Ep 429 - Aging Up Your Book Taste + Becky Spratford!

from Reading Glasses · host Becky Spratford, Brea Grant, Mallory O'Meara

Brea and Mallory talk about how to age up your reading tastes from YA to adult (and if you should bother!). Plus, they have Becky Spratford on to discuss her new book WHY I LOVE HORROR, and they recommend fantasy books with NO spice. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -ZocDocwww.zocdoc.com/GLASSESGreenChefwww.greenchef.com/50GLASSESCODE: 50GLASSESLinks -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupEtsy Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Discord channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.org/joinRA for AllRA for All: HorrorBecky's TourWhy I Love HorrorBooks Mentioned -Wearing the Lion by John WiswellA Resistance of Witches by Morgan RyanAn Academy for Liars by Alexis HendersonNinth House by Leigh BardugoKiller VHS SeriesHailey Piper BooksThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Country Under Heaven by Frederic D. DurbinCursed Daughters by Oyinkan BraithwaiteEmily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Magician’s Daughter by H.G. Parry Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinglasses

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Brea and Mallory talk about how to age up your reading tastes from YA to adult (and if you should bother!). Plus Becky Spratford and WHY I LOVE HORROR!

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