Ep 23 - There's a Pencil Stuck in My Nose and Other Middle Grade Issues and a Colin Meloy Interview!

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🗓️ 9 November 2017

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This episode, Brea and Mallory discuss middle grade books, and interview author and musician Colin Meloy. Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Send your thoughts to readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com! Reading Glasses Tote Bags - https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-rg-dnd-tote Links - Reading Glasses Transcriptions on Gretta https://gretta.com/1246042223/ Reading Glasses Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/259287784548200/?ref=bookmarks Reading Glasses Goodreads Group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/224423-reading-glasses---fan-group Apex Magazine https://www.apex-magazine.com/ Newbury Awards http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal Harper Collins Twitter https://twitter.com/HarperChildrens Colin Meloy https://twitter.com/colinmeloy http://colinmeloy.com/ https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062024701 https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062342454 Books Mentioned - Sourdough by Robin Sloan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780374203108 Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250163301 George by Alex Nino https://www.amazon.com/George-Alex-Gino/dp/0545812542 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780060530945 Coraline by Neil Gaiman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780380807345 The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781616205485 Baba Yaga’s Assistant by Marika McCoola, illustrated by Emily Carroll https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780763669614 Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781860460197 On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385522403 The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, translated by KA Yoshida and David Mitchell https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812985153 Salem’s Lot by Stephen King https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307743671 House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780375703768

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0:00.0	You're listening to reading glasses, a show about book culture and literary life designed to help you read better.
0:10.3	I'm writer, filmmaker, and book devour, Mallory Omera.
0:13.0	And I'm Bria Grant, actress filmmaker, and e-reader.
0:15.0	This episode we're talking about middle grade books and interviewing author and musician Colin
0:19.5	Malloy. But first... What are you reading, Ba? I just finished reading a book called Sourdough.
0:26.0	Oh, by Robin Sloane?
0:28.0	Yeah, correct.
0:29.0	I like to see if you're going to know it, because I actually never know the name of the author.
0:32.4	This is the weird thing about being an e-reader is that... it because I actually never know the name of the author.
0:32.5	This is the weird thing about being an e-reader
0:34.0	is that the author's name isn't like right in front of you.
0:37.1	It's, you see it once and then you read the inside of the book.
0:40.2	Yeah. Yeah.
0:41.2	It was funny is I haven't even read this book.
0:42.3	I just know about it, because I'm a maniac.
0:44.6	Man, it is a really great read. Actually, I just finished it last night, if I'm being honest,
0:49.1	but I wanted to talk about it. It's a very light book for those looking for something that's like not
0:55.0	super heavy. So I've just read a lot of dark horror books and if you want
0:58.9	something light and if you're a foodie it's perfect. It's basically about a
1:02.2	woman who gets gifted,
1:04.2	someone gives her a sourdough starter
1:06.3	and it just sort of changes her life.
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