

Literally Reading
Literally Reading
We are two bookish friends who love to talk all things books and reading.
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Jul 19, 2023 • 37min
What We Literally Read in June
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 June! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Ellie: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak Super Bloom by Megan Tady My Murder by Katie Williams Traci: Emma of 83rd Street by Audrey Bellezza The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt Same Time, Next Summer by Annabel Mon Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

Jul 12, 2023 • 57min
100 Things About Literally Reading
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are celebrating our 100th episode! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (Traci) My Murder by Katie Williams (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Mary Oliver Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal American Girl Doll Books Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Knockoff by Jo Piazza and Lucy Sykes A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Jane Austen Elizabeth Strout Amor Towles Ann Napolitano Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Maria Giordano Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Rules of Civility by Amor Towles Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Jul 5, 2023 • 43min
Interview with Katherine Center
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week Ellie is chatting with New York Times best selling author, Katherine Center. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Katherine Center’s Books: The Bodyguard Hello Stranger How to Walk Away Happiness for Beginners What you Wish For The Lost Husband Things You Save in a Fire What Katherine Center is Reading: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth Happy Place by Emily Henry Nick Offerman

Jun 28, 2023 • 40min
Literary Lineup Lookback
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 literary lineup episodes! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Crack the Book Open: The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

Jun 21, 2023 • 16min
Literary Lineup: July
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: July Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. The Housekeepers by Alex Hay (Traci) The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer (Ellie) Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong (Traci) Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur (Ellie) Prom Mom by Laura Lippman (Traci) Goodbye Earl by Leesa Cross Smith (Ellie)

Jun 14, 2023 • 36min
I love LA
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are starting a new series - I Love …. LA! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton Crack the Book Open: Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum Love & Saffron by Kim Fay Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Eve in Hollywood by Amor Towles The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abby Waxman A Pho Love Story by Loan Le The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

Jun 9, 2023 • 22min
BONUS: Spoiler-FULL discussion of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Hi Readers! If you are like us, you read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros the second you could get your hands on it. We wanted to discuss this book with you immediately and thought a mini episode was the best way to do it. Please note, this episode is VERY spoilery! Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Jun 7, 2023 • 39min
What We Literally Read in May
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 May! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Traci: The Golden Spoon Jessa Maxwell All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian The Last Word by Taylor Adams Happy Place by Emily Henry Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Red Widow by Alma Katsu The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis The Last Battle of CS Lewis Ellie: Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight Drowning by T.J. Newman And Yet by Kate Baer Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Your’s Truly by Abby Jimenez Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

May 31, 2023 • 22min
Literary Lineup: June
Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: June Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. You Can Trust Me by Wendy Heard (Ellie) Watch Us Shine by Marisa de los Santos (Traci) Nightbloom by Peace Adzo (Ellie) Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose (Traci) The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (Ellie) Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Traci)

May 24, 2023 • 35min
For the love of... Catherine Steadman
We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking about our love of Catherine Steadman. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org. Crack the Book Open: Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman The Family Game by Catherine Steadman