Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2025, and interview Clay McLeod Chapman about his new book WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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Books Mentioned -
Daughter of Daring by Mallory O’Meara
Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
January
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
Historical fiction, love story, 1940s, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chinese diaspora
Y2K by Colette Shade
Nonfiction, essay collection, 2000s
Good Girl by Aria Aber
Debut literary fiction, coming of age, Berlin nightlife, racial tensions
Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Literary fiction, writing, publishing, reality mixing with fantasy
We Do Not Part by Han King, translated by E. Yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris
Literary fiction, hidden history, Korea
Black in Blues by Imani Perry
Nonfiction, Black history, the color blue
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Fantasy, third in Fourth Wing series
Old Soul by Susan Barker
Literary thriller, Japan, mysterious lady killer
Blob by Maggie Su
Debut literary novel, weird fiction, sentient blob, woman looking for love
Flirting with Disaster by Naina Kumar
Romance, second chance, accidental marriage, Texas
Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton
Funny literary fiction, small dying Italian village is saved by gigantic truffle
Mystery Royale by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
YA fantasy mystery, murder, family secrets, competition
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Literary fiction, multi-generational family epic, mystery heirloom, racism
The Queen’s Spade by Sarah Raughley
Historical thriller, revenge, romance, Victorian England, kidnapped African princess
The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold
Sapphic YA thriller, two teens fall in love in an abandoned bookstore in the apocalypse
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
Magical realism, trans protagonist, magic bookstore, time travel
The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang, translated by Slin Jung
Fantasy, magi
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