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Bad books and good advice from two questionably young adults. Join 30-something YA enthusiasts Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman every other week for a book club featuring a young adult title that they promise you won't be able to put down. In between, they'll share their best tips for "adulting" helping you do everything from finding the right career to the perfect face serum.
Episódios
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A Romcom Roundup! Books, Movies, Tropes, and more!
08/02/2023 Duração: 01h07minValentine’s Day coming up and we are rounding up our favorite romantic comedies (in both book and movie form!) On top of our recommendations, listeners called in with so many amazing recs, your watching/reading agenda for the weekend will be packed! We also share our favorite romcom tropes! Becca’s Favorite Romcom Books Who’s That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan One Day in December by Josie Silver The Charm Offensive by Allison Cochrun One in A Million by Lindsey Kelk Would Like To Meet by Rachel Winters The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz Olivia’s Favorite Romcom Books: Book Lovers by Emily Henry In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Our listeners’ Favorite Romcom Books The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake by Cla
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February 2023 Three Things
01/02/2023 Duração: 56minWe have some THINGS to talk about today (3 each to be exact!) spanning from makeup, to movie casting, to a personal Pinterest renaissance, and more! Becca’s Things What is the smallest hill you will die on? (Becca’s: Friends with Benefits > No Strings Attached, Olivia’s: Chipotle is worth the tummy problems, Lululemon leggings are overrated) A personal Pinterest renaissance The “It Ends With Us” casting news! Olivia’s Things The Mind F*ck that is Moving! Feeling weird about makeup "Guilty pleasures” you don’t feel guilty about (Olivia’s: Trash TV, Enjoying Food, British Crime Procedurals Becca’s: The Gossip Girl Reboot, coffee orders featuring actual milk, “bad” books) Obsessions Olivia - Samplize Paint Samples What we read this week! Becca - The Zodiac Academy Series This Month’s Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!) Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Preorder The Christmas Orphans Club wherever you buy
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The Villa Book Club
25/01/2023 Duração: 01h05minIt’s time for our first book club of 2023! This month we’re talking about The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. We’ve heard a lot from our listeners about this book, and we’re so excited to talk about it finally! We share our thoughts about the two timelines, our theories about the ending, and play amazing listener voicemails with thoughts and theories about the book. We also discuss what sets The Villa apart from a typical thriller, how it plays with the idea of the self-help guru, and how this book was inspired by the circumstances in which Frankenstein was written. If you liked The Villa, you might love The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, Groupies by Sarah Priscus, and Sister Stardust by Jane Green. Obsessions Olivia: Puffer vests Becca: Halfbaked Harvest Creamy White Chicken Chili What we read this week! Becca: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, (check for content warnings for these two!), and Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren. Olivia: The House is on Fire by Rach
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2023 Spring Bookstagram Preview
18/01/2023 Duração: 01h10minIt's time for a 2023 book preview! We brought on some of our favorite book people on the internet to share 2 books they’re excited about this year, and boy has our TBRs grown! We also ask the age-old question: If you had to bring a book character to a chain restaurant, who are you picking and where are you going? Follow our guests! Megan Prokott - @the_spines Traci Thomas - @thestackspod Taylor Choi - @bookswithtay Jenny Jackson - @jennyjacksonpineapple Giselle Gonzalez - @hopelessbooklover_ Becca’s Picks Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out Mar 7) Olvia’s Picks The Whispers by Ashley Audrain The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley Megan’s Picks I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Out February 21) Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Out May 16) Traci’s Picks Waco by Jeff Guinn (Out January 24), Waco Rising by Kevin Cook (Out January 31), Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty (Out April 11) Chain Gang All Stars by Nana
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January 2023 Three Things!
