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It’s Three Things time! We’re covering topics from Olivia’s family parasocial obsession, spin-off books, sleep routines, party snacks, and more!    Olivia’s Things Standout Book Covers of 2025 The Today Show Hosts’ Impact on Boomers What snacks would you be excited to find at a party?   Becca’s Things What book characters do you want to read a spinoff about? Glennon Doyle’s week on Substack Sleep Routines   Obsessions Becca - Forever 31 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABphTaZwE_w] Olivia - Four Seasons [https://www.netflix.com/title/81750702?source=35]   What we read this week Olivia - Ravishing by Eshani Surya [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780802164681], The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781668023938] Becca - The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593875384]     This Month’s Book Club Pick - Audition by Katie Kitamura [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593852323] (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 $28 off your first month at nuuly.com [http://nuuly.com] with code BOP Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com [http://cozyearth.com] and use code BOP for 40% off best-selling sheets, pajamas, and more.   Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/] for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch [https://badonpaperpodcast.com/merch/terrence-sticker-3-x-3]! Join our Geneva! [https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5bf5f] Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-influence-by-olivia-muenter/]! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! [https://oliviamuenter.substack.com/] Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! [https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=se7xa]  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en]. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter [https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/] and Becca @beccamfreeman [https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/].

So excited to talk about our April Book Club Pick, Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250827951]! We went into this book without much context and loved experiencing this literary mystery. We discuss what genre this book falls in, our feelings on climate fiction, the real-life inspirations behind this books, and of course the many twists and turns of the mystery plotline.   Obsessions Becca - Wegmans Cannoli chips and dip [https://www.wegmans.com/shop/product/40552-Cannoli-Chip-Dip-Tray] Olivia - Daffodils   What we read this week Becca - Anatomy of A Breakthrough by Adam Alter [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781982182977], Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250827951]   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Audition by Katie Kitamura [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593852323] (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 - Go to cozyearth.com [http://cozyearth.com] and use code BOPBOGO Wayfair - This summer, get outside with Wayfair at wayfair.com [http://wayfair.com] Master Class - Our listeners get a discount of at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/bop [http://masterclass.com/bop]   Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/] for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch [https://badonpaperpodcast.com/merch/terrence-sticker-3-x-3]! Join our Geneva! [https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5bf5f] Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-influence-by-olivia-muenter/]! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! [https://oliviamuenter.substack.com/] Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! [https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=se7xa]  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en]. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter [https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/] and Becca @beccamfreeman [https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/].

We thought it was time for a good ol’ catch-up! We have much to cover, including (but not limited to) writing updates, new journaling habits, career developments, travel plans, spring hobbies, and MORE!    Highly recommend reading What is Glitter by Caity Weaver in the New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/style/glitter-factory.html]   Obsessions Becca - Soeos White Peach Candy [https://soeos.com/products/white-peach-hard-candy-1-lb-16-oz] Olivia - He Wasn’t Man Enough by Toni Braxton [https://open.spotify.com/track/7f1Dmr246cJ9uQYdbplTbh?si=a794b6d5e4b04897]   What we read this week Olivia - This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781728270005], The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780735223530], Elsewhere by Alexis Schaitkin [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250219626], The Dream Hotel by Laila Lailami [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593317600] Becca - Quicksilver by Callie Hart [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781538774205]   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250827951] (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 [http://quince.com/bop] to get free shipping and 365-day returns Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER [http://betterhelp.com/BADONPAPER] today to get 10% off your first month Wayfair - Get renovating with Wayfair at Wayfair.com [http://wayfair.com]   Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/] for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch [https://badonpaperpodcast.com/merch/terrence-sticker-3-x-3]! Join our Geneva! [https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5bf5f] Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-influence-by-olivia-muenter/]! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! [https://oliviamuenter.substack.com/] Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! [https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=se7xa]  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en]. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter [https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/] and Becca @beccamfreeman [https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/].

