Episode 451 || Bookmarked with Annie & Hunter: Empire Falls

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another installment of Bookmarked with Annie & Hunter! In Bookmarked episodes, Annie and Hunter read or re-read an award-winning book that came out several years prior. This time on Bookmarked, they’re discussing Empire Falls by Richard Russo. You can purchase your copy here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 451” into the search bar and tap enter to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Empire Falls by Richard Russo Tinkers by Paul Harding Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri Bleak House by Charles Dickens Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Fall is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia! If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville! Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com. 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 Dolls of Our Lives by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks. Hunter is reading Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. 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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

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	After all, what was the whole wide world but a place for people to yearn for their hearts and possible desires?
0:31.0	For those desires to become entrenched in defiance of logic, plausibility, and even the passage of time as eternal as polished marble.
0:39.0	Richard Russo, Empire Falls.
0:43.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf, an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:49.0	And this week, I'm joined by Frequette from the Front porch guest, Hunter McClendon, though you might know him as shelf by shelf.
0:56.0	If you are a regular listener, you know that one of our main goals has been to grow the show to 10,000 listeners.
1:01.0	We are really just about there, and a lot of that is thanks to everyone who has left a review.
1:06.0	Here is one of my favorite recent reviews from Alex.
1:09.0	Thursdays are the best now.
1:11.0	I look forward to this podcast every week.
1:13.0	Even if I choose not to add any title to my TBR list after an episode, a rare occurrence as my tastes are pretty similar with Annie's.
1:20.0	Just listening to Annie and her guests talk about their reading experiences, what they loved about a particular book,
1:25.0	or why they like the written word in general, makes me want to make more time for my reading life.
1:30.0	Annie and Hunter's deep dive conversations are the best.
1:33.0	I love, love, love their conversation about Cormac McCarthy's the road.
1:37.0	They helped me remember why I love reading so much, and also make me want to challenge myself to read outside my usual genres,
1:43.0	or stick with something that's a little challenging, but worthwhile.
1:47.0	Well, Alex, you are in for a treat today because that is what today's episode is going to be all about.
1:52.0	If you have not left a review, all you have to do is open up the podcast app on your phone,
1:57.0	look for from the front porch, scroll down until you see right a review, and then tell us what you think.
2:03.0	Now, back to the show.
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