Bad On Paper

This week, we're chatting with the founders of 831 Stories (and hosts of the fantastic A Thing or Two podcast) Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo! They share what drew them to the romance genre, why they started a romance entertainment company, and what makes a good sex scene. They also give us the scoop on 831's first novella, Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff, and the universe around it. Obsessions Becca: The Perfect Couple on Netflix Olivia: Journaling What we read this week Olivia: One of The Good Guys by Araminta Hall Becca: All Fours by Miranda July This Month's Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (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/badonpaper to enjoy 40% off using the code BOP Prose - get 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/bop Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week we're joined by a person The New Yorker has called "The Adele of Audiobooks!" You guessed it, we're exploring the ins and outs of audiobooks with none other than novelist, screenwriter, actor, and iconic audiobook narrator, Julia Whelan. She gives us a behind the scenes peek at the the recording process, what makes a standout audiobook production, how she cares for her voice, and how she writes, edits, and records her own books! Her books Thank You for Listening, My Oxford Year, and Casanova LLC are out now. She also recommends the audiobook for Bluff by Michael Kardos (which she narrates). Obsessions Becca: Sabrina Carpenter's Short & Sweet Olivia: Industry What we read this week Olivia: The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan Becca: Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney This Month's Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (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 Book of the Month - get your first book on BOTM for $5 CARDIGAN at bookofthemonth.com. After enrolling, select Bad on Paper in the survey so the brand can know how you heard about the deal! Farmacy - Visit farmacybeauty.com and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off your order. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

It's back-to-school season! We don't have a school to go back to, but that won't stop us from stocking up on new office supplies for a little refresh. We talk about our love for back-to-school shopping, wrapping books vs book socks, finding the perfect bookbag, statement pens, Lisa Frank, and the "school supplies" we use in our adult lives. Olivia also treats us with some journal entries from her back-to-school era. Becca's adult school supplies are Legal Pads (both from Erin Condron and Amazon), her 5-year journal, lined sticky notes, Zeyar highlighters, Semikolon sticky tabs, her time timer, and her home printer. Sharpie fine-tip pens, Papermate Flairs, Pigma Microns, and a le pen for her 5-year journal. Olivia's adult school supplies include a spiral college-ruled notebook, 5-year journal, writing journal, TWSBI fountain pen, customized stationery from Papier, golden scissors from ban.do, Rifle Paper Co. grocery list/magnet. Obsessions Becca: Industry Season 3 What we read this week Olivia: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Becca: Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff (out 9/10) This Month's Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (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 Babbel - Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/BOP. Rifle Paper Co - go to riflepaperco.com/badonpaper and use code BOP25 for 25% off through December 31, 2024. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Happy August Book Club Day! We're diving into our thoughts on One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin. (Spoiler: we adored it!) We talk about the balance of the romance versus friendship plotlines, the relatability of the debut novelist interior monologue, and how the pandemic was incorporated into the plot. Also, the author calls in to answer a listener question! Obsessions Becca: Target Women's High-Rise Modern Gauze Wide Leg Pull-On Pants Olivia: Lil Jon at the 2024 Democratic National Convention What we read this week Olivia: Bear by Julia Phillips, One Star Romance by Laura Hankin Becca: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, Real Americans by Rachel Khong This Month's Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (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 Marc Fisher - go to marcfisherfootwear.com and use code BOP to receive 20% off your purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week, we let YOU pick the Things for us to cover this episode! We're excited to dive into your obsessions, pop culture news, alternate lives, and more! Listener Things What alternate lives would you want to live for a day? The lack of single-serving tortilla chips It Ends With Us Sleepover Movies Flip Phones Heiney Hiders Obsessions Becca: Kerastase Cronologiste Hair Mask Olivia: Buff Bunny What we read this week Olivia: Rip Tide by Colleen McKeegan Becca: The Wedding People by Alison Espach, When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (Out 9/24) This Month's Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (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/badonpaper to enjoy 40% off using the code BOP Marc Fisher - Shop the new fall collection and more at marcfisherfootwear.com and use code BOP to receive 20% off your purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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're so excited to dive into Three Things with Emily Henry! We cover iconic DCOMs, Instagram stalking former babysitting clients, new hobbies, and MORE! If you're looking for a more craft-focused conversation, check out this past episode with Emily. Emily's Three Things Disney Channel Original Movies People you keep tabs on Things you like doing even though you're bad at them What we read this week Olivia - God of the Woods by Liz Moore Becca - The Wedding People by Allison Espach Obsessions: Becca - Magic Johnson's summer vacay Insta posts Olivia - Dr. Brandt Hyperpigmentation Rescue Duo (Shoutout Ashley Spivey for the recommendation!) This Month's Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (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 Prose - Get 50% off your first haircare subscription order at PROSE.com/BOP Book of the Month - Get your first book for $9.99 with code FIREFLY at bookofthemonth.com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Happy August! We're kicking things off with some fun, weird, zeitgeisty things! Becca's Three Things Where is the fanciest place you've ever pooped? Glen Powell Big swing podcast guests Olivia's Three Things The Olympics What songs you can't listen to anymore The state of politics (how the tables have turned!) Obsessions Becca - her spring green manicure Olivia - Shogun What we read this week Becca - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro This Month's Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (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/badonpaper to enjoy 40% off using the code BOP! Babbel - Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

