Literally Reading

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are looking back on our year in books!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

Only When It’s Us by Chloe Liese (Ellie)

Hana Kahn Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin (Traci)

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell (Ellie)

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss (Traci)

Crack the Book Open: 

The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker 

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy 

Rage Against the Minivan by Kristen Howerton 

Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio by Mario Giordano 

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 

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

I Liked My Life by Abby Fabiaschi

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 

El Deafo by Cece Bell

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett

If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy 

You have a Match by Emma Lord 

The Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland

What’s Next:

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern 

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

On this monthly mini-episode, we each share three books that we’re looking forward to getting our hands on this month, whether it be a shining new release we’ve been impatiently anticipating or a dusty backlist book from our own shelves!

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are discussing all the bookish Holiday things!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (Traci)

Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison (Ellie)

No One Goes Alone by Erik Larson (Traci)

The Family by Naomi Krupitsky (Ellie)

Crack the Book Open: 

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

Recommended For You by Laura Silverman

Louise Penny

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

The Seven Days of Us by Francesa Hornak

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

What’s Next:

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler

On this mini episode, Traci and Ellie each share a backlist book to add to your TBR.  Check out all of our book recommendations at our shop. 

On this monthly mini-episode, we each share three books that we’re looking forward to getting our hands on this month, whether it be a shining new release we’ve been impatiently anticipating or a dusty backlist book from our own shelves!

1. Show Notes

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

Literally Reading:

The Defense by Steve Cavanaugh (Ellie)

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena (Traci)

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty (Ellie)

Hostage by Clare Mackintosh (Traci)

Crack the Book Open: 

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth (Ellie) 

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (Traci)

A Better Man by Louise Penny (Ellie)

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (Traci)

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne (Ellie)

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

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith (Ellie)

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (Traci) 

What’s Next:

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Ellie)

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Traci)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week is our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard (Traci)

Beautiful World, Where Are You? By Sally Rooney (Ellie)

Literally Listening: 

Broken Harbor by Tana French (Traci)

Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (Ellie)

Crack the Book Open: 

Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (Traci)

Who is Maud Dixon? By Alexandra Andrews (Ellie)

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Traci)

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (Ellie)

Life after Life by Kate Atkinson (Traci)

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Ellie)

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Traci)

One by One by Ruth Ware (Ellie)

What’s Next:

Taste by Stanley Tucci (Traci)

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Traci)

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Ellie)

On this mini episode, Traci and Ellie each share a backlist book to add to your TBR.  Check out all of our book recommendations at our shop.  

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we will be reporting back on books we mentioned in previous episodes!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (Ellie)

Persuasion by Jane Austen (Traci) 

Literally Listening: 

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson (Ellie)

A Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore (Traci)

Crack the Book Open: 

Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez (Ellie)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (Traci)

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Ellie)

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Traci)

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (Ellie)

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (Traci)

Someone Else’s Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson (Ellie)

Kindred by Octavia Butler (Traci)

The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler (Ellie)

The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger (Traci)

What’s Next:

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

A Heart so Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer 

On this monthly mini-episode, we each share three books that we’re looking forward to getting our hands on this month, whether it be a shining new release we’ve been impatiently anticipating or a dusty backlist book from our own shelves!