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Brea and Mallory debate whether or not they have bad taste in books. Plus, they debate the ethics of selling used books, and recommend romances where the protagonists swap bodies. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Become a MaxFun Member Right Now!   Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book!Join and Support the Show!   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 Event: Instagram Live at 5pm Friday, April 24thHere’s the Book We’re Reading!   Books Mentioned -  Lights Out by Navessa AllenA Place Both Wonderful and Strange by Scott Meslow Switched by Evangeline Anderson   My Lady My Lord by Katharine Ashe Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman   Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory go through their old secret book journals! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! To hear the rest of this, go to https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses   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!www.maximumfun.org/join Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. In this episode, Mallory O'Meara (Reading Glasses & Reading Smut), and Jordan Morris (Free with Ads & Jordan, Jesse, Go!) improvise a musical number, sing the praises of one another, and Yes, AND...with one another. It's a hilarious conversation with a few life lessons sprinkled in. If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join. Edited by Jesus Ambrosio and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun. Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory talk about what they picture when they read! Plus, they debate who should check out large print books from the library, and recommend compelling middle grade books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - GreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSES CODE: 50GLASSES StoryWorthwww.storyworth.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!www.maximumfun.org/join   Books Mentioned -  The Sixth Nik by Daniel Kraus Unread by Oliver James   Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz RyanThe Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo   The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat   A Wish in the DarkThe Tryout: A Graphic Novel   Measuring Up: A Graphic novel by Lily Lamotte The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory explain…Reading Glasses! For new listeners, here’s a breakdown of the show. For veteran listeners, they explain the root of longtime jokes and name all their retired book recommendations. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Ingram Sparkwww.ingramspark.com/learnmore 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/joinMallory’s Books!   Books Mentioned -A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa Why Are People Into That? by Tina Horn PriestdaddyEvery Heart a Doorway   A Head Full of Ghosts   Magic for Liars   Anything by Samantha Irby   Circe   Exit West   The Girl with the Louding Voice   We Ride Upon Sticks   My Best Friend’s Exorcism   The Hunger   Library of the Dead   Here and Now and Then   10,000 Doors of January   Camp   Dread Nation Shady Hollow   The Adventures of Amina al-SirafiMexican GothicA Psalm for the Wild BuiltEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of FaeriesLight from Uncommon StarsA Letter to the Luminous DeepLegends and Lattes Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory talk about their most anticipated books for the start of spring. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! THE BIG GIANT LIST OF ANTICIPATED BOOKS IS HERE!! 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!www.maximumfun.org/join   Books Mentioned -Coffin Moon by Keith RossonWhen Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble MARCH PICKS: Shared: Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher Horror, historical 1899 North Carolina woods, monstrous maggots!!! Brea: Trace Elements by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer Mallory:  Turn Off the Light by Jacquie Walters Horror, haunted house, two women centuries apart bound by the same secret Brea: Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich Short stories, fantasy, indigenous stories Mallory: The Keeper by Tana French New Tana f****n French!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brea: I Love You Don’t Die by Jade Song Literary, horror, fantasy, queer, death-obsessed young woman with depression gets drawn into a throuple Mallory: Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips Historical mystery, 1920s Tennessee, locked room murder mystery set entirely in an underground waterfall Brea: Wretch: or, The Unbecoming of Porcelain Khaw by Eric LaRocca Horror, tech-Gothic about memory technology, gay Mallory: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran Horror, queer, historical, dark academia, 1920s boarding school Brea: Westward Women by Alice Martin Sci fi where women 18-35 slow down and are drawn towards the Pacific Ocean until they reach it and disappear Mallory: The Geomagician by Jennifer Mandula Historical romantasy, a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl and  vows to protect him with the help of a fellow scholar and former fiancé APRIL PICKS Shared: The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen Sci fi, space opera Brea: The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva Sci fi, Arrival meets Wild Dark Shore Mallory: Honor and Heresy by Max Francis Horromance, gothic, dark academia, rivals to lovers, queer, haunted library Brea: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto Cozy mystery, almost divorced woman goes to culinary school to win back her husband and everything is suspicious when she arrives Mallory: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon Cozy sci fi, near future where all appliances are sentient Brea: Molka by Monika Kim Horror, thriller, spy cameras, revenge, technology Mallory: Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens Romantasy, witches, vampires, New Orleans Brea: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker Horror, historical, parallel timelines, Japan, 1870s, mythology, ghosts Mallory: Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh Magical realism, sapphic, two women having an affair find a secret world where adulterers can live as couples Brea: Death Meets Cute by J Penner Cozy romantasy, witches, baked goods, necromancy Mallory: Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen Contemporary romance, football, sports romance, plus size FMC, coming home to a small town GO HERE FOR THE ENTIRE GIANT LIST MALLORY SPENT A WHOLE DAY PUTTING TOGETHER!!    Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

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 Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory have a special mega episode this week, solving all your book club dilemmas with special guest Chelsea Stardust! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - 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!www.maximumfun.org/joinChelsea Stardust   Books Mentioned -  Willing Prey by Allie Oleander The City of Stardust by Georgia SummersGeek Love by Katherine DunnLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk Perfume by Patrick Suskind Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory tick off another box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: participate in a readathon! Plus, they give tips on finding novellas and recommend romance with protagonists that use wheelchairs. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - IngramSpark 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/joinTor dot com831 Stories   Books Mentioned -Reinventing Love by Mona Chollet, translated by Susan EmanuelMetropolitan Life by Fran Lebowitz Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell The Year We Fell Down by Sabrina BowenUnbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens edited by Marieke Nijkamp Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory recommend escapist reads, solve a book tech problem about buying an ereader, and answer a question about the jacket copy on books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Green Chefwww.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/joinBook Banning Bill   Books Mentioned -  The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wasteland by Sarah BrooksBlack-Owned by Char Adams   The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji, translated by Ho-Ling Wong Cambric Creek series by C.M. Nacosta Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente Mr. Flood’s Last Resort by Jess Kidd Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz The Mermaid The Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda Hall Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Mallory and Brea discuss the term “well-read” with special guest Rebecca Schinsky, chief of staff at Bookriot! Plus, they recommend fiction books for non-fiction readers and solve a problem about putting books down. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - 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/joinRebecca SchinskyZero to Well Read Books Mentioned -The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe The Humboldt Cut by Allison MickDaisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Ann Patchett James by Percival Everett The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy Welcome to the Hyunam- Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum, translated by Shanna Tan How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

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 Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory debate length of time read vs books read as a metric for tracking your reading. Plus, they solve a book tech problem about library eBooks, and discuss putting spicy romance in Little Free Libraries. 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 - Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman The Body by Bethany C Morrow Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory discuss whether or not you can be too critical with books. Plus, they talk about what to do with dust jackets and recommend books that are out in mass market paperback. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsors - ZocDoc www.zocdoc.com/GLASSES Apron Notebooks www.apronnotebooks.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! www.maximumfun.org/join   Books Mentioned - Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

Brea and Mallory tick off the first box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a queernorm book! Plus they give advice on scheduling library holds, and recommend queer hockey books. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Merch Recommendations Store The Reading Glasses Book! Sponsor - GreenChef www.greenchef.com/GLASSESGRAZA CODE: GLASSESGRAZA   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 End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy Sick Houses by Leila Taylor The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Wake Up, Nat & Darcy by Kate Cochrane Like a Power Play by Elle Sprinkle Love Pucked by Emily Silver Happy MaxFunDrive! Right now is the best time to start a membership to support your favorite shows. Learn more and join at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses