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For the last episode of 2023, it’s time to talk about the best books we read in this year! Becca and Olivia each share their top 10 books they read, and we play calls from listeners sharing their favorite books from 2023!
Becca’s Best Books of the Year: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett) You Again by Kate Goldbeck) Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg) Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams) The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue) Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler) All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir) The Bodyguard by Katherine Center) The Celebrants by Steven Rowley)
Olivia’s best books of the year Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ) The Whispers by Ashley Audrain ) The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman) Yellowface by RF Kuang ) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett) Talking at Night by Clare Daverley ) Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano) The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon) Banyan Moon by Thao Thai)
Listener Best Books of the Year The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland ) The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber) Setting the Table by Danny Meyers) Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan) The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver) Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara) Darker Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab) Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt) In Memoriam by Alice Winn ) The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue) Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson) The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches bySangu Mandanna) Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron) The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer) Strong Female Character by Fern Brady) The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden)
Obsessions Olivia - Four Christmases) Becca - Axiom Chain Necklace) and the Ridge Heart Charm Pendant) from Missoma What we read this week! Becca - The Art of Scandal by Regina Black) Olivia - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie) Sponsors Prose - go to prose.com/bop) for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER) today to get 10% off your first month. CozyEarth - head to cozyearth.com) and use code BOP to get 35% off sitewide. Join our Facebook group) for amazing book recs & more! Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!) Preorder Becca’s Book! ) Like and subscribe to RomComPods) and Bone Marry Bury)! Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast). Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter) and Becca @beccamfreeman).