Literally Reading

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing our favorite books of 2026 (so far)!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  
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Traci:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
Yesteryear by Claire Caro Burke
Ellie:
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
I Guess I Haven't Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum 
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing the short stack of all the books we read in June 2026! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  
Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!
Ellie:
Finally Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano
Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Traci:
Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week, we are chatting about our most anticipated books of Summer 2026! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   
Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!
Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard
Nine Lives by Catherine Steadman
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty
The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren
The Missed Connection by Tia Williams
The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
The MASH Up by Laura Marie Meyers
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Land by Maggie O'Farrell
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
Country People by Daniel Mason
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
Summerland Cove by Ellen Baker
Ungodly Rich by Katherine McGee
This Immortal Heart by Jennifer Saint

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week we are sharing the short stack of all the books we read in May 2026! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  
Care to join us on Patreon with even more content? We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!
Ellie:
59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench
Traci:
So Good to See You by Francesca Hornak
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan

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 2026! To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.  
Care to join us on Patreon with even more content?  We would love to have you join us at From the Bookstacks of Literally Reading!
If you want more summer reading content, check out our past summer reading guides: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
Ellie:
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett 
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Then She was Gone by Lisa Jewell 
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Traci:
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean 
God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain