Ep 378 - Autumn’s Hottest Books!
Ep 378 - Autumn’s Hottest Books!  
Podcast: Reading Glasses
Published On: Thu Sep 26 2024
Description: Brea and Mallory name their most anticipated books for October and November! Plus, they discuss a book tech problem about ex libris stickers. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Hello Comicshttps://www.hellocomics.net/readingglassesCODE: GLASSESPair Eyewearwww.paireyewear.comCODE: GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmwww.maximumfun.org/joinTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!Readathon is Sunday 10/13!Books Mentioned - Hum by Helen PhillipsSummers End by Juneau Black OCTOBERThe Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara RaaschRed White and Royal Blue meets the Nightmare before ChristmasCoup de Grace by Sofia AjramQueer horror, Montreal, time loop, psychologicalThe Bog Wife by Kay CaronisterHorror, Appalachian gothic, siblings, supernatural bargain, family, nature magicThe Dark Becomes Her by Judy I. LinYA horror, sisterhood, Vancouver, ghosts, demonsKiller House Party by Lily AndersonYA horror, haunted mansion house party goes bad, ghostsThe Coiled Serpent by Camilla GrudoraHorror, short story collection, surreal, subversiveThis Cursed House by Del SandeenHistorical horror, Southern gothic, 1960s New Orleans, curses, family secretsRed in Tooth and Claw by Lish McBrideYA horror, Western, fantasy, monsters, remote frontier townUncanny: The Origins of Fear by Junji ItoNon fiction, memoirAll the Hearts You Eat by Hailey PiperQueer horror, small town mysteries, folklore, ghosts, occultAmerican Rapture by CJ LeedeSci fi horror, apocalyptic, virus sweeping across countryWhere the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo OnohHorror, possession, ghosts, Nigeria, murder, family drama, secretsDon’t Let the Forest In by CG DrewsQueer YA horror, psychological, monsters, woods, artMarigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun, translated by Shanna TanSpeculative fiction, magic laundromat that erases people’s painful memoriesImpractical Magic by Emily GrimoireWitchy romance, grumpy/sunshine, slow burn, small town, cozyFang Fiction by Kate Stayman-LondonQueer horromance, vampires, fantasy, rom-comBest Hex Ever by Nadia El-FassiRomantasy, food magic, kitchen witch, HalloweenJasmine is Haunted by Mark OshiroQueer middle grade fantasy, ghosts, grief, friendshipThe City in Glass by Nghi VoFantasy, demons, angels, epic love story, historyA Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie DaraFantasy, grim reapers and souls, stressed out mom solving a mysteryHow to Help a Hungry Werewolf by Charlotte SteinHorromance, cozy, small town, witch + werewolfGentlest of Wild Things by Sarah UnderwoodSapphic romantasy, mysteries, myth, Eros and Psyche retelling, vampire The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-JonesYA fantasy, magical competition, monsters, a huntA Pirate’s Life for Tea by Rebecca ThorneRomantasy, lesbian pirates, enemies to loversA Song to Drown Rivers by Ann LiangFantasy, womanhood, kingdoms warring, spiesThe Night Mother by Jeremy Lambert and Alexa SharpeThe Wedding Witch by Erin SterlingWitchy Yuletide romanceThe Witches of El Paso by Luis JaramilloLiterary fantasy, motherhood, magic, search for a lost child, 1940s TexasThe Crescent Moon Tea Room by Stacy SivinskiFantasy, 3 clairvoyant sisters, family curseThe Stone Witch of Florence by Anna RascheHistorical fantasy, witches, gem magic, mystery, 1300s ItalyBlood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim, translated by Anton HurEpic fantasy, empire run on necromancy, magicSwordcrossed by Freya MarskeGay romantasy, low stakes, enemies to lovers, bodyguardThe Stars are Dying by Chloe C. PeñarandaRomantasy, dark fantasy, Greek myths, vampiresSorcery and Small Magics by Maiga DoocyQueer romantasy, magic forest, curses, sorcerer and his rivalLegend of the White Snake by Sher LeeQueer YA romantasy, Chinese fairytale retelling, romanceIf I Stopped Haunting You by Colby WilkensHorromance, Scotland, haunted castles, enemies to lovers writersThe Wood at Midwinter by Susanna ClarkeFantasy short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellThe Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt DinnimanFantasy, third in seriesAbsolution by Jeff Vandermeer4th in seriesRun by Blake CrouchSci fi, apocalyptic thriller, rage epidemicMetal from Heaven by August ClarkeQueer fantasy, lesbian revenge, class warfareRemember You Will Die by Eden RobinsSci fi, time bending, puzzles, sixty protagonistsIt Will Only Hurt for a Moment by Delilah DawsonSci fi horror, thriller, secluded artist’s colony, murder, secretsThe Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. ParryHistorical fantasy, fairies, curses and spells, magic, 1920s England, friendshipBlood Over Bright Haven by M.L. WangFantasy, mage school, ancient secrets, misogynyThe Bloodless Princes by Charlotte BondFantasy, sequelThe Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley AugustQueer sci fi, cat sidekick, space travel/explorationThe Ace and Aro Relationship Guide by Cody Daigle-OriansNon fictionWomen’s Hotel by Daniel M. LaveryQueer literary fiction, 1960s NYC, funnyHow Does That Make You Feel, Magda Ekland? by Anna MontagueLiterary fiction, lesbian awakening, roadtrip, grief, funnyFeast While You Can by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli DattaQueer horrormance, small town, sexy, monsters (not sexy monsters)The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom RyanMystery, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone meets The Goonies, seaside town, family secrets, secret societiesThe Puzzle Box by Danielle TrussoniThriller, sequelModel Home by Rivers SolomonRough Pages by L.C. RosenMystery, sequelMuch Ado About Margaret by Madeleine RouxRegency romance, publishing, scandal, mistaken identitiesThe Children of Jocasta by Natalie HaynesHistorical Greek myth retelling, Oedipus and AntigoneNOVEMBERI Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by Jamison SheaQueer YA horror, sequelDead Girls Don’t Dream by Nino CipriQueer YA horror, scary woods, magic, small town, legends, ritualsVersailles by Kathryn DavisHistorical fiction, Marie Antoinette retellingTaiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang, translated by Lin KingHistorical fiction, sapphic, Taiwan, 1930sThe Muse of Maiden Lane by Mimi MatthewsHistorical romance, horse girlVanishing Treasures by Katherine RundellNonfiction, animals on the verge of extinctionThe Dead of Winter by Sarah CleggNonfiction, history, folklore of Krampus and other Yuletide monstersCity of Night Birds by Juhea KimLiterary, ballet, broken dreams, RussiaLowest Common Denominator by Pirkko Saisio, translated by Mia SpangenburgQueer historical literary fiction, coming of age, FinlandInterstellar Megachef by Lavanya LakshminarayanSci fi, gay Masterchef in spaceNot for the Faint of Heart by Lex CroucherQueer historical fantasy, granddaughter of Robin HoodThanks for Listening by Molly HoranAce romance, YA, high school, secret advice appLeap by Simina PopescuYA graphic novel, queer ballerinas at a boarding schoolRani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba JaigirdarIf the Taste video by Sabrina Carpenter was a book, sapphic YA romanceFlopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason JuneYA gay Christmas romanceWake Up, Nat and Darcy by Kate CochraneSapphic hockey romance, rivals to loversThe Legacy of Arniston House by T.L. HuchuWe Shall be Monsters by Alyssa WeesFantasy, fairies, witches, moms + daughtersServant of Earth by Sarah HawleyRomantasy, fairies, fae court, deadly trials, monsters, secret rebellionBreath of Oblivion by Maurice BroaddusSci fi, second in trilogy, Black Panther meets The ExpanseThe Lotus Empire by Tasha SuriFantasy, third in trilogy, epicThe Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. PearsonRomantasy, horny fairies, monsters, magicRed Sonja: Consumed by Gail SimoneEpic fantasy novelThe Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa CarusoSapphic epic fantasy, romance, time magicBefore We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated by Geoffrey TrousselotFifth in seriesThe Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie LeongFantasy, found family magical cat, motley crew, fortune tellingPony Confidential by Christina LynchMystery, grumpy pony protagonist, murder, feel-goodDeadly Animals by Marie TierneyThriller, forensic science, serial killer, teen protagonist, small townA Trinket for the Taking by Victoria LaurieHistorical cozy fantasy mystery, 1840s Copenhagen, magic detectiveDarkly by Marisha PesslYA thriller, game design, murder, puzzles