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Yesterday we talked about In Five Years by Rebecca Serle and today she is joining us to give a behind the scenes look at how she wrote the book! Rebecca is an author and television writer in NYC and LA, she has written 6 novels and co-developed the hit television adaptation of her YA series, Famous in Love. We talk about the differences between screenwriting and writing a novel (and why her heart stays with books!) - and the process of adapting a book into a TV show. We talk about the overarching role of fate and free will as themes in all of her books, and where she draws inspiration. Rebecca also answers our questions about hair routine, who would be on her Dinner List, favorite books, favorite authors, and what she has been reading. More Rebecca: rebeccaserle.com @rebecca_serle on instagram @rebecca_serle on twitter Rebecca's Books: When You Were Mine The Edge of Falling Famous in Love Truly Madly Famously The Dinner List In Five Years Favorite Authors: Sally Rooney Curtis Enfeld Emma Straub Favorite YA Authors: Jen Smith Jennie Han Lauren Oliver Lila Sales Alexa Hillier Book Recs: Evie Drake Starts Over Glennon Doyle Untamed Normal People by Sally Rooney Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney Three Women by Lisa Taddeo The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P by Adel Waldman Infinity Son by Adam Silvera Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This month, we read In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. We both absolutely loved this book and read it in under 24 hours. Before diving into the book, we do our usual quarantine catch up. We are both healthy, staying busy, and Tyrion (Grace's cat) seems to have developed a newfound love for Zoom calls. This book is about best friends, Dannie and Bella. Dannie is a little bit uptight and is one of those women who always has a plan and knows exactly what she wants. Meanwhile, Bella is a bit more flighty and romantic. On the night that Dannie gets engaged to her long-time boyfriend, David, she has an extremely vivid dream of where her life will be in 5 years. She's in a different apartment, with a different (and sexy) man. We then see how the next five years play out and what happens. Dannie is jilted when she meets Bella's new boyfriend Greg - it's the man from her dream! Bella falls ill and a series of other events happen to turn Dannie's life upside down. She ends up exactly where the dream predicted - discovering that fate is most certainly real. This book will make you cry - but the good kind! This is our favorite book from 2020 - we hope you love it as much as we did! Cathartic Cry Reading Recs: Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey A Little Life by Hanya Yanigahara The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith Obsessions: Equilibria Extra Strength CBD Drops Airfryer Instagram: @stanleytucci Books: Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan May Book Club: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks Sponsors: The Last Guest House by Megan Miranda: Purchase the paperback from independent bookstores through bookshop.org or any ebook retailer. Podcast to Check Out! Get Thanks Just Bought it Podcast Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Is it just us, or is quarantine making home chefs of us all?! In this episode we share our favorite recipes, favorite food inspiration accounts to follow, and our personal pantry and grocery shopping staples. We have some strong opinions on condiments, our panic buys,and quarantine cooking fails. We also talk about our cooking bucket list, the best things we've made during isolation, and where we want to go the moment the ban is lifted. Favorite Food Instagram Accounts: @lizadams @definedish @alisoneroman @brunchboys @dennistheprescott @howsweeteats @grossypelosi @mollybaz @whatsgabycooking @meghandono Food Blogs: What's Gaby Cooking New York Times Cooking (and Sam Sifton's weekly newsletter) Bon appétit Smitten Kitchen Cookbooks: Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman Dining in by Alison Roman It's all Good by Gwyneth Paltrow (& Julia Turshen) It's all Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow Salt Fat Acid Heat By Samin Nosrat Cravings by Chrissy Tiegan Oh She Glows Cookbook Salad for President Cook Beautiful By Athena Calderone The Food Lab y By J Kenji Alt Half Baked Harvest Cookbook Our go-to recipes: Goop Broccoli and Arugula Soup Oh She Glows Tomato Soup (from cookbook) Alison Roman's Salmon with Citrusy Shallots (from cookbook) Grace's Grandmother's Meatballs Chrissy Tiegan's Vegetable lasagna (from cookbook) Julia Turshen Turkey Ricotta meatballs How Sweet eats sheet pan gnocchi NYT salmon fried rice Chicken thighs and dirty rice Chicken Tortilla Soup Alison Roman Tiny Salty Chocolate cookies (from cookbook) Williamsburg Take out Recs: 12 Chairs Mediterranean Butchers Daughter Bozu Dunkin delivered Spice for thai Motorino or two boots for Pizza Food Delivery Services: Foodkick Instacart Norwich Farms for CSA stuff Obsessions: The Baker and The Beauty: Israeli version on Amazon Prime; US version on Hulu White Collar NuFace Instagram: @Caralynmirand @melissawoodhealth Books we are starting: No Filter By Sarah Frier The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan April Book Club: In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Sponsors: The Last Guest House by Megan Miranda: Purchase the paperback from independent bookstores through bookshop.org or any ebook retailer. For a limited time the ebook is only $1.99 (through 4/26) Hot and Bothered: Check out their Twilight in