Our Favorite Non-Fiction Reads

Our Favorite Non-Fiction Reads

From Bad On Paper by Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter

March 4, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 1 · Episode 412

About this episode

The hosts discuss their favorite non-fiction reads and share listener recommendations.

This week, we're diving into a topic we haven't covered in 8 years of this podcast: Non-fiction! We aren't experts on the genre, so we asked our listeners about their favorites, too, and wow, did they have some books to share! Becca's Favorites Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Open Book by Jessica Simpson I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's 3 Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy by Erin Carlson Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNichol Olivia's Favorites A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round by Jami Attenberg Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President by E Jean Caroll I'm Glad My Mom Died by Janette McCurdy Listener Favorites Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum We Might Just Make It After All by Elyce Arons People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vanderkam Disney High by Ashley Spencer Farenheit 182 by Mark Hoppus with Dan Ozzi Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block Running Memoirs Solito by Javier Zamora Obsession Becca - Love Story Olivia…

People in this episode

Hosts: Becca Freeman, Olivia Muenter

Topics covered

  • non-fiction
  • book recommendations
  • listener favorites
  • literature
  • reading

Keywords

  • non-fiction
  • book recommendations
  • literature
  • reading
  • podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Big Magic, Open Book, I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's 3 Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy, Edie: An American Girl, No One Tells You This, A Marriage at Sea, Maybe You Should Talk To Someone, 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round, Not My Type: One Woman Vs. a President, I'm Glad My Mom Died

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