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:...
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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 441 episodesOur 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...
Almost Life Book Club
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 evol...
Our Book Travel Agency
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...
Mid-Year Goals Check-In
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...
June 2026 Three Things
Happy Three Things Day! We have a very bookish set of Three Things, from buzzy book discourse, upsetting rebrands, first lines, bedding reco...
Into the Blue Book Club
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 h...
Book to Screen Adaptations
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,...
May 2026 Three Things
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...