man she saves
My Friends by Fredrick Backman - Literary fiction, 25 year saga about four friends in a seaside town
The Tenant by Freida McFadden - Thriller, man rents a room to a woman who is not what she seems
The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North - Thriller, serial killer, criminal profiler solving case he survived as a child
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh - Fantasy, dark academia, sapphic romance
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle - Urban fantasy, NYC, chef who can taste ghosts
Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan
Sci fi, eco-fiction, flooding, artist bonding with elderly woman who remembers the city’s historyThe Memory Collectors by Dete Meserve - Sci fi, mystery, technology that lets you visit the most pivotal moment of your life for one hour
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling - Historical horror, sapphic erotica, cannibals, medieval, surreal
Never Flinch by Stephen King - Horror, next Holly book
Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan - Third in Skyland series
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Contemporary romance, swimming, cynicism, Key WestThe Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
Romantasy, divination magic, gothic, hot knightA Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride
Romantasy, Celtic inspired, magic, dragon riding, hot princeBad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship by Tiffany Watt Smith
NonfictionMark Twain by Ron Chernow
NonfictionImmaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang - Literary horror, friendship, technology that enhances empathy
Forest Euphoria by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian - Nonfiction, queerness in wildlife and nature
Fake Work: How I Began to Suspect Capitalism is a Joke by Leigh Claire la Berge - Nonfiction
So Many Stars: an Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color by Caro de Robertis
NonfictionDisappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
Literary fiction, trans protagonist, love, betrayal, “allure of bougie domesticity”And They Were Roommates by Page Powars - Queer YA romance, trans protagonist, boarding school
Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus
Queer YA romance, cult, small town, secret loveSummertime by Yigit Karaahmet, translated by Nicholas Glastonbury
Queer thriller, Turkey, “the Birdcage but by Patricia Highsmith”When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur
YA horror, Southern gothic, small town, vanished teenOf Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky
YA horroromance, contemporary gothic, family secrets, mysterious gardenRun for the Hills by Kevin Wilson - Literary fiction, funny, family road trip
Gingko Season by Naomi Xu Elegant - Literary fiction, finding yourself after a heartbreak, friendship
The South by Tash Aw
Gay literary fiction, family, summer, small town, secret loveThe Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis - Cozy fantasy, magic school in New England, werewolf protagonist
June
The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton - Romantasy, forbidden love, forbidden magic, political intrigue
A Far Better Thing by H.G. Parry - Fantasy, fairy revenge, historical, French revolution
A Treachery of Swans by A.B. Poranek - Queer YA fantasy, sapphic Swan Lake retelling
A Magic Deep and Drowning by Hester Fox - Historical romantasy, Dutch Golden Age, Little Mermaid retelling
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab - Queer spec fic, immortality, romance
Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell - Historical fantasy, Hercules retelling, funny and sweet
I Think I’m in Love with an Alien by Ann Aguirre - Romantiscifi, space, rom-com
The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes - Queer fantasy, ghosts, funny, magical past
The Lady, The Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall - Fantasy, circus, mystery, dark magic, revenge
The Palace of Illusions by Rowena Miller - Historical fantasy, Paris, 1900s World’s Fair, magical clockmaker
The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older - Sapphic cozy space mystery, third in series
A Girl Walks into the Forest by Madeleine Roux - Fantasy, journey through evil forest, monsters
The Beautiful Maddening by Shea Ernshaw - YA contemporary romantasy, family love curse, magic tulips
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King - Queer fantasy, magic, memories contained in pencils, lost connections across time and space
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare
Queer romantiscifi, sapphic, two women in different worlds trying to find the right timeline to be togetherMeet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings - Sci fi, mysterious doors to new worlds, sisters
Best of all Worlds by Kenneth Oppel
YA spec fi thriller, survival storyThe Two Lives of Faven Sythe by Megan O’Keefe - Sci fi, missing person search uncovers galaxy-wide conspiracy, space opera
Pearly Gates by Bonnie Solomon - Queer cozy funny fantasy, drag queen protagonist in after life, found family
Ecstasy by Ivy Pochoda - Horror, Greek tragedy retelling, female empowerment
Strange Houses by Uketsu, translated by Jim Rion
Japanese mystery horror, disturbing architectureThis Princess Kills Monsters by Ry Herman - Queer fantasy, high fantasy, magic princess on a quest, fairytale satire
Work Nights by Erica Peplin - Queer literary fiction, young woman in love triangle, NYC
Girls Girls Girls by Shoshana von Blanckensee
Queer Jewish new adult literary fiction, 1990s road trip from NYC to San FranciscoThese Heathens by Mia McKenzie
Queer new adult historical fiction, 1960s Atlanta, queer Black community, civil rights movementIf I Told You I’d Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel - Sapphic romance, if Mr. and Ms. Smith was gay
Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski - Queer literary fiction, bisexual protagonist, woman risking it all for a second chance at first love
A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell - Sapphic historical romance, archaeologist teaming up with childhood enemy
Ready to Score by Jodie Slaughter - Sapphic contemporary romance, spicy, small town, Texas football
It’s Not the End of the World by Jonathan Parks-Ramage
Cli-fi thriller, queer, family saga, near future sci fiWhat is Queer Food? How We Served a Revolution by John Birdsall
NonfictionEl Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott - Thriller, all woman pyramid scheme, Detroit, crime, female friendship, power
The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans
Gothic historical thriller, family secrets, dark academiaThe Farmhouse by Chelsea Conradt - Horror, family moves to a creepy house in the middle of nowhere, corn!!!!!
Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto - Mulan reimagined as a contemporary romance
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland - Thriller, sexy, English professor has a dark past come back to haunt her, murder, affair
The Compound by Aisling Rawle - Dystopian thriller, Lord of the Flies meets Love Island, reality TV
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
Contemporary romance, rivalry between two managers at the same bookstoreMurder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman
Cozy mystery, murder on a Parisian river cruise
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
Spec fic, what if there was a scientific cure for heartbreakKing of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
Crime thriller, family drama, Southern, inspired by The GodfatherThe Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater - Historical romantasy, 1940s Appalachia, luxury hotel, magic
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
Historical horror, trains, murder, 1940s midwest AmericaThe Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Sixth in the Blood and Ash seriesAtmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Historical romance, 1980s, NASA, astronauts
The Dry Season by Melissa Febos - Celibacy memoir
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Books Mentioned -Butter by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton
Darkly by Marisha Pessl
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Brea and Mallory talk about what you can do to protect libraries! Plus, they discuss Bookshop ebooks and recommend books about being in love with your best friend. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy
All About Love by bell hooks
The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: pick a book based on the title. Plus, they solve a problem about reading graphic novels in public, and recommend hopepunk books! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses Merch
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Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Woodworking by Emily St. James
A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
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Brea and Mallory recommend spring books! Plus, they test out cork bookmarks and solve a problem about bookish tattoos from authors who turned out to be trash babies. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Twilight Falls by Juneau Black
Miranda July’s All Fours
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
Stuck in the Country With You by Zuri Day
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Books Mentioned -
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q Sutanto
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton
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Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest! Plus, they solve a TBR problem, and recommend books for grandmas. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Priest by Sierra Simone
Vantage Point by Sara Sligar
Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, translated by Louise Heal Kawai
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
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Brea and Mallory have a Hot Genre Alert for queernorm books! Plus, they review a water bottle carrier and solve a problem about ordering books in the UK. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
Old Soul by Susan Barker
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Empress of Salt and Fortune by Ngih Vo
Someone to Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
What Moves the Dead by T Kingfisher
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Books Mentioned -A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin
Blob by Maggie Su
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatksy
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi
X-Factor by Peter David
Wild at Heart by Barry Gifford
God Country by Donny Cates
A Headful of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
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Brea and Mallory talk about history books to celebrate Daughter of Daring! Plus, they test out a candle warmer and solve a reader problem about pre-orders. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Human by Kimberly Lemming
Ice by Amy Brady
Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Let’s Get Physical by Danielle Friedman
Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus
The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara
Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
