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Best of 2023

Bad On Paper

Release Date: 12/06/2023

A Very Autumnal Three Things show art A Very Autumnal Three Things

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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: , , 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: ...

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All Fours Book Club show art All Fours Book Club

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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: Olivia:   What we read this week Olivia: , Becca: , ,   This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this...

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How Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Started a Romance Publishing Imprint show art How Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Started a Romance Publishing Imprint

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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...

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Julia Whelan Tells Us How an Audiobook Gets Made show art Julia Whelan Tells Us How an Audiobook Gets Made

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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, . 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...

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Virgo Season: School Supply Nostalgia & Office Obsessions show art Virgo Season: School Supply Nostalgia & Office Obsessions

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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 and ), her , , , her , and her . , , , and a for her 5-year journal.   Olivia’s adult school...

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One-Star Romance Book Club show art One-Star Romance Book Club

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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...

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Listener Three Things: Sleepover Movies, Alternate Lives, and Single Serving Tortilla Chips show art Listener Three Things: Sleepover Movies, Alternate Lives, and Single Serving Tortilla Chips

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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: Olivia:   What we read this week Olivia: Becca: , (Out 9/24)   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...

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Three Things with Emily Henry: Disney Channel Original Movies, Instagram Lurking, and Hobbies You’re Bad At show art Three Things with Emily Henry: Disney Channel Original Movies, Instagram Lurking, and Hobbies You’re Bad At

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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     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 - Becca -   Obsessions: Becca - Olivia - (Shoutout Ashley Spivey for the recommendation!)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to...

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August Three Things: Glen Powell, the Olympics, and political hope show art August Three Things: Glen Powell, the Olympics, and political hope

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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 -   What we read this week 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...

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Margo’s Got Money Troubles Book Club show art Margo’s Got Money Troubles Book Club

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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 about her writing process!)   Obsessions Becca - Olivia - ,     Books 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...

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More Episodes

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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Macmillan - Read or Listen to What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshal and All The Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham and other Macmillan titles wherever books and audiobooks are sold. 

 

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