Literally Reading

We are two bookish friends who love to talk all things books and reading.

BONUS: Our Top 11-20 Books of 2024 (Rerelease from Patreon!) 01/07/2026

BONUS: Our Top 11-20 Books of 2024 (Rerelease from Patreon!) We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing with you our Top 11-20 Books from 2024! This is an episode that previously was just available for our Patreon Supporters. If you are interested in our Top 11-20 Books of 2025, we would love to have you join us at ! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Ellie: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman Betting on You by Lynn Painter Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris Be Ready when the Luck Happens by Ina Garten The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz The Rachel Incident Caroline O’Donoghue The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter Traci: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker What Does it Feel Like by Sophie Kinsella P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connolly Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane Dinner with Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz Funny Story by Emily Henry Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman Ready or Not by Cara Bastone /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/39633565

162. Fall 2025 Reading Recap 12/17/2025

162. Fall 2025 Reading Recap We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are chatting about our Fall 2025 reading recap! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Traci: by Ariel Sullivan by Alison Espach by Suzanne Collins by Marjan Kamala Ellie: by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley by Lydia Millet by Freida McFadden by Cindy Steel /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/39429590

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 4 12/05/2025

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 4 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have something a little different for you. Ellie is doing a SPOILER-FULL deep dive into The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 4 by Beth Brower! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Beth Brower by Beth Brower by Beth Brower by Beth Brower /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/39285065

161. Plotting Ahead: Winter 2025-26 12/03/2025

161. Plotting Ahead: Winter 2025-26 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are chatting about what books are coming out Winter of 2025-2026! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Maxie Dara by L.M. Chilton by Callie Hart by Sarah Crouch by Ashley Elston by Rachel Hawkins by Alice Feeney by Laura Dave by Oyinkan Braithwaite by Donna Freitas by Kristen Bailey by Lindsey Kelk by Rebecca Armitage by Emiko Jean by Sarah Adams by B.K. Borison /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/39060045

160. Thanksgiving Prep Reads 11/19/2025

160. Thanksgiving Prep Reads We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing what books you should listen to while you prep Thanksgiving dinner. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by Wally Lamb (Traci) by Michael Finkel (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: by J. Ryan Stradal (Traci) by Brooke Abrams (Ellie) by Julia Child (Traci) by Josie Silver (Ellie) by E.L. Konigsburg (Traci) by Kevin Henkes (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38984580

159. 2025 Holiday Gift Guide 11/05/2025

159. 2025 Holiday Gift Guide We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Check out our previous gift guides here: Crack the Book Open: by Ariel Lawhon (Ellie) by Amor Towles (Traci) by Ally Carter (Ellie) by Liz Moore (Traci) by Richard Osman (Ellie) by Emiko Jean (Traci) by Fredrik Backman (Ellie) by Laura Jankin (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38914545

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 3 10/22/2025

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 3 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have something a little different for you. Ellie is doing a SPOILER-FULL deep dive into The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 3 by Beth Brower! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Beth Brower by Beth Brower by Beth Brower /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38741115

The Scariest Books We've Ever Read 10/15/2025

The Scariest Books We've Ever Read We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing some of our favorite scary books. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by SenLinYu (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Jennifer Hillier (Ellie) by Josh Malerman (Traci) by Zakiya Dalila Harris (Ellie) by Dennis Lehane (Traci) by Catherine Ryan Howard (Ellie) by Stephen King (Traci) by Ashley Audrain (Ellie) by Michelle McNamara (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38585660

Author Spotlight: Jane Austen 10/01/2025

Author Spotlight: Jane Austen 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: Author Spotlight! This week, we are talking all about the legend, Jane Austen. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Jane Austen by Jane Austen by Jane Austen by Jane Austen by Jane Austen by Jane Austen /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38411670

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 2 09/19/2025

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 2 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have something a little different for you. Ellie is doing a SPOILER-FULL deep dive into The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 2 by Beth Brower! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Beth Brower by Beth Brower /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37897195