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Brea and Mallory tick off the first box on the 2025 Reading Glasses Challenge: sign up for a library newsletter! Plus, they solve a problem about picky readers and finding new authors similar to your favorites. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith
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Brea and Mallory talk about how to write a good book review! Plus, they review a projector for ebooks, and recommend books where the protagonist is part of a weird subculture. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
Whipsmart by Melissa Febos
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Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2025, and interview Clay McLeod Chapman about his new book WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
January
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
Historical fiction, love story, 1940s, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chinese diasporaY2K by Colette Shade
Nonfiction, essay collection, 2000sGood Girl by Aria Aber
Debut literary fiction, coming of age, Berlin nightlife, racial tensionsDeath of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Literary fiction, writing, publishing, reality mixing with fantasyWe Do Not Part by Han King, translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris
Literary fiction, hidden history, KoreaBlack in Blues by Imani Perry
Nonfiction, Black history, the color blueOnyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy, third in Fourth Wing series
Old Soul by Susan Barker
Literary thriller, Japan, mysterious lady killer
Blob by Maggie Su
Debut literary novel, weird fiction, sentient blob, woman looking for love
Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar
Romance, second chance, accidental marriage, Texas
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton
Funny literary fiction, small dying Italian village is saved by gigantic truffle
Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
YA fantasy mystery, murder, family secrets, competition
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Literary fiction, multi-generational family epic, mystery heirloom, racism
The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley
Historical thriller, revenge, romance, Victorian England, kidnapped African princess
The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold
Sapphic YA thriller, two teens fall in love in an abandoned bookstore in the apocalypse
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
Magical realism, trans protagonist, magic bookstore, time travel
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Jung
Fantasy, magic to change your life, magic cat
Vantage Point by Sarah Sligar
Literary thriller, New England, family curse, digital haunting
Pretend We’re Dead: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the 1990s by Tanya Pearson
Nonfiction
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
Sci fi, dystopia, trying to save a museum from a floodImmortal by Sue Lynn Tan
Romantasy, royal court, gods
We Could be Rats by Emily Austin
Queer literary fiction, sisters, family reconnection
February
Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch
Queer memoir
Loca by Alejandro Heredia
Literary fiction, queer, debut, NYC, friendship
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn
Carmilla reimagining
Soft Core by Brittany Newell
Literary fiction, coming of age, sex work, woman finding herself
Dengue Boy by Michel Neva, translated by Rahul Berry
Weird fiction, part mosquito part boy goes on journey through dystopian world
Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
Historical fiction, queer entrepreneurs in Gilded Age NYC
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
Thriller, black humor, murderous governess
The Echoes by Evie Wyld
Literary fiction, ghost protagonist, grief, relationships
Crush by Ada Calhoun
Literary fiction, debut, polyamory, relationships, marriage
The Lamb by Lucy Rose
Horror, folk horror, queer, gothic
Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Memoir, surviving mental breakdown through books
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran
Short stories, mystery
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed
Sci fi, dystopia, short stories
Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield
Weird fiction, “vegetable gothic”
The Poorly Man and Other Things by Sam Rebelein
Horror short story collection set in world of his previous book Edenville
Idle Grounds by Krystelle Bamford
Literary fiction, thriller, family gathering, lurking darkness
The World After Gaza: A Short History by Pankaj Mishra
Nonfiction
Nothing Serious by Emily J Smith
Thriller, feminist, modern dating, murder
The Rose Bargain by Sarah Peyton Smith
Romantasy, Victorian England, fae
(S)kin by Ibi Zoboi
Contemporary fantasy, Caribbean folklore, inherited magic, novel in verse
The Forest King’s Daughter by Elly Blake
Romantasy, enemies to lovers, adventure, magic war
Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey
Romance, hockey, spicy, family drama
Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Romance, fantasy fans and fandom, workplace
A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher
Romantasy, witches, curses, adventure
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood
Romance, diver and swimmer, Olympics
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
Fantasy, third in series
Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Historical fiction, Black history, novelization of life of Jessie Redmon Fauset, Harlem renaissance
Back After This by Linda Holmes
Romance, funny, podcasting
March
Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
Novella collection, speculative fiction
Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
Literary fiction, clowns, funny, authenticity, finding yourself
Cover Story by Celia Laskey
