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Episode 411 || New Release Rundown: February
9 februari 2023 · 59 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing February releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie's picks:
Stealing by Margaret Verble
Maame by Jessica George
B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost & Found by Christie TateMy Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin (Releases Feb 14)
Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (Releases Feb 28)Erin's picks:
Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (Releases Feb 14)
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Releases Feb 21)
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (Releases Feb 28)
Enchantment by Katherine May (Releases Feb 28)Olivia's picks:
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
Come Home Safe by Brian Buckmire
Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy (Releases Feb 21)
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz (Releases Feb 21)From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin. Olivia is reading Cold People by Tom Rob Smith. Erin is reading Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Pod…
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Episode 410 || January Reading Recap
2 februari 2023 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month. Lees meer
You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our brand-new website:
January Reading Recap Bundle ($74):
Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (releases 4-4-23)
Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl
Spare by Prince Harry
Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny (releases 4-18-23)What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez (releases 3-7-23)
My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin (releases 2-14-23)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Rikers by Graham Rayman.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Ni…
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Episode 409 || Reading Resolutions with Hunter McLendon
26 januari 2023 · 49 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by Hunter McLendon (@shelfbyshelf) to chat about their 2023 reading resolutions! Lees meer
We’re thrilled that you can now shop for the books mentioned in this episode on our brand-new website:
Annie's reading resolutions last year:
Recitatif by Toni Morrison
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Sula by Toni Morrison
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Annie's resolutions this year:
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry
Standing by Words by Wendell Berry (unavailable to order)
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny. Hunter is reading The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.
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Episode 408 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 19
19 januari 2023 · 1 uur 11 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
Our new website will be live on Friday, January 20! You can purchase books mentioned in today’s episode in the store or on our website starting January 20:
Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly (unavailable to order)
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
But You Did Not Come Back by Marceline Loridan-Ivens (unavailable order)
Local Woman Missing by Mary KubicaThe Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (unavailable to order)
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Brainwaite
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (unavailable to order)
Glitter & Glue by Kelly Corrigan (unavailable to order)
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutOne More Thing by BJ Novak (unavailable to order)
Single, Carefree, and Mellow by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order)
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close (unavailable to order)
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole JohnsonFive Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine WargaMaizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee
Maus by Art Spiegalman
Displacement by Lucy Knisley (unavailable to order)
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto (unavailable to order)
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets by Margaret Kimball (unavailable to order)
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca HallAudition by Barbara Walters
I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethaway
Beautiful Country by Quian Julie Wang
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker (unavailable to order)
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Spare by Prince Harry
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Episode 406 || Annie’s Favorite Books Ever
5 januari 2023 · 58 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie tells you all about her favorite books ever! Don’t forget to join our bookish Patreon community and get your copy of Bleak House if you’d like to join our Conquer a Classic Book Club this year. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGo Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottAn Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (unavailable to order)
Homegoing by Yaa GyasiTranscendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie…
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Episode 405 || Staff’s Favorite Books of the Year
29 december 2022 · 23 min
This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2022! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Art & Faith by Makoto Fujimura
The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines (Libro.fm)
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
The Swimmers by Julie OtsukaFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Bonus Episode: Yes, Virginia
24 december 2022 · 7 min
Merry Christmas, friends! On today’s bonus episode, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church’s timeless 1897 response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter and learn about its history here. Lees meer
We wish you and yours a peaceful and joyful holiday! Thank you for listening.