quarantine series wherever you listen to podcasts Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today, we poured ourselves a glass of wine and play a remote game of FMK (Fuck, Marry, Kill) with YOUR prompts! But first, we catch up on how we are holding up in quarantine. We are definitely a mix of adjusting and feeling trapped, but over all we are doing alright. This episode is a weird one and we are into it. We go through all the important categories… books, meals, celebs, TV characters. Becca kills breakfast (and short men?) and Grace makes a surprising choice when it comes to the Younger cast. Also: who knew the hardest questions would be about food?? We hope you enjoy and are inspired to prompt your friends… we highly recommend setting up a FMK Zoom with your own friends! Podcasts Mentioned: Gee Thanks Just Bought It Obsessions: Amazon Lazy Susan OXO Good Grips Containers Cecedupraz face mask Instagram: @ryan.heffington @pippyeats Books we are starting: The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin (out june 2) No Filter By Sarah Frier The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell April Book Club: In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Stacey Abrams, needs no introduction but we'll give her one anyway. She's a New York times bestselling author, non profit CEO, and political leader.. and today she joins us to answer all our questions about voting rights: an incredibly important issue that we didn't know NEARLY enough about before this interview. After losing her 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, Abrams created Fair Fight to ensure that all Americans were able to vote and to have their votes counted. We talk to her about the different forms of voter suppression and how this disproportionately affects people of color, women, the elderly, and college students. We also discuss how we can make sure we have a safe and fair election in 2020. About Bad on Politics: Bad on Politics is a monthly bonus episode where we invite a guest expert to help us break down a political topic. We get it, politics is confusing and there's a anxiety-inducing amount of news coverage to follow. So, we're here to ask the "dumb" questions so you don't have to. We want to break things down so you can understand what's going on and make an informed opinion. For more info: Follow Stacey on social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Fair Count: Website, Twitter Fair Fight: Website, Twitter Fair Fight 2020 Pre-order Our Time is Now by Stacey Abrams out June 2020

In today's episode, we chatted with Sallie Krawcheck (founder and CEO of Ellevest) about the relationship women have with investing. Sallie has been one of our dream guests for some time now and we both learned so much from our conversation. Sallie explains the difference between the wage gap and the wealth gap for women, and the different ways that women spend, save, and manage money. Sallie gives us advice about saving vs. investing, how to get lower interest rates, common mistakes, and how to be more critical about where your money is invested. We also get personal, talking marriage, prenup meltdowns, educating your children about money, and more! More Sallie: ellevest.com app or site @salliekrawcheck on insta. twitter, etc. Article mentioned: Buy the dip Podcasts Mentioned: A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica Sallie's ep of JVN podcast Obsessions: Oh She Glows Tomato Soup (from this cookbook) Damages Playing the game Risk online Night sleep mask Instagram: @sciene.sam @grossypelosi Books we are starting: Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane Open Book by Jessica Simpson Us Again by Elle Maxwell Mr. President by Katy Evans April Book Club: In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We couldn't stop thinking (or talking) about this book and our friend Jess, so we asked friend of the pod, Katie Sturino to join us to discuss Jessica Simpson's memoir, Open Book. Forget what you think you know about Jessica Simpson (seriously, none of us were superfans or even really fans before this book, but we sure as hell are now!). Her book dives deep into her childhood, music career, relationships, and struggles with addiction. Needless to say, we could not get enough! We discuss the juicy celebrity goss, body image issues, family dynamics, and more in this ep. Seriously, if you haven't read (or listened to this book!), we can't recommend it enough. Looking forward to hearing your hot takes, join us in the FB group to discuss! And make sure to subscribe to Katie's podcast, Boob Sweat, and follow her on Instagram @katiesturino. ---- Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

First of all, it's our 2 year podcasting anniversary! In today's ep we're sharing all our best quarantine distractions and recommendations. Between all the family FaceTimes, Zoom happy hours, Powerpoint parties, cooking, organizing, and checking in with family and friends it's easy to forget to keep a routine and take care of yourself too! We want to help by giving some light hearted and fun ways to lose yourself (in a book, tv show, movie, podcast, etc), even if it's only for a little while. We hope you all stay safe and healthy… come join us in the Facebook group to talk about YOUR favorite distractions and what's keeping you sane(ish). Currently Reading: The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley Open Book by Jessica Simpson (especially the audiobook) All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (Becca didn't like) Just a Girl Standing in Front of a Boy by Lucy Ann Holmes Becca's recs! The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Throne