Mean Book Club
Mean Book Club the Podcast: Four ladies (UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss & make fun of NYT bestselling books with little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute?New podcast every Tuesday!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
S19 E2 · Tue, April 08, 2025
"Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourn
James Bond meets pickle ball? This week we read "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Raybourn and we'd rate it a big old "Dr. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S19 E2 · Tue, March 25, 2025
Handbook for Mortals by Lani Sarem
Maybe the best/worst book we've ever done? This week we read "Handbook for Mortals" by Lani Sarem and we will never be the same. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S19 Enull · Tue, March 11, 2025
"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay
Murderous middle-age male meets moral mentor's mindful mantras. This week, we kick off season 19 with the alliterative "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay. Will Dexter turn evil? Will he ever experience human emotions? Should we have watched the TV show instead of reading his bad bad book? Tune in to the episode 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to paschimeestudio for "Suspense Intro Feel." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E8 · Tue, January 07, 2025
"While Justice Sleeps" by Stacey Abrams with Blake Opper
A book as thrilling as joining the chess club at law school: for our season finale this week we read "While Justice Sleeps" by Stacey Abrams with our editor extraordinaire Blake Opper! You can check out his album "For Money and Power" on Bandcamp or wherever you get your music! https://goldbloomtrio.bandcamp.com/album/for-money-and-power 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to NIKneT_ART for "Thriller Cinema Trailer High Tension." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E7 · Tue, December 24, 2024
"Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur Golden
The memoir of a fictional Japanese geisha written by white guy who went to Harvard... what could go wrong? This week we read "Memoirs of a Geisha" and just in time for Christmas. Happy Holidays everyone and thank you so much for the support this year! 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Godgrafix for "Japanese." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E6 · Tue, December 10, 2024
The House In The Pines by Ana Reyes
Your classic who-done-it where the hypnotist is the killer and you find that out in... the prologue? Also the house is not a house it's a cabin and the cabin isn't a cabin, it's a pit with cement blocks. Special thanks to Susan from Book Squad Goals for this rec! You can check out their podcast at https://www.booksquadgoals.com or wherever you get your podcasts. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Paschimeestudio for "Suspense Intro Feel." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E5 · Tue, November 26, 2024
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
This week we read "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J Maas and sorry listeners, we loved it! (Well, most of us). 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Onion_All_Stars for "At the Lounge." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E4 · Tue, November 12, 2024
Lean In by Cheryl Sandberg
This week we read "Lean In" by Cheryl Sandberg and if we had to sum up this book in one sentence it would be "GO TO HARVARD!" Check out our Patreon where you can get access to ad-free episodes and check us out on all the socials @MeanBookClub. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Dana Music for "Uplifting Corperate Music." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E3 · Tue, October 29, 2024
The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
This week we read "The Housemaid" by Frieda McFadden so you know what that means, things are about to get toxic. In this episode we talk about gaslighting, plot twists, and the infamous "butt-eye." Check out our Patreon where you can get access to ad-free episodes and check us out on all the socials @MeanBookClub. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Dmitry Taras for "Upbeat Energetic Rock." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E2 · Tue, October 15, 2024
Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
Season 18 continues with "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance! Did we learn something about traditional American values? Not really, but we did have a blast ripping on this wet nerd's memoir. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Storm for "Countryween." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S18 E1 · Tue, October 01, 2024
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
We're back with season 18 baby! This season we're covering some of our most requested books and we may or may not love each and every one of them. In this episode Sabrina, Johnna, & Sarah review "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros. 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 18 reading list: 1. Fourth Wing by Yarros 2. Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance 3. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden 4. Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 5. A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 6. The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes 7. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 8. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Vitaley Vakulenko for "Upbeat Happy Indie Pop." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Bonus · Tue, September 03, 2024
Bonus Episode: Hillbilly Elegy THE MOVIE
Hey don't forget about us! We might be popping out babies but we still read books and scream about them! Your faves Johnna & Sarah review Hillbilly Elegy (the movie) in this special bonus episode! We also announce the Season 18 book list. 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 18 reading list: Fourth Wing by Yarros Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance The Housemaid by Freida McFadden Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E8 · Wed, July 03, 2024
Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
It's our season 17 finale!!!! Huge thank you to our listener Hayden for recommending this lil hellscape to us! Hayden said: "My manager just told me that in order to start my “roadmap” to a promotion we are going to start by reading a book on leadership." INTERESTING... Will Hayden get the big promotion? Will Jocko and Leif INDEED dive even deeper into the unchartered and complex waters of a concept first introduced in Extreme Ownership to get granular into the nuances that every successful leader must navigate?? Will the ladies of MBC die of boredom??? 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 every other Tuesday! Here’s the Season 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E7 · Tue, June 11, 2024
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FIne by Gail Honeyman
Our OG recommender Allesandra told us about Eleanor Oliphant so we knew we had to give it a read! The thing is.... Johnna, a host of this cast, ALSO told the other ladies about Eleanor Oliphant. Like 8 times. Actually she's been begging them to read it for years because it's one of her favorite reads! The MBC ladies are a HOUSE DIVIDED between love, and hate, and more hate this 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert," and thanks to Alex Productions for the song that played during the summary, "Children." You can get the both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E6 · Tue, May 28, 2024
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Listener Lauren S. told us about The Bodyguard, and as soon as we saw the cover and learned that it was HOT on booktok... we knew what we had to do. 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert," and thanks to LiQWYD for the song that played during the summary, "Sweet." You can get the both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E5 · Tue, May 14, 2024
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Fan JB told us this NYT bestseller is a “children’s book for adults," and they "cannot fathom what people are getting out of this." Uh, yes please! 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sabrina. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E4 · Tue, April 30, 2024
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Thank you Emily C for recommending NYT's best seller (and Reese's Book Club pick... and you know how we feel about Reese's Book Club...) THE PAPER PALACE! It's set in a house on a lake in the woods in Massachusettes so get ready to enjoy some TRAUMAAAAA DRAMA. Trigger warning, this one is heavy! 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert" and Alex Productions for our summary song, "Tension." You can get both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E3 · Tue, April 23, 2024
Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica
Listener Emma C. told us to take on this NYT bestseller because “Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica is about the dumbest people alive.” Perfect, let’s go girls. 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E2 · Tue, April 02, 2024
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Hello Hello!!! This week we read another 2023 bestseller: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross! It's about two young "rival journalists" ahhh yes, a classic duo, who are also magical and living through a world war amongst gods! They say things like: Oh My Gods. And oh my gods is this book... something. You'll see! 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 otherTuesday! Here’s the Season 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S17 E1 · Tue, March 12, 2024
Happy Place by Emily Henry
We're BAAAACCCCCKKK! And this week we read NYT 2023 bestseller Happy Place by Emily Henry. A bunch of words so generic we kept forgetting what we were supposed to be reading. Thanks to Emily Fidago (listener, friend of the pod) for suggesting it, saying "this is the perfect Mean Book Club book because it is absolutely intolerable... my fury propelled me to the end of the book." That's good enough for us! 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 otherTuesday! Here’s the Season 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, February 20, 2024
Season 16 Official Book and Guest List - Promo!