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 404 || Best Books of the Year
22 december 2022 · 1 uur 11 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top five favorite books of 2022! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie's Top Five:
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Hunter's Top Five:
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Trust by Hernan Diaz
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell
Other favorites:
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Paul by Daisy Lafarge
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Clean Air by Sarah BlakeFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more a…
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Episode 403 || Kids’ Table: Winter
15 december 2022 · 43 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie’s holiday reading:
Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Ashley’s holiday reading:
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks (releases 1/10/23)
Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham
Annie’s holiday watching:
Home Alone
The Family Stone
White Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street
#Xmas (Clare Bowen and Brant Daugherty)
Ashley’s holiday watching:
White Christmas
Miracle on 34th Street
Elf
It’s a Wonderful Life
Annie’s holiday listening:
My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Juliet and Amanda’s gift guide
Ashley’s buying:
Zabar’s
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, boo…
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Episode 402 || Literary Therapy Vol. 18
8 december 2022 · 56 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
Get your copies of the books mentioned in this episode from The Bookshelf:
Little Women Book Club
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (currently unavailable to order)
The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews
Voracious! by Cara Nicoletti (currently unavailable to order)
My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Winter Solstice by Rosmunde Pilcher
An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (currently unavailable to order)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (currently unavailable to order)
Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Wintering by Katherine May
Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
Little Women (painted edition) by Louisa May Alcott
Persuasion (painted edition) by Jane Austen
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
All These Wonders and Occasional Magic by The Moth
Liturgies for Hope by Elizabeth Moore & Audrey Elledge
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Miracle on 10th Street by Madeleine L’Engle (currently unavailable to order)
A Treasury of Family Christmas Poems by Union Square Kids
The Boy, The Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (releases 1/17/23)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found…
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Episode 401 || November Reading Recap
1 december 2022 · 46 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in November. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this month. Lees meer
Get your November Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s November reads on our website:
November Reading Recap Bundle (includes The Road, Have I Told You This Already?, and Holiday Romance)
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham
Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
The Family Game by Catherine SteadmanThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Maame by Jessica George (releases 1/31/23)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. …
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Episode 400 || FTFP Live from Reader Retreat!
24 november 2022 · 58 min
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for you. To thank you for listening, we have a special episode for you this week: a recording of our live show from our August Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Ashley, and Hunter pair books with their favorite celebrity couples and chat about what they were reading, watching, and listening to this past summer. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements
The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
My Eyes are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann (currently unavailable to order)
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Work Wife by Alison Hart
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Hooked by Sutton Foster
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Florida Woman by Deb Rogers
Paul by Daisy Lefarge
Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan
Husband Material by Alexis Hall
Rabbit Run by John Updike (currently unavailable to order)
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversatio…
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Episode 399 || Backlist Book Club: The Road
17 november 2022 · 55 min
It’s time for another installment of Backlist Book Club! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon (@shelfbyshelf) are talking about The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Clean Air by Sarah Blake
The Revivalists by Christopher Hood
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Room by Emma Donoghue
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter (this book is permanently backordered)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
This week, Annie is reading Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham. Hunter is reading The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations…
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Episode 398 || What Would Susie Read? Vol. 5
10 november 2022 · 46 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
Things That Matter by Joshua Becker
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
I Guess I Haven’t Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
Just Another Love Song by Kerry WinfreyFrom the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
This week, Annie is reading Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal. Susie is reading A Place to Land by Lauren K. Denton.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter …
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Episode 397 || New Release Rundown
3 november 2022 · 1 uur 10 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie's books:
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
The Resemblance by Lauren Nossett
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Lacey Lamar and Amber Ruffin
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
Olivia's books:
Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novel by Francine Pascal
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger
Mihi Ever After by Tae Keller
Extinction by Bradley Somer
Oscar from Elsewhere by Jaclyn Moriarty
Snow Foal by Susanna Bailey
Erin's books:
My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feeling edited by Zosia Mamet
Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning
Harper Painted editions of Jane Eyre, Persuasion, Little Women, and The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Have I Told You This Already by Lauren Graham
Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman
A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway…
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Bonus: Interview with Audrey Elledge & Elizabeth Moore
1 november 2022 · 47 min
On today’s bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie talks with Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore about their book Liturgies for Hope, releasing today. Liturgies for Hope is a book of sixty contemporary, comforting liturgies that break through the noise of modern life to offer time-tested wisdom for readers navigating burnout, anxiety, and other stresses. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Liturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, …
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Episode 396 || October Reading Recap
27 oktober 2022 · 52 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. As always, we’re offering a October Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month. Lees meer
Get your October Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s October reads on our website:
October Reading Recap Bundle
People Person by Candice Carty-Williams
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
What Cannot Be Lost by Melissa Zaldivar
Super Bloom by Megan Tady
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
This week Annie is reading The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly S…
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Episode 395 || Kids’ Table: Autumn
20 oktober 2022 · 49 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:
Annie is reading:
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Ashley is reading:
Everything, Beautiful by Ella Frances Sanders
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Annie is listening to:
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (also available as a physical book)
Ashley is listening to:
Crying in the Bathroom by Erica L. Sanchez (also available as a physical book)
Ashley is buying:
Cozy Earth bed sheets
Newton Running Shoes
**Correction: In today’s episode, Annie says the FTFP Patreon Book Club is meeting on November 1. We’re actually meeting on Thursday, November 3rd at 8 p.m. EST. Sorry about that! We can’t wait to see you there.
