Reading Glasses - Fan Group discussion

Brea and Mallory talk about small presses, interview Joe Biel from Microcosm Press, and give out some intense relationship advice.
Use the hashtag #ReadingGlasses to participate in online discussion! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

So I'm curious about the relationship advice given. To be fair, it's been a couple days and I can't remember all of Brea's advice, but I had my skeptical face on.
In my relationship, our books are very distinctly his/hers because of differing tastes. (Most of my husband's are nonfiction or thrillers, while mine are fantasy, YA, etc.) They are communal property in that if my husband wanted to read one of my books that's okay and vice-versa, but he's not loaning out my books without permission. If we were reading/collecting the same books it would be different.
So, two questions:
*Is it obvious whose books are whose in your home?
*What would your reaction be to your significant other loaning out your books? Brea's communal property, who cares, or Mallory's (not quite murder) "anything but my books"?

Does anyone know of any of lists of books from the small presses? I was looking on some of the websites and saw books from other publishers alongside their books. Advice?

Amber wrote: "*Is it obvious whose books are whose in your home? *What would your reaction be to your significant other loaning out your books? Brea's communal property, who cares, or Mallory's (not quite murder) "anything but my books"."

I've only been married for six years. I can pretty much remember whose books are whose. But we often read each other's books. We don't necessarily separate them out. I am a librarian and so our books are separated by subject. There are certain subjects that only he has books for.

We don't really loan out books. I would definitely ask first. One to make sure my partner didn't want to read it soon. Two common courtesy. I would especially ask if it was obviously one of his books. I think I fall somewhere in the middle of Brea and Mallory. I might be further toward Mallory than Brea. I would be pretty upset if my partner loaned out of my books without asking me first.

Hey Alice,

not a perfect list, but thought you might like to see Powells list of small presses and their most popular books

http://www.powells.com/post/lists/24-...

Amber wrote: "*Is it obvious whose books are whose in your home?*What would your reaction be to your significant other loaning out your books? Brea's communal property, who cares, or Mallory's (not quite murder) "anything but my books"?

My husband and I have been married for 3 years but together for 11, we don't often have a lot of confusion about who owns what books. He has a very singular taste in literature while I will basically read anything. If the book is a fantasy book that has dragons, wizards, or dwarfs then it is most likely his. Everything else is basically mine. We do both read comic books but I read more of those than him and I tend to subscribe to the solo issues while he waits for the series he wants to come out in tbd. Most of the comics are mine but the select few that are his are easy to tell because he buys them in a different form than I do.
I don't mind loaning out my books but it has to be to someone I have known for a long time and trust, or just something we both know I don't want back. My husband is a Mallory when it comes to loaning out books so people don't get to borrow our books often.