This week's NYT bestseller: Bird Box. This 2014 novel by Josh Malerman landed for the first time on the New York Times best-seller list in 2019 thanks to the overwhelming success of the Sandra Bullock-starring horror movie from Netflix. Why? We had to find out.

Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast every Tuesday!

If you want to read ahead, here's the list of books that will be featured on our third season:

Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts
Elixir by Hilary Duff
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
The Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig and Dallas Hartwig
The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump

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