4: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James - LIVE!

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... by Mean Book Club

71 min listen

$4: The Shack by Wm. Paul Young: Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT best seller: **The Shack**. Released in 2007, this book was the No. 1 paperback trade fiction seller on The New York Times Best Seller list from June 2008 to early 2010\. It was turned into a...$

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! by Mean Book Club

55 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

7 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

46 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

73 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

83 min listen

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!... by Mean Book Club

61 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

78 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

93 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

65 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

3 min listen

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,... by Mean Book Club

64 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

51 min listen

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?... by Mean Book Club

93 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

63 min listen

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.... by Mean Book Club

61 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

64 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

74 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

80 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

60 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

56 min listen

$5: Crazy House by James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet: Sarah, Johnna, Clara & Sabrina rip apart this week's NYT best seller: Crazy House. Released in 2017, this book made the Young Adult Hardcover list and was also a Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017\. Why? We had to know! So we read it! Our first foray...$

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... by Mean Book Club

62 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

77 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

4 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

56 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

45 min listen

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... by Mean Book Club

69 min listen