Mean Book Club

SEASON FINALE! This week's NYT bestseller: The Notebook. This 1996 novel made it onto the NYT bestseller list the first week it was released and stayed there for over a year. It was turned into what Johnna considers "the most romantic movie ever" starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 2004\. Why? Let’s find out.Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!We're taking a break between our second and third season, but if you want to get a head start, we can tell you the first two books for Season 3 will be:* Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts * Elixir by Hilary DuffRate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. Special thanks to FSM Team for our new theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https:/

This week's NYT bestseller: Girl, Wash Your Face. This book spent more than 32 weeks on the bestseller list and was the second-most popular book of 2018 on Amazon.com. Why? Let’s find out.Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday! If you want to read ahead/behind, here's a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
* Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
* Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
 * Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
 * A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
 * Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
 * Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
 * The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

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This week's NYT bestseller: Chicken Soup for the Soul. This book and the series is spawned held a spot on the New York Times Best Seller list  (and your mom's book shelf) continuously from 1994 - 1998.Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!We're taking two weeks off for the end of the year, so episode 7 will hit in 2019\. If you want to read ahead, here's a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
* Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
* Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
* Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
* A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
* Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
* Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
* The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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This week's NYT bestseller: A Million Little Pieces. Published in 2003, this semi-fictional memoir skyrocketed onto the NYT charts after Oprah picked it for her book club. But that was before the lies…. Oh, the lies…Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here's a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
 * Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
 * Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
 * Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
 * A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
 * Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
 * Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
 * The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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This week's NYT bestseller: Fifty Shades of Grey. Published in 2011, this erotic romance has sold over 125 million copies and been translated into 52 languages. Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina dive in and attempt to figure out why!Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here's a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy * Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins * Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella * Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James * A Million Little Pieces by James Frey * Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen * Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis * The Notebook by Nicholas SparksRate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: Confessions of a Shopaholic. Published in 2000, this book has sold three million copies and been translated into 30 languages. In 2009 it was made into a movie starring Isla Fisher. We dive in and attempt to figure out **why**.Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here is a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy* Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins* Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella* Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James* A Million Little Pieces by James Frey* Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen * Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis* And more! Rate, like, su

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: Left Behind. Although it was released in 1995, this book took time to make it onto the NYT list because the newspaper does not track sales at Christian bookstores. Eventually the book made it to Walmart and began growing in popularity with secular audiences, spawning a movie and a remake 15 years later. BUT WHY?Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here is a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy * Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins * Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella * Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James * A Million Little Pieces by James Frey * Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfie

We're back!Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: The Hunt for Red October. Released in 1984, this book skyrocketed to stardom after President Reagan said he actually enjoyed reading it. BUT WHY?Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, 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 Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here is a list of books that will be featured on our second season:* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy* Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins* Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella* Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James* A Million Little Pieces by James Frey* Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen And more! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

Mean Bookers! We will return with Season 2 on November 13, but before that, we have a special announcement! We're doing a **LIVE SHOW at UCB Theatre East Village on Monday, November 12 at 7:30**.  Keep your eyes on @meanbookclub twitter and we'll post more details and links to get your tickets.If you want to get started our Season 2's reading list, check these out:* The Hunt For Red October by Tom Clancy * Left Behind by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins * Confessions by Sophie Kinsella * Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James * A Million Little Pieces by James Frey * Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: Malice. Released in 1997, Malice was Danielle Steel's 37th book to make it on the NYT Best Sellers list. Why? We had to know! So we read it! But seriously, WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every Tuesday!We're taking a short break between season 1 and 2, but we will be back in full force in a couple of weeks! Our first book of Season 2 will be The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. If you want to check out older episodes, here's the list of books discussed on the first season:* The Pelican Brief * Eat Pray Love * Twilight * The Shack * Crazy House * The Secret * The Da Vinci Code

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: The Secret. Released in 2006, this book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for 190 weeks. The book has sold 30 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 50 languages. Why? We had to know! So we read it! Next week, we read our last book of the season: Malice by Danielle Steel. Read along!WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!If you want to read ahead or check out older episodes, here's the list of books discussed on the first season:* The Pelican Brief* Eat Pray Love* Twilight* The Shack* Crazy House* The Secret* The Da Vinci Code* Malice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT best-seller: The Da Vinci Code. Released in 2003 this book stayed on the NYT best-seller list for over 135 weeks. In 2006 it was turned into a movie starring Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks. Why? We had to know! So we read it! Next week, we read The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Read along!WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!If you want to read ahead or check out older episodes, here's the list of books discussed on the first season:* The Pelican Brief * Eat Pray Love * Twilight * The Shack * Crazy House * The Secret * The Da Vinci Code * Malice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT best seller: Crazy House. Released in 2017, this book made the Young Adult Hardcover list and was also a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017\. Why? We had to know! So we read it! Our first foray into YA! Next week, we read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Read along!WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!If you want to read ahead or check out older episodes, here's the list of books discussed on the first season:* The Pelican Brief* Eat Pray Love* Twilight* The Shack* Crazy House* The Secret* The Da Vinci Code* Malice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT best seller: **The Shack**. Released in 2007, this book was the No. 1 paperback trade fiction seller on The New York Times Best Seller list from June 2008 to early 2010\. It was turned into a film in 2017! Can you believe?Next week, we read Crazy House by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet. Read along!WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!If you want to read ahead, here's the list of books discussed on the first season:* The Pelican Brief * Eat Pray Love * Twilight * The Shack * Crazy House * The Secret * The Da Vinci Code * Malice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: Twilight. Released in 2005, this book debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release and later peaked at #1.Next week, we read The Shack by William P. Young. Read along!WTF is this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!* If you want to read ahead, here's the list of books for the first season:* The Pelican Brief* Eat Pray Love* Twilight* The Shack* Crazy House* The Secret * The Da Vinci Code* Malice The Da Vinci CodeMalice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller:  Eat Pray Love. Released in 2006, this book remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for 187 weeks. Next week, we read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Read along!WTF us this podcast? Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for summer? New podcast every Tuesday! If you want to read ahead, here's the list of books for the first season:* The Pelican Brief * Eat Pray Love * Twilight * The Shack * Crazy House * The Secret * The Da Vinci Code* Malice

Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: The Pelican Brief. Next week: Eat Pray Love. Read along!

Mean Book Club the Podcast: Four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss and make fun of NYT bestselling books that have little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for summer?Remember to subscribe! New podcast every Tuesday!In our first episode, out next week, we will discuss The Pelican Brief by John Grisham. So go ahead and read along!Books on the docket:TwilightMaliceEat Pray LoveThe Da Vinci CodeThe SecretCrazy HouseSupport us here: [https://www.patreon.com/meanbookclub](https://www.patreon.com/meanbookclub)