Bad On Paper
October Book Club is here! It's time to share our feelings about . We covered our reading experience, the real-life stories that inspired the book, side characters we loved, and if we enjoyed the controversial epilogue, and more! If you liked this book, you may like ! Obsessions Olivia: Andrew Garfield (shoutout to his ) Becca: What we read this week Olivia: , , and This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Cozy Earth...
info_outline A Moving RetrospectiveBad On Paper
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. Obsessions Olivia - watching Real Housewives on a plane (Specifically Orange County and Salt Lake City) Becca - What we read this week Becca - , Olivia - 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...
info_outline The Great Read-Alike RoundupBad On Paper
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 , you may like and If you like , you may like and books by ! If you like you may like and If you liked , you may like , , , and Thriller/Mystery If you liked , you may like , and If you liked , you may like If you liked , you may like If you liked , you may like Book Club , you may like , you may like , , and , and Fantasy If you liked , you may like ...
info_outline How the Pod Sausage Gets MadeBad On Paper
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: Becca: Diddy conspiracy TikTok What we read this week Olivia: This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Babbel - Get up to 60% off at Farmacy - Visit and use code...
info_outline A Very Autumnal Three ThingsBad On Paper
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: , , and ) 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: Olivia: Her Red Nails What we read this week Becca: ...
info_outline All Fours Book ClubBad On Paper
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: Olivia: What we read this week Olivia: , Becca: , , This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this...
info_outline How Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Started a Romance Publishing ImprintBad On Paper
This week, we’re chatting with the founders of (and hosts of the fantastic ) and ! 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, , and the universe around it. Obsessions Becca: Olivia: Journaling What we read this week Olivia: Becca: This Month’s Book Club Pick: (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Cozy...
info_outline Julia Whelan Tells Us How an Audiobook Gets MadeBad On Paper
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, . 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 , , and are out now. She also recommends the audiobook for (which she narrates). Obsessions Becca: Olivia: What we read...
info_outline Virgo Season: School Supply Nostalgia & Office ObsessionsBad On Paper
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 and ), her , , , her , and her . , , , and a for her 5-year journal. Olivia’s adult school...
info_outline One-Star Romance Book ClubBad On Paper
Happy August Book Club Day! We’re diving into our thoughts on . (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: Olivia: What we read this week Olivia: , Becca: , This Month’s Book Club Pick: 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...
info_outlineIt’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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