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June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

What we read this week

Olivia - Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy, Wait for Me by Amy Jo Burns

Becca - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Ungodly Rich by Katharine McGee

Obsession

Becca - Utensil Holder and Williams-Sonoma Olivewood Utensils

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Happy Three Things Day! We have a very bookish set of Three Things, from buzzy book discourse, upsetting rebrands, first lines, bedding recommendations, and a call to action for you!

Shared Things

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Becca's Things

Polar Seltzer's visual rebrand

Our sheets philosophies

Olivia's Things

"High Concept" Novels

Favorite first lines of books

June's Book Club Pick - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

What we read this week

Becca - Off Campus

Olivia - Trader Joe's

Obsession

Becca - Sandwich by Catherine Newman

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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 hear from our listeners and some voice notes from Emma Brodie herself!

May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What we read this week

Olivia - Maine by J Courtney Sullivan, Kaaterskill Falls by Allegra Goodman, Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Becca - Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune, Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw (out July 7)

Obsession

Becca - Margaux Palermo Sandal

Olivia - Hit the Wall by Gracie Abrams

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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, if we'd like to see our own books adapted to the screen, and more!

Watch the trailers for Every Year After, Five-Star Weekend, and Verity to get excited for these releases.

May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What we read this week

Olivia - Almost Life by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Becca - Take Me With You by Steven Rowley

Obsession

Becca - Saturday Table Buffalo Chicken Cutlets with Ranchy Celery Slaw

Olivia - The Dark Wizard on HBO

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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 still care about the Met Gala? Find out this and more in this week's episode!

Olivia's Things

Naming Book Characters

Teachers who have made an impact on us

Do we still care about the Met Gala?

Becca's Things

Famesick by Lena Dunham

Author Career Milestones

May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What we read this week

Olivia - American Fantasy by Emma Straub, The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clark

Becca - Vantage Point by Sara Sligar

Obsession

Olivia - Killeagh by Kingfishr

Becca - Haagen Dasz Caramel Cone Ice Cream

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This week, we're catching up and going deep on our writing and reading lives, home updates, and what we're looking forward to this summer.

May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What we read this week

Becca - Famesick by Lena Dunham, Found Time by Caroline Goldstein

Obsession

Olivia - Her Crocs

Becca - Ladies of London

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So excited to dive deep into our April Book Club Pick: Good People by Patmeena Sabit! We chat about the news story that inspired this novel, its inventive structure, the POVs we connected to the most, the book's (intentionally) vague marketing package, and what we think happened at the end!

For more references for the content in this episode, read more here and here.

May's Book Club Pick - Into the Blue by Emma Brodie

What we read this week

• Becca - The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (out June 30)
• Olivia - Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (out October 6)
  

Obsession

• Olivia - Ladies of London
• Becca - Real Housewives of Rhode Island

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• Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.