Reading Glasses

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!

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Rebecca Schinsky

Zero to Well Read

Books Mentioned -

The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

The Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick

Daisy 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

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!
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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

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!
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GreenChef
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Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman

The Body by Bethany C Morrow

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!
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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

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!
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GreenChef
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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