BOOOOOKSSSSS!!! Announcing our Season 17 book list and promo. Season premiere March 5! 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, February 20, 2024
Season 17 Official Book and Guest List - Promo!
BOOOOOKSSSSS!!! Announcing our Season 17 book list and promo. Season premiere March 5! 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 17 reading list: Happy Place by Emily Henry Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com
Bonus · Tue, January 09, 2024
BONUS: Malice by Danielle Steel - The Lost First Episode
Special Bonus Episode! We uncovered the lost, original recording of our first episode: Malice by Danielle Steel. The quality isn't what you've come to expect, after 17 seasons, but the meanness is still there. There's a raw edge and anger to our younger selves. There's also more alcohol. As you await our Season 17 Book List, please enjoy the special (unedited) episode found deep within our podcast vault. 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! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E8 · Tue, November 28, 2023
Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Fan Alessandra Rosso needed us to confirm whether this NYT bestseller was actually trash because the main character “could have been replaced by a potted plant and I am not sure it would have changed the story.” And it’s a short book? About BROOKLYN (where we all live/have lived)?? Consider it read. 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Scott Buckley for the song used during our summary - “Three Sheets To The Wind . ” You can get both the songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E7 · Tue, November 14, 2023
Supermarket by Logic with Joey Price
Thank you to our Icelandic listener Jessic Lyn Webb who told us that this NYT bestseller was “truly the most heinous misjustice to storytelling I have every had the pain of reading,” and included lots of borderline harmful takes on mental illness. And for some reason, that sold us. Heaven knows why. This one was painful. We also have special guest - comedian and cohost of The Beanball podcast Joey Price! 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E6 · Tue, October 24, 2023
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea. An "enchanting story, masterfully told" or "a book that tries so hard to be quirky and twee it makes me want to throw it into the Atlantic Ocean." YOU DECIDE! We decide, also, on: Mean Book Club! We are four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, CollegeHumor, 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! HUGE THANKS to Erin C for recommending this read! Here’s the Season 16 reading list: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert" and for "Happy Days" which played during the summary. You can get them both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Bonus · Tue, October 17, 2023
BONUS: Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone with Jo Firestone
A VERY SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: We read Murder on Sex Island by Jo Firestone, suggested to us by friend of the pod and talented comedian Jo Firestone! It’s not YET a bestseller, but we jumped at the chance to cross-examine the author and dig down deep on why they made the weird choices they made. Fake teeth? A blonde wig? Is Sex Island just Love Island??? We had to know more. This book comes out TODAY (October 17) and you can buy it here: https://a.co/d/i7unYOs - Jo self-published so YES you can listen to her podcast version of the book for free but YES you should still buy the book! Here’s the Season 16 reading list: Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E5 · Tue, October 10, 2023
Guest Dan Savage on: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask by David Reuben
THE sex manual of 1969 (yeah baby) is also one of the all time best selling books EVER in America. Yeah, if you were breathing in 1969, odds are: YOU READ THIS BOOK. But is it a radical, liberal education on "fun sex" or a truly disturbing attack on women, aging, and homosexuality that you cannot even FIND in libraries today? We have award-winning podcast host and best-selling author DAN SAVAGE (instagram.com/dansavage/?hl=en) on the cast to help us find out. Spoiler: We find out VERY quickly. Kind of like, page two... This is a great one, so tune in! And check out Dan's podcast and column! https://savage.love/lovecast/ https://savage.love/savagelove/ 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E4 · Tue, September 26, 2023
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson with Guest Leo Allen
Again listener Ashleigh C convinced us to read a Patterson book because Dolly Parton co-wrote it as “it’s very loosely autobiographical.” So we took on 17-week NYT bestseller by Dolly Parton and James Patterson. There’s a companion country album? Yes please. We also have special guest - comedian, showrunner and fellow Pennsylvanian Leo Allen, the man behind such classic shows as Nathan For You, Review with Forrest MacNeil, Jon Benjamin Has a Van and yes, even Saturday Night Live. Plus: he’s a HUGE Dolly fan. 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E3 · Tue, September 12, 2023
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld with Caroline Cotter
Thanks to Ashleigh C who rudely predicted that Clara and Sarah would really like Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, a NYT bestseller for April 2023. But yes Ashleigh, Sarah was mad it wasn’t horny the whole time. We also have special guest - comedian and actress Caroline Cotter, who has appeared on late night shows from Conan to Late Night with Seth Meyers. So we knew she would love to whine about this on. 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E2 · Tue, August 29, 2023
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
A blue-skinned woman? A rural Appalachian library? A murderous mule? All this and more when the MBC ladies tackle the NYTs bestseller "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek." Hee-haw, we reckon! 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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert" and Alexander Nakarada for "Banjo Fever," which played during the summary. You can get both here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S16 E1 · Tue, August 15, 2023
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, July 25, 2023
Season 16 Official Book and Guest List - Promo!
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 McQuiston The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Run Rose Run by James Patterson and Dolly Parton Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex by David Reuben The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Supermarket by Logic Brooklyn 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E8 · Tue, July 04, 2023
Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One 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 patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E7 · Tue, June 20, 2023
November 9 by Colleen Hoover
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One 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” wherever you listen to podcasts. 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by Sarah Burton. Thanks to Brace For The Storm by Darren-Curtis | https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com for the music under the summary. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E6 · Tue, June 06, 2023
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (feat: Beckie Hawkins!)
