We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  June is our birthday month so we are celebrating with an episode all about us!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Literally Reading:

Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez (Ellie)

The Last Thing He told Me by Laura Dave (Traci)

Literally Listening: 

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (Ellie)

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren (Traci)

Are You an Ellie or a Traci: 

Crazy Rich Asians  by Kevin Kwan

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

The Push by Ashley Audrain

This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel

Defending Jacob by William Landay 

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

Circe by Madeline Miller

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

What’s Next:

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Excuse Me Why I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

Anne of Manhattan by Brina Starler 

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes 

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray