Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: April 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in April.

April 2025

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Ellie)

Say You’ll Remember Me by Jimenez  (Traci)

Swept Away by Beth O’Leary (Ellie)

Heartwood by Amity Gage (Traci)

Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith (Traci)

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

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Literally Reading: 

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (Ellie)

Penitence by Kristin Koval (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Interview with Annie B. Jones

Interview with Katherine Center 

Mothers in Literature (Ep. 55)

Thanksgiving Food and Their Counterparts (Ep. 77)

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

The Secret History by Donna Tartt 

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Best Books of 2023 

Backlist Bookcase Episodes 

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we have our take on March Madness … the March Madness of new releases!. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading: 

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower (Ellie)

This Motherless Land by Nikki May (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter  

The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue  

One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman 

Kills Well with Others by Deanna Raybourn

Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman 

One Golden Summer  by Carley Fortune  

It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan 

The Love Haters by Katherine Center 

Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

Saltwater by Katy Hays 

My Friends by Fredrik Backman 

All the Men I’ve Loved Again by Christine Pride 

Everyone is Lying to You by Jo Piazza

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley 

How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days by Sophie Irwin 

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: March 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in March.

March 2025

The Jackal’s Mistress by Chris Bohjalian (Traci)

All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman (Ellie)

Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (Traci)

Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (Ellie)

Something Like Fate by Amy Lea (Traci)

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are giving you a starter pack for Middle Grade March. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading: 

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson (Ellie)

The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Wonder by RJ Palacio (Ellie)

The Unadoptables by Hana Took (Traci)

Front Desk by Kelly Yang (Ellie)

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi (Traci)

The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead (Ellie)

The Door in the Dragon’s Throat by Frank Peretti (Traci)

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

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Crack the Book Open (all by Liana Moriarty):

Three Wishes

The Last Anniversary

What Alice Forgot

The Hypnotist’s Love Story

The Husband’s Secret

Big Little Lies

Truly Madly Guilty

Nine Perfect Strangers

Apple Never Fall

Here One Moment

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: February 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in February.

February 2025

Here Be Dragons by Melanie Shankle (Ellie)

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (Traci)

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Ellie)

The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy (Traci)

Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (Ellie)

Back After This by Linda Holmes (Traci)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about a book category needed by all - palate cleansers!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading: 

Ghosted by Rosie Walsh (Ellie) 

Quicksilver by Callie Hart (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Limelight by Amy Poeppel (Ellie)

The Getaway List by Emma Lord (Traci)

Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister (Ellie)

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge (Traci)

What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum (Ellie)

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean (Traci)

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (Ellie)

The Neighbor’s Secret by L. Allison Heller (Traci)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are sharing our Top Ten Books of 2024!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Traci:

The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

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

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Table for Two by Amor Towles

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Ellie:

What Does it Feel Like by Sophie Kinsella

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane 

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns

We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

Sandwich by Catherine Newman

A Grimm Reapers Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara 

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Better than the Movies and Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone 

The Wedding People by Alison Espach 

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: January 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in December.

January 2025

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney (Traci)

More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova (Ellie)

Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams (Traci)

What Happened to the McCrays by Tracey Lange (Ellie)

The Starlight Heir by Amalie Howard (Traci)

The Favorites by Layne Fargo (Ellie)