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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 1H 39M

Othersode #118: She's Come Out of Her Wig / The Boyfriend

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Returning hatepisode guest Jayce (@TheEditBookshelf) joins the full squad to talk about Freida McFadden’s The Boyfriend! We discuss McFadden's recent "coming out," wonder how she has time to be a Traumatic Brain Injury Specialist and mother of two while moonlighting as a thriller author, and try to remember if the main character of this book has a job. Plus: Jayce's stirring defense of Freida, an incorrect pronunciation of "carotid," and some Toilet Talk. Read along for our next episode on Wreck by Catherine Newman (May 12th), and stay tuned for a very fun conversation about the Netflix series Wayward with Sarah Edmonson and Nippy Ames, the authors of A Little Bit Culty and stars of HBO's The Vow, on May 26th! Send us your feedback at [email protected] and follow us @BookSquadGoals wherever.TOC:30 – Welcome Jayce! And icebreaker14:00 – Book intro19:00 – Who is Freida McFadden?29:26 – What else have we read by Freida?36:19 – Let’s all say a nice thing1:06:46 – The twist1:29:00 – Ratings1:32:24 – Listener Feedback!1:34:50 – What’s up next?

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