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.…
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Episode 394 || Spooky Book Flights
13 oktober 2022 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie, Olivia, and Keila are back to create Spooky Book Flights! They’re pairing books with eerie vibes for your spooky season enjoyment. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Purchase Annie's bundle:
The Likeness by Tana French
We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry
Purchase Olivia's bundle:
Devolution by Max Brooks
Hide by Kirsten White
Reprieve by James Han Mattson
Purchase Keila's bundle:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.
This week Annie is reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Olivia is reading Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger. Keila is reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so gratef…
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Episode 393 || New Release Rundown
6 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing October releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie's list:
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Olivia's list:
Malice House by Megan Shepherd
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz
This Story is Not about a Kitten by Randall de Seve
Undercover Latina by Aya de Leon
Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega
Outside Nowhere by Adam Borda
Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading People Person by Candice Carty-Williams. Olivia is reading The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a class…
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Episode 392 || September Reading Recap
29 september 2022 · 49 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. As always, we’re offering a September Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month. Lees meer
Get your September Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s September reads on our website:
September Reading Recap Bundle
Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette
The Revivalists by Christopher M. Hood
Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows
Sam by Allegra Goodman
River of the Gods by Candice Millard
The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Celebrities for Jesus by Katelyn Beaty.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 391 || All About Audiobooks
22 september 2022 · 52 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie’s husband Jordan joins her to talk all about audiobooks! Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf’s Libro.fm playlist (or as physical books from The Bookshelf):
Annie's picks:
Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee
Falling by TJ Newman
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Going There by Katie Couric
How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
River of the Gods by Candice Millard
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar
Jordan's Picks:
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
The Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon
Behind her Eyes by Sara Pinborough
Defending Jacob by William Landay
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Furious Hours by Casey Cep
Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
Death is but a Dream by Christopher Kerr
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe
Mutual Listens:
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows
Calypso by David Sedaris
Survive the Night by Riley Sager
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading The Abs…
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Episode 390 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 17
15 september 2022 · 57 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
The Ensemble by Aja Gabel
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
Circe by Madeline Miller
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
The Paris Bookseller by Kerrii Maher
Ulysses by James Joyce
My Reading Life by Anne Bogel
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Well-Matched by Jen DeLuca
The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne
This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
Sam by Allegra Goodman
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday…
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Episode 389 || Back to School Book Flights
8 september 2022 · 50 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Bookseller Keila joins Annie and Olivia for a new kind of episode - Back to School Book Flights! They’ll be talking about book flights, where you pair three or more books around a certain theme or topic. Today, they’re pairing books around all things back-to-school. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie’s book flight:
The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton
Admissions by Kendra James
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
Purchase Annie's Book Flight
Olivia’s book flight:
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Black Chalk by Christopher Yates
Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (paperback releasing 9/20)
Purchase Olivia's Book Flight
Keila’s book flight:
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Purchase Keila's Book Flight
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec. Olivia is reading Babel by R.F. Kuang. Keila is reading Dead Flip by Sara Farizan.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here …
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Episode 388 || September New Release Rundown
1 september 2022 · 58 min
This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf’s Online Sales Manager Erin joins Annie and Olivia for another New Release Rundown. They’re sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR list. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:
Annie’s list:
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland
The Net Beneath Us by Carol Dunbar
All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
Olivia’s list:
Learning to Fall by Sally Engelfried
Enigma of Room 622 by Joel Dicker
Billion Dollar Girl by Megan Shull
Odder by Katherine Applegate
The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
Erin’s list:
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye
Ithaca by Claire North
Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoferry
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri. Olivia is reading The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron. Erin is reading We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review …
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Episode 387 || August Reading Recap
25 augustus 2022 · 50 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is talking about all the books she read in August. As always, we’re offering an August Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from the month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:
The books discussed this week include:
Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
The Net Beneath Us by Carol Dunbar
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
August Reading Recap Bundle
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading A Curious Faith by Lore Ferguson Wilbert.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 386 || Backlist Book Club: LESS
18 augustus 2022 · 56 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Hunter McClendon of @shelfbyshelf joins Annie for the Backlist Book Club. Listen in as the two of them discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Less on the Backlist Book Club. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:
The books discussed this week include:
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
World Travel by Anthony Bourdain
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman
Traveling with Pomegranates by Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor (this is permanently backordered )
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Link to the Fall Literary Lunch ticket
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Dinosaurs by Lydia Millett. Hunter is reading Paul by Daisy Lafarge.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.
