Bad On Paper

This week, we chatted with literary agent Alyssa Morris and East City Bookshop Buyer Emilie Sommer about 2026 publishing trends! We pick their brains about customer shopping behavior, what editors are looking for, how they know something is going to hit, and their big bets for the year. 
 
Alyssa's 2026 Picks
In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson
One & Only Maurene Goo
Games by Anna Maria Volkova
 
Emilie's 2026 Picks
Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola
Five by Ilona Bannister
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
American Fantasy by Emma Straub
 
April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit
 
What we read this week
Olivia - The Fountain by Casey Scieska, In Her Defense by Phillipa Malicka, Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor, The Sirens by Emilia Hart 
Becca - Once And Again by Rebecca Serle; American Fantasy by Emma Straub
 
Obsession
Becca - Garlic Slicer
Olivia - New notes app system
 
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How time has FLOWN! Eight years into the podcast, we wanted to look back and re-listen to our first episode with Olivia as a co-host! We reflect on how our lives have changed since 2022, listen back to highs and lows of the time, and revisit the questionnaire we used to break the ice! 
 
April's Book Club Pick - Good People by Patmeena Sabit
 
Obsession
Olivia - Project Hail Mary (The movie!)
Becca - Godlight by Noah Kahan
 
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Time is flying—both in this book and you know… in life—and we're clocking back in for another book club! We're excited to discuss this month's pick, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder! We chat about why we chose it, its unique structure, the dynamic of friends with vs without kids, and what 5 parties define our adulthood!
 
If you liked this book, you may like - The Celebrants by Steven Rowley, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, Olive by Emma Gannon.
 
What we read this week
Olivia - Good People by Patmeena Sabit, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
Becca - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
 
April's Book Club Pick - 
 
Obsession
Becca - Up Thai on 72nd and 2nd
 
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SO excited to have bestie of the pod (and co-host emeritus), Grace Atwood, on to talk about what she's been up to lately, specifically the joy of starting to write a novel! 
 
What we read this week
Olivia - You Between the Lines by Katie Naymon, Under Story by Chloe Benjamin, Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra, A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan
Becca - Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
 
Grace's Recent Reads
In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka, The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland, Strangers by Belle Burden, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins, Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser, Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Obsession
Becca - American Girls and Taste Back by Harry Styles
 
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New month, new installment of Three Things! We're ready to get introspective, set goals, get random, and more! 
Becca's Things
Reece Witherspoon's Reel about talent vs. passion.
Is contemporary romance dead?
How to set writing goals.
 
Olivia's Things
Things from our childhoods that aged poorly (and well).
What we're excited about this year.
The last internet rabbit hole you fell into.
 
Obsession
Becca - Viral rotisserie chicken recipe
Olivia - The Hand by Annabelle Dinda 
 
What we read this week
Becca - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
 
March's Book Club Pick - So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
 
Sponsors
Caraway - take an additional 10% off your next purchase at Carawayhome.com/BOP or use code BOP at checkout.
Cozy Earth - Head to cozyearth.com and use my code BOP for up to 20% off.
Ritual - Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/BADONPAPER.
 
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! 
Buy our Merch!
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Order Olivia's Books, Little One, and Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia's Newsletter!
Order Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club, and preorder Back Where We Started!  
Subscribe to Becca's Newsletter! 
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.