September 2026 Three Things
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New month, new Things! This week, we cover big milestones, geographic anomalies, buzzy TV, travel, reading strategies, and more! Our Things: Becca turning 40 A mysterious disappearing island The three-course reading method How we're thinking about travel Sterling Point A new app for book events September Book Club Pick - Obsessions Becca - Arrtx markers Olivia - Folk Alley What we’ve read this week Olivia - , Becca - (Out 9/15) Events Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best...
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Our 2026 Reading Stats (So Far)
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This week we’re reviewing our reading stats from this year! We walk through how we track, our reading habits this year, and discuss everything from ARCs to backlist books, re-reads and more! September Book Club Pick - Obsessions Becca - Olivia - Having a microwave What we’ve read this week Olivia - Becca - , (out 9/8) Events Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love products any more. Don’t forget, you can use go to and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your...
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The Book Witch Book Club
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Happy Book Club Day! Time to chat about our August Book Club Pick, . We chose this ode to books and book lovers for an uplifting read, and we can’t wait to chat about its surprising twists, meta moments, author commentary, and more! We also ask ourselves: if you could visit any fictional world or hang out with any fictional character, which books would be first on your list? Don’t forget to ! September Book Club Pick - Obsessions Becca - Olivia - Andy Cohen reading on a yacht What we’ve read this week Becca - (out 9/1) Events ...
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One & Only Bonus Book Club
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It’s Bonus Book Club Time! We loved reading , and we can’t wait to discuss it today. And if you’re in the Miami area, get tickets to our ! August’s Book Club Pick - Events Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love products any more. Don’t forget, you can use go to and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That’s 10% off at . We are so excited for...
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Summer 2026 Listener Q&A
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Today, we’re turning the reins over to you and doing a listener Q&A! It's been a while since we’ve done one of these, and it was so fun to see the questions that came our way about reading, writing, home renovation discoveries, fall shopping, and more! August’s Book Club Pick - August Bonus Book Club Pick - Obsessions Olivia - Becca - What we’ve read this week Olivia - , Becca - Events Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love products any more. Don’t forget,...
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August 2026 Three Things
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Happy Three Things Day! We have one overlapping thing that we got a LOT of DM’s about, keep listening to find out what that is! Plus, petty complaints, Hot Ones requests, and a tender time-travel q. Our Joint Thing The Trailer Becca’s Things The pettiest complaints we have right now Who will take the Beach Read crown? Olivia’s Things Celebrities we want to see on Hot Ones What is a moment in your life you’d want to relive? August’s Book Club Pick - Obsessions Olivia - Becca - What we’ve read this week Becca - , Olivia - , ...
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Our Favorite Novel First Lines
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Today we’re diving into a topic we’ve been wanting to cover for a while: first lines in books! We chat about preferences as both a reader and a writer, our own first lines, and play a guessing game to name the book by its first line. August’s Book Club Pick - Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - 9/17 - Obsessions Becca - Sour patch peaches Olivia- “Untangling” by Angie McMahon Events Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more....
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The Burning Side Book Club
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We are so ready to discuss our July Book Club Pick, . This was our listeners’ pick that beat out 27 other nominations, and we’re bursting with thoughts about this book! Keep listening to hear every single one of them. August’s Book Club Pick - Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - 9/17 - Obsessions Becca - Olivia - Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don’t forget, you can go to , and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your...
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Celebrity Book Matchmaker
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In today’s ep we’re assigning reading syllabi to some of our favorite celebrities and telling them what we think they should be reading! And if you didn’t already guess, we took the assignment VERY seriously. Becca’s Celebs Glen Powell - , , , Tree Paine - , , , Anne Hathaway - , , , Olivia’s Celebs Alicia Carmody - , , , Noah Kahan - , , Pedro Pascal - , , Bonus Travis Kelce Pick - July’s Book Club Pick - Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - 9/17 - What we read this week Olivia - , Becca - , ...
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Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club: The Five-Star Weekend
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We’re so excited about the first installment of our , discussing ! We break down our thoughts on the book, our favorite Elin Hilderbrand novels, and how the TV adaptation compares! Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - 8/20 - 9/17 - Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love products any more. Don’t forget, you can use go to and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62...
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Becca’s Things
Materialists
Hallmark Movie Game
Dream Summer Dinner Party
Olivia’s Things
Materialists
Favorite Reads in 2025 so far (Becca’s includes One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, Heart the Lover by Lily King. Olivia’s includes Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach)
Writing Process Evolutions
Obsessions
Becca - Old Navy tank tops
Olivia - Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach
What we read this week
Becca - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (out 7/8); Fun For the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith
Olivia - The Bombshell by Darrow Farr, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach, It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan, Dear Writer by Maggie Smith
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)
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