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2025 Debut Author Anthology
This week, we’re chatting with 4 debut authors about their experience bringing a book into the world in 2025! They share the pitch for their book and what surprised them about their debut experience. Our debut authors & their books! Katie Yee - Maggie; Or A Man and A Woman Walk Into A Bar Natalie Guerrero - My Train Leaves at Three Laura Leffler - Tell Them You Lied Aisha Muharrar - Loved One Obsessions Olivia - Not wearing mascara Becca - Leopard Coat from Mango What we read this week Becca- The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers Olivia - Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar This Month’s Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Better Help - get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER Uncommon Goods - get 15% off your next gift at uncommmongoods.com/bop Room Next Door - Don't miss Wendy Walker's new Audible Original The Room Next Door. Go to Audible dot com Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia’s Book, Little One, and order 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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Nic Stone on making the jump from YA to adult fiction
We’re so excited for you to hear our conversation with Nic Stone! We chat with Nic about her author origin story, why she made the jump from YA to adult with her (very!) adult debut Boom Town, writing off her strip club visits for research, and more! Obsessions Becca - Shonda Rhimes on Call Her Daddy Olivia - Floor lamp from Wayfair What we read this week Becca - The Idiot by Elif Batuman, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland This Month’s Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Caraway Home - Carawayhome.com/BOP for an additional 10% off your next purchase The Room Next Door by Wendy Walker - Go to Audible.com/TheRoomNextDoor and start listening today. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia’s Book, Little One, and order 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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A Deep Dive Into Our Reading Lives
This week, we’re sharing an inside look at our reading habits! We dive into how we choose what to read, our favorite times to read, who we talk about books with IRL, our rules of thumb for DNF-ing, and more! Becca’s TBR - The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers, Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck, Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston What we read this week Becca - Boom Town by Nic Stone (Out October 14!) This Month’s Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use our code BOP for up to 20% off! Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia’s Book, Little One, and order 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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October 2025 Three Things
Time for another round of three things! And this one’s very bookish: we’re talking about 2025 books that flew under the radar, plot twists, mood writing, what we want to learn about this fall, and more! Becca’s Things Underrated Books of 2025 Becca’s - Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar | Olivia’s - Tilt by Emma Pattee, Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild. How moods shift in the writing process Personal Curriculums Olivia’s Things Plot twists we didn’t see coming - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Reflective Moods Obsessions Becca - “Man I Need” by Olivia Dean Olivia - Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret What we read this week Olivia - Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild, Maggie; Or A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee, Sam by Allegra Goodman, A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia Becca - The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy, Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman This Month’s Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors 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! Preorder Olivia’s Book, Little One, and order 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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Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Book Club
September is coming to a close, and you know what that means! Time to talk about this month’s book club pick, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach. We discuss our expectations going into this book based on the cover, how it balanced its dark themes with humor, what we thought of the relationships, and more! Obsessions Olivia - One Trick Pony Peanut Butter Becca - Westman Atelier Blush in Coquette What we read this week Olivia - Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver This Month’s Book Club Pick - Heart The Lover by Lily King (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Preorder Olivia’s Book, Little One, and order 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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