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

Traci:

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh

My Life in France by Julia Child

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge

Ellie: 

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Dory Fantasmagory: Can’t Live Without You by Abby Hanlon 

Spare by Prince Harry 

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  In this spoiler-full mini episode, we are doing a deep dive into Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are sharing our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (Ellie)

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

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

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci)

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Ellie)

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

The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood (Ellie)

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman  (Traci)

Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon (Ellie)

The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling  (Traci)

Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Ellie) 

The Guide by Peter Heller  (Traci)

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: December Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

December 2023

The Future by Naomi Alderman (Ellie)

The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore (Traci)

Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey (Ellie)

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Traci)

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

Traci:

Liar’s Beach by Katie Cotugno

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The Secret Place by Tana French

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall  

Clytemnestra by Costanza Cosati 

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Manacled by SenLinYu 

The Dinner List by Rebecca Sterle

The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Ellie: 

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Penelope in Retrograde by Brooke Abrams

The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habock

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Knockout by Sarah MacLean

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week, Ellie had the opportuity to sit down with Annie B. Jones, owner of The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA and host of the podcast, From the Front Porch. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. 

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith

My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Heirloom Rooms by Erin Napier

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine 

The Wager by David Grann

If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: November Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month.

November 2023

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Traci & Ellie)

Never Met A Duke Like You by Amalie Howard (Ellie)

The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (Ellie)

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson (Traci) **US release on 1/30/24**

The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about Halloween and fall reading!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin (Ellie)

Manacled by SenLinYu (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

Beartown Trilogy by Fredrik Backman

Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore

Carrie by Stephen King

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston

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

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting about how reading fantasy is for everyone!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading  

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (Ellie)

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

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

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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

Traci:

I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh

The Intern by Michele Campbell

Black Coffee by Agatha Christie

The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Ellie: 

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson 

Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano

You, With a View by Jessica Joyce 

A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab 

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

Murder in the Family Cara Hunter