Bad On Paper

By: Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
  • Summary

  • 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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Episodes
  • A Holly Jolly Gift Guide
    Nov 20 2024
    It’s about that time for a holly jolly gift guide! We gathered gift ideas for every price point from 5-year journals to candy to candles and more! Under $25 Furbish Studio Matchbook Ornament - $28 BonBon holiday gift box - Med - $28 Book Person Mug ($15) + a book Weleda Skin Food - $13 Thrifted Matchstrike W/ Matches Framebridge ornaments ($25) $25-$50 LEUCHTTURM1917 - Some Lines A Day ($33) + a nice pen Custom Pet Stamp - $33 Confetti Flutes ($24) + Bottle of champagne Watercolor Set ($29.99) + Watercolor coloring book ($15) Rooms of Their Own: Where Great Writers Write book ($26) Photo prints Necessaire Body Serum ($48) $50-$100 Fredricks & Mae cutting board (med $95; small $40) and a cookbook like More Is More and Cook this Book by Molly Baz, What Goes With What by Julia Turshen, and What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers Free People Classic Striped Crewneck ($98) or Malibu Surf Sweater Set ($88) Goldbelly Essa Bagel Brunch for 6 - $99 Etsy Handmade ceramic mugs (so many to choose from, usually $60 - $80) Maya Base Perfume Oil $72 Target gift card and a friend date $100+ Hotel lobby candle votive candle - $145 Lingua Franca Sweatshirt - $175 (LFBECCA10 for 10% off) Cozy Earth Cuddle Blanket Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones - $350 Coach Brooklyn Shoulder Bag 39 $495 Engraved Locket/Jewelry from Monica Vinader - $130 - $178 Obsessions Becca - Grossy Pelosi Big Italian Sandwich Puzzle Olivia - Little Women (2019) What we read this week Becca - The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab Olivia - Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young, The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com) Sponsors Babbel - Get up to 60% off your Babbel subscription at Babbel.com/BOP. This is Small Business - Follow This is Small Business: Behind the Buy wherever you get your podcasts. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER to get 10% off your first month. 831 Stories - Use the code BOP for 15% off their first order on 831stories.com. Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Buy our Merch! Join our Geneva! Order Olivia’s Book, 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.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Debut Author Spotlight
    Nov 13 2024

    This week, we talked to four debut authors with books that came out in 2024 or are coming out in 2025 about their paths to publication! Get ready to load up your TBR and hear their advice for writers and recent favorite books.

    We chatted with

    Marian Schembari, author of A Little Less Broken

    Amanda Eisenberg, author of People Are Talking

    Lauren Evans, author of Casket Case

    Courtney Preiss, author of Welcome Home, Caroline Kline



    Obsessions

    Olivia - Puzzles

    Becca - McIntosh apples

    What we read this week

    Becca - Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley (out 2/24)

    Olivia - Babel by RF Kuang, We Used To Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

    Sponsors

    Prose - See the difference custom haircare can make with FIFTY percent off at prose.com/bop

    Rifle Paper Co - Through Wednesday, December 31, 2024, Bad on Paper listeners can use code BOP30 for 30% off sitewide at riflepaperco.com

    Follow This is Small Business wherever you get your podcasts.

    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

    Buy our Merch!

    Join our Geneva!

    Order Olivia’s Book, 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.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • November 2024 Three Things
    Nov 6 2024

    We’re keeping things light this week by sharing a fun batch of Three Things!

    Becca’s Things

    The Real Housewives of New York City

    Diving into the Holiday Season

    ‘The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books’ in The Atlantic

    Olivia’s Things

    Netflix’s upcoming holiday programming: Hot Frosty, The Merry Gentleman, Is it Cake Holiday, and Carry-On (here’s a full list!)

    The ‘Hear me out’ trend

    Obsessions:

    Olivia - That’s So True by Gracie Abrams

    Becca - The Is BookTok Actually About Reading? Episode of Culture Study

    Books:

    Becca - Trust by Hernan Diaz; The Getaway Car by Ann Patchett

    Olivia - Casket Case by Lauren Evans, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

    This Month’s Book Club Pick - Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

    Sponsors

    Farmacy - Visit farmacybeauty.com and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off your order.

    Follow This is Small Business: Behind the Buy wherever you get your podcasts.

    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

    Buy our Merch!

    Join our Geneva!

    Order Olivia’s Book, 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.

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    1 hr and 13 mins

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