It's finally time to discuss our listener-chosen July Book Club Pick, Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! We're thrilled to dive into our overall thoughts, what genre we'd place this book in, how the book deepened our perspective about sex work, the romance subplot, and how much the final line stuck with us. (Liked the book? We loved this Rufi Thorpe interview about her writing process!) Obsessions Becca - Amazon short set Olivia - Becca's 100 Best Books List, Oldster's interview with Bella Ruth Bader Books Becca - No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNichol, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Olivia - Piglet by Lottie Hazell This Month's Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week, forever friend of the pod Grace Atwood stopped by to talk about her Three Things! Grace's Things Streaming audiobooks while needle-pointing All-white outfits with black accessories Liz Adams' Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip Grilled Peaches (that she had at Le Great Outdoor) Bonus Things: These Target sandals Becca loves, this Amazon shorts set we love, No One Tells You This: A Memoir by Glynnis MacNicol What Grace is Reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp James by Percival Everett The Art of Small Talk by Casey Wilson, Jessica St. Clair Obsessions: Olivia - Real Housewives of Orange County Becca - On Cloud sneakers Books: Becca - Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams (check content warnings!) Olivia - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager This Month's Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week, we're talking about the books that changed our lives, and playing voicemails from listeners about their life-changing reads! Listener life-changing books The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Baby-Sitters Club Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Christina Lauren Betty by Tiffany McDaniel Becca's life-changing books The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith The Magicians by Lev Grossman Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Olivia's life-changing books The Awakening by Kate Chopin Gone GIrl by Gillian Flynn Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb The Push by Ashley Audrain Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Talking At Night by Claire Daverley Long Bright River by Liz Moore Obsessions Olivia: "Tough" by Lana del Rey and Quavo Becca: La Roche Posay B5 Serum This Month's Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (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 Prose - Get your free consultation and 50% off your first subscription order at PROSE.com/bop. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week, we're chatting with lawyer, journalist, and political analyst Emily Amick, AKA @EmilyinYourPhone! We asked her about how to get engaged in your community, how to have conversations about social issues, what's going on with young people, and her book Democracy in Retrograde! Obsessions Olivia - SG Goodman, "Space & Time" Becca - New phone case (bought on a listener's suggestion!) What we read this week Becca - I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Olivia - Real Americans by Rachel Khong This Month's Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (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/badonpaper to enjoy 30% off using the code BOP. Babble - Get up to 60% off your Babble subscription at Babbel.com/BOP. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Happy July! It's time to share our Three Things for the month. We got summer reading memories, cultural phenomena, weird Facebook groups, and So! Much! More! Becca's Things Summer Reading (And our Summer Reading Memories) Iconic Music Videos (Olivia's: You're Still the One by Shania Twain, Becca's: Candy by Mandy Moore, I'm A Slave 4 U by Britney Spears, Everybody by Backstreet Boys, It's All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion) What to do for an energy reset Olivia's Things Zyn (What it is and its overall impact) Go to chain restaurant orders WTF is going on with Facebook On Becca's Summer Reading List Real Americans by Rachel Khong I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue One Last Summer by Kate Spencer Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand Olivia's Summer Reading List The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker Obsessions Olivia: Killing Eve Becca: Hair Gloss What we read this week Becca: I Regret What's In My Camera Roll on the substack Totally Recommend Olivia: Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino This Month's Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (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 Earth Breeze - Receive forty percent off Earth Breeze just by going to earthbreeze.com/bop! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

It's time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Such A Bad Influence by our very own Olivia Muenter! We are finally diving into everything about this book including Olivia's writing process, what planted the seed for the story, the evolution of the characters, and THAT ENDING! Spoilers ahead! You can also read some more about Olivia and SABI in the newsletter Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends. Obsessions Becca: DIY bead necklaces Olivia: Presumed Innocent What we read this week Olivia: Long Bright River by Liz Moore This Month's Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe(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/badonpaper for 30% off with code BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Eek! It's time to check in on our 2024 goals. Did we book that doctor's appointment? Are we journaling more? Did we reduce our screen time? Keep listening to find out! Obsessions Olivia - Target striped linen pants Becca - Industry on Max What we read this week Olivia: Dear America A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky This Month's Book Club Pick - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (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 Magical Overthinkers - Tune into Magical Overthinkers wherever you get your podcasts. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Happy Three Things Day! We technically only have Five Things total this time, but we're excited to dive into them all the same. Becca's Things Follow-up questions about Olivia's Debut Week The Song of the Summer (Espresso? Lunch? Share your thoughts!) A Teen TV era, Geek Girl, Maxton Hall Olivia's Things Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 Social etiquette in public places Obsessions Becca: Maxton Hall Olivia: New Billie Eilish What we read this week Becca: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl This Month's Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (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 Prose: Get 50% off your first subscription order at Prose.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, 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.

