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From the Front Porch

Episode 130 || July Reading Recap

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name. And even though that might not be exactly how podcasts work, Chris and Annie are here to tell you about what they read in July. Also, Bookshelf Bucks are here! Check out the store website to learn more and start your tab! Annie read: + The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante + Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy + The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry + Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood + What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons + The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder Chris read: + The End We Start From by Megan Hunter (on sale November 7) + Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett Also mentioned: + Dumplin' by Julie Murphy + It Devours by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor + Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer + The Mothers by Brit Bennett + Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi + Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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0:00.0

Can we talk about Cheers?

0:02.9

We can always talk about Cheers.

0:04.2

So this week in my newsletter that goes out to like our customers, I reference Cheers because we're doing this new bookshelf books thing.

0:12.4

And the whole point is for people to be able to come in and say, put it on my tab or put it on my account.

0:18.6

And for everybody to yield.

0:19.9

No arm.

0:20.5

Yes.

0:20.9

You're walking. And I was thinking of that because Sterling came in the other day and we all were like Sterling.

0:25.9

And it was like Norm.

0:27.7

I believe actually Emily McKenna said, oh my gosh, it's just like cheers in here.

0:31.3

I was like goal, done.

0:33.3

But hashtag goals.

0:34.5

Separately, someone, and I don't remember who it was, someone referenced me being Sam Malone

0:41.8

the other day.

0:42.8

It made me so happy.

0:44.8

I mean, you did give up that career in professional baseball to open this bookstore.

0:48.3

And I'm that recovering alcoholic.

0:50.3

Yeah.

0:50.9

I mean, you have all these commonalities with San Malone.

1:28.1

I'm a sex addict. Oh, yes. yes. I've often heard that about you. But I love Sam Malone. I don't know why. I mean, he's flawed, but I love him. But an interesting character and good at his job. He's good at his job, and he's handsome, and he's a good manager. And that made me so happy. Especially when Kirstie Alley comes in and he's just like, now I got to teach somebody, but also she's my boss. Yeah. But also she's not, but also she is. Oh, I just loved it. I mean, women were his weakness, like Samson in that way. Sam. Sam. Sam. Son. Oh my gosh.

1:29.6

Or like the son of Sam.

1:31.3

Oh, that took a turn.

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