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One Day in December by Josie Silver Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 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 patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Our featured music today was Inspiring Corporate by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com under our summary and Pursuit by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker under Little F*cker. And special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get all three songs at https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E5 · Wed, May 24, 2023
One Day in December by Josie Silver
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One 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 patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Winter Joy by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon was the music under the summary. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs at https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E4 · Tue, May 09, 2023
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister with Book Squad Goals
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One 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) You can find out more about our guest’s podcast at https://www.booksquadgoals.com/ Check out the Book Squad Girls episode with Sarah and Johnna as guests - hint, we did a Colleen Hoover classic: Book Squad Goals - It Ends With Us 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Thanks to Alex-Productions for the music under the summary. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E3 · Tue, April 25, 2023
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One Day in December by Josie Silver Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus November 9th by Colleen Hoover Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Thanks to Spark Of Life (Part 2) by Glitch for the music under the summary. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E2 · Tue, April 11, 2023
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - with Jason Yamas
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One Day in December by Josie Silver Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus November 9th by Colleen Hoover Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Check out @Jasonyamas on instagram and buy his book Tweakerworld here: https://amzn.to/3Muhjbh 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. Thanks to WombatNoisesAudio for the music under the summary. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get both songs here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S15 E1 · Tue, March 28, 2023
Divergent by Veronica Roth
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One Day in December by Josie Silver Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus November 9th by Colleen Hoover Hotel 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 shape that we could for you!) 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert.” You can download that and the extra music “Battle" and "Epic Sci-Fi Trailer" by Alex Productions! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, March 14, 2023
Announcing Season 15 Book List
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 Roth The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister One Day in December by Josie Silver Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus November 9th by Colleen Hoover Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E8 · Tue, February 07, 2023
1984 by George Orwell with Erin Chack
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 Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert.” You can download that and extra music “Safe In Your Arms Mix” here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E7 · Tue, January 24, 2023
World War Z by Max Brooks
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 Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill World War Z by Max Brooks 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E6 · Tue, January 10, 2023
Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill with Zach Noe Towers
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 Hoover Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke In Five Years by Rebecca Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill World War Z by Max Brooks 1984 by George Orwell Send 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 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E5 · Tue, December 27, 2022
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
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 Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced & edited by Johnna Scrabis (but please direct all criticism to Sarah Burton). Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." Thanks to Scott Buckley for the summary song "Artemis" and thanks to the FSM Team & for their song "Please, Don’t Forget Me" featured in the diner act out. You can get all three here: https://www.free-stock-music.com . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E4 · Tue, December 13, 2022
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
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 Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E3 · Tue, November 29, 2022
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
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 Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E2 · Wed, November 16, 2022
Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanne Fluke
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 Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S14 E1 · Tue, November 01, 2022
Verity by Colleen Hoover
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 Serle Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro World War Z by Max Brooks Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 1984 by George Orwell 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, October 18, 2022
Book List for Season 14
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 Serle 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, & 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, September 27, 2022
The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin with Warren Smith
Rec’d by pod fan Elise who told us that this book is “truly terrible” and “an insult to 9/11.” Turns out it’s also an insult to literature! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sarah Burton and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, September 13, 2022
Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach
Rec’d by pod fan Gus Stephens who told us that the author “pees on a dog in the first few pages and frames it as a good thing.” Amazing! A crazy successful football coach whose politics are questionable and lessons are even more confusing! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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. Here’s an article explaining why we made the exception to the NYT bestseller rule for this book: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/02/09/jordan-petersons-book-is-a-bestseller-except-where-it-matters-most.html CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, August 30, 2022
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
This one’s for our Canadian fans! Michelle Boucher says this alt-right psychologist “promoted an all-meat diet, said he was awake for a month straight” and is basically a sexist monster! Although TECHNICALLY not a NYT bestseller because it was only published in Canada, this book looked too juicy to not discuss. Turns out it’s horrible in more ways than one! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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. Here’s an article explaining why we made the exception to the NYT bestseller rule for this book: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2018/02/09/jordan-petersons-book-is-a-bestseller-except-where-it-matters-most.html CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, August 16, 2022
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood with Jake Cornell
Thanks to special guest Jake Cornell who showed up to scream about this science romance. Big ups to Neha Kennard who told us she was "truly heartbroken about [this] garbage-sounding book becoming really popular” - a NYT bestseller! Neha was offended for all her friends in STEM and wanted us to share in her outrage. AND SHARE WE SHALL! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, August 02, 2022
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Welcome back, book nerds! Thanks to Abigail who told us to read this “fun but bad palate cleanser” about time-traveling lesbians that is somehow a NYT bestseller! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, July 19, 2022
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch with Aimée Lutkin
Thanks to listener Debra who told us to read this because "you guys should treat yourself and read a fun one for your podcast. I’m sure you will have plenty to criticize." You betcha! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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. Special thanks to our guest Aimée Lutkin - you can follow her @aalutkin and buy her book! The Lonely Hunter: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609155/the-lonely-hunter-by-aimee-lutkin/ CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sarah Burton and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, July 05, 2022
The Whisper Man by Alex North with Brad Einstein
We are BACK with eppy two, THE WHISPER MAN by "Alex" "North." An *instant* New York Times bestseller, TWM has been called "brilliant" "superb" "poignant" and "thrilling" by major publications and "a bad The Shining knock off" by us. Who do you trust??? 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S13 Enull · Tue, June 21, 2022
Survive the Night by Riley Sager
Welcome back, book nerds! Thanks to Christine who told us to read this “horribly executed book” and yet somehow still a NYT bestseller! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by John Purcell. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, June 07, 2022
Book List for Season 13 - All Fan Recommends - Promo
Welcome back, book nerds! In this Season 13 promo we announce the incredible list of books we are forcing you all to read in the next few weeks! We make our triumphant return June 21! 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 13 - all fan recommends: - Survive the Night by Riley Sager - The Whisper Man by Alex North - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach - The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, April 19, 2022
Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman with Guest Ashley Arbaiza
Season Finale! We read New York Times bestseller Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman - will it help make our babies into perfect babies who sleep through the night and eat sugarless hot chocolate? 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 every other Tuesday! Here’s the book list for Season 12: - [ ] You by Caroline Kepnes - [ ] You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - [ ] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - [ ] It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - [ ] The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - [ ] Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - [ ] My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - [ ] Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Special thanks to our special guest Ashley Arbaiza! Check her out on her socials @thedreamhouse95 and buy all her artwork! Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, April 05, 2022
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
This week we read New York Times bestseller My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell! The NYTs calls it both "a creepy account of abuse and an overwrought teenage girl’s love story." Can it be both??? We weigh 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 every other Tuesday! Here’s the book list for Season 12: - You by Caroline Kepnes - You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russell - Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 Johnna Scrabis Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, March 22, 2022
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
MBCers! This week we read Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, or as Sarah calls it Breakfast for Champions. Also known as Goodbye Blue Monday, BOC is not only a champion in title, it's also a CHAMPION of the NYTs bestseller list. (56 weeks!) But why? 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 12: - You by Caroline Kepnes - You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, March 08, 2022
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
This week we read New York Times bestseller The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James, a book that’s not so much a ghost story as it is a story with some ghosts. 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 12: - [ ] You by Caroline Kepnes - [ ] You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - [ ] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - [ ] It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - [ ] The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - [ ] Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - [ ] My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - [ ] Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, February 22, 2022
It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
MBCers! This week we read It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong, a NYTs bestseller where Lance Armstrong does a lot of lying but also, he had cancer, so how mad can you get? 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 12: - [ ] You by Caroline Kepnes - [ ] You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - [ ] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - [ ] It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - [ ] The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - [ ] Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - [ ] My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - [ ] Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, February 08, 2022
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
MBCers! This week we read The Grace Year by Kim Liggett, a NYTs bestseller about 16 year old girls who have to go to a worse-than-the lord of the flies-type island to rid themselves of their whore magic. Can they do it? Will the book be better than the 5 other books it stole its plot from? Find out with us on this week's ep! 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 12: - You by Caroline Kepnes - You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, January 25, 2022
You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero
We’re baaaaack! We read New York Times bestseller You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - will it help us all become disgustingly rich? 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 every other Tuesday! Here’s the book list for Season 12: - [ ] You by Caroline Kepnes - [ ] You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - [ ] The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - [ ] It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - [ ] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - [ ] Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - [ ] My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - [ ] Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S12 Enull · Tue, January 11, 2022
You by Caroline Kepnes
We’re baaaaack! We read New York Times bestseller You by Caroline Kepnes - does it live up to it’s Lifetime/Netflix adaption? Can a book club read about a serial killer who loves books and not feel morally confused? 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 every other Tuesday! Here’s the book list for Season 12: - You by Caroline Kepnes - You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’re yelling! 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 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, December 14, 2021
Season 12 Book List and Promo!
