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The Worst Bestsellers

We read stuff so you don't have to.

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Episode 123 – Big Little Lies

Episode 123 – Big Little Lies

We don’t have anybody’s HBO login, so instead of watching the show, we were forced to read the book Big Little Lies by L... Read more

6 May 2019

1hr 18mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 137 – The Mister

Episode 137 – The Mister

We knew we would need a lot of help to get through the frequently-requested book The Mister by E. L. James, so we tagged... Read more

18 Nov 2019

1hr 26mins

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Ranked #3

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Episode 138 – Queer Venting About Instinct

Episode 138 – Queer Venting About Instinct

How desperate is Kait for scraps? She pre-ordered the next Murder Games novel just for another dumb murder story about g... Read more

2 Dec 2019

38mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 100 – Ready Player One

Episode 100 – Ready Player One

It’s our 100th episode! Kait, Renata, and their editor Becca have been studying up on our bad book trivia for years to b... Read more

18 Jun 2018

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Episode 03: The Secret

Episode 03: The Secret

For our third episode, Kait and Renata are joined by writer/activist Keane to discuss The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. This b... Read more

29 Sep 2014

Ranked #6

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Episode 12 – Outlander

Episode 12 – Outlander

Ring in the new year–1743–with Kait, Renata, and their guest lassie Erica! We read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and we le... Read more

5 Jan 2015

Ranked #7

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Episode 15 – Fifty Shades of Grey

Episode 15 – Fifty Shades of Grey

Kait, Renata, and their guest Anna of Bellwether Friends read Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James! Their inner goddesses... Read more

16 Feb 2015

Ranked #8

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Episode 90 – Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Episode 90 – Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

We wanted to start the new year off with a self-help book, so we teamed up with Jolenta and Kristen from By the Book, a ... Read more

15 Jan 2018

Ranked #9

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Episode 21 – City of Bones

Episode 21 – City of Bones

Kait, Renata, and Kait’s secret cousin Nicole read City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, because we read all the rest of the... Read more

11 May 2015

Ranked #10

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Episode 72 – Red Queen

Episode 72 – Red Queen

Kait, Renata, and their guest Anna (of LCARS Librarian and Women Write About Comics) read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.... Read more

8 May 2017

Ranked #11

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Episode 31 – New Moon

Episode 31 – New Moon

It’s been one year since our very first episode, when Caroline of Fantastic Fangirls read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer wi... Read more

28 Sep 2015

Ranked #12

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Episode 82 – Breaking Dawn

Episode 82 – Breaking Dawn

It’s been three years since our very first episode, when Carrie read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with us! (And two years... Read more

25 Sep 2017

Ranked #13

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Episode 58 – Eclipse

Episode 58 – Eclipse

It’s been two years since our very first episode, when Caroline of Fantastic Fangirls read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer w... Read more

26 Sep 2016

Ranked #14

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Episode 53 – The Baby-sitters Club

Episode 53 – The Baby-sitters Club

Flashback Summer continues! While Renata is off in the wilderness, settling into her Sadness Cave, Kait, our editor Bec... Read more

18 Jul 2016

Ranked #15

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Episode 108 – My Sweet Audrina

Episode 108 – My Sweet Audrina

Out of the attic and into the rocking chair, we were joined by Sophie of Two Bossy Dames to read My Sweet Audrina by V. ... Read more

8 Oct 2018

Ranked #16

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Episode 17 – Flowers in the Attic

Episode 17 – Flowers in the Attic

Kait, Renata, and their guests Sophi and Stacey read (or re-read) Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews. Some of us refl... Read more

16 Mar 2015

Ranked #17

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Episode 116 – How The Secret Changed My Life

Episode 116 – How The Secret Changed My Life

Our lives have been changed by The Secret, as have those of Andrew and Craig from the Overdue podcast. So they joined us... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr 31mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 132 – Divergent

Episode 132 – Divergent

Divergent by Veronica Roth, a dystopian society controlled by Buzzfeed quizzes, has been one of most frequently-requeste... Read more

9 Sep 2019

1hr 31mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 119 – After

Episode 119 – After

We read After by Anna Todd, a fanfiction-turned-novel that’s bold enough to ask the question: would you like to date Har... Read more

11 Mar 2019

1hr 28mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 110 – Red Rising

Episode 110 – Red Rising

Did you ever read a science fiction book and think, “I wish I knew more about these characters’ bathroom usage?” If so, ... Read more

5 Nov 2018

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