Book Club Recs 09/17/2025

Book Club Recs We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are chatting about book clubs! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Charlotte McConaghy (Traci) by Paige Harbison (Ellie) by Stacey Swann (Traci) by Susan Orlean (Ellie) by Jodi Piccoult (Traci) by Brian Stevenson (Traci) by Sue Monk Kidd (Ellie) by John Steinbeck (Traci) by Emily Habeck (Ellie) by Taylor Jenkin Reid (Traci) by Linda Holmes (Ellie) by Clare Pooley (Ellie) by Wally Lamb (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38250400

Plotting Ahead: Fall 2025 09/03/2025

Plotting Ahead: Fall 2025 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are chatting about what books are coming out Fall of 2025! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Lynn Painter by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding by Elin Hilderbrand by Richard Osman by Louise Penny by Dan Brown by Emily Stone by B.K. Borison by Ariel Sullivan by Sen Lin Yu by Lily King by Catherine Newman by Ian McEwan by Kate Baer by Ali Hazelwood by Blake Crouch /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/38057485

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 1 08/29/2025

BONUS: Ellie's Selected Thoughts on Emma's Unselected Journals, Vol. 1 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have something a little different for you. Ellie is doing a SPOILER-FULL deep dive into The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Beth Brower /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37891690

We Don't Just Literally Read (August 2025) 08/20/2025

We Don't Just Literally Read (August 2025) 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 are doing besides reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! by Beth Brower /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37763065

Literary Lineup: August 2025 08/06/2025

Literary Lineup: August 2025 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: August 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in August. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! August 2025 by Sarah MacLean (Ellie) by R.F. Kuang (Traci) by Stacey Willingham (Ellie) by Ally Carter (Traci) by Francesca Hornak (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37602110

Best Books of 2025... So Far! 07/30/2025

Best Books of 2025... So Far! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing our top books of 2025…so far! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Ellie: by Clare Leslie Hall Poor: Grit, Courage, and the Life-Changing Value of Self-Belief by Katriona O’Sullivan by Annie B. Jones (#1-3) by Beth Brower by Annie Hartnett Traci: by Layne Fargo (#1-3) by Beth Brower by Dennis Lehane by Kira Jane Buxton by Clare Leslie Hall /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37435385

Christmas in July 07/16/2025

Christmas in July We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are celebrating Christmas in July! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by Jessica Anya Blau (Traci) by Anne Tyler (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: by Christina Lauren (Traci) by Sarah Morgenthaler (Ellie) by Catherine Steadman (Traci) by Cynthia Hand (Ellie) by Emily Stone (Traci) by Josie Silver (Ellie) by Ally Carter (Traci) by Catherine Walsh (Ellie) by Lyssa Kay Adams (Traci) by Louisa May Alcott (Traci) by Francesca Hornak (Traci) Faking Christmas by Cindy Steel (Ellie) by Ashley Elston (Ellie) by B.K. Borison (Ellie) by Jenny Bayliss (Traci) by B.K. Borison (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37319930

Literary Lineup: July 2025 07/02/2025

Literary Lineup: July 2025 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: July 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in July. July 2025 by Kate Alice Marshall (Traci) by Shari Lapena (Ellie) by Jessica Townsend (Traci) by Christopher J. Yates (Ellie) by Amy Poeppel (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37170510

5 Star Reads... For Us! 06/18/2025

5 Star Reads... For Us! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are discussing five star reads for us, not necessarily for other readers. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by Clare Leslie Hall by Jennifer E. Smith Crack the Book Open: by Rosie Walsh by Christina Lauren by Annie Hartnett by Kira Jane Buxton by Alice Feeney by Grady Hendrix /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/37034275

