This week we're reviewing our reading stats from this year! We walk through how we track, our reading habits this year, and discuss everything from ARCs to backlist books, re-reads and more!

September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Obsessions

Becca - The Four Seasons on Netflix

Olivia - Having a microwave

What we've read this week

Olivia - Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Becca - The Shippers by Katherine Center, See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London (out 9/8)

Events

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

Sponsors

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Happy Book Club Day! Time to chat about our August Book Club Pick, The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer. We chose this ode to books and book lovers for an uplifting read, and we can't wait to chat about its surprising twists, meta moments, author commentary, and more! We also ask ourselves: if you could visit any fictional world or hang out with any fictional character, which books would be first on your list?

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September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Obsessions

Becca - Don't Say Good Luck on Netflix

Olivia - Andy Cohen reading John of John on a yacht

What we've read this week

Becca - Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (out 9/1)

Events

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

Sponsors

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It's Bonus Book Club Time! We loved reading One & Only by Maurene Goo, and we can't wait to discuss it today. And if you're in the Miami area, get tickets to our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24!

August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

Events

Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

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Today, we're turning the reins over to you and doing a listener Q&A! It's been a while since we've done one of these, and it was so fun to see the questions that came our way about reading, writing, home renovation discoveries, fall shopping, and more!

August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

August Bonus Book Club Pick - One & Only by Maurene Goo

Obsessions

Olivia -

Becca - Wifi Extender

What we've read this week

Olivia - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Becca - Meeting New People by Daniel M. Lavery

Events

Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows.

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Happy Three Things Day! We have one overlapping thing that we got a LOT of DM's about, keep listening to find out what that is! Plus, petty complaints, Hot Ones requests, and a tender time-travel q.

Our Joint Thing

The Wicker Trailer

Becca's Things

The pettiest complaints we have right now

Who will take the Beach Read crown?

Olivia's Things

Celebrities we want to see on Hot Ones

What is a moment in your life you'd want to relive?

August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

Obsessions

Olivia - Eadem Chou Chou lip softening balm in guava fresca

Becca - Microfiber glasses cleaning cloth

What we've read this week

Becca - Make Nice by Ryan Effgen, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Olivia - Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai

Events

Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

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Today we're diving into a topic we've been wanting to cover for a while: first lines in books! We chat about preferences as both a reader and a writer, our own first lines, and play a guessing game to name the book by its first line.

August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

• 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

• 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

Obsessions

Becca - Sour patch peaches

Olivia- "Untangling" by Angie McMahon

Events

Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24

Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10, and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

If you missed out on tickets or don't live in one of the cities we're visiting, we want to spoil one lucky listener with a box of our favorite Sol de Janeiro products and some Bad on Paper swag. You can enter here anytime between now and Tuesday August 11 at noon EST. The giveaway is open to US listeners 18+ only. Find the information for event tickets and the giveaway plus bonus book club episode dates can be found at badonpaperpodcast.com/summerofsol.

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We are so ready to discuss our July Book Club Pick, The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff. This was our listeners' pick that beat out 27 other nominations, and we're bursting with thoughts about this book! Keep listening to hear every single one of them.

August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer

Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

• 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

• 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

Obsessions

Becca - Beautiful by Drew Barrymore Air Fryer

Olivia - NYT Cooking App

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10, and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off.

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In today's ep we're assigning reading syllabi to some of our favorite celebrities and telling them what we think they should be reading! And if you didn't already guess, we took the assignment VERY seriously.

Becca's Celebs

Glen Powell - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, The Guncle by Steven Rowley, The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Tree Paine - The Boys' Club by Erica Katz, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan

Anne Hathaway - All Fours by Miranda July, Famesick by Lena Dunham, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

Olivia's Celebs

Alicia Carmody - Strangers by Belle Burden, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Noah Kahan - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Pedro Pascal - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, John of John by Douglas Stuart,

Bonus Travis Kelce Pick - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff

Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

• 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

• 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

What we read this week

Olivia - The Children by Melissa Albert, London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

Becca - Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan, Once, Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (out Oct 6)

Obsessions

Becca - MapTap.gg

Sponsors

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We're so excited about the first installment of our Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, discussing The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand! We break down our thoughts on the book, our favorite Elin Hilderbrand novels, and how the TV adaptation compares!

Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

• 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

• 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

• 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

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Happy Three Things Day! We have some hot topics to discuss, from T&The pop culture wedding of the century, the Odyssey movie, drafting habits, Gen Z fiction, and more!

Becca's Things

Mayflower or Oregon Trail?

Resisting the urge to write backwards

Gen Z authors entering fiction

Olivia's Things

The Odyssey movie

Ideal book lengths

The T&T Wedding

July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff

Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

• 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

• 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

• 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

What we read this week

Olivia - People in Love by Claire Daverley

Becca - Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie

Obsessions

Becca - Emack & Bolio Mudpie Ice Cream

Olivia - Woman singing in minionese (@ellamott)

Sponsors

Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already!

BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER

Master Class - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP

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