Mean Book Club

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 [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. 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.

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 [email protected]
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.

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 [email protected]
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.

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 [email protected]
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.

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 [email protected]
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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]! 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.

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 [email protected]!

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.

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 [email protected]!

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.