Episode 151 || Best Books of 2017

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

It's our last episode of 2017, so it's time for a SUPER-SIZED reading recap. Chris and Annie walk you through their favorite books of 2017, and here they are! Thanks so much for sticking with us, even when our sound quality is far below what we typically aim for. + The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry + The Wanderers by Meg Howrey + This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel + The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson + Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett + Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng + The End We Start From by Megan Hunter + Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward + The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak + We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter + Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie + Option B by Sheryl Sandberg + Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar + Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin + Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like our side-podcast Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here. See you in 2018!

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0:00.0	Chris here with another quick note. Do you remember the bad sound quality from last week?
0:06.5	Well, you're in luck because it's back this week because we recorded these episodes back to back.
0:11.8	So sorry about that. Much better stuff planned for the new year. Thank you for listening.
0:18.9	So Jordan and I just celebrated our ninth wedding university.
0:23.6	And we went to Cluster, Cluster and Hops.
0:26.6	Have you been there?
0:27.6	I haven't yet.
0:28.6	Okay.
0:29.6	So we went there, super snazzy.
0:31.6	Like you go in and it reminded us of this place in Montgomery because it was just wine for sale.
0:40.1	Like you couldn't see that there was like a little quiet, dark restaurant in the back.
0:44.6	Anyway, so we went there and the food was delicious.
0:48.1	And the waiter was extremely knowledgeable, as is the case, I think, with places like that.
0:53.0	Yeah, usually.
0:54.0	But I'm not a drinker.
0:55.6	The place is called Clusters and Hops.
0:57.8	So I'm at a disadvantage automatically.
1:01.0	I'm sure Jordan enjoyed it.
1:02.2	Jordan enjoyed it.
1:03.4	And I enjoyed the food.
1:04.7	But what was funny was our waiter told us about the specials.
1:09.1	And one of the specials was bone marrow.
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