Welcome back, book nerds! In this Season 12 promo we announce the incredible list of books we are forcing you all to read in the next few weeks! We make our triumphant return January 11! 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 12: - [ ] You by Caroline Kepnes - [ ] You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero - [ ] The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - [ ] It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong - [ ] The Grace Year by Kim Liggett - [ ] Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut - [ ] My Dark Vanessa by Elizabeth Russi - [ ] Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, June 22, 2021
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
MBCerssss! For our season finale we read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 260 consecutive weeks (more than 5 consecutive years). 5. Years. Was it good? We find out so YOU don't have to! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by 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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, June 15, 2021
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert with Anthony Arbaiza
MBCerssss! This week we read Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert! Andddd we have special guest, actor and data scientist Anthony Arbaiza - @Anthony_Arbaiza! Published in 2015, BM was an INSTANT NYTs best seller, promising to "crack open a world of wonder and joy." We're also thrilled to be reviewing Elizabeth Gilbert for a second time on the cast! Welcome back! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sabrina B. Jordan! Wow we are so proud of her! Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, June 08, 2021
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins with Shadé Olasimbo
MBCerssss! This week we read The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, and we're joined by our very special guest Shadé Olasimbo (@FCOlasimbo)! The Wife Upstairs is a 2021 thriller that has been called "a delicious twist on a Gothic classic." Is it delicious? We'll let you be the judge (jk we will just judge). 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, June 01, 2021
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson with Ryan Coutu
Waddup book nerds! This week we’re reading The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson with special guest and podcast host Ryan Coutu! This book spent over 178 weeks on the NYT Bestseller list and came out in 2016, a time when cursing in titles was REALLY COOL! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, May 25, 2021
Mean Book Club The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Hellooooo MBCers!! This week we read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett! Bennett's story of twin girls growing up in the segregated South debuted at number one on the, you guessed it, New York Times bestseller list! Are we dumb for picking this book? You'll 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, May 18, 2021
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
Waddup book nerds! This week we’re reading Peyton Place by Grace Metalious - aka the 60s soap opera starring Mia Farrow! This 1956 sexy romp was a New York Times bestseller before it even hit bookstores! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, May 11, 2021
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
Hello bookies! This week we read the NYTs best seller The Wives by Tarryn Fisher. 336 pages of thrills and twists twists twists! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S11 Enull · Tue, May 04, 2021
Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Waddup book nerds! This week we’re reading Bridgerton By Julia Quinn - aka the Netflix smash hit of 2020. This New York Times bestseller is sexy, simple, and full of nonsense to whine about! 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 11: Bridgerton By Julia Quinn The Wives By Tarryn Fisher Peyton Place By Grace Metalious The Vanishing Half By Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck By Mark Manson The Wife Upstairs By Rachel Hawkins Big Magic By Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, April 20, 2021
Announcing Season 11 Reading List!
Welcome back, book nerds! In this Season 11 promo we announce the incredible list of book we are forcing you all to read in the next few weeks! 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 11: BridgertonBy Julia Quinn The WivesBy Tarryn Fisher Peyton PlaceBy Grace Metalious The Vanishing HalfBy Brit Bennett The Subtle Art of Not Giving a FuckBy Mark Manson The Wife UpstairsBy Rachel Hawkins Big MagicBy Elizabeth GIlbert The Hunger GamesBy Suzanne Collins 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, February 16, 2021
The Old Man and the Sea with Teacher Nikolas Oscar Sparks
This week we read a NYT bestseller & high school classic: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. This is Johnna’s favorite book and she’s brought on English Teacher Nikolas Oscar Sparks to help her defend it. Right? Maybe... 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional music from Mountain Fairy by JayJen and Banger by | e s c p |. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, February 02, 2021
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
This week we read NYT bestseller Untamed by Glennon Doyle, a memoir by someone who is married to someone famous and also runs a mom blog. So we’re gonna love it, right? 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional music from Mountain Fairy by JayJen and Banger by | e s c p |. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, January 26, 2021
The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins
This week we read NYT bestseller The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins, a book about nerdy kids applying to college at Clara’s high school. Oh, so what, we’re all supposed to think Clara’s smart 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 (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the book list for Season 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional music from Mountain Fairy by JayJen and Banger by | e s c p |. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, January 19, 2021
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
This week we read NYT bestseller Open Book by Jessica Simpson, a memoir about a businesswoman who used to be the knock-off Britney Spears. What could go 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional music from Mountain Fairy by JayJen and Banger by | e s c p |. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, January 05, 2021
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
New year, new bad book! This week we are back with the NYTs bestseller The Guest List by Lucy Foley, and we have some di-vi-ded opinions on this one! It gets heated! 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis with the gentle guiding hand of Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional sound: Spooky Ambience from https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.sound-effects-library.html Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, December 29, 2020
This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas
It’s our last book of 2020, and boy, is it a rollercoaster to hell! This week we read NYT bestseller This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas, also known as the book Sabrina accidentally read last season and is now punishing us by making it an official tenth season book. What could go 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Johnna Scrabis. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Additional music from Mountain Fairy by JayJen and Banger by | e s c p |. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, December 22, 2020
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Welcome back, book nerds! This week we read NYT bestseller Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty. It’s a 400-page therapy session with LSD! What could go 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S10 Enull · Tue, December 15, 2020
The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere with Chris Sterbank
Welcome back, book nerds! This week we read NYT bestseller The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere. It’s an email chain turned song turned book turned Hallmark Christmas movie! What could go 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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Check out Chris on his podcast The Droids You’re Looking For and follow them @droidspod! 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 Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, December 01, 2020
Announcing Season 10 Reading List!
