Literally Reading

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)

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we are sharing our top ten books of 2020! Join us on instagram @literally_reading. 

Top Ten Books of 2020:

10. The Unhoneymooners Christina Lauren (Traci)

10. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (Ellie)

9. Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (Traci)

9. I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown (Ellie)

8. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Traci)

8. American Royals by Katherine McGee (Ellie)

7. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger (Traci)

7. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Ellie)

6. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Traci)

6. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Ellie)

5. The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Traci)

5. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (Ellie)

4. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon (Traci)

4. Beach Read by Emily Henry (Ellie)

3. The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff (Traci)

3. What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Ellie)

2. The Dearly Beloved by Kara Wall (Traci)

2. Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano (Ellie)

1. Louise Penny (Traci)

1. Nobody Will Tell You This but Me by Bess Kalb (Ellie)

2021 Reading:

A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer (Traci)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Ellie)

1. 2020 Reading Recap

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we are sharing our 2020 reading recap.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle (Ellie) 

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (Ellie)

Faithful Place by Tana French (Traci)

The Searcher by Tana French 

Reading Recap:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Traci)

Emma by Jane Austen (Traci)

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Traci)

Reading Superlatives:

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (Ellie)

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Traci)

Death on the Nile Agatha Christie (Traci)

And Then There Were None Agatha Christie (Traci)

Emma by Jane Austen (Ellie)

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum (Traci)

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb (Traci)

Sea Wife by Amity Gaige (Ellie)

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam (Ellie)

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Ellie)

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Traci)

Stand All The Way Up by Sophie Hudson (Ellie)

The Only Plane in the Sky by by Garrett M. Graff (Traci)

Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Ellie)

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (Traci)

2021 Reading:

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Ellie)

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

Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Traci)

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we are sharing our gift picks for the kids in your lives.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

My Brilliant Friend (Traci)

A Good Neighborhood (Ellie)

What we are Literally Listening To:

Practical Magic (Traci)

The Choice: Embrace the Possible (Ellie)

The Best of Me (Ellie)

Kid Lit Gift Guide:

The Secret Garden

Beezus and Ramona (Traci)

Fancy Nancy (Ellie)

Little Golden Books (Traci)

The Bad Guy Series (Ellie)

Best Kids Jokes Ever (Traci)

Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse (Ellie)

Chrysanthemum (Ellie)

The Jesus Storybook Bible (Traci)

Dear Zoo (Ellie)

Brown Bear Brown 

Usborne Books (Traci)

Calvin and Hobbes (Ellie)

Garfield 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Traci)

Moo Ba La La La (Traci)

The Going to Bed Book (Traci)

The Lemonade War (Ellie)

We’re Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who read in every spare minute that we have!  In this episode, we are sharing our 2020 holiday gift guide.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

Nothing to See Here (Ellie)

Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

One By One (Ellie)

Wolf Hall (Traci)

Gift Guide:

Where the Crawdads Sing (Ellie)

Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Traci)

The Lager Queens of Minnesota (Traci)

One to Watch (Traci)

Open Book (Ellie)

Such a Fun Age (Ellie)

The River (Ellie)

Leave the World Behind (Ellie)

Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Traci) 

The Nightingale (Traci)

Before We Were Yours (Ellie)

Anne of Green Gables (Ellie)

Lovely War (Traci)

The Mysterious Benedict Society (Traci)

The House in the Cerulean Sea (Ellie)

Little Fires Everywhere (Ellie)

Daisy Jones and the Six (Ellie)

Big Little Lies (Ellie)

The Rosie Project (Ellie)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Traci) 

Louise Penny Series (Traci)

A Court of Thorns and Roses Series (Ellie)Shop these links to support our local independent bookstore, Vroman’s.  Independent bookstores have taken a hit during Coronavirus...let’s support them and keep them open!