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In today's ep we're assigning reading syllabi to some of our favorite celebrities and telling them what we think they should be reading! And if you didn't already guess, we took the assignment VERY seriously. Becca's Celebs Glen Powell - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, The Guncle by Steven Rowley, The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Tree Paine - The Boys' Club by Erica Katz, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan Anne Hathaway - All Fours by Miranda July, Famesick by Lena Dunham, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino Olivia's Celebs Alicia Carmody - Strangers by Belle Burden, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Noah Kahan - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Good Material by Dolly Alderton Pedro Pascal - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, John of John by Douglas Stuart, Bonus Travis Kelce Pick - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza What we read this week Olivia - The Children by Melissa Albert, London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe Becca - Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan, Once, Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (out Oct 6) Obsessions Becca - MapTap.gg Sponsors Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're so excited about the first installment of our Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, discussing  The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand! We break down our thoughts on the book, our favorite Elin Hilderbrand novels, and how the TV adaptation compares!   Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - Head to badonpaperpodcast.com/summerofsol for the latest info and updates.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Happy Three Things Day! We have some hot topics to discuss, from T&The pop culture wedding of the century, the Odyssey movie, drafting habits, Gen Z fiction, and more!   Becca's Things Mayflower or Oregon Trail? Resisting the urge to write backwards Gen Z authors entering fiction   Olivia's Things The Odyssey movie  Ideal book lengths The T&T Wedding   July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff    Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza   What we read this week Olivia - People in Love by Claire Daverley  Becca - Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie   Obsessions Becca - Emack & Bolio Mudpie Ice Cream Olivia - Woman singing in minionese (@ellamott)   Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - Head to badonpaperpodcast.com/summerofsol for the latest info and updates. BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Master Class - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influe

We're back with more book recs! We asked friends of the pod Corey Ann Haydu, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Sanjana Basker, and John Glynn to share the books they're most excited about in 2026. Amazing book recs ahead! Becca's Picks - Habits of the Sea by Shea Earnshaw (Out July 7), Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason (Out September 8) Corey Ann Haydu's Picks: Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Oringer (Out Oct 13), Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour (Out Aug 4) Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's Picks - Villa Coco by Sean Greer, American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee (Out Sept 29) Sanjana Basker's Picks - The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas (Out July 21) and Just a Highland Fling by Naina Kumar (Out July 21) John Glynn's Picks - The Open Era by Edward Schmidt and Whale Harbour by Marybeth Keane (Out Nov 5) Olivia's Picks - John of John by Douglas Stuart, The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai (Out 8/4) July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza What we read this week Olivia - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, John of John by Douglas Stewart Becca - Crash Into Me by Robinne Lee, <a hr

We are SO thrilled to chat with Bad on Paper all-star, Robinne Lee! We caught up with Robinne all about her experience seeing The Idea of You go from book to film and her new book, Crash Into Me, out July 7! She shares the seedlings of inspiration for her new book, how it differs from writing The Idea of You, and more!   July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff    The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we'll have an in-person event in Chicago in July! The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we'll have an in-person event in Miami in August. The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we'll have an in-person event in NYC in September.   What we Read this Week Olivia - June Baby by Shannon Garvey Becca - Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick   Obsessions Becca - Mary H.K. Choi on Forever35 Olivia - eBay charm shoes    Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, a

It's time to discuss our June Book Club Pick, Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave! We chat about how our feelings on the characters evolved as we got deeper into the book, whether we view this as a romance (and if the characters were MTB), and break down the jarring ending. July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we'll have an in-person event in Chicago in July! The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we'll have an in-person event in Miami in August. The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we'll have an in-person event in NYC in September. Obsessions Becca - Olivia Rodrigo "You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love" especially Stupid Song and Expectations Olivia - Widow's Bay Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off using code BOP on your next purchase. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Skims - Place your order at SKIMS.com and select "podcast" in the survey, and be sure to select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Friperie - use code BOP50 when you sign up for your capsule at friperieberkshires.com and get $50 off! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a

