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    Episode 102 – Ramona and Her Mother Jul 16, 2018
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    Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary

    Flashback Summer continues as we revisit everyone’s favorite little sister. Becca and Katelyn joined us to discuss Beverly Cleary’s classic Ramona and Her Mother. Relive the thrill of squeezing out an entire tube of toothpaste and the tragedy of a bad haircut! Listen to this while making a tasty gelatine salad for your next dinner party.

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Ramona TV series on YouTube

    The Ageless Appeal of Beverly Cleary by Pamela Paul

    10 Facts About Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Books

    Candy Pairing: Becca says gummy bears, Kait says generic hard candy, Katelyn says dinner mints, Renata says Jello salad.

    Coming up next: Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 101 – The Ghost in The Third Row Jul 02, 2018
    Show notes

    The Ghost in the Third Row by Bruce Coville

    We’re launching our third Flashback Summer with one of Kait’s most formative childhood books. Author Becky Allen (@allreb) joined us to discuss The Ghost in the Third Row by Bruce Coville, a middle-grade mystery that’s aged surprisingly well, much like a slightly haunted historic theater. Join us for a tween theatrical drama with a higher body count and more satisfying emotional resolution than the Phantom of the Opera!

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Ten Books that Terrified Us As Kids (But We Read Them Anyway)

    Candy Pairing: Becky says Choward’s violet mints, Kait says yogurt covered raisins, Renata says Dots.

    Coming up next: Ramona and her Mother by Beverly Cleary.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 100 – Ready Player One Jun 18, 2018
    Show notes

    Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

    It’s our 100th episode! Kait, Renata, and their editor Becca have been studying up on our bad book trivia for years to be able to process Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. This has been one of our most-requested books over the years, so we weren’t surprised when it won our listener poll for the 100th episode. We were surprised by how it was almost exactly like all the parodies of it we saw on Twitter. Thanks to all our listeners for helping us make it to 100 episodes! We love you all so much we want to stand in your yards and play this episode on a boombox.

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: John Mulaney explains Back to the Future

    The 6 Most Absurd Product Placements in Video Game History

    Monster Factory: The Boy Mayor of Second Life

    Monster Factory: Second Life, Second Chances

    DM’s Deep Dive: D&D Economics

    Grandma Shirley Plays Skyrim

    Candy pairing: Becca says Skittles, Kait says Airheads, Renata says the description of a sugar molecule.

    Coming up next: The Ghost in the Third Row by Bruce Coville.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 99 – A Court of Wings and Ruin Jun 04, 2018
    Show notes

    A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

    Y’all know TFW you’re an extremely powerful faerie who has an important role to play in a war to save all of magic-kind, but you’re also extremely DTF? Meredith Goldstein (@MeredithGoldste), author and advice columnist for The Boston Globe’s Love Letters column and podcast, knows all about that feel, so we invited her to discuss A Court of Wings and Ruin, as well as the rest of Sarah J. Maas’s Court of Thorns and Roses YA fantasy series. If you take a drink every time we mix up the titles of these books, then you probably won’t notice all the times we mess up the characters’ names!

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: What Happened in A Court of Thorns and Roses?

    What Happened in A Court of Mist and Fury?

    “The Mate Rules” in Sarah J. Maas’s series

    Candy pairing: Kait says a bag of trail mix with gummy penises, Meredith says cotton candy, Renata says edible underwear.

    Coming up next: Our 100th Episode – book TBD!

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 98 – Unmasked May 21, 2018
    Show notes

    Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Wbber

    Kait and Renata decided that this podcast didn’t have enough musical theater references, so they invited their Jellicle friends Ashley and Stacey to read Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memoir Unmasked. Join us to learn more than we ever wanted to know about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s child bride, and not as much as Duarte wanted to know about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cats. We apologize in advance for all the earworms.

    Special note: Our 100th episode is coming up! Please vote on what we should read for the occasion.

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Renata’s Highly Subjective Audio-Visual Guide to the World of Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Andrew Lloyd Webber to quit House of Lords due to Brexit making his schedule ‘impossibly’ busy

    Comedy Bang! Bang!: Andrew Lloyd Webber Rap

    Comedy Bang! Bang!: John C. Reilly, Ice-T, & Andrew Lloyd Webber Call in from a Hot Air Balloon

    Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “MUSICAL; THEATRE” with guests THE BOTH (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo)

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Episode 1

    Candy pairing: Ashley says Trolli Sour Brite Blasts, Kait says a themed Broadway cocktail in a souvenir sippy cup, Stacey says Riesens, Renata says sherbet lemons.

    Coming up next: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 97 – Wonder May 07, 2018
    Show notes

    Wonder by R. J. Palacio

    Renata, Kait, and their returning guest Angie decided to #ChooseKind and experience the wonder of Wonder by R. J. Palacio, a saccharine story of what some abled people could learn from spending time with a boy with craniofacial differences. It’s also the story of a boy’s inexplicable love of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Tune in now to get your recommended daily allowance of Inspirational Quotes!

