We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are analyzing our first books of each year!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  

Literally Reading:

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Open the Book: 

Ellie:

Tidelands by Philippa Gregory

Glass Houses (Inspector Gamache #13) by Louise Penny

Everything After by Jill Santopolo

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

A Christmas Spark by Cindy Steel 

Traci:

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

The Christmas Pig by JK Rowling

Babel by RF. Kuang

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo