Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 66 – Violets Are Blue
Kait, Renata, and their guest Ryan Sandoval (author of The D.A.D.D.Y. Complex) read Violets Are Blue, the 7th book in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. Intrepid detective Alex Cross investigates vampire-themed murders, as well as the body of every female character in the book. Join us as we sort ourselves into the four fetish houses: leather, rubber, Goth, and Victorian.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: You Must Remember This podcast
How Did This Get Made? Vampire’s Kiss episode
James Patterson: How the Bestseller Factory Works
Candy pairing: Kait says Hershey’s kisses, Renata says a mixed bag of candy, Ryan says novelty wax fangs.
Coming up next: The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 66 – Violets Are Blue
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Violets Are Blue by James Patterson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Live Show Postponed!
Hi, Boston-area Best Listeners! Just in case you hadn’t heard elsewhere (or hadn’t looked out your window and assumed): tonight’s live episode recording at Trident Booksellers & Cafe has been RESCHEDULED for Thursday, March 9th at 7pm.
We hope to see you in March! In the meantime, stay safe and warm inside with a good book (or a bad one–who are we to judge?).
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Episode 65 – Bests & Worsts of 2016 (Part 2, Adult & Graphic Novels)
Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2016 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:
- We counted things that we read in 2016, regardless of publication year.
- We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
- For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
- Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!
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No New Episode This Week
Apologies, best listeners! In case you didn’t see it on social media–there’s no new episode this week due to illness & injury. We did write up a couple of blog posts to tide you over until we can get our Best of 2016 podcast episodes up and running!
We hope you enjoy them! Happy holidays, and we’ll be back soon!
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Bonus Episode I – Christian Mingle The Movie
Thanks to our generous Patreon supporters, our editor Becca joined us to watch Christian Mingle The Movie for our first Patreon Goal bonus episode! Our longtime sponsor Christian Mingle inspired this romantic comedy; meanwhile, our Patreon patrons sponsored the Straw-Ber-Ritas we got drunk on while we watched it. If you don’t like it when we laugh at our own jokes, you are gonna hate this episode! If you are Stephen Tobolowsky: we’re sorry. Make yourself a steak and/or cake and enjoy this episode!
Footnotes: Stephen Tobolowsky on IMDB
A Brief History of Lex Luthor’s Cake Stealing Ways
Hank Schrader’s Serial Killer Chalkboard
* Worst Bestsellers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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Episode 63 – The Immortal Nicholas
The holidays are upon us, and that, unfortunately, means that Caitlin read The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck with us. We have to admit–we liked it a lot better than we liked The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck (who has shocked us all by getting moderately woke since the publication of these books)! But The Christmas Sweater was the most soul-crushing book we’ve ever read, so that’s a very low bar to clear. Tune in now to hear us make sense of this Biblical hurt/comfort fanfiction that somehow is supposed to be a heartwarming story to read to your good Christian children at bedtime! Happy holidays from Worst Bestsellers!
Note: Apologies for the audio issues with this episode! Our noble editor Becca did her best to salvage it, and we’re going to do our best to investigate and resolve the underlying causes. (It’s probably ghosts.)
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “Nicholas Was” by Neil Gaiman
Comedy Bang! Bang! – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar Rap
Glenn Beck Says Voting for Hillary is a ‘Moral, Ethical Choice’
Glenn Beck Becoming a Voice of Reason is More Surprising Than Donald Trump Becoming President
Glenn Beck: Empathy for Black Lives Matter
Ophios Pteros (Winged Serpents)
Candy pairing: Caitlin says white chocolate Kit-Kats, Kait says an orange in your stocking, Renata says Christmas peppermint nougats.
Coming up next: Bests & Worsts of 2016, Part 1
* Worst Bestsellers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 63 – The Immortal Nicholas
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Immortal Nicholas by Glenn Beck. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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