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From the Front Porch

Episode 375 || June New Release Rundown

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia sit down to chat about the books releasing in June. Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order. Just go to www.bookshelfthomasville.com and click or tap podcast, then Shop From the Front Porch to see today’s titles. The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Annie’s list: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley So Happy for You by Celia Laskey Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Flying Solo by Linda Holmes The Catch by Alison Fairbrother The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton Olivia’s list: The Measure by Nikki Erlick Goldenacre by Philip Miller Fibbed by Elizabeth Agyemang Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra by Stuart Gibbs House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Poopsie Gets Lost by Hannah E. Harrison The Surprise by Nick Laird and Zadie Smith Cedarville Shop and Wheelbarrow Swap by Bridget Krone 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.  This week Annie is listening to Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley. Olivia is reading House Across the Lake by Riley Sager. 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

Well, you're either in a cult or you're a creative director. I said, handing her back the card, I'm not sure which is worse.

0:32.0

Sloan Crosley, cult classic. I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.

0:42.0

And this week, I'm joined by retail floor manager Olivia to chat about the books releasing in June.

0:48.0

Before we begin, I wanted to say thank you to all the listeners who have reviewed from the Front porch on iTunes. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

0:55.0

You are helping us spread the word about the show and I am so grateful. Here is one of our favorite recent reviews.

1:02.0

This is from Emily. Emily says, this podcast makes me want to read as a Thomasville native now living in a neighboring state from the Front porch gives me a glimpse into my hometown bookstore and keeps me up to speed on what to read next.

1:15.0

Every time I'm listening, I get an ache to just pick up a book. I'm truly inspired to read more when I listen.

1:21.0

This podcast is lovely for anyone interested in books and small town living. Be careful though, listening to from the Front porch just might make you want to move to beautiful historic Thomasville, Georgia.

1:32.0

Thank you, Emily. And don't worry, no one wants to move here right now because it's a hundred degrees and all of my windows are fogged. So you're fine. Keep leaving nice reviews.

1:43.0

We really appreciate it so very much. The show is growing every week and that is thanks to you lovely listeners spreading the word. If you want to leave your own review, just open up the podcast app on your phone.

1:53.0

Look for from the Front porch, scroll down until you see right a review and tell us what you think your review could be featured on an upcoming episode.

2:02.0

Hi, Olivia.

2:03.0

Hey, welcome back.

2:05.0

Happy to be here.

2:06.0

Are you excited about June books? How are you feeling about summer reading?

2:11.0

I am. I won't lie to you. I think I'm more excited for July and August, but there's still some really good books coming out in June.

2:18.0

I think June is quietly good.

2:20.0

Yes.

2:21.0

I think there are some real, what is the music term bangers? I think there's some real bangers coming out of July and August.

2:27.0

What does it say these days?

2:30.0

On fleek.

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