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We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are discussing our love for Ann Patchett! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Crack the Book Open:

Books by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

The Dutch House

Tom Lake

Commonwealth 

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: October Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in August.

October 2024

Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter (Ellie)

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rukulak (Traci)

Framed by John Grisham and JIm McCloskey (Ellie)

No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle (Traci)

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Ellie)

Fang Fiction by Kate-Stayman London (Traci)

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 summer reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Care to join us on Patreon with even more content?  We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!

Crack the Book Open:

Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane (Traci)

The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Ellie)

Funny Story by Emily Henry  (Traci)

Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris (Ellie)

One Star Romance by Laura Hankin  (Traci)

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (Ellie)

The Rule Book by Sarah Adams  (Traci)

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about our auto-buy authors! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading:

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager 

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Crack the Book Open:

David Sedaris 

Blake Crouch 

Ann Napolitano 

Peter Heller 

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: September Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in August.

September 2024

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (Traci)

A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Ellie)

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (Traci)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (Ellie)

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Traci)

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Ellie)

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: August Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share two books that we are hoping to pick-up in August.

August 2024

Hera by Jennifer Saint (Traci)

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (Ellie)

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman (Traci)

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are each sharing our top 5 books of the year (so far). To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Care to join us on Patreon with even more content?  We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!

Traci:

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Table for Two by Amor Towles

Ellie:

We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange 

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue 

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns 

Funny Story by Emily Henry 

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone 

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week Ellie is sharing her top ten audiobooks! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

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Crack the Book Open:

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Malloy

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone 

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are making the case for audiobook reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading:

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan (Ellie)

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: July Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in July.

July 2024

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (Ellie)

Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman (Traci)

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight (Ellie)

All This and More by Peng Shepherd (Traci)

The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are giving recommendations for what to read after you’ve read that very popular best seller. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading:

Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra (Ellie)

Table for Two by Amor Towles (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien (Ellie)

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Traci)

The Change by Kristen Miller (Traci)

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin (Ellie)

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross Smith (Ellie)

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle (Traci)

The Woman in the Window by AJ Flynn (Traci)

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (Ellie)

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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 spring reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

To listen to all of our past episodes, check out our website:  https://literallyreading.com/ 

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Crack the Book Open:

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (Traci)

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Ellie)

The Liar’s Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard (Traci)

Betting on You by Lynn Painter  (Ellie)

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (Traci)

The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes (Ellie)

We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange (Ellie)

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (Traci)

Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler (Ellie)

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Ellie)

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 in June.

Want to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte along with Traci this summer? We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading! 

June 2024

Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren (Ellie)

When the Sea Came Alive by Garrett M. Graff (Traci)

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (Ellie)

Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De La Rosa (Traci)

Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Ellie)

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker (Traci)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  In this bonus episode, we are filling your TBR with short books - perfect for summer reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

To listen to all of our past episodes, check out our website:  https://literallyreading.com/ 

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Crack the Book Open:

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout (Ellie)

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (Traci)

The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs by Laura Tremaine (Ellie)

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (Traci)

Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan (Ellie)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Traci)

Unmissing by Minka Kent (Ellie)

Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson (Traci)

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 for 2024! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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If you want more summer reading content, check out our past summer reading guides: 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 

Literally Reading:

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns (Ellie)

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (Ellie)

The Patron Saint of Second Chances by Christine Simon (Traci)

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas (Traci)

The View was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta (Ellie)

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord (Ellie)

The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton (Traci)

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith (Traci)

Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are talking about our ever present TBR lists. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes (Ellie)

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Traci:

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk

Ellie:

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane 

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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 in May.

This month, Book of the Month is sponsoring Literary Lineup! We’re featuring our two choices from Book of the Month’s May selections and giving you the chance to get your own copy for only $5.00 for the first month (using code: PETALS)! 

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (BOTM: Traci)

Real Americans by Rachel Khong (BOTM: Ellie)

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Traci)

Within Arm’s Reach by Ann Napolitano (Ellie)

James by Percival Everett (Traci)

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Ellie)

Southern Man by Greg Iles (Traci)

The Lifeline by Tom Ellen (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are bringing you behind the scenes of Literally Reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone 

The Getaway List by Emma Lord 

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are talking with author Katie Cotugno. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Books by Katie Cotugno:

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: April 2024 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (Ellie)

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matthew Eversmann (Traci)

How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang (Ellie)

The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams (Traci)

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 2024 new releases!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading: 

House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City #3) by Sarah J Maas

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Open the Book: 

Funny Story by Emily Henry

A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston 

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

God of the Woods by Liz Moore

The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl 

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

Table for Two by Amor Towles

I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

The Rule Book by Sarah Adams

This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

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 winter reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Open the Book: 

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue

Absolution by Alice McDermott

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

Anna O by Matthew Blake

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: March Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati-Alexander (Ellie)

The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian (Traci)

After Annie by Anna Quindlen (Ellie)

Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf (Traci)

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we paired great book club books with a menu.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

Small Mercies by Dennis Lahane

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Open the Book: 

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Recipes:

