Bad Author Book Club

This week we're diving right back into Tyra Banks' incredible and baffling YA/Dystopian/Fantasy novel MODELLAND starring the one, the only: TOOKIE DE LA CREME!!! We've finally reached Modelland and first things first, an operatic orientation.

Oh god. The dreaded Thigh High Bootcamp is upon Tookie and the Lesbian Pouch girls! This week we power through two wild chapters of Modelland by Tyra Banks, covering the long-awaited Thigh High Bootcamp! Spoiler alert: literally no one is wearing thigh high boots. So what are they wearing? Listen to find out!

What could be said about Chapter 18 of Modelland that hasn't been spewed by Claribel and Ryan literally every single episode so far? Not much!!! Except this is wild and we had a blast discussing it, and would you guess that 100% of the beds appearing in this chapter are invisible? If you guessed yes, you're right!!! Listen, and then meet us on discord to discuss. Love you, hot queens!!

Authors Ryan La Sala and Claribel A. Ortega dive into chapter 19 of Modelland by Tyra Banks, supermodel and YA fantasy author! This chapter/episode has everything. Cramps, sharks, statues, and of course a two headed vulture plucking out the eyes of a child. Make sure to keep an apple nearby, cuz it's finally time to learn what the classes at Modelland are all about!

CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: The chapter of Tyra Banks' MODELLAND covered in this episode is about food, and heavily features food descriptions and disordered eating. It's frankly over the top, even for Tyra. Please prioritize your safety and health when deciding to listen.

Authors Ryan La Sala and Claribel A. Ortega dive into chapter 20 of Modelland by Tyra Banks, supermodel and YA fantasy author! This chapter/episode, we explore yet another wacky class at Modelland, and Claribel makes a near pixel-perfect imitation of the Shrek meme that would put even Guru Gunnero on his butt.

Authors Ryan La Sala and Claribel A. Ortega dive into chapter 22 of Modelland by Tyra Banks, supermodel and YA fantasy author! This chapter/episode is allllll about relaxing! And trauma! Two things you can expect to find in a spa at Modelland. Dun dun dun!!!!

As if this podcast wasn't chaotic enough, Claribel and Ryan decide to play a special game at the end of today's episode involving one of our listeners and...their grocery list? Meanwhile, in MODELLAND, our heroine Tookie has...vanished! Literally she is off the page.

Authors Claribel A. Ortega and Ryan La Sala delve into the 24th chapter of MODELLAND by Trya Banks, officially hitting half-way through this tome, and also officially hitting their personal limits. It's back to class for Tookie, and this next class is all about: FIGHTING! And magnets?

Trigger/content warning! These two chapters are mostly silly but there is some discussion of emetophobia (fear of vomit/vomiting), disordered eating, and fat phobia. Otherwise, it's just a lot of....cats??