Summer is pretty much here, so we're gathering bookish friends to talk about the books they're excited to read this season! Olivia's books I Shouldn't Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez. (June 4) Youthjuice by EK Sathue (June 4) Becca's Books Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (September 3) When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelsonv (September 24) Lyndsay Rush's books Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Out June 18) Should We Go Extinct? By Todd May (Out August 6) Her poetry collection, A Bit Much, is out September 17 Alisha Ramos's books Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (June 11) The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Out July 2) Grace Atwood's books One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (Out June 18) The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (Out June 18) Caroline Chambers' books Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff Her book, What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, is out August 13 Tembe Denton-Hurst's books Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Godwin by Joseph O'Neill Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg Her book Homebodies is out now! Obsessions Becca: Hamptons Hotel Lobby Candle + Tiny Tates Olivia: Jocie B ASMR What we read this week Becca: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell and The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl This Month's Book Club Pick - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (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 Earth Breeze - go to earthbreeze.com/bop to cut out single-use plastic in your laundry room and claim forty percent off your subscription. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence and see her on her book tour! Find dates and details here. 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.

It's time to talk about The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley! We talk about our thoughts on the book's love story, the real-life historical inspiration, what we thought of the ending, and more! Obsessions: Olivia - Lance the local toad Becca - A customer service experience with Windmill Air What we've read this week: Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and The Ministry of Time Olivia - The Ministry of Time This Month's Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (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 Book of the Month - Get your first book from Book of The Month for $5 with code PETALS at bookofthemonth.com Magical Overthinkers - Tune into Magical Overthinkers wherever you get your podcasts. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Pre-order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence and see her on her book tour! Find dates and details here. 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.

This week we're talking phone habits and setting boundaries with our devices with Leslie Stephens, creator of the popular newsletter Morning Person and author of You're Safe Here, out June 25, 2024. Books Leslie recommends about setting phone boundaries Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier How to Break Up with Your Phone Catherine Price Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle Stolen Focus by Johann Hari If you liked this ep, you may also like the Search Engine Podcast episode Is there a sane way to use the internet? Obsessions Becca - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Olivia - Chappel Roan performing Casual at Coachella What we read this week Olivia - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari This Month's Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 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 Magical Overthinkers - tune into Magical Overthinkers wherever you get your podcasts. Such a Bad Influence - pre-order Olivia's book Such a Bad Influence, out June 4! AND see her on her book tour! Find dates and details below. Olivia's Such A Bad Influence Book Tour! June 6, 6:00 PM - Main Point Books, Wayne PA In conversation with Kirsten and Jackie of @BeyondTheBookends June 9, 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Rough Draft, Kingston NY Signing & Meet/Greet June 11, 7:00 PM - Tombolo Books, St. Petersburg FL. In conversation with Ayana Lage June 12, 7:00 PM - Itinerant Literate at Madra Rua Irish Pub, Charleston SC. In conversation with Grace Atwood June 13, 6:30 PM - Elm Street Books at Rosie Cafe in New Canaan CT w/ Carola Lovering June 26, 12:00 PM - Bryant Park Reading Room, New York NY June 27, 6:00 PM - Liquid Fables Book Club, Beacon NY July 28, 3:00 PM - 518 Craft Book Club, 518 Craft in Troy, NY August 17 - Avalon Library, Avalon NJ with Colleen McKeegan Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

By popular demand, we're diving deep into Taylor Swift with Sarah Chapelle, the creator of the blog and Instagram account @taylorswiftstyled. Sarah's Things Include: The Jack Antonoff Cinematic Universe Fashion as Easter Eggs and Red Herrings AI Songs Her book Taylor Swift Style comes out on October 8! Obsessions: Becca - Last Stop Larrimah Olivia - Albanese Gummy Bears Books: Olivia - Wellness by Nathan Hill Becca - Filterworld by Kyle Chayka This Month's Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 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 Osea - Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BOP at OSEAMalibu.com Framebridge - Visit Framebridge.com or a local Framebridge store to get started and custom frame just about anything Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week we're sharing our Three Things! From movies to comfort shows (to discomfort shows) and more! Becca's things @Lucyontheground's Romcom Mash Sundays on IG. Spice World Gilmore Girls Olivia's things The Swan Last Stop Larrimah Self Promotion Obsessions: Olivia: Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter Becca: Our BOP Terrence Sticker! Books: Becca: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Olivia: All The Summers In Between by Brooke Lea Foster This Month's Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (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 Book of the Month - Get your first book from Book of The Month for $5 with code PETALS at bookofthemonth.com Prose - get your FREE consultation, then 50% off at PROSE.com/bop. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week we're talking Things with Carley Fortune, bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After, and This Summer Will Be Different, out May 7, 2024. Carley's Three Things Are: Spring Dressing Our relationship with social media (sparked by "Is there a sane way to use the internet" episode of Search Engine) Her 3rd book This Summer Will Be Different, and Anne of Green Gables. Also…we finally have MERCH! Obsessions: Becca: Just Bare Spicy Chicken Nuggets Olivia: Diet Coke/Coke Zero Tall Boys Reading: Olivia: Anna Bright is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall This Month's Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (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 Book of the Month - Get your first book from Book of The Month for $5 with code PETALS at bookofthemonth.com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

