This week we're (figuratively) ripping our skin off and talking about the books we're writing! This is an appetizer to a series we're planning to do this summer all about how a book gets made. We give a mini preview about what our books are about, and break down what our book writing process was like, from what made us finally start writing to what we wish we knew before we wrote our books. We also share the resources that helped us along our process and talk about what's coming next for our boo...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 224
This week we're helping you build your summer reading list with recommendations from some of our favorite bookstagrammers! They each share two books they recommend we read this summer and answer a pressing question: If you could have a meal with any book character at any chain restaurant, which character and restaurant would you choose? Sarah's Picks: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (esp for fans of Nothing To See Here) The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Out July 5) Find Sarah at @sarahsbo...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 223
It's finally time to talk about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman ! We loved this book and we're so excited to talk about it. We share our feelings and respond to listener calls about the book, its characters, its two timelines, and if we think the book accurately reflects how Hollywood operates today. We also talk about the celebs we pictured as Gabe Parker, Olivia shares her celebrity interview stories, and we defend our celebrity crushes. Obsessions Becca: Pineapple Spindrift Olivia: Bir...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 222
This week we're chatting with New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books are Magic , Emma Straub! She's the author of five novels, including This Time Tomorrow , which came out on May 17. We ask her about her path to becoming an author, and chat about the process of writing This Time Tomorrow. And as the first bookseller on the podcast, we ask Emma about how Books are Magic came into her life and she shares the surprises that come with owning a bookstore! Find Emma at @emmastraub on IG...
May 18, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 221
This week, we're together in person to talk about TRAVEL! Specifically, travel planning. We have travel on the brain, and thought you might, too. We discuss how we choose our destinations, how far in advance we plan our trips, if we like to plan ourselves or let someone else take over, the trips we have coming up, and MORE! Our Travel Must-Haves Olivia - AQUIS Rapid Dry Lisse Hair Wrap Towel Becca - Sleeping Eye Mask, Megababe Thigh Rescue Our Obsessions Becca - Hotel Lobby Spa Candle Olivia - S...
May 11, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 120
This week we welcome Phylicia Jones, Senior Director of Global People Development at PagerDuty, to answer all your work questions. She shares an overview of her career, what drew her to working in HR, and answers listener questions about cover letters, learning to be a great manager, navigating ambiguity at work, quitting when you feel a personal obligation to your boss, and more. Connect with Phylicia on Linkedin! Phylicia's book recommendations Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Start with Why by S...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Hi space nuts! It's time to discuss our April book club pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This book is Olivia's most-recommended read, and Becca (to her surprise) loved the book, too! In this week's ep we discuss how we picture Rocky, if we'd ever go to space, and listen to your voicemails about your thoughts on the book. We also have a space food taste test live on the pod to fully get ourselves into the theme! Obsessions Olivia: Athleta Cabo Linen Wide Leg Pant Becca: Athleta Salutation St...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Today, we're continuing to get to know Olivia as she's answering your questions! She answers questions including how she met her husband (and dog!), what she was like as a kid, her typical workday, her go-to airport snacks, her niche interests, her childhood celeb crush, and her favorite way to eat a potato. She also shares her book hot takes, her favorite past BOP book club pick, and a book from childhood that made her a lifelong reader. If you're looking to get to know Becca a little more, che...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 217
This week we're re-visiting a highly requested topic: our morning routines! We discuss the goals behind our morning routine, when we wake up (and when we have to be asleep to make that happen) what we do first thing in the morning, our at-home coffee order, breakfast, exercise, getting into work mode, and how our weekends look different. Obsessions Becca - Balance Bound Undated Daily Notepad Olivia - Song - My Ego Dies at The End by Jensen McRae and her album Are You Happy Now? (and you can find...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Reporting live from our first one-on-one hangout ever, Olivia and Becca are together in person to kick off this new era of Bad On Paper! To start off this month of getting to know Olivia, we'll be answering some of The 36 Questions that Lead to Love from the New York Times Modern Love column, in hopes that we fall a little in love and so does our audience! These questions have us discussing our dream dinner guests, if we'd want to be famous, our 'perfect day', health anxiety, what we have in com...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 215
It's time to talk about our March book club pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerso n. We absolutely LOVED this book. We discuss what grabbed us about this book, the themes of not understanding your parents as individuals vs. parents and identity, all the food in this book (including black cake!), our feelings on the ending, and more! We also say our podcast goodbyes to Grace! (IRL, we're planning our Charleston reunion as we speak) Books this reminded us of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 214
It's the last 'Just Us' episode with Grace, and we're reflecting on our podcast memories throughout the years! We talk about Grace's highs and lows of doing the podcast, what she's learned about herself through the pod, and her advice for Olivia for taking over the pod! We also look back on our first few episodes, talk about the book we wish we recorded a book club about, and the obsessions she wants to double down on. Books Grace thinks are book club worthy! I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane...
