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Bad On Paper

By: Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
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Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us. Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • Celebrity Book Matchmaker

    Celebrity Book Matchmaker
    Jul 22 2026
    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 if you didn't already guess, we took the assignment VERY seriously. Becca's Celebs Glen Powell - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, The Guncle by Steven Rowley, The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Tree Paine - The Boys' Club by Erica Katz, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan Anne Hathaway - All Fours by Miranda July, Famesick by Lena Dunham, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino Olivia's Celebs Alicia Carmody - Strangers by Belle Burden, The Alice Network by Kate Quinn, Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Noah Kahan - The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, Good Material by Dolly Alderton Pedro Pascal - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, John of John by Douglas Stuart, Bonus Travis Kelce Pick - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza What we read this week Olivia - The Children by Melissa Albert, London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe Becca - Dolly All The Time by Annabel Monaghan, Once, Again, Always by Amanda Gayle (out Oct 6) Obsessions Becca - MapTap.gg Sponsors 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. Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout 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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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club: The Five-Star Weekend

    Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club: The Five-Star Weekend
    Jul 16 2026

    We're so excited about the first installment of our Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club, discussing The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand! We break down our thoughts on the book, our favorite Elin Hilderbrand novels, and how the TV adaptation compares!

    Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

    • 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

    • 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

    • 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

    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.
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    56 mins
  • July 2026 Three Things

    July 2026 Three Things
    Jul 15 2026

    Happy Three Things Day! We have some hot topics to discuss, from T&The pop culture wedding of the century, the Odyssey movie, drafting habits, Gen Z fiction, and more!

    Becca's Things

    Mayflower or Oregon Trail?

    Resisting the urge to write backwards

    Gen Z authors entering fiction

    Olivia's Things

    The Odyssey movie

    Ideal book lengths

    The T&T Wedding

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

    Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks

    • 7/16 - The Five Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

    • 8/20 - One and Only by Maurene Goo

    • 9/17 - The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza

    What we read this week

    Olivia - People in Love by Claire Daverley

    Becca - Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie

    Obsessions

    Becca - Emack & Bolio Mudpie Ice Cream

    Olivia - Woman singing in minionese (@ellamott)

    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!

    BetterHelp - get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER

    Master Class - 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.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
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This is my all time favorite podcast and I can't wait to listen each week. The hosts Becca and Olivia are amazing and I love the variety between their book club episodes and other episodes too. 💜

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