Whether you're traveling this summer, or want to do so without leaving your couch, we're reporting for duty as your book travel agents! This week we're sharing some favorite reads that take place in popular (and personally beloved) travel destinations. London Olivia - Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Good Material by Dolly Alderton Becca - Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason, Wahala by Nikki May, The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage Paris Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran MIllwood Hargrave Becca - The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl, The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah Italy Becca - Villa Coco by Sean Greer, Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Olivia - In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka Beach Olivia - The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Sea Wife by Amity Gaige, Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman, The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren Ireland Olivia - Foster by Claire Keegan, Land by Maggie O'Farrell Becca - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, Normal People by Sally Rooney Mai

It's somehow halfway into the year, and we are ready to check in with our annual goals! Keep listening for personal and professional updates for 2026.   June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave   What we read this week Olivia - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns  Becca - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee   Obsession Becca - Utensil Holder and Williams-Sonoma Olivewood Utensils   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use our code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPEPER. Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to get your outdoor space ready for way less. Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/73

Happy Three Things Day! We have a very bookish set of Three Things, from buzzy book discourse, upsetting rebrands, first lines, bedding recommendations, and a call to action for you!   Shared Things Join our Facebook Group to cast your vote for our July Book Club Pick! Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke   Becca's Things Polar Seltzer's visual rebrand Our sheets philosophies   Olivia's Things "High Concept" Novels Favorite first lines of books   June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave   What we read this week Becca - Off Campus Olivia - Trader Joe's   Obsession Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman   Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Quince - Visit quince.com/bop for free shipping and 365-day returns. Master Class - Get 15% off at masterclass.com/BOP.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christm

Time to discuss our May book club pick: Into the Blue by Emma Brodie! In addition to sharing our own thoughts about this epic romance, we hear from our listeners and some voice notes from Emma Brodie herself!    May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   What we read this week Olivia - Maine by J Courtney Sullivan, Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman, Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Becca - Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune, Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw (out July 7)   Obsession Becca - Margaux Palermo Sandal Olivia - Hit the Wall by Gracie Abrams   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 30% off.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca <a href=

In our opinion, we are in a golden age of book-to-screen adaptations! We share our recent faves, the upcoming releases we're excited about, if we'd like to see our own books adapted to the screen, and more!   Watch the trailers for Every Year After, Five-Star Weekend, and Verity to get excited for these releases.    May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   What we read this week Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Becca - Take Me With You by Steven Rowley   Obsession Becca - Saturday Table Buffalo Chicken Cutlets with Ranchy Celery Slaw Olivia - The Dark Wizard on HBO   Sponsors Skims - Shop at SKIMS.com and be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/

We're so excited to chat through a fresh batch of new things. What are our character naming rules? What teachers made an impact on us? Do we still care about the Met Gala? Find out this and more in this week's episode!    Olivia's Things Naming Book Characters Teachers who have made an impact on us Do we still care about the Met Gala?   Becca's Things Famesick by Lena Dunham Author Career Milestones   May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   What we read this week Olivia - American Fantasy by Emma Straub, The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clark Becca - Vantage Point by Sara Sligar   Obsession Olivia - Killeagh by Kingfishr Becca - Haagen Dasz Caramel Cone Ice Cream   Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/xxxx to take an additional 10% off using code xxxx on your next purchase. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for an exclusive 20% off.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's New

This week, we're catching up and going deep on our writing and reading lives, home updates, and what we're looking forward to this summer.   May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   What we read this week Becca - Famesick by Lena Dunham, Found Time by Caroline Goldstein   Obsession Olivia - Her Crocs Becca -  Ladies of London    Sponsors Quince - Head to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

So excited to dive deep into our April Book Club Pick: Good People by Patmeena Sabit! We chat about the news story that inspired this novel, its inventive structure, the POVs we connected to the most, the book's (intentionally) vague marketing package, and what we think happened at the end!    For more references for the content in this episode, read more here and here.    May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie   What we read this week Becca - The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (out June 30) Olivia - Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (out October 6) Obsession Olivia - Ladies of London Becca - Real Housewives of Rhode Island Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for an exclusive 20% off BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Additional resources Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736181/back-where-

