Bad On Paper

Katharine McGee, the author of our September Book Club Pick, American Royals joins us to talk about the making of the book. We chat about the long road to publishing, how to get a book deal, how books turn into TV shows and movies, and how the New York Times Best Seller list works—it's not how you think! We learned so much from her on today's episode and cannot wait for the sequel! Books Mentioned: The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown The Royals by Kitty Kelley Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal Household by Adrian Tinniswood Anna K - Jenny Lee (comes out next year) Instagram: @katharinemcgee Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Our September Book Club is here and we are so excited to dig into Katharine McGee's American Royals, but beware it's sprinkled with spoilers! This book posits a world where George Washington was the first King of America rather than the first President. The story follows his descendant, Princess Beatrice and her dramatic road to the throne. We also talk about everything Royal from books, movies, weddings, and gossip, and what we have been reading (and what we are close to putting down!). Products Mentioned: Glow Bar - $65 30 minute facial Etsy - rainbow initial necklace Instagram Obsessions: @airmailweekly @badonpolitics Books Mentioned: The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory Royals by Rachel Hawkins Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodessser-Akner The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale Sponsors: Care/of: Take 25% your first care of order takecareof.com and enter code BOP at checkout Equilibria: Go to https://equilibriawomen.com/ for 15% off your first order. Enter code BOP at checkout (Note: the beginner box is not included in this promotion). Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Friend of the pod and former Obama Deputy Chief of Staff, Alyssa Mastromonaco, joins us to help break down what is happening in the current presidential election. Why are there so many candidates? Is this normal? When will the field narrow? And how does the primary process even work. Then we talk about how to learn about candidate platforms and how to get personally involved in politics. Alyssa's list of recs for understandable, trustworthy political coverage: @Jessicayellin (IG) @DMregister (twitter) @WBUR (twitter) @ZerlinaMaxwell (twitter) @Yashar (twitter) Vote Save America 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.

We're launching a new monthly series and wanted to give you a preview and some context before it goes live! Every month between now and November 2020, we're going to have a bonus episode centered around a political topic. Each month, we'll invite an expert to help school us on an issue or break down what's happening in the election. We can't wait to share our first episode with a repeat visit from Alyssa Mastromonaco.

In this week's episode, we get to chat with the amazing (sparkly!) Simon Doonan about his brand new book Drag: The Complete Story - the first modern book about the cultural history of drag! Simon talks all things drag with us while answering your questions about finding your own personal style, his relationship with Jonathan Adler, and whether or not he will be appearing on another season of NBC's Making It (spoiler: he is!). Products Mentioned: * Veronica Beard Emerald Suit (Blazer, Pants) * Amazon Sunglasses Instagram Obsessions: * @bat_geo * @pollywales Books Mentioned: * Drag: The Complete Story by Simon Doonan * The Winker by Andrew Martin * The International Best Dressed List by Amy Fine Collins * The catalog for the Camp Exhibit at The Met * Good Girls Lie by JT Ellison comes out Dec 30th * The Testaments by Margaret Atwood * The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky Jena Casale * September book club - American Royals by Katharine McGee Articles Mentioned: * I'm so Excited for 40th grade - Mary Laura Philpott Op Ed for NYT Sponsors: * LOLA: Take 40% off all subscriptions - mylola.com and enter code BOP at checkout * Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your first kit at modernfertility.com/BOP Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

In this week's episode, we discuss how we manage our time, calendars, and inboxes. We also discuss avoiding distractions like Instagram and email (spoiler: we're a work in progress here), the comparison trap, and our biggest lessons on productivity. Grace explores the power of saying "no" and Becca has plenty of very Virgo-esque tips for organizing your calendar in inbox. We also have a very exciting announcement about our NYC show and some strong feelings on hot sauce! Products Mentioned Becca's post it notes Planoly Tuexduex App The Daily Goals App Ilia Eyeshadow Hulu: 4 Weddings And A Funeral Time Management Resources: Marie Forleo Hitha Palepu Alisha Ramos HBR Ideacast Podcast Instagram Obsessions: @peruseproject @lizandmollie Books Mentioned: We Came Here To Forget by Andrea Dunlop The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory A Keeper by Graham Norton October book club - American Royals by Katharine McGee Sponsor: Night Pillow: Get 20% off your order with code BOP20 at www.discovernight.com Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today we have Grace's sister Rebecca Atwood joining us! With two "Becca's" and two sisters who sound almost exactly alike, things get a little wild! Rebecca is an artist and textile designer who has her own incredible product line and just wrote her second book! Today she's answering all of your questions about home decor... giving us the rundown on tastefully adding more color to our homes (and why "connector colors" are a must)! Stay tuned 'till the very end for hilarious Atwood sister childhood stories from growing up on Cape Cod. Products Mentioned: The Breakers Palm Beach Resort White Pepper Paint by Valspar Case for Making Paints Taylor Swift's Newest Album Grace's Gold Vintage Mirror from Chairish Books Mentioned: Living with Color by Rebecca Atwood Living with Pattern by Rebecca Atwood Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee American Royals by Katherine McGee The Other's Gold by Elizabeth Ames We Came Here To Forget by Andrea Dunlop The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Instagram Obsessions: Grace: @round.boys Becca Atwood: @purrsanlove Becca Freeman: @henning Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Lisa Taddeo, the Author of our August Book Club Pick—Three Women—joins us to share how the book got made. She talked to us about how she found the three women profiled (and the hundreds of others that didn't make the cut), how the book has exceeded her expectations, and what's next for her (hint: there's a TV adaptation in the works). Books mentioned: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante The Little Virtues Natalia Ginzburg Somebody with a Little Hammer Mary Gaitskill Lucia Berlin short stories Anything by Grace Paley William Trevor short stories Alice Munro short stories Tessa Hadley short stories

For our August book club, we're tackling our first non-fiction pick: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. The book explores the psyches and sex lives of three very different women. It's equal parts salacious and emotionally relatable, and we have so much to say about this book. We also catch up about online dating apps, scheduling as self care, and what we've been reading and obsessing over. Products Mentioned Anthropologie Mirror Rigby Boll and Branch Instagram obsessions @StolleMache Sprout Home Brooklyn Books Mentioned: Honestly, We Meant Well by Grant Ginder Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern The Luxe Series Chances Are by Richard Russo American Royals - Katherine McGee Sponsors: Night Pillow: Get 20% off at discovernight.com with code BOP20 Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your first kit at modernfertility.com/BOP Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we're joined by Morgan Hoit, marketing manager at Avid Reader Press and voice of NYC Book Girl (one of our favorite bookstagram accounts!). We chat about everything from her love of theatre and how she manages anxiety, to how she feels about the SoulCycle boycott and the three books she can't wait to read next year. Products Mentioned The Amazon Nightgown Books Mentioned Three Women by Lisa Taddeo The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett Graff The Yellow House by Sara M. Broom The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Becoming by Michelle Obama Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Normal People by Sally Rooney Fleishman in in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth Hunger by Roxane Gay The Bucket List by Georgia Clark City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner Under A Dancing Star by Laura Wood The Luxe Series by Anna Godbersen Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement Fight of the Century by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman Sponsor: Night Pillow: Get 20% off your purchase at discovernight.com with code BOP20 Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.