We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about books we are planning to literally read this summer.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

City of the Lost (Ellie)

Anxious People (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

Well Played (Ellie)

All Shall Be Well (Traci)

What We’re Literally Reading this Fall:

Catherine House (Ellie)

Fantasticland (Traci)

Good Girl, Bad Blood (Ellie)

The Lions of Fifth Avenue (Traci)

Leave the World Behind (Ellie)

A Rogue of One’s Own (Traci)

In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ellie)

Rebecca (Traci)

Practical Magic (Ellie)

Wolf Hall (Traci)

Winter Garden (Ellie)

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about books we read over the summer.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

2:58 - Anna K (Traci)

4:47 - Majesty (Ellie)

What we are Literally Listening To:

5:53 - The Favorite Daughter (Ellie)

7:53 - Death on the Nile (Traci)

Summer Reading Recap:

13:28 - The Guest List (Traci)

15:18 - Calypso (Ellie)

17:27 - The Jane Austen Society (Traci)

18:46 - The Sea Wife (Ellie)

21:23 - Beach Read (Ellie)

23:44 - The Unhoneymooners (Traci)

Reading Plans:

25:54 - Rebecca (Traci)

26:22 - A Discovery of Witches (Ellie)

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about our favorite read alouds!  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

1:49 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager (Ellie)

1:59 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

3:18 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix 

3:49 - Atomic Love by Jennie Fields (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

5:42 - The Last Guest House by Megan Miranda (Ellie)

6:04 - A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost (Ellie)

7:35 - A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Traci)

9:56 - Sadie by Courtney Summers

Kid Lit Read Alouds:

12:42 - Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon

16:14 - Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Preschool:

17:43 - Sneeches by Dr. Suess

18:40 - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

19:14 - Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Willems

19:29 - Richard Scary Books

20:42 - Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

21:08 - Peter Spier books: Noah’s Ark, Circus, Jonah, Christmas

22:25 - This is How We Do It by Matt Lamonthe

23:00 - How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight by Jane Yolen

23:35 - Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman

23:49 - Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman

 Kinder/1st:

24:33 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

25:40 - Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

26:26 - Nobody Likes a Goblin by Ben Hatke 

26:27 - Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke

26:40 - Julia’s House Moves On by Ben Hatke

27:03 - We Don’t Eat our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

27:59 - Beautiful Oops! By Barney Saltzberg

28:53 - Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

29:45 - The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak 

30:45 - Penny by Kevin Henkes

30:50 - Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

30:52 - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes 

31:54 - Frog and Toad Books by Arnold Lobel

32:40 - Mouse and Mole by Wong Yee

32:43 - Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant 

Early Elementary: 

33:23 - Gooney Bird-Greene by Lois Lowry

33:58 - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

34:26 - Half Magic by Edward Eager 

35:10 - Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

35:34 - My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

35:49 - Ramona Quimby Books by Beverly Cleary 

35:52 - The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

36:02 - Matilda by Roald Dahl

36:04 - James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl

36:06 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl

Community Recommendations:

The Penderwicks 

Where the Sidewalk Ends 

The Lion & the Mouse 

Pippi Longstocking!

Baa Baa Smart Sheep 

The Berenstain Bear books

Smithsonian - The Animal Box 

Kid Reading Goals:

39:16 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Traci)

41:11 - Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (Ellie)

41:12 - Beatrice Zinker Upside Down Thinker by Shelley Johannes (Ellie)

*Spoilers in this episode!*

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have! In this episode, we are talking all things Emma by Jane Austen!  Join us on Instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

2:19 - The Long Way Home: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Traci)

3:31 - A Share in Death 

3:59 - The Guest List (Ellie)

What we are Literally Listening To:

6:41 - I'd Give Anything (Traci)

8:18 - The Nature of the Beast: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Ellie)

Emma:

          - Emma (1815 book)

          - Emma (2020 movie)

25:22 - Pride and Prejudice

Next Austen Read:

37:01 - Persuasion  (Ellie)

37:15 - Sense and Sensibility  (Traci)

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk vacations gone wrong...especially since none of us are going anywhere!  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

4:32 - All We Ever Wanted (Ellie)

4:37 - Something Borrowed

5:55 - Beartown

6:59 - The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes (Traci) 

What we are Literally Listening To:

The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes (Ellie) 

9:30 - I Was Told it Would Get Easier (Traci)

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

Vacations Gone Wrong:

12:30 - Castle of Water

16:30 - The River

19:27 - The Unhoneymooners

21:35 - Do Not Become Alarmed

Vacations Through a Book:

24:24 - The House in the Cerulean Sea

25:24 - Sea Wife

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about atmospheric books - namely hot books.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

3:07 - Tweet Cute (Ellie)

4:28 - The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes (Ellie) 

5:56 - Eight Perfect Murders (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

10:09 - Tell Me Three Things (Traci)

12:06 - What to Say Next

12:15 - Admission

12:56 - Stand All the Way Up (Ellie)

Hot Books:

19:07 - Beach Read

20:18 - The Great Alone

22:06 - The Great Gatsby

23:48 - Beartown

23:49 - Us Against You 

24:14 - Little Women

24:30 - Louise Penny

25:31 - The Dry

28:06 - The Lost Man

28:33 - The Lola Quartet

28:38 - Station Eleven

28:41 - The Glass Hotel

33:15 - Where the Crawdads Sing

37:08 - Dune

38:16 - Red Rising

38:49 - The Secret Life of Bees

Reading Goals:

