Episode 454 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 21

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 454” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Flight by Lynn Steger StrongWintering by Katherine MayThe Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell (unavailable to order) Joy Enough by Sarah McColl (unavailable to order)Beartown by Frederick BackmanFive Tuesdays in Winter by Lily KingHistory of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (unavailable to order)Tinkers by Paul HardingLucy by the Sea by Elizabeth StroutBackwater by Joan Bauer (unavailable to order)Landline by Rainbow RowellThe Family Game by Catherine SteadmanThe Christmas Guest by Peter SwansonChristmas Presents by Lisa UngerThe Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett “The Night Before Christmas” by Clement C. Moore“Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris (featured in Holidays on Ice)“A Christmas Story” by Walter Dean Myers (145th Street) (unavailable to order)God Speaks Through Wombs by Drew JacksonMiracle on 10th Street by Madeleine L’Engle (unavailable to order)Little Women by Louisa May AlcottWhy Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect by Richard SchneiderThe Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny ColganNew Girl in Little Cove by Dahmnait MonaghanFaking Christmas by Kerry WinfreyHoliday Romance by Catherine WalshKissing Kosher by Jean MeltzerChristmas by the Book by Anne Marie RyanOnce Upon a Wardrobe by Patti CallahanShepherds Abiding by Jan Karon (unavailable to order) Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews 84, Charing Cross Road by Helen HanffLove & Saffron by Kim FayThe Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie MackesyPerestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley (unavailable to order)Small Things Like These by Claire KeeganMr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (unavailable to order) 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 Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. 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.

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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	If you worry about every little thing, you're going to have one thoroughly miserable life.
0:30.0	Joan Bauer, Backwater.
0:33.0	I'm Annie Jones, owner of the bookshelf and independent books store in beautiful downtown Thomasville, Georgia.
0:39.0	And it's time for another episode of Literary Therapy, this one, The Holiday Edition.
0:46.0	If you're a regular listener, you know we have been faithfully and steadily growing our show to reach 10,000 listeners.
0:53.0	And any of our show's growth is thanks to your word of mouth recommendations and to folks who've left us reviews.
0:59.0	Here is one of my favorite recent reviews from Emily, a very special podcast.
1:05.0	I have been listening to and loving from the front porch since its start almost 10 years ago, and I still get excited every Thursday when new episodes are released.
1:13.0	Annie and her rotating guests and co-hosts are thoughtful, easy to listen to and entertaining, never failing to add a wide variety of book recommendations to my list.
1:22.0	This podcast has made me a forever fan of the bookshelf, which I hope to visit someday.
1:27.0	Thank you, Annie and team.
1:29.0	Thank you, Emily, and if you haven't left us a review, 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 of review, and then tell us what you think.
1:42.0	Now, back to the task at hand.
1:45.0	If you are new to From the Front porch every few months, I dive into the metaphorical mailbag and peruse your readerly hangups and bookish conundrums like a literary phrasier crane tackling your issues on air.
1:57.0	If you have your own readerly riddle, you'd like me to solve in a future episode.
2:01.0	You can leave me a voicemail at the From the Front porch website.
2:04.0	That's From the Front porch podcast dot com forward slash contact.
2:09.0	There's a link in the show notes too.
2:11.0	You'll scroll until you see the orange button on that page that says start recording.
2:15.0	You can click or tap there, no microphone needed and voila, I would love to hear from you.
2:20.0	This week's mailbag consisted of holiday themed conundrums.
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