Mean Book Club

This week we’re reading the NYT bestseller The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena! This kidnapped baby mystery spent 22 weeks on the bestseller list from 2016-2017. It was Canada’s bestselling book for 2016. So it’s got to be amazing, right? Well...

Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

Here’s the book list for Season 9:

- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
- Danielle Steel: Daddy’s Girls by Danielle Steel
- Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
- Life Code by Dr. Phil

Send any future book suggestions to [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.