Libro.FM:
Libro.fm lets you purc…
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Episode 385 || Kid’s Table: Late Summer
11 augustus 2022 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:
Annie is reading:
The Net Beneath Us by Carol Dunbar
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
Ashley is reading:
The Work Wife by Alison Hart
Florida Woman by Deb Rogers
Annie is watching:
Inside Man
Double Jeopardy
The Town
Gone Baby Gone
Tootsie
Fatal Attraction
TATBILB 1,2, and 3
Ashley is watching:
The Bear
The Gray Man
Only Murders in the Building
Annie is listening to:
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan (on Libro.fm)
My Summer 2022 playlist on Spotify
The Bear soundtrack
Ashley is listening to:
So Happy for You by Celia Laskey
Lemon Drop by Raynes
Annie is buying:
Everyday Tools key chain from Baqette
Prayers for Life cards from The Rabbit Room
The Grace Effect candle Prelude to Fall
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien. Ashley is reading Florida Woman by Deb Rogers.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go …
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Episode 384 || August New Release Rundown
4 augustus 2022 · 1 uur
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are back for another New Release Rundown. They’re sharing the August releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR list. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:
Annie’s list:
A Curious Faith by Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey
Long Past Summer by Noué Kirwan
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Olivia's list:
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Three Assassins by Kotaro Isaka
All Are Neighbors by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman
Three Strike Summer by Skyler Schrempp
Patchwork by Matt De La Pena
The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Upgrade by Blake Crouch. Olivia is reading The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full…
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Episode 383 || July Reading Recap
28 juli 2022 · 42 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is talking about all the books she read in July. As always, we’re offering a July Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from the month. You can purchase the bundle at this link. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
The Bartender's Cure by Wesley Straton
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Jaws by Peter Benchley
We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Directed by James Burrows
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.
Libro.FM:
Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local book…
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Episode 382 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 15
21 juli 2022 · 59 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another round of Literary Therapy! Annie is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver
Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Love & Gelato by Jenna Welch
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
LibroFM
Educated by Tara Westover
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
American Royals book series
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Liane Moriarty’s books
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
Competitive Grieving by Nora Zelevansky
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
So Happy For You by Celia Laskey
Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Falling by T. J. Newman
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
David Sedaris
Mary Laura Philpott
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Going There by Katie Couric
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Love & Saffron by Kim Fay
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and …
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Episode 381 || Best Books of the Year (So Far)
14 juli 2022 · 48 min
We’re already halfway through 2022! In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter share their favorite books of the year so far. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s Top Five:
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford
Hunter’s Top Five:
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka
Trust by Hernan Diaz
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell
Other Books Mentioned:
The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn
Sula by Toni Morrison
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Night Shift by Kiare Ladner
All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt
Bliss Montage by Ling Ma
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Also a Poet by Ada Calhoun. Hunter is reading Greenland by David Santos Donaldson.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so gra…
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Episode 380 || July New Release Rundown
7 juli 2022 · 51 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are back for another New Release Rundown. They’re sharing the July releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR list. Lees meer
Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s list:
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Sister Mother Warrior by Vanessa Riley
The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
Big Girl: A Novel by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir by Erica L. Sánchez
Any Other Family by Eleanor Brown
Olivia's list:
The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie Firestone
Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon
Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Dead Water by C. A. Fletcher
The Witchery by S. Isabelle
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading The Midcoast by Adam White. Olivia is reading Dead Water by C. A. Fletcher.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter an…
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Episode 379 || June Reading Recap
30 juni 2022 · 47 min
It’s the end of the month, which means it’s time for a reading recap! In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is talking about all the books she read in June. As we’ve done the past few months, we’re offering a Reading Recap bundle, which is $73 and includes Annie’s three favorite titles of the month. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays
The Midcoast by Adam White
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 378 || Summer Kids’ Table
23 juni 2022 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie sits down with her friend, cousin, and former colleague Ashley Sherlock. Together, they make up members of their own family’s kids’ table. They talk about what they’re reading, watching listening to, and buying this season. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
Cultish by Amanda Montell
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Happy Go Lucky by David Sedaris