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 10: The Christmas Shoes by Donna VanLiere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty This Man Confessed by Jodi Ellen Malpas The Guest List by Lucy Foley Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, October 27, 2020
Life Code by Dr. Phil with Alise Morales
Season FINALE!! This week we read Dr. Phil McGraw’s NYT bestseller Life Code: New Rules for the Real World. Comedian Alise Morales (The Roast of Your Teenage Self, Our Cartoon President, Betches) joins us to scream about the most depressing self-help book we’ve ever read. 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 - The 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. Phil Want more Alise Morales? Check out her podcast “The Roast of My Teenage Self” or on instagram @pandalise. 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, October 20, 2020
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
This week it’s All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood! This 2016 release made it on the New York Times e-book bestseller list in 2017. Is this creepy, effed up pedophile love story better than Lolita? Ehhh. 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 - The 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. Phil 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, October 13, 2020
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
This week it’s Shoe Dog, the autobiography from Nike co-founder Phil Knight! This was one of Bill Gates’ favorite books of 2016 and spent over 14 weeks on the NYT non-fiction list in 2018! Apparently Netflix is adapting it… somehow? So it’s got to be amazing, right? Ehhh. 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 - The 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. Phil 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Clara Morris and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, September 29, 2020
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
This week we’re reading the NYT bestseller and American classic The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger! Written by a recluse who never allowed the book to be adapted (he wanted to play Holden), this book was first banned and then taught in high schools everywhere! Does it hold up? Listen & 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 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 - The 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. Phil You want more Lily Du? Check our her insta @lily_d and twitter @LilyD! 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, September 22, 2020
Daddy's Girls by Danielle Steel with Lily Du
This week we’re reading the NYT bestseller Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel with special guest, comedian Lily Du (College Humor)! This book spent one week on the NYT bestseller list in June, but that’s enough tfor us baby! I book where a ton of shit happens yet there is still zero conflict? A book soft enough for us women? 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. Phil You want more Lily Du? Check our her insta @lily_d and twitter @LilyD! 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Johnna Scrabis and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, September 15, 2020
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
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. Phil 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced by Sabrina B. Jordan and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, September 08, 2020
Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
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. Phil 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S9 Enull · Tue, September 01, 2020
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (with David Hill)
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. Phil You can get more David Hill on Twitter @davehill77 and you can buy his new book The Vapors from your local bookstore! Here’s the NYT review of the book: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/books/review/the-vapors-david-hill.html 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, August 18, 2020
Season 9 Book List & Promo
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. Phil 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, July 28, 2020
Flowers In The Attic by V.C. Andrews with Sean O'Reilly
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. Andrews Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! You can follow @seanporeilly on Twitter and check out the Comedy Commons Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/comedy_commons Check out the leftist comedy magazine FUNCTIONALLY DEAD here: https://www.functionallydead.com/ 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, July 21, 2020
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with Eli Yudin
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. Andrews Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Find more Eli Yudin @eliyudin on Twitter and @chilisrestaurants on Insta. You can check out the podcast Eli co-hosts anywhere you pod: What A Time To Be Alive Podcast @whatatimepod 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, July 14, 2020
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman with Emily Fidago
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. Andrews Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! You can ready Emily Fidago’s hilarious writing here: https://bit.ly/2OmyAnF 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, July 07, 2020
The TB12 Method by Tom Brady
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. Andrews 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, June 23, 2020
The Girls by Emma Cline with Sarah's Mom Ginger
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. Andrews Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! If you want more Big Ging, follow her @thegingerbreadlady on Instagram! Look out for her monthly posts! 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, June 16, 2020
Gossip Girl: All I Want Is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar
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. Andrews 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, June 02, 2020
Gerald's Game by Stephen King
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. Andrews 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S8 Enull · Tue, May 26, 2020
Neon Prey by John Sandford
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. Andrews 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, May 12, 2020
Mailbag & Season 8 Book List
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 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. Andrews Send 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 Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, April 28, 2020
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer with Netflix's Monique Moses
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 Colfer Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com . Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub. We're taking a break between season 7 and 8, but we will be back soon! 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 Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, April 21, 2020
Naked Came the Stranger by Penelope Ashe
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 Colfer 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, April 14, 2020
Women Who Work by Ivanka Trump with SB Nation's Ryan Simmons
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 Colfer Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! You can get more Ryan Simmons @rysimmons on Twitter. Check out his podcast Irishmin wherever you pod. 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, April 07, 2020
Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich
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 Colfer 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, March 31, 2020
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov with The Tonight Show’s Dan Chamberlain
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 Colfer Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! You can get more Dan Chamberlain @amfmpm on all the socials. 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, March 24, 2020
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins with UCB's Alexis Pereira
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 Colfer Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! You can get more Alexis @MrAlexisPereira on Twitter. You can read his piece about going viral here: https://www.vulture.com/2020/02/alexis-pereira-viral-essay-twitter-joke-diary.html 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, March 17, 2020
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
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 Eoin Colfer 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S7 Enull · Tue, March 10, 2020
The Christmas Train by David Baldacci
Waddup, book nerds! Welcome to lucky season 7! In our first episode back, we read The Christmas Train by David Baldacci (months after the holiday season has already ended)! This NYT bestseller choo-chooed into our hearts in 2002 and then again in 2017 when the Hallmark Channel adapted it to a movie starring Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover and Joan Cusack! But WHY was it so popular? 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 Colfer 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, February 25, 2020
Announcing Season 7 Mean Book List - GET READING NERDS!