11/01/2023 Duração: 51minTime for our first Three Things in 2023! We have a fun grab bag of things to discuss! P.S. Does Anybody else want to crawl into a hole for the rest of the year already? Olivia’s Three Things WFH wardrobe philosophies Journal Prompts Embarrassing Stories Becca’s Three Things Purchased Movies on Amazon Prime Realistic Dream Trip for 2023 Emily in Paris Becca’s Movie Purchases: Love and Basketball, One Winter Weekend, Christmas Around the Corner, Chalet Girl, Beyond the Lights, After, Girls Trip, Pitch Perfect, Elf Olivia’s Movie Purchases: Magic Mike, Season 1 of Love After Lockup Journal Prompt ideas: What you have at the top of mind, what shows your watching/music your listening to, what you did that day. Obsessions Olivia: The Menu Becca: Five Year Journal What we read this week! Becca: Confess by Colleen Hoover, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first o
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Our 2023 Goals!
04/01/2023 Duração: 01h41sFor our first episode of the new year, we’re talking about our 2023 goals! We reflect on what we achieved and what didn’t pan out in 2022, and we’re giddy to share our personal and professional goals for 2023! If you want to catch up on the 2022 goal lore, check out our 2022 Goals Setting Episode Becca recorded with Grace in January, and our 2022 Goals Mid Year Check-in we recorded in June where Olivia also announces her goals. If you wanna hop on the 5-year journal train, this is the one Olivia uses! Obsessions Becca: New Year Energy Olivia: Puzzles, coloring, and playing board games with family. What we read this week! Olivia: The Fell by Sarah Moss A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone Becca: Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan Happy Place by Emily Henry (out Apr 25) Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (out Jan 24) The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (out Jan 3) Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out March 7) January’s Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins Sponsors
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Best of Books 2022
14/12/2022 Duração: 55minWe’re finishing 2022 on a strong note by talking about our favorite books of 2022! We cover our favorite reads spanning 6 different categories, and play voicemails from YOU about your favorite books! Favorite Book Club Pick Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Becca: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, You Made a Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Listeners: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Favorite Romance Olivia: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Listeners: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera, After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez Favorite Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense Olivia: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka Becca: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins Favorite Literary Fiction Olivia: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark, Tomorrow,
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Best of 2022!
07/12/2022 Duração: 59minIt's time for us to look back on our best of 2022! We’re talking about our personal best moments and also our best purchases, entertainment favorites, and more! Tune in for our favorite episodes of the podcast, hard-boiled eggs, and Temperature by Sean Paul of course! Personal Best Best Day - Olivia: Her Umbria Road Trip! | Becca: The Day she sold her book! Best Meal - Olivia: at Zahav in Philadelphia | Becca: A restaurant in Rhonda Best Trip - Olivia: Tie between Iceland & Alaska | Becca: Rhonda Best Month - Olivia: May | Becca: October Entertainment Best TV Show - Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & Severance | Olivia: Severance Best Movie - Olivia: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande | Becca: Top Gun: Maverick Best (New to you) Podcast - Olivia: Maintenance Phase | Becca: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Best Concert - Olivia: Paolo Nutini | Becca: Harry Styles Best Album - Olivia: Are You Happy Now? By Jensen McRae | Becca: Midnights by Taylor Swift Best Song - Becca: Free by Florenc
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The Cloisters Book Club
30/11/2022 Duração: 44minIt’s our final book club of the year! Today we’re talking about The Cloisters by Katy Hays. We chat about which plot twists we saw coming in this atmospheric mystery (and which surprised us!), and also dive into our love for the historical mystery embedded in this book, which led us to talk about our feelings on historical fiction in general. Plus, we’re sharing our own personal clairvoyant experiences. If you liked this book, you may enjoy The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Obsessions Olivia: Stutz on Netflix Becca: Her home printing setup What we read this week! Olivia: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Becca: Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli Sponsors Uncommon Goods - To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instag
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide with Grace Atwood
23/11/2022 Duração: 53minThis week we’re catching up with friend of the pod (and former co-host) Grace Atwood! Grace shares everything she’s been up to from buying a house to creating a shoe with Sarah Flint! We also share a few gift ideas for besties, coworkers, and more! Follow Grace on Instagram, thestripe.com, and her newsletter! Gift Guide For your work bestie - $20 Grace - A fun ornament from furbish studio or a nice mug Becca - Erin Condren custom notepads Olivia - A Today’s Garbage notepad from The Tiny Tassel For your mom/mother-figure - $250 Grace - a cashmere wrap from Theory or Cuyana Becca - Air Fryer, Brightland Olive Oil, Tiny Tongs, Fredricks and Mae cutting board Olivia - Monica Vinader For your best friend - under $100 Grace - Face Cups from Tak Tak Goods Becca - A Hotel Lobby Candle and Piecework Puzzle, or a custom print of 5 favorite books Olivia - A Book Embosser from Etsy Guy gifts - under $100 Grace - Dagne Dover Tech Organizer Becca - Tushy Bidet Olivia - Sephora Cologne Sampler or Bombas
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A Conversation with Nora McInerny!
