262 || Playlist Meets Booklist: Spring

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Arts, Fiction, Arts:books, Books, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Annie is joined by Robbie Hopkins, a former literature teacher, avid reader, and frequent Bookshelf customer. Today, the two are previewing some spring titles that should be on your radar, but it’s being done a little bit differently—literature meets music. Tap or click here for the full Spotify playlist. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased online from The Bookshelf: Separation Anxietyby Laura Zigman All Adults Here by Emma Straub Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel The Silent Treatment by Abbie Greaves (preorder—released 4/7) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (preorder—released 3/24) How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang (preorder—released 4/7) Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould (preorder released 4/14) Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida (preorder—released5/5) After the Last Border by Jessica Goudeau (preorder—released 4/28) Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (preorder—released 4/7) Deacon King Kong by James McBride Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Most Likely by Sarah Watson, the creator of The Bold Type. If you liked what you heard on 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, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

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0:00.0	Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South. You're going to do.
0:13.0	Do you know.
0:15.0	And do you know. And do you.
0:17.0	And do you.
0:18.0	And do you.
0:20.0	And do you. And you know. There is exquisite lightness in waking each morning with the knowledge that the worst has already happened.
0:34.0	Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel.
0:37.4	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf,
0:39.3	an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:42.6	And today I'm joined by my friend Robbie Hopkins,
0:45.0	a former literature teacher, avid reader,
0:47.3	and frequent bookshelf customer.
0:49.1	You may know Robbie's wife, Lindsay,
0:50.7	as the artistic genius behind the stationary brand pen and paint.
0:54.0	Lindsay has designed postcards and t-shirts and mugs for the bookshelf.
0:58.0	And if you dig deep into the From the Front Porch Archives, you'll hear Robbie's first podcast appearance where he also
1:04.1	showcased his musical expertise.
1:06.6	Today we're previewing some spring titles I think should be on your radar, but we're going to do things
1:11.2	a little bit differently.
1:12.2	Hey Robbie. Hey Annie, I'm so happy to be here.
1:15.4	I am so excited.
1:16.8	I'm back.
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