It's somehow halfway into the year, and we are ready to check in with our annual goals! Keep listening for personal and professional updates for 2026.

June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

What we read this week

Olivia - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

Becca - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee

Obsession

Becca - Utensil Holder and Williams-Sonoma Olivewood Utensils

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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This week, we chatted with literary agent Alyssa Morris and East City Bookshop Buyer Emilie Sommer about 2026 publishing trends! We pick their brains about customer shopping behavior, what editors are looking for, how they know something is going to hit, and their big bets for the year.

Alyssa's 2026 Picks

In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto

The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

One & Only Maurene Goo

Games by Anna Maria Volkova

Emilie's 2026 Picks

Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola

Five by Ilona Bannister

London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

Under Story by Chloe Benjamin

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson

American Fantasy by Emma Straub

April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit

What we read this week

Olivia - The Fountain by Casey Scieska, In Her Defense by Phillipa Malicka, Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor, The Sirens by Emilia Hart

Becca - Once And Again by Rebecca Serle; American Fantasy by Emma Straub

Obsession

Becca - Garlic Slicer

Olivia - New notes app system

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