Romance, sapphic, Hollywood
The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
Horror, post apocalyptic, body horror, creepy convent
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Sci fi, near future dystopia, dream monitoring
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
Literary fiction, story of four interconnected women, love
The Antidote by Karen Russell
Fantasy, “dust bowl epic”, prairie witch
Enemy of the Sun: Poetry of Palestinian Resistance edited by Edmund Ghareeb and Naseer Aruri
Poetry anthology
Sucker Punch of Scaachi Koul
Memoir of divorce
The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T Wurth
Horror, psychic, haunted hotel
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Historical horror, vampire
I’ll Love You Forever: Notes from a K-Pop Fan by Giaae Kwon
Nonfiction
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Fifth Hunger Games novel
Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley
Romance, funny, falling apart marriage, crime
The Love Simulation by Etta Easton
Romance, funny, competition, teachers
The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Romantasy, thriller, Gone Girl meets Practical Magic
Malinalli by Veronica Chapa
Historical reimagining of life of Mexican interpreter, epic tale
Broken Country by Claire Leslie Hall
Literary, romance, suspense, small town secrets
Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky
Literary fiction, black humor, money, marriage, sex, revenge
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Literary fiction, climate fiction, science researchers, Antarctica, secrets
Salt Water by Katy Hays
Thrillers, murder, family, secrets, Capri
Elphie by Gregory Maguire
Prequel to Wicked
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Historical fiction, 1895, France
When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
Sci fi, John fuckin Scalzi
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Nonfiction
Nowhere by Allison Gunn
Horror, disappearances in a small town
A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
Cozy fantasy, magic, love spell gone awry, talking cat
They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran
YA horror, Louisiana, small town disappearances, underwater monsters
Fable at the End of the World by Ava Reid
Sci fi, dystopia, queer romance, wasteland
The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
Feast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
And Then I Woke Up by Malcolm Devlin
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Brea and Mallory discuss how they’re tracking their reading in 2025, and solve a reader problem about a little free library. And they do it all with special in-studio guest, Traci Thomas from The Stacks podcast! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison III
Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez
Reagan by Max Boot
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Brea and Mallory talk about how to deal with book snobs! Plus, they test out those snack trays for Stanley Cups to see if they’re good for reading, and recommend historical fiction. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Spinning Silver by Naomi NovakA Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane
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Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
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Brea and Mallory discuss whether three star reads are good for your literary life! Plus, they solve a problem about a harmful book in a library, and recommend books where typography is part of the plot. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Remember You Will Die by Eden Robins
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
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Brea and Mallory talk about their 2025 reader resolutions, and how they did on 2024’s. Plus, they deliver a ruling on whether you’re responsible for what someone buys with a bookstore giftcard. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -Why We Remember by Charan Ranganath
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
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Brea and Mallory pick their top books of the year! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
The Cautious Traveler’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
The Night Guest by Hilda Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette KowalMargo’s Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe
The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
Grief is for People by Sloane Crosley
An Academy of Liars by Alexis Henderson
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved A Demon by Kimberly Lemming
All This & More by Peng Shepherd
Summers End by Juneau Black
A Better World by Sarah Langan
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
I’m Starting to Worry about This Black Box of Doom by Joseph Pargin
The Village Library Demon Hunting Society by C.M Waggoner
Model Home by Rivers Solomon
Grief in the Fourth Dimension by Jennifer Yu
Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell
The Hunter by Tana French
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai, translated by Jesse Kirkwood
Woodworm by Layla Martinez, translated by Sophie Hughes and Annie McDermott
Hack/Slash: Back to School by Zoe Thorogood
The Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa Sharpe
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway) by Chelsea Devantaz
I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
The Parliament by Aimee Pokwatka
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
In Utero by Chris Gooch
Sacrificial Animals by Kailee Pederson
Homesick: Stories by Nino Cipri
Confess by Rob Halford
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