Literally Reading

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

2024 Holiday Gift Guide 11/20/2024

2024 Holiday Gift Guide We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we have our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide 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 ! Literally Reading: by Liane Moriarty (Ellie) by Sarah Beth Durst (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Amy Tintera (Ellie) by Abbi Waxman (Traci) by Sara Nisha Adams (Traci) by Kate Bowler (Ellie) by Kate Baer (Ellie) (Traci) by Bri McKoy (Ellie) by Deb Perelman (Traci) (Ellie) by Steve Cavanagh (Traci) (Ellie) (Ellie) (Ellie) by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/34037497

Why We're Thankful for Reading 11/13/2024

Why We're Thankful for Reading We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about why we are thankful for 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: by Ina Garten (Traci) by Maxie Dara (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: by Kim Fay (Traci) by Emma Lord (Ellie) (Traci) (Traci) by Emily Henry (Ellie) by Rosie Walsh (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33905327

Literary Lineup: November 2024 11/06/2024

Literary Lineup: November 2024 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: November 2024 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in November. November 2024 by Callie Hart (Traci) by Katherine McGee (Ellie) by Emily Stone (Traci) by Emma Grey (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33676212

Books to Match Your Favorite Halloween Candy 10/30/2024

Books to Match Your Favorite Halloween Candy We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are matching our favorite Halloween candy 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 Jen DeLuca (Ellie) by T.J. Newman (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Karen Cleveland (Ellie) by Katy Hays (Traci) by Kate Baer (Ellie) by Jane Austen (Traci) by Sally Hepworth (Ellie) by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33640957

Gentle Mysteries 10/16/2024

Gentle Mysteries 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 gentle mysteries and suspenses. 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 Jeff Zentner (Traci) by Elin Hilderbrand (Ellie) Crack the Book Open: by Rachel Beanland (Traci) (A Flavia de Luce Novel) by Alan Bradley (Ellie) by William Landay (Traci) by T.E. Kinsey (Ellie) by Benjamin Stevenson (Traci) (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33473982

For the Love of... Ann Patchett 10/09/2024

For the Love of... Ann Patchett We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are discussing our love for Ann Patchett! 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: Books by Ann Patchett /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33382262

Literary Lineup: October 2024 10/02/2024

Literary Lineup: October 2024 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 in August. October 2024 by Lynn Painter (Ellie) by Jason Rukulak (Traci) by John Grisham and JIm McCloskey (Ellie) by Rose Carlyle (Traci) by Ina Garten (Ellie) by Kate-Stayman London (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33024932

Summer 2024 Reading Recap 09/18/2024

Summer 2024 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 summer 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 Dennis Lehane (Traci) by Alison Espach (Ellie) by Emily Henry (Traci) by David Sedaris (Ellie) by Laura Hankin (Traci) e by Rainbow Rowell (Ellie) by Sarah Adams (Traci) by Ruth Ware (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/33101822

Our Auto-Buy Authors 09/11/2024

Our Auto-Buy Authors We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are chatting about our auto-buy authors! 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 Riley Sager by Liz Moore Crack the Book Open: /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32977257

Literary Lineup: September 2024 09/04/2024

Literary Lineup: September 2024 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: September Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in August. September 2024 by Laura Dave (Traci) by Lyndsay Rush (Ellie) by Rumaan Alam (Traci) by TJ Klune (Ellie) by Richard Osman (Traci) by Sally Rooney (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32695567

Literary Lineup: August 2024 08/07/2024

Literary Lineup: August 2024 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: August Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share two books that we are hoping to pick-up in August. August 2024 by Jennifer Saint (Traci) by Jodi Picoult (Ellie) by TJ Newman (Traci) by Jen DeLuca (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32356757

Best Books of 2024 (So Far)! 07/31/2024

Best Books of 2024 (So Far)! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are each sharing our top 5 books of the year (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 ! Traci: by Christina Lauren by Dennis Lehane Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare by Jessica Anya Blau by Amor Towles Ellie: by Tracey Lange by Caroline O’Donoghue by Amy Jo Burns by Emily Henry by Cara Bastone /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32356512

Audiobooks with Ellie (Part 2)! 07/17/2024

Audiobooks with Ellie (Part 2)! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week Ellie is sharing her top ten audiobooks! 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 Angie Kim by Deanna Raybourn by Shelby Van Pelt by Mary Laura Philpott by Dennis Lehane by Alice Feeney by Lori Gottlieb by Aimee Malloy by Cara Bastone by Annie Hartnett /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32161782

Audiobooks with Ellie (Part 1)! 07/10/2024

Audiobooks with Ellie (Part 1)! We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are making the case for audiobook 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: by Kevin Kwan (Ellie) by Emiko Jean (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Jessica Anya Blau /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/32079927

Literary Lineup: July 07/03/2024

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 in July. July 2024 by Rainbow Rowell (Ellie) by Catherine Steadman (Traci) r by Kimberly McCreight (Ellie) by Peng Shepherd (Traci) by Alison Espach (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31455467

If You Liked This... Then Read That 06/19/2024

If You Liked This... Then Read That We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are giving recommendations for what to read after you’ve read that very popular best seller. 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 Tracy Sierra (Ellie) by Amor Towles (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Tracey Lien (Ellie) by Rumaan Alam (Traci) by Kristen Miller (Traci) by Gabrielle Zevin (Ellie) by Leesa Cross Smith (Ellie) by Mike Gayle (Traci) by AJ Flynn (Traci) by Sarah Gailey (Ellie) for our episode all about killer spouses! /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31800207