of Glass Series (7 books) by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses (3 books) by Sarah J. Maas The Conspiracy of Us Series (3 books) by Maggie Hall The Chronos File Series (3 books) by Rysa Walker The Selection Series by Kiera Cass Who's that Girl by Mhairi McFarlane My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams Would like to Meet by Rachel Winters Famous in Love Series by Rebecca Searle To All the Boys I loved Before by Jenny Han Anna and the French Kiss (3 books) by Stephanie Perkins Royals by Rachel Hawkins Grace's Recs The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen You are not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Verity by Colleen Hoover The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren Peachtree Bluff Series (3 books) by Kristy Woodson Harvey The Thousandth Floor Series By Kathrine McGee American Royals by Kathrine McGee The Paper Princess Series by Erin Watt Listen Rec: The Financial Confessions Podcast Everything is Fine Kim France Podcast Girls Gotta Eat Podcast Gee Thanks I Bought it Podcast Grace TV Recs Gossip Girl Sex and The City The Blacklist Little Fires Everywhere Amazon's Making the Cut with Tim Gun And Heidi Klum Becca TV recs The Morning Show on Apple TV Little Fires Everywhere Grey's Anatomy The West Wing Virgin River Grace Movie Rec It's Complicated Something's Gotta Give Home Again What Women Want The Talented Mr. Ripley Catch Me if you Can Harry Potter Movies Twilight Movies Becca's Movie Rec The Wedding Year The Wedding Date Center Stage The American President Chalet Girl Friends with Kids Products: Baby Foot Peel Elemis Milk Bath Follain Bath Elixir Susanne Kaufmann Bath Oil Dr. Bader Body Cream Phat Glow Facial Sisley Black Rose Mask Summer Friday Jet Lag Mask Clark's Botanicals Deep Moisture Mask Tatcha Lip Mask Flamingo Wax Strips Olaplex hair mask At Home Workouts: Melissa Wood Health SkyTing TV Tracy Anderson Obsessions: Gina Julian Artist Graphic Rainbow Painting The Morning Show Jessica Simpson's Audiobook Instagram: @nytcooking @clarkbar @gina_julian Books we are starting: Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane April Book Club: In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Sponsors: Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10! Sarah Flint: Go to sarahflint.com and use code BOP50 to get $50 off your first order of any shoe. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Our March Book Club Pick is I'll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson. Before we get into the book, we talk a little bit about Coronavirus and how we're feeling. This book is the perfect quarantine read as it feels a bit like a cozy warm hug. The book is the story of Jude and Noah - twins who were once inseparable, but have now grown apart. Via alternating timelines, we learn the heartbreaking reasons that this has happened. Noah tells the story of their younger years, meanwhile Jude's timeline takes place three years later when they are 16. It's magically written and a feel good read… we can't recommend it enough! Stay safe and healthy, and come join us in the Facebook group to talk about the book! Products mentioned: Obsessions: Plush Knit Joggers for women from Old Navy (Pandemic Pants) Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu Tie Dye Sweatsuit from PJ Salvage (sold out, unfortunately, but similar here) Ugg Slippers Instagram: @goldfishsmiles @hithapalepu @ashleyspivey @rouge_18 @aminatou @alisoneroman Books: Untamed by Glennon Doyle Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson April Book Club: In Five Years by Rebecca Searle Podcast: The Adaptables by Random House (Little Fires Everywhere podcast; we are guests on episode 3!) Sponsors: Beauty Counter: Go to beautycounter.com and get 10% of your first order of $100 or more with Code BOP. Hurry! Offer expires at the end of March! Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout. Rothy's: rothys.com/BOP Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Alisha Ramos, Founder and CEO of Girls Night In, and self proclaimed indoor kid/introvert, joins us to share her journey to create her company and the ways her business has changed as it grows. We talk about starting and scaling a business, work/life balance, and its challenges as a female founder. We dish on our self care pet peeves (we all have them!), our definitions of self care, and what is next for GNI. We also talk of our love of a good newsletter and Alisha's idea of the perfect night in. Favorite Newsletters: Girls' Night In A Thing or Two from Claire & Erica What To Cook This Week from The New York Times Internet Brunch Mollie Chen's newsletter The Broadsheet The Ann Friedman Weekly Mary Laura Phillpott's newsletter Jasmine Guillory's newsletter The Stripe Newsletter (Subscribe at bottom) Five Smart Reads newsletter from Hitha Palepu Chips + Dips Newsletter Obsessions: Alison Roman Dining In: Sour Cream Flatbread recipe Plush Knit Joggers for women from Old Navy Instagram: @marysummershafner // @laviestylehouse @romcompods Books: He Started It by Samantha Downing The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Beach Read by Emily Henry Untamed by Glennon Doyle If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane March Book Club Book: I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson Podcast: Subscribe to : Otherppl Podcast with Brad Listi (@otherppl on Twitter) Sponsors: Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10! LOLA: Take 30% off your first month subscription - mylola.com and enter code BOP30 at checkout. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.