Young Adulting

Time for a fun batch of Things! Three from each of us, to be exact.    Olivia’s Things What are your holiday vibes for 2023? Opinions on New Year’s Eve as a Holiday Is long hair cheugy now?   Becca’s Things Becca’s new favorite kitchen tool - a garlic-chopper The Woman in Me by Britney Spears What are your glimmers?   Obsessions Olivia - Geneva! Becca - Knitting   What we read this week! Olivia: You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose  B: 1,000 Words by Jami Attenberg (out 1/9); The Woman in Me by Britney Spears   This Month’s Book Club Pick -  The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman  (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)   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Or join our Geneva! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Oli

To celebrate the start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) we’re chatting with Carly Watters, SVP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S Literary and co-host of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast!   We ask Carly about trends in fiction, how to know when a manuscript is ready, how book deals are made, if it actually is harder than ever to sell a book right now, and more!    Books about writing Carly recommends  On Writing by Stephen King   Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses   Obsessions Olivia - Tayvis (Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce) Becca -  A Thing or Two’s October 9 Episode: Rats, Rain Clogs, and Romance, Birkenstock Boston Clogs    What we read this week Olivia - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff  Becca - Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan (out 11/14)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 Prose - Take your FRE

This week we’re talking about our October Book Club Pick, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon! We talk about Becca’s expectations of the book vs what her thoughts were reading, our thoughts on the second person narration, how the book centered the women in this story, if the ending surprised and satisfied us, and more!    Trigger warning for sexual assault in this book, so please skip it if you’re not in a place to listen!    Obsessions Becca - Jessica Yellin’s newsletter; Under the Desk News Olivia - Past Lives    What we read this week! Becca - Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Throwback by Maurene Goo, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon   November’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (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 Nuuly - Take $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code BOP20 at nuuly.com.  Prose - Go to Prose.com/BOP for your F

This week we’re diving into spooky season with a fellow fall fanatic, Ashley Winstead! We talk about her newest book Midnight Is the Darkest Hour, our enthusiasm for fall, 12-foot skeletons, and we all share some Halloween-season book recs!   Psychological Thriller Book Recs Olivia - None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Ashley - If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, Bad Habits by Amy Gentry    Books Too scary to read with the lights out Ashley - Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine Olivia - Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam      Cozy but Still Autumnal Books Ashley - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare, Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper, Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen,  Becca - A Million Junes by Emily Henry, The Cloisters by Katy Hays   Wildcard Fall Reads Olivia - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Ashley - Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Caña

This week, we’re answering your questions about Q4 goals, fall checklists, Olivia’s house updates, TCOC tiny tongs enthusiasts, writing advice, Starbucks orders and SO! MUCH! MORE!    Our favorite back catalog episodes  Our Goals episodes (check out our 2023 goals and our 2023 goals check-in!) Summer Reading Roundups! Olivia’s First Episode  Pre Olivia: Elizabeth Gilbert Episode  Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!)    Obsessions Olivia: Hyperfixation lunch  Becca: Champers Social Club on Crosby St in SoHo   What we read this week! Becca: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (out March 5) Olivia: Go As A River by Shelly Read (learn more about her story on the Writers on Writing Podcast!)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (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 Nuuly - Take $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up at nuuly.com with the code BOP20. The Christ

It’s Three Things time! This week we’re talking about the Instagram ads that haunt us, Lauren Groff’s writing process, being a teenage girl, and more!    Becca’s 3 Things Instagram ads that haunt us Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts and the grown-up teen girl phenomenon  Retellings in fiction    Olivia’s 3 Things Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift The New York Times’s profile of Lauren Groff  The New York Times’s article about being 13 today    Obsessions Olivia: Shit That I Knit Crew Neck Sweater Becca: Love at First Sight on Netflix (based on the book by Jennifer E. Smith)   What we read this week! Becca: Meet the Benedettos by Katie Cotungo (out 12/5) Olivia: Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story Kate Clayborn, The Only One Left by Riley Sager, Yellowface by RF Kuang, Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 2024)   This Month’s Book Club Pick -  The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperp

It’s time for the September book club and we’re discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. We dive into our opinions on the writing, the mother/daughter dynamics, the reveals that surprised us, and the “Tom Lake” moments in our own lives.    Also, Becca’s book is out NOW!!!   Obsessions Olivia:  Her playlist called ‘Songs for Staring at the Ocean & Feeling emo’ Becca: @nymetroweather on IG   What we read this week! Becca: The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters Olivia: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman,  Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim   This Month’s Book Club Pick - (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 NUULY - get $20 off your first month of Nuuly when you sign up with the code BOP20 at nuuly.com.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Join our Geneva!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Follow

This week we’re recapping an accomplishment three years in the making: Becca’s book: The Christmas Orphans Club! To get a full overview of the process, we’re joined by her agent Allison Hunter and her editor Marie Michels. So grab your favorite festive bev and get ready for the behind-the-scenes story!   Obsessions Olivia - “All-American Bitch” by Olivia Rodrigo  Becca - Gilmore Girls & The Morning Show   What we read this week! Becca - Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead Olivia - None of This is True by Lisa Jewell    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake 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 Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. NUULY -  Go to nuuly.com and enter the code BOP20 and sign up to get $20 off your first month.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book! 

This week we’re talking about our favorite little luxuries: things that are low-cost and low-effort but make a major impact on our happiness! Listen to Becca, Olivia, and our listeners share their little luxuries from afternoon walks, to drive thru Diet Coke, to going to the movies alone, and more!    Our little luxuries Becca’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Candy from BonBon,  Olivia’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Noto Deep Serum Caller Linkable Little Luxuries - Susan Alexandra Tissue Box Covers   Obsessions Olivia: Writers on Writing podcast Becca: Katherine Center Interview   What we read this week! Becca: Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr, and What You Wish For by Katherine Center Olivia: Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon    This Month’s Book Club Pick -  Tom Lake 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 The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman is available wherever books are sold! Stitch Fix

This week we’re chatting all things cookbooks with our favorite Italian meatball-making-meatballs, Dan Pelosi! Dan is the mind behind GrossyPelosi, the popular Instagram account for all things comfort and food. Dan’s first cookbook, Let’s Eat, hits bookshelves on September 5, 2023!   We talk to Dan about the behind-the-scenes of how cookbooks get made, from recipe development to food styling to how getting a cookbook deal differs from other book deals.    Dan’s restaurant recs Bernie’s , Rolo’s, Lil Deb’s Oasis, Hilltown Hot Pies, Yummy Kitchen    A cookbook Dan is excited about: Chili Crisp by James Park   Obsessions O: Winky Lux Flower Balm B: Pelosi family pasta salad!   What we read this week! Becca: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings. O: The Celebrants by Stephen Rowley, and The Counselors by Jessica Goodman.   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake 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 badonpaperp

It’s time to discuss our August Book Club Pick, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo! We talk about how we interpreted the magical elements, the family dynamics, our thoughts on the concept of a living wake, the ending, and more!    Check out this interview with Elizabeth Acevedo if you're interested in learning more about this book!   Obsessions O: Handheld fan B: Red, White, and Royal Blue movie on Amazon Prime   What we read this week! Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck, The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, Reign by Katharine McGee (American Royals book 4), Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo O: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz, Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake 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 Terrible Reading Club -  find The Terrible Reading Club anywhere you listen to podcasts Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair

What do we have? Things! How many of them do we have? Three!    Olivia’s Things What you do on a ‘life catch up’ day The year 2013 (sparked by this article in Glamour) Everything showers   Becca’s Things How do you unwrinkle clothes (here’s a link to Becca’s travel steamer)  Weeknight dinner recipes (Becca’s current recipes include One Pot Garlic Shrimp and Orzo and Turkey and Ricotta Meatballs From Julia Turshen, and Olivia loves salmon bowls and Basically Spaghetti Pomodoro) Workout routines    Becca’s Everything Shower Olaplex Mask Briogeo Don’t Despair Repair mask  Crepe Corrector Lotion   Olivia’s Everything Shower Davines Nounou Hair Mask Necessaire Body Scrub Necessaire Body Serum  Necessaire Lotion    Obsessions Becca: Target All in Motion High-Rise Flex Workout Shorts   What we read this week! Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (out Sept 12) Olivia:    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email u