This week, we're talking about rejection, failure, and how two guests dealt with them! First, we’re talking to New York Times best-selling author Andrea Bartz [https://www.instagram.com/andibartz/] about navigating rejection on submission, and the daily rejections entailed in living a creative life. Then, we’re talking to Azora Zoe Paknad [https://www.instagram.com/tehranosaurus/] about shuttering her business and going back to the corporate world.    You can read more from Andrea in her newsletter, Get It Write, [https://andibartz.substack.com/] and her books The Spare Room [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781984820518], We Were Never Here, [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781984820488] The Herd [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781984826381], and The Lost Night [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780525574729]. Her latest novel, The Last Ferry Out [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593597972], is out May 20.    Read more from Azora in her newsletter, First Rodeo [https://1strodeo.substack.com/about]. You may also remember our episode from 2020 [https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/azora-zoe-paknad-founder-of-goldune-talks-sustainability/id1364764784?i=1000506011307] about starting her eco-friendly e-commerce marketplace, Goldune.   Obsessions Olivia - Butter Pecan Iced Coffee at Dunkin Becca - The audiobook Anatomy of a Breakthrough by Adam Alter [https://amzn.to/3Y2D3QK]   What we read this week Becca - Audition by Katie Kitamura [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593852323], Filthy Rich Fae by Geneva Lee [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781649375773] Olivia - Old Money by Kelsey Miller [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781335000378] (Out September 30!)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250827951] (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 Wayfair - Get renovating and head to Wayfair.com [http://wayfair.com].   Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/] for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch [https://badonpaperpodcast.com/merch/terrence-sticker-3-x-3]! Join our Geneva! [https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5bf5f] Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-influence-by-olivia-muenter/]! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! [https://oliviamuenter.substack.com/] Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! [https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=se7xa]  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en]. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter [https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/] and Becca @beccamfreeman [https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/].

Long time, no things! We’re excited to dive into the random topics on our minds lately, from shows we’re watching, movie news, the celebrity quiz we’re positive you didn’t see coming, and more!   Becca’s Things Casual Viewing Content (inspired by this N+1 Article [https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/]), specifically The Night Agent [https://www.netflix.com/title/81450827?source=35] and Running Point [https://www.netflix.com/title/81483318?source=35] Applying body lotion (Olivia thinks the Necessaire Body Serum [https://go.shopmy.us/p-15774986] is worth a try!) Are you a Bird or a Potato?   Olivia’s Things Project Hail Mary Movie News at Cinemacon [https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/project-hail-mary-amazing-book-wowed-by-how-great-movie-ryan-gosling-looks] Your Favorite Bookstores! (Becca’s - McNally Jackson [https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/], Books are Magic [https://www.booksaremagic.net/], East City Bookshop [https://eastcitybookshop.com/], Beacon Hill Books [https://www.bhbooks.com/], Trident Booksellers [https://tridentbookscafe.com/], Powell’s [https://www.powells.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor0a0FLj04gACH0ATZ63WCz_zoRLQt6xYygXZoyJYiejb2xtBpI], Back Cove Books [https://www.backcovebooks.com/] | Olivia - Buxton Village Books [https://www.buxtonvillagebooks.com/], Daunt Books [https://dauntbooks.co.uk/], Rare Birds Books [https://rarebirdsbooks.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorK1liUCskMcTHPI_d-v56ZjrLKhzkY_06bpWeFVIBcTE6FslrA], Kinderhook Books [https://www.kinderhookbooks.com/], McNally Jackson [https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/], Tombolo Books [https://tombolobooks.com/]) Pinterest Feed Tours   Obsessions Olivia - Pen Pals Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pen-pals/id1793932732] Becca - Learning French (on Duolingo [https://www.duolingo.com/])   What we read this week Becca - Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781668078181], Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593441299] (Out April 22), Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9780593200827] Olivia -    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy [https://bookshop.org/a/86846/9781250827951] (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 [http://quince.com/bop] for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order. Wayfair - Shop the best selection of home improvement online at Wayfair.com [http://wayfair.com]   Join our Facebook group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/badonpaperpodcast/] for amazing book recs & more!  Buy our Merch [https://badonpaperpodcast.com/merch/terrence-sticker-3-x-3]! Join our Geneva! [https://links.geneva.com/invite/eb81e976-3fa4-4b8e-8822-528606a5bf5f] Order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739425/such-a-bad-influence-by-olivia-muenter/]! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! [https://oliviamuenter.substack.com/] Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! [https://beccafreeman.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web&r=se7xa]  [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736180/the-christmas-orphans-club-by-becca-freeman/] Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/badonpaperpodcast/?hl=en]. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter [https://www.instagram.com/oliviamuenter/] and Becca @beccamfreeman [https://www.instagram.com/beccamfreeman/].