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This week we're talking about our favorite little luxuries: things that are low-cost and low-effort but make a major impact on our happiness! Listen to Becca, Olivia, and our listeners share their little luxuries from afternoon walks, to drive thru Diet Coke, to going to the movies alone, and more! Our little luxuries Becca's Linkable Little Luxuries - Candy from BonBon, Olivia's Linkable Little Luxuries - Noto Deep Serum Caller Linkable Little Luxuries - Susan Alexandra Tissue Box Covers Obsessions Olivia: Writers on Writing podcast Becca: Katherine Center Interview What we read this week! Becca: Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr, and What You Wish For by Katherine Center Olivia: Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon 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 The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman is available wherever books are sold! Stitch Fix - Try Stitchfix at Stitchfix.com/BOP and get 25% off when you keep everything in your fix. Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order 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.

This week we're chatting all things cookbooks with our favorite Italian meatball-making-meatballs, Dan Pelosi! Dan is the mind behind GrossyPelosi, the popular Instagram account for all things comfort and food. Dan's first cookbook, Let's Eat, hits bookshelves on September 5, 2023! We talk to Dan about the behind-the-scenes of how cookbooks get made, from recipe development to food styling to how getting a cookbook deal differs from other book deals. Dan's restaurant recs Bernie's , Rolo's, Lil Deb's Oasis, Hilltown Hot Pies, Yummy Kitchen A cookbook Dan is excited about: Chili Crisp by James Park Obsessions O: Winky Lux Flower Balm B: Pelosi family pasta salad! What we read this week! Becca: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings. O: The Celebrants by Stephen Rowley, and The Counselors by Jessica Goodman. 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 Stitch Fix - Try today at Stitchfix.com/BOP and get 25% off when you keep everything in your fix. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month 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 time to discuss our August Book Club Pick, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo! We talk about how we interpreted the magical elements, the family dynamics, our thoughts on the concept of a living wake, the ending, and more! Check out this interview with Elizabeth Acevedo if you're interested in learning more about this book! Obsessions O: Handheld fan B: Red, White, and Royal Blue movie on Amazon Prime What we read this week! Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck, The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, Reign by Katharine McGee (American Royals book 4), Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo O: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz, Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune 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 Terrible Reading Club - find The Terrible Reading Club anywhere you listen to podcasts Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order 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.

What do we have? Things! How many of them do we have? Three! Olivia's Things What you do on a 'life catch up' day The year 2013 (sparked by this article in Glamour) Everything showers Becca's Things How do you unwrinkle clothes (here's a link to Becca's travel steamer) Weeknight dinner recipes (Becca's current recipes include One Pot Garlic Shrimp and Orzo and Turkey and Ricotta Meatballs From Julia Turshen, and Olivia loves salmon bowls and Basically Spaghetti Pomodoro) Workout routines Becca's Everything Shower Olaplex Mask Briogeo Don't Despair Repair mask Crepe Corrector Lotion Olivia's Everything Shower Davines Nounou Hair Mask Necessaire Body Scrub Necessaire Body Serum Necessaire Lotion Obsessions Becca: Target All in Motion High-Rise Flex Workout Shorts What we read this week! Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (out Sept 12) Olivia: This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 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.

This week, we're learning all about how libraries work with a BOP listener, Carley! Carley has worked in public libraries for over ten years and has a Master of Library and Information Science and is the host of the Tales from a Bibliophile podcast. We ask Carley about her career journey, a typical day in her job, how books get purchased, how funding works, books bans, and more! Favorite books she re-reads We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Most recommended books Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega Taylor Jenkins Reid's first four novels The Family Plot by Megan Collins Louise Penny for Mysteries The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune Under the Whispering Door by Tj Klune Obsessions Olivia: White Whine with Ice Becca: Making a funfetti cake for girls' weekend, and RHONY Season 14 (the reboot!) What we read this week! Becca: n/a Olivia: Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 A Thing or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! 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 all about creativity! We talk about creativity's role in our lives, major misconceptions about creativity, creative people we admire, and share advice for those who don't know how to start incorporating creativity into their life. Obsessions Olivia: Jocie B ASMR Becca: Wegman's Cherry Vanilla Seltzer What we read this week Becca: Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein Olivia: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai, Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (out October 3!) This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 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 chatting with the author of our July Book Club Pick, Annabel Monaghan! Annabel is the author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. Annabel shares her journey to becoming a published author, the inspiration behind Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes off Script, the highs and lows of her writing career, and answers writing questions from listeners! Books Annabel would want to erase her memory to re-read for the first time I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Obsessions Olivia: Barbie The Movie Becca: Stuffed Spinach and Artichoke dip bread What we read this week! Becca: The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter Olivia: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 Terrible Reading Club - You can find The Terrible Reading Club anywhere you listen to podcasts! 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.

We're so excited to dive into our July Book Club Pick, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan! We discuss our feelings about the book, if we identify with the characters, and how the story surprised us! We also talk about teen vacation flings, play listener voicemails, and speculate about the different flavors of contemporary romances. Obsessions Becca: Recliner PJ sets Olivia: A (nonalcoholic) dinner prep beverage What we read this week! Becca: The Legacies by Jessica Goodman This Month's Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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. 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 things, and guess what!? We've each got three of 'em! Becca's things Summer Bucket List Definitions of Success Bringing Author Interviews Back to BOP Olivia's things Grocery Shopping Habits Things we've changed our minds about completely What we subscribe to Obsessions Becca: Birthday Cake Oreos Olivia: Men's beard dye What we read this week! Olivia: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Becca: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center This Month's Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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 A Thing or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! 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.

