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 are talking about the nuts and bolts of audiobooks!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Literally Reading:

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Traci)

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith (Ellie)

Literally Listening: 

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (Traci & Ellie)

The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Crack the Book Open: 

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid

Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa Jo-Baker

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me/ Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling

Bossy Pants by Tina Fey

In the Woods by Tana French

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty

Newbie Listener:

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Favorite Audiobook:

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

What’s Next:

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman (Traci)

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman

Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

Hollywood Park by Mikel Jollett (Ellie)

Educated by Tara Westover

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

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 are celebrating our podcast anniversary!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Literally Reading:

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams (Ellie)

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurty (Traci)

Literally Listening: 

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus (Ellie)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend (Traci) 

Crack the Book Open: 

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

The Orphans of Race Point by Patry Francis 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gaile Honeyman 

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl 

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Well Met by Jen DeLuca

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano

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.  

1. LRBC: The Four Winds

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about our first Literally Reading Book Club … The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Literally Reading:

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh (Traci)

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Ellie)

Literally Listening: 

Rage Against the Minivan by Kristen Howerton (Ellie)

Literally Reading Book Club: 

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Books Also Mentioned:

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah  

Book Plans:

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (Traci)

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (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 are chatting about BuzzList vs. BackList books.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Literally Reading:

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney (Ellie)

The Survivors by Jane Harper (Traci) 

Literally Listening: 

Someone Else’s Love Story (Ellie)

Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger (Traci)

BuzzList vs. BackList Books: 

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware 

One by One by Ruth Ware 

The Guest List by Lucy Foley 

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

Hope and Other Punch Lines by Julie Buxbaum

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty 

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray

Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman

Books Also Mentioned:

Other Alice Feeney Books:

His and Hers by Alice Feeney

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney 

The Dry by Jane Harper 

Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson

The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkinss

The Witch Elm by Tana French

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty 

Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 

The Push by Ashley Audrain

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

Literally Reading:

Kindred by Octavia Butler (Traci)

Push by Ashley Audrain (Ellie)

Literally Listening: 

The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger (Traci)

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria (Ellie)

Love Stories: 

Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith (Traci)

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Ellie)

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez  

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (Ellie)

Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos (Traci)

The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman (Traci)

This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel (Ellie)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Ellie)

Gone With the Wind By Margaret Mitchell (Traci)

One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (Traci) 

Circe by Madeline Miller (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk books and reading in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about some habits and tips to start your reading year off right.

Literally Reading:

Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May (Ellie)

The Bookshelf Thomasville, GA

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (Ellie and Traci)

Literally Listening:

The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morgenthaler (Ellie)

Well Met Jen Deluca

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

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

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Reading Plans:

The Moth Presents All These Wonders by Catherine Burns (Ellie)