Bad On Paper

We're so excited to start our summer series about how a book gets made! This week we're talking all about book agents, from what they do to how authors find an agent in the first place. We brought on Taylor Haggerty, an agent at Root Literary representing commercial fiction for teens and adults, and Iman Hariri-Kia, writer and editor born and based in New York City whose debut novel A Hundred Others Girls will be published July 26th by Sourcebooks.

We chat with Iman about her writing process for A Hundred Other Girls and how she found, queried, and picked out an agent to work with. Taylor explains an agent's role in the publishing process and shares her tips for choosing the right agent, how to regroup if you get passed on, and she gives us a sense of how much money an author can expect to make for a debut novel.

You can find Iman at @imanharirikia on Instagram and @imanharirikia on Tik Tok

You can find Taylor at @rootliterary on Instagram, rootliterary.com, and PublishersMarketplace.com

Related to our conversation:

Track Changes - First Draft with Sarah Enni

Obsessions

Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & The Time Traveler's Wife

Olivia: My Sweet Dumb Brain email newsletter by Katie Hawkins-Gaar

What we read this week!

Olivia:

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

Becca:

Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

Counterfeit by Kristin Chen

This Month's Book Club Pick: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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It's FINALLY time to talk about Cover Story by Susan Rigetti! Also, we recommend reading this book spoiler-free, so if you haven't read it yet, read it then listen to this ep! This book was fun, juicy, and compulsively readable. We discuss our overall thoughts on the book, what we thought of the format, and of course, we have a much-needed discussion about the ending!

Obsessions

Becca: Fresh flowers - Peony season

Olivia: The Deep End on Hulu

My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

What we read this week!

Olivia:

Meant To Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey

Becca:

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26!)

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

This Month's Book Club Pick:

Sponsors:

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We're already halfway through the year and it's time for a 2022 goals check-in! Both Olivia and Becca share the personal and professional goals they set for this year, give an update on their progress, and discuss what they've learned along the way!

Related to our convo:

Check out the journal Olivia has been using here!

Check out Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Listen to Grace and Becca's previous Goals episode here!

Obsessions

Olivia: Supergoop Glowstick SPF 50

Becca: Hustle on Netflix

What we read this week!

Becca:

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Reunion by Meghan Quinn

Olivia:

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Groupies by Sarah Priscus (out July 12)

Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano

This Month's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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This week we're discussing a topic we always get requests to cover, imposter syndrome! To help break things down, we brought on Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin, a licensed psychologist, executive coach, organizational consultant, and speaker. She recently gave a Ted X Talk about The Imposter Syndrome Parado, and is the co-author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life and the upcoming book, Your Unstoppable Greatness: Break Free From Imposter Syndrome, Cultivate Your Agency, and Achieve Your Ultimate Career Goals (out October 4)!

We discuss how imposter syndrome became her area of focus, the imposter cycle, and how to deal with imposter syndrome throughout your career. Lisa also discusses why she's staunchly anti-'fake it til you make it.'

You can find Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin on Linkedin at @drorbeaustin on Instagram and learn more about her course, masterclass, and more at dynamictransitionsllp.com.

Obsessions

Olivia: Vick's VapoCOOL Severe Cough Drops

Becca: Boden Smocked Bodice Midi Dress

Bonus: Becca's mini-high: Lava Nail Polish from Olive & June!

What we read this week!

Becca:

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Reunion by Meghan Quinn

Olivia:

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Night Swim by Megan Goldin

This Month's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (share your thoughts on the book with us at (843)-405-3157 or send a voice memo to [email protected])

Sponsors:

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This week we're (figuratively) ripping our skin off and talking about the books we're writing! This is an appetizer to a series we're planning to do this summer all about how a book gets made. We give a mini preview about what our books are about, and break down what our book writing process was like, from what made us finally start writing to what we wish we knew before we wrote our books. We also share the resources that helped us along our process and talk about what's coming next for our books!

We also recap our long weekend trips and our feelings about hot dogs 🌭

Resources that helped us in our process:

Becca:

• Books: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody, Story Genius by Lisa Cron, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
• Podcasts: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, First Draft with Sarah Enni
• Instagram Stories Highlights from Emily Henry; Hannah Orenstein; Jasmine Guillory

Olivia:

• Newsletter: Agents & Books by Kate McKean

Our Obsessions:

Becca: Tretorn Nylite Original Sneakers in Leather

Olivia: Darkness (AKA the sun going down)

What we read this week:

Becca:

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (out Aug 30, 2022!)

