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Back to EpisodesEp 445 - Most Anticipated for January and February + Danika from Book Riot!
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Brea and Mallory discuss their most anticipated books for the start of 2026! Plus, they talk to Danika Ellis from Book Riot about their 2026 Read Harder Challenge! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!
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2026 Read Harder
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Books Mentioned -
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Love in Exile by Shon Faye
Joy to the Girls by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
Really Cute People by Markus Harwood Jones
Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology by Angela Hsieh
January
Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo
Literary fiction, feminist retelling of Moby Dick
The Hitch by Sara Levine
Magical realism, funny, woman trying to help nephew who is possessed by a dead corgi
Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin
Literary fiction, queer, lesbian, librarians fighting book banners
If I Ruled the World by Amy Dubois
Literary fiction, late 1990s, hip hop, magazine industry
Scavengers by Kathleen Boland
Literary fiction, dysfunctional mother-daughter team looking for buried treasure
The Charmed Library by Jennifer Moorman
Magical realism, books about books, small town, librarian protagonist, book magic
The Jills by Karen Parkman
Thriller, Buffalo Bills cheerleader solving the murder of a fellow cheerleaders
The Unwritten Rules of Magic by Harper Ross
Fantasy, magic typewriter, grief, three generations of women, family history
Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey
Contemporary romance, woman sets up a date on her dead sister’s dating app
The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead
Literary fiction, music executive trying to bring band back from the brink, sisters, friendship
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
Literary fiction, humor, family dysfunction