Waddup, book nerds! Here’s the book list for Season 7, which premieres Tuesday, March 10! * 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 Colfer 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! 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, January 28, 2020
Relentless by Dean Koontz
Waddup, book nerds! It’s the SEASON FINALE! We read Relentless by Dean Koontz. This mystery/sci-fi/comedy book was on the NYT bestseller list for 2 weeks in 2009. It was written by the world’s SIXTH-MOST highly paid author! But why? WE MUST 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! Don’t forget to get your tickets to our live show on January 30 at the Strand: https://www.strandbooks.com/event/mean-book-club If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Relentless by Dean Koontz 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, January 21, 2020
L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
Waddup, book nerds! We read L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad and the person who actually wrote the book. It was inspired by Lauren Conrad’s life as a young reality TV star! A NYT bestseller in 2009, this book stayed on the Children’s Chapter Books list for 14 weeks. But why? WE MUST 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! Don’t forget to get your tickets to our live show on January 30 at the Strand: https://www.strandbooks.com/event/mean-book-club If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Relentless by Dean Koontz 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, & Sabrina B. Jordan. Produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, January 14, 2020
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Waddup, book nerds! We read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. A NYT and international bestseller in 2005, this book sold more than two million copies in the United States. But why? WE MUST 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! Don’t forget to get your tickets to our live show on January 30 at the Strand: https://www.strandbooks.com/event/mean-book-club If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Relentless by Dean Koontz 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, January 07, 2020
On The Road by Jack Kerouac with Tonight Show's Jo Firestone
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest Jo Firestone (The Tonight Show, Shrill, Dr. Gameshow) forced us to read On The Road by Jack Kerouac. Published in 1957, this NYT bestseller was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels. It’s an American classic. But why? WE MUST 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! P.S. Tickets are up for our live show, January 30 at the Strand, get your tickets here: https://www.strandbooks.com/event/mean-book-club If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Relentless by Dean Koontz Get more Jo Firestone @yoyofirestone on insta. You can also see more of her on her podcast, Dr. Gameshow: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/dr-gameshow/ 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, December 17, 2019
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher with Late Night's Mike Scollins
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest Mike Scollins (Late Night with Seth Meyers, SNL) forced us to read Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. A #1 NYT bestseller in 2011, this book was inspired by an audio guide to a King Tut exhibit! It spawned the popular but controversial Netflix series in 2017. But why? WE MUST 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! We’ll be off the next two weeks for the holidays, but see you back on the pod January 7! If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * Relentless by Dean Koontz Get more Mike Scollins @Mikescollins on the socials. You can also see more of him live at UCB: https://hellskitchen.ucbtheatre.com/show/3868 You can also see Mike act in the new film Greener Grass, available on demand: https://www.amazon.com/Greener-Grass-Jocelyn-DeBoer/dp/B07Z41KP95 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, December 10, 2019
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho with SNL's Sudi Green
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest Sudi Green (SNL, Hulu’s Shrill) made us read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Published in 1988, this book spent 400 weeks on the bestseller list. Coelho wrote this book in two freakin’ weeks. Bill Clinton, Madonna, and Will Smith all love it. But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. P.S. Tickets are up for our live show, January 30 at the Strand, get your tickets here: https://www.strandbooks.com/event/mean-book-club 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! If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * Relentless by Dean Koontz Get more Sudi Green @sudigreen on all the socials. You can also see her host her twice monthly show at Freehand: https://freehandhotels.com/new-york/event/trine-a-comedy-show-2/ 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, December 03, 2019
A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson with Joanna Hausmann (Bill Nye, YouTube)
Waddup, book nerds! It’s a live show and our special guest Joanna Hausmann (Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves The World, Pixar's Monsters at Work, YouTube’s Joanna Rants) joined us in reading A Woman’s Worth by presidential candidate Marianne Williamson. A NYT bestseller in 1993, this book is the second popular hit by Williamson, who became a prominent self-help guru in the 80s. And she could now be president! But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. 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! If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * Relentless by Dean Koontz Get more Joanna Hausmann @JoannaHausmann on Twitter and @johaus on Instagram. You can also see more of her hilarity on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGY8qSl98_5ehQ66zs0ZoaQ 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S6 Enull · Tue, November 26, 2019
If I Did It by O.J. Simpson with UCB's Michael Hartney
Waddup, book nerds! This week our special guest Michael Hartney (UCB’s Artistic Director, Broadway’s School of Rock, Comedy Central Comic to Watch) made us read If I Did It by The Goldman Family and O.J. Simpson. The original book was cancelled after it was announced in November 2006. In 2007, a bankruptcy court awarded the rights of the book to the Goldman family, who released it shortly after, where it spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. 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! If you want to read along with us during our 6th season, here’s the reading list: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * Relentless by Dean Koontz Get more Michael Hartney @MichaelHartney on Twitter and @HartneyMichael on Instagram. You can also see him hosting and directing Characters Welcome at UCB: https://www.ucbtheatre.com/show/3310 . 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, November 12, 2019
Announcing Season 6 Mean Book List - GET READING NERDS!
Waddup, book nerds! Here’s the book list for Season 6, which premieres Tuesday, November 26! * If I Did It by The Goldman Family / O.J. Simpson * A Woman's Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Blink by Malcolm Gladwell * Relentless by Dean Koontz 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! 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, October 22, 2019
The Woman In The Window by AJ Finn with Comedy Central's Becky Chicoine
It’s the Season 5 FINALE! Comedy Central’s Becky Chicoine forced us to read The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn. Published in 2018, this book debuted at number 1 and quickly spun out a two-book two-million-dollar deal and a movie starring Amy Adams (due out in 2020). It’s also been critically panned and the author has been accused of lying and stealing the story! DRAMA! We break it down. 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! You can get more Becky Chicoine at @beckychicoine on the socials. Check out her Comedy Central series Shop Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvHicl20go Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! We’ll be off for the next month, but don’t worry, we’ll give you a heads up on next season’s books starting NOW: * If I Did It by The Goldman Family * A Woman’s Worth by Marianne Williamson * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher * On The Road by Jack Kerouac * LA Candy by Lauren Conrad * Relentless by Dean Koontz * Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver Rate, 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 theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, October 15, 2019
Congo by Michael Crichton with Literati's Colin O'Brien and Michael Wolf
Hey book nerds! This week Colin O’Brien (Just For Laughs) and Michael Wolf (Comedy Central, MTV), hosts of the Literati podcast, forced us to read Congo by Michael Crichton. This book spent 12 weeks on the NYT bestseller list in 1980 and was later adapted to a movie in 1995 (unfortunately not starring Sean Connery). But WHY? Mean Book Club breaks it down. 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! If you want to read along with us during our 5th season, here’s the reading list: * Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding * How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie * Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray * Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Part 1 & Part 2) * I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max * Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard * Congo by Michael Crichton * The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn You can get more Colin & Michael at @literaticomedy & @mjwooolf Check out their podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/literati-with-colin-obrien-and-michael-wolf/id1092362732 Get tickets to their Nov 6th live show here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/literati-with-colin--michael-11-6-2019 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, October 08, 2019
Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard with Desus & Mero's Josh Gondelman
Waddup, book nerds! This week our special guest Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero, Last Week Tonight, Billy On The Street) made us read Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard. “Book One” of Scientology spent 28 weeks as a NYT bestseller after it was released in 1950. That’s pre-becoming-a-religion!! But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. 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! If you want to read along with us during our 5th season, here’s the reading list: * Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding * How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie * Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray * Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Part 1 & Part 2) * I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max * Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard * Congo by Michael Crichton * The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn You can get more Josh Gondelman on Twitter @joshgondelman and you can buy his new book Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062852752/ref =dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, October 01, 2019
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max with Joanna Borns (BuzzFeed, The Onion)
Waddup, book nerds! This week our special guest Joanna Borns (BuzzFeed, The Onion) made us read I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max. This piece of fratire was a #1 New York Times Bestseller and made the Best Seller List each year from 2006 to 2012. It has sold over one million copies and was turned into a movie (that bombed) in 2009. But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read along with us during our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Part 1 & Part 2) - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard - Congo by Michael Crichton - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn You can get more Joanna Borns on Twitter @robotics and Insta @jbornz. Check out her insane YouTube channel at http://bit.ly/joannaborns 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, September 24, 2019
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand—Part 2
Waddup, book nerds! This is the SECOND week we tortured ourselves reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand thanks to our special guest, Savage Media’s Jesse Cramer. This libertarian wet dream debuted on The New York Times Bestseller List at No. 13 three days after its publication in 1957, staying on the list for 22 consecutive weeks. By 1984, its sales had exceeded five million copies and the Objectivism movement. But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read ahead for our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Part 1 & Part 2) - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Congo by Michael Crichton - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, September 10, 2019
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand with Savage Media's Jesse Cramer - Part 1
Waddup, book nerds! This week we tortured ourselves reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand thank to our special guest, Savage Media’s Jesse Cramer. This libertarian wet dream debuted on The New York Times Bestseller List at No. 13 three days after its publication in 1957, staying on the list for 22 consecutive weeks. By 1984, its sales had exceeded five million copies and the Objectivism movement. But why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read ahead for our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Part 1 & Part 2) - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Congo by Michael Crichton - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn We’ve got a live show coming up at Caveat on Saturday, September 14. We’re reading "A Woman's Worth" by Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson! Link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mean-book-club-live-a-womans-worth-by-marianne-williamson-tickets-69104542547 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, September 03, 2019
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray
Waddup, book nerds! Welcome back for Season 5. This week we read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray. Published in 1992, this book was a worldwide phenomenon with 121 weeks on the NYT bestseller list and over 15 million copies sold. Translated in over 40 languages, this book earned Gray almost $18 million. It’s also lead to themed vacations, a one-man Broadway show, and a TV sitcom! But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read ahead for our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Congo by Michael Crichton - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn We’ve got a live show coming up at Caveat on Saturday, September 14. We’re reading "A Woman's Worth" by Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson! Link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mean-book-club-live-a-womans-worth-by-marianne-williamson-tickets-69104542547 Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! To watch the Grapefruiting video we reference in the video, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLTgWdXrx3U Rate, 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 theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, August 27, 2019
How To Win Friends And Influence People By Dale Carnegie - LIVE!