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Review of Wonder, written by Mike Moody for Disability in KidLit

    On Wonder by Mindy R.

    What “Wonder” Gets Wrong About Disfigurement and Craniofacial Disorders by Ariel Henley

    “I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much” by Stella Young

    Children’s Craniofacial Association: About Treacher Collins Syndrome

    Critics Question the Representation of Disability in ‘Wonder’ by Lauren Barack

    About R. J. Palacio

    Worst Bestsellers #2 – Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

    Candy pairing: Angie says Werther’s Originals, Kait says McDonald’s apple slices, Renata says sketchy charity candy.

    Coming up next:Unmasked by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 96 – A Princess in Theory Apr 23, 2018
    Show notes

    A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

    In honor of the upcoming royal wedding, we read Alyssa Cole’s first Reluctant Royals romance, A Princess in Theory, with the 2016 Romance Writers Association librarian of the year, Robin Bradford. Although this book has a slightly silly premise–namely, what if spam emails insisting that you’re betrothed to the prince of a small African nation were real–we loved it, just as much as Prince Thabiso loves his lost love Naledi. Join us to be reminded that love is real, even if neither Thesolo nor Wakanda are.

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Fanfiction 101

    Library Journal Movers & Shakers: Robin Bradford

    Candy pairing: Kait says homemade macarons, Renata says King Size Skittles, Robin says a 100 Grand Bar.

    Coming up next:Wonder by R. J. Palacio.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 95 – Having It All Apr 09, 2018
    Show notes

    Having it All by Helen Gurley Brown

    Kait and Renata dug into some vintage life advice from former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown’s 1982 book Having It All. Who better to help them talk about compliance to gender and beauty norms than Bitch Planet writer Kelly Sue DeConnick? That’s not a rhetorical question, we really got to talk to Kelly Sue DeConnick! Join us now to hear 17 easy ways to tell whether or not you’re a mouseburger!

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: The Author of Enter Helen on Why Helen Gurley Brown Is Such an Enigma by Julia Felsenthal

    Bitch Planet has always been absurd. But in 2017, it reads like a warning.

    Candy pairing: Kait says hot lemonade, Kelly Sue says monkfruit, Renata says a packet of Equal.

    Coming up next:A Princess In Theory by Alyssa Cole.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Episode 94 – Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas Mar 26, 2018
    Show notes

    Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson

    In Part 2 of our Big Podcast Crossover Event with I Don’t Even Own A Television, J.W. and Collision joined us to discuss James Patterson’s Suzanne’s Diary For Nicholas. It’s a beautiful example of the power of Telling, Not Showing. Specifically, telling your children all about your sex life with way too much detail. Turn off your Macy Gray albums and get ready to dive into a book so stupid that it took four book podcasters to fully unpack it!

    Content warning: This book and our discussion of it contains both miscarriage and the death of an infant.

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: I Don’t Even Own A Television #102 – Maximum Ride

    Episode #61 – Bridges of Madison County

    Episode #70 – The Notebook

    Dave Malloy – The Whale As A Dish (from Moby Dick)

    Dave Malloy – A Squeeze of the Hand

    Shoba Narayan Performs A Song From Dave Malloy’s Moby Dick

    Candy pairing: Collision says butterscotch hard candy, J. W. says Buttered Popcorn Jelly Bellies, Kait says Jolly Ranchers, Renata says an elaborate caramel apple.

    Congratulations to Melinda, who won our #BygoneBadassBroads pin giveaway! And thanks to everyone who entered and supported Trident Books. We may have more things to support Trident through the aftermath of their fire, so stay tuned!

    Coming up next:Having It All by Helen Gurley Brown.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


    Bonus Episode III – Twilight Movies Mar 12, 2018
    Show notes

    Twilight Movie

    We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled book podcast to release this bonus episode about the movies of the Twilight saga! As a Patreon goal, we watched all 5 films and recorded our reactions to them. (Renata’s dazzled reactions and Kait’s….less-dazzled reactions.)

    Special note: Check out our Bygone Badass Broads Giveaway, running through 3/25/18, to support an independent bookstore and get cool stuff!

    Apologies: Sorry for the delayed episodes and for the iffy audio quality of the first part of these episodes!

    Readers advisory: Here.

    Footnotes: Storified #TwiWBS

    Storified #TwiWBS: New Moon

    Storified #TwiWBS Eclipse

    Storified #TwiWBS Breaking Dawn Part 1

    Storified #TwiWBS Breaking Dawn Part 2

    Candy pairing: Cranberry-apple cider punch

    Coming up next: Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson.

    * 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.

    (But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)


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