{"id":6673,"date":"2026-05-18T12:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2026-05-17T18:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:35:21","slug":"episode-289-adult-braces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-289-adult-braces\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 289 – Adult Braces"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The whole internet has been talking about Adult Braces<\/em> by Lindy West<\/a>, so we decided to join the conversation. And who better to join us than Friend of the Show Margaret H. Willison<\/a> (@MrsFridayNext<\/a>)? You can find Margaret at Culture Study<\/a> 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!<\/p>\n

Readers advisory:\u00a0<\/strong>Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>Love Letters: Meredith & Margaret on Lindy West’s Adult Braces<\/a><\/p>\n

“Lindy West\u2019s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory” by Scaachi Koul<\/a><\/p>\n

AMA: Nonmonogamy Edition from Lindy West’s Substack<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lindy West Deep Dive from Ashley Ray’s Substack<\/a><\/p>\n

“Big Love” from Jennifer Weiner’s Substack<\/a><\/p>\n

Ijeoma Oluo on Threads<\/a><\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/strong>Artemis Fowl<\/em> by Eoin Colfer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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