The Worst Bestsellers

12/08/2024

Don't cry because Flashback Summer is over; smile because Hot Evelyn Summer is beginning! Friend of the Show and Bossy Dame Margaret H. Willison joined us to discuss Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel, which is NOT about Evelyn Hardcastle. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-247-the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo

05/08/2024

We were devastated by the recent loss of Kathryn Benson (1986-2024). She was a friend, writer, librarian, educator, and an avid reader of romance novels. Most notably for us here at Worst Bestsellers: she was one of our earliest guests and the woman who introduced us to the world of Nora Roberts, for which we will always be grateful. In lieu of flowers, her parents have asked for donations to EMILY'S List and the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, so we donated half of our August Patreon income to those causes. Thanks to our patrons for helping us honor Kathryn in this way. You can also honor Kathryn by picking up a Nora Roberts novel--you won't regret it.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/remembering-1986-109405178

29/07/2024

Unlike Stacey, we just can't quit the Baby-Sitters Club. For our final book of Flashback Summer 2024, we were joined by Courtney Summers to discuss Stacey and the Bad Girls! https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-246-stacey-and-the-bad-girls/

15/07/2024

New favorite Little Guy just dropped: we read Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce! We were thrilled to have author Rebecca Kim Wells guide us through this childhood favorite for Flashback Summer. https://www.frowl.org/worstbsestsellers/episode-245-alanna-the-first-adventure

01/07/2024

Flashback Summer is getting SPOOKY, which is conveyed to varying degrees of success by the different covers of Stonewords by Pam Conrad. We were joined by Kait's roommate KL to discuss their childhood favorite Scholastic book fair purchase. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-244-stonewords/

17/06/2024

Flashback Summer goes north of the border (and then back into the US, with a van full of Canadian tweens) with No Coins Please by Gordon Korman! We were thrilled to have Ann Foster of Vulgar History as our tour guide for this adventure. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-243-no-coins-please/

03/06/2024

We're kicking off Flashback Summer with a return to the traumatizing world of the Animorphs! Author Moniquill Blackgoose joined us to discuss The Discovery, The Threat, and The Solution, aka Animorphs #20-22, aka The David Saga, aka why we have trust issues. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-242-the-discovery/

20/05/2024

We continued Celebrity Memoir May by reading Open Book by Jessica Simpson. Our guest, author Annie Cardi, agreed with us on many important issues but most importantly: Jessica Simpson looked hot as hell in those jeans everyone made fun of her for wearing in 2009. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-241-open-book/

06/05/2024

We just can't get Clear of Celebrity Memoir May--not that we'd want to, because we enjoyed discussing Leah Remini's memoir Troublemaker with guest Angie Manfredi so much! Listening to this episode might get you labeled a Suppressive Person but it's probably worth it. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-240-troublemaker/

22/04/2024

Are you still steaming from the hot dragons from Fourth Wing? Let's cool down...with some Ice Planet Barbarians. We were joined by Lily Sparks, author of The Merciless King of Moore High, to discuss this bonkers work of romantiscifi. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-239-ice-planet-barbarians/

08/04/2024

Y'all h***y for some dragons? We read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros with Sarah Aswell of Scary Mommy Book Club! 🐉🍆 https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-238-fourth-wing/

25/03/2024

We read This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti, a Christian thriller that finally answers the question: what's scarier, a host of demons from hell or a woman with a PhD? 😱 Izzy Wasserstein, author of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart joined our prayer circle this week 🙏
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-237-this-present-darkness/

13/03/2024

Our favorite pussycat Duarte has consented to let us post this episode, so you can now enjoy our discussion of Hannah Grace's ice spice romance with guest Annie Cardi anywhere you get your podcasts! https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-236-icebreaker/

11/03/2024

This week's episode will be delayed! Duarte is protesting inhumane working conditions. We'll be back up and running once his demands are met. In the meantime, if you want to read a GOOD book, why not check out RED by our upcoming guest Annie Cardi?

26/02/2024

Nora Roberts Month continues! Heidi and Emily from Romancing the Shelf have returned this year to discuss Sanctuary, a 90s romantic thriller with mermaid eyes, meringue makers, and multiple murders. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-235-sanctuary/

12/02/2024

We're back, baby! We're kicking off this year's Nora Roberts Month with some PRIME CRIME.
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-234-nightwork

18/12/2023

You there, boy, what day is it? The day Kait and Renata post their Best Books of 2023? Then I haven't missed it! https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-233-bests-of-2023/

04/12/2023

It's Britney, bitch! Featuring our favorite MW--no offense to Michelle Williams--Margaret Willison! https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-232-the-woman-in-me/

30/11/2023

Wow, y'all CoHorny for CoHo! Thanks to everyone for listening this year! Join us for a celebratory bev at BIBS. 🥂 https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-213-it-ends-with-us/

20/11/2023

In this year's Patreon Choice poll, our Beloved Patrons opted to send us back in time to 2003 to read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Native Chicagoan Ashley returned to guide us through the book's geography, if not its timeline. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-231-the-time-travelers-wife

06/11/2023

The Hunger Games prequel: selfish cash grab or refined piece of worldbuilding and character arc? Three podcasters, including author Mackenzi Lee, will discuss it...to the DEATH. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-230-the-ballad-of-songbirds-and-snakes

29/10/2023

Join us on Discord for tomorrow night’s Practical Magic watch party! https://discord.gg/Stmtsx7bsW

23/10/2023

It's spooky season! Let's get witchy with Lily Sparks, author of the Teen Killers trilogy and the upcoming The Merciless King of Moore High. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-229-practical-magic/

09/10/2023

In honor of Banned Books Week, Dan and Jen from the Banned Camp podcast joined us to discuss the erstwhile sequel to a frequently-challenged book: Go Set
A Watchman by Harper Lee. Celebrate your freedom to read! Read whatever you want...which might not be this book. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-228-go-set-a-watchman/

25/09/2023

It's the 9th anniversary of our podcast! To celebrate, wow, it looks like Stephenie Meyer released a new Twilight book, this is huge...no, wait, sorry, this cover art tricked us. Our OG guest Carrie joined us to discuss Crave by Tracy Wolff. Thanks for 9 years, Best Listeners! ❤ https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-227-crave/

20/09/2023

Thanks to the Boston Globe for featuring us in this lovely roundup of podcasts! You're welcome to join our book club any time!

The right book club can be hard to find. Fortunately, there's no shortage of great podcasts out there that make it feel like you’re meeting up with old friends to chat about a fun new read. From niche genre content to more generalized literary endeavors, here are 10 podcasts that will make you fee...

11/09/2023

Looking for a kindred spirit? Look no further! Hannah and Marcelle from Material Girls and Witch Please joined us to discuss an all-time classic Flashback Summer book, Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-226-anne-of-green-gables/

08/09/2023

We had a slammin' time talking about our enemy Colleen with our friends at Overdue!

Our friends Renata and Kait are back to talk with us about Colleen Hoover and her debut novel, Slammed . We dive into her recent reign as Queen of BookTok, the appeal of slam poetry, the lack of dads, and whether or not this work of New Adult Fiction worked for us. Find more episodes of The Worst

04/09/2023

Happy Labor Day! If you're one of our Beloved Patrons, you can spend your holiday listening to the bonus episode we recorded with Sleuth about the Nancy Drew: Mystery at Magnolia Gardens game! https://www.patreon.com/worstbestsellers

28/08/2023

Get a clue! We read Nancy Drew #111: The Secret at Solaire with Nancy Drew expert Kristin Sleuth! https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-225-the-secret-at-solaire/