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What We Literally Read in July
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in July! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: She Started It by Sian Gilbert The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana De la Rose A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Ellie: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson’s Creek by Thea Glassman The Honeymoon Crashers by Christina Lauren It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
44:2209/08/2023
UpLit!
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about a favorite sub-genre, UpLit! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams (Ellie) The Whispers by Ashley Audrain (Traci) Crack the Book Open: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Traci) Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Traci) Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Traci) How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (Ellie) All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Traci) Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Ellie) Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Traci) Wonder by R.J. Palacio Meredith Alone by Claire Alexander
43:4902/08/2023
Literary Lineup: August
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: August Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange (Ellie) The Last Ranger by Peter Heller (Traci) Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Ellie) The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard (Traci) Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (Traci)
19:2726/07/2023
What We Literally Read in June
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in June! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Ellie: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak Super Bloom by Megan Tady My Murder by Katie Williams Traci: Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Same Time, Next Summer by Annabel Mon Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
37:1019/07/2023
100 Things About Literally Reading
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are celebrating our 100th episode! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Traci) My Murder by Katie Williams (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Mary Oliver Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal American Girl Doll Books Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Knockoff by Jo Piazza and Lucy Sykes A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Jane Austen Elizabeth Strout Amor Towles Ann Napolitano Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Maria Giordano Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
57:1912/07/2023
Interview with Katherine Center
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week Ellie is chatting with New York Times best selling author, Katherine Center. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Katherine Center’s Books: The Bodyguard Hello Stranger How to Walk Away Happiness for Beginners What you Wish For The Lost Husband Things You Save in a Fire What Katherine Center is Reading: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth Happy Place by Emily Henry Nick Offerman
42:4805/07/2023
Literary Lineup Lookback
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are looking back on our literary lineup episodes! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Crack the Book Open: The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
40:1828/06/2023
I love LA
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are starting a new series - I Love …. LA! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Crack the Book Open: Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum Love & Saffron by Kim Fay Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abby Waxman A Pho Love Story by Loan Le The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
36:2414/06/2023
BONUS: Spoiler-FULL discussion of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Hi Readers! If you are like us, you read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros the second you could get your hands on it. We wanted to discuss this book with you immediately and thought a mini episode was the best way to do it. Please note, this episode is VERY spoilery! Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
21:5109/06/2023
What We Literally Read in May
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in May! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: The Golden Spoon Jessa Maxwell All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian The Last Word by Taylor Adams Happy Place by Emily Henry Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Red Widow by Alma Katsu The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis The Last Battle of CS Lewis Ellie: Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight Drowning by T.J. Newman And Yet by Kate Baer Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Your’s Truly by Abby Jimenez Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
38:5107/06/2023
Literary Lineup: June
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: June Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard (Ellie) Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos (Traci) Nightbloom by Peace Adzo (Ellie) Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose (Traci) The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Ellie) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Traci)
21:3131/05/2023
For the love of... Catherine Steadman
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking about our love of Catherine Steadman. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Crack the Book Open: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
35:1924/05/2023
Book Festivals
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking about going to book festivals. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Three Mrs. Wrights by Linda Keir The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
31:1417/05/2023
2023 Summer Reading Guide
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our summer reading guide! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman (Ellie) Drowning by T.J. Newman (Traci) Open the Book: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Birds of California by Katie Cotugno To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Emma by Jane Austen The Almost Sisters by Jashilyn Jackson Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison
39:0910/05/2023
What We Literally Read in April
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in April! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Ellie: Kill Joy by Holly Jackson The Life Council by Laura Tremaine Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Intermediate Thermodynamics by Sussanah Nix Hello Stranger by Katherine Center The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman The Three Mrs. Wrights by Linda Keir Traci: The Angel Maker by Alex North Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Cover Story by Susan Rigetti The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakroborty Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
32:0403/05/2023
Literary Lineup: May
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: May Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (Traci) A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand (Ellie) Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay (Traci) The New Mother by Nora Murphy (Ellie) Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno (Traci) Meet Me at the Lake by Carly Fortune (Ellie)
15:4926/04/2023
Who Did It Better?
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are deciding who did it better. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano (Ellie) Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (Traci) Open the Book: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore The Duke and I by Julia Quinn Tweet Cute by Emma Lord A Pho Love Story by Loan Le A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson The Night Swim by Megan Goldin The Midnight Library by Matt Haig This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Educated by Tara Westover The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Ayesha, at Last by Uzma Jallaluddin The Maidens by Alex Michaelaides The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
45:0219/04/2023
Modern Classics
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing modern classics. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Secret History by Donna Tartt Follow Kristine here: @kristio114 Open the Book: Kindred by Octavia Butler 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Atonement by Ian McEwan Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Carrie by Stephen King Dune by Frank Herbert We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Sally Rooney Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Amor Towles Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
43:5612/04/2023
What We Literally Read in March
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in March. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron Romantic Comedy by Curtis SIttenfeld Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Set on You by Amy Lea Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Booth by Karen Joy Fowler Drowning by T.J. Newman Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White Ellie: Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon Becoming Duchess Goldblatt I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt The Secret History by Donna Tartt Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore
54:2705/04/2023
Literary Lineup: April
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: April Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (Ellie) Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (Traci) In the Lives of Puppets by Tj Klune (Ellie) The Plus One by Mazey Eddings (Traci) Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (Ellie) Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (Traci)
18:1129/03/2023
Feel Good Fiction
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing feel good fiction. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci) All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore (Ellie) Open the Book: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Little Women by Louisa May Alcott The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams The Guncle by Steven Rowley The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal A City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller Limelight by Amy Poeppel The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Ramona by Beverly Cleary Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee Kevin Henkes
34:5822/03/2023
March Madness: 2023 Literally Reading Edition
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our March Madness of spring releases! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford (Ellie) Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Attkinson (Traci) Open the Book: Happy Place by Emily Henry Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Whispers by Ashley Audrain With My Little Eye by Joshilyn Jackson A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sohpie Irwin Hello Stranger by Katherine Center The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
43:0415/03/2023
What We Literally Read in February!
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in February! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin The Measure by Nikki Erlick The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon Venco by Cherie Dimaline The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas All That is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay Address Unknown by Kathrine Kressman Taylor The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson The Secret History by Donna Tartt Ellie: The Measure by Nikki Erlick The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford
36:4408/03/2023
Backlist Books by Genre
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking about backlist books! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau (Ellie) Babel by R.F. Kuang (Traci) Open the Book: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate The Romanov Empress by C.W. Gortner Wreckage by Emily Bleeker The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman Beginners Luck by Kate Clayborn The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
52:2901/03/2023
For the Love of... Killer Spouses
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing another of our For the Love of… episodes! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (Traci) Babel by R.F. Kuang The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (Ellie) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Open the Book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty Only Ever Her by Marybeth Mayhew Whelan The Sea Wife by Amity Gage The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins Need to Know by Karen Cleveland The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithewaite The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides The Push by Ashley Audrain
38:2715/02/2023
What We Literally Read in January
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in January! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Ellie: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan The Grownup by Gillian Flynn My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feelings by Zosia Mamet I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Traci: The Last Flight by Julie Clark Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Five Survive by Holly Jackson Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Babel by R.F. Kuang Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
54:1108/02/2023
Book Awards
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing different book awards. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor (Traci) Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty (Ellie) Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows (Ellie) The Best of Iggy by Annie Barrows (Ellie) Open the Book: March by Geraldine Brooks (Traci) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (Ellie) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The Maid by Nita Prose Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman Book Lovers by Emily Henry Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Memphis Tara W. Stringfellow Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Close the Book: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Finding Me by Viola Davis
40:5601/02/2023
What We Literally Read in December
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in December! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Ellie: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca Traci: A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams One Last Gift by Emily Stone Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel The Big Four by Agatha Christie 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston The Family Game by Catherine Steadman Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Wilingham The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
44:5418/01/2023
Top 10 Books of 2022
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing our top ten books of 2022! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci’s Top Ten: The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews The Cloisters by Katy Hays This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Love and Saffron by Kim Fay Taste by Stanley Tucci Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Ellie’s Top Ten: The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout The View was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta Wonder by R.J. Palacio Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
01:25:1511/01/2023
2022 is in the Books!