Brandy Old Fashioned

Quick Pickles

Grasshopper Brownies

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are continuing our “I Love” series with I Love…Snow!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

Open the Book: 

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

One by One by Ruth Ware

Beartown Trilogy by Fredik Backman

Snowed In by Catherine Walsh 

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: February Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

February 2024

If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn (Ellie)

The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (Traci)

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone (Ellie)

The Women by Kristin Hannah (Traci)

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Ellie)

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Traci)

Hey Readers! We have a bonus episode for you today! Ellie and Kelsey from The Girl Next Door Podcast sit down and talk all about goal setting, creating a reading syllabus, and so much more! To shop the books mentioned in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Rising Shining

The Girl Next Door Podcast

Kelsey’s Goals Workshop

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Past Forward by Clay Routledge

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are analyzing our first books of each year!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Open the Book: 

Ellie:

Tidelands by Philippa Gregory

Glass Houses (Inspector Gamache #13) by Louise Penny

Everything After by Jill Santopolo

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel 

Traci:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling

Babel by RF. Kuang

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

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 2023! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Traci’s Top Ten:

The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore

Manacled by SenLinYu

Drowning by TJ Newman

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Fourth Wing/ Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Babel by RF Kuang

Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

Ellie’s Top Ten: 

The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Happy Place by Emily Henry

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Fourth Wing/ Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck 

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 

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Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: January Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

The Fury by Alex Michaelides (Ellie)

Argylle by Elly Conway (Traci)

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Ellie)

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (Traci)

The Getaway List by Emma Lord (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are sharing our 12 rom coms of Christmas!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

Lovelight Farms by BK Borison

Love, Holly by Emily Stone

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh

All About Us by Tom Ellen 

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Recommended for You by Laura Silverman

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel

A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel

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 November!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Traci:

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh

My Life in France by Julia Child

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

Ellie: 

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Dory Fantasmagory: Can’t Live Without You by Abby Hanlon 

Spare by Prince Harry 

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  In this spoiler-full mini episode, we are doing a deep dive into Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are sharing our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Ellie)

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (Ellie)

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci)

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Ellie)

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman  (Traci)

The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood (Ellie)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  (Traci)

Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon (Ellie)

The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling  (Traci)

Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Ellie) 

The Guide by Peter Heller  (Traci)

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: December Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

December 2023

The Future by Naomi Alderman (Ellie)

The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore (Traci)

Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey (Ellie)

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Traci)

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 October!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Traci:

Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The Secret Place by Tana French

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall  

Clytemnestra by Costanza Cosati 

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Manacled by SenLinYu 

The Dinner List by Rebecca Sterle

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Ellie: 

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Penelope in Retrograde by Brooke Abrams

The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habock

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Knockout by Sarah MacLean

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week, Ellie had the opportuity to sit down with Annie B. Jones, owner of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA and host of the podcast, From the Front Porch. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Heirloom Rooms by Erin Napier

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine 

The Wager by David Grann

If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: November Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

November 2023

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Traci & Ellie)

Never Met A Duke Like You by Amalie Howard (Ellie)

The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (Ellie)

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Traci) **US release on 1/30/24**

The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about Halloween and fall reading!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin (Ellie)

Manacled by SenLinYu (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

Beartown Trilogy by Fredrik Backman

Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

Carrie by Stephen King

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about how reading fantasy is for everyone!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (Ellie)

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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 September!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Traci:

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh

The Intern by Michele Campbell

Black Coffee by Agatha Christie

The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Ellie: 

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 

Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano

You, With a View by Jessica Joyce 

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab 

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

Murder in the Family Cara Hunter

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting with the one and only Catherine Steadman!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Crack the Book Open:

Novels by Catherine Steadman:

Something in the Water

Mr. Nobody

The Disappearing Act

The Family Game 

Her short story:

Stockholm 

Other books mentioned:

Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: October Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

October 2023

The Leftover Women by Jean Kwok (Ellie)

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Traci)

Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall (Ellie)

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub (Traci)

Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr (Ellie)

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver (Traci)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about the details of how to tackle those really big books!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

Queen Bee by Amalie Howard (Traci)

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien (Ellie) 

Crack the Book Open:

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

11/22/63 by Stephen King

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

The Stand by Stephen King

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Dracula by Bram Stoker 

Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally

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 August!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Traci:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Dark Corners by Megan Goldin 

The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard 

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Queen Bee by Amalia Howard

Ellie: 

We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister

When in Rome by Sarah Adams

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune 

Happy Place by Emily Henry

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien 

I Left My Homework in the Hamptons by Blyth Grossberg

Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney 

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 did this summer - we didn’t just read!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Traci)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (Ellie)

Crack the Book Open:

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Ellie)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin (Traci)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Ellie)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (Ellie)

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (Ellie)

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Traci)

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (Traci)

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Ellie)

Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz (Ellie)

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: September Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

September 2023

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Traci)

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Ellie)

Normal Rules Don’t Apply by Kate Atkinson (Traci)

Playing the Witch Card by KJ Dell’antonia (Ellie)

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (Traci)

Fall of Ruin and Wrath by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Ellie)

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 

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