Bad On Paper

Time is flying—both in this book and you know… in life—and we're clocking back in for another book club! We're excited to discuss this month's pick, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder! We chat about why we chose it, its unique structure, the dynamic of friends with vs without kids, and what 5 parties define our adulthood!
 
If you liked this book, you may like - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, Olive by Emma Gannon.
 
What we read this week
Olivia - Good People by Patmeena Sabit, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
Becca - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
 
April's Book Club Pick - 
 
Obsession
Becca - Up Thai on 72nd and 2nd
 
Sponsors
Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off.
MacMillan - Tiffany Crum's This Story Might Save Your Life is read by Julia Whelan and Sean Patrick Hopkins and available now, wherever you listen to audiobooks! 
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
Join our BFF Group!
Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!  
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

SO excited to have bestie of the pod (and co-host emeritus), Grace Atwood, on to talk about what she's been up to lately, specifically the joy of starting to write a novel! 
 
What we read this week
Olivia - You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon, Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra, A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan
Becca - Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
 
Grace's Recent Reads
In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Strangers by Belle Burden, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins, Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Obsession
Becca - American Girls and Taste Back by Harry Styles
 
Sponsors
Better Help - Get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER.
Master Class - Get an additional 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP.
Skims - Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at SKIMS.com.
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
Join our BFF Group!
Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!  
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

New month, new installment of Three Things! We're ready to get introspective, set goals, get random, and more! 
Becca's Things
Reece Witherspoon's Reel about talent vs. passion.
Is contemporary romance dead?
How to set writing goals.
 
Olivia's Things
Things from our childhoods that aged poorly (and well).
What we're excited about this year.
The last internet rabbit hole you fell into.
 
Obsession
Becca - Viral rotisserie chicken recipe
Olivia - The Hand by Annabelle Dinda 
 
What we read this week
Becca - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Sponsors
Caraway - take an additional 10% off your next purchase at Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout.
Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off.
Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER.
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
Join our BFF Group!
Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!  
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we're diving into a topic we haven't covered in 8 years of this podcast: Non-fiction! We aren't experts on the genre, so we asked our listeners about their favorites, too, and wow, did they have some books to share! 
 
Becca's Favorites
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's 3 Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson
Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein
No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNichol
 
Olivia's Favorites
A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst 
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb
1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg
Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President by E Jean Caroll 
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Janette McCurdy
 
Listener Favorites
Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum
We Might Just Make It After All by Elyce Arons
People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vanderkam 
Disney High by Ashley Spencer
Farenheit 182 by Mark Hoppus with Dan Ozzi 
Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block 
Running Memoirs
Solito by Javier Zamora
 
Obsession
Becca - Love Story
Olivia - Jessie Buckley
 
What we read this week
Macmillan - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, read by Bessie Carter, is available wherever you listen to audiobooks! 
Olivia - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochauser
Becca - Lina & June by Genevieve Wheeler (out 12/8), Games: A Love Story by Anna Maria Volkova (out 6/2), Play it Again by Georgia Clark (out 6/16)
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Sponsors
Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping and 365-day returns.
Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com to shop all things home.
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
Join our BFF Group!
Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!  
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

🚨 Spoilers ahead! 🚨 We're so pumped to dive deep into Olivia's novel, Little One! Becca asks Olivia all about the book, including the seed of the idea, how real world cults (and other cult novels!) influenced the book, how the book evolved across crafts, her thoughts on her main character's likability, how she perceives the ending, and So! Much! More! 
 
Listen to Little One's companion podcast Little Pod for more on Olivia's writing process! 
 
Obsession
Becca - Exploring her new neighborhood
Olivia - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
 
What we read this week
Olivia - The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, Helpless by Jessica Knoll (July 7)
Becca - Family Drama by Rebecca Fallon
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Sponsors
Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off.
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
Join our BFF Group!
Preorder Olivia's Book, Little One, and order Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.