It's time for part 2 of our Listener Q&A! This week we're covering all things shopping, books, and more! Olivia's Holy Grail Makeup Items It Cosmetics CC Cream Thrive Causemetics Mascara Caliray Waterproof Mascara Becca's Holy Grail Makeup Items Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil Rare Beauty Liquid Blush For some finance-oriented podcasts, we've heard good things about The Financial Confessions Podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty's Obsessions Becca: Pickleball Olivia: Silo on Apple TV What we read this week! Olivia: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren, Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine (Out in August!), The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger Becca: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, and The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (out Nov) This Month's Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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. 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 a listener Q&A! We've gathered questions from you via voicemail, emails, and Instagram, answering a variety of questions spanning from how to start a virtual book club to our favorite summer jams! Our Summer Jams Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder Obsessions Becca: The Other Two Olivia: Black Mirror What we read this week! Olivia: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Becca: Book Lovers by Emily Henry This Month's Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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! 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.

Buckle up dragon riders! It's finally time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We share our thoughts on the book, why we think it went so viral, what quadrant we'd pick if we were in this world, and share our love for the dragons. We also discuss how Fourth Wing compares to other fantasy books like ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and Zodiac Academy. Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode did not acknowledge the main character's implied experience with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Though this wasn't explicitly mentioned in the book, we regret that we didn't catch this in pre-recording research as we both believe disability awareness and representation are incredibly important. - Becca & Olivia Obsessions Becca: Gap 5" Girlfriend Shorts Olivia: One Sec App What we read this week! Olivia: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Becca: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum July's Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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 - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code 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 time for our June edition of Three Things! We have some fun ones, some thoughtful ones, and even one about hot aliens! Fun times ahead! Becca's Three Things Celebrity Doppelgangers Lobster roll cookoff planning TV Series Finales Olivia's Three Things The delay in the release of Elizabeth Gilbert's new book - Read some articles about this topic from Slate, The Atlantic, and BBC. 3 thought-provoking questions about life: 1. What is the lie you tell yourself most often? 2. if there was a way to download your memories into a searchable spreadsheet, would you do it? 3. What if aliens were real and we discovered they were really hot? Ultimate choices for Eras tour surprise songs Obsessions Becca - J.P. Licks Olivia - Sol de Janeiro body Spray - Brazilian Crush What we read this week! Becca - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman This Month's Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (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. A Thing Or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! 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.

Sorry to your TBR pile, it's time for another reading preview! We brought a few of our favorite book lovers on the pod to share the upcoming releases they're excited about! And, of course, we ask THE question: If you could take a fictional character to a chain restaurant, who would you take and where would you take them? Olivia's Recs The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Out October 3) Katie of Beach Reads & Bubbly's Recs (follow Katie at @beachreadsandbubbly) Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Out June 13) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (and the second book Iron Flame is out in November 2023!) Xochitl Gonzalez's Recs (Follow Xochitl at @xochitltheg) Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias (Out August 29) Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem (Out October 3) Her next book Anita de Monte Laughs Last comes out in March 2024 Tim Ehrenberg's Recs (Follow Tim at @timtalksbooks) The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue (Out June 27) Speech Team by Tim Murphy (Out August 1) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Out August 1) Leslie Stephens's Recs (Follow Leslie at @lesliesteph) Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (Out June 27) Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery (Out July 11) Her book You're Safe Here comes out in 2024! Gisselle's Recs (Follow Gisselle at @gissellereads) Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (Out September 5) Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Out September 19) Becca's Recs Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Out August 1) Obsessions Becca: Nordstrom Open Edit Slides Olivia: Vineyard Vines Sweatpants What we read this week! Olivia: Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal Becca: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune; Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams This Month's Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (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. 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.

How is it halfway through 2023 already!?! In this episode, we revisit the personal and professional goals we made in January and discuss the progress we're excited about, the goals we're changing, and the ones that need a little more attention! Obsessions Becca - You're Losing Me by Taylor Swift, Always Authors podcast Olivia - Merpeople on Netflix What we read this week! Becca - When in Rome by Sarah Adams This Month's Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (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. ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Join our Facebook group for excellent 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 to discuss our May Book Club Pick: Happy Place by Emily Henry! We had so much listener participation for this book (and some unexpected mixed reviews!) and we can't wait to dive in. In addition to discussing Happy Place, we cover the Emily Henry cannon, play listener questions and comments, do some fan casting, and rank our favorite Emily Henry Books! Obsessions Olivia: Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix Becca: Joe & The Juice Joe's Green Mile What we read this week! Becca: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Olivia: Enchantment by Katherine May Love Emily Henry? You may enjoy books by Mhairi McFarlane, Carly Fortune, and Dolly Alderton! June's Month's Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (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. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 speaking with friend of the pod (and previous guest!) Ayana Lage! Ayana is a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer based in Tampa, Florida. She writes about motherhood, mental health, social justice, and everyday life, and she published a story titled, "Postpartum Psychosis Landed Me in a Psychiatric Ward for 17 Days. Now, I'm Ready to Share My Story." for Cosmo in April 2023, and we're excited to talk about her experience with her today! Content warning: we talk about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and suicide in this episode, so please take care and skip this episode if you're not in a place to listen! You can find Ayana at @ayanagabriellelage on Instagram and ayanalage.com Obsessions Becca: Martha Stewart Sports Illustrated Cover Olivia: Queen Charlotte on Netflix What we read this week! Olivia: Happy Place by Emily Henry Becca: Happy Place by Emily Henry This Month's Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (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 - Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off! A Thing or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! (check out this reintroduction episode for a good place to start!) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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.

