Episode 366 || March Reading Recap

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in March. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thomas Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron The Last Suspicious Holdout by Ladee Hubbard The Appeal by Janice Hallett The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberly & Austin Siegemund-Broka Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano The Lifestyle by Taylor Hahn 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 Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com. This week Annie is reading Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin (unavailable) If you liked what you heard in 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 and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker. 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 community. All you need is a smart phone 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: https://tidd.ly/3C2zVbb 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 think it's interesting how they, some people, some time ago, decided that this was all there was.
0:31.0	Well, they didn't decide, they just acknowledged.
0:34.0	But then, later, there was more.
0:37.0	I guess it can be useful to have geographic lines so that we can tell each other where we are and how to reach each other.
0:44.0	But we're always bigger than boundaries.
0:47.0	Are Eric Thomas?
0:49.0	Kings of B more.
0:51.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:58.0	Before we get started, a reminder, we have added more levels of support over on our Patreon page.
1:04.0	If you already support from the Front porch through Patreon, our $5 Front porch Friends level remains exactly the same.
1:10.0	And in fact, we are churning right along in our Conquer a Classic Challenge where we are reading the Count of Monte Cristo.
1:17.0	But now, for $20 a month, you can become a Book Club Companion.
1:22.0	This includes all the benefits of, from the Front porch Friends, plus access to our Quarterly Book Club and one month of Libro FM for free.
1:30.0	Our Quarterly Book Club starts in April and we are reading The Swimmers by Julie Azucca and I really hope you will join us.
1:37.0	For $50 a month, you can also become a Bookshelf Benefactor.
1:41.0	Someone who supports from the Front porch and the Bookshelf are independent bookstore that believes in the power of books to shape communities and foster conversations.
1:50.0	This includes all the benefits of the From the Front porch Friends and Book Club Companions levels, plus an executive producer shout out on each episode of From the Front porch, discounted and first access to virtual store events, and discounted shelf subscriptions.
2:04.0	On top of all that, this month in March, we are giving away one year free of Libro FM to anyone who supports a Patreon on any level.
2:12.0	That's $5, $20 or $50 a month.
2:15.0	Whether you're new or have been supporting us for years, you'll be entered to win.
2:19.0	We'll announce the winner at the end of March.
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