Terrible Book Club
Episodes
Episode 45 - A Specter is Haunting Texas by Fritz Leiber
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fritz Leiber may have coined the term "sword and sorcery" and he may have written some legendary stories, but this book is not to be counted among t...
Episode 44 - Small Town Cop/Big City Crimes {A Man, His Dogs and a Badge} by Darrell Day
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don't be fooled! Darrel Day didn't write this - or even edit it, apparently - he just put it on the internet for his friend, Terry Bandemer. Which is ...
Episode 43 - Crabs: The Human Sacrifice: Book 6 in the Crab Series by Guy N. Smith
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! Enjoy this episode one day early as a treat from the Terrible Book Club. Crabs - The Human Sacrifice was suggested by reddit user di...
Episode 42 - Betrayed (House of Night Book #2) by Kristen Cast & P.C. Cast
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Far away and 40 books ago, we read Marked, the first book in the House of Night Series by mother-daughter duo Kristen & P.C. Cast. It was the second b...
Episode 41 - Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll *Patron's Choice*
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our Patron Veronica chose this book as her once-per-year reward! Check out our Patreon here to get this and other rewards for yourself. We've got a ...
Episode 40 - The Angel Wore Fangs (Deadly Angels Series #7) by Sandra Hill
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This book feels like the author created a massive dartboard where each section was a completely random idea or topic, put on a blindfold, threw darts,...
Episode 39 - Antibodies: An X-Files Novel by Kevin J. Anderson
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This time, we read an X-Files novel sanctioned by Chris Carter and it was just as pulpy as we expected. If you miss Mulder, Scully, and their crazy ca...
Episode 38 - Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes *Special Guests D & Ken from Antiques Freaks*
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Since this book takes place 200 years in the past, we figured we needed some experts on old stuff! D & Ken from Antiques Freaks join us this week to r...
Episode 37 - Lawfully Challenged: Inspirational Christian Contemporary: A K-9 Lawkeeper Romance by Ginny Sterling
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cops that are dogs and dogs that are cops co-star in this sex-less Christian romance with an unreasonably long title! This story tries to cash in on t...
Episode 36 - Too Far by Rich Shapero
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, yes - remember being in love so fiercely that you disobeyed your parents, ran naked through the forest all evening, worshiped nature gods, and con...
Episode 35 - Woman Worship by Dean Jean-Pierre
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you're tired of plots and characters, this episode was made just for you! This time we read a book of poetry loosely held together by western gende...
Episode 34 - The Stain of Time V2: More Than A Trent Reznor Biography by Remanon Last
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever really liked a band? Have you ever liked a band so much that you thought you found evidence in their lyrics that their frontman had live...
Episode 33 - The Betrayal (Fear Street Saga #1) by R.L. Stine
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Burning witches, evil dads and uncles, more foreshadowing than one could ever need, the most obviously evil necklace of all time, and - of course - un...
Episode 32 - Crawfish, Baby!! by Duncan More
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Can we interest you in some crawfish? Perhaps other types of seafood? Some jazz? How about some gay erotica? If you answered "yes" to any or all of th...
Episode 31 - Lands of the Earthquake by Henry Kuttner & Under A Dim Blue Sun by Howie K. Bentley
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This time we read a short, double feature book with two fantasy/sci-fi novellas that were packaged together for seemingly no apparent reason: Lands o...
Episode 30 - Two Truths, A Lie, & Magic Rocks (...Also With Lies)
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this in-between books episode, it's game time! Chris read a guide/miniature self-help book called Chakra Crystals by Kate Tomas about meditation a...
Episode 29 - Swamplandia! by Karen Russell *Special Guest Laura Filippi*
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This time on Terrible Book Club, we read a book that wasn't truly terrible! Wow! It happened! We also have special guest Laura Filippi on to educa...
Episode 28 - Crossing Over: The Stories Behind the Stories by John Edward
21 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 28 is all about ghosts, mediums, and how Long Island seems to be some kind of breeding ground for psychics. If you're a skeptic of supernatura...
Episode 27 - Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn *Patron's Choice*
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our Patron Dari chose this book as her once-per-year reward! Check out our Patreon here to browse our reward structure and consider donating. Dragon...
Episode 26 - You Suck! by Christopher Moore
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You Suck! was given to Paris as a Secret Santa gift (thanks, Coty!) The book has some issues, but ultimately it's a crass and somewhat amusing parody ...
Episode 25 - Audubon's Watch by John Gregory Brown
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Birds. Watches. Tits. These are things that old men from the 1800s love to talk about. Or, at least famous ornithologist John James Audubon liked to t...
Episode 24 - Melanie's Marvelous Measles by Stephanie Messenger
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24 tackles the anti-vaccination phenomenon. Melanie's Marvelous Measles was written by an anti-vaxxer author so parents could easily indoctrin...
Episode 23 - Ho Tactics: How to Mindf*ck a Man into Spending, Spoiling, & Sponsoring by G.L. Lambert
02 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For November, we read a self-help book to help us become smart hos! G.L. Lambert has created the ultimate guide to being a sociopathic fraud winner! R...
Episode 22 - Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind (Sword of Truth Series Book #2) *Special Guest TJ Allen*
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our first sequel. Sexy nuns. Demon dicks. Naked horseback riding. All this and more can be found in Terry Goodkind's Stone of Tears, the second book ...
Episode 21 - Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 21 is brought to you by vampires, pistols, werewolves, sub-machine guns, boobs, automatic rifles, orcs, elves in trailer parks, RPGs, hulking ...
Episode 20 - Murder Gone A-Rye by Nancy J. Parra
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris & Paris learn that a gluten-free themed murder mystery book exists. Naturally, they couldn't resist reading such a bizarrely specific thing. T...
Episode 19 - Dark Star: Confessions of a Rock Idol by Creston Mapes
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This book has evangelical Christianity, drugged out rock stars, squeaky villains, and FREEDOM. Have you ever wanted to be converted to a religion by a...
Episode 18 - Aeon Legion: Labyrinth by J.P. Beaubien
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When a book opens with a Nazi coming through a time portal in a library in the year 2000, it's easy to assume that the book will be pretty bad. Someho...
Episode 17 - Holy Cow by David Duchovny
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Duchovny is a female, teenage cow with a surprisingly good grasp on technology. In Holy Cow, he leads us on a journey through factory farming, J...
Episode 16 - Sleeping with the Fishes by Mary Janice Davidson
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dive with us into the cesspool of Boston Harbor where mermaids make out! Explore an aquarium imagined by someone who was there one time!
Episode 15 - The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump & Tony Schwartz
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Chris wakes from his coma into a world of unprecedented horror.
Episode 14 - Moon People by Dale M. Courtney
18 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Our 14th episode! Our current book is almost 800 pages, so it's taking us a bit longer than usual to read this one. For now, enjoy the last episode we...
Episode 11 - Maradonia and the Seven Bridges by Gloria Tesch
18 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Although not strictly necessary, we recommend listening to this episode along with the other Maradonia episodes in the following order: Episode 11 - ...
Episode 03 - Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth Series Book #1) by Terry Goodkind
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Our third episode.
Episode 2 - Marked (House of Night Book #1) by Kristin Cast & P.C. Cast
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode Two, we begrudgingly drag ourselves through a sea of teen angst, slut shaming, poorly designed facial tattoos, and racial stereotyping i...
Episode 1 - The Overton Window by Glenn Beck with Kevin Balfe, Emily Bestler, and Jack Henderson
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for all of you who love conspiracies, chicken-and-waffles, and hot office temps. This was the first episode of Terrible Book Club that ori...