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Happy Book Club Day! There was a lot of excitement that Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld was our pick this month, and we can't wait to discuss it! We deep dive into the novel's characters and storylines, and how our adult 2026 POV on it all may differ from a 2005 teen's take! October Book Club Pick - Back Where We Started by Becca Freeman Obsessions Olivia - Costco buffalo chicken dip Becca - Zoey and Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman What we've read this week Olivia - Don't Buy What I'm Selling by Lu Chekowsky Becca - Dungeon Crawler Carl , Carl's Doomsday Scenario , and The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman Sponsors Caraway Home - visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout. Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and order Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

This week, we're discussing all of the book to screen adaptations that have come out recently and the future adaptations on the horizon! Stay tuned for our thoughts on The Love Hypothesis, Verity, East of Eden, and what we're SO excited to see on screen next. CORRECTION: VICTORIAN PSYCHO is a movie (not a streaming series), and it is out in theaters 11/13. October Book Club Pick - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Obsessions Becca - Little Capo in Edinburgh What we've read this week Becca - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman Sponsors Cozy Earth - cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com . After you place your order, let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and order Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

We have things on things on things this week! We're talking about Back Where We Started 's pub week, something that's a bit meaty for a Three Things episode, new favorite fragrances, book promo we loved, book tour tips, and writing for readers vs writing for yourself. Oliva's Things Becca's feelings about Back Where We Started (what she's proud of, worried about, and hopes readers find in the book!) Ffern Fragrances A disagreement with the idea of 'You're not a writer if you don't have readers' found in Reflections on Plot Twist by Harlan Coben Becca's Things Defining your ambition Emily Henry's Book Rollout Asking for Olivia for Book Tour Tips October Book Club Pick - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Obsessions Becca - Bedroom blackout shades What we've read this week Olivia - Whalefall by Daniel Kraus Becca - The Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham Sponsors Better Help - Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Masterclass - Get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com . Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and order Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from BACK WHERE WE STARTED by Becca Freeman, read by Brittany Pressley. © 2026 Becca Freeman, ℗ 2026 Penguin Random House, LLC. All rights reserved.

Becca's upcoming book Back Where We Started , which is set partially on the set of a 2010's teen soap, got us feeling nostalgic and inspired to talk about the early 2010s! We chat about what our lives were like during that era, the pop culture touchstones that stick out to us, our celeb crushes, celebrity ships, iconic albums, the launch of Instagram, and more! October Book Club Pick - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Obsessions Becca - New Five Below Coloring Book (Cozy Moments); Dan Pelosi NYT Kielbasa Coins and Cabbage recipe Olivia - Andrew Garfield What we've read this week Olivia - Meet me In The Garden by Nina Lacour, Famous Men by Julia Buntin Becca - Tastes Like Seeing God by Nina Michiko Tam (Out Jan 26) Sponsors Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com . Make sure to tell them we sent you! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

We can't wait to talk about our September Book Club Pick, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer ! Keep listening to hear about our thoughts on the novel's 80+ point of view format, how it tackled the interplay of motherhood and ambition, and if we were convinced the main characters were "meant to be." Plus, the one POV we felt was missing! October Book Club Pick - Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Obsessions Becca - Loveland by Suki Waterhouse Olivia - Fresca What we've read this week Olivia - The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers Becca - Plot Twist by Harlan Coben 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 , 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

This week, we're debating some bookish "would you rather" scenarios: open= or closed-door sex scene? Prologue or get right into it? US or UK cover? Get ready to take a stance on tenses, endings, POV, and more! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Olivia - Crossplay Becca - Out of Print Bookworm Cap What we've read this week Becca - Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum , Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber Olivia - Sponsors Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER Skims - Shop at SKIMS.com and after you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

Time for our final Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza ! We loved chatting about the dual timeline narrative, art crime, and the real-life history that inspired the book. We also have some recs for your post-reading rabbit holes! Want more art heist content? Listen to Last Seen Season 1 , read Fake by Erica Katz , The Art Forger by B A Shapiro , Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr , and Vanishing Points by Kate Broad (Out August 2027) September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

This week we're doing a fall catch up! We're getting into what's been going on in our lives that don't make our weekly highs and lows, from writing stuff, home projects, personal updates, and more! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - American Girl shirt What we've read this week Bacca - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/bop Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at Betterhelp.com/badonpaper . Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - Arrtx markers Olivia - Folk Alley What we've read this week Olivia - Heather by Caitlin Mullen , Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen, Outlawed by Anna North Becca - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Out 9/15) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Masterclass - Right now, as a listener of this show, you get at least 15% off any annual membership at Masterclass.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - The Four Seasons on Netflix Olivia - Having a microwave What we've read this week Olivia - Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton Becca - The Shippers by Katherine Center , See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London (out 9/8) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/bop Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com or shop the Wayfair app for all things home. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

Happy Book Club Day! Time to chat about our August Book Club Pick, The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer . 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 enter our Sol de Janeiro giveaway ! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - Don't Say Good Luck on Netflix Olivia - Andy Cohen reading John of John on a yacht What we've read this week Becca - Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (out 9/1) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com . Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

It's Bonus Book Club Time! We loved reading One & Only by Maurene Goo , and we can't wait to discuss it today. And if you're in the Miami area, get tickets to our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 ! August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer August Bonus Book Club Pick - One & Only by Maurene Goo Obsessions Olivia - Becca - Wifi Extender What we've read this week Olivia - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam , Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Becca - Meeting New People by Daniel M. Lavery Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com . Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 Wicker 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 - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Obsessions Olivia - Eadem Chou Chou lip softening balm in guava fresca Becca - Microfiber glasses cleaning cloth What we've read this week Becca - Make Nice by Ryan Effgen , Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Olivia - Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth , The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER . Masterclass - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP . Carway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza Obsessions Becca - Sour patch peaches Olivia- "Untangling" by Angie McMahon Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 , 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! If you missed out on tickets or don't live in one of the cities we're visiting, we want to spoil one lucky listener with a box of our favorite Sol de Janeiro products and some Bad on Paper swag. You can enter here anytime between now and Tuesday August 11 at noon EST. The giveaway is open to US listeners 18+ only. Find the information for event tickets and the giveaway plus bonus book club episode dates can be found at badonpaperpodcast.com/summerofsol . Quince - shop at quince.com/bop ! Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

We are so ready to discuss our July Book Club Pick, The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff . 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 - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza Obsessions Becca - Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Air Fryer Olivia - NYT Cooking App 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 , 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey , The Guncle by Steven Rowley , The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett , The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Tree Paine - The Boys' Club by Erica Katz , Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn , The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid , Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan Anne Hathaway - All Fours by Miranda July , Famesick by Lena Dunham , The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland , Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino Olivia's Celebs Alicia Carmody - Strangers by Belle Burden , The Alice Network by Kate Quinn , Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed , Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Noah Kahan - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett , The Wedding People by Alison Espach , Good Material by Dolly Alderton Pedro Pascal - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck , John of John by Douglas Stuart , Bonus Travis Kelce Pick - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza What we read this week Olivia - The Children by Melissa Albert , London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe Becca - Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan , Once, Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (out Oct 6) Obsessions Becca - MapTap.gg Sponsors Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com . Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

We're so excited about the first installment of our Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club , discussing The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand ! 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 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/ BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/ BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .

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 - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza What we read this week Olivia - People in Love by Claire Daverley Becca - Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie Obsessions Becca - Emack & Bolio Mudpie Ice Cream Olivia - Woman singing in minionese ( @ellamott ) 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 use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/ BOP10 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 soldejaneiro.com/discount/ BOP10 . We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Master Class - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch ! Join our BFF Group! Order Olivia's Books, Little One , and Such a Bad Influence ! Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter! Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club , and preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast . Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman .