Literally Reading

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

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

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

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

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor (Traci)

The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff (Ellie)

Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson (Traci)

Begin Again by Emma Lord (Ellie)

Spare by Prince Harry of the Duke of Sussex (Traci)

Exes and O’s  by Amy Lea (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 November!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Ellie:

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton 

Rivals (American Royals #3) by Katharine McGee 

Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham

Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel 

My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 

Always in December by Emily Stone

One Last Gift by Emily Stone 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Traci: 

Delicious by Ruth Reichl 

Cloisters by Katy Hays

The Good Left Undone by Adriana Trigiani

The Last Party by Claire Mackintosh

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

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.

Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca (Ellie)

Five Survive by Holly Jackson (Traci)

Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger (Ellie)

A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones (Traci)

A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella (Ellie)

Your Table is Ready by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina (Traci)

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 

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 

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:

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak 

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

The Hangman by Louise Penny

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney 

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly 

Isn’t it Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams 

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister 

The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman 

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant 

The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman

Meredith Alone by Claire Alexander 

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

Room by Emma Donoghue

Ellie: 

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly 

Isn’t it Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams 

Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor 

I Hope this Finds You Well by Kate Baer 

More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

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