Mar 23, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 213
This week, we're getting to know Becca's new cohost (starting April 6) Olivia Muenter ! We talk to Olivia about her background, her initial thoughts when Becca approached her to be a co-host, what she's most excited and nervous about joining the podcast, and topics she wants to discuss on the pod. We also discuss more book-ish things like Olivia's novel-writing process, her reading tastes, her dream reading setup, and what books she can read over and over again. Listen to our previous episode wi...
Mar 16, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 212
This week, we're doing a Q&A! We answer your questions about our favorite (and least favorite) Book Club Picks, future projects we're excited about, getting motivated, how to get through a bad mood, what we're watching right now, and more! Our favorite podcasts hosted by two best friends A Thing or Two Happier in Hollywood Girls Gotta Eat What we're watching right now The Dropout Oscar Best Picture Nominees AFI 100 List Discovery of Witches Euphoria Bel-Air Bridgerton Season 2 (out March 25)...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 211
This week, we got the chance to chat with Kate Spencer, co-host of Forever35 and author of the memoir The Dead Moms Club . We talk about her first novel In a New York Minute (which is a Grace approved romance BTW!) discuss her writing process, and she shares her advice for aspiring writers. We discuss how she got to where she is today, her desert island beauty picks, the books she's loving right now, and of course, Wordle. You can find Kate at @katespencer on Instagram, @katespencerwrites on Tik...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 210
This week, it's finally time to talk about Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner ! Grace loved this book, but Becca was… just meh! We discuss our differing opinions on the book, our mid-book theories, what we thought about the ending, and what kinds of thrillers we reach for. We also talk about Bone, Marry, Bury finally being out, Grace's upcoming trips, and more! Obsessions: Grace: Tory Burch Resort + Swimsuits Becca: Inventing Anna What we read this week: Becca: The Unsinkable Greta James by Je...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 209
We can't believe we haven't done this episode before, but today we're sharing our favorite Amazon finds! To get a full list of our favorites, check out the show notes below or click this link ! We also talk about our IRL reunion in NYC, Becca's bad mail day, and Grace breaking her Wordle streak. Our home finds Becca: Lazy susans ( for spices , for fridge ), Metal reusable straws , Chateau Spill wine spray Grace: Onion Chopper , Marble Ice Cream Bowls , Cabana Stripe Beach Towels Clothing/Beauty ...