Summer is on our mind and we are ready to break out the beach reads! This week we talk about what characteristics make up a perfect beach read, share some books we loved reading at the beach and pool, and play listener voicemails about YOUR favorites! Olivia's favorite beach reads Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The One by John Marrs Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier The Push by Ashley Audrain Verity by Colleen Hoover White Ivy by Susie Yang Becca's favorite beach reads Winter in Paradise series by Elin Hilderbrand (honorable mention for The Five Star Weekend) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Out East by John Glynn Musical Chairs by Amy Poppel Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akaeke Emezi The Guncle by Steven Rowley The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent Every Summer After by Carley Fortune The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (June 6) Our listeners favorite beach reads The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess Cover Story by Susan Rigetti The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand Obsessions Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Linques Sandals Olivia: Queer Eye on Netflix What we read this week! O: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bramer out 5/9 B: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30); Will They Or Won't They by Ava Wilder (out 6/27) This Month's Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (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! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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.

We're back with more things!!! This time we're talking about A.I., time management, Nicolas Cage, our Barbie selves, NYC real estate, and our current hyperfixations! Olivia's things Thoughts on A.I. Hyperfixations Nicolas Cage Becca's things Time management You personal Barbie accessories NYC Real Estate Gawking Our Hyperfixations: Becca's Music Hyperfixations: Stick Season by Noah Kahan, All Of The Girls You Loved Before by Taylor Swift, Eat your Young by Hozier Olivia's Current Podcast Hyperfixation: Writer's Routine Obsessions Becca - Amazon Sleep Masks What we read this week! Olivia: Old Flame by Molly Prentiss Becca: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30) This Month's Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (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 A Thing Or Two - Listen to A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica wherever you're listening to this podcast! (A great place to start is We Introduce ourselves - And Share *Your* Thingies) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 brought on our friend (and past podcast guest) Amber Burns to talk all about journaling. We ask Amber about how she got into journaling, why bullet journaling doesn't have to be fussy, her adult school supplies, tips for new journalers, and more! We also do a live reading from our most recent journal entries! You can follow Amber at @byamberburns on Instagram. Amber's favorite journaling supplies include Stalogy notebooks in the b6 size, Midori notebooks, and Pentel EnerGel Pens. Looking for more journaling inspo? Amber recommends checking out the journaling subreddit, and following @_shelflove_ for book journaling ideas. Books Amber has read and loved recently include Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest, and Wahala by Nikki May. Future releases she's excited about include Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin, and The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab. Obsessions Becca & Olivia - The Diplomat What we read this week! Olivia: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Becca: Things You Save in A Fire by Katherine Center This Month's Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (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. ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE to find and book a top-rated doctor today. 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! 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.

We're so excited to discuss Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman, a 2 time BOP book club author! This book fits right in the venn diagram of Becca and Olivia's differing book tastes. We discuss how we felt about the friendship between the characters in the past vs present timeline (and between teenage girls in general), if we saw the twists coming, the Amanda Knox parallels, thoughts on the ending, and ask ourselves the question 'who would you go to if you were suspected of murder?' If you like this book, listen to the The Shit No One Tells You About Writing interview with Ella Berman, and for more books similar to Before We Were Innocent, check out The Comeback by Ella Berman, The The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai. Obsessions Becca: Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs Olivia: Memes about Drew Barrymore's interview style What we read this week! Olivia: Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman Becca: Yellowface by RF Kuang (out May 16) May's Book Club Pick - Coming soon! Sponsors A Thing or Two - If you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try. Prose - Take a FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 another episode of Three Things! Featuring Succession, living closer to friends, the romantic allure of Pete Davidson, our spring mood board, and a mystery guest! Becca's 3 things The 'Article Live Closer to Your Friends' by Adrienne Matei in The Atlantic Response piece by Anne Helen Petersen: You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You? The allure of Pete Davidson A Thing from a ~Mystery~ guest - the article 'Is There Life After Influencing?' in the NYT Olivia's 3 things Succession The changing culture around alcohol Our Spring/Summer 2023 moodboard Obsessions Becca: Lanolips Olivia: Jury Duty on Amazon What we read this week! Olivia: The House in The Pines by Ana Reyes Becca: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin HIlderbrand, How To Fake It In Hollywood by Ava Wilder, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center This Month's Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (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 to get 10% off your first month Adelaide - Pick up your copy of the audio edition of Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler today! It's out now! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 interview Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry and overall delight! We talk about her path to publication, what inspired her to write Lessons in Chemistry, how it feels to have this instant success after years of struggling through the publishing process, and more! She also shares more about the Apple TV+ adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson. You can find Bonnie at bonniegarmus.com and @bonnie_garmus_author on Instagram. Obsessions Olivia: Olipop Root Beer Becca: All Barbie Movie Content What we read this week! Olivia: Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Becca: The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close This Month's Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (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 A Thing or Two - Listen to A Thing or Two with Claire & Erica wherever you listen to podcasts. Great starter eps include On Choosing and Not Choosing Motherhood or Seam Rippers, Gifting Pacts, and Leftovers. