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From the Front Porch

Episode 379 || June Reading Recap

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

It’s the end of the month, which means it’s time for a reading recap! In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is talking about all the books she read in June. As we’ve done the past few months, we’re offering a Reading Recap bundle, which is $73 and includes Annie’s three favorite titles of the month. The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub Flying Solo by Linda Holmes Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays The Midcoast by Adam White 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 reading Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. 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 know there's a lot of information out there, and it seems like it's mostly junk.

0:29.0

Like a bunch of old newspapers stacked in the garage.

0:32.0

But I ask you to see it the way I see it.

0:35.0

See it as cave drawings.

0:37.0

See it as dinosaur footprints hardened into rock.

0:41.0

See the miraculous evidence that you were here.

0:46.0

Carter Bayes, the mutual friend.

0:51.0

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.

0:57.0

And this week I'm recapping the books I read in June.

1:01.0

If you've ever wondered what life is like in store at the Bookshelf, follow us on Instagram.

1:07.0

We're busy sharing new release recaps, staff favorite books, and glimpses into life in our small southern town.

1:14.0

You can find us at Bookshelf TV on Instagram and at Bookshelf Thomasville on Facebook.

1:21.0

We would love to connect with you there.

1:23.0

Now, the books I read in June.

1:25.0

I read a lot of books in June, and it was a really good reading month for me.

1:29.0

I read a few ARCs.

1:31.0

I read books via audiobook.

1:35.0

I discovered some books serendipitously instead of in advanced planning.

1:41.0

Which always is just a sign that my reading life is doing really well.

1:45.0

And that's really nice because I feel like it's been hit or miss over the last months.

1:50.0

Even as I've been reading good books, it just has felt like my reading life has not always been finding a consistent rhythm.

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