What is The Worst Bestsellers about?

We read stuff so you don't have to. It is listed as an arts show, with a books focus.

Who hosts The Worst Bestsellers?

The Worst Bestsellers is hosted by Worst Bestsellers. They have published 307 episodes. The show covers arts, with a books focus.

What has The Worst Bestsellers covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Episode 298 – Court", "Episode 297 – Verity", and "Episode 292 – The Celery Stalks at Midnight". The latest went out on 28 Sep 2026 and ran about 2 hours. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does The Worst Bestsellers publish?

The Worst Bestsellers publishes every couple of weeks, a median of 14 days between episodes. Episodes average about 2 hours. The back catalogue stands at 307 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

How hard is it to get booked on The Worst Bestsellers?

For The Worst Bestsellers, Booking Probability sits at 36/100, Listen Score at 35/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. There is no verified contact on file, so the show website is the route in.

Who should pitch The Worst Bestsellers?

The Worst Bestsellers covers literature, pop culture, book discussion, romance, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 7/100. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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The Worst Bestsellers

Hosted by Worst Bestsellers · arts · EN-US · 307 episodes

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What is The Worst Bestsellers?

The Worst Bestsellers is a arts podcast hosted by Worst Bestsellers, with 307 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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The Worst Bestsellers
Episode 298 – Court
Sep 28, 20261h 50m
Somehow, we’ve been podcasting for 12 years? And Stephenie Meyer rudely did not release any new books this year, so we were forced to read Court by Tracy Wolff , book 4 in her deeply derivative (but not legally plagiarized) Crave series. Our OG guest Carrie joined us to navigate this boring escape room. Thank you all so much for listening to us for (up to) twelve years! Please listen to this episode while manifesting new output from Stephenie Meyer. Announcement: Please join us on Friday, October 9th at 6:30pm for our special 300th episode live show! We’ll be discussing Twilight with Meredith Goldstein. It will be free to attend at Porter Square Books and also livestreamed for those who can’t make it in person. Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Courtney Milan’s BlueSky thread on Tracy Wolff’s court case The newest update on the plagiarism case “After 6,000 Romantasy Pages, Judge Hands Crave Plaintiff the Bill” by Aaron Moss Crave timeline on Reddit Episode 227 – Crave Episode 249 – Crush Episode 274 – Covet Coming up next: Alchemised by SenLinYu .
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Episode 297 – Verity
Sep 14, 20261h 21m
  Lock up your children and manuscripts: we read Verity by Colleen Hoover . We were joined by Renata’s cherished friend Jake to discuss this BookTok sensation. Listen to this episode while you sand the teeth marks out of your headboard. Announcement: Please join us on Friday, October 9th at 6:30pm for our special 300th episode live show! We’ll be discussing Twilight with Meredith Goldstein. It will be free to attend at Porter Square Books and also livestreamed for those who can’t make it in person. Content warning: This book and our discussion of it contains the death of children. Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Episode 213 – It Ends With Us Overdue Episode 607 – Slammed Verity movie trailer “Steak ‘n Shake’s new chief MAHA officer: We’re going ‘back to the glory days of fast food’” by Sophie Brams Grammarphobia on Realtors Coming up next: Court by Tracy Wolff.
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The Worst Bestsellers
Episode 292 – The Celery Stalks at Midnight
Jun 29, 20261h 37m
  Flashback Summer is getting mildly spooky! We read The Celery Stalks at Midnigh t by James Howe with Sara Farizan , author of several books of varying spookiness levels including the upcoming The Last Resort: Ghost Light . While listening to your episode, please keep an eye on your pets to make sure they don’t get into any chocolate! Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Episode #126 – Bunnicula Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine on Chocolate Toxicity James Howe on Wikipedia Mark Davis and James Howe wedding announcement Coming up next: Changes for Kirsten by Janet Beeler Shaw .
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Episode 290 – Artemis Fowl
Jun 1, 20261h 37m
  Flashback Summer is kicking off with a Code Green: LEPrecon alert! We read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer with our returning guest Mackenzi Lee , author of of many books including Teela: Daughter of Eternos . If this book is Die Hard with fairies, then this episode is technically a Christmas special. Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Artemis Fowl on Wikipedia Coming up next: Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey .
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Episode 289 – Adult Braces
May 18, 20261h 32m
  The whole internet has been talking about Adult Braces by Lindy West , so we decided to join the conversation. And who better to join us than Friend of the Show Margaret H. Willison ( @MrsFridayNext )? You can find Margaret at Culture Study and you can find us in Key West, petting Ernest Hemingway’s polydactyl cats. Listen now to find out our legally binding ruling on whether or not Lindy West needs a divorce! Readers advisory: Here . Footnotes: Love Letters: Meredith & Margaret on Lindy West’s Adult Braces “Lindy West’s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory” by Scaachi Koul AMA: Nonmonogamy Edition from Lindy West’s Substack The Lindy West Deep Dive from Ashley Ray’s Substack “Big Love” from Jennifer Weiner’s Substack Ijeoma Oluo on Threads Coming up next: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer .
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The Worst Bestsellers

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is The Worst Bestsellers?

About the host

Recent episodes

Episode 298 &#8211; Court

Episode 297 &#8211; Verity

Episode 292 &#8211; The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Episode 290 &#8211; Artemis Fowl

Episode 289 &#8211; Adult Braces

Guest Appearances

Lindy West

Margaret H. Willison

Meredith Goldstein

Ann Foster

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch The Worst Bestsellers for

Podcasts like The Worst Bestsellers

Every question we get asked beforesomeone starts their trial.

The Worst Bestsellers

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is The Worst Bestsellers?

About the host

Recent episodes

Episode 298 &#8211; Court

Episode 297 &#8211; Verity

Episode 292 &#8211; The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Episode 290 &#8211; Artemis Fowl

Episode 289 &#8211; Adult Braces

Guest Appearances

Lindy West

Margaret H. Willison

Meredith Goldstein

Ann Foster

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch The Worst Bestsellers for

Podcasts like The Worst Bestsellers

Every question we get asked beforesomeone starts their trial.

Episode 298 – Court

Episode 297 – Verity

Episode 292 – The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Episode 290 – Artemis Fowl

Episode 289 – Adult Braces

Every question we get asked before
someone starts their trial.

Episode 298 – Court

Episode 297 – Verity

Episode 292 – The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Episode 290 – Artemis Fowl

Episode 289 – Adult Braces

Every question we get asked before
someone starts their trial.