This week, we're diving back into our reading history and pulling out the books we think deserve a little more love. TBR Fillers ahead! Olivia's Hidden Gem Reads: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark Vantage Point by Sara Sligar Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connell Sam by Allegra Goodman The Bombshell by Darrow Farr Becca's Hidden Gem Reads: Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon This Love by Lotte Jeffs The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly Listener Hidden Gem Reads: Bloom by Robbie Couch Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter Sunset by Jessie Cave Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton My Husband by Maud Ventura Goodbye Again Caitlin Moss Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins Have A Great Summer by Francesca Cocchi April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit What we read this week Becca - The Missed Connection by Tia Williams (out June 9) Olivia - Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein Obsession Olivia - Trust Me, The Truth & Tragedy of Moriah Wilson Becca - Zip Ties <p d

We are bursting at the seams to talk about our April Things! We're talking juicy reads, sharing some grievances, debunking rumors, discussing book thoughts, and more!    Olivia's Things Strangers by Belle Burden Things that make us irrationally angry Writing and reading sequels    Becca's Things  What constitutes literary fiction? Good Hang with Amy Pohler, specifically the episode with Steve Carell A Bookstore rumor debunked!   April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit   What we read this week Becca - The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn Olivia - Murder Bites by Mimi Montgomery (out August 4), The Names by Florence Knapp, Adult Braces by Lindy West, This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum, Strangers by Belle Burden   Obsession Olivia - Taste Back by Harry Styles Becca - Jessica Brody fast drafting course   Sponsors Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Master Class - Get 15% off at masterclass.com/BOP Skims - Shop Everyday Cotton and more at skims.com. After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey, then our show in the dropdown menu to let them know we sent you.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-inf

This week, we chatted with literary agent Alyssa Morris and East City Bookshop Buyer Emilie Sommer about 2026 publishing trends! We pick their brains about customer shopping behavior, what editors are looking for, how they know something is going to hit, and their big bets for the year. Alyssa's 2026 Picks In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson One American Fantasy by Emma Straub Obsession Becca - Garlic Slicer Olivia - New notes app system Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off Ritual - save 25% on your first month of ritual at Ritual.com/BADONPEPER. Wayfair - Take up to 80% off with fast and FREE shipping on everything at Wayfair.com from April 25

How time has FLOWN! Eight years into the podcast, we wanted to look back and re-listen to our first episode with Olivia as a co-host! We reflect on how our lives have changed since 2022, listen back to highs and lows of the time, and revisit the questionnaire we used to break the ice!    April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit   Obsession Olivia - Project Hail Mary (The movie!) Becca - Godlight by Noah Kahan   Sponsors Quince - Go to quince.com/bop for free shipping and 365-day returns. Quince dot com slash bop. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Time is flying—both in this book and you know… in life—and we're clocking back in for another book club! We're excited to discuss this month's pick, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder! We chat about why we chose it, its unique structure, the dynamic of friends with vs without kids, and what 5 parties define our adulthood!   If you liked this book, you may like - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, Olive by Emma Gannon.   What we read this week Olivia - Good People by Patmeena Sabit, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder Becca - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore   April's Book Club Pick -    Obsession Becca - Up Thai on 72nd and 2nd   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off. MacMillan - Tiffany Crum's This Story Might Save Your Life is read by Julia Whelan and Sean Patrick Hopkins and available now, wherever you listen to audiobooks!    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://www.penguin

SO excited to have bestie of the pod (and co-host emeritus), Grace Atwood, on to talk about what she's been up to lately, specifically the joy of starting to write a novel!    What we read this week Olivia - You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon, Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra, A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan Becca - Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney   Grace's Recent Reads In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Strangers by Belle Burden, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins, Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro    March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder   Obsession Becca - American Girls and Taste Back by Harry Styles   Sponsors Better Help - Get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER. Master Class - Get an additional 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP. Skims - Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia

New month, new installment of Three Things! We're ready to get introspective, set goals, get random, and more!  Becca's Things Reece Witherspoon's Reel about talent vs. passion. Is contemporary romance dead? How to set writing goals.   Olivia's Things Things from our childhoods that aged poorly (and well). What we're excited about this year. The last internet rabbit hole you fell into.   Obsession Becca - Viral rotisserie chicken recipe Olivia - The Hand by Annabelle Dinda    What we read this week Becca - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano   March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder   Sponsors Caraway - take an additional 10% off your next purchase at Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off. Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!   Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram <a

