Literally Reading

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

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are chatting with the one and only Catherine Steadman!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Crack the Book Open: Novels by Catherine Steadman: Something in the Water Mr. Nobody The Disappearing Act The Family Game  Her short story: Stockholm  Other books mentioned: Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang Tom Lake by Ann Patchett  Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Hi Readers!  Welcome to Literary Lineup: October Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. October 2023 The Leftover Women by Jean Kwok (Ellie) Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (Traci) Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall (Ellie) The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub (Traci) Hold My Girl by Charlene Carr (Ellie) A Winter in New York by Josie Silver (Traci)