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This week, we’re reflecting on Olivia’s move to the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York! Covering everything from why she chose the location, house renovation updates, how to make friends in a new place, and when the house started to feel like a home. 

If you’re in the area, come to our event at Lasting Joy Brewery in Tivoli New York!

Obsessions

Olivia - watching Real Housewives on a plane (Specifically Orange County and Salt Lake City)

Becca - Brooklyn Candle Studio Apple Cider Candle

What we read this week

Becca - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

Olivia - Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto 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])

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In celebration of our backlist fall, we’re dedicating this episode to sharing our recommendations for what to read if you want to capture the energy of a popular book! 

Romance

If you liked The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, you may like Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff and Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

If you like Emily Henry's books, you may like You Again by Kate Goldbeck and books by Mhairi McFarlane!

If you like Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, you may like Shark Heart by Emily Habeck and Normal People by Sally Rooney

If you liked The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan, you may like Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman, How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilde, Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins, and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings 

Thriller/Mystery

If you liked The Push by Ashley Audrain, you may like Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker, and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Rusell 

If you liked The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon, you may like Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

If you liked Yellowface by R. F. Kuang, you may like The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

If you liked The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, you may like Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Book Club

If you liked Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, you may like All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, you may like The Measure by Nikki Erlick, The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, and This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

If you like Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, and The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

Fantasy

If you liked The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, you may like Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow, The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg, and Caraval by Stephanie Garber

If you like Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros or A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, you may like From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout, and Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Lit Fic 

If you liked The Wedding People by Alison Espach, you may like We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman and I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

If you liked Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe, you may like The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

If you liked All Fours by Miranda July, you may like We Were The Universe by Kimberly King Parsons

If you liked Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, you may like Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark

Obsessions

Becca: Microstitch tool

Olivia: The Burnt Toast Substack by Virginia Sole-Smith

What we read this week

Olivia: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, You Know What You Did by KT Nguyen

Becca: Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto 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])

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Have you ever wondered how we choose episode topics? Our intentions behind our book club picks? Our dream guests? How we want to grow the podcast? This is the episode for you! We’re sharing all the details about how our podcast sausage gets made.

Obsessions

Olivia: Sand + Fog Honeycrisp Harvest Candle

Becca: Diddy conspiracy TikTok

What we read this week

Olivia: Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff 

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto 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])

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In this round of Three Things, we’re keeping our topics strictly fall-based (prepare to hear Olivia at her full power!) We cover everything from Halloween costumes to sweater storage to cozy fall hobbies and more!

Olivia’s Things

A Perfect Fall Sunday 

Fall Goals

Getting a Hallmark+ Subscription (First watches will include: 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost, Haunted Wedding, and Pumpkin Everything) 

Becca’s Things 

2024 Pop Culture Halloween Costumes

Sweater Storage

If you were to create a dream strip mall, what businesses would be inside?

Obsessions

Becca: Nobody Wants This on Netflix

Olivia: Her Red Nails

What we read this week

Becca: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Olivia: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker, The Wedding People by Allison Espach

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto 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])

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It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for, our All Fours by Miranda July Book Club! There’s been a lot of discussion about the book in our Facebook and Geneva groups, and we’re so pumped to dive in!

We shared our expectations for the book before we read it, why we thought it was so polarizing, the themes of aging and menopause, how we related to the main character, and what we thought about how the story wrapped up. 

Obsessions

Becca: Everlane Box Cut Tee

Olivia: Lizzie McAlpine’s cover of A Little Bit of Everything

What we read this week

Olivia: All Fours by Miranda July, All The Colors of The Dark by Chris Whitaker

Becca: All Fours by Miranda July, Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein, Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto 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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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]) 

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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]) 

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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]) 

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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]) 

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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

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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

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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

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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

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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

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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])

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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

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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])

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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

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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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! 

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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

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Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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Join our Facebook group for excellent book recs & more! 

Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!

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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

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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

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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! 

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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

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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])

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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])

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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!

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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])

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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])

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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)