Mean Book Club

With Red, White & Royal Blue coming out on Amazon Prime, you know we had to read the NYT bestseller that started it all! A gay prince and son of a president? Yes please…. But wait… oh god… oh no… Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 16 reading list:Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldRun Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly PartonEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David ReubenThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneSupermarket by LogicBrooklyn by Colm ToibinSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to

BOOOOOKSSSSS!!! Announcing our Season 16 book list and promo. Season premiere August 8! Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 16 reading list: Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonThe Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele RichardsonRomantic Comedy by Curtis SittenfeldRun Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly PartonEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David ReubenThe House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ KluneSupermarket by LogicBrooklyn by Colm Toibin Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabr

Mean Booker Mike E. Recommended this NYT bestseller because “its got suicide and incest and hostages!” So we said yes to reading Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving - but were pissed about the 20-hour audiobook!Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie Silver (5/23)Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (6/6)November 9th by Colleen Hoover (6/20)Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (7/4)Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true pa

Mean Booker Jenny D recommended this NYT bestseller. Jenny said: "So i havent personally read. This is a book that gets alot of hype like all of hers.” Then she proceeded to lavish us with compliments so how could WE NOT DO THIS BOOK? We’re joined by Maggie Bowyer and Savannah Crews, hosts of the Baked & Bookish podcast. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie Silver (5/23)Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (6/6)November 9 by Colleen Hoover (6/20)Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (7/4)You can find out more about our guest’s podcast by searching “Baked and Bookish”

MBCer Suzanne told us to use our scientific method on Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, a book which as of now has spent 38 weeks on the NYTs bestseller list. It looked like a romcom, it smelled like a romcom, and, dear listeners, spoiler alert, it WAS NOT a romcom! We are joined by photographer and occasional bad book reader Beckie Hawkins (@woodfieldphotography on Insta) who luckliy keeps us on track and provides the only valuable insights this entire episode.Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list:Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie SilverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusNovember 9th by Colleen Hoove

Mean Booker @unredactedani told us to read this Reese Witherspoon pick because she “can’t recommend the book to anyone IRL for reasons that will become obvious if you consider it for your podcast.” Ohhhhh, mysterious. We had to know more. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie Silver (5/23)Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (6/6)November 9th by Colleen Hoover (6/20)Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving (7/4)Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.co

Mean Booker Michelle B told us to read the NYT bestseller because “the premise sounds enticing… this totally goes off the rails and was a complete disappointment.” Wrong Place Wrong Time (a misleading title), spent 5 weeks on the bestseller list and was a Reese Witherspoon club pick in 2022. It's got time travel, a murderous nerd son, and mom guilt. So if it sucks, how did it get so popular??We dive in with our special guests, Kelli McAdams and Susan Reach of the super fun Book Squad Goals podcast.Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie Silver (5/23)Lessons in Chemistry by

This NYT bestseller was recommended by MBC fan Kathi who simply stated it’s “a rather bad one.” But once we saw An Absolutely Remarkable thing was written by the brother of John Green (The Fault In Our Stars) - we were intrigued. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie SilverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusNovember 9th by Colleen HooverHotel New Hampshire by John IrvingSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true pat

This NYT bestseller was recommended by TWO fans: Barbie Steele and Gillian Tobin. They told us The Silent Patient was a snooze and was written by a failed screenwriter. How could we resist? We are joined by author Jason Yamas (Tweakerworld) who assured us that although this book wasn’t literature, it was certainly “literary.” Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie SilverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusNovember 9th by Colleen HooverHotel New Hampshire by John IrvingSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Check ou

Hello MBCers!! We are thrilled to be back for season 15!!!This week we read Divergent by Veronica Roth! It's a dystopian YA novel set in the WINDY CITY, but not the Windy City that you know and love. A different one. A worse one. And! We! Hated it!If you're tuning in for the first time, Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list:Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie SilverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusNovember 9th by Colleen HooverHotel New Hampshire by John Irving(Also, please accept our sincerest apologizes for the late upload today, we had some audio issues with this episode but got it into the best shap

BOOOOOKSSSSS!!! Announcing our Season 15 book list and promo. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 15 reading list: Divergent by Veronica RothThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank GreenWrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllisterOne Day in December by Josie SilverLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusNovember 9th by Colleen HooverHotel New Hampshire by John IrvingSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Spec

You can thank MBC fan “Dan” for this rec: “I think it’s awful and ham-fisted, the most unsubtle and condescendingly written book ever.” You want us to take down a classic? We love a challenge! Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 14 reading list: Verity by Colleen HooverCherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne FlukeIn Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon HillNineteen Eighty-Four by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara M

Fan @Thor_Reviews_Beer on instagram asked us to “read and rip World War Z” by Max Brooks - a NYT bestseller. He said please and thank you so we decided to oblige. After all, aren’t zombies totally in right now?! Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every (other) Tuesday! Here’s the Season 14 reading list: Verity by Colleen HooverCherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne FlukeIn Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon HillWorld War Z by Max Brooks1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara

You can thank our special guest Zach Noe Towers (@zachnoetowers) of the Good Morning, Sodomites! podcast for this rec. It’s one of those books on everybody famous’s top ten list.. but has anybody actually read it? Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 14 reading list: Verity by Colleen HooverCherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne FlukeIn Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon HillWorld War Z by Max Brooks1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Check out more Zach on his YouTube show WeHost with Zach and Darren - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsKOAbX3_FU Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patre

Hey, book'os! We are back! This week we accidentally read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. "Accidentally," you say? What? How? Allow us to explain... on ze cast.Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 14 reading list:Verity by Colleen Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.CREDITS:Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan.

You can thank MBC fan Dave O. for this rec: “It is everything you hate about White Suburban Women's Book Club literature, from a ‘modern day’ storyline to melodramatic dialogue to heavy-handed symbolism.” Plus, it’s been a NYT bestseller for more than 110 weeks and has sold more than 3 million copies? Uh, count us in!Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 14 reading list:Verity by Colleen Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page a

You can thank MBC fan Alessandra Rosso for this rec: “I read this book a year ago and still talk about how bad it is… And the men… feel like giant Ken dolls for the women to transport, pose and pretend to interact with.” Plus, it’s a NYT bestseller set in NYC during 9/11? Uh, count us in!Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 14 reading list:Verity by Colleen Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to

A murder book with recipes? CHECK PLEASE! We read Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke - and it somehow was a NYT bestseller! How? Why? We had to find out!Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 14 reading list:Verity by Colleen Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.CREDITS:Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan.This e

Co-hos, welcome! Today we break down the ultimate MBC book pick - so bad it’s… good? We read Verity by Colleen Hoover!!!Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!Here’s the Season 14 reading list:Verity by Colleen Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca SerleBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateKlara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroWorld War Z by Max BrooksThink And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill1984 by George OrwellSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.CREDITS:Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan.This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis a

Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every other Tuesday!Here’s the book list for Season 14 - (almost) all fan recommends:-Verity by Colleen Hoover -Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke -1984 by George Orwell-Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate-Klara and the Sun by Ishiguro-Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill-World War Z by Max Brooks-In Five Years by Rebecca SerleSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.CREDITS:Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan.Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com