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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July 2026 Three Things
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Happy Three Things Day! We have some hot topics to discuss, from T&The pop culture wedding of the century, the Odyssey movie, drafting habits, Gen Z fiction, and more! Becca’s Things Mayflower or Oregon Trail? Resisting the urge to write backwards Gen Z authors entering fiction Olivia’s Things The Odyssey movie Ideal book lengths The T&T Wedding July’s Book Club Pick - Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - 8/20 - 9/17 - What we read this week Olivia - Becca - Obsessions Becca - Olivia - Woman singing in minionese...
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2026 Reading Preview Part 2!
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We’re back with more book recs! We asked friends of the pod Corey Ann Haydu, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, Sanjana Basker, and John Glynn to share the books they’re most excited about in 2026. Amazing book recs ahead! Becca’s Picks - (Out July 7), (Out September 8) Corey Ann Haydu’s Picks: (Out Oct 13), (Out Aug 4) ’s Picks - , (Out Sept 29) ’s Picks - (Out July 21) and (Out July 21) s Picks - and (Out Nov 5) Olivia’s Picks - , (Out 8/4) July’s Book Club Pick - Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - 8/20 - 9/17 - What we read...
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Catching up with Robinne Lee
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We are SO thrilled to chat with Bad on Paper all-star, Robinne Lee! We caught up with Robinne all about her experience seeing go from book to film and her new book, , out July 7! She shares the seedlings of inspiration for her new book, how it differs from writing The Idea of You, and more! July’s Book Club Pick - The July 16 bonus book club pick - , and we’ll have an in-person event in Chicago in July! The August 20 bonus book club pick - , and we’ll have an in-person event in Miami in August. The September 17 bonus book club pick - and we’ll have an in-person event...
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Almost Life Book Club
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It’s time to discuss our June Book Club Pick, ! We chat about how our feelings on the characters evolved as we got deeper into the book, whether we view this as a romance (and if the characters were MTB), and break down the jarring ending. July’s Book Club Pick - The July 16 bonus book club pick - , and we’ll have an in-person event in Chicago in July! The August 20 bonus book club pick - , and we’ll have an in-person event in Miami in August. The September 17 bonus book club pick - and we’ll have an in-person event in NYC in September. Obsessions Becca...
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Our Book Travel Agency
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Whether you’re traveling this summer, or want to do so without leaving your couch, we’re reporting for duty as your book travel agents! This week we’re sharing some favorite reads that take place in popular (and personally beloved) travel destinations. London Olivia - , Becca - , , Paris Olivia - Becca - , , , Italy Becca - , , Olivia - Beach Olivia - , , Becca - , Ireland Olivia - , Becca - Maine Olivia - Becca - , , , Woods + Mountains Asia Becca - , , , Olivia - Boat...
info_outlineWhether you’re traveling this summer, or want to do so without leaving your couch, we’re reporting for duty as your book travel agents! This week we’re sharing some favorite reads that take place in popular (and personally beloved) travel destinations.
London
Olivia - Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Becca - Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason, Wahala by Nikki May, The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage
Paris
Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran MIllwood Hargrave
Becca - The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl, The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
Italy
Becca - Villa Coco by Sean Greer, Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Olivia - In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka
Beach
Olivia - The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Sea Wife by Amity Gaige, Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman, The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Ireland
Olivia - Foster by Claire Keegan, Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Becca - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, Normal People by Sally Rooney
Maine
Olivia - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark
Becca - Happy Place by Emily Henry, Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore, Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
Woods + Mountains
The God of The Woods by Liz Moore, Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Asia
Becca - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo, Fake by Erica Katz, If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
Olivia - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Boat Trip/Cruise:
Becca - Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan, American Fantasy by Emma Straub,
Hawaii:
Becca - Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle, Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
June’s Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we’ll have an in-person event in Chicago in July!
The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we’ll have an in-person event in Miami in August.
The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we’ll have an in-person event in NYC in September.
What we read this week
Olivia - Foster by Claire Keegan, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar, Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns
Becca - Whistler by Ann Patchett
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