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

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