One of the things we get asked about most is how to read more. So we tackle that during the first fifteen minutes of this episode. (Spoiler alert: being single and childfree during a pandemic helps!) When we read, the advantages of audiobooks, and how to find books you truly love reading, and more! For the rest of the episode, we dive into our favorite hidden gem books. We each brought our five favorite hidden gem books to the table, peppering them in with recommendations from YOU! So this episode is packed with hidden gems to read. 10 from us, 14 from you… get ready for some amazing recommendations! Join in the FB group to add your favorites to the conversation! Becca and Grace's Recs: The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood Peach Tree Bluff Series Kristy Woodson Harvey Kitchens of The Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman Who's That Girl & You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane American Predator by Maureen Callahan Musical Chairs by Amy Poepell We Were Liars by E. Lockhart The Conspiracy of Us Trilogy by Maggie Hall Reader Recs: The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain The Tea Rose Series by Jennifer Donnelly Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown The League of Extraordinary Women (Series) Love Walked In by Maris Los Santos The Pull of The Stars by Emma Donoghue Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox Delicious by Ruth Reichel Less by Andrew Sean Greer The City Baker's Guide To Country Living by Louise Miller We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson A Heart In A Body In The World by Deb Caletti Summer Sisters by Judy Blume Instagram: @oldgap_ Obsessions: Issa Rae's Master Class Hotel Lobby Candles What We're Reading: Untamed by Glennon Doyle The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon Yolk by Mary H K Choi Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead February Book If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha Sponsor: Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper. Prose: Get 15% off your first order at prose.com/bop Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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