This week, we're diving into a topic we haven't covered in 8 years of this podcast: Non-fiction! We aren't experts on the genre, so we asked our listeners about their favorites, too, and wow, did they have some books to share! Becca's Favorites Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Open Book by Jessica Simpson I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's 3 Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNichol Olivia's Favorites A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President by E Jean Caroll I'm Glad My Mom Died by Janette McCurdy Listener Favorites Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum We Might Just Make It After All by Elyce Arons People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vanderkam Disney High by Ashley Spencer Farenheit 182 by Mark Hoppus with Dan Ozzi Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block Running Memoirs Solito by Javier Zamora Obsession Becca - Love Story Olivia - Jessie Buckley What we read this week Macmillan - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, read by Bessie Carter, is available wherever you listen to audiobooks!

🚨 Spoilers ahead! 🚨 We're so pumped to dive deep into Olivia's novel, Little One! Becca asks Olivia all about the book, including the seed of the idea, how real world cults (and other cult novels!) influenced the book, how the book evolved across crafts, her thoughts on her main character's likability, how she perceives the ending, and So! Much! More!    Listen to Little One's companion podcast Little Pod for more on Olivia's writing process!    Obsession Becca - Exploring her new neighborhood Olivia - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms   What we read this week Olivia - The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, Helpless by Jessica Knoll (July 7) Becca - Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon   March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram <a href= "https://www.insta

Happy Three Things Day! Reporting live post Becca's move and Olivia's book tour, and we can't wait to dive into bookish topics, pop culture Q's, perfect relaxing solo days, and more!    Becca's Thing What is your all seasons, all moods song? Book Tour 101 The Traitors Dream Casting   Olivia's Things Plans for Becca's new place Restorative + relaxing day off plans Writing Book 3 Approach    Obsession Becca - Ryobi dustbuster (and battery pack) Olivia - Tom Hiddleston   What we read this week Becca - Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (Out October 6)   February's Book Club Pick - Little One by Olivia Muenter   Sponsors Caraway Home - visit Carawayhome.com/BOP you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Masterclass - get an additional 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP Skims - Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com. After you place your order, select "podcast" in the post-purchase survey and select Bad on Paper in the dropdown menu that follows.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram <a href= "https://www.insta

Happy Valentine's Day from our twisted brain to yours. It's time for the third annual Obscure Erotica episode 💞 If this series taught us anything, it's that you can make comedy erotica featuring just about anything! Tune in to see what new delights (horrors?) we've brought for you this time. NSFW content ahead!    Becca's Pick - Cold Sweat by Vera Valentine Olivia's Pick - My Macaroni And Cheese Is A Lesbian Also She Is My Lawyer by Chuck Tingle   Obsession Becca - Sour Pear Bubs Olivia - Bombas Gripper Slippers    February's Book Club Pick - Little One by Olivia Muenter   Sponsors Better Help - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BOP Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and code BOP for up to 20% off. Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://w

Surprise! Enjoy this audiobook preview of Olivia's novel LITTLE ONE, available NOW.    Order LITTLE ONE now wherever you get books!   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Highly requested, highly desired, it's TIME for our Heated Rivalry episode! We feel a lot of pressure to adequately express how much we love this show, and we have multiple pages of notes at the ready with all of our thoughts. 🏒   Obsession Olivia - My bed Becca - Splits Extra Salt pretzels   What We Read This Week Becca - The Long Game by Rachel Reid Olivia - Let's Not Go Overboard by Erica Hendry (Out 6/2), Missing Me by Ayana Lage (Out 3/17), Saorise by Charleen Hurtubise (Out 2/24)   February's Book Club Pick - Little One by Olivia Muenter   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Time for our first Book Club of the year! Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino was such an exciting read, and we can't wait to discuss!    We talk about how we relate to the house hunting process in this book, what makes an unlikable main character work, and the story's class dynamics, twists, ending, and more!   If you want to read something similar, books that came to mind include A Good Person by Kirsten King in March, and All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman, and Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang.    Also, click here for Mutual and Community Aid efforts for those affected by ICE.    Obsession Becca - Heated Rivalry calendar Olivia - Hamnet cast dance video    What We Read This Week Becca - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (out Apr 7)   February's Book Club Pick - Little One by Olivia Muenter   Sponsors Caraway Home - visit Carawayhome.com/BOP, you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Cozy Earth - visit cozyearth.com and use code BOPBOGO to get these pj's for you and someone you love!   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order <a href= "https://www.penguinr

