I’ve been trying to get back into reading and a friend recommended this podcast. I love their book reviews and I’m adding many books to my TBR list! It’s so light and enjoyable to listen to while I’m driving around running errands.

Glad I found this podcast. Wonderful to listen to. Now will look forward to listening every week

Love this show!

Listen to this with your TBR list by your side. Great recs, entertaining conversation, and fun themes to keep the pod interesting!

Literally Reading is such a comfort podcast for me! I feel like I’m catching up with friends and having book talk! The ladies are entertaining and I like a lot of their recs, a nice cozy listen!

Great podcast with two “easy to listen to” hosts! Their love of books really shines through. I get lots of recs from them. Tune in, you’ll be so glad you did!

Fun podcast to listen to. They seem interested in similar genres of books I enjoy. My favorite book podcast.

I’ve tried many book podcasts and this one is my favorite!

I almost always fine great titles here!

This is such a terrific podcast! The hosts fun to listen to, are informative and genuine with their interviews, and are constantly filling my TBR!!

So many different books talked about and expanded my reading choices. Love your podcast! Thanks for asking for input. Happy 5th Anniversary. Love to hear more about book stores in your new country and life there as well.

I was looking for podcasts to help find book recommendations and so many that I found were too stuffy or young or niche. Ellie and Tracy get the word out about a wide range of authors and genres and their rapport is delightful. Highly recommend!

My favorite podcast! I look forward to Thursday’s when new episodes drop!

I’ve been listening to T and E talk about books for two years. Their voices and comraderie have kept me company through many life changes, most notably late nights and early mornings spent bouncing and rocking my newborn baby in the dark. They helped me feel less alone! Plus wonderful book recs and tasteful reviews. Also I have to say, their Patreon feed is also SO worth the sacrifice of one trip to Starbucks. Happy 5th birthday to LR!

I lk foward to this show every week??

Love listening . 5 stars.

I really enjoy listening to Ellie and Traci! I always come away from an episode with a list of books to add to my TBR list- which is dangerously high on my nightstand. Congrats on 5 years, ladies! Looking forward to more episodes!

I love Literally Reading! It’s by far my favorite reading podcast (and I listen to several!) Ellie and Traci are so fun to have in my ears and I always love their book recommendations. Listen to this podcast…you will not regret it!🌟

Finally I’ve found a bookish pod that is totally my style and I am obsessed. Love the variety of books talked about, love the chit chat about the books and the lists. Perfection. Keep it up!

Two suggestions for your show notes: (1) a way to jump right to the book review I want to (re)listen to and (2) a note after each book title about how you read it (physical, audiobook, Kindle, etc). Thanks-Really enjoy the show.

Listening to these two readers is just enjoyable! They’re fun together and I always get several great recs. Thanks.

I occasionally enjoy listening to this podcast. However, the host at times can seem vapid and don’t help me to expand my reading selections. They seem to pick the same kinds of books over and over and there’s no kind of development in their reading. However, I have gotten some great recommendations from this podcast.

I stumbled upon this episode of "Literally Reading," and I’m so glad I did! Traci and Ellie are the perfect bookish friends, making every discussion feel like a fun, cozy chat. Even though I’m not much of a reader, I loved listening to them recap their summer reading—it’s like getting the highlights without lifting a page. Their passion and banter are infectious, making the podcast a joy to listen to! Looks like I might be picking up a new hobby 📚💖

The audiobook episode was fantastic!!!! I love all the episodes, and the best of episodes especially. I look forward to listening every week. Thank you for delivering quality recommendations both in print and on audio.

UPDATED REVIEW: I have to update my previous review after they’ve made the decision to start a Patreon. I fully understand and support creators need to monetize their content. However. I feel like it is a little bit of a gimmick to choose the “favorite” episode of the podcast (what they literally read in my opinion is the episode that gives the most recommendations in one place) and make that the draw to get people to begin to pay. I feel like Patreon should be used to add new content to what is already being created, not try to begin to charge for the favorite podcast episodes on the feed. All that said, I appreciate their worldviews and approach in their reviews. I will still listen occasionally, but I anticipate this change will cause me to find other book podcasts rather than pay to hear their favorites. It’s too bad. OLD REVIEW I look forward to this podcast every single week! I seem to have overlapping tastes with both hosts and it is so refreshing to have a book podcast that isn’t full of politics and wokeness that need to be filtered through. I love this podcast! Thank you!

I applaud the honesty and enthusiasm that Traci and Ellie bring to their reading lives. Although producing a polished weekly show is a challenge that necessarily emphasizes quantity of books consumed over quality of analysis, they manage to share exactly the kinds of insights and recommendations that avid readers like me need.

I just found these women and I am thoroughly enjoying their content. They are covering a lot of titles I have heard of, but more that I have actually read and loved so I believe they will be a great resource for me! Yay!

These ladies know what they are talking about! It is hard to find readers who recommend things to my taste so I’m so glad I found this podcast 😁

This kept popping up on the “You Might Like” portion of my page and I kept believing I had listened before. I have. And I turn away each time. This last listen proved too much when one host pronounced the word magnate as “magnet,” in their January 2024 preview episode. I say this sincerely and with the least amount of malice as I can—they have potential when not talking over each other, but how can a reader trust their judgment when basic vocabulary is a struggle?

