Bad On Paper
Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.
Episodes
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 nominations, and we're bursting with thoughts about this book! Keep listening to hear every single one of them.
August's Book Club Pick - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Summer of Sol Bonus Book Club Picks
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
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
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 ...
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 share the books they're most excited about in 2026. Amazing book recs ahead!
Becca's Picks - Habits of the Sea by Shea Earnshaw (Out July 7), Sophie Standing There by Meg Mason (Out September 8)
Corey Ann Haydu's Picks: Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Oringer (...
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 You go from book to film and her new book, Crash Into Me, out July 7! She shares the seedlings of inspiration for her new book, how it differs from writing The Idea of You, and more!
July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
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 evolved as we got deeper into the book, whether we view this as a romance (and if the characters were MTB), and break down the jarring ending.
July's Book Club Pick - The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
The July 16 bonus book club pick - The Five Star Week...
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 week we're sharing some favorite reads that take place in popular (and personally beloved) travel destinations.
London
Olivia - Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Good Material by Dolly Alderton
Becca - Ma...
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 for 2026.
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
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
Join our Facebook Group to cast your vote for our July Book Club Pick!
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Becca's Things
Polar Seltzer's visual rebrand
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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...
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 r...
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
...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&...
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.
This week, we're diving back into our reading history and pulling out the books we think deserve a little more love. TBR Fillers ahead!
Olivia's Hidden Gem Reads:
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connell
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We are bursting at the seams to talk about our April Things! We're talking juicy reads, sharing some grievances, debunking rumors, discussing book thoughts, and more!
Olivia's Things
Things that make us irrationally angry
Writing and reading sequels
Becca's Things
What constitutes literary fiction...
This week, we chatted with literary agent Alyssa Morris and East City Bookshop Buyer Emilie Sommer about 2026 publishing trends! We pick their brains about customer shopping behavior, what editors are looking for, how they know something is going to hit, and their big bets for the year.
Alyssa's 2026 Picks
How time has FLOWN! Eight years into the podcast, we wanted to look back and re-listen to our first episode with Olivia as a co-host! We reflect on how our lives have changed since 2022, listen back to highs and lows of the time, and revisit the questionnaire we used to break the ice!
April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit
Obsession
Olivia - Project Hail M...
Time is flying—both in this book and you know… in life—and we're clocking back in for another book club! We're excited to discuss this month's pick, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder! We chat about why we chose it, its unique structure, the dynamic of friends with vs without kids, and what 5 parties define our adulthood!
If you liked this book, you may like - The Celebrants by Steven Row...
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