Episodes

  • Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

    Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
    Mar 31 2026
    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 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 podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 21 reading list:
    1. Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
    2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
    3. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
    4. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
    5. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Bwon
    6. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
    7. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
    8. Quicksilver by Callie Hart

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.


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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid w/ James Coker

    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid w/ James Coker
    Mar 17 2026
    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 more. Like, way more. Maybe more than we needed?

    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 21 reading list:
    1. Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
    2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
    3. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
    4. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
    5. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Bwon
    6. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
    7. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
    8. Quicksilver by Callie Hart

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Season 21 Book List

    Season 21 Book List
    Mar 4 2026
    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 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 podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 21 reading list:
    1. Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
    2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
    3. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
    4. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
    5. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Bwon
    6. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
    7. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
    8. Quicksilver by Callie Hart


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    9 mins
  • Rose in Chains by Julie Soto

    Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
    Mar 3 2026
    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.


    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 21 reading list:
    1. Rose in Chains by Julie Soto
    2. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
    3. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
    4. Powerless by Lauren Roberts
    5. The Secret of Secrets by Dan Bwon
    6. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
    7. Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
    8. Quicksilver by Callie Hart

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Bonus! Housemaid The Movie

    Bonus! Housemaid The Movie
    Dec 23 2025
    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub! Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts. CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    50 mins
  • Skipping Christmas by John Grisham w/ Jonathan Fernandez

    Skipping Christmas by John Grisham w/ Jonathan Fernandez
    Nov 25 2025
    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 is to give us back the time we spent reading this nonsense. Big thanks to our very special guest Johnathan Fernandez!

    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 20 reading list:
    1. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
    2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
    3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
    4. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
    5. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Jonson
    6. Beautiful Ugly byAlice Feeneyy
    7. Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffet
    8. Skipping Christmas by John Grishham

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com



    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney w/ Raúl Esparza

    Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney w/ Raúl Esparza
    Nov 18 2025
    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 read between the lines of this bad bad book. Special thanks to our guest Raúl and to our wonderful fans who support us over on Patreon!

    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 20 reading list:
    1. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
    2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
    3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
    4. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
    5. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Jonson
    6. Beautiful Ugly byAlice Feeneyy
    7. Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffet
    8. Skipping Christmas by John Grishham

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffett

    Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffett
    Oct 28 2025
    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 is her most listened to artist on Spotify mid-episode? The answer may surprise you.

    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 cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday!

    Here’s the Season 20 reading list:
    1. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
    2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
    3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
    4. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
    5. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Jonson
    6. Beautiful Ugly byAlice Feeneyy
    7. Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffet
    8. Skipping Christmas by John Grishham

    Send any future book suggestions to meanbookclub@gmail.com! Follow us on the socials @meanbookclub!

    Rate, like, subscribe, and check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/meanbookclub to become a true patron of the mean arts.

    CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com



    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support.
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    1 hr and 31 mins