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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 fuckin 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!!

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

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

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

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

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