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by | March 23, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 285 – Heated Rivalry

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

 

We conclude our arbitrary celebration of Canada Month with a playoff episode that went into overtime. Yes: we read Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid. We needed two guests to handle a title of this magnitude, so we were joined by fangirl in STEM Sarah and authentic Canadian/Canadien Kathleen Gros, author and artist of several books including Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of). Listen to this episode while driving to the cottage!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Canadian Heritage Minutes

“Heated Rivalry Is Chess” by Rebecca Alter

“Weapons’ Hot Dog Scene Is Actually a Heartfelt Tribute to Zach Cregger’s Late Friend” by Tai Gooden

“Those Tuna Melts in Heated Rivalry are So Gay” by John Birdsall

Important Heated Rivalry Fan Art

Coming up next: Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan.

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by | March 9, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 284 – Bear

Bear by Marian Engel

This March, Worst Bestsellers is celebrating our neighbor to the north with our first ever Canada Month. We’re kicking it off by talking to Canadian treasure Ann Foster (host of Vulgar History, author of Rebel of the Regency:  The Scandalous Saga of Caroline of Brunswick, Britain’s Queen Without a Crown) about another Canadian treasure: Bear by Marian Engel. This book walked so that shifter romances could gallop. Listen to this episode while you’re alone in the woods.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: “Canada’s Most Controversial Novel” by Emily Zarevich.

Kanata Classics

Coming up next: Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid.

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by | February 23, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 283 – Lawless

Lawless by Nora Roberts

This podcast ain’t big enough for two guests, but we were fortunate enough to squeeze in both Heidi and Emily from Romancing the Shelf for another round of Nora Roberts Month. This time, we went back in time with one of Nora’s rare historical romances: Lawless. So saddle up, pardner, and get ready for a trip to the Wild West! Listen to this podcast while traveling to the nearest town for dry goods.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Romancing the Shelf: Loving Jack series

Quora: What is the average speed of a horse-drawn carriage?

Lisa’s Date with Density

Coming up next: Bear by Marian Engel.

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by | February 9, 2026 · 12:01 pm

Episode 282 – The Collector

The Collector by Nora Roberts

If you’ve been watching us with binoculars, waiting for the podcast to return: well, here we are! (But you already knew that, didn’t you? Because you saw it coming with your binoculars.) Anyway, Christine Ricketts, author of The Ship and Nora Roberts expert, joined us for this year’s Nora Roberts Month to discuss The Collector. It’s the story of a housesitter/voyeur who peeps her way into an international criminal conspiracy involving Faberge eggs and a sexy painter. Listen to this episode while you bake one (1) muffin.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: “Riverdale’s 10 Most Amazing Fake Brands” by Kristin Baldwin.

Coming up next: Lawless by Nora Roberts.

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by | December 15, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 280 – The Company of Vengeful Crows

The Company of Vengeful Crows by Lana Pecherczyk

 

You may be thinking that you haven’t heard of The Company of Vengeful Crows by Lana Pecherczyk, and that’s fair. But perhaps you’ve heard of Plastic Girl vs Dangerous Crow Boy? Well, that’s this. We were joined by writer, podcaster, and corvid enthusiast Margaret H. Willison to discuss this truly wild shifter romance. If you happen to be listening to this episode 2,000 years in the future, you must have figured out a way to stream it without using plastic or metal, because those materials are illegal.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Lana Pechercyzk’s TikTok

Lana Pechercyzk’s Plastic Girl vs. Dangerous Crow Boy FAQ

Dangerous Crow Boy meme

Coming up next: Bests of 2025.

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by | December 1, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 279 – All The Way To The River

All The Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert

Get in losers, we’re going All The Way to the River. We read Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest book with guest Jack Lawler of Work.Retire.Die, The Daily Friday, and The Daily Friday podcast. If you’ve heard anything about this book, you’re probably wondering: did this lady try to kill her wife or what? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Episode 209 – Eat Pray Love

“Elizabeth Gilbert opens up about sex, drugs and codependency in a new memoir” by Tonya Mosely

“My Once-in-a-Million-Years Love Story” by Elizabeth Gilbert

“Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Epiphanies” by Jia Tolentino

Gavel of Justice sound

Coming up next: The Company of Vengeful Crows by Lana Pecherczyk.

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by | November 17, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 278 – The Secret of Secrets

The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown

 

Move over, Rhonda Byrne. The Secret is old news. We were joined by Dr. Sarah Bay, a woman in STEM and our Dan Brown correspondent, to read The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown. Thanks (?) to our Beloved Patrons for choosing this title as this year’s Patreon Choice read!

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Episode 27 – Inferno

R2-D2 of Prague

Dale of Norway

The Legend of the Golem

Coming up next: All The Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert.

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by | November 3, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 277 – The Housemaid

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

 

Are you guys looking for an absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist? Well, great news: we read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Even greater news: we were joined by Rax King, author of Tacky and Sloppy, and cohost of the Low Culture Boil podcast! Listen to this episode while you clean your house–or better yet, while someone else cleans your house.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: The Housemaid movie trailer

Coming up next: The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown.

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by | October 20, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 276 – Mate

Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Hullo, chums! After we…liked (we’re pretty sure) reading Bride last year, we decided to check out the sequel, Mate by Ali Hazelwood. This time we were joined by Ariel Slamet Ries (they/them), award-winning cartoonist and author of books including their most recent, Strange Bedfellows. Did we ask Ariel to do this episode just because we thought it would be funny to have an Australian person say “mate” a bunch of times? No! Well, not only because of that. Listen to this episode while making pancakes for your werewolf pack.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: Episode 251 – Bride

Coming up next: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden.

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by | October 6, 2025 · 12:01 pm

Episode 275 – Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

Are you perhaps looking for a perfectly pleasant podcast? Well, unfortunately, we read Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. We were joined by artist, poet, and Kait’s roommate KL (they/them) to unpack all of Dexter’s astonishingly awkward alliteration. Listen to this episode while arranging your Barbie crime scene dioramas.

Readers advisory: Here.

Footnotes: “Surprise, Motherfucka” Vine

Jeff Lindsay AMA on Reddit

Dark Passenger Origins

Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly

How Sociopaths Actually Act by Patric Gagne

Coming up next: Mate by Ali Hazelwood.

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