October 2026 Three Things
We have things on things on things this week! We're talking about Back Where We Started 's pub week, something that's a bit meaty for a Thre...
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Bad On Paper
Bad books and good advice from two questionably young adults. Join 30-something YA enthusiasts Grace Atwood and Becca Freeman every other week for a book club featuring a young adult title t...
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20 of 448 episodesPREVIEW: Listen To The First Chapter of Becca's New Book
Audio excerpted courtesy of Penguin Random House Audio from BACK WHERE WE STARTED by Becca Freeman, read by Brittany Pressley. © 2026 Becca...
Early 2010s Pop Culture Nostalgia
Becca's upcoming book Back Where We Started , which is set partially on the set of a 2010's teen soap, got us feeling nostalgic and inspired...
Main Characters Book Club
We can't wait to talk about our September Book Club Pick, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer ! Keep listening to hear about our thoughts on the...
Would You Rather: Book Edition
This week, we're debating some bookish "would you rather" scenarios: open= or closed-door sex scene? Prologue or get right into it? US or UK...
The Parisian Heist Bonus Book Club
Time for our final Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza ! We loved chatting about the dual timeline narrative, art...
Fall 2026 Catch Up
This week we're doing a fall catch up! We're getting into what's been going on in our lives that don't make our weekly highs and lows, from...
September 2026 Three Things
New month, new Things! This week, we cover big milestones, geographic anomalies, buzzy TV, travel, reading strategies, and more! Our Things:...
Our 2026 Reading Stats (So Far)
This week we're reviewing our reading stats from this year! We walk through how we track, our reading habits this year, and discuss everythi...
The Book Witch Book Club
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 lover...
One & Only Bonus Book Club
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 ar...
Summer 2026 Listener Q&A
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 s...
August 2026 Three Things
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...
Our Favorite Novel First Lines
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 an...
The Burning Side Book Club
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 n...
Celebrity Book Matchmaker
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...
Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club: The Five-Star Weekend
We're so excited about the first installment of our Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club , discussing The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand ! W...
July 2026 Three Things
Happy Three Things Day! We have some hot topics to discuss, from T&The pop culture wedding of the century, the Odyssey movie, drafting habit...
2026 Reading Preview Part 2!
We're back with more book recs! We asked friends of the pod Corey Ann Haydu, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Sanjana Basker, and John Glynn to shar...
Catching up with Robinne Lee
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 Yo...