Literally Reading

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.

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.

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!