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by Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.
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- 3 days ago40 min
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 crime, and the real-life history that inspired the book. We also have some recs for your post-reading rabbit holes! Want more art heist content? Listen to Last Seen Season 1, read Fake by Erica Katz, The Art Forger by B A Shapiro, Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr, and Vanishing Points by Kate Broad (Out August 2027) September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! 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.
- 4 days ago1h 20m
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 writing stuff, home projects, personal updates, and more! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - American Girl shirt What we've read this week Bacca - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza Sponsors Caraway Home - Visit carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/bop Better Help - Sign up and get 10% off at Betterhelp.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.
- 1 weeks ago1h 11m
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: Becca turning 40 A mysterious disappearing island The three-course reading method How we're thinking about travel Sterling Point A new app for book events September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - Arrtx markers Olivia - Folk Alley What we've read this week Olivia - Heather by Caitlin Mullen, Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen, Outlawed by Anna North Becca - Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Out 9/15) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off home and sleepwear. Masterclass - Right now, as a listener of this show, you get at least 15% off any annual membership at Masterclass.com/BOP 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.
- 2 weeks ago1h 7m
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 everything from ARCs to backlist books, re-reads and more! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - The Four Seasons on Netflix Olivia - Having a microwave What we've read this week Olivia - Ruins by Lily Brooks-Dalton Becca - The Shippers by Katherine Center, See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London (out 9/8) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Quince - Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com/bop Wayfair - Head to Wayfair.com or shop the Wayfair app for all things home. 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.
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
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 lovers for an uplifting read, and we can't wait to chat about its surprising twists, meta moments, author commentary, and more! We also ask ourselves: if you could visit any fictional world or hang out with any fictional character, which books would be first on your list? Don't forget to enter our Sol de Janeiro giveaway! September Book Club Pick - Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Obsessions Becca - Don't Say Good Luck on Netflix Olivia - Andy Cohen reading John of John on a yacht What we've read this week Becca - Under Story by Chloe Benjamin (out 9/1) Events Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. 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.
- Aug 20, 202645 min
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 area, get tickets to our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24! August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! 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.
- Aug 19, 20261h 24m
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 see the questions that came our way about reading, writing, home renovation discoveries, fall shopping, and more! August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer August Bonus Book Club Pick - One & Only by Maurene Goo Obsessions Olivia - Becca - Wifi Extender What we've read this week Olivia - Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Becca - Meeting New People by Daniel M. Lavery Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors Sol de Janeiro - One of the best parts about our Summer of Sol partnership is that we could not love Sol de Janeiro products any more. Don't forget, you can use go to soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10 and the 10% discount will be auto-added to your first purchase on most of their bestselling items, like our favorite Brazilian Bum Bum Cream and the Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist. That's 10% off at soldejaneiro.com/discount/BOP10. We are so excited for you to try all of their bestsellers, if you haven't already! Skims - Shop our favorites at SKIMS.com. Let them know we sent selecting "podcast" in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOP for an exclusive 20% off. 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.
- Aug 12, 20261h 0m
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 complaints, Hot Ones requests, and a tender time-travel q. Our Joint Thing The Wicker Trailer Becca's Things The pettiest complaints we have right now Who will take the Beach Read crown? Olivia's Things Celebrities we want to see on Hot Ones What is a moment in your life you'd want to relive? August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Obsessions Olivia - Eadem Chou Chou lip softening balm in guava fresca Becca - Microfiber glasses cleaning cloth What we've read this week Becca - Make Nice by Ryan Effgen, Main Characters by Bobby Palmer Olivia - Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth, The Seekers of Deer Creek by Thao Thai Events Get tickets for our Miami Bonus Book Club on August 24 Get tickets for our NYC Bonus Book Club on September 30 Sponsors BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER. Masterclass - get at least 15% off any annual membership at masterclass.com/BOP. Carway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take an additional 10% off your next purchase. 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.
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