I found these lovely ladies because of Ellie and mines love of Annie B. Jones and The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA. Quickly I have become hooked to this podcast and you can tell that Traci and Ellie really care about how they speak about books and I love how they don’t hold back. My TBR is bursting because of these wonderful ladies!!

I call these ladies my bestfriends😂. I love how lighthearted and fun they are. They made me see how it’s ok to read books that I previously thought would be “embarrassing”. They made me see that we should all read what we enjoy. Sometimes it’s literary. Sometimes it’s a rom com. That’s ok! And they are the ones who got me to try ACOTAR. I never in a million years would have picked one of these up before. I love them!!!

California girls who love books!!! I love these ladies! I look forward to their recommendations weekly. Listeners beware that your tbr list is going to skyrocket 😊

I discovered this podcast a couple of months ago and it has been an absolute joy for me ever since! I pretty much only listen to book podcasts so I was happy to find another one I enjoyed so much. Ellie and Traci are so genuine and down-to-earth. They make me laugh and give so many good book recommendations.

I enjoy this podcast, and they talk about a LOT of books! I feel like it’s primarily new or relatively new titles and very little backlist which I think matters either a little or a lot depending on the listener. I don’t mind it at all. The co-hosts have great rapport and know each other’s tastes well. I like their 4 Rs system, although sometimes I wish they’d talk about books in more depth. Their annual favorites wrap ups are my favorite! I have a few quibbles that have been mentioned in other reviews (overuse of “like”, interrupting/talking over one another, talking too fast) plus they both say, “you guys” SO often. (One of those things where once I noticed that, I realized they say it a couple dozen times per episode sometimes.) But, given that this is a podcast made for pure fun and I always look forward to it, I give it a solid 4 stars!

Halfway through my first episode of this podcast, I just had to turn it off. People who use the word “like” every five words just turn me off. Especially when it’s people who love to read and discuss books, I would expect better grammar.

Thank you so much for the episode featuring Catherine Steadman. I never would’ve found these books without you. I just finished “The Family Game” and was enthralled! I also liked “Something in the Water,” and I agree she’s getting better and better. I love your podcast! Thanks for all your hard work.

Great interviews! One little thing, stop saying the constant “yeah,mmhmm” in the middle of someone talking. Please let your interview subject talk! Otherwise, very engaging and fascinating!

Y’all need to identify who each of you are frequently throughout the podcast please. The two of you sound alike! You kinda talk alike, lol. So in case I want to select a book based on one or the other, it is hard to know who is who. I am sure as I listen more, which I plan on doing, I’ll be able to tell you apart better.

I’m so glad to find a lovely little podcast about books that I actually enjoy and look forward to hearing! There’s a big variety of books covered, and I enjoy their friendly banter. Thanks!!

Please please please ladies listen to some of the seasoned podcasters and follow their language. It’s so hard listening to the word like all the time, and speaking so fast you fumble words. So many great bookish podcasts you could model yourself after and this show would be great.

I love, love, love Literally Reading! This podcast is like listening to and talking with two dear, bookish friends. With the perfect balance of book talk and friendly chat, I always come away with a smile on my face and some great book recommendations. Thank you, ladies!

I love your podcast, and I love your book reviews. But I have a question, do you listen back to your selves before you publish? You constantly stumble over your words. Very choppy, and could be much smoother.

I love listening to this weekly podcast every Wednesday. They have a great selection of books, fresh format, and just the right length of episodes.

I listen to a lot of bookish podcasts and Literally Reading is one of my favorites. They give great book reviews- both when they love a book and when a book doesn’t work for them. I appreciate the fact that they focus on the book talk without a lot of unrelated chitchat. Ellie & Traci have such a fun, conversational way of talking to each and listening to them each week while I’m running or doing housework is a true delight. 📚❤️

I like to listen to the bookish conversation between Tracy & Ellie. Lots of good recommendations, and details of the why behind their likes and dislikes. This really helps me find books to add to my TBR list!

I LOVE this bookish podcast!! Ellie and Traci are so fun to listen to because they give such great insight into books without giving away spoilers. I enjoy the two friends have differences in their reading choices and also commonalities (aka romcoms😍). I’ve added countless books to my TBR because of these two!! My favorite episodes are their reading recaps. I find it really helpful when they do their “read alike” where they compare a book they read to another popular book. This always gives me a good idea of how the book will read and if the book is for me or not. Definitely give this one a listen if you are a reader and are looking for ideas on what to read next!!📖📖📖

Ellie and Traci are friends that make reading more fun! Their podcast is informative, honest, funny and easy to listen to.

I love tuning in to catch up with what these two friends are literally reading! I love that they bounce book recommendations off each other as they pass them on to the listener. Pure bookish fun!

I love Literally Reading! I have a long and tedious work commute, and the podcast is my happy escape! The recaps of what the ladies read or will be reading is super fun, and they do an incredible job of offering a wide variety of book recommendations. The conversation is lighthearted and fun, and I’m always sad when the episode ends! Thank you for this wonderful show!

I’ve been listening to Literally Reading for a couple years, and it’s my favorite podcast! I love the different styles of episodes that Elli and Tracie share, and I always have a few more books on my TBR by the end of an episode. They’re so positive and their joy for books is infectious. If you’re looking for a bookish podcast, look no further. ☺️