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are looking back on 2022! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca (Ellie) All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham (Traci) Open the Book: Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘em Dead by Elle Cosimano His & Hers by Alice Feeney Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon Frankenstein by Mary Shelley I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott Always in December by Emily Stone The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow Mansfield Park by Jane Austen House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays The Winners by Fredrik Backman Limelight by Amy Poeppel Reputation by Lex Croucher Flying Solo by Linda Holmes The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah Close the Book: We Don’t Lose Our Class Goldfish by Ryan Higgins Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
01:00:0304/01/2023
Thanksgiving Food & Their Book Counterparts
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we have a special Thanksgiving episode for you! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez (Ellie) Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese (Traci) Open the Book: This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Falling by T.J. Newman You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd The Need by Helen Phillips Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Atonement by Ian McEwan The Swan House by Elizabeth Musser Abby Jimenez Flight by Lynn Stegar Strong One Last Gift by Emily Stone
34:3523/11/2022
2022 Holiday Gift Guide
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Room by Emma Donoghue The Family Game by Catherine Steadman Open the Book: The Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles The Reading List Sara Nisha Adams Book Lovers by Emily Henry Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
43:1116/11/2022
Food Memoirs
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing our favorite food memoirs! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark (Traci) Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney (Ellie) Open the Book: Save me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl Taste by Stanley Tucci Champagne Baby by Laure Dugas Stir by Jessica Fechtor Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
45:1401/11/2022
First This, Then That
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are telling you where to start with different genres. And if you’ve already read our “start here” books, we tell you what to read next! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin (Ellie) Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (Traci) Open the Book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters Well Met by Jen DeLuca Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano Defending Jacob by William Landay The Push by Ashley Audrain The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke The List of Things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling
45:3619/10/2022
Reading Seasonally
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week is all about seasonal reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (Ellie) Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone (Traci) Open the Book: Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Inspector Gamache by Louise Penny The Winners by Fredrik Backman The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston The Push by Ashley Audrain The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Emily Henry Abbey Jimenez Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson Cackle by Rachel Harrison The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
52:0405/10/2022
For the Love of... Taylor Jenkins Reid
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have. This week is all about our love of Taylor Jenkins Reid! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Winners by Fredrik Backman (Traci) The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms (Ellie) Open the Book: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Daisy Jones and the Six Malibu Rising Carrie Soto is Back After I Do One True Loves Maybe in Another Life Forever Interrupted
43:3321/09/2022
What We Literally Reading in August
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about what we literally read in August! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean The New Neighbor by Karen Cleveland Hide by Kiersten White Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt When we were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Stay Awake by Megan Goldin The Winners by Fredrik Backman The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers Ellie: The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Crazy Stupid Bromance (Bromance Bookclub #3) by Lyssa Kay Adams The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
51:3214/09/2022
Back to School with Literally Reading
Show Notes We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have. This week we are going back to school! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Birds of California by Katie Cotugno (Traci) The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Ellie) Open the Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank The Hiding Place Corrie Ten Boom Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson Our Town by Thorton Wilder The Crucible by Arthur Miller Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Giver by Lois Lowry The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgereald War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Great Expectations by Charles Dickens David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Les Miserables by Victor Hugo The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan El Deafo by Cece Bell Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Paterson A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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How We Choose Our Book Club Books Featuring... Our Book Club!
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting with our in real life book club! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian (Traci) The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (Ellie) Open the Book: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates East of Eden by John Steinbeck Ready Player One by Ernest Cline The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Pachinko by Min Jin Lee The Library Book by Susan Orlean Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Anxious People by Fredrik Backman A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Bewilderment by Richard Powers Sansei and Sensibility by Karen Tei Yamashita Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene Bel Canto by Ann Patchett Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Little Women by Louisa May Alcott These Precious Days by Ann Patchett Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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