Episodes

  • Best Books of 2024

    Best Books of 2024
    Dec 11 2024
    As 2024 comes to a close, we’re excited to celebrate with our best books of the year episode! We share our top 10 lists, and listen to voicemails about your favorite books of the year. See ya in 2025! Olivia Sharkheart by Emily Habeck Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra Long Bright River by Liz Moore The God of the Woods by Liz Moore The Husbands by Holly Gramazio Good Material by Dolly Alderton Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker Piglet by Lottie Hazell Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors The Wedding People by Alison Espach The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue Becca Pt 1 The Wedding People by Allison Espach Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Stolen Focus by Johann Hari All Fours by Miranda July The Husbands by Holly Gramazio The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab Listeners The Life Impossible by Matt Haig The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Sky The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly Bye Baby by Carola Lovering Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell Any Trope but You by Victoria Levine Family Family by Laurie Frankel The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe The Naturals by Jennifer Lynne Barnes I’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNichol The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza Ready or Not by Cara Bastone How We Named the Stars by Andrés N. Ordorica Obsessions B: Amazon Tissue Box Cover O: Shrinking S2 January’s Book Club Pick - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari (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) Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Book of the Month - Get your first book on BOTM for $5 with code TINSEL at bookofthemonth.com. Prose - Get your exclusive trial offer of 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/bop. This is Small Business - Listen to This is Small Business: Behind the Buy wherever you get your podcasts. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Obscure Erotica: Ho-Ho-Holiday Edition

    Obscure Erotica: Ho-Ho-Holiday Edition
    Dec 4 2024

    We weren’t sure what to get you for the holidays this year, so we thought we’d gift you the best present in our sack (ha), a holiday-themed edition of obscure erotica. We scoured Kindle Unlimited to find the absolute most unhinged smut for your enjoyment—there are sexy Santas, engorged elves, and so many female protagonists named Holly. Get in the sleigh, we’re going somewhere absolutely unhinged!

    (Likely goes without saying, but NSFW content ahead!)



    The books we read

    Santa Claus is Going to Town On Me by M.L. Eliza

    Elf'd: Spicy & Sweet Holiday Monster Erotica by Ginger Kane

    Obsessions

    Becca - Using our merch account to make custom gifts for friends (a good reminder to get your BOP listeners in your life some merch!)

    Olivia - Antiques Roadshow

    What we read this week

    Becca - Nothing

    Olivia - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Be Ready When the Luck Happens (Ina Garten’s Memoir) Book Club

    Be Ready When the Luck Happens (Ina Garten’s Memoir) Book Club
    Nov 27 2024

    It’s our last book club of 2024! We’re so excited to discuss Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten. It was the comfort read we needed this month, and we were surprised by how much we didn’t know about her!

    Obsessions

    Becca - The Nanny on Peacock

    Olivia - Disclaimer on Apple TV

    What we read this week

    Becca - The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V E Schwab, Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood

    Olivia - Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, Heartwood by Amity Gaige (out in April 2025!) Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - No December book club, but we want to hear about the best book you read this year! Share via voicemail at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com

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    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast.

    Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • A Holly Jolly Gift Guide

    A Holly Jolly Gift Guide
    Nov 20 2024
    It’s about that time for a holly jolly gift guide! We gathered gift ideas for every price point from 5-year journals to candy to candles and more! Under $25 Furbish Studio Matchbook Ornament - $28 BonBon holiday gift box - Med - $28 Book Person Mug ($15) + a book Weleda Skin Food - $13 Thrifted Matchstrike W/ Matches Framebridge ornaments ($25) $25-$50 LEUCHTTURM1917 - Some Lines A Day ($33) + a nice pen Custom Pet Stamp - $33 Confetti Flutes ($24) + Bottle of champagne Watercolor Set ($29.99) + Watercolor coloring book ($15) Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write book ($26) Photo prints Necessaire Body Serum ($48) $50-$100 Fredricks & Mae cutting board (med $95; small $40) and a cookbook like More Is More and Cook this Book by Molly Baz, What Goes With What by Julia Turshen, and What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers Free People Classic Striped Crewneck ($98) or Malibu Surf Sweater Set ($88) Goldbelly Essa Bagel Brunch for 6 - $99 Etsy Handmade ceramic mugs (so many to choose from, usually $60 - $80) Maya Base Perfume Oil $72 Target gift card and a friend date $100+ Hotel lobby candle votive candle - $145 Lingua Franca Sweatshirt - $175 (LFBECCA10 for 10% off) Cozy Earth Cuddle Blanket Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones - $350 Coach Brooklyn Shoulder Bag 39 $495 Engraved Locket/Jewelry from Monica Vinader - $130 - $178 Obsessions Becca - Grossy Pelosi Big Italian Sandwich Puzzle Olivia - Little Women (2019) What we read this week Becca - The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Olivia - Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young, The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (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) Sponsors Babbel - Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/BOP. This is Small Business - Follow This is Small Business: Behind the Buy wherever you get your podcasts. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month. 831 Stories - Use the code BOP for 15% off their first order on 831stories.com. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Debut Author Spotlight

    Debut Author Spotlight
    Nov 13 2024

    This week, we talked to four debut authors with books that came out in 2024 or are coming out in 2025 about their paths to publication! Get ready to load up your TBR and hear their advice for writers and recent favorite books.

    We chatted with

    Marian Schembari, author of A Little Less Broken

    Amanda Eisenberg, author of People Are Talking

    Lauren Evans, author of Casket Case

    Courtney Preiss, author of Welcome Home, Caroline Kline



    Obsessions

    Olivia - Puzzles

    Becca - McIntosh apples

    What we read this week

    Becca - Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley (out 2/24)

    Olivia - Babel by RF Kuang, We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (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)

    Sponsors

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    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

    Buy our Merch!

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    Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

    Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!

    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • November 2024 Three Things

    November 2024 Three Things
    Nov 6 2024

    We’re keeping things light this week by sharing a fun batch of Three Things!

    Becca’s Things

    The Real Housewives of New York City

    Diving into the Holiday Season

    ‘The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books’ in The Atlantic

    Olivia’s Things

    Netflix’s upcoming holiday programming: Hot Frosty, The Merry Gentleman, Is it Cake Holiday, and Carry-On (here’s a full list!)

    The ‘Hear me out’ trend

    Obsessions:

    Olivia - That’s So True by Gracie Abrams

    Becca - The Is BookTok Actually About Reading? Episode of Culture Study

    Books:

    Becca - Trust by Hernan Diaz; The Getaway Car by Ann Patchett

    Olivia - Casket Case by Lauren Evans, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (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)

    Sponsors

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    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Bel Canto Book Club

    Bel Canto Book Club
    Oct 30 2024

    October Book Club is here! It's time to share our feelings about Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. We covered our reading experience, the real-life stories that inspired the book, side characters we loved, and if we enjoyed the controversial epilogue, and more!

    If you liked this book, you may like Anxious People by Fredrik Backman!

    Obsessions

    Olivia: Andrew Garfield (shoutout to his Chicken Shop Date)

    Becca: Viviaia Maryjanes in black

    What we read this week

    Olivia: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (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)

    Sponsors

    Cozy Earth - cozyearth.com/badonpaper and use code BOP for an exclusive discount of up to 40% off!

    Prose - get 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/bop.

    Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

    Buy our Merch!

    Join our Geneva!

    Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!

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    Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

    Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!

    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • A Moving Retrospective

    A Moving Retrospective
    Oct 23 2024

    This week, we’re reflecting on Olivia’s move to the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York! Covering everything from why she chose the location, house renovation updates, how to make friends in a new place, and when the house started to feel like a home.

    If you’re in the area, come to our event at Lasting Joy Brewery in Tivoli New York!

    Obsessions

    Olivia - watching Real Housewives on a plane (Specifically Orange County and Salt Lake City)

    Becca - Brooklyn Candle Studio Apple Cider Candle

    What we read this week

    Becca - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

    Olivia - Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (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)

    Sponsors

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    Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!

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    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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    55 mins