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Watching:
The Essex Serpent on Apple TV+
Stranger Things season 4
Somebody Feed Phil
Top Gun
The Circle
Listening To:
The Big Picture podcast (Top Gun episodes especially)
Playlists by Fran Dorsey/Coppertone & Sarah Tolzmann/Note to Self/Chill Summer
Wilder Mind by Mumford and Sons
A Place to Call Home by Michael Ottosson
Buying:
Dresses from Target’s Universal Thread line
August Cloth
The Olive & June summer collection
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Ashley is reading Normal Family by Chrysta Bilton.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and …
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Episode 377 || Backlist Book Club: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
16 juni 2022 · 54 min
It’s time for another installment of Backlist Book Club! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon (@shelfbyshelf) are talking about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Beloved by Toni Morrison
A Circle of Quiet by Margaret L'Engle
The Creation by E.O. Wilson (not available through us, check your local library)
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray
Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl
Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl
I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird by Susan Cerulean
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
A Portrait of The Scientist as a Young Woman by Lindy Elkins-Tanton
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Flying Solo by Linda Holmes. Hunter is reading Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenki…
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Episode 376 || Casting Call
9 juni 2022 · 38 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is talking with her friends and fellow book club members for a new episode of Casting Call. They’re casting the characters in Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry. Lees meer
You can follow @julieannareads on Instagram to vote for your casting picks!
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased online from The Bookshelf:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading On the Roof Top by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. Julie Anna is reading Breathless by Amy McCulloch. Courtney is reading Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Bonus: Interview with Annabel Monaghan
7 juni 2022 · 29 min
In this bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie talks with Annabel Monaghan about her debut adult novel Nora Goes Off Script. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
If you enjoyed this conversation, here are a few more episodes you might like:
I’ll Read What She’s Reading
Interview with Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Interview with Elizabeth Passarella
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 375 || June New Release Rundown
2 juni 2022 · 57 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia sit down to chat about the books releasing in June. Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order. Just go to www.bookshelfthomasville.com and click or tap podcast, then Shop From the Front Porch to see today’s titles. Lees meer
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s list:
Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
So Happy for You by Celia Laskey
Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
The Catch by Alison Fairbrother
The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton
Olivia’s list:
The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Goldenacre by Philip Miller
Fibbed by Elizabeth Agyemang
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra by Stuart Gibbs
House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Poopsie Gets Lost by Hannah E. Harrison
The Surprise by Nick Laird and Zadie Smith
Cedarville Shop and Wheelbarrow Swap by Bridget Krone
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley. Olivia is reading House Across the Lake by Riley Sager.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly…
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Episode 374 || May Reading Recap
26 mei 2022 · 49 min
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in May. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. Lees meer
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Catholics by Brian Moore
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Year of the Horses by Courtney Maum
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is listening to Anna by Amy Odell.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.
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Episode 373 || Literary Therapy, vol. 16
19 mei 2022 · 53 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another episode of Literary Therapy! Every few weeks, Annie listens to your literary hangups and bookish conundrums, and much like fictional Frasier Crane in the 90s, she tackles your issues on air. If you have your own reading riddle you’d like her to solve in a future issue, leave a voicemail at the From the Front Porch website. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Finlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thomas
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza
The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements & Onjulia Datta
Breathless by Amy McCulloch
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Defending Jacob by William Landay (not available through us, check your local library)
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber (not available through us, check your local library)
Finding Freedom by Erin French
Delancey by Molly Wizenberg
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
The Popcast
Emily P. Freeman
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thurs…
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Episode 372 || What Would Susie Read?, Vol. 4
12 mei 2022 · 45 min
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie sits down to chat with her mom Susie about books for more sensitive readers. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Think Again by Adam Grant
This Boy We Made by Taylor Harris
The One You’re With by Lauren K. Denton
Millennial Nuns by the Daughters of St. Paul
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Fly Girl by Ann Hood
Back to the Prairie by Melissa Gilbert
Bitter & Sweet by Tsh Oxendreider (not available through us, check your local library!)
Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Susie is reading Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins,…
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Episode 371 || May New Release Rundown
5 mei 2022 · 54 min
In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are discussing their favorite newly released titles of the month and highlighting books you’ll want to add to your TBR list! Lees meer
Don’t forget our Summer Literary Lunch is coming up later this month! Tickets are on sale now and you can find them online here.
