Literally Reading

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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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 are literally reading during the Coronavirus time at home.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

3:43 - Dune (Traci)

7:00 - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (Ellie)

What we are Literally Listening To:

10:40 - 11/22/63 (Traci)

14:35 - Anna Karenina (Ellie)

Safer at Home Reading:

29:30 - The House at Riverton (Traci)

29:40 - The Lake House 

31:30 - The Secret Keeper

31:48 - Sadie (Ellie)

34:43 - The Whisper Man (Traci)

36:26 - Fierce Kingdom

36:54 - House of Earth and Blood (Ellie)

39:15 - Mr. Nobody (Traci)

39:25 - Something in the Water 

41:01 - American Royals (Ellie)

42:12 - American Royals II: Majesty (releases September 1, 2020) 

42:29 - The Royal We 

42:34 - The Heir Affair (releases July 7, 2020)

Reading Plans:

44:09 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (releases - Traci)

45:08 - Midnight Sun (releases August 4, 2020)

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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 book-to-screen adaptations.  As always, we will share what and where we are reading right now.  Join us at instagram @literally_reading. 

What we are Literally Reading:

4:03 - Rules of Civility (Ellie)

5:36 - Ribbons of Scarlett (Traci)

What we are Literally Listening To:

8:58 - Anna Karenina (Ellie)

11:25 - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Traci)

Also Mentioned:

6:18 - My Dear Hamilton 

6:19 - America’s First Daughter 

6:33 - The Huntress

6:35 - The Alice Network 

6:36: The Tattooist of Auschwitz 

Book to Screen Adaptations:

13:15 - The Girl on the Train 

15:48 - Murder on the Orient Express

19:00 - Hunger Games Series

19:02 - Twilight Series

20:15 - The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (releases May 19, 2020)

20:57 - The Martian

23:00 - Little Women 

25:19 - Jo & Laurie (releases June 2, 2020)

25:39 - Gone Girl

28:50 - Harry Potter Series

33:33 - Accidental Beauty Queen

35:18 - American Royals

35:22 - The Royal We 

36:43 - The Nightingale

40:15 - Crazy Rich Asians

40:25 - China Rich Girlfriend

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Episode 3 Show Notes - Nonfiction 

Traci is listening to: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Ellie is listening to: Open book by Jessica Simpson

Traci is reading: The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (released June 23, 2020)

Also mentioned by Megan Miranda: All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger

Ellie is reading: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Also mentioned: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Nonfiction Traci mentioned:

America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini

Educated by Tara Westover

Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman

Smitten Kitchen Every Day by Deb Perelman

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

I’ll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

The Office by Andy Greene

Nonfiction Ellie mentioned: 

East of Eden by John Steinbeck 

Becoming by Michelle Obama

The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan

Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan

Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan

Surprised by Motherhood by Lisa Jo Baker

Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist

Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist

Inheritance by Dani Shapiro

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Is Everyone Hanging out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Yes Please by Amy Pohler

The New One by Mike Birbiglia

Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan

Two Peas & Their Pod Cookbook by ˙

Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski 

When Breath becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Books Also Mentioned:

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

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Episode 2 Show Notes - Favorite Books of 2019 Welcome to Literally Reading! We are Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who will read in every spare minute that we have! In this episode, we’re discussing our top 10 books of 2019 … so great ready for a lot of great book recommendations! As always, we will share what and where we are reading right now. We are so glad you are here! Join us at instagram @literally_reading. Where We’re Reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Literally Reading Right Now Long Bright River by Liz Moore This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger This Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger The Scent Keepers by Erica Bauermeister Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson Defending Jacob by Michael Landay Crack the Book Open - Top 10 Books of 2019 Where the Crawdads Sing (Ellie & Traci #10) by Delia Owens The Mother-in-Law (Ellie #9) by Sally Hapworth Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman I’ll Be Your Blue Sky (Traci #9) by Marisa de los Santos Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos A Curse So Dark & Lonely (Ellie #8) by Bridid Kemmerer A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Cinder by Marisa Meyer Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Circe (Traci #8) by Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Evvie Drake Starts Over (Ellie #7) by Linda Holmes To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han The Poisonwood Bible (Traci #7) by Barbara Kingsolver Never Have I Ever (Ellie and Traci #6) by Joshlyn Jackson Defending Jacob by William Landay The Almost Sisters by Joshlyn Jackson Need to Know by Karen Cleveland Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Becoming (Ellie #5) by Michelle Obama Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Traci #5) by J. Ryan Stradal The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Ellie #4) by Gail Honeyman The River (Traci #4) by Peter Heller Rabbit Cake (Ellie #3) by Annie Hartnett Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple Fried Green Tomatoes Steel Magnolias Chief Inspector Gamache series (Traci #3) by Louise Penny Still Life by Louise Penny Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Tana French (author) Robert Galbraith (author) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Ellie #2) by Lori Gottlieb Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir (Traci #2) by Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl Daisy Jones and The Six (Ellie #1) by Taylor Jenkins Reid Rules of Civility (Traci #1) by Amor Towles A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Bookish Goals for 2020 Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Episode 1 Show Notes: Welcome to Literally Reading! We are Ellie and Traci, two bookish friends who will read in every spare minute that we have! In this episode, we will give an introduction about ourselves and tell you why we are podcasting. As always, we will share what and where we are reading right now. We are so glad you are here! Join us at instagram @literally_reading. Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett