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by Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.
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- 2 days ago1h 12m
June 2026 Three Things
Happy Three Things Day! We have a very bookish set of Three Things, from buzzy book discourse, upsetting rebrands, first lines, bedding recommendations, and a call to action for you! Shared Things Join our Facebook Group to cast your vote for our July Book Club Pick! Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke Becca's Things Polar Seltzer's visual rebrand Our sheets philosophies Olivia's Things "High Concept" Novels Favorite first lines of books June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave What we read this week Becca - Off Campus Olivia - Trader Joe's Obsession Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Quince - Visit quince.com/bop for free shipping and 365-day returns. Master Class - Get 15% off 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.
- 1 weeks ago1h 30m
Into the Blue Book Club
Time to discuss our May book club pick: Into the Blue by Emma Brodie! In addition to sharing our own thoughts about this epic romance, we hear from our listeners and some voice notes from Emma Brodie herself! May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie What we read this week Olivia - Maine by J Courtney Sullivan, Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman, Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney Becca - Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune, Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw (out July 7) Obsession Becca - Margaux Palermo Sandal Olivia - Hit the Wall by Gracie Abrams Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for up to 30% 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.
- 2 weeks ago1h 15m
Book to Screen Adaptations
In our opinion, we are in a golden age of book-to-screen adaptations! We share our recent faves, the upcoming releases we're excited about, if we'd like to see our own books adapted to the screen, and more! Watch the trailers for Every Year After, Five-Star Weekend, and Verity to get excited for these releases. May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie What we read this week Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Becca - Take Me With You by Steven Rowley Obsession Becca - Saturday Table Buffalo Chicken Cutlets with Ranchy Celery Slaw Olivia - The Dark Wizard on HBO Sponsors Skims - Shop at SKIMS.com and be sure to let them know we sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. 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.
- 3 weeks ago1h 16m
May 2026 Three Things
We're so excited to chat through a fresh batch of new things. What are our character naming rules? What teachers made an impact on us? Do we still care about the Met Gala? Find out this and more in this week's episode! Olivia's Things Naming Book Characters Teachers who have made an impact on us Do we still care about the Met Gala? Becca's Things Famesick by Lena Dunham Author Career Milestones May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie What we read this week Olivia - American Fantasy by Emma Straub, The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clark Becca - Vantage Point by Sara Sligar Obsession Olivia - Killeagh by Kingfishr Becca - Haagen Dasz Caramel Cone Ice Cream Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/xxxx to take an additional 10% off using code xxxx on your next purchase. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my 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.
- May 6, 20261h 1m
Spring 2026 Catch Up
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 - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie What we read this week Becca - Famesick by Lena Dunham, Found Time by Caroline Goldstein Obsession Olivia - Her Crocs Becca - Ladies of London Sponsors Quince - Head to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER 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.
- Apr 29, 20261h 1m
Good People Book Club
So excited to dive deep into our April Book Club Pick: Good People by Patmeena Sabit! 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 here and here. May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie What we read this week Becca - The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (out June 30) Olivia - Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (out October 6) Obsession Olivia - Ladies of London Becca - Real Housewives of Rhode Island Sponsors Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for an exclusive 20% off BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Additional resources 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.
- Apr 22, 202652 min
Hidden Gem Reads Redux
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: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark Vantage Point by Sara Sligar Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connell Sam by Allegra Goodman The Bombshell by Darrow Farr Becca's Hidden Gem Reads: Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon This Love by Lotte Jeffs The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly Listener Hidden Gem Reads: Bloom by Robbie Couch Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield Better than the Movies by Lynn Painter Sunset by Jessie Cave Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton My Husband by Maud Ventura Goodbye Again Caitlin Moss Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins Have A Great Summer by Francesca Cocchi April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit What we read this week Becca - The Missed Connection by Tia Williams (out June 9) Olivia - Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein Obsession Olivia - Trust Me, The Truth & Tragedy of Moriah Wilson Becca - Zip Ties Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Retold Recycling - try Retold Recycling for 10% off with code BOP10 at retoldrecycling.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 preorder Back Where We Started! Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/
- Apr 15, 20261h 22m
April 2026 Three Things
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 Strangers by Belle Burden Things that make us irrationally angry Writing and reading sequels Becca's Things What constitutes literary fiction? Good Hang with Amy Pohler, specifically the episode with Steve Carell A Bookstore rumor debunked! April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit What we read this week Becca - The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn Olivia - Murder Bites by Mimi Montgomery (out August 4), The Names by Florence Knapp, Adult Braces by Lindy West, This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum, Strangers by Belle Burden Obsession Olivia - Taste Back by Harry Styles Becca - Jessica Brody fast drafting course Sponsors Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Master Class - Get 15% off at masterclass.com/BOP Skims - Shop Everyday Cotton and more at skims.com. After you place your order, select "podcast" in the survey, then our show in the dropdown menu to let them know 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.
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