Reading Glasses

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!

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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

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Brea and Mallory name their favorite books of 2026…so far. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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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 Kowal

It Wasn’t Meant to be Perfect by Gaelynn Lea

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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!

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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

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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!

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Westward Women by Alice Martin

Dead Weight by Hildur Knutsdottir, translated by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Great Work by Sheldon Costa

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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!

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Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

A Perfect Hand by Ayelet Waldman

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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