Olivia:

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

This Month's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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This week we're helping you build your summer reading list with recommendations from some of our favorite bookstagrammers! They each share two books they recommend we read this summer and answer a pressing question: If you could have a meal with any book character at any chain restaurant, which character and restaurant would you choose?

Sarah's Picks: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (esp for fans of Nothing To See Here)

The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Out July 5)

Find Sarah at @sarahsbookshelves

Amber's Picks

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola (Out July 5)

Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson

Find Amber at @byamberburns and www.byamberburns.com

Pheobe's Picks

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)

Find Phoebe at @readandwright

Morgan's Picks

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Find Morgan at @nycbookgirl (and check out our last ep with morgan here!)

Ashley's Picks

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (Out June 14)

Find Ashley at @ashleyspivey, @spiveysbookclub

Becca's Picks

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Olivia's Picks

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes (out June 14)

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (Out August 16) (check content warnings for this one!)

Obsessions

Olivia: New Boden dresses

Becca: Ten Percent via Amazon Prime

What we read this week!

Becca:

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Olivia:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Out July 12)

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

This Month's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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It's finally time to talk about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman! We loved this book and we're so excited to talk about it. We share our feelings and respond to listener calls about the book, its characters, its two timelines, and if we think the book accurately reflects how Hollywood operates today.

We also talk about the celebs we pictured as Gabe Parker, Olivia shares her celebrity interview stories, and we defend our celebrity crushes.

Obsessions

Becca: Pineapple Spindrift

Olivia: Birkenstock EVA Sandals (Becca also loves these foam faux Birkenstocks!)

What we read this week!

Olivia:

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

Becca:

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

June's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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This week we're chatting with New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books are Magic, Emma Straub! She's the author of five novels, including This Time Tomorrow, which came out on May 17.

We ask her about her path to becoming an author, and chat about the process of writing This Time Tomorrow. And as the first bookseller on the podcast, we ask Emma about how Books are Magic came into her life and she shares the surprises that come with owning a bookstore!

Find Emma at @emmastraub on IG, @emmastraub on Twitter, and at emmastraub.net

Emma's Book recs

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston (Out June 28)

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

What we read this week!

Olivia - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Becca - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Obsessions

Becca - Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls

Olivia - Free People (generally)

This Month's Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Sponsors:

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This week, we're together in person to talk about TRAVEL! Specifically, travel planning. We have travel on the brain, and thought you might, too. We discuss how we choose our destinations, how far in advance we plan our trips, if we like to plan ourselves or let someone else take over, the trips we have coming up, and MORE!

Our Travel Must-Haves

Olivia - AQUIS Rapid Dry Lisse Hair Wrap Towel

Becca - Sleeping Eye Mask, Megababe Thigh Rescue

Our Obsessions

Becca - Hotel Lobby Spa Candle

Olivia - Severance

What we read this week:

Becca - The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

Olivia - The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

This Month's Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Sponsors:

Night - take 20% off almost everything on discovernight.com with code BADONPAPER

Olive & June - visit OliveandJune.com/paper for 20% off your first Mani System

Zocdoc - go to Zocdoc.com/BOP to download the Zocdoc and start your search for a top-rated doctor today.

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This week we welcome Phylicia Jones, Senior Director of Global People Development at PagerDuty, to answer all your work questions. She shares an overview of her career, what drew her to working in HR, and answers listener questions about cover letters, learning to be a great manager, navigating ambiguity at work, quitting when you feel a personal obligation to your boss, and more.

Connect with Phylicia on Linkedin!

Phylicia's book recommendations

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink

Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau

Think Again by Adam Grant

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Grit by Angela Duckworth

How to Decide by Annie Duke

Obsessions

Olivia: The Somerset Maxi Linen Dress from Anthropologie

Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress

What we read this week!

Becca: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Olivia: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

May's Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Sponsors:

Hello Fresh - HelloFresh.com/BOP16 and use code BOP16 for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts.

Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/bop.

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

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.