16/11/2022 Duração: 01h13minThis week on the podcast we’re chatting with Nora McInerny! Nora is the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and the author of five books, most recently Bad Vibes Only, a collection of essays that came out in October. With Nora, we take a walk down Tumblr memory lane and talk about how she decided to be so candid in her memoirs (and why she’s done writing them) the difficulty of writing about topics like self-image and grief, cleaning out your notes app, making big life changes, and of course, we ask her for book recommendations. Nora’s Current Reads A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry The Old Place by Bobby Finger On Nora’s TBR The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation by Paris Marx Obsessions Becca - Piecework Puzzles: Psychadelicatessin Olivia - Owala Water Bottle Wha
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What Hyped Products Are Worth It?
09/11/2022 Duração: 01h00sThis week, we’re sharing our reviews on products that have gotten a lot of internet hype and answering the question: IS! IT! WORTH IT! Our listeners requested items in various categories they wanted our opinions on, and we’re breaking down our thoughts from the cost of the item, how long we’ve used it, what we like/don’t like about it, and how it compares to alternatives! We’d also like to stress that things do not equal happiness, and recommend reading this article about how money really affects your happiness if you’d like to think about this further! Most Requested items Stanley Thirst Quencher - $40 Dyson AirWrap - $599 Beauty: Augustinus Bader The Cream $280 Necessaire Skincare The Body Serum ($45), The Body Lotion ($28) Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter $46 Ice Roller $20; Jade Roller
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Three Things: November 2022
02/11/2022 Duração: 58minWe’re back with this month’s three things—hopefully a new monthly-ish tradition. We each brought something fun, something productive, and we both wanted to talk about an album we’ve had on repeat. Becca’s Three Things -Making a plan to vote: Go to vote.org to check your registration, find early voting locations, see what’s on your ballot, and more! And for if you live in the state of New York, check out The Daily’s episode about the New York Election. And for a laugh, check out this McSweeny’s article -Ranking Thanksgiving Foods - (Here’s Becca’s favorite stuffing recipe) -Midnights Olivia’s Three Things -Midnights -The Awakening by Kate Chopin -All There Is with Anderson Cooper Olivia’s Lifetime Movie viewing: October Kiss (You can watch it) Pumpkin Pie Wars (Do not watch!) Obsessions Olivia: Quote from Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Becca: Baggu hand towels What we read this week! Olivia: The Awakening by Kate Chopin Becca: The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, W
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When We Were Bright And Beautiful Book Club
26/10/2022 Duração: 01h02minThis week we’re discussing our October Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff. We talk about the theories we had while reading this book, what we did and didn’t like, our thoughts on the ending, and play two calls from listeners sharing their thoughts. Content Warning: In this episode, we discuss the book's plotlines surrounding sexual assault & pedophilia, so if these themes may be upsetting to you, please take care and skip this episode and join us next week. National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support Chat online at online.rainn.org Call at 800-656-4673 Obsessions Olivia: Maintenance Phase Becca: Purple Anthropologie Coat What we read this week! Becca: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen Olivia: The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney November’s Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays Sponsors: ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the ZocDoc app for free and start your search for
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Our favorite childhood reads!
