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 our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading:

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Ellie)

The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (Traci)

Crack the Book Open:

2020 Holiday Gift Guide

2021 Holiday Gift Guide

2022 Holiday Gift Guide

2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Ellie)

LEGO Books Are My Passion

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (Traci)

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (Traci)

No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler (Ellie)

What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer (Ellie)

The Harper Muse Classic Painted Editions (Traci)

The Cook’s Book by Bri McKoy (Ellie)

Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman (Traci)

Author Clock (Ellie)

Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh (Traci)

Kindle Bookstand (Ellie)

Kindle Bookstand Pillow (Ellie)

Kindle Remote (Ellie)

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Traci)

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 our shop at bookshop.org.  

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Literally Reading:

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

A Grim Reaper’s Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara (Ellie)

Crack the Book Open:

Love & Saffron by Kim Fay (Traci)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (Ellie)

Emily Henry (Traci)

T.J. Newman (Traci)

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Ellie)

The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh (Ellie)

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

Quicksilver by Callie Hart (Traci)

A Queen’s Game by Katherine McGee (Ellie)

A Winter Wish by Emily Stone (Traci)

Pictures of You by Emma Grey (Ellie)

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)

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)

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

Bel Canto

The Dutch House

Tom Lake

Commonwealth 

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)

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)

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:

David Sedaris 

Blake Crouch 

Ann Napolitano 

Peter Heller 

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)

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)