It's time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle! We share our thoughts on the book's magical realism, debate if we'd consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much more! Obsessions Becca: The Tortured Poets Department & Sun Bum Face Mist sunscreen Olivia: "You're Not The Only One I Know" by The Sundays What we read this week Becca: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (out 8/6); The Prospects by KT Hoffman Olivia: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Sandwich by Catherine Newman (out 6/18), Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle This Month's Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (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 promo code BOP for an exclusive 35% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we're taking this week to catch up on LIFE! Substacks we're into right now include Seester Seester by Ashley and Alexa Spivey, Gossip Time, Get it Write by Andrea Bartz, Hung Up with Hunter Harris. (Also if anybody can relate to Olivia's low, here's a link to that Critter Catcher) Obsessions Olivia: Duluth women's gardening overalls Becca: ilovemahj.com What we read this week Becca: Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood Olivia: Till Death Do Us Part Laurie Elizabeth Flynn out Aug 13 This Month's Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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 Prose - Get your free consultation and 50% off at prose.com/bop Osea - Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BOP at OSEAMalibu.com Framebridge - Visit Framebridge.com or a local Framebridge store to get started and custom frame just about anything. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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're back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE! Olivia's Things The Charmin toilet paper redesign (and the mundane parts of life we'd want to give a makeover) What you'd want to erase your brain to read/watch 'for the first time'. (Ours are The Newsroom, The Idea of You, the Masterclass Pharrell Williams Maggie Rogers Video, Project Hail Mary) Common bucket list items we have zero interest in. Becca's Things This Facebook ad Becca got the other day. (Feat. @myfriendpaige of the My Friend Podcast) TV highlight: Becca's is Loot and Olivia's is Seeking Sister Wife | TV Lowlight: Becca's is Starstruck and Olivia's is The Regime Recommendation culture Obsessions Olivia: Spiced Pumpkin Patchouli candle by Bath & Body Works Becca: Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes palette What we read this week Becca: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins Olivia: Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss This Month's Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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 - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use promo code BOP for an exclusive 35% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week we're chatting Three Things with Jo Piazza! We also talk about her new book The Sicilian Inheritance, telling NFL players what to do, Easter Baskets & Cadbury Eggs, The Tooth Fairy, making cannoli, and more! We Are Not Like Them, You Were Always Mine, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff, and How to Be Married. Just a heads up: Non-Kid-In-The-Car-Friendly convos ahead! Jo's Things Cold Plunging Costco Underwear Teaching herself how to make cannoli Obsessions Olivia: Harry's Grove Body Wash Becca: Brooklyn Best Peach Iced Tea What we read this week Becca: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez Olivia: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer This Month's Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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 - Use code BOP for 35% off at cozyearth.com. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

This week we're discussing our March Book Club Pick: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez! We talk about the artists that inspired this story, the themes that impacted us the most, and more! We also share listener-submitted follow ups on our Notes App conversation. Obsessions Olivia - Elf Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Rose Envy Becca - Rhode skincare What we read this week Becca - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Olivia - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez This Month's Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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 Prose - get your free consultation and 50% off at prose.com/bop Cozy Earth - use code BOP for up to 35% off site wide at cozyearth.com. BOP Stuff: Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Or chat with us on Geneva. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Olivia's Stuff: Pre-order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence (out 6/4). Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter. Becca's Stuff. Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow Becca on IG @beccamfreeman.

It's time for Three Things and we have a lot to cover, so let's dive in! Olivia's things Kate Middleton A game FMKs Our Favorite Substacks Becca's things What you do when you're struggling with procrastination (get the Time Timer Becca mentioned here) The State of Culture 2024 on Substack The Idea Of You Trailer Our favorite Substacks Feed Me by Emily Sundberg After School by Casey Lewis Publishing Confidential by Kathleen Schmidt Extracurricular by Tembe Denton Hurst Morning Person by Leslie Stevens Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe Obsessions Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Pearl Mesh Ballet Flats Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg What we read this week Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg Becca: United by Cory Booker This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (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 Prose - Get your free consultation, then 50% off at prose.com/bop. OSEA Malibu - Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BOP at OSEAMalibu.com Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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.

