318 || Casting Call, Vol. 4

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Annie is joined by her casting experts, Courtney Kinsey, FTFP royals correspondent and co-host of the podcast I Do Declare; and Julie Anna Helms, @julieannareads on Instagram and creator of Who Would You Cast? polls. The three are casting One to Watch this week. One to Watch is available for purchase at The Bookshelf, and you can cast your votes on our castings on Julie Anna’s Instagram stories on Sunday. 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 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 Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian. Julie Anna is reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and Courtney Kinsey is reading Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld. 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 media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Transcript

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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.
0:09.0	I'm afraid that you're looking for your next chapter and I'm looking for the whole rest of the book.
0:29.0	Kate, Stamon, London, one to watch.
0:44.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:49.0	And today, I'm joined by regular guests, Julianna Helms and Courtney Kenzie for another edition of Casting Call.
0:56.0	If you're new here, our Casting Call episodes are inspired by friend, fellow book club member, and bookstagrammer Julianna.
1:03.0	You might know her best as at Julianna reads on Instagram.
1:07.0	Julianna regularly casts her favorite books in polls on her Instagram stories in a feature she calls, Who Would You Cast?
1:14.0	And Courtney and I often make our casting contributions via DM and text.
1:19.0	Julianna has graciously allowed us to take that idea and turn them into a series of episodes on From the Front porch.
1:25.0	Together, we've previously cast Mexican Gothic, Beatriz, and the Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires.
1:32.0	Today, we're tackling Kate, Stamon, London's one to watch.
1:36.0	And you can cast your votes on our castings in a polls on Julianna's Instagram this Sunday.
1:43.0	Julianna and Courtney, welcome back to the show.
1:46.0	Thanks for having us.
1:47.0	Hi, Annie.
1:48.0	Yay.
1:49.0	I'm so glad you guys are here.
1:50.0	Julianna, you want to give us a synopsis of one to watch?
1:54.0	Absolutely.
1:55.0	30-something-year-old plus-sized fashion blogger, B. Shoemaker, has always been in luck in love,
2:00.0	but a recent heartbreak has left her reeling.
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