Spring 2024 Reading Recap 06/12/2024

Spring 2024 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 reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. To listen to all of our past episodes, check out our website: Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Crack the Book Open: (Traci) by Amy Tintera (Ellie) by Catherine Ryan Howard (Traci) by Lynn Painter (Ellie) by Kristen Ciccarelli (Traci) by Emily Howes (Ellie) by Tracey Lange (Ellie) by Meg Shaffer (Traci) by Brina Starler (Ellie) by Stephenie Meyer (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31588007

Literary Lineup: June 2024 06/05/2024

Literary Lineup: June 2024 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 in June. Want to read by Emily Bronte along with Traci this summer? We would love to have you join us at ! June 2024 by Christina Lauren (Ellie) by Garrett M. Graff (Traci) by Katherine Center (Ellie) by Liana De La Rosa (Traci) by Catherine Newman (Ellie) by Chris Whitaker (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31295787

BONUS: Short Books for When You're Short on Time 05/29/2024

BONUS: Short Books for When You're Short on Time We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. In this bonus episode, we are filling your TBR with short books - perfect for summer reading! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. To listen to all of our past episodes, check out our website: Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at ! Crack the Book Open: by Elizabeth Strout (Ellie) by Julianne Donaldson (Traci) by Laura Tremaine (Ellie) by E. Lockhart (Traci) by Kelly Corrigan (Ellie) by Agatha Christie (Traci) by Minka Kent (Ellie) by Anne Youngson (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31507702

2024 Summer Reading Guide 05/15/2024

2024 Summer Reading Guide We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our Summer Reading Guide for 2024! 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 ! If you want more summer reading content, check out our past summer reading guides: , , , and Literally Reading: by Amy Jo Burns (Ellie) by Abby Jimenez (Traci) Crack the Book Open: by Evie Dunmore (Ellie) by Christine Simon (Traci) by Elena Armas (Traci) by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta (Ellie) by Emma Lord (Ellie) by Wesley Straton (Traci) by Jennifer E. Smith (Traci) by Elizabeth Strout (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31281327

All About Our TBRs 05/08/2024

All About Our TBRs We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking about our ever present TBR lists. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: by Emily Howes (Ellie) by Steve Cavanagh (Traci) Crack the Book Open: Traci: by Barbara Kingsolver by Emily St. John Mandel by Herman Wouk Ellie: by Carissa Broadbent by Mary Beth Keane by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/31148068

Literary Lineup: May 2024 05/01/2024

Literary Lineup: May 2024 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: May Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up in May. This month, Book of the Month is sponsoring Literary Lineup! We’re featuring our two choices from Book of the Month’s May selections and giving you the chance to get your own copy for only $5.00 for the first month (using code: PETALS)! by Kaliane Bradley (BOTM: Traci) by Rachel Khong (BOTM: Ellie) by Emiko Jean (Traci) by Ann Napolitano (Ellie) by Percival Everett (Traci) by Ruth Ware (Ellie) by Greg Iles (Traci) by Tom Ellen (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30957108

Behind the Scenes of Literally Reading 04/17/2024

Behind the Scenes of Literally Reading We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are bringing you behind the scenes of Literally Reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: by Cara Bastone by Emma Lord /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30852518

Interview with Katie Cotugno 04/10/2024

Interview with Katie Cotugno We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are talking with author Katie Cotugno. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Books by Katie Cotugno: /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30758563

Literary Lineup: April 2024 04/03/2024

Literary Lineup: April 2024 Hi Readers! Welcome to Literary Lineup: April 2024 Edition! On this mini-episode, we’ll each share three books that we are hoping to pick-up this month. by Mary Kubica (Ellie) by James Patterson and Matthew Eversmann (Traci) by Yulin Kuang (Ellie) by Sara Nisha Adams (Traci) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30463073

March Madness 2024 - Literally Reading Edition 03/20/2024

March Madness 2024 - Literally Reading Edition We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our March Madness of Spring 2024 new releases! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: by Sarah J Maas by Kristin Hannah Open the Book: by Emily Henry by Ashley Poston by Abby Jimenez by Christina Lauren by Leigh Bardugo by Liz Moore by Jo Piazza by Ruth Reichl by Holly Jackson by Sally Hepworth by Amor Towles by Leif Enger by Sarah Adams by Carley Fortune by Kevin Kwan by Rufi Thorpe /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30425148

Winter Reading Recap 03/13/2024

Winter 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 winter reading. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit at bookshop.org. Open the Book: by Jessica Anya Blau Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare by Caroline O’Donoghue by Alice McDermott by Pierce Brown by Richard Osman by Richard Osman by Matthew Blake /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30349133

Literary Lineup: March 03/06/2024

Literary Lineup: March 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. by Neely Tubati-Alexander (Ellie) by Chris Bohjalian (Traci) by Anna Quindlen (Ellie) by Heather Gudenkauf (Traci) by Kennedy Ryan (Ellie) /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30227218

A Book Club Book with a Menu! 02/21/2024

A Book Club Book with a Menu! 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 at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: by Dennis Lahane by R.F. Kuang Open the Book: by J. Ryan Stradal by Bonnie Garmus by Parini Shroff by Louisa May Alcott Recipes: /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/30038558

I Love... SNOW! 02/14/2024

I Love... SNOW! 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 at bookshop.org. Literally Reading: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon Open the Book: by Kristin Hannah by Ruth Ware by Fredik Backman by Catherine Walsh by Heather Gudenkauf by Donna Tartt /episode/index/show/literallyreadingpodcast/id/29911858

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