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2026 Goals

Release Date: 01/07/2026

Spring 2026 Catch Up

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This week, we’re catching up and going deep on our writing and reading lives, home updates, and what we’re looking forward to this summer. May’s Book Club Pick - What we read this week Becca - , Obsession Olivia - Becca - Sponsors Quince - Head to for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Wayfair - Head to to shop all things home. Join our for amazing book recs & more! Buy our ! Join our Order Olivia’s Books, , and ! Subscribe to Order Becca’s Book, , and preorder...

Good People Book Club

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So excited to dive deep into our April Book Club Pick: ! We chat about the news story that inspired this novel, its inventive structure, the POVs we connected to the most, the book’s (intentionally) vague marketing package, and what we think happened at the end! For more references for the content in this episode, read more and . May’s Book Club Pick - What we read this week Becca - (out June 30) Olivia - (out October 6) Obsession Olivia - Becca - Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to and use my code BOP for an exclusive 20% off BetterHelp - get 10% off...

Hidden Gem Reads Redux

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This week, we’re diving back into our reading history and pulling out the books we think deserve a little more love. TBR Fillers ahead! Olivia’s Hidden Gem Reads: Becca’s Hidden Gem Reads: Listener Hidden Gem Reads: April’s Book Club Pick - What we read this week Becca - (out June 9) Olivia - Obsession Olivia - Becca - Zip Ties Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Retold Recycling - try Retold Recycling for 10% off with code BOP10 at . Join...

April 2026 Three Things

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We are bursting at the seams to talk about our April Things! We’re talking juicy reads, sharing some grievances, debunking rumors, discussing book thoughts, and more! Olivia’s Things Things that make us irrationally angry Writing and reading sequels Becca’s Things What constitutes literary fiction? , specifically the episode with Steve Carell A Bookstore rumor debunked! April’s Book Club Pick - What we read this week Becca - Olivia - (out August 4), , , Obsession Olivia - Becca - Sponsors Better Help - Sign up and get...

2026 Publishing Trends

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This week, we chatted with literary agent and East City Bookshop Buyer about 2026 publishing trends! We pick their brains about customer shopping behavior, what editors are looking for, how they know something is going to hit, and their big bets for the year. Alyssa’s 2026 Picks Emilie’s 2026 Picks April’s Book Club Pick - What we read this week Olivia - , , , Becca - ; Obsession Becca - Olivia - New notes app system Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off Ritual - save 25% on your first...

The 8th Anniversary Episode

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How time has FLOWN! Eight years into the podcast, we wanted to look back and re-listen to our first episode with Olivia as a co-host! We reflect on how our lives have changed since 2022, listen back to highs and lows of the time, and revisit the we used to break the ice! April’s Book Club Pick - Obsession Olivia - (The movie!) Becca - Sponsors Quince - Go to for free shipping and 365-day returns. Quince dot com slash bop. Caraway Home - Visit to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Join our for amazing book recs & more! Buy our !...

So Old, So Young Book Club

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Time is flying—both in this book and you know… in life—and we’re clocking back in for another book club! We’re excited to discuss this month’s pick, ! We chat about why we chose it, its unique structure, the dynamic of friends with vs without kids, and what 5 parties define our adulthood! If you liked this book, you may like - , , . What we read this week Olivia - , Becca - , April’s Book Club Pick - Obsession Becca - Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to and use my code BOP for up to 20% off. MacMillan - Tiffany Crum’s This Story Might Save...

Grace Is Back! (With Big Book News!)

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SO excited to have bestie of the pod (and co-host emeritus), Grace Atwood, on to talk about what she’s been up to lately, specifically the joy of starting to write a novel! What we read this week Olivia - , , Becca - Grace’s Recent Reads , , , , , March’s Book Club Pick - Obsession Becca - and by Harry Styles Sponsors Better Help - Get 10% off at . Master Class - Get an additional 15% off any annual membership at Skims - Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at . Join our for amazing book recs & more! Buy our ! Join our ...

March 2026 Three Things

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New month, new installment of Three Things! We’re ready to get introspective, set goals, get random, and more! Becca’s Things Reece Witherspoon’s about talent vs. passion. Is contemporary romance dead? How to set writing goals. Olivia’s Things Things from our childhoods that aged poorly (and well). What we’re excited about this year. The last internet rabbit hole you fell into. Obsession Becca - Olivia - The Hand by Annabelle Dinda What we read this week Becca - March’s Book Club Pick - Sponsors Caraway - take an additional 10% off...

Our Favorite Non-Fiction Reads

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This week, we’re diving into a topic we haven’t covered in 8 years of this podcast: Non-fiction! We aren’t experts on the genre, so we asked our listeners about their favorites, too, and wow, did they have some books to share! Becca’s Favorites Olivia’s Favorites Listener Favorites Running Memoirs Obsession Becca - Olivia - Jessie Buckley What we read this week Macmillan - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, read by Bessie Carter, is available wherever you listen to audiobooks! Olivia - Becca - (out 12/8), ...

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We are so BACK!!! Soak in the new year energy and listen to us break down our 2026 goals. But first, we reflect on what we accomplished in 2025 and share how we’re feeling at the start of the new year.

Olivia’s Personal Goals

Continue strength routine and scale to heavier weights

Start a young writers program in the community (or volunteer for one that already exists)

Home projects! Kitchen reno, Refinish stairs + downstairs floors, install a stair runner

Tighten + examine spending habits

Keep track of every single thing I buy and how much I use them

Start a new Goodwill habit (donate something every time I go)

Generally, get rid of more than I accumulate

Becca’s Personal Goals

Kick my phone out of my bedroom

Take an in-person multi-session art class

Plan 40th birthday

Decorate my dream office

Create hand-painted cards for birthdays

Weights 3x/week

Olivia’s Professional Goals

Finish Little One promo strong, focusing on gratitude and confidence

Work on Little Pod

Go on Tour!

Return to my writing cave and dedicate the entire year to book 3

Nail down concept and one-page synopsis for book 4

Continue screening books for pod/book club/championing faves

Get on NetGalley, finally

Cotswolds Reading & Writing Retreat

Becca’s Professional Goals

Write 2 drafts of Book 3

Curate more lightness around writing

Approach Book 2 publication as a celebration

Promo podcast book club picks

Don’t read mean things about myself on the internet

Grow my writing community

Grow Substack free subs/revenue by 20%

Show up joyfully/unapologetically on social

Obsession

Becca - Le Puzz Miniatures Puzzle, Heated Rivalry, (more to come during next week’s Three Things)

Olivia - Come See Me In The Good Light

What We Read This Week

Olivia - Mothers & Other Strangers by Corey Ann Haydu, Notes on Infinity by Austin Taylor, Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Becca - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie (out Jul 14), In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams, Colored Television by Danzy Senna

January’s Book Club Pick - Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

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