Episode 419 || New Release Rundown: April

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing April releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. 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% off your order. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's books This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs (4/4)The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland (4/4)Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee (4/11)Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray (4/11)If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook (4/18) Olivia's books Panther Gap by James A. McLaughlin (4/4) Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef (4/4) Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (4/18) Lolo Weaver Swims Upstream by Polly Farquhar (4/25) In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (4/25) Erin's books Homecoming by Kate Morton (April 4th)The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong (April 18th)Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (April 18th)Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo (April 18th)Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (April 25th) 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 to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com. This week Annie is reading Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell. Olivia is reading Drowning by T.J. Newman (May 30th). Erin is reading Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo (April 18th). If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. 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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

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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.
0:24.0	How much could forgiving someone matter if they were already gone?
0:29.0	Cat shook if we're being honest.
0:34.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf and independent books store in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:39.0	And this week I'm joined by Bookshelf floor manager Olivia Schaeffer and online sales manager Aaron Fielding to give you a rundown of our favorite new books releasing in April.
0:49.0	Do you love listening to From the Front porch every week? Spread the word by leaving a review on Apple podcasts.
0:55.0	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 right or review, and then tell us what you think.
1:05.0	Here is a recent review from, hope I'm pronouncing this right, Carrier Jair, well-rounded and informative.
1:11.0	As a male author, I found the perspectives and insights surprisingly practical, not to mention full of depth, many angles.
1:18.0	I expected the Southern Billing to be too narrow in its scope, but what I found was the Southern hospitality included even me.
1:24.0	I love that they have such a huge palette of interests and suggestions. It helps to know which books are passing the mustard these days.
1:31.0	Thank you so much for this feedback. I am so glad our Southern hospitality extends to you because that's certainly the intent.
1:37.0	And thank you to all the reviewers who've left kind words and thoughtful reviews over the last few months.
1:42.0	We're so grateful any time you share From the Front porch with your friends. It helps spread the word about not only our podcast, but also about our independent bookstore.
1:50.0	Now, back to the show.
1:53.0	As we go through April's new releases, keep in mind that Aaron has made browsing our podcast book selections easier than ever.
2:00.0	Just go to bookshelfthomasville.com and type episode 419 into the search bar, and you'll see all of today's books listed ready for you to purchase.
2:10.0	You can use the code NewReleasePlease at checkout for 10% off your order of any of today's titles.
2:17.0	Hi Olivia and Aaron.
2:19.0	Hey, hello.
2:21.0	Welcome back. Can you believe we're talking about April books?
2:25.0	No, but I'm so excited.
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