The notes App can be used for more than celebrity apologies, so we decided to dedicate an episode to diving into what's in our Notes App! Specifically Notes App organization, the most useful notes we keep, the weirdest notes we find on our phones, and more! Let us know the innovative/smart/weird ways you use the Notes App by calling in at 843-405-3157. Obsessions Becca - Chobani Cinnamon French Toast Creamer Olivia - American Fiction What we read this week Olivia: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas Becca: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out 6/11), Bride by Ali Hazelwood This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (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 McMillan - Listen to Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez wherever you get your audiobooks! Cozy Earth - Get up to 35% off site-wide when you use the code BOP at cozyearth.com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Pre-order Olivia's Book, 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're so excited for another guest Three Things with author Tia Williams! We chat about Love is Blind, American Fiction (with an Oscar movie sidebar), and her new novel A Love Song for Ricki Wilde! Tia Williams is the author of the novels The Accidental Diva, It Chicks, Sixteen Candles, The Perfect Find (now a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union), Seven Days in June, and her latest novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde just came out last month! We also ask Tia for beauty recs, which include Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Tom Ford Soleil de Feu, Rare Beauty Blushes, and Ilia Mascara. Obsessions Olivia: Jennifer Lopez's This Is Me.. Now Becca: Bare chicken tenders This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (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 Brook Eyewear - Bad on Paper listeners can take 15% off orders at Brookeyewear.com with code BOP. Cozy Earth - Get 35% off cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're so excited to discuss Good Material by Dolly Alderton! This one gave us mixed feelings, which means a great discussion is ahead. We talk about how reading from a man's point of view impacted our reading experience, our favorite funny parts, what we thought of the relationship dynamics in the book, and MORE! The article that we thought of while reading this book is linked here! Obsessions Olivia - Lavender shower bombs Becca - Kindle Paperwhite Signature What we read this week Olivia - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, The Comeback by Ella Berman Becca - Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 5) and Good Material by Dolly Alderton This Month's Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (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 ZocDoc - Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Prose - Get a free consultation and fifty percent off at Prose.com/bop. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for another round of Three Things! Including things we're reading, listening, and watching that we had to talk about…and Paul Giamatti. Becca's Three Things Renaissance Act ii Pastries A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote Olivia's Three Things One Day on Netflix (And a companion to One Day by Farrah Storr from Becca) Everyone's a sellout now on Vox Favorite acts of self-kindness Obsessions Becca: Substack as a place to scroll Olivia: Face Globes What we read this week Olivia: The Wild One by Colleen McKeegan, Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Becca: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (June 11); Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (June 4) This Month's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (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 Prose - Get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping on every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Framebridge - Go to Framebridge.com to start your custom framing journey. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Romance is in the air! We were feeling adoorable this Valentine's Day and thought we'd Linc up and dive back into some obscure erotica. Join us…if you dare! Obsessions Becca: Norah Ephron, specifically I'll Have What She's Having and Everything is Copy Olivia: @poppincandyofficial, Hvladimir the Beluga Whale What we read this week Becca: Still Writing by Dani Shapiro This Month's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (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 - Get up to 35% off sitewide when you use the code BOP at cozyearth.com. Better Help - Visit betterhelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Pre-order Olivia's Book, Such a Bad Influence! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for one of our favorite episodes of the year, our 2024 reading preview! We chat with Jordyn Walker, Haley Jakobson, Tomi Obebe, Steven Rowley, and Amanda Montell about their most anticipated reads of 2024! We also ask them the very important question: If you could have a meal with any fictional character at any chain restaurant, who are you going with and where are you taking them? Olivia's 2024 Picks Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander Jordyn's 2024 Picks Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna Haley's 2024 Picks Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (out August 20) The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia (out May 7) Tomi's 2024 Picks House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (our March 5) Steven's 2024 Picks Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (out February 27) The Women by Kristin Hannah Amanda's 2024 Picks All Fours by Miranda July Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne Becca's 2024 Picks One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out June 18) Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out June 11) Obsessions Olivia: NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour Becca: Cadbury creme egg season What we read this week Becca: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (May 14); Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas Olivia: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson This Month's Book Club Pick - (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 - get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code BOP. Brook Eyewear - visit brookeyewear.com and use code: 'BOP' at checkout to receive 15% off your entire purchase. Glamorous Trash - find Glamorous Trash anywhere you listen to podcasts. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we're discussing our January Book Club pick, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. We discuss how the book compared to our expectations and our relationships with time, as well as the book's takes on perfectionism, control, "The joy of missing out," and more! Obsessions O: The Trust on Netflix B: Slow Horses on Apple TV+ What we read this week Becca: Daisy Haites, The Great Undoing, and Magnolia Parks into the Dark by Jessa Hastings Olivia: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman February's Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (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 ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE and find and book a top-rated doctor today. Prose - Go to prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Glamorous Trash - You can find Glamorous Trash anywhere you listen to podcasts. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This year we're shaking up our guest interview format, and bringing in highly requested guest Kate Kennedy to share her Three Things! Kate is the host of Be There in Five and the author of One in a Millenial, an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, and the millennial zeitgeist. Kate's Three Things TikTok aesthetic microtrends Welcome to Plathville Going idle on AIM Obsessions Becca: NY Times Connections Olivia: Josiah & The Bonnevilles Lemming What we read this week Becca: One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out 6/18), Still Writing by Dani Shapiro Olivia: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza This Month's Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (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 Prose - Get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping on every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Framebridge - Visit framebridge.com or a retail store to custom frame just about anything! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for our first Three Things of 2024! We're so excited to share what we've been watching, reading, and questioning lately. Olivia's things In & Out lists Gypsy Rose Blanchard Saltburn Becca This NYT Article about Michael Stipe Naked Attraction The Pantone Color of the Year 2024 Obsessions Becca: Vick's Sinus Steamer Olivia: Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen What we read this week Becca: First Lie Wins By Ashley Elston This Month's Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (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 - Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com with code BOP. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're back! And we're so excited to kick off 2024 by setting out goals for this year! But first, we check in on how our 2023 goals went. Obsessions Becca: Her Vibes board phone background Olivia: Bear Brook Podcast What we read this week Olivia: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Last Murder at The End of the World by Stuart Turton Shark Heart by Emily Habeck Becca: Snowed In by Catherine Walsh This Spells Love by Kate Robb Novelist as Vocation by Haruki Murakami All About Love by Bell Hooks This Month's Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (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 - Get 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP. Framebridge - Visit Framebridge.com or a retail store to custom frame just about anything! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

