Mean Book Club the Podcast: Four ladies (UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss & make fun of NYT bestselling books with little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .
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Recent episodes include "From the Vault: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer" (27 October 2026, 51 minutes), "A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas" (20 October 2026, 114 minutes), and "Quicksilver by Callie Hart" (9 June 2026, 88 minutes).
Mean Book Club publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 87 minutes.
Booking probability for Mean Book Club is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Mean Book Club requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Mean Book Club's contact route on record: verified email.
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This week we're pulling Twilight out of the Vault in preperation for next week's episode on New Moon! Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about...
Episode #1
The characters don't make sense, the plot doesn't matter, and we LOVED this book. We're kicking off our Season of Sequels with A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas and spoiler alert its a 5/5. Mean Book Club is four...
Episode #8
Our Season 21 Finale is here!! This half-baked ACOTAR knock-off got the treatment it deserved and boy oh boy did it deserve the most. Thank you to all of our listeners for another amazing season! We'll be back soon with...
Episode #7
Unreliable narrators, love affairs, and.... ghosts? This week we read Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and believe us when we say you don't want to read this one. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College...
Robert Langdon is back in action and this time he has to solve... wait. what does he do in this book exactly? This week we read The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown with return guest Johnathan Fernandez! Mean Book Club is...
A lost grandson, a talking octopus, and a new unholy alliance between hosts!? This week we read Remarkably Bright Creatures and is was remarkably bad. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor...
Episode #4
This week we have a MASSIVE episode filled with lame powers, daddy issues, and a whole lotta YA yearning. This week we read Powerless by Lauren Roberts and despite it's best efforts, it's not The Hunger Games. Mean Book...
Episode #3
Ivy league frats, magical pencil pushers, and an ALL NEW SEGMENT OF THE POD!? This week we read "Ninth House" by Leigh Bardugo and it was a doozy. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical...
Looking for the hottest MM, enemies-to-lovers book about hockey that inspired a hit Netflix show? Well we've got you covered! This week we read "Heated Rivalry" by Rachel Reid and it everything we had hoped and so much...
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Our season 21 book list announcement! Listen so you can read along, or so you can full ignore the books and just enjoy the podcast. You decide! Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical...
Episode #1
An incomprehensible world of magic, a blinding romance fraught with peril, and a bunch of filler in between: This week we read the fan-fic turned book: Rose in Chains by Julie Soto, and spoiler alert, Sarah loved it...
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Special Bonus Episode! 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...
From the author of seminal legal-thrillers such as The Firm and A Time to Kill, comes the inspiration behind... Christmas with the Kranks? This week we read Skipping Christmas by John Grisham and all we want from santa...
A very special episode with a very special guest, this week we read "Beautiful Ugly" by Alice Feeney and it was... confusing. Revenge, instant bestsellers, and murderous lesbians make for a wild and confusing ride as we...
Episode #6
Where are our Parrot Heads at?! This week we read Where's Joe Merchant by Mr. Margaritaville himself, Jimmy Buffett. Did the plot make sense? No. Did we like the book? Also no. But did Johnna find out that Jimmy Buffett...
Episode #5
Personal goals, career goals, squad goals, any and all of it can be considered "The Cheese." But what happens when someone moves the cheese? What wildly oversimplified options do you have? Well Spencer Johnson lays it...
Arson, anmesia, and a private island? It's a wonder how this book could be so boring. This week we read "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart and we can't say it enough: JUST WATCH THE TV SHOW! Big thanks to our special guest...
Episode #4
An alternate history with family drama, cultural identity, and extremely detailed descriptions of stamps, this week we read "The Plot Against America" by Phillip Roth and what can we say? This book was way too good for...
Episode #2
Sometimes in life, a special book comes along and embraces you with characters you relate to, a setting that you enjoy, and a plot that exists. This is unfortunately not that book. This week we read "Prep" by Curtis...
Episode #1
Was it profound or was it pretentious? Is the author a genius or a misogynist? The only thing we know for sure is that a man made love to a couch. Mean Book Club returns for our 20th season with "The Corrections" by...
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