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- Episode 300 – Twilight · 1 h 37 minIn honor of our 300th episode, we decided to go back to where it all began: Forks, Washington! We re-read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer with our special guest, THE Meredith…
- Episode 299 – Alchemised · 1 h 44 minDid you ever wish you could read something that was kinda like Harry Potter, but with way more graphic torture and sexual assault? No? Well, apparently a whole lot of people did…
- Episode 298 – Court · 1 h 49 minSomehow, we’ve been podcasting for 12 years? And Stephenie Meyer rudely did not release any new books this year, so we were forced to read Court by Tracy Wolff, book 4 in her…
- Episode 297 – Verity · 1 h 21 minLock up your children and manuscripts: we read Verity by Colleen Hoover. We were joined by Renata’s cherished friend Jake to discuss this BookTok sensation. Listen to this…
- Episode 296 – Yesteryear · 1 h 57 minFlashback Summer is over, but we still ended up back in 1855…or did we? By popular request, we read Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. We were joined by S. Jae-Jones, author of the…
- Episode 295 – Bridge to Terabithia · 1 h 29 minThe Venn diagram between Flashback Summer and Sad Girl Summer is overlapping! We read Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. For our discussion we were joined by a very cool…
- Episode 294 – Kristy’s Great Idea (Baby-Sitters Club #1) · 1 h 31 minCan you believe that in all our years of podcasting, we’ve never done the very first Baby-Sitters Club book? Well, now we’re flashing all the way back to 1986, when Kristy Thomas…
- Episode 293 – Changes for Kirsten · 1 h 4 minAre you melting in the summer heat wave? Well, why don’t you join us for a Flashback Summer trip back to the winter of 1864? Bundle up in your best furs, because we read Changes…
- Episode 292 – The Celery Stalks at Midnight · 1 h 36 minFlashback 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…
- Episode 291 – Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern) · 1 h 27 minFlashback 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…
- Episode 290 – Artemis Fowl · 1 h 37 minFlashback 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…
- Episode 289 – Adult Braces · 1 h 31 minThe 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…
- Episode 288 – Shadows of the Empire · 1 h 26 minMay 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…
- Episode 287 – The Vampire Lestat · 1 h 20 minWe’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…
- Episode 286 – Remain · 1 h 24 minTwo 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…
- Episode 285 – Heated Rivalry · 1 h 59 minWe 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…
- Episode 284 – Bear · 1 h 23 minThis 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…
- Episode 283 – Lawless · 1 h 42 minThis 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…
- Episode 282 – The Collector · 1 h 36 minIf 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…
- Episode 281 – Bests of 2025 · 1 h 21 minAnother 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!…
- Episode 280 – The Company of Vengeful Crows · 1 h 36 minYou 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?…
- Episode 279 – All The Way To The River · 1 h 24 minGet 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…
- Episode 278 – The Secret of Secrets · 1 h 43 minMove 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…
- Episode 277 – The Housemaid · 1 h 19 minAre 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…
- Episode 276 – Mate · 1 h 23 minHullo, 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…
- Episode 275 – Darkly Dreaming Dexter · 1 h 28 minAre 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…
- Episode 274 – Covet · 1 h 48 minWe’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…
- Episode 273 – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder · 1 h 15 minHey 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…
- Episode 272 – Run, Rose, Run · 1 h 38 minWell, we couldn’t keep running from James Patterson for ever. Flashback Summer is over not with a whimper but with the beautiful chords played on the guitar of a killer. We were…
- Episode 271 – Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. HUM · 1 h 11 minWe’re closing out this year’s Flashback Summer with a retro look forward at our potential future AI overlords. Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. HUM by Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell. If…
