We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have. This week, we are sharing our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide. To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.
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Check out our previous gift guides here:
Crack the Book Open:
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Ellie)
Table for Two by Amor Towles (Traci)
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (Ellie)
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Traci)
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Ellie)
The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean (Traci)
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Ellie)
One Star Romance by Laura Jankin (Traci)
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