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)

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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)

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October Book Club is here! It's time to share our feelings about Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. We covered our reading experience, the real-life stories that inspired the book, side characters we loved, and if we enjoyed the controversial epilogue, and more!

If you liked this book, you may like Anxious People by Fredrik Backman!

Obsessions

Olivia: Andrew Garfield (shoutout to his Chicken Shop Date)

Becca: Viviaia Maryjanes in black

What we read this week

Olivia: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, and 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)

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