For the last episode of 2023, it's time to talk about the best books we read in this year! Becca and Olivia each share their top 10 books they read, and we play calls from listeners sharing their favorite books from 2023! Becca's Best Books of the Year: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett You Again by Kate Goldbeck Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donahue Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir The Bodyguard by Katherine Center The Celebrants by Steven Rowley Olivia's best books of the year Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver The Whispers by Ashley Audrain The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman Yellowface by RF Kuang Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Talking at Night by Clare Daverley Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Banyan Moon by Thao Thai Listener Best Books of the Year The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber Setting the Table by Danny Meyers Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Darker Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt In Memoriam by Alice Winn The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donahue Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches bySangu Mandanna Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Strong Female Character by Fern Brady The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden Obsessions Olivia - Four Christmases Becca - Axiom Chain Necklace and the Ridge Heart Charm Pendant from Missoma What we read this week! Becca - The Art of Scandal by Regina Black Olivia - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie Sponsors Prose - go to prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. CozyEarth - head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP to get 35% off sitewide. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

As the year comes to a close, we want to look back at the good stuff and discuss our best of 2023! We dive into our personal best moments and talk about some of our favorite things from this year! Best Entertainment Best TV Show Becca - The Diplomat Olivia - Shrinking Best Movie Becca - Barbie Olivia - Past Lives Best (New to us) Podcast Becc - Writer's Routine, Publishing Rodeo Olivia - Writer's Routine Best Concert Olivia - The Eras Tour, Noah Kahan Best Album Becca - You'll Get It When You're Older by Blake Rose Olivia - Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever), Noah Kahan Best Song Becca - Is It Over Now by Taylor Swift; That Was Then by Emily James; Call Your Mom by Noah Kahan w/ Lizzy McAlpine Olivia - The View Between Villages, Noah Kahan, Not Strong Enough by BoyGenius, Labour by Paris Paloma Best (New to us) IG follow Becca - @Famouspplreading Olivia - @Oh_apostrophe Best BOP episode Becca - Obscure Erotica Book Reviews, How Becca's Book Got Made Olivia -Obscure Erotica Book Reviews, The Christmas Orphans Club Book Club, Spooky Season Reads with Ashley Winstead, The Official BOP Beach Read Roundup Shopping Best clothing purchase Becca - Birkenstock Boston Clogs, Jeans that came in my Stitch Fix order Olivia - Skims Fits Everybody T-Shirt Bra Best beauty purchase Becca - Rare Beauty Liquid Blush in Grace, R+Co Trophy Texture and Shine Spray Olivia - Winky Lux PH Changing Lip Balm OR Sol de Janeiro Brazillian Crush Body Spray Best home purchase Becca - Garlic chopper Olivia - ShopVac Best misc purchase Becca - Five-year journal Olivia - Boll & Branch bedding Obsessions Olivia - Harney & Sons Pumpkin Spice Tea Becca - Prismacolor 05 and Pigma Graphic 1 Pens What we read this week! Becca - Story Genius by Lisa Cron Olivia - Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll Sponsors Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order today PLUS 15% off and free shipping for every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP to get 35% off sitewide. Macmillan - Read or Listen to What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshal and All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham and other Macmillan titles wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we're diving into Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! This is the ONLY time we'll be spoiling this book for a while, so if you haven't read the book yet and don't want to get spoiled, save this episode for when you finish the book! We talk about what elements of the book were there since Becca's first draft, the highs and lows of their writing process, how she