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Release Date: 10/16/2024

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Valentine’s Day is around the corner! Romance is in the air! So, we obviously had to find some obscure erotica to get in the spirit. And boy did we find some gems. (Horrors?) Weirdness and NSFW content ahead! (Also, sorry in advance) Olivia’s Pick - Becca’s Pick - Obsessions Olivia - Becca - What we read this week Oliva - , 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 Earth - Get 40% at when you...

Stolen Focus Book Club

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It’s our first Book Club episode of the year! As tradition dictates, we’re starting 2025 with a nonfiction book, . We discuss our overall thoughts on the book, its major themes, how it connects to current events, and our evolving relationships to social media, reading, multitasking, focus, and more! We also ponder if we would go on a 3-month trip without using internet-connected devices. Related to this topic! A listener suggested using the screen time app . We also recommend reading the newsletter our , the and Obsessions Olivia - Becca - What...

2025 Reading Preview

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Get ready to build up your 2025 TBR because we’re chatting with some of our bookish friends about the upcoming releases they're excited to read this year! picks - , | Her newsletter is picks - (out 3/25), (out 3/11) | Her newsletter is picks - (out 7/8), (out 3/4) | She’s the author of , out now! picks - , | His newsletter is picks - , | Her newsletter is Becca’s picks - (out 2/25), (out 7/1) Olivia’s picks - (2/3), (April 1, 2025). Obsessions Olivia - Jarlic support Becca - ...

January 2025 Three Things

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It’s been a while since our last Three Things episode! We can’t wait to discuss what’s been on our minds lately, from pop culture to books to productivity. Olivia’s Things Best of 2024 Fave TV Shows - , Best Song - , Best Trip - Maine, Portland and Chicago Best Days - Maine and SABI release day Best Purchase - , Beaded Necklaces, , and . Microhabits Becca’s Things 2025 Pop Culture Predictions Reading tracker in notion () The ‘Let Them’ Theory Obsessions Becca - What we read this week Olivia - , , , , , Becca - , January’s Book Club...

Our 2025 Goals

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Happy 2025! We’re back from our break and we’re so excited about this fresh start, and with fresh starts come fresh goals! This week, we’re reflecting on our 2024 goals and share our personal and professional goals for 2025. Obsessions Oliva: The Lullaby Club Becca: Settlers of Catan What we read this week Olivia - (Out Jan 28), Becca - (Out April 1), (out Jan 14), January’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 Prose -...

Best Books of 2024

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As 2024 comes to a close, we’re excited to celebrate with our best books of the year episode! We share our top 10 lists, and listen to voicemails about your favorite books of the year. See ya in 2025! Olivia Becca Pt 1 Listeners Obsessions B: O: January’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 Quince - Go to for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Book of the...

Obscure Erotica: Ho-Ho-Holiday Edition

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We weren’t sure what to get you for the holidays this year, so we thought we’d gift you the best present in our sack (ha), a holiday-themed edition of obscure erotica. We scoured Kindle Unlimited to find the absolute most unhinged smut for your enjoyment—there are sexy Santas, engorged elves, and so many female protagonists named Holly. Get in the sleigh, we’re going somewhere absolutely unhinged! (Likely goes without saying, but NSFW content ahead!) The books we read Obsessions Becca - Using our merch account to make custom gifts for friends ( Olivia - What...

Be Ready When the Luck Happens (Ina Garten’s Memoir) Book Club

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It’s our last book club of 2024! We’re so excited to discuss . It was the comfort read we needed this month, and we were surprised by how much we didn’t know about her! Obsessions Becca - Olivia - What we read this week Becca - , Olivia - , (out in April 2025!) This Month’s Book Club Pick - No December book club, but we want to hear about the best book you read this year! Share via voicemail at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected] Sponsors Book of the Month - Get your first book on for $5 with code TINSEL....

A Holly Jolly Gift Guide

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It’s about that time for a holly jolly gift guide! We gathered gift ideas for every price point from 5-year journals to candy to candles and more! Under $25 - $28 - Med - $28 ($15) + a book - $13 Thrifted Matchstrike W/ Matches ($25) $25-$50 ($33) + a nice pen - $33 + Bottle of champagne ($29.99) + ($15) ($26) Photo prints ($48) $50-$100 (med $95; small $40) and a cookbook like and by Molly Baz, , and ($98) or ($88) - $99 (so many to choose from, usually $60 - $80) $72 Target gift card and a friend date $100+ - $145 ...

Debut Author Spotlight

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This week, we talked to four debut authors with books that came out in 2024 or are coming out in 2025 about their paths to publication! Get ready to load up your TBR and hear their advice for writers and recent favorite books. We chatted with , author of , author of , author of , author of Obsessions Olivia - Puzzles Becca - McIntosh apples What we read this week Becca - (out 2/24) 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])...

More Episodes

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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