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 us to answer the age old question: Is the movie ever better than the book? Our current selves have a very different answer than we would have had 5 years ago. We're talking about our favorite and least favorite book to screen adaptations, and the adaptations we are excited for, featuring calls from listeners with their thoughts! Favorite Book-To-Screen Adaptations Olivia: Gone Girl (Book by Gillian Flynn), 2019's Little Women (Book by Louisa May Alcott), Tuck Everlasting (Book by Natalie Babbitt), Room (Book by Emma Donaghue) Becca: Game of Thrones (Books by George R R Martin), Where'd You Go Bernadette (Book by Maria Semple), Famous In Love (Book by Rebecca Serle), This Is Where I Leave You (Book by Jonathan Tropper) We also wanted to discuss Daisy Jones and the Six (Book by Taylor Jenkins Reid), the adaptation that sparked this episode! Most Anticipated Book-To-Screen Adaptations Olivia: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Becca: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass, Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand Read more about the sputtering Rom Com genre here. Obsessions Olivia: Boll & Branch bedding and mattress topper Becca: Shrinking on Apple TV+ What we read this week! Olivia: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Becca: The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead (out 5/9), A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson This Month's Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman Sponsors Prose - Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off. ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. 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! 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 to discuss our March Book Club Pick, The Measure by Nikki Erlick! We discuss why we thought it would make such a great book club pick, if we would open our box, how we'd change our lives if we found out we were a short-stringer, our favorite storylines, thoughts about the theme of fate vs. free will, and the books we'd recommend to those who liked this one! Some books we liked that are similar themes as The Measure: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Obsessions Becca - Trader Joe's Pastry Pups & Maille Mike's Hot Honey Mustard Olivia - Essence Make Me Brow What we read this week! Olivia - The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera Becca - The Measure by Nikki Erlick, Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler (out 4/18, check the trigger warnings for this one!) This Month's Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (out 4/4) Sponsors A Thing Or Two - if you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing or Two with Claire & Erica a listen we love this episode (on choosing and not choosing motherhood, and magic mike) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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.

After a stroke of genius on Olivia's part, we're spending this episode reading snippets of erotica we found in the dark corners of the internet. In addition to reading the glorious pieces we chose, we also ask ourselves questions like Why??? How??? Can we ever unsee this??? We also put our literary hats on and analyze the best passages, favorite characters, and the best reviews of our picks. Want to read these books? Your choice! Conquered by Clippy: An Erotic Short Story by Leonard Delaney Get in My Swamp: An Ogre Love Story by G.M. Fairy Obsessions Becca - Her March 2023 on repeat playlist Olivia - Daisy Jones and the Six on Amazon Prime What we read this week! Becca - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (out 3/29) This Month's Book Club Pick - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure 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 to get 10% off your first month. Cozy Earth - get 35% off site wide when you use the code "BOP" That's 35% off with code BOP. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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 to break down our March 2023 Three Things! We each brought pop culture topics, nostalgic reflection prompts, and thought starters to discuss this week. Olivia's Things The Hailey Beiber / Selena Gomez / Justin Beiber situation Our go-to Fun Facts and Ice Breakers Something your 16 year old self would be surprised about, proud of, and hate about your current self Becca's Things Ben Savage's Congress Run Podcast Milestones (This month is the 5 year anniversary of Bad on Paper, and the 1 year of Olivia Hosting!) The fork in the road moments in our lives Obsessions Becca: Skims Fits Everybody Thong Olivia: Andrea Gibson What we read this week! Becca: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donahue (out June 27!) Olivia: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz This Month's Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure 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 on cozyearth.com when you use the code "BOP" That's 35% off with code BOP A Thing or Two - if you're looking to add a new podcast to your lineup give A Thing or Two with Claire & Erica a listen Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! 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.

We're here to bring you our best and brightest advice, responding to your questions about everything from professional jealousy to writing productivity to wedding planning to personal style and more. Some follows/reads we suggested during this episode @anindigoday @carlywatters @mrsdowjones Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Obsessions Becca - Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette Olivia - Pedro Pascal What we read this week! Becca - Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score, Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (out April 4!) This Month's Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure 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! Go to Prose.com/bop ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE to find and book a top-rated doctor today. 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! 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'll be sharing a day in our life. We each picked a specific day in our past week to break down in EXTREME detail (including the dreams we had the night before). We talk about what we did when we woke up, the breakfasts we had, the candles we lit, the packages that arrived, what corners of TikTok we're in, and what we read! After talking about our days, we cover how this day lines up with our normal days, what we've left out, and what we wish we did that day to make it "better." Becca's Day Lit the Hotel Lobby Spa Candle for writing Candy break favs: Sour candy from Bon Bon Cooked Julia Turshen's Turkey Ricotta Meatballs for Dinner Made Dinner Reservations at Frenchette Added Elf Green Color Corrector to her cart What she read: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Olivia's Day Listened to Up First on NPR to get up. Used the Tula Cooling Eye Balm, Laneige Lip Mask , and Aquaphor Stick to get ready for the day. Had coffee made in her Moccamaster Coffee Maker Ate Frozen Breakfast Pitas for breakfast Unboxed the Jones Road What The Foundation Made a playlist with MARO Watched Stolen Youth on Hulu (check content warnings for this one!) What she read: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Obsessions Becca: T3 one pass 1.25" curling iron Olivia: Molly Anne Bishop What we read this week Becca: The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Out May 16), Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold Olivia: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng This Month's Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick Sponsors Cozy Earth: Get 35% off side wide when you use the code BOP at cozyearth.com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're excited to discuss our February Book Club Pick Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan! We really enjoyed this book (as did many readers, it has a 4.49 rating on Goodreads!) We talk about our thoughts on this book, why it's so loved if we found the romantic storyline believable, our thoughts on the ending, the future of the romance genre and SO! MUCH! MORE! If you loved Before I Let Go, you may like Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, and Happy Place by Emily Henry (Out April 25), and November 9 by Colleen Hoover. Obsessions Olivia: Jolie Shower Head Filter Becca: Goldbond Crepe Corrector What we read this week! Becca: And Now You're Back by Jill Mansell, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (out June 6!) Olivia: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey January's Book Club Pick: Sponsors: Maame - Listen to Maame by Jessica George wherever you get your audiobooks! Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today we're pretending to be guests on our own podcast and letting YOU ask the questions! We fill you in on our thoughts about the pressures to be on social media, our long-term goals, thoughts on "deinfluencing," Olivia's house updates, If we're book jacket removers, the books that changed our lives, our dream food court, traveling hot takes, the Wikipedia or Reddit rabbit holes we fall down, and more! Becca's life-changing book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Olivia's life-changing book: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb Obsessions: Becca AND Olivia: Cozy Earth Socks What we read this week! Olivia: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Becca: Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, Talking at Night by Claire Daverly, Before We Were Strangers by Reneé Carlino This Month's Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Sponsors: 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! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Valentine's Day coming up and we are rounding up our favorite romantic comedies (in both book and movie form!) On top of our recommendations, listeners called in with so many amazing recs, your watching/reading agenda for the weekend will be packed! We also share our favorite romcom tropes! Becca's Favorite Romcom Books Who's That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan One Day in December by Josie Silver The Charm Offensive by Allison Cochrun One in A Million by Lindsey Kelk Would Like To Meet by Rachel Winters The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz Olivia's Favorite Romcom Books: Book Lovers by Emily Henry In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Our listeners' Favorite Romcom Books The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan It's Been A Pleasure Noni Blake by Claire Christian Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny The Reunion by Kayla Olson The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Olivia's Favorite Romcom Movies About Time Good Luck To You, Leo Grande You've Got Mail 13 Going on 30 Something's Gotta Give It's Complicated How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days 50 First Dates Becca's Favorite Romcom Movies The Wedding Date Friends with Kids Chalet Girl Notting Hill Our listeners' favorite romcom movies You've Got Mail It's Complicated Notting Hill Morning Glory When Harry Met Sally Set it up Obsessions Olivia: The Last of Us Becca: July Luggage What we read this week! Olivia: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Becca: Fated Throne (The Zodiac academy book 6) & Heartless Sky (The Zodiac academy book 7) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. This Month's Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!) Sponsors: Macmillan - listen to Maame by Jessica George wherever books and audiobooks are sold. Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app to find and book a top-rated doctor. BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We have some THINGS to talk about today (3 each to be exact!) spanning from makeup, to movie casting, to a personal Pinterest renaissance, and more! Becca's Things What is the smallest hill you will die on? (Becca's: Friends with Benefits > No Strings Attached, Olivia's: Chipotle is worth the tummy problems, Lululemon leggings are overrated) A personal Pinterest renaissance The "It Ends With Us" casting news! Olivia's Things The Mind F*ck that is Moving! Feeling weird about makeup "Guilty pleasures" you don't feel guilty about (Olivia's: Trash TV, Enjoying Food, British Crime Procedurals Becca's: The Gossip Girl Reboot, coffee orders featuring actual milk, "bad" books) Obsessions Olivia - Samplize Paint Samples What we read this week! Becca - The Zodiac Academy Series This Month's Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Preorder The Christmas Orphans Club wherever you buy Books! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for our first book club of 2023! This month we're talking about The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. We've heard a lot from our listeners about this book, and we're so excited to talk about it finally! We share our thoughts about the two timelines, our theories about the ending, and play amazing listener voicemails with thoughts and theories about the book. We also discuss what sets The Villa apart from a typical thriller, how it plays with the idea of the self-help guru, and how this book was inspired by the circumstances in which Frankenstein was written. If you liked The Villa, you might love The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, Groupies by Sarah Priscus, and Sister Stardust by Jane Green. Obsessions Olivia: Puffer vests Becca: Halfbaked Harvest Creamy White Chicken Chili What we read this week! Becca: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, (check for content warnings for these two!), and Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren. Olivia: The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland. February's Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!) Sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/bop. Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE to find and book a top-rated doctor today. Better Help - Visit betterhelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for a 2023 book preview! We brought on some of our favorite book people on the internet to share 2 books they're excited about this year, and boy has our TBRs grown! We also ask the age-old question: If you had to bring a book character to a chain restaurant, who are you picking and where are you going? Follow our guests! Megan Prokott - @the_spines Traci Thomas - @thestackspod Taylor Choi - @bookswithtay Jenny Jackson - @jennyjacksonpineapple Giselle Gonzalez - @hopelessbooklover_ Becca's Picks Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out Mar 7) Olvia's Picks The Whispers by Ashley Audrain The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley Megan's Picks I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Out February 21) Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Out May 16) Traci's Picks Waco by Jeff Guinn (Out January 24), Waco Rising by Kevin Cook (Out January 31), Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty (Out April 11) Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Out May 2!) Taylor's Picks Just My Type by Falon Ballard (Out February 7!) