# Ep 450 - Read a Genre You’ve Never Tried!

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Podcast: [Reading Glasses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-glasses-586915)
Published: 2026-02-19T15:30:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/reading-glasses
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## Resource

Brea and Mallory tick off a box on the 2026 Reading Glasses Challenge: read a genre or subgenre you’ve never tried! Plus, they talk about how to figure out which bookstores to support, and recommend literary fiction for SFF readers.

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