Feb 16, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 208
So today we have some bittersweet news. In this episode, we talk about this big news, the future of the podcast, and our podcast highs from the last 4 years. 'Just Us' Episodes we loved Always Ask For More Money – Negotiating Your Salary, Getting A Promotion, and Setting Freelance Rates How We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!) FMK: Quarantine Edition Favorite Snacks, Chores That Give Us A Rush, and The Brighter Side of Quarantine. Listener Q&A: Big Life Decisions, Career ...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 207
It's time for our first guest of 2022! This week we're speaking with Lindsay Silberman, blogger, and founder of Hotel Lobby Candle . We talk about her career path, when she got into blogging, how she started Hotel Lobby Candle, what it takes to even create a scent, her favorite travel destinations, and more! We also talk about reading nonfiction in the morning and dealing with injuries. You can find Lindsay at @lindsaysilb on Instagram, lindsaysilberman.com , and check out Hotel Lobby Candles at...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 206
This week our Book Club is BACK and we're discussing Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult . This book deals with Covid-19, which you may or may not have the emotional capacity to read about right now. We totally understand if you could not join us for this book club. Wish You Were Here follows Diana, a type-a art specialist who has her entire life planned out. She has been planning her dream trip to the Galapagos with her surgeon boyfriend. In March 2020, on the eve of their trip, New York City is...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Now that we've caught up from our winter break, it's time to think about one of our favorite topics: goals! We reflect on how we did with our 2021 goals, talk about how we feel going into 2022, and break down the professional and personal goals we want to achieve this year. We also talk about Becca's homemade buffalo chicken wrap, Grace's outdoorsy weekend in L.A., and more! What we read/listen to when thinking of our goals! Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and ...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 204
After a restorative break, we're back and ready to fill you in on what we were up to over the holidays! We talk about our high highs (Becca finishing the first draft of her book! Grace's Chappy Wrap collab dropping TODAY!) and low lows (Omicron anxiety). We also break down everything we read and watched during our time off! What Grace read over the break The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro Just One Look by Lindsay Came...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 203
This week is our last episode of 2021 and we're covering holidays past and present! We talk about our favorite holiday memories, recipes, movies, books, gifting advice, what's on our wish list and more! We also talk about our thanksgivings, Grace's recovery from the cold from hell, and Becca finally being able to talk about her secret project ! Our Holiday Gifting Recommendations Grace's Ornaments Rec Becca's Candle Rec Becca's Socks Rec Our Go-To Holiday Recipes Grace's Egg Nog Recipe Becca's F...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 202
We're finishing our end-of-year tradition of interviewing each other, and this time Grace is in the hot seat! Becca asks Grace your questions about the ins and outs of her job, if blogging has ever impacted her self-image, if she'd ever write a book, her favorite Charleston spots, long-distance relationship advice, if she got her driver's license yet, and so much more! Obsessions Grace - Beautypie's Gingerbread, Almond & Orange Blossom Candle Becca - Friday Night Lights , Pinhook Bourbon Wha...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 201
This week we finally get to discuss our November Book Club pick, Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. This book captured modern dating in a way we haven't seen before, and honestly, we can't agree on if the ending was satisfying or not. Ghosts follows Nina Dean, a London woman in her early thirties with a successful career as a food writer and loving friends and family. When she downloads a dating app, she meets a great guy on her first date. When Max tells Nina he's going to marry her on date one, it feel...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 200
We're so excited to continue our yearly tradition of interviewing each other, starting off with Grace interviewing Becca! (Grace will have her turn in the hot seat in a few weeks!) Grace asks Becca your questions about bookish things, her new creative projects, career reflections, dating & friendship advice, what she's learned about herself in the past year, and So! Much! More! Becca's Misc. Mentions: For Getting Started at Book Writing - Save the Cat writes a Novel Her GoodReads Account - F...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 199
It's been a big year of reading, and today we're talking about our favorite books from 2021! We each picked a top 5 and also had our listeners weigh in on the best books—from thrillers to romance to non-fiction to backlist—they read this year. If you're in search of book recs, look no further, we have the best of the best for you! Grace's Favorites - The Push by Ashley Audrain (Mystery/Thriller) - Good Night Beautiful by Aimee Mollloy (Mystery/Thriller) - Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Sc...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 198
This week we interviewed Grace Bonney, founder of Design Sponge to talk about her new book, Collective Wisdom ! We learn how she got to where she is today, what inspired her to write a book about women over 50, how she found the women featured in her book, and the interviews that had the greatest impact on her. We also talk about Design Sponge, how it felt to close it down on her terms, and her thoughts on going back to school as an adult! Follow Grace Bonney Instagram - @grace__bonney & @de...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 197
It's book club week and this month we're talking about A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin. Capturing start-up culture can be a hit or miss, and we really think Laura Hankin got it right in this book. A Special Place for Women follows a daring reporter who infiltrates an exclusive female-run members club, whose members are far more powerful than she imagined. We also talk about not knowing what's next, Becca's Sweater status, and Grace's accidental trespassing adventure. Pick up A Special ...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Since we both celebrated our birthdays recently, we thought it would be fun to spend today's episode reminiscing and looking forward. We reminisce on our most memorable birthdays as kids, have a very in-depth conversation about ice cream cake, and talk about how 40th birthday parties are the year to go ALL OUT. We also talk about aging and if/how milestone birthdays spark anxiety about getting older. Also, Grace recaps her Vienna trip, Becca talks about her trip upstate, and we mourn the loss of...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 195