balanced the lighthearted tone with big emotions, and what book-related questions she wished she got asked more. Becca also answers listener questions about characters, story choices, and more! Obsessions Becca - Dorsey tennis necklace Olivia - Flameless candles What we read this week Olivia - Talking at Night by Claire Daverley Becca - Lovelight Farms by BK Borison Sponsors Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Macmillan - listen to your favorite Macmillan titles like Minka Kelly's memoir Tell Me Everything and John Stamos' memoir If You Would Have Told Me wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Happy gift guide season! This week we're talking all things gifts with Sarah of @my.sister.made.me.buy.it, an account full of fashion, undergarment, blanket, travel, and pen recommendations. We share gift ideas for BFFs, Co-Workers, Significant Others, Tweens, People who have everything, and what we'd gift ourselves! Our Picks: BFF - Rainbow Splash Cups from Coming Soon, Fancy Friend Dates, Colorful/fancy matches + match strikers Co-worker/casual acquaintance - 5 $1 scratch-off tickets + Le Pens, Kaweco pens, Inside Joke merch + DIY work kit. Significant other/spouse - Concert/Comedy tickets, Framed objects from Framebridge, Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar The Person Who Has Everything - Let's Eat by Grossy Pelosi or More is More by Molly Baz, Sweater Shaver, The Sleep Crown, Stocking stuffer - Amazon hair clips, Tate's Bake Shop Cookie Bark, Microstitch, Identity protection stamps Self - Missoma Jelly Heart Charm Bracelet, Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones, Dorsey Clemence Necklace Tween Gifts - Drunk Elephant and Glow Recipe skincare, water bottles. Bookish Gifts - Lechtrum 5-Year Journal, Papier Reading Journal, The Cock Mark Olivia's High Lauren Scott's CEOverthinker Substack post Obsessions Becca - Peppermint mocha creamer season Olivia - J. Crew Cashmere Sweater What we read this week! Becca - Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg This Month's Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 - Get 35% off sitewide when you use the code "BOP" at cozyearth.com Macmillan Audio - listen to your favorite Macmillan titles like Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul and the Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Lotion! Books! Earplugs! Dried-up contact lenses! This week, we're talking about our nightstand essentials from the things that improve our nighttime routine to the things that are just weird. Olivia's Nightstand: Weleda Skin Food, Aquaphor stick, books (currently: Rooms of Our Own by Louise Pennington, Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue), Necessaire Body Serum, a pile of dried contacts, glasses, claw clip graveyard, water bottle graveyard. Becca's Nightstand: Gold Bond Crepe Corrector, Ring Dish from West Elm, Retainers, Tatcha Lip Mask, Laneige Lip Mask, Goop Night Cream (discontinued), Ear Plugs, Diptyque Rose Candle, Ahava baby eczema cream, Amazon Alarm Clock, Amazon sleep mask, Globe bedside sconce (old/unavailable), Princess flashlight. Listener Nightstand essentials include reading lights, mouth tape, micellar water, Stanley water bottle, Lush Sleepy Lotion, Eye Bra Eye Masks, Tempur-Pedic Sleep Masks, Amazon Smart Plugs & Echo, Dr. Teals Foot Cream Obsessions Becca - @famouspplreading, Iron Flame TikTok Olivia - Escaping Twin Flames Docuseries What we read this week! Becca - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Olivia - All Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby, My Murder by Katie Wiliams This Month's Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 Prose - Get 50% off your first subscription order today plus 15% off and free shipping for every subscription order after that at Prose.com/bop Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Time for a fun batch of Things! Three from each of us, to be exact. Olivia's Things What are your holiday vibes for 2023? Opinions on New Year's Eve as a Holiday Is long hair cheugy now? Becca's Things Becca's new favorite kitchen tool - a garlic-chopper The Woman in Me by Britney Spears What are your glimmers? Obsessions Olivia - Geneva! Becca - Knitting What we read this week! Olivia: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose B: 1,000 Words by Jami Attenberg (out 1/9); The Woman in Me by Britney Spears This Month's Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Or join our Geneva! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

