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From the Front Porch

Episode 490 || Literary Therapy Vol. 22

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 59 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 490” 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: Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Our Town by Thornton Wilder City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord Limelight by Amy Poeppel The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (unavailable to order) The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer (out 8/27) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Hello Stranger by Katherine Center All's Well by Mona Awad Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal (unavailable to order) Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3) The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order) Family of Origin by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order) Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer Fly Girl by Ann Hood The Stolen Child by Ann Hood Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (unavailable to order) After Annie by Anna Quindlen Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order) Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton (unavailable to order) Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett 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 Intermezzo by Sally Rooney. 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...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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. The mistake people make when life hits them with some unexpected and often unprepared

0:29.4

for catastrophe is that they think they can just return to life the way it was before.

0:35.0

They try to rebuild exactly what they lost,

0:38.0

but history proves how misguided that is.

0:41.0

Disasters change everything, and we have to learn and grow from them, avoid the same kind

0:46.9

of complacency that left us open to a blow to begin with.

0:52.5

Amy Papel, The Sweet Spot

0:57.2

I'm Annie Jones, owner of the Bookshelf,

0:59.3

an independent bookstore in beautiful downtown Thomasville,

1:02.1

Georgia, and this week, it's time for an episode of literary therapy.

1:07.0

Before we get started, a thank you to everyone who's been leaving reviews for From the Front Porch.

1:12.0

iTunes Reviews and ratings are how new

1:14.5

listeners can best find out about From the Front Porch and as a result find out

1:19.2

about our indie bookstore too. Here is one of my favorite recent reviews from Jordan. Not my

1:25.0

Jordan. Different Jordan. My favorite book-related podcast. I've been listening

1:30.5

for over a year now and this is by far my favorite

1:32.9

podcast for book recommendations. Annie and all of the other co-host reads so

1:37.2

widely that I end up finding recommendations for myself and the people around me.

1:41.6

Whether you like romance, thriller, middle grade, or

1:44.2

general fiction you'll find some wrecks here. I'd love to hear more about

1:47.8

sci-fi and fantasy as well but I'm still happy with the variants. The

1:51.2

episodes are the perfect length and the quality is great.

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