New year, new additions to our TBR! We spoke with some of our bookish pals about the 2026 releases they're most excited about. Great recommendations ahead! Olivia's Picks Missing Me by Ayana Lage (Out March 17) Whidbey by T Kira Madden (Out March 10) Grant Ginder's Picks George Falls Through Time by Ryan Collett (Out January 20) Big Nobody by Alex Kadis (Out March 10) Brady Lockerby's Picks Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (Out May 26) Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke (Out April 7) Chelsea Devantez's Picks Phases: A Memoir by Brandy (Out March 31) You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir by Christina Applegate (Out March 3) Katie Fulton's Picks This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (Out February 3) The Top of the World by Ethan Joella (Out June 30) Too Blessed to Stress by Alli Hoff Kosik (Out March 3) Sarah MacLean's Picks The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn (Out April 7) The Duke by Anna Cowan (Out April 28) Becca's Picks The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (Out April 7) Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein (Out April 14) Obsession Becca - The Traitors US

New year, new things! We're so excited to dive into what's been exciting us this month, like romance adaptations, medium joys, events, moving quandaries, and our 2026 mood boards!    Becca's Things Heated Rivalry People We Meet on Vacation When you move, do you bring your condiments with you?   Olivia's Things Dolphins/Medium Joys Book Events (check out Olivia's dates here!) 2026 Moodboards   Obsession Becca - Everlane Luxe Rib Long Sleeve Crew Olivia - Sumo oranges   What We Read This Week Olivia - Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw Becca - Their Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage, Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez (out 4/21)   January's Book Club Pick - Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino   Sponsors Masterclass - Get an additional 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP. Betterhelp - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER. Ritual - Save 40% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-b

We are so BACK!!! Soak in the new year energy and listen to us break down our 2026 goals. But first, we reflect on what we accomplished in 2025 and share how we're feeling at the start of the new year. Olivia's Personal Goals Continue strength routine and scale to heavier weights Start a young writers program in the community (or volunteer for one that already exists) Home projects! Kitchen reno, Refinish stairs + downstairs floors, install a stair runner Tighten + examine spending habits Keep track of every single thing I buy and how much I use them Start a new Goodwill habit (donate something every time I go) Generally, get rid of more than I accumulate Becca's Personal Goals Kick my phone out of my bedroom Take an in-person multi-session art class Plan 40th birthday Decorate my dream office Create hand-painted cards for birthdays Weights 3x/week Olivia's Professional Goals Finish Little One promo strong, focusing on gratitude and confidence Work on Little Pod Go on Tour! Return to my writing cave and dedicate the entire year to book 3 Nail down concept and one-page synopsis for book 4 Continue screening books for pod/book club/championing faves Get on NetGalley, finally Cotswolds Reading & Writing Retreat Becca's Professional Goals Write 2 drafts of Book 3 Curate more lightness around writing Approach Book 2 publication as a celebration Promo podcast book club picks Don't read mean things about myself on the internet Grow my writing community Grow Substack free subs/revenue by 20% Show up joyfully/unapologetically on social Obsession Becca - Le Puzz Miniatures Puzzle, Heated Rivalry, (more to come during next week's Three Things) Olivia - Come See Me In The Good Light What We Read This Week Olivia - Mothers & Other Strangers by Corey Ann Haydu, Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor, Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins </p

It's time for us to share our favorite books of 2025! Get your notebooks ready because WE! HAVE! RECS! 📚 Becca's Fave Books The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland Heart the Lover by Lily King One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Loved One by Aisha Muharrar Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood Shoutout to 2 2026 books that are already faves: Little One by Olivia Muenter, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder Olivia's Fave Books Heartwood and Seawife by Amity Gaige Godshot by Chelsea Bieker Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash Isola by Allegra Goodman Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Tilt by Emma Patee The Reformatory by Tanaraive Due Not My Type by E. Jean Carroll We Don't Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry Greenwich by Kate Broad <p dir="lt

