This week's NYT bestseller: The Bourne Identity. This 1980 novel spent 95 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. It was made into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon in 2002. Why? We had to find out.

Mean Book Club is four ladies (from UCB-NY, HuffPost, 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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