This week, we’re learning all about how libraries work with a BOP listener, Carley! Carley has worked in public libraries for over ten years and has a Master of Library and Information Science and is the host of the Tales from a Bibliophile podcast.   We ask Carley about her career journey, a typical day in her job, how books get purchased, how funding works, books bans, and more!    Favorite books she re-reads We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger   Most recommended books  Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega Taylor Jenkins Reid’s first four novels The Family Plot by Megan Collins Louise Penny for Mysteries The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune Under the Whispering Door by Tj Klune   Obsessions Olivia: White Whine with Ice  Becca: Making a funfetti cake for girls’ weekend, and RHONY Season 14 (the reboot!)   What we read this week! Becca: n/a Olivia: Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (ha

This week we’re talking all about creativity! We talk about creativity’s role in our lives, major misconceptions about creativity, creative people we admire, and share advice for those who don’t know how to start incorporating creativity into their life.   Obsessions Olivia: Jocie B ASMR Becca: Wegman’s Cherry Vanilla Seltzer   What we read this week Becca: Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein Olivia: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai, Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (out October 3!)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Inst

This week, we’re chatting with the author of our July Book Club Pick, Annabel Monaghan!    Annabel is the author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record.    Annabel shares her journey to becoming a published author, the inspiration behind Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes off Script, the highs and lows of her writing career, and answers writing questions from listeners!    Books Annabel would want to erase her memory to re-read for the first time I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin   Obsessions Olivia: Barbie The Movie Becca: Stuffed Spinach and Artichoke dip bread   What we read this week! Becca: The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter Olivia: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman   This Month’s Book Club Pick -  Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have though

We’re so excited to dive into our July Book Club Pick, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan!    We discuss our feelings about the book, if we identify with the characters, and how the story surprised us! We also talk about teen vacation flings, play listener voicemails, and speculate about the different flavors of contemporary romances.    Obsessions Becca: Recliner PJ sets Olivia: A (nonalcoholic) dinner prep beverage   What we read this week! Becca: The Legacies by Jessica Goodman   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (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 Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagr

This week we’re talking about things, and guess what!? We’ve each got three of ‘em!   Becca’s things Summer Bucket List Definitions of Success Bringing Author Interviews Back to BOP   Olivia’s things Grocery Shopping Habits Things we’ve changed our minds about completely  What we subscribe to    Obsessions Becca: Birthday Cake Oreos Olivia: Men’s beard dye   What we read this week! Olivia: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Becca: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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 A Thing or Two - If you’re looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try!  Better Help -  Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like an

It’s time for part 2 of our Listener Q&A! This week we’re covering all things shopping, books, and more!    Olivia’s Holy Grail Makeup Items It Cosmetics CC Cream  Thrive Causemetics Mascara Caliray Waterproof Mascara   Becca’s Holy Grail Makeup Items Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil Rare Beauty Liquid Blush   For some finance-oriented podcasts, we’ve heard good things about The Financial Confessions Podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty’s    Obsessions Becca: Pickleball Olivia: Silo on Apple TV   What we read this week! Olivia: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren, Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine (Out in August!), The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger Becca: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, and The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (out Nov)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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 Better

It’s time for a listener Q&A! We’ve gathered questions from you via voicemail, emails, and Instagram, answering a variety of questions spanning from how to start a virtual book club to our favorite summer jams!    Our Summer Jams Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder   Obsessions Becca: The Other Two Olivia: Black Mirror    What we read this week! Olivia: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Becca: Book Lovers by Emily Henry   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (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 ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE!  BetterHelp -  Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you lis

Buckle up dragon riders! It's finally time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We share our thoughts on the book, why we think it went so viral, what quadrant we’d pick if we were in this world, and share our love for the dragons.    We also discuss how Fourth Wing compares to other fantasy books like ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and Zodiac Academy.   Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode did not acknowledge the main character's implied experience with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Though this wasn't explicitly mentioned in the book, we regret that we didn't catch this in pre-recording research as we both believe disability awareness and representation are incredibly important. - Becca & Olivia     Obsessions Becca: Gap 5” Girlfriend Shorts Olivia: One Sec App    What we read this week! Olivia: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Becca: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum   July’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about t