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