The Worst Bestsellers

The Worst Bestsellers

Worst Bestsellers

Episodes 300
Avg. Duration 1h 27m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (568)
Since Sep 2014
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
Consistency
69%
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www.frowl.org

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Recent Episodes

Episode 290 – Artemis Fowl

Jun 01, 2026 1h 37m

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…

Episode 289 – Adult Braces

May 18, 2026 1h 31m

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)?…

Episode 288 – Shadows of the Empire

May 04, 2026 1h 26m

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…

Episode 287 – The Vampire Lestat

Apr 20, 2026 1h 20m

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…

Episode 286 – Remain

Apr 06, 2026 1h 24m

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…

Episode 285 – Heated Rivalry

Mar 23, 2026 1h 59m

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…

Episode 284 – Bear

Mar 09, 2026 1h 23m

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,…

Episode 283 – Lawless

Feb 23, 2026 1h 42m

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…

Episode 282 – The Collector

Feb 09, 2026 1h 36m

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,…

Episode 281 – Bests of 2025

Dec 29, 2025 1h 21m

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…

Episode 280 – The Company of Vengeful Crows

Dec 15, 2025 1h 36m

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…

Episode 279 – All The Way To The River

Dec 01, 2025 1h 24m

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…

Episode 278 – The Secret of Secrets

Nov 17, 2025 1h 43m

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…

Episode 277 – The Housemaid

Nov 03, 2025 1h 19m

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…

Episode 276 – Mate

Oct 20, 2025 1h 23m

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),…

Episode 275 – Darkly Dreaming Dexter

Oct 06, 2025 1h 28m

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…

Episode 274 – Covet

Sep 22, 2025 1h 48m

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…

Episode 273 – A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder

Sep 08, 2025 1h 15m

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…

Episode 272 – Run, Rose, Run

Aug 25, 2025 1h 38m

Well, 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 joined by Dolly…

Episode 271 – Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. HUM

Aug 11, 2025 1h 11m

We’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 you’ve never…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Worst Bestsellers have?

The Worst Bestsellers has published 300 episodes since September 2014, covering topics in Arts, Books.

Is The Worst Bestsellers still active?

The Worst Bestsellers is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 27m.

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