40:17 - The Jane Austen Society

41:02 - Beach Read

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about historical fiction and why it is the best way to celebrate the 4th of July.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

3:48 - The Library at Mount Char (Ellie)

5:56 - One to Watch (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

7:46 - The Silent Patient (Ellie)

9:38 - Recipe for a Perfect Wife (Traci)

Our Lives in Books:

14:13 - The Alice Network

14:36 - Lilac Girls

14:39 - Resistance Women

14:40 - The Girl They Left Behind 

16:12 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

17:52 - Daisy Jones and the Six

22:15 - We Were the Lucky Ones

24:33 - The Invention of Wings

24:36 - The Underground Railroad

24:39 - The Kitchen House

24:46 - Dreamland Burning

24:47 - Calling Me Home

25:12 - The Girl You Left Behind

25:14 - Lilac Girls

25:35 - The Orphan Train

26:20 - Code Name Helene 

27:06 - The Romanov Empress

27:39 - I Was Anastasia 

28:45 - Lovely War

29:04 - Life After Life

29:06 - 11/22/63

29:13 - The Book Thief

29:18 - The Underground Railroad

32:08 - Before We Were Yours

33:32 - Calling Me Home 

34:30 - The Giver of Stars

35:37 - The Gown

35:44 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky

36:31 - The Island of Sea Women

38:12 - All the Light We Cannot See

Reading Goals:

40:11 - The Book of Lost Friends 

40:58 - Wolf Hall

41:30 - The Other Boleyn Girl

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about why June is the best month.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

3:05 - Tweet Cute (Traci)

4:45 - Sea Wife (Ellie)

What we are Literally Listening To:

6:45 - The Office (Traci)

8:27 - The Hate U Give (Ellie)

Our Lives in Books:

11:09 - The Lola Quartet

12:33 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires 

12:42 - Everything I Never Told You  

24:48 - Charlotte’s Web (Traci)

25:41 - Harriet The Spy (Ellie)

27:14 - Nancy Drew Files (Traci)

29:00 - Vienna Prelude (Ellie

30:42 - Harry Potter Series (Traci)

32:15 - Me Before You (Ellie)

34:20 - Code Name Helene (Traci)

34:24 - Transcription (Traci)

34:28 - A Gentleman in Moscow (Traci)

36:18 - Such a Fun Age (Ellie)

36:21 - This is How it Always Is (Ellie)

36:22 - The One in a Million Boy (Ellie)

37:43 - The Library at Mount Char

37:51 - Jo & Laurie

Also Mentioned 

The River

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about what we think you should literally buy your dad for Father’s Day.  **Please note that this episode was recorded and edited before the death of George Floyd and the demonstrations that followed. We want to talk about books and make you smile with our bookish banter, but that does not mean that we aren’t aware and concerned about what is happening in the world. Please bear with us as we try to reconcile with recording in advance and maintaining relevance and compassion with the ever-changing events currently happening. Remember to join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

5:26 - The House by the Cerulean Sea (Ellie)

7:15 - The Babysitters Club - Kristy’s Great Idea (Ellie)

8:50 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

11:02 - The Long Way Home (Ellie)

11:56 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Traci)

Dad Books:

17:05 - Clear and Present Danger

17:15 - Time to Kill 

17:32 - Need to Know

17:37 - The Likeness (Ellie)

18:05 - In the Woods

20:05 - Fatal Vision (Traci)

22:09 - The Da Vinci Code

22:17 - Angels and Demons

22:22 - 11/22/63

22:44 - The Oracle Year

22:47 - Anyone

23:02 - The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Ellie)

25:29 - Ready Player One (Traci)

28:50 - The Panther

28:53 - The Lion’s Game

29:01 - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

29:16 - The Line That Held Us (Ellie)

31:08 - The Cuckoo’s Calling (Traci)

31:58 - The Silkworm

33:17 - The Gentleman in Moscow

33:20 - Of Mice and Men

33:30 - News of the World (Ellie)

33:43 - Simon the Fiddler 

35:14 - Peace Like a River (Traci)

37:38 - John Adams

37:42 - Washington

37:43 - Hamilton

38:11 - The Devil in the White City (Ellie)

38:39 - In the Garden of Beasts

38:59 - The Splendid and the Vile

39:14 - Gods and Generals (Traci)

39:28 - The Killer Angels

39:42 - The Last Full Measure

Reading Goals:

42:18 - The Dearly Beloved

Also Mentioned: 

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Raina Telgemeier

J. Ryan Stradal

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We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we will talk about what we think you should literally read this summer.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

4:15 - The Lost Queen (Ellie)

7:30 - Take Me Apart (Ellie)

9:37 - The Last Mrs. Parish (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

12:08 - The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters (Ellie)

15:40 - The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

15:47 - The Garden of Small Beginnings (Traci)

Summer Reading:

26:25 - What Alice Forgot (Ellie)

29:15 - Nine Perfect Strangers

29:21 - Truly Madly Guilty

29:25 - Big Little Lies

29:34 - The Husband’s Secret

30:17 - Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (Traci)

32:05 - Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna

32:11 - Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio 

33:49 - Tell Me Three Things

33:57 - What to Say Next (Ellie)

35:30 - Save Me the Plums

35:48 - The Knockoff (Traci)

38:31 - The Devil Wears Prada

39:10 - Need to Know (Ellie)

41:24 - The Woman in Cabin 10 (Traci)

44:23 - Little Fires Everywhere (Ellie)

47:43 - Where’d You Go Bernadette (Traci)

Also Mentioned 

Shelf Subscription from The Bookshelf Thomasville

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