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf.
Annie’s List:
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison by A. J. Verdelle
Jameela Green Ruins Everything by Zarqa Nawaz
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed
Olivia’s List:
The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A F Steadman
The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
Breathless by Amy McCulloch
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Disappeared by Bonnar Spring
Gieger by Gustaf Skordeman
Hide by Kiersten White
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading The Bridesmaids Union by Jonathan Vatner. Olivia is reading The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews …
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Episode || 370 April Reading Recap
28 april 2022 · 47 min
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in April. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. Here is the link to purchase a Summer Literary Lunch ticket. Lees meer
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Birds of California by Katie Cotugno
But You Did Not Come Back by Judith Perrignon and Marceline Loridan-Ivens (not available through our distributor, but you can get it from Libro.fm or your local library)
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week Annie is reading Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and…
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Episode 369 || Spring Kids’ Table
21 april 2022 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, we invite you to pull up a chair at the Kids’ Table. The Kids’ Table is our seasonal episode series where Annie sits down with former colleague, friend, and cousin, Ashley Sherlock. They catch up on what they’re reading, watching, and listening to each season. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Reading:
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (audiobook through Libro. FM)
“How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student ” by Rachel Aviv
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Watching:
Bridgerton season two
Yellowjackets
Rothaniel
Upload
Severance
The Adam Project
Listening To:
Spring 2022 playlist
“Hilarious” by Charlie Puth
Harry Styles’ “As It Was”
Maggie Rogers’ “That’s Where I Am”
Buying:
Jo Malone perfume sampler set
Newton running shoes
Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Ashley is reading Chorus by Rebecca Kaufman.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by l…
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Episode 368 || Backlist Book Club: Beloved
14 april 2022 · 50 min
We’re bringing back one of our favorite podcast series, Backlist Book Club! In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon @shelfbyshelf are discussing the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Summer I Turned Pretty Book Club
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow. Hunter is reading Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson…
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Episode 367 || April New Release Rundown
7 april 2022 · 51 min
In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are discussing their favorite newly released titles of the month and highlighting books you’ll want to add to your TBR list! Lees meer
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf.
Annie’s List:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Sign for Home by Blair Fell
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson
Search by Michelle Huneven
Olivia’s List:
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
Karthik Delivers by Sheela Chari
When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
Donut: the Unicorn Who Wanted to Fly by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li. Olivia is reading Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full …
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Episode 366 || March Reading Recap
31 maart 2022 · 55 min
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in March. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. Lees meer
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thomas
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
The Last Suspicious Holdout by Ladee Hubbard
The Appeal by Janice Hallett
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin (unavailable)
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Rel…
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Episode 365 || March Madness
24 maart 2022 · 51 min
This week on From the Front Porch, we’re talking books and basketball. That’s right: it’s time for our annual March Madness episode. Annie is joined in this annual tradition by her husband and friend Jordan Jones. Lees meer
We’re debating 16 of The Bookshelf’s 2021 bestsellers to decide which one lands at the top. These were seeded, as always, by retail floor manager Olivia, who determines which books match up with which opponent. We also put together a Final Four Bundle, featuring the top 4 books from this episode. If you would like to purchase the Final Four Bundle, go here.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Brood by Jackie Polzin
Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
I Hope This Finds You Well by Kate Baer
Palm Beach by Mary Adkins
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews
We Run the Tides by Vendela Vida (back-ordered)
Revival Season by Monica West
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
The Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington
Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First by Laura Tremaine
What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience …
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Episode 364 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 14
17 maart 2022 · 50 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another episode of Literary Therapy! Every few weeks, Annie listens to your literary hangups and bookish conundrums, and much like fictional Frasier Crane in the 90s, she tackles your issues on air. If you have your own readerly riddle you’d like her to solve in a future issue, leave a voicemail at the From the Front Porch website. Lees meer
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
South to America by Imani Perry
Here for It by R. Eric Thomas
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson
Downeast by Gigi Georges
Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield (back-ordered)
Furious Hours by Casey Cep
Going There by Katie Couric
I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
R. Eric Thomas on Substack
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason
Build Your House Around my Body by Violet Kupersmith
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading The Last Suspicious Holdout by Ladee Hubbard.
If you liked what you h…