To celebrate the start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) we're chatting with Carly Watters, SVP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S Literary and co-host of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast! We ask Carly about trends in fiction, how to know when a manuscript is ready, how book deals are made, if it actually is harder than ever to sell a book right now, and more! Books about writing Carly recommends On Writing by Stephen King Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses Obsessions Olivia - Tayvis (Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce) Becca - A Thing or Two's October 9 Episode: Rats, Rain Clogs, and Romance, Birkenstock Boston Clogs What we read this week Olivia - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Becca - Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan (out 11/14) This Month's Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/bop. Cozy Earth - Get up to 35% off site-wide when you use the code "BOP" at cozyearth.com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're talking about our October Book Club Pick, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon! We talk about Becca's expectations of the book vs what her thoughts were reading, our thoughts on the second person narration, how the book centered the women in this story, if the ending surprised and satisfied us, and more! Trigger warning for sexual assault in this book, so please skip it if you're not in a place to listen! Obsessions Becca - Jessica Yellin's newsletter; Under the Desk News Olivia - Past Lives What we read this week! Becca - Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Throwback by Maurene Goo, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon November's Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 Nuuly - Take $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code BOP20 at nuuly.com. Prose - Go to Prose.com/BOP for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're diving into spooky season with a fellow fall fanatic, Ashley Winstead! We talk about her newest book Midnight Is the Darkest Hour, our enthusiasm for fall, 12-foot skeletons, and we all share some Halloween-season book recs! Psychological Thriller Book Recs Olivia - None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Ashley - If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, Bad Habits by Amy Gentry Books Too scary to read with the lights out Ashley - Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine Olivia - Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam Cozy but Still Autumnal Books Ashley - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare, Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper, Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, Becca - A Million Junes by Emily Henry, The Cloisters by Katy Hays Wildcard Fall Reads Olivia - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Ashley - Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe Becca - Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Playing the Witch Card by Kj Dell'antonia, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Obsessions Becca - Blake Rose's Album You'll Get it When You're Older Olivia - New York Times White Chicken Chili What we read this week! Becca - The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella This Month's Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (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 - Take 35% off at cozyearth.com with code BOP StitchFix - Get 25% off when you keep everything in your Fix at StitchFix.com/BOP Betterhelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we're answering your questions about Q4 goals, fall checklists, Olivia's house updates, TCOC tiny tongs enthusiasts, writing advice, Starbucks orders and SO! MUCH! MORE! Our favorite back catalog episodes Our Goals episodes (check out our 2023 goals and our 2023 goals check-in!) Summer Reading Roundups! Olivia's First Episode Pre Olivia: Elizabeth Gilbert Episode Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!) Obsessions Olivia: Hyperfixation lunch Becca: Champers Social Club on Crosby St in SoHo What we read this week! Becca: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (out March 5) Olivia: Go As A River by Shelly Read (learn more about her story on the Writers on Writing Podcast!) This Month's Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (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 Nuuly - Take $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up at nuuly.com with the code BOP20. The Christmas Orphans Club - Pick up The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman wherever good books are sold! Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at prose.com/bop. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's Three Things time! This week we're talking about the Instagram ads that haunt us, Lauren Groff's writing process, being a teenage girl, and more! Becca's 3 Things Instagram ads that haunt us Olivia Rodrigo's Guts and the grown-up teen girl phenomenon Retellings in fiction Olivia's 3 Things Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift The New York Times's profile of Lauren Groff The New York Times's article about being 13 today Obsessions Olivia: Shit That I Knit Crew Neck Sweater Becca: Love at First Sight on Netflix (based on the book by Jennifer E. Smith) What we read this week! Becca: Meet the Benedettos by Katie Cotungo (out 12/5) Olivia: Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story Kate Clayborn, The Only One Left by Riley Sager, Yellowface by RF Kuang, Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 2024) This Month's Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (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 - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for the September book club and we're discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. We dive into our opinions on the writing, the mother/daughter dynamics, the reveals that surprised us, and the "Tom Lake" moments in our own lives. Also, Becca's book is out NOW!!! Obsessions Olivia: Her playlist called 'Songs for Staring at the Ocean & Feeling emo' Becca: @nymetroweather on IG What we read this week! Becca: The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters Olivia: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim This Month's Book Club Pick - (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 NUULY - get $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code BOP20 at nuuly.com. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Join our Geneva! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're recapping an accomplishment three years in the making: Becca's book: The Christmas Orphans Club! To get a full overview of the process, we're joined by her agent Allison Hunter and her editor Marie Michels. So grab your favorite festive bev and get ready for the behind-the-scenes story! Obsessions Olivia - "All-American Bitch" by Olivia Rodrigo Becca - Gilmore Girls & The Morning Show What we read this week! Becca - Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead Olivia - None of This is True by Lisa Jewell This Month's Book Club Pick - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (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 - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. NUULY - Go to nuuly.com and enter the code BOP20 and sign up to get $20 off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Preorder Becca's Book! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.