Mean Book Club

This week we’re reading the NYT bestseller The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena! This kidnapped baby mystery spent 22 weeks on the bestseller list from 2016-2017. It was Canada’s bestselling book for 2016. So it’s got to be amazing, right? Well...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 book list for Season 9:- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens- Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena- Danielle Steel: Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel- Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood- Life Code by Dr. PhilSend 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 t

This week it’s Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld! This political wonk fan fiction hit the NYT bestseller list in June of this year and already has a Hulu show in development. So it’s got to be amazing, right? Well...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 book list for Season 9:- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens- Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena- Danielle Steel: Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel- Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood- Life Code by Dr. PhilSend 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 art

We’re back with S9E1: Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, with special guest and REAL author David Hill (The Vapors). This book is one of the most popular novels we’ve ever read — it’s been on the NYT bestseller list for 2 years straight — but it was a fan recommend so you know we had to rip it apart! And boy is there a ton to talk about in this colorful story.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 book list for Season 9:- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens- Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena- Danielle Steel: Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel- Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood- Life Code by Dr. PhilYou can get more David Hill on Twitter @davehill77 and you can

It's the Season 9 Book List Announcement! Season 9 premieres Tuesday, September 1. 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 book list for Season 9:- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens- Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena- Danielle Steel: Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel- Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood- Life Code by Dr. PhilSend 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.Produced and edited by Sarah Burton.Spe

This week we read Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews with our special guest, Sean O’Reilly (Comedy Commons)! This 1979 gothic family saga made the NYT bestseller list upon release and then again in 1988, when the movie adaption was released. There was also a 2014 Lifetime adaption starring Kiernan Shipka, Ellen Burstyn and Heather Graham! So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] The TB12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to mea

This week we read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with our special guest, Eli Yudin (What A Time To Be Alive)! This 1970’s masterpiece spent 37 weeks on the NYT bestseller list. It sold more than one million copies two years after being released. In 1977 this under 10,000 word book was adapted to a movie with music by Neil Diamond! So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] The TB12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to

This week we read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman with our special guest, Emily Fidago (McSweeney’s)! This 1992 book is still on the NYT bestseller list for advice books! It’s sold more than 12 million copies and been printed in 50 languages. So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] The TB12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!You can ready Emily Fidago’s h

This week we read The TB12 Method by Tom Brady! This 2017 part biography, workout and diet plan hit #1 of the NYT bestseller list for Sports and Fitness. There’s an entire TB12 Method center in Boston, and you can buy $200 TB12 vibrating rollers online! So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] The TB12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and ch

This week we read The Girls by Emma Cline with special guest Sarah’s mom Ginger! This 2016 debut spent 3 months on the NYT bestseller list. It’s rumored to be part of a $2 million dollar book deal! It reads like poetry but it’s about a Manson-esque cult. So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] TB 12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!If you want more Big Ging, fol

This week we read Gossip Girl: All I Want Is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar. Released in 2003, this third book took the Gossip Girl series to the NYT bestseller list for children’s chapter books. Turned into a popular CW show in 2007, this book is “the perfect book for any teen who wants something more than normal realistic fiction.” So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] TB 12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookc

This week we read Gerald’s Game by Johnna’s favorite author, Stephen King. This 1992 #1 NYT bestseller spent 22 weeks on the list. In 2017 it was turned into a Netflix film after long being thought to be unfilmable. Plus, there’s more cannibalism! So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] TB 12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out

Straight outta quarantine, the gang is back with Season 8! This week we read Neon Prey by John Sandford. This 2019 #1 NYT bestseller is the 29th book of the Prey series but the first one any of us have read. This book has a cannibal and a crazy twist ending! So it must be good, right? Wrong.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 book list for Season 8:- [ ] Neon Prey by John Sandford- [ ] Gerald’s Game by Stephen King- [ ] Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar- [ ] The Girls by Emma Cline- [ ] TB 12 Method by Tom Brady- [ ] The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman- [ ] Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach- [ ] Flowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, an

It's the Book List Announcement and mailbag episode! Season 8 starts up Tuesday, May 26. 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 book list for Season 8:Neon Prey by John SandfordGerald’s Game by Stephen KingGossip Girl by Cecily Von ZiegesarThe Girls by Emma ClineTB 12 Method by Tom BradyThe Five Love Languages by Gary ChapmanJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachFlowers in the Attic by V. C. AndrewsSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Get more Monique by following her @nutellacartel on the socials. Watch Astronomy Club on Netflix!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 Scra

SEASON FINALE! Monique Moses (IFC, Netflix’s Astronomy Club) joins us to read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer! This Children’s Chapter books NYT bestseller has been described as “Die Hard with fairies.” After years in development hell, it’s finally been adapted into a movie (coming out soon on Disney Plus) starring Colin Farrel, Josh Gad, and Judi Dench. Why? We rip it apart 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 book list for Season 7:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gma

Waddup, book nerds! In this episode, we read Naked Came the Stranger by “Penelope Ashe,” aka Mike McGrady and 23 other Newsday columnists. This erotic novel spent 13 weeks on the NYT bestseller list in 1969 before it was revealed to be a hoax! Why? We rip it apart 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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our

Waddup, book nerds! In this episode, our special guest Ryan Simmons (Irishmin, SB Nation) read Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump with us! This 2017 self-help book debuted at No. 4 on the “Advice, How-To and Misc. and Monthly Best Sellers” list for the New York Times. Despite being written by President Trump’s golden child, this book actually lost the publisher $220,000. Why? We rip it apart 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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend any futur

Waddup, book nerds! In this episode, we read Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich. Originally published in 1992 under her pen name Steffie Hall, Naughty Neighbor became a NYT bestseller in 2008 when Evanovich updated it by changing VHS to DVD and roller skates to rollerblades and rereleased it. Why? We rip it apart 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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @mea

Waddup, book nerds! In this episode, our special guest Dan Chamberlain (Tonight Show) read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov with us! First published in 1958 in the U.S., Lolita was an instant NYT bestseller. It sold more than 100,000 copies in three weeks. It’s about a pedophile and yet considered one of the greatest works of the twentieth century. Why? We rip it apart 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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend any future book suggestions to mea

Waddup, book nerds! In this episode, our special guest and viral superstar Alexis Pereira (UCB) reads American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins with us! This NYT bestseller rocketed to No. 1 on the NYT bestseller list after Oprah announced she had selected it for her book club in January 2020. And YET it’s gotten so much criticism Cummins had to cancel her book tour! What happened? Why? We break it apart 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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferSend

Waddup, book nerds! Live at the Strand, we read Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann. She was the first back-to-back NYT bestselling author who revolutionized book promotions. Dolls was published 1966 where it stayed in the NYT Bestseller fiction list for 65 weeks! The next year it was turned into a (film) starring Barbara Perkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate and Susan Hayward. How did it get so popular? We’re on the case.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 book list for Season 7 so you can read along:* The Christmas Train by David Baldacci* Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann* American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins* Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov* Naughty Neighbor by Janet Ivanovich* Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump* Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe* Artemis Fowl by Eo