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April 2025 Three Things

Release Date: 04/09/2025

November 2025 Three Things

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November Things are coming in HOT! Keep listening for podcast recs, supernatural talk, guessing games, and more! Also, donate to your local foodbank! Find one local to you . Olivia’s Things Do you believe in ghosts? 1 new habit we like, 1 that we want to kick to the curb Becca’s Things Current Podcast Listening Lineup (Olivia’s is , ) (Becca’s are , , , ) The most expensive liquids you can buy without a permit Are you a pumpkin or an apple fall person? Obsessions Becca - Vince Coat from The Real Real Olivia - Dancing With the Stars What we read this...

Heart the Lover Book Club

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We can’t wait to discuss our October Book Club Pick, ! We’re talking about Lily King’s favorite shape (the triangle!), the surprising crossover with Writers & Lovers, crying on airplanes, male friendship, and so much more. Obsessions Becca - Olivia - 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 Macmillan - Listen to Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Everything by Alyson Stoner wherever you...

2025 Debut Author Anthology

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This week, we’re chatting with 4 debut authors about their experience bringing a book into the world in 2025! They share the pitch for their book and what surprised them about their debut experience. Our debut authors & their books! - - - - Obsessions Olivia - Not wearing mascara 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 [email protected]) Sponsors Better Help - get 10% off...

Nic Stone on making the jump from YA to adult fiction

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We’re so excited for you to hear our conversation with ! We chat with Nic about her author origin story, why she made the jump from YA to adult with her (very!) adult debut writing off her strip club visits for research, and more! Obsessions Becca - 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 at [email protected]) Sponsors Quince - Go to for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Caraway Home - for an...

A Deep Dive Into Our Reading Lives

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This week, we’re sharing an inside look at our reading habits! We dive into how we choose what to read, our favorite times to read, who we talk about books with IRL, our rules of thumb for DNF-ing, and more! Becca’s TBR - , , What we read this week Becca - (Out October 14!) 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 Wayfair - Head to to shop all things home Cozy Earth - Head to and use our code BOP for up to 20% off! ...

October 2025 Three Things

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Time for another round of three things! And this one’s very bookish: we’re talking about 2025 books that flew under the radar, plot twists, mood writing, what we want to learn about this fall, and more! Becca’s Things Underrated Books of 2025 Becca’s - , | Olivia’s - , . How moods shift in the writing process Personal Curriculums Olivia’s Things Plot twists we didn’t see coming - , Reflective Moods Obsessions Becca - Olivia - What we read this week Olivia - , , , , Becca - , This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book...

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Book Club

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September is coming to a close, and you know what that means! Time to talk about this month’s book club pick, . We discuss our expectations going into this book based on the cover, how it balanced its dark themes with humor, what we thought of the relationships, and more! Obsessions Olivia - Becca - 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 Caraway Home - Visit or use code BOP at checkout...

Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham on Their New Mother/Daughter Book Collab

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We are SO excited to chat with and her daughter, , about their new book, ! We ask how their collaborative writing process worked, about Shelby’s boarding school experience that inspired the book, and Elin’s feelings on venturing into a new world outside Nantucket. We also have adaptation updates and some exclusive behind the scenes gossip! These days, Shelby is reading , and Elin is reading . Obsessions Olivia - Bedroom candles Becca - What we read this week Becca - Olivia - This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to...

September 2025 Three Things

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What do we want? Things! When do we want them? Now! It’s time to talk about big pop culture moments, focus tools, and what we’re excited about for fall. Olivia’s Things Taylor Swift getting engaged What’s on our Q4 Radar Our Fall TBR (Olivia’s are , , , Becca’s are , , , ) Becca’s Things The coverage of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new memoir Obsessions: Olivia - The Shooting The Shit episode of 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...

How A Book Cover Gets Made with Molly von Borstel

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People who judge books by their covers, this ep is for you! This week, we brought on Art Director and Book Cover Designer to talk about how book covers come to life. She shares how she got into book design, the surprising parts of the job, how she deals with feedback, cover trends, and more! Obsessions Olivia - 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 [email protected]) Sponsors Quince - Go to for free...

More Episodes

Long time, no things! We’re excited to dive into the random topics on our minds lately, from shows we’re watching, movie news, the celebrity quiz we’re positive you didn’t see coming, and more!

Becca’s Things

Casual Viewing Content (inspired by this N+1 Article), specifically The Night Agent and Running Point

Applying body lotion (Olivia thinks the Necessaire Body Serum is worth a try!)

Are you a Bird or a Potato?

Olivia’s Things

Project Hail Mary Movie News at Cinemacon

Your Favorite Bookstores! (Becca’s - McNally Jackson, Books are Magic, East City Bookshop, Beacon Hill Books, Trident Booksellers, Powell’s, Back Cove Books | Olivia - Buxton Village Books, Daunt Books, Rare Birds Books, Kinderhook Books, McNally Jackson, Tombolo Books)

Pinterest Feed Tours

Obsessions

Olivia - Pen Pals Podcast

Becca - Learning French (on Duolingo)

What we read this week

Becca - Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Out April 22), Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

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This Month’s Book Club Pick - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (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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