Bad On Paper

We are SO thrilled to chat with Bad on Paper all-star, Robinne Lee! We caught up with Robinne all about her experience seeing The Idea of You go from book to film and her new book, Crash Into Me, out July 7! She shares the seedlings of inspiration for her new book, how it differs from writing The Idea of You, and more!

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

The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we'll have an in-person event in Chicago in July!

The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we'll have an in-person event in Miami in August.

The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we'll have an in-person event in NYC in September.

What we Read this Week

Olivia - June Baby by Shannon Garvey

Becca - Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick

Obsessions

Becca - Mary H.K. Choi on Forever35

Olivia - eBay charm shoes

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It's time to discuss our June Book Club Pick, Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave! We chat about how our feelings on the characters evolved as we got deeper into the book, whether we view this as a romance (and if the characters were MTB), and break down the jarring ending.

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

The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we'll have an in-person event in Chicago in July!

The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we'll have an in-person event in Miami in August.

The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we'll have an in-person event in NYC in September.

Obsessions

Becca - Olivia Rodrigo "You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love" especially Stupid Song and Expectations

Olivia - Widow's Bay

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Whether you're traveling this summer, or want to do so without leaving your couch, we're reporting for duty as your book travel agents! This week we're sharing some favorite reads that take place in popular (and personally beloved) travel destinations.

London

Olivia - Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Good Material by Dolly Alderton

Becca - Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason, Wahala by Nikki May, The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage

Paris

Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran MIllwood Hargrave

Becca - The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl, The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy, The Pairing by Casey McQuiston, The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah

Italy

Becca - Villa Coco by Sean Greer, Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly, Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Olivia - In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka

Beach

Olivia - The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Sea Wife by Amity Gaige, Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman, The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

Ireland

Olivia - Foster by Claire Keegan, Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Becca - The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, Normal People by Sally Rooney

Maine

Olivia - Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark

Becca - Happy Place by Emily Henry, Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes, Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore, Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein

Woods + Mountains

The God of The Woods by Liz Moore, Heartwood by Amity Gaige

Asia

Becca - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo, Fake by Erica Katz, If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

Olivia - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

Boat Trip/Cruise:

Becca - Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan, American Fantasy by Emma Straub,

Hawaii:

Becca - Famous in Love by Rebecca Serle, Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

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

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The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand, and we'll have an in-person event in Chicago in July!

The August 20 bonus book club pick - One and Only by Maurene Goo, and we'll have an in-person event in Miami in August.

The September 17 bonus book club pick - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, and we'll have an in-person event in NYC in September.

What we read this week

Olivia - Foster by Claire Keegan, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar, Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

Becca - Whistler by Ann Patchett

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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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