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Out March 14!) Bonus rec: The Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson Jenny's Picks Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey (Out January 17) Games & Rituals by Katherine Heiny (Out April 18). Giselle's Picks Powerless by Elsie Silver (Out February 10) Happy Place by Emily Henry (Out April 25!) Obsessions Becca - Ginny & Georgia Season 2 Olivia - Amelia Dimoldenberg's Golden Globes Interview with Andrew Garfield What we read this week! Becca - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, This Month's Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Time for our first Three Things in 2023! We have a fun grab bag of things to discuss! P.S. Does Anybody else want to crawl into a hole for the rest of the year already? Olivia's Three Things WFH wardrobe philosophies Journal Prompts Embarrassing Stories Becca's Three Things Purchased Movies on Amazon Prime Realistic Dream Trip for 2023 Emily in Paris Becca's Movie Purchases: Love and Basketball, One Winter Weekend, Christmas Around the Corner, Chalet Girl, Beyond the Lights, After, Girls Trip, Pitch Perfect, Elf Olivia's Movie Purchases: Magic Mike, Season 1 of Love After Lockup Journal Prompt ideas: What you have at the top of mind, what shows your watching/music your listening to, what you did that day. Obsessions Olivia: The Menu Becca: Five Year Journal What we read this week! Becca: Confess by Colleen Hoover, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor This Month's Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at prose.com/bop Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE and find a top-rated doctor today. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

For our first episode of the new year, we're talking about our 2023 goals! We reflect on what we achieved and what didn't pan out in 2022, and we're giddy to share our personal and professional goals for 2023! If you want to catch up on the 2022 goal lore, check out our 2022 Goals Setting Episode Becca recorded with Grace in January, and our 2022 Goals Mid Year Check-in we recorded in June where Olivia also announces her goals. If you wanna hop on the 5-year journal train, this is the one Olivia uses! Obsessions Becca: New Year Energy Olivia: Puzzles, coloring, and playing board games with family. What we read this week! Olivia: The Fell by Sarah Moss A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Becca: Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan Happy Place by Emily Henry (out Apr 25) Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (out Jan 24) The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (out Jan 3) Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out March 7) January's Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Sponsors: The Villa - Listen to The Villa wherever audiobooks are sold! Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper to get 10% off your first month. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're finishing 2022 on a strong note by talking about our favorite books of 2022! We cover our favorite reads spanning 6 different categories, and play voicemails from YOU about your favorite books! Favorite Book Club Pick Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Becca: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, You Made a Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Listeners: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Favorite Romance Olivia: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Listeners: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera, After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez Favorite Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense Olivia: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Becca: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins Favorite Literary Fiction Olivia: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Becca: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close Listeners: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki Favorite Wildcard Olivia: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Becca: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E Smith, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen Listeners: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen, I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson, The Selection by Kiera Cass Favorite Book of the Year Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Becca: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Listeners: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen More Listener Reccomendations!!! Human Kind: a Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, Heartless by Elise Silver, Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders, Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score, Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score, Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford. Obsessions: Becca: Basking in glow of christmas tree lights Olivia: For the Love of Pickles Facebook Group What we read this week! Olivia: Scandalized by Ivy Owens, These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant, The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk Sponsors: Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP Better Help - Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/badonpaper Zocdoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for free to start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for us to look back on our best of 2022! We're talking about our personal best moments and also our best purchases, entertainment favorites, and more! Tune in for our favorite episodes of the podcast, hard-boiled eggs, and Temperature by Sean Paul of course! Personal Best Best Day - Olivia: Her Umbria Road Trip! | Becca: The Day she sold her book! Best Meal - Olivia: at Zahav in Philadelphia | Becca: A restaurant in Rhonda Best Trip - Olivia: Tie between Iceland & Alaska | Becca: Rhonda Best Month - Olivia: May | Becca: October Entertainment Best TV Show - Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & Severance | Olivia: Severance Best Movie - Olivia: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande | Becca: Top Gun: Maverick Best (New to you) Podcast - Olivia: Maintenance Phase | Becca: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Best Concert - Olivia: Paolo Nutini | Becca: Harry Styles Best Album - Olivia: Are You Happy Now? By Jensen McRae | Becca: Midnights by Taylor Swift Best Song - Becca: Free by Florence + The Machine | Olivia: Hunger by Florence + The Machine Best Meme - Olivia & Becca: The Corn Kid Best (New to you) IG follow - Becca: @Writeordietribe | Olivia: @Maryoliversdrunkcousin Best BOP episode - Becca: Olivia's First Episode!; Ask an HR Rep: Phylicia Jones Answers Your Work Q's | Olivia: First Three Things Episode Shopping Best clothing purchase - Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress | Olivia: Platform Converse Best beauty purchase - Becca: Amazon hair clips | Olivia: Necessaire Body Serum Best home purchase - Becca: Open Spaces Entryway Shoe Rack / Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls | Olivia: Rice Cooker and Egg Cooker Best misc purchase - Becca: Amazon Tabs | Olivia: Coloring books + supplies Obsessions Olivia: Anti-Hero (Country Version) by Josiah & The Bonnevilles Becca: Trader Joe's Peppermint Pretzel Slims What we read this week! Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk Olivia: Five Survive by Holly Jackson Sponsors: Nuuly - Get $20 off their first month at Nuuly.com with code BOP20. Better Help - Save 10% off your first month at Betterhelp.com/badonpaper Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's our final book club of the year! Today we're talking about The Cloisters by Katy Hays. We chat about which plot twists we saw coming in this atmospheric mystery (and which surprised us!), and also dive into our love for the historical mystery embedded in this book, which led us to talk about our feelings on historical fiction in general. Plus, we're sharing our own personal clairvoyant experiences. If you liked this book, you may enjoy The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Obsessions Olivia: Stutz on Netflix Becca: Her home printing setup What we read this week! Olivia: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Becca: Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli Sponsors Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're catching up with friend of the pod (and former co-host) Grace Atwood! Grace shares everything she's been up to from buying a house to creating a shoe with Sarah Flint! We also share a few gift ideas for besties, coworkers, and more! Follow Grace on Instagram, thestripe.com, and her newsletter! Gift Guide For your work bestie - $20 Grace - A fun ornament from furbish studio or a nice mug Becca - Erin Condren custom notepads Olivia - A Today's Garbage notepad from The Tiny Tassel For your mom/mother-figure - $250 Grace - a cashmere wrap from Theory or Cuyana Becca - Air Fryer, Brightland Olive Oil, Tiny Tongs, Fredricks and Mae cutting board Olivia - Monica Vinader For your best friend - under $100 Grace - Face Cups from Tak Tak Goods Becca - A Hotel Lobby Candle and Piecework Puzzle, or a custom print of 5 favorite books Olivia - A Book Embosser from Etsy Guy gifts - under $100 Grace - Dagne Dover Tech Organizer Becca - Tushy Bidet Olivia - Sephora Cologne Sampler or Bombas socks Stocking stuffers - around $10 Grace - Ice roller, Translucent Post Its, True Red Pens Becca - Extra long phone charging cord Olivia - Silocon case for apple tv remtote Obsessions Becca: Tiktok Airfryer Chicken Wraps Olivia: Marc Fisher Izzie Boots What we read this week! Olivia: Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny Becca: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: Better Help - Learn more and save 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/badonpaper Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week on the podcast we're chatting with Nora McInerny! Nora is the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and the author of five books, most recently Bad Vibes Only, a collection of essays that came out in October. With Nora, we take a walk down Tumblr memory lane and talk about how she decided to be so candid in her memoirs (and why she's done writing them) the difficulty of writing about topics like self-image and grief, cleaning out your notes app, making big life changes, and of course, we ask her for book recommendations. Nora's Current Reads A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry The Old Place by Bobby Finger On Nora's TBR The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation by Paris Marx Obsessions Becca - Piecework Puzzles: Psychadelicatessin Olivia - Owala Water Bottle What we read this week! Becca: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score The Daydreams by Laura Hankin Olivia: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: Nuuly - go to nuuly.com and enter the code BOP20 at sign up to get $20 off your first month. Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP. ZocDoc - Go to ZocDoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for FREE and start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we're sharing our reviews on products that have gotten a lot of internet hype and answering the question: IS! IT! WORTH IT! Our listeners requested items in various categories they wanted our opinions on, and we're breaking down our thoughts from the cost of the item, how long we've used it, what we like/don't like about it, and how it compares to alternatives! We'd also like to stress that things do not equal happiness, and recommend reading this article about how money really affects your happiness if you'd like to think about this further! Most Requested items Stanley Thirst Quencher - $40 Dyson AirWrap - $599 Beauty: Augustinus Bader The Cream $280 Necessaire Skincare The Body Serum ($45), The Body Lotion ($28) Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter $46 Ice Roller $20; Jade Roller Thrive Mascara $25 (caliray Come Hell or High Water Volumizing Tubing Mascara is a great) Home: Always Pan $145 Dyson Vacuums $350 - $800 (Olivia loves the LG equivalent) Candles over $50 Clothing: Skims Fits Everybody High Waisted Thong 3 for $36 Birkenstock Clogs $120 Rothys Slip On Sneakers $119 Misc: Away Luggage Carry On $295 Airline Lounge Access Obsessions Olivia: Champion Men's Big/Tall Sweats Becca: Tiny Tongs What we read this week! Olivia: A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin Becca: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: Nuuly - Get $20 off your first month at Nuuly.com with code BOP20. Better Help - Save 10% off your first month at Betterhelp.com/badonpaper. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're back with this month's three things—hopefully a new monthly-ish tradition. We each brought something fun, something productive, and we both wanted to talk about an album we've had on repeat. Becca's Three Things -Making a plan to vote: Go to vote.org to check your registration, find early voting locations, see what's on your ballot, and more! And for if you live in the state of New York, check out The Daily's episode about the New York Election. And for a laugh, check out this McSweeny's article -Ranking Thanksgiving Foods - (Here's Becca's favorite stuffing recipe) -Midnights Olivia's Three Things -Midnights -The Awakening by Kate Chopin -All There Is with Anderson Cooper Olivia's Lifetime Movie viewing: October Kiss (You can watch it) Pumpkin Pie Wars (Do not watch!) Obsessions Olivia: Quote from Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Becca: Baggu hand towels What we read this week! Olivia: The Awakening by Kate Chopin Becca: The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out 11/8) This Month's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: Hello Fresh: Go to HelloFresh.com/bop65 and use code bop65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Prose: Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're discussing our October Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff. We talk about the theories we had while reading this book, what we did and didn't like, our thoughts on the ending, and play two calls from listeners sharing their thoughts. Content Warning: In this episode, we discuss the book's plotlines surrounding sexual assault & pedophilia, so if these themes may be upsetting to you, please take care and skip this episode and join us next week. National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support Chat online at online.rainn.org Call at 800-656-4673 Obsessions Olivia: Maintenance Phase Becca: Purple Anthropologie Coat What we read this week! Becca: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen Olivia: The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney November's Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for free and start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP. Better Help - Save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/badonpaper. