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Bad On Paper

The Ministry of Time Book Club

Bad On Paper

Becca Freeman

Skincare, Beauty, Society & Culture, Comedy, Advice, Books, Arts, Careers

4.94.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to talk about The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley! We talk about our thoughts on the book’s love story, the real-life historical inspiration, what we thought of the ending, and more!

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Olivia - Lance the local toad

Becca - A customer service experience with Windmill Air

What we’ve read this week:

Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and The Ministry of Time

Olivia - The Ministry of Time

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're going to go. Hi everyone and welcome to Bad on Paper podcast. I'm Olivia Mentor and I'm

0:22.1

Becca Freeman and today is our May book club episode and today we are talking all about the Ministry of Time by Kolyon Bradley.

0:30.8

Very excited to discuss.

0:33.0

We have not discussed our feelings off the pod yet, so these are all fresh feels.

0:37.6

Yeah, there's a lot to discuss.

0:39.0

Ooh, sounds like somebody has a spicy opinion.

0:42.0

Well, I don't know if it's spicy, but we'll get there.

0:45.0

Okay, well before we get there, I want to hear about your high.

0:48.0

My high is just that I feel like the book stuff is finally becoming real like the book is coming out like I got a list of some

0:56.6

stores that will have the book that's me was like a really big deal I had to sign a book

1:01.5

for something it was the first time I'd signed the hardcover copy.

1:06.1

So yeah, I'm just it's happening. I feel really excited about it and really proud and

1:12.0

yeah, it's just it's gonna be cool. I'm so excited for people to read it. Do you have a

1:18.0

pub day plan do you have a vision like how are you going to celebrate officially turning the page into being an author?

1:26.0

Yes, so my entire family is visiting actually and we are spending some time here upstate but then we are going to go into the city.

1:35.7

Hopefully we can meet up with you for a drink and you can meet everyone, Becca.

1:39.8

Yes.

1:40.8

Oh my God.

1:41.8

I still have to touch base about that with you in real life, not on the

1:43.9

pod as we record, but I honestly feel like I have a parasocial relationship with

1:48.3

your mom already, so I'm really excited. It's gonna be great. And then on the fourth, we're going out to a nice dinner at a restaurant you recommended,

1:57.3

actually, Becca.

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