Waddup, book nerds! This week we read How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Published in 1936 during the depression, this book has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide. It started a self-help book movement! Like, but why? Mean Book Club breaks it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read ahead for our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Congo by Michael Crichton - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn We’ve got a live show coming up at Caveat on Saturday, September 14. We’re reading "A Woman's Worth" by Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson! Link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mean-book-club-live-a-womans-worth-by-marianne-williamson-tickets-69104542547 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S5 Enull · Tue, August 20, 2019
Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding
Waddup, book nerds! Welcome back for Season 5. This week we read Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding. Already a success in the UK, this book sat high on The New York Times Bestseller List when it was released in 2008. The Guardian newspaper named Bridget Jones’s Diary one of the ten novels that best defined the 20th century. It spawned a book series and three motion pictures starring Renée Zellweger. But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! If you want to read ahead for our 5th season, here’s the reading list: - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - Congo by Michael Crichton - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn We’ve got a live show coming up at Caveat in NYC on Saturday, September 14. We’re reading "A Woman's Worth" by Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson! Link to tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mean-book-club-live-a-womans-worth-by-marianne-williamson-tickets-69104542547 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, August 06, 2019
Announcing Season 5 Mean Book List - GET READING NERDS!
PROMO EPISODE! This week we’re giving you all the deets on our 5th season, premiering August 20, so you can get reading. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! We’re currently between seasons, but if you want to start reading ahead for our 5th season, here are a few books that are definitely on our list: - How To Win Friends by Dale Carnegie - Bridget Jones' Diary by Helen Fielding - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand - I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max - The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn - Dianetics by L Ron Hubbard - Congo by Michael Crichton AND MANY MORE! Send your 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. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, July 09, 2019
After by Anna Todd with Tonight Show's Nate Dern
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this episode is Nate Dern (Tonight Show, Comedy Central, UCB). He held our eyes open and forced us to stare at After by Anna Todd, which spent several weeks on the NYT bestseller list from April to May 2019. That success followed the release of the movie adaptation starring Josephine Langford as Tessa Young and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Hardin “Harry Styles” Scott. Yeah, that’s right. This book started as One Direction fan fiction on Wattpad and became the most read series on the platform with over 1.5 billion reads. But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, HuffPost, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books with questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every Tuesday! Send your book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com Follow us @meanbookclub on the socials Follow Nate on the socials @natedern Buy his book “Not Quite A Genius” here: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Quite-Genius-Nate-Dern/dp/1501122207 If you want to read for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - The Mister by E.L. James - After by Anna Todd Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Read. Drink. Whine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, July 02, 2019
The Mister by E.L. James with Full Frontal's Kristen Bartlett
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this episode is Kristen Bartlett (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, SNL). She made us read The Mister by E.L. James, which spent 7 weeks on the NYT bestseller list after its release in April 2019. The Mister is James’ first new work of original fiction since she became an international phenomenon with Fifty Shades. But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, HuffPost, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books with questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every Tuesday! Send your book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com Follow us @meanbookclub on the socials Follow Kristen on the socials @kristencheeks If you want to read ahead for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - The Mister by E.L. James - After by Anna Todd Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Read. Drink. Whine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, June 25, 2019
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown With The Best Show's Jason Gore
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this episode is Jason Gore (The Best Show, UCB’s Characters Welcome). He forced us to read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. On its first day the book sold one million copies in the U.S., the UK and Canada, making it the fastest selling adult novel in history. It was number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction for the first six weeks of its release in 2009. And just last month, NBC bought “Langdon,” a drama based on this very book. But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB, HuffPost, 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! Send your book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com Follow us @meanbookclub on the socials Follow Jason on the socials @SonicDork Here’s where you can get tickets to see Jason Gore in “So It’s Come To This” at Union Hall on July 7: https://www.unionhallny.com/event/1869166-so-its-come-this-brooklyn/ If you want to read ahead for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - The Mister by E.L. James - After by Anna Todd Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Read. Drink. Whine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, June 18, 2019
The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss with Alex Song
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this episode is LGBT icon ALEX SONG (The Tonight Show, HBO’s Night of Too Many Stars, Comedy Knockout)! So naturally this week we read The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss. This book chilled on The New York Times Bestseller List for two months after its release in September 2005. It boomed in popularity again in 2007 with the VH1 television series “The Pickup Artist,” hosted by Mystery, Strauss's mentor in the book. The book probably also caused a bunch of weird guys in the mid-2000s to approach you in bars and ask if you were into spells. But WHY? We break it down. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB, HuffPost, 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! Send your book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com Follow us @meanbookclub on the socials Follow Alex on the socials @AlexSnog Here’s where you can get tickets to see Alex Song Does Crowd Work at Union Hall on June 28: https://www.unionhallny.com/event/1858568-alex-song-does-crowd-work-brooklyn/ If you want to read ahead for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - The Mister by E.L. James - After by Anna Todd Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Read. Drink. Whine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, June 11, 2019
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline with Mission To Zyxx's Allie Kokesh
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this ep is “Dar” from Mission To Zyxx - Allie Kokesh! So naturally this week we read the sci-fi bestseller Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Released in 2011, this video game dystopian novel made it on the NYT bestseller list and was immediately optioned by Steven Spielberg for a movie, which was released in Spring 2018. But WHY? Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - The Mister by E.L. James - After by Anna Todd Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us @meanbookclub! Follow Allie on instagram @AllieKokesh !!! Follow @MissionToZyxx on all the socials and check them out on Maximum Fun: https://www.maximumfun.org/shows/mission-to-zyxx Buy tickets for the Wednesday, June 12 live show here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/mean-book-club-live-6-12-2019 Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Read. Drink. Whine. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, June 04, 2019
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Waddup, book nerds! Buy tickets for the June 12 live show here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/mean-book-club-live-6-12-2019 This week we read: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo’s 2014 New York Times bestseller that has been published in more than 30 countries. It spawned a revolution in cleaning with the Konmari method and a Netflix show in 2018. But WHY? Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 start reading for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Mister by E.L. James - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - After by Anna Todd Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us @meanbookclub ! Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, May 28, 2019
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People with SNL's Anna Drezen
