Literally Reading

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are looking back on our winter reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Open the Book:  Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue Absolution by Alice McDermott Red Rising by Pierce Brown The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman Anna O by Matthew Blake  

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: March Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati-Alexander (Ellie) The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian (Traci) After Annie by Anna Quindlen (Ellie) Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf (Traci) This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (Ellie)

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we paired great book club books with a menu.  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: Small Mercies by Dennis Lahane Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Open the Book:  Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Recipes: Brandy Old Fashioned Quick Pickles Grasshopper Brownies  

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are continuing our “I Love” series with I Love…Snow!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Open the Book:  The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah One by One by Ruth Ware Beartown Trilogy by Fredik Backman Snowed In by Catherine Walsh  The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf The Secret History by Donna Tartt  

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: February Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. February 2024 If It Breaks Your Heart by Erin Hahn (Ellie) The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang (Traci) Ready or Not by Cara Bastone (Ellie) The Women by Kristin Hannah (Traci) A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (Ellie) The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (Traci)  

Hey Readers! We have a bonus episode for you today! Ellie and Kelsey from The Girl Next Door Podcast sit down and talk all about goal setting, creating a reading syllabus, and so much more! To shop the books mentioned in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  Rising Shining The Girl Next Door Podcast Kelsey’s Goals Workshop Yellowface by R. F. Kuang I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Past Forward by Clay Routledge West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

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

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing our top ten books of 2023! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Traci’s Top Ten: The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore Manacled by SenLinYu Drowning by TJ Newman Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor Fourth Wing/ Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Babel by RF Kuang Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal Ellie’s Top Ten:  The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Happy Place by Emily Henry I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau Fourth Wing/ Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros Shark Heart by Emily Habeck  Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano   

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Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: January Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. The Fury by Alex Michaelides (Ellie) Argylle by Elly Conway (Traci) Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (Ellie) House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (Traci) The Getaway List by Emma Lord (Ellie)