The holidays are (almost) here! We're talking about all the things we're excited about this season, from most anticipated events, white elephant gifts, holiday movie rankings, festive FMK's, and more!   Olivia's Things Most anticipated holiday events Admin Advent calendar Holiday Movie Battle   Becca's Things White elephant gift ideas Festive FMK's Reflecting on the year   Sign up for Olivia's virtual Q&A!   Weekly Obsession Becca - Heated Rivalry  Olivia - The Incredible Dr. Pol   What We Read This Week Olivia - Harmless by Miranda Schulman Becca - And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder   This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!    Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use our code BOP for up to 20% off. Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for up to 25% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christm

The year is coming to a close, and you know what that means! It's time to look back at our highs of 2025. We reminisce on work wins, new hobbies, mantras, and more! Best New Artist Discovery of The Year (Author, Artist, Filmmaker, Dancer, etc.) Olivia - Allegra Goodman, Joshua Burnside Becca - Francis Featherstone, Anna Kwan, Sarah Martinez, Barbara Bourland Best Song of The Year Olivia - Baby Steps by Olivia Dean Becca - Moves by Suki Waterhouse Best Movie or Show of The Year: Olivia - Train Dreams Becca - The Summer I Turned Pretty Best Purchase of the Year Olivia - Shiseido Illuminating Micro Spot Serum Becca - Weighted Eye Mask Best Sandwich of The Year Olivia - Fork & Whisk Chicken Salad Becca - Hillstone French dip Obsession: Becca - Margaret from Bad Art Everyday's Post Olivia - Pluribus Reading: Olivia - Wreck by Catherine Newman Becca - Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube, I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks! Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 40% off by December 12th for guaranteed Christmas delivery. Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day retur

It's time for our final book club episode of 2025! We're discussing a book we've been seeing everywhere, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We talk about why we think this book has become so popular, if we've read epistolary novels before, our thoughts on the novelty of the mother/daughter relationship, how it brought up feelings about retirement for us both, and more!   Also, the Wall Street Journal's profile of Virginia Evans is a great read.   Obsession: Becca - Leset Pointelle Boxer Pants   Reading: Olivia - The Fox Hunt by Caitlin Breeze (Out February 16, 2026) Becca - Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck, Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube   This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!    Sponsors Cozy Earth - from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, get 40% off at cozyearth.com with code BOP.  Caraway - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 25% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to <a href= "https://beccafreeman.s

It's time for this year's Bad on Paper Gift Guide! We're so excited to dive into our picks that are very us-coded. Becca-Coded Picks Gifts for People Who Love NYC Katie Kime NYC Toile Tea Towels ($58) Chefanie - I Love NY cocktail napkins ($48) All the restaurants prints (5x7 $55) - John Donahue - also Paris, London, DC, Philly, Chicago, Napa W/ Hudson & Mark acrylic frame (A5 size) - Reg $44, sale: $35 Hobby-Forward Gifts (Knitting, Watercolors, Pickleball, MahJong etc.) Emily Lex Studio Watercolor Books ($24) + Optional paint set ($18) Mark & Graham Pickleball Tote (Reg $79, Current $59) Pickle playing Pickleball Ornament ($25) Pickleball snack serving plate ($58) We Are Knitters Scarf Kit - Stan Scarf (Reg $74, Current $52) or Dinka Scarf (Reg: $55, Current $39) Gifts for People Who Love to Travel Dagne Dover Landon Carry On Duffel - Lg - (Reg: $240, sale $180) Etsy watercolor print of a fave city/destination Turtl pillow - (regular $55, sale $44) Gifts for People Who Love to Host Dan Pelosi Let's Party Cookbook (32.62) Anthro striped snack bowls ($18 for 2) Apertivo Spoon Set - $36 Olivia-Coded Picks Gifts for Thrifters/Antique Lovers Frames + Photos, choose their own adventure Search hobbies or interests on Etsy or Ebay + 'vintage' Planning a thrifting "day" - Choose a handful of different secondhand stores, stop for a coffee, make a day of it. Gifts for Pisces Hand curated playlist - "these songs remind me of you/us and why" Mini ocean oil painting Anything sentimental Gifts for Re