19/10/2022 Duração: 49minThis week we’re talking about the books we loved when we were growing up! We highlight our favorite books from Elementary, Middle, and High School, and hear from listeners about their favorites! Elementary School Olivia: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, Nancy Drew, The Dear America Series, Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Becca: Bridge to Terabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Walk Two Moons, Babysitters Club Little Sisters Books, American Girl Doll books, and Choose Your Own Adventure Books. Listeners: Ghost in the Garden, The Ramona Books, Cam Jansen Mysteries, Ella Enchanted & Matilda, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Fudge Books by Judy Blume. Middle School Becca: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, The Giver by Lois Lowry Olivia: The Giver by Lois Lowry, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and The Care and Keeping of You. Listeners: Sweet Valley High, The Clique, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Amazing
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Three Things
12/10/2022 Duração: 01h24sIt’s time for Three Things: our new series where we each bring three miscellaneous topics that we want to talk about, but don’t need a full podcast episode to break down. This month’s things include fall clothes shopping, walking desks, celebrity heights, and more! Becca’s Three Things: Fall Clothes Shopping - @anindigoday on IG is great for how to apply new trends to your wardrobe, and Hillary Kerr’s Newsletter provides some great inspiration too. Standing & Walking Desks - for some inspo about working&walking, check out @julesacree for inspiration! How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood via NYT Olivia’s Three Things: The poor aging of What Not to Wear Guessing Celebrity Heights Her favorite books from high school - includes Specifically Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Agatha Christie, The Dear America Series, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Becca’s fave includes The Sloppy Firsts Series by Megan McCafferty, The Face on the
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Ask BOP! Advice about friendships, dating, major life changes, and more!
05/10/2022 Duração: 57minIt's time for an advice episode! We’re excited to answer your questions about staying motivated while writing a book, maintaining long-distance friendships, learning how to stop holding yourself back from dating, making big career changes, and more! Obsessions Becca: Custom legal pad Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out Nov. 8) What we read this week! Becca: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead, and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Olivia: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff (check content warnings on this one!) Sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuente
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Killers of a Certain Age Book Club
28/09/2022 Duração: 51minWe’re so excited to finally discuss our delightful and surprising September Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn! We share what we loved about this book, our thoughts on the rotating POV, which character we identified with the most, and our love for how the book addressed ageism. We also discuss our mixed feelings about the ending and if we could become CIA operatives. To learn more about the origins of this book, check out The Shit No One Told You About Writing Interview with Deanna Raybourn For the Art Heist Curious, check out: Fake by Erica Katz and The Lost Leonardo, and Last Seen. Check out this NYT Article: Millions of Followers? For Book Sales, ‘It’s Unreliable.’ Obsessions Olivia: Free People Sweater Dress Becca: Lou & Grey Signaturesoft Sweatpants What we read this week! Becca: In My Dreams, I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead Olivia: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medof
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All Things Fall (The Sequel)
21/09/2022 Duração: 01h47sThis week we’re releasing our inner foliage sluts and soup fiends to talk about all things FALL! We discuss our favorite things about fall, and our favorite fall activities from weekends away to cozying up at home. We also had to share a robust list of candle recommendations. Olivia recommends Bath & Body Works candles in the scents Hometown Sugar Cookies Autumn Chai, White Pumpkin, Flannel, Lakeside Morning, and Leaves. Becca recommends Brooklyn Candle Studio’s Apple Cider and Montana Forest, Le Labo’s Santal 26, Maison Louis Marie No. 4 Balincourt, Hotel Lobby’s Signature Candle (they have a fall candle coming out at the end of September!), and Yankee Candle’s Sandal Balsam and Cedar. We also highly recommend Chappy Wrap and Barefoot dreams Blankets Favorite Fall Movies include Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, You’ve Got Mail, Gilmore Girls, Mermaids, and Autumn in New York if you’re having a sad girl fall. Our Favorite Fall Reading includes City of the Lost by Kel
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What Books are Taught in High School English Classes Today?
14/09/2022 Duração: 01h09minThis week we’re excited to interview two English teachers about what books are taught in High School English classes right now. We chat about what books are in their current curriculum, how books get chosen, what books students get excited about, and what books outside the curriculum are popular with high school students right now. Mary’s Books: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, and Antigone by Sophocles. Caroline’s Books: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, and Harrison Burgeron by Kurt Vonnegut. Obsessions: Becca: Amazon Hair Clips, The Don’t Worry Darling Drama What we read this week! Becca: The Final Gambit by Jen