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Flashback Summer is getting mildly spooky! We read The Celery Stalks at Midnight 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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Flashback Summer continues as we journey 400 Turns into the past with Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. Paul from the That Aged Well podcast joined us to discuss the oft-requested Dragonriders of Pern series. Listen to this episode while you weave a beautiful tapestry of flamethrowers.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Mahna Mahna
Coming up next: The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe.
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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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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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May the 4th be with you! (If you’re listening to this on the day it comes out! If not: may the Force be with you.) In honor of this faux Star Wars holiday, we read Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry. We were joined by writer and Star Wars enthusiast Nanci Schwartz to discuss this story that’s more than a video game and less than a movie. Many Bothans died to bring you this episode.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 173 – The Courtship of Princess Leia
The Birth of Cheesoid
Gungans and Daddies: All That Jizz
Coming up next: Adult Braces by Lindy West.
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We’re crawling out of our coffins and we’re doing just fine. We were joined by Rebecca Mahoney, author of Thrall, to discuss The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice. Please do not play this episode in the presence of Akasha, Queen of the Damned–the audio waves will only agitate her.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Thrall Book Launch event at Porter Square Books on April 24th
Episode 125 – Interview With the Vampire
Savage Garden on Wikipedia
Lestat the Musical
Coming up next: Shadows of the Empire by Steve Perry.
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Two of the greatest minds of our generation, Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan, have joined forces to give the world this extremely mid book: Remain. Fortunately, we were joined by the delightful Annie Cardi, author of Winter White, for a walk to remember through Cape Cod, led by a beautiful ghost whose purpose on earth is to teach an entitled man how to do basic chores. Listen to this episode while you research property law.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 25 – True Believer
Episode 70 – The Notebook
Tate Donovan on IMDB
Rocky on Wikipedia
Coming up next: The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice.
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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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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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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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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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Another year has come and (almost) gone, and we’ve once again managed to read some good books. Let us tell you about them!
Coming up next: A January hiatus. Happy New Year! We’ll see you in February!
Kait’s Top 5 Best
5.) The Woods all Black by Lee Mandelo
4.) Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zheng by Kylie Lee Baker
3.) The Drowning House by Cherie Priest
2.) Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
1.) What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
Bonus: Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt
Renata’s Top 5 Best5.) The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong
4.) Joyride by Susan Orlean
3.) Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
2.) Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
1.) Racebook by Tochi Onyebuchi
Bonus: To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We’ve been doing this podcast for eleven years, and to celebrate we made our very first guest Carrie keep reading the Crave series. Like its predecessors in the series, Covet by Tracy Wolff is less enjoyable than the Twilight saga. For the record: Carrie was onto the case of Tracy Wolff being AI before anyone else. Thank you all for joining us over the last 11 years! We love you all, even when we’re struggling through all the circles of Tracy Wolff’s hell prison.
Readers advisory: Here.
Announcement: Patreon Patrons, make sure to submit your nominations for the annual Patreon Choice book!
Footnotes: Episode 227 – Crave
Episode 249 – Crush
“Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?” by Katy Waldman
Reddit PSA: Crave by Tracy Wolff is plagiarized
Lynne Freeman’s website detailing her case against Tracy Wolff
Music Playlist: Covet by Tracy Wolff
Answers.com: What does Addonexus mean?
Addonexus on Monster High Wiki
Coming up next: Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.
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Hey girl! Stay sexy good and don’t read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. We made Anna read it with us, so you don’t have to. Listen to this episode while you wait in the panini queue.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: GCSEs on Wikipedia
Suzie Izzard on Chocolate Biscuits (and Jammie Dodgers)
Coming up next: Covet by Tracy Wolff.
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