It’s time for the most August 2025 Three Things to Ever Three Things. From AI to face shapewear to Labubus, and more, there’s so much to discuss! Let’s get into it.

Olivia’s Things

DNF-ing

Skims Face Shapewear

Labubus

Becca’s Things

The articles “I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students” by Meghan O’Rourke [gift link] and ”The Force-Feeding of AI on an Unwilling Public” by Ted Gioia

Mind Meld Game

The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3

Obsessions

Becca - Freakier Friday

Olivia - Sorry, Baby

What we read this week

Becca - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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As a bonus to our episode discussing comparison and competition, we invited Chelsea Bieker to continue the conversation, and how comparison and competition manifest for her, specifically within her publishing career and the strategies she’s learned to quiet these emotions.

Read more from Chelsea in her newsletter Make Up Your Life, fountainpractice.com, and her latest book Madwoman is out now!

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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We’ve been trying to make an episode about comparison and competition (an Olivia Muenter favorite topic!) happen for a while, and it’s finally here! We’re discussing our personal histories with comparison and competition and how it manifests in our personal and professional lives. We’re even diving into whether we ever compare ourselves to each other.

We’re talking about if we define ourselves as competitive people, topics that bring up jealousy, how comparison and competition manifests in our author lives, and even within the podcast.

Obsessions

B: Hues and Cues

O: eBay (vintage hats, weird jewelry, old books)

What we read this week

O: Greenwich by Kate Broad

B: 

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (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

Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for 40% off!

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It’s book club day! We’re so excited to talk about our listener-selected book club pick, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. There’s a lot to cover in this story set during the 1980s space race. We discuss our feelings about the main characters, the aspects of the book we gravitated towards, our favorite space songs, and more! 

Obsessions:

Becca - Ruby lobster roll off watercolor painting

Olivia - Alexander Skarsgard interview circuit

Reading:

Olivia -  Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown 

Becca - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar (out 8/12)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Knight and The Moth by Rachel Gillig (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

Cozy Earth - go to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% off best-selling temperature-regulating sheets, apparel, and more.

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Our last desert island episode was so popular, we hopped a quick trip back to the island for part 2. This time we’re talking all things clothing and travel.

Jeans 

Becca - Frame Le Slim Palazzo

Olivia - Gap Ultra Soft Barrel Leg Jeans 

Bra

Becca & Olivia - Skims T-Shirt Bra

Underwear

Becca - Skims fits everybody thong

Olivia - CUUP high waisted

Shoe

Becca - Onitsuka Tigre Mexico 66

Olivia - EVA Birkenstocks

Obsessions

Becca - BBQ Brawl

What we read this week

Becca - Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert, Happy All The Time by Laurie Colwin

Olivia - 

Travel Essential

Becca - Dagne Dover Duffel Bag

Olvia - Bose Quiet Comfort Noise Cancelling Headphones

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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

Avaline Wine - head to drinkavaline.com/badonpaper and use code BADONPAPER to get 15% off your order. 

Ritual - Get 25% off your first month at ritual.com/BADONPAPER.

Better Help - Our listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/badonpaper.

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We are so excited to have Navessa Allen on the pod to talk about all things spicy romance! 

We hear about how she got started writing romance, how she handles taboo topics, what it’s like having viral success, and her experience as self-published author who began working for a traditional publishing house.

Her books Lights Out and Caught Up are out now. 

Obsessions

Becca - Watercolor set & workbook

Olivia - The Truman Show

What we read this week

Olivia - Set Piece by Lana Schwartz

Becca - Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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 and three hundred and sixty-five-day returns.

Caraway - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for an additional 10% off your next purchase.

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This week, we’re going to be sharing our desert island picks for categories from entertainment, to food, clothing, beauty, and more! 

Shoutout to Hillary Kerr’s newsletter for the episode inspo!  

Some of our picks 

Books to read for the rest of time: 

Becca - The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Olivia - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, The God of The Woods by Liz Moore

Books we like to recommend: 

B: TIOY

Olivia - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Jeans

Becca - Frame Le Slim Palazzo

Olivia: Gap Ultra Soft Barrel Leg Jeans 

Shoes 

Becca - Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66

Olivia - EVA Birkenstocks

Body Lotion: 

Becca - UBeauty Super Body Hydrator

Olivia - Necessaire Body Serum

Complexion Makeup: 

Becca - Armani luminous silk

Olivia - It Cosmetics CC Cream

Obsessions

Olivia - DISSH

Becca - Quince Organic Airy Gazue Blanket

What we read this week

Becca - Heart the Lover by Lily King (out 10/7); Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Olivia - Tilt by Emma Pattee, Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy, The Turnout by Megan Abbot, The Compound by Aisling Rawl

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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 explore their outdoor selection.

Cost Earth - Visit cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% off best-selling sheets, apparel, and more.

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It’s time for July Three Things! Tune in for a game, fantasy dinner parties, writing process dives, best books of the year (so far), Materialists thoughts, and more! 

Becca’s Things

Materialists

Hallmark Movie Game

Dream Summer Dinner Party 

Olivia’s Things

Materialists

Favorite Reads in 2025 so far (Becca’s includes One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, Heart the Lover by Lily King. Olivia’s includes Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach) 

Writing Process Evolutions

Obsessions

Becca - Old Navy tank tops

Olivia - Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach

What we read this week

Becca - These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (out 7/8); Fun For the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith

Olivia - The Bombshell by Darrow Farr, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison Espach, It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan, Dear Writer by Maggie Smith

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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

Sunny Side Up - Grab your copy of Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino wherever books are sold.

Caraway - take 10% off your next purchase at Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout.

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We’re excited to dive into our June Book Club Pick: June Book Club Pick - All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman. We had a great time reading this hilarious and Scaredy Cat approved mystery, and can’t wait to hear what you think! 

Watch the full interview with Sarah Harman Olivia mentioned here.

Obsessions

Becca - Milk Duds

Olivia - Vitality Leggings/Shorts (Bonus: Olivia’s High is Yoga With Adrienne’s Yoga for Writers Video)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (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 right now to shop a huge outdoor selection.

Sunny Side Up - Grab your copy of Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino wherever books are sold.

Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

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It’s time for Part 2 of our 2025 reading preview! We invited some friends of the pod to chat about the books they’re most excited to pick up this year! 

Lauren Puckett-Pope’s Picks - Katabasis by R. F. Kuang (Out August 26), Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

Kristen L. Berry’s Picks - Greenwich by Kate Broad (Out July 22), It's Different This Time by Joss Richard (Out September 30). Her Novel, We Don’t Talk about Carol is out now!

Morgan Pager’s Picks - My Train Leaves at Three by Natalie Guerrero (Out July 15), Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria. Her Book The Art of Vanishing is out July 1!

Clémence Michallon’s Picks - El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott, Kill Your Darlings by Peter Swanson. Her Book Our Last Resort is out July 8! 

Nnenna's Picks - Plus Size Player by Danielle Allen, The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy (Out September 16)

Becca’s Picks - Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh, The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (Out September 2) 

Olivia’s Picks - What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown, The Compound by Aisling Rawle (Out June 24)

Obsessions

Olivia - Her Paper Palace Playlist

Becca - Seen Scalp Restore Serum

What we read this week

Becca - It’s A Love Story by Annabel Monaghan

Olivia - We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry

June Book Club Pick - All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman

July Book Club Pick - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

Have thoughts about these books you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop a huge outdoor selection.

Better Help - Get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER. 

Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for 40% Off. 

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