Spring 2025 Reading Recap 06/11/2025

Spring 2025 Reading Recap 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 Spring 2025 reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Crack the Book Open: by Deanna Raybourn (Traci) by J.P. Delaney (Ellie) by Amy Lea (Traci) by Anna Quindlen (Ellie) by Amity Gage (Traci) by Alexandra Romanoff (Ellie) by Georgia Hunter (Traci) by Rebecca Yarros (Ellie) by Abby Jimenez (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36762835

Literary Lineup: June 2025 06/04/2025

Literary Lineup: June 2025 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: June 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in June. June 2025 by Riley Sager (Ellie) by Josie Silver (Traci) by Kevin Wilson (Ellie) by Emily Arden Wells (Traci) by Lisa Jewell (Ellie) by Julie Clark (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36645595

Summer Reading Guide 2025 05/21/2025

Summer Reading Guide 2025 We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have our Summer Reading Guide 2025 for you! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Crack the Book Open: by Kate Alice Marshall (Ellie) by Michele Campbell (Traci) by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (Ellie) by Parini Shroff (Traci) by Ashley Poston (Ellie) by Jennifer Weiner (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36624095

I Love... the Beach! 05/14/2025

I Love... the Beach! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have the next installment in our I LOVE series and this time, we are sharing our love for the beach! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by Katy Hays (Traci) by Annie B. Jones (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: by Christina Lauren (Traci) by Angie Hockman (Ellie) by Rachel Hawkins (Traci) by Catherine Steadman (Ellie) by Scott O’Dell (Traci) by Lisa See (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36553295

Literary Lineup: May 2025 05/07/2025

Literary Lineup: May 2025 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: May 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in May. May 2025 by Chris Pavone (Traci) by Annie Harnett (Ellie) by Christelle Dabos (Traci) by Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (Ellie) by Hannah Orenstein (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36437990

Bonus: Patreon Sneak Peek! 04/30/2025

Bonus: Patreon Sneak Peek! Psst. We have a BONUS episode today and we’re giving everyone a sneak peak of what you can find over on our Patreon: From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading. This episode was released in March of 2024 and is one of our most popular episodes: What We Literally Read. If you like it, you’ll get this episode (and 1-2 more!) each month if you subscribe to our Patreon! Enjoy this throw back to March 2024! /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36356925

Books and Flowers 04/16/2025

Books and Flowers We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we have another book typing episode… we are matching our favorite spring flowers to books! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by BK Borrison (Ellie) by Cara Bastone (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Sarah Adams (Ellie) by Becky Dean (Traci) by Carley Fortune (Ellie) by Josie Silver (Traci) by Emily Henry (Ellie) (Traci) by Alice Feeney (Ellie) by Holly Jackson (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/36151190

Books That Read Fast 04/09/2025

Books That Read Fast We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we’re talking about the qualities that make a book a fast read. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: by Kira Jane Buxton (Traci) by J.P. Delaney (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/35891260

Literary Lineup: April 2025 04/02/2025

Literary Lineup: April 2025 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: April 2025 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in April. April 2025 by Emily Henry (Ellie) by Jimenez (Traci) by Beth O’Leary (Ellie) by Amity Gage (Traci) by Jennifer E. Smith (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/35845100

Five Years of Literally Reading! 03/19/2025

Five Years of Literally Reading! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are celebrating five years of Literally Reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: (Ellie) (Traci) Crack the Book Open: /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/35751185

March Madness 2025 - Literally Reading Edition 03/12/2025

March Madness 2025 - Literally Reading Edition We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we have our take on March Madness … the March Madness of new releases!. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Literally Reading: The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Vol. 1 by Beth Brower (Ellie) by Nikki May (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Georgia Hunter by Emma Donoghue by Abbi Waxman by Deanna Raybourn by Elissa Sussman by Carley Fortune by Annabel Monaghan by Katherine Center by Jessica Anya Blau by Taylor Jenkins Reid by Katy Hays by Fredrik Backman by Christine Pride by Jo Piazza by Brigitte Knightley How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days by Sophie Irwin /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/35646140

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