This week, we're talking all about portfolio careers! We discuss the current iteration of our own careers and then chat with Leigh Stein and Ali LaBelle—two other professionals with portfolio careers—to break down the work they do, time management, and advice for people interested in transitioning to a portfolio career.    Obsessions Becca - West End Girl Olivia - Beth's Dead   What we read this week Olivia - The Good Daughters by Brigitte Dale Becca - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (Out April 7), Little One by Olivia Muenter (Out Feb 3)   This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop Wayfair's Black Friday deals for up to 70% off. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for up to 20% off your next purchase. Uncommon Goods - Go to uncommmongoods.com/BOP for 15% off. The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our BFF Group! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to <a href= "https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=

November Things are coming in HOT! Keep listening for podcast recs, supernatural talk, guessing games, and more! Also, donate to your local foodbank! Find one local to you here. Olivia's Things Emma Straub's newsletter about David Harbor's pseudonym Do you believe in ghosts? 1 new habit we like, 1 that we want to kick to the curb Becca's Things Current Podcast Listening Lineup (Olivia's is Book Gang, Pen Pals, Glamorous Trash) (Becca's are The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Books, Beach, & Beyond, Open Book With Jenna, Otherppl with Brad Listi) The most expensive liquids you can buy without a permit Are you a pumpkin or an apple fall person? Obsessions Becca - Vince Coat from The Real Real Olivia - Dancing With the Stars What we read this week Olivia - Sister Wife by Christine Wooley Brown Becca - Finished Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Cozy Earth - Right now, stack code BOP on top of their sitewide sale for up to 40% off at cozyearth.com The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today. Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Join our <a href= "https://www.facebo

We can't wait to discuss our October Book Club Pick, Heart The Lover by Lily King! We're talking about Lily King's favorite shape (the triangle!), the surprising crossover with Writers & Lovers, crying on airplanes, male friendship, and so much more.   Obsessions Becca - The Diplomat Season Three Olivia - Twinless   What we read this week Olivia - Heart The Lover by Lily King, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Becca - Ready or Not by Cara Bastone, Kiss of the Baselisk by Lindsay Straub   This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Macmillan - Listen to Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Everything by Alyson Stoner wherever you get your audiobooks The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram <a href=

This week, we're chatting with 4 debut authors about their experience bringing a book into the world in 2025! They share the pitch for their book and what surprised them about their debut experience.   Our debut authors Or A Man and A Woman Walk Into A Bar Natalie Guerrero - My Train Leaves at Three Laura Leffler  - Tell Them You Lied Aisha Muharrar - Loved One   Obsessions Olivia - Not wearing mascara  Becca - Leopard Coat from Mango   What we read this week Becca- The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers Olivia - Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar   This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Better Help - get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Uncommon Goods - get 15% off your next gift at uncommmongoods.com/bop Room Next Door - Don't miss Wendy Walker's new Audible Original The Room Next Door. Go to Audible dot com   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little O

We're so excited for you to hear our conversation with Nic Stone! We chat with Nic about her author origin story, why she made the jump from YA to adult with her (very!) adult debut Boom Town, writing off her strip club visits for research, and more!    Obsessions Becca - Shonda Rhimes on Call Her Daddy Olivia - Floor lamp from Wayfair   What we read this week Becca - The Idiot by Elif Batuman, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland   This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Caraway Home - Carawayhome.com/BOP for an additional 10% off your next purchase The Room Next Door by Wendy Walker - Go to Audible.com/TheRoomNextDoor and start listening today.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperp

This week, we're sharing an inside look at our reading habits! We dive into how we choose what to read, our favorite times to read, who we talk about books with IRL, our rules of thumb for DNF-ing, and more!    Becca's TBR - The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers, Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck, Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston    What we read this week Becca - Boom Town by Nic Stone (Out October 14!)   This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use our code BOP for up to 20% off!   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Time for another round of three things! And this one's very bookish: we're talking about 2025 books that flew under the radar, plot twists, mood writing, what we want to learn about this fall, and more! Becca's Things Underrated Books of 2025 Becca's - Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar | Olivia's - Tilt by Emma Pattee, Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild. How moods shift in the writing process Personal Curriculums Olivia's Things Plot twists we didn't see coming - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Reflective Moods Obsessions Becca - "Man I Need" by Olivia Dean Olivia - Are You There God? It's Me Margaret What we read this week Olivia - Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild, Maggie; Or A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee, Sam by Allegra Goodman, A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia Becca - The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy, Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our <a href= "https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5b

September is coming to a close, and you know what that means! Time to talk about this month's book club pick, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. We discuss our expectations going into this book based on the cover, how it balanced its dark themes with humor, what we thought of the relationships, and more!     Obsessions Olivia - One Trick Pony Peanut Butter Becca - Westman Atelier Blush in Coquette   What we read this week Olivia - Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver   This Month's Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We are SO excited to chat with Elin Hilderbrand and her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, about their new book, The Academy! We ask how their collaborative writing process worked, about Shelby's boarding school experience that inspired the book, and Elin's feelings on venturing into a new world outside Nantucket. We also have adaptation updates and some exclusive behind the scenes gossip!   These days, Shelby is reading A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley, and Elin is reading Dominion by Addie E. Citchens.    Obsessions Olivia - Bedroom candles Becca - Sezane miniskirt   What we read this week Becca - The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham Olivia - Culpability by Bruce Holsinger   This Month's Book Club Pick - Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Ritual - Get 25% off your first month, only at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER. Better Help - get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orph

What do we want? Things! When do we want them? Now! It's time to talk about big pop culture moments, focus tools, and what we're excited about for fall. Olivia's Things Taylor Swift getting engaged What's on our Q4 Radar Our Fall TBR (Olivia's are The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild, What a Time to Be Alive by Jade Chang, Becca's are The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy, Boom Town by Nic Stone, Bread of Angels by Patti Smith, Brimstone by Callie Hart) Becca's Things Focus Friend The coverage of Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir All the Way to the River Obsessions: Olivia - The Shooting The Shit episode of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast Becca - Day Use What we read this week Becca - Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand, The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham Olivia - Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan This Month's Book Club Pick - Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Wayfair - Find decor for less at Wayfair.com. Cozy Earth - head to Cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% off! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/868

People who judge books by their covers, this ep is for you! This week, we brought on Art Director and Book Cover Designer Molly von Borstel to talk about how book covers come to life. She shares how she got into book design, the surprising parts of the job, how she deals with feedback, cover trends, and more!    Obsessions Olivia - Sorel Roam'n Clogs Becca - Travel mahjong set from Oh My Mahjong   What we read this week Becca - Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand Olivia - The Break-In By Katherine Faulkner, The Safekeep by Yael Van der Wouden, Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler   This Month's Book Club Pick - Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% off. Caraway - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for an additional 10% off your next purchase.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!<a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman

It's Book Club day! We're excited to chat about The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig. We discuss the book's setting and world-building, the main characters (and their romance), how this fits into the romantacy genre overall, and more!     Obsessions Olivia - Night Moves by Bob Seger Becca - J.Crew yellow suede bucket bag   This Month's Book Club Pick - STAY TUNED! (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Cozy Earth - go to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% off Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We are SO excited for this week's conversation with journalist E. Jean Carroll! We chat with her about why she decided to write her book about her experience in court against Donald Trump, her 30-year tenure as an advice columnist, and more!     E. Jean Carroll is the author of five books, including a biography of Hunter S. Thompson, and the New York Times bestselling book NOT MY TYPE: One Woman vs. a President.   Obsessions Becca - U Beauty Proem perfume   What we read this week Becca - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans Olivia - Writers & Lovers by Lily King, NOT MY TYPE: One Woman vs. a President   This Month's Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Better Help - Get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Ritual - Get 25% off your first month, only at ritual.com/BADONPAPER   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter!  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Ol

It's time for the most August 2025 Three Things to Ever Three Things. From AI to face shapewear to Labubus, and more, there's so much to discuss! Let's get into it.   Olivia's Things DNF-ing Skims Face Shapewear Labubus   Becca's Things The articles "I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students" by Meghan O'Rourke [gift link] and "The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public" by Ted Gioia Mind Meld Game The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3   Obsessions Becca - Freakier Friday Olivia - Sorry, Baby   What we read this week Becca - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett   This Month's Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])   Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for an additional 10% off your next purchase.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscri