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From the Front Porch

Episode 357 || Reading Resolutions 2022

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week, Annie is breaking down her 2022 Reading Resolutions with her friend and frequent co-host, Hunter Mclendon. You might recognize Hunter from his work on Instagram (you can find him @shelfbyshelf), or from his weekly newsletter of the same name, which you can find on Substack. The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Beloved by Toni Morrison (Backlist Book Club, in March) Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison Sula by Toni Morrison (back-ordered) Jazz by Toni Morrison The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib Shelf Subscription program Storygraph Track Your Reading (If you purchase a ticket, we will send you a link to the recording) 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 Studio D Podcast Production for production of From the Front Porch and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, I’m reading The Maid by Nita Prose. Hunter is reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.  If you’d like to support From the Front Porch, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the show even better and reach new listeners. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for From the Front Porch, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us for $5 a month on Patreon, where you can follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic and participate in live video Q&As in our monthly lunch break sessions. Just go to:  patreon.com/fromthefrontporch We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Libro.FM: Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app. Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link: libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH Flodesk: Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’  Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to: flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH

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.

0:08.0

I have always been more afraid of a pin, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper.

0:30.0

Then of a sword or a pistol.

0:38.0

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia, and we're back.

0:45.0

This week I'm breaking down my 2022 reading resolutions with my friend and frequent co-host Hunter McClendon.

0:52.0

You might recognize Hunter from his work on Instagram. You can find him at shelf by shelf or from his weekly newsletter of the same name, which you can find on Substack.

1:01.0

We also have a link in our show notes.

1:03.0

Hi Hunter.

1:04.0

Hello.

1:05.0

Happy New Year.

1:06.0

Happy New Year.

1:07.0

Have we talked since the year started?

1:09.0

No.

1:10.0

I mean, no.

1:11.0

I mean, yeah.

1:12.0

Yeah.

1:13.0

And I never know how long people want you to say Happy New Year.

1:19.0

But I haven't seen you.

1:20.0

So Happy New Year.

1:21.0

Happy New Year to you.

1:23.0

It's our first podcast episode kind of back.

1:26.0

We've been doing kind of these recap and compilation episodes because I needed a little breather at the end of 2021.

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