Waddup, book nerds! Our special guest for this ep is SNL writer Anna Drezen! This week we read: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey’s 1989 New York Times bestseller. The audio version became the first non-fiction audio-book in U.S. publishing history to sell more than one million copies. But WHY? Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 start reading for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Mister by E.L. James - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - After by Anna Todd Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Follow us @meanbookclub and follow Anna @AnnaDrezen !!! Buy tickets for the June 12 live show here: https://www.caveat.nyc/event/mean-book-club-live-6-12-2019 Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S4 Enull · Tue, May 14, 2019
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
We’re back, book freaks! This week we read: A Game Of Thrones, the first of George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series now turned into hit HBO TV Show. The book was released in 1996, but did not reach #1 on the New York Times bestseller list until July 2011, following the release of HBO’s adaptation. It is currently #11 on the list. But WHY? Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 start reading for our fourth season, here’s the reading list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Mister by E.L. James - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - After by Anna Todd Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Bonus · Tue, May 07, 2019
Season 4 Book Lineup! GET READING!
PROMO EPISODE! This week we’re giving you all the deets on our fourth season so you can get reading. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! We’re currently between seasons, but if you want to start reading ahead for our fourth season, here are a few books that are definitely on our list: - A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo - The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - The Mister by E.L. James - The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - After by Anna Todd AND MANY MORE! Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Bonus · Tue, April 23, 2019
BONUS: Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff by Sean Penn - With Special Guests: Turn That Off! Podcast
BONUS EPISODE! This week we’re not taking on a NYT bestseller - instead, we’re reading a dumb book by Sean Penn! In this bonus crossover episode, Johnna and Clara delve into Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff with Caleb and Leo, hosts of Turn That Off! Podcast. What possessed Sean Penn to write this book? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! We’re currently between seasons, but if you want to start reading ahead for our fourth season, here are a few books that are definitely on our list: Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey The Art of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown AND MANY MORE! Send your suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com ! Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, April 02, 2019
The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump
t’s our season 3 finale! This week's NYT bestseller: The Art of the Deal. Released in 1987, this book was “written” by our president Donald Trump (but really written by Tony Schwartz). Some say is made Donald Trump who he is today! WOAH! It reached number 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list, stayed there for 13 weeks, and altogether held a position on the list for 48 weeks. Why? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! Here's the list of books featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, March 26, 2019
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
This week's NYT bestseller: A Discovery of Witches. Historian Deborah Harkness’s first foray into fiction debuted at number two on the NYT Best Seller hardcover fiction list and has been sold in at least 34 countries. A TV version of the series was released fall 2018 on Sky One. Why? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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! Here's the list of books featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, March 19, 2019
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
This week's NYT bestseller: The President Is Missing. Bill Clinton’s debut novel spent over a month at the top of the New York Times bestseller list when it was released in the summer of 2018. Showtime has already optioned the book to turn into a series. Why? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, March 12, 2019
The Whole30 by Melissa and Dallas Hartwig
This week's NYT bestseller: The Whole30. This cookbook, how-to guide, definitely not a “diet book” spent over 115 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It was made into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon in 2002. Why? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, March 05, 2019
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
This week's NYT bestseller: The Bourne Identity. This 1980 novel spent 95 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It was made into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon in 2002. Why? We had to find out. Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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 the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, February 26, 2019
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
This week's NYT bestseller: Bird Box. This 2014 novel by Josh Malerman landed for the first time on the New York Times best-seller list in 2019 thanks to the overwhelming success of the Sandra Bullock-starring horror movie from Netflix. Why? We had to 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, here's the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, February 19, 2019
Elixir by Hilary Duff
This week's NYT bestseller: Elixir. Published by Duff when she was just 23, this book made it to the NYT bestseller in 2010. Why? Let’s find out. IMPORTANT: Monday, February 25, it’s Mean Book Club Live in NYC, where we’ll be reading The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump. Get your tickets here: https://thepit-nyc.com/events/mean-book-club/ 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 the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S3 Enull · Tue, February 12, 2019
Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts
This week's NYT bestseller: Carnal Innocence. Published in 1991, this book made it to the NYT bestseller list nine years later. In 2011, it was made into a Lifetime move. 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, here's the list of books that will be featured on our third season: Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts Elixir by Hilary Duff Bird Box by Josh Malerman The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, February 05, 2019
Season 3 Book Lineup And Live Show Announcement!
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! Season 3 drops Tuesday, February 12\. So get reading: * Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts * Elixir by Hilary Duff * Bird Box by Josh Malerman * The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum * The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig * The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson * A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness * The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, January 15, 2019
8: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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 Duff Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, January 08, 2019
7: Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
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 Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, December 18, 2018
6: Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
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 Rate, 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://www.free-stock-music.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, December 11, 2018
5: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
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 Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, December 04, 2018
4: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James - LIVE!
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 Sparks Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, November 27, 2018
3: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
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, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, November 20, 2018
2: Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
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 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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S2 Enull · Tue, November 13, 2018
1: The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, October 30, 2018
Mean Book Club - Live Show & Season 2 Book Lineup
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, October 16, 2018
8: Malice by Danielle Steel
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 * Malice Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, October 09, 2018
7: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, October 02, 2018
6: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, September 25, 2018
5: Crazy House by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, September 18, 2018
4: The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, September 11, 2018
3: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
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 Code Malice Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, September 04, 2018
2: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
S1 Enull · Tue, August 28, 2018
1: The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT bestseller: The Pelican Brief. Next week: Eat Pray Love. Read along! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
Trailer · Tue, August 21, 2018
Introducing Mean Book Club
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: Twilight Malice Eat Pray Love The Da Vinci Code The Secret Crazy House Support us here: [ https://www.patreon.com/meanbookclub ]( https://www.patreon.com/meanbookclub) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
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