Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Duke And I (Bridgerton #1) by Julia Quinn. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Virtual Live Show Announcement
Announcement: On Wednesday, March 31st at 8PM Eastern, we’ll be doing a virtual live show presented by Porter Square Books! Our very special guest Margaret H. Willison will join us to discuss Didn’t See That Coming by Rachel Hollis (aka Girl, Wash Your Divorce). The event is free and will be recorded and archived if you can’t make it on the 31st.
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Episode 167 – The Vanishings (Left Behind Kids #1)
Remember the Left Behind series? Did you know it also had a middle grade spinoff series about what would happen to the ungodly children who were left behind when their parents were Raptured? Well: it did, and we read book #1, The Vanishings by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye, along with our sisters in our cult club, Ashley and Grace. Listen now if you want to be saved!
Announcement: Worst Bestsellers is doing a live virtual show hosted by Porter Square Books with special guest Margaret H. Willison! It will be Wednesday, March 31st at 8PM ET. And it’s free! Sign up here.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Parcast Cults podcast
“The Trials of the Tribulation” by Michael Joseph Gross
“Let’s Punk the Rapture” by Mat Honan
Coming up next: The Duke & I (Bridgerton) by Julia Quinn.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 167 – The Vanishings (Left Behind Kids #1)
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Vanishings (Left Behind: The Kids #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 166 – The Big Sleep
You’re not dreaming–we did read a bestseller that’s widely considered to be “good,” The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. We teamed up with Amanda and Geoffrey from the podcast Dirt Cheap to investigate: is it actually a good book? Who is the murderer? Where can a guy find some good pornographic material in this town? Listen to this episode on your next stakeout!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Dirt Cheap
Wolverine: The Long Night podcast
Coming up next: The Vanishings (Left Behind: The Kids #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye.
* 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 166 – The Big Sleep
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 165 – Foxhole Court
We’re back from our hiatus! We spent the off-season training hard so we’d be better at *checks notes* Exy, the cool co-ed sport favored by characters in The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic. We were joined by Rachel and Adrienne of the podcast After Adult to read the first novel by this self-published superstar. Listen to this episode while doing your fake sports warmups. Good hustle!
Content warnings: This book contains child abuse, sexual assault, stigmatization of mental health care, and violence. Our discussion of it touches on these topics though not in graphic detail.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: After Adult: Talking Fanfic with Worst Bestsellers
“Sports-Themed Queer YA Series an Indie Hit” by Jennifer McCartney
Boys In Our Books Q&A With Nora Sakavic
The Foxhole Court on Smashwords
Candy pairing: Adrienne says Japanese rice cracker candy, Kait says Raven’s Revenge, Rachel says candy cigarettes, Renata says a candy prepared by Bitterblue’s Graced chef for her nemesis.
Coming up next: The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler.
* 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 165 – Foxhole Court
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 164 – Bests of 2020
In more precedented years, we’ve picked our favorite and least favorite books that we read each year outside of the podcast. But in 2020, we were too busy just trying to get through the year to do much recreational reading. Instead, Kait and Renata convened to discuss the top ten things that helped each of them make it through this year. Tune in to hear us discuss all of these things, and keep reading to see links and pictures!
Note: after this episode, we’re taking a short hiatus to attempt to recover from 2020. We’ll be back in February 2021!
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Episode 163 – Go Ask Alice
Per the request of our wonderful Patreon patrons, our editor Becca joined us to discuss the anti-drug cautionary tale Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (aka Beatrice Sparks). Reading it in 2020, we’re not sure what’s harder to believe: that this ever deterred anyone from using drugs, or that anyone ever believed it was actually the diary of a human teenager. We’re grateful to our patrons for supporting us, and just as grateful that we’ve never been invited to any parties where someone slipped LSD into our soda.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Paul F. Tompkins – “Go Ask Alice”
“The Book That Defined My Teen Anxiety Turned Out to Be a Lie” by Sloane Tanen
“A Queer Reading of Go Ask Alice” by Frankie Thomas
Amazon review of Go Ask Alice by the author of Drugs Make You Un-Smarter
Candy pairing: Becca says any candy that isn’t secretly acid, Kait says pot gummies, Renata says orange yeast rolls.
Coming up next: Bests of 2020.
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