You're listening to Reading Glasses, a show about book culture and literary life designed

to help you read better.

I'm author and book devour, Mallory O'Mara.

And I'm Bria Grant, filmmaker and e-reader.

This episode, we're taking off our first box on our 20th, 23 Reading Glasses, Reading Glasses

challenge.

Read Anavella.

Giving you advice on what to do if you accidentally become a book thief.

Hey, stick around for that.

But first, what are you reading for you?

I am reading a book.

It's recommended for people who, okay, Mallory, listen to this recommendation.

For people who want convenience store, a woman meets my year of rest in relaxation,

which are two books.

Oh my goodness.

I enjoyed quite a bit.

And it's by Kikuko, Simura, and translated by Polly Barton.

It is about, I mean, it's about a young woman who goes to various jobs.

So the book kind of feels like it's divided by these jobs.

And I don't know how many, there's like five or six or something.

And it's the book is all about these different jobs that she takes in.

Why she's not to stay at each one.

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