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. 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 the books we loved when we were growing up! We highlight our favorite books from Elementary, Middle, and High School, and hear from listeners about their favorites! Elementary School Olivia: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, Nancy Drew, The Dear America Series, Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Becca: Bridge to Terabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Walk Two Moons, Babysitters Club Little Sisters Books, American Girl Doll books, and Choose Your Own Adventure Books. Listeners: Ghost in the Garden, The Ramona Books, Cam Jansen Mysteries, Ella Enchanted & Matilda, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Fudge Books by Judy Blume. Middle School Becca: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, The Giver by Lois Lowry Olivia: The Giver by Lois Lowry, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and The Care and Keeping of You. Listeners: Sweet Valley High, The Clique, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, and The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. High School Olivia: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Becca: Sloppy Firsts, and a Book about The Skulls and Keys Listeners: The Myth of You and Me, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen, and The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong. Two more recent books that discuss our favorite books from growing up: Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss and We are the Baby-Sitters Club by Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks Obsessions Olivia - Being Home Becca - 2248 Number Puzzle Game What we read this week! Becca: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe, November 9 by Colleen HooverOlivia: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett This Month's Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for Three Things: our new series where we each bring three miscellaneous topics that we want to talk about, but don't need a full podcast episode to break down. This month's things include fall clothes shopping, walking desks, celebrity heights, and more! Becca's Three Things: Fall Clothes Shopping - @anindigoday on IG is great for how to apply new trends to your wardrobe, and Hillary Kerr's Newsletter provides some great inspiration too. Standing & Walking Desks - for some inspo about working&walking, check out @julesacree for inspiration! How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood via NYT Olivia's Three Things: The poor aging of What Not to Wear Guessing Celebrity Heights Her favorite books from high school - includes Specifically Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Agatha Christie, The Dear America Series, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Becca's fave includes The Sloppy Firsts Series by Megan McCafferty, The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney. Obsessions Becca: New iPhone 14 Pro Camera Olivia: Sunflow Beach Chairs What we read this week! Olivia: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel, and Upgrade by Blake Crouch Becca: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe This Month's Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff Sponsors: Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper today to get 10% off your first month. Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's time for an advice episode! We're excited to answer your questions about staying motivated while writing a book, maintaining long-distance friendships, learning how to stop holding yourself back from dating, making big career changes, and more! Obsessions Becca: Custom legal pad Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out Nov. 8) What we read this week! Becca: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead, and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Olivia: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman This Month's Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff (check content warnings on this one!) Sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We're so excited to finally discuss our delightful and surprising September Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn! We share what we loved about this book, our thoughts on the rotating POV, which character we identified with the most, and our love for how the book addressed ageism. We also discuss our mixed feelings about the ending and if we could become CIA operatives. To learn more about the origins of this book, check out The Shit No One Told You About Writing Interview with Deanna Raybourn For the Art Heist Curious, check out: Fake by Erica Katz and The Lost Leonardo, and Last Seen. Check out this NYT Article: Millions of Followers? For Book Sales, 'It's Unreliable.' Obsessions Olivia: Free People Sweater Dress Becca: Lou & Grey Signaturesoft Sweatpants What we read this week! Becca: In My Dreams, I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead Olivia: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn This Month's Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff (check content warnings on this one!) Sponsors: Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to UncommonGoods.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! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're releasing our inner foliage sluts and soup fiends to talk about all things FALL! We discuss our favorite things about fall, and our favorite fall activities from weekends away to cozying up at home. We also had to share a robust list of candle recommendations. Olivia recommends Bath & Body Works candles in the scents Hometown Sugar Cookies Autumn Chai, White Pumpkin, Flannel, Lakeside Morning, and Leaves. Becca recommends Brooklyn Candle Studio's Apple Cider and Montana Forest, Le Labo's Santal 26, Maison Louis Marie No. 4 Balincourt, Hotel Lobby's Signature Candle (they have a fall candle coming out at the end of September!), and Yankee Candle's Sandal Balsam and Cedar. We also highly recommend Chappy Wrap and Barefoot dreams Blankets Favorite Fall Movies include Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, You've Got Mail, Gilmore Girls, Mermaids, and Autumn in New York if you're having a sad girl fall. Our Favorite Fall Reading includes City of the Lost by Kelly Armstrong, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman, and A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin. Fall Foods: Olivia's Soup Recipe and Chrissy Teigan's Stuffed Shells Click here to join this haunted boat tour. Share hyped products you want us to review in a future episode via DMing @badonpaperpodcast or emailing us at [email protected]. Obsessions Becca: Look Both Ways on Netflix, Breakfast by Dove Cameron Olivia: Birkenstock Bostons What we read this week! Becca: People Person by Candice Carty-Williams Olivia: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, Jackal by Erin E. Adams (check content warnings before picking these up!) This Month's Book Club Pick: Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn Sponsors: ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for free. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Tell Me Lies - Check out Tell Me Lies on Hulu and let us know what you think! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.