- Episode 270 – Crystal Singer · 1 h 34 minHold on to your butts, and, more importantly, your crystal cutters! We read Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey. We were joined by Chris Collision of the late, great I Don’t Even…
- Episode 269 – Search for Senna (Everworld #1) · 1 h 30 minFlashback Summer continues even in parallel universes! Comics editor Jennifer M. Smith joined us to discuss Search for Senna (Everworld #1) by K. A. Applegate. We’re traveling…
- Episode 268 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy · 1 h 23 minDon’t Panic! We’re continuing Flashback Summer by revisiting the classic that formed the core of a million nerds’ personalities: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas…
- Episode 267 – Hatchet · 1 h 20 minWe’re getting back to nature with this Flashback Summer episode. Walt McGough, playwright, professional dungeon master, and Duartensian janitor, joined us in the Canadian…
- Episode 266 – X-Men: Phalanx Covenant · 1 h 38 minWe’re kicking off this year’s Flashback Summer with a trip back to the early 90s, when Kait and her brother Brendan were reading the big X-Men X-Over event: Phalanx Covenant. If…
- Episode 265 – Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business · 1 h 10 minWell, howdy! We read Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business by Dolly Parton and we enjoyed it more than a drag queen enjoys Dolly’s wardrobe. Listen to this episode on your…
- Episode 264 – Dinner For Vampires · 1 h 26 minCelebrity Memoir May is here! We don’t know a lot about the show One Tree Hill, but we love vampires and cults so we thought that qualified us to read Dinner For Vampires: Life…
- Episode 263 – Sunrise On the Reaping · 1 h 57 minSnow lands on top! Haymitch lands in the arena! And we were once again #blessed to get Mackenzi Lee, author of many books including Winter Soldier: Cold Front and her upcoming…
- Episode 262 – Iron Flame · 1 h 36 minHey, remember that bitch that had two dragons? She survived year one of murder school and she’s back for more! Our friend Laura joined us to read Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros…
- Episode 261 – Vampire Academy · 1 h 31 minSome of you might be on spring break, but for us? Class is in session at Vampire Academy. We read Richelle Mead’s series launch with Sarah Elizabeth Gallagher…
- Episode 260 – Little Women and Werewolves · 1 h 30 minDid you ever read Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women and think to yourself, “This Jo/Amy/Laurie love triangle is so played out. Why aren’t any of the March sisters…
- Episode 259 – Birthright · 1 h 33 minTo conclude Nora Roberts Month, we read Birthright, a novel that is not about Israel. It’s about the Cullen Family and their long lost Baby Jessica! Heidi and Emily of the…
- Episode 258 – The Awakening · 1 h 22 minDragon Fever has been sweeping the nation, and Our Lady Nora Roberts has been infected. Our reigning Nora Roberts expert Christine Ricketts, author of The Ship, has returned to…
- Episode 257 – Bests of 2024 · 1 h 0 min(Shania Twain voice): Looks like we made it! As 2024–our tenth year of podcasting–draws to a close, we are once again taking a moment to discuss some good books! These are our…
- Episode 256 – Dune · 1 h 35 minOh, how the worm turns! We read Dune by Frank Herbert, mostly as a Christmas present to returning guest Anna (@lcarslibrarian) but perhaps also a gift to you, the listener?…
- Episode 255 – The Merriest Misters · 1 h 29 minYour faithful podcasters decided that they’ve been nice all year, so they get to read a fun holiday romance novel as a treat! Returning guest Helena Greer, author of the…
- Episode 254 – Uglies · 1 h 22 minOn occasion, listeners have suggested Uglies by Scott Westerfeld as a Flashback Summer title, but since we’re all Crumblies here, we were full adults when this contemporary…
- Episode 253 – Lessons in Chemistry · 1 h 33 minOur Beloved Patrons voted for us to read Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. We invited a woman in STEM, returning guest Sarah, to join us for this episode. Pour yourself a…
- Episode 252 – Carrie · 1 h 37 minHold onto your tampons: we read Carrie by Stephen King. Our friend Nicole returned to the podcast to read this classic horror novel that’s even bloodier than Gerald’s Game…
- Episode 251 – Bride · 1 h 13 minIt’s spooky season, and what could be scarier than heterosexual werewolf knotting erotica? The fact that we both might have…liked it? Eek! We read Bride by Ali Hazelwood and we…
