Literally Reading

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Books to Match Your Favorite Halloween Candy Oct 30, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Literally Reading:

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Ellie)

Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

Need to Know by Karen Cleveland (Ellie)

The Cloisters by Katy Hays (Traci)

What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Ellie)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (Traci)

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth (Ellie)

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler (Traci)

Gentle Mysteries Oct 16, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Literally Reading:

Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner (Traci)

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand (Ellie)

Crack the Book Open:

The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland (Traci)

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (A Flavia de Luce Novel) by Alan Bradley (Ellie)

All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Traci)

A Quiet Life in the Country by T.E. Kinsey (Ellie)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (Traci)

A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn (Ellie)

For the Love of... Ann Patchett Oct 09, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Crack the Book Open:

Books by Ann Patchett

Literary Lineup: October 2024 Oct 02, 2024

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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

Nothing Like the Movies by Lynn Painter (Ellie)

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rukulak (Traci)

Framed by John Grisham and JIm McCloskey (Ellie)

No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle (Traci)

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten (Ellie)

Fang Fiction by Kate-Stayman London (Traci)

Summer 2024 Reading Recap Sep 18, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Crack the Book Open:

Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane (Traci)

The Wedding People by Alison Espach (Ellie)

Funny Story by Emily Henry (Traci)

Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris (Ellie)

One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (Traci)

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (Ellie)

The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Traci)

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Ellie)

Our Auto-Buy Authors Sep 11, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Literally Reading:

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Crack the Book Open:

Literary Lineup: September 2024 Sep 04, 2024

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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

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (Traci)

A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush (Ellie)

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (Traci)

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (Ellie)

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Traci)

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Ellie)

Literary Lineup: August 2024 Aug 07, 2024

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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

Hera by Jennifer Saint (Traci)

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult (Ellie)

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman (Traci)

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Ellie)

Best Books of 2024 (So Far)! Jul 31, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Traci:

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Table for Two by Amor Towles

Ellie:

We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

Mercury by Amy Jo Burns

Funny Story by Emily Henry

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

Audiobooks with Ellie (Part 2)! Jul 17, 2024

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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 our shop at bookshop.org.

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Crack the Book Open:

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Malloy

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett