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Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
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Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Thursday Aug 04, 2016
Annie and Chris recap the books Annie read in July, plus they chat about what to do when you're in a reading rut.
Books discussed include:
+ Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
+ The Trespasser by Tana French
+ You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein
+ Swing Time by Zadie Smith
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Thursday Jul 28, 2016
Can't decide if you love or hate a book? This is the podcast series for you. Annie once again joins frequent podcast contributors Hunter McLendon and Rebekah Arwood for a discussion of Wendy Walker's All Is Not Forgotten (a new thriller on shelves now; Reese Witherspoon's already bought the film rights).
Comparable titles:
+ Defending Jacob by William Landay
+ Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
+ Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
+ We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates
+ Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Thursday Jul 21, 2016
Love books, music, and the South? Then we've got the episode for you. Annie and Chris met with the guys of Audible Discernment, a music podcast out of nearby Albany, Ga., and they chat all things literary and musical (including a nostalgia for country music and why Pride and Prejudice would be better set in the South).
Books mentioned:
+ Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
+ A Boy from Georgia by Hamilton Jordan
+ The Dark Tower series by Stephen King
+ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
+ The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
+ Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
+ The Whale by Mark Beauregard
+ The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Annie and Chris deep dive into reading more than one book at any given time... And some book therapy ensues.
They mention: + Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
+ The Trespasser by Tana French
+ The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
+ Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
+ Grit by Angela Duckworth
+ The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
+ The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon
Plus this article about millennials, this one about what Obama does at night, and... are you an abstainer or a moderator?
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Thursday Jul 07, 2016
Looking for your next summer read? Look no further. Annie and Chris chat about the books Annie read in June, including:
+ The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis (rel. August 23)
+ Love Warrior by Glennon Melton Doyle (rel. September 6)
+ It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool, Too) by Nora McIrney Purmort
+ Light to Paris by Eleanor Brown
+ All Stories Are Love Stories by Elizabeth Percer
+ How to Ruin Everything by George Watsky
+ Before We Visit the Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
+ Leave Me by Gayle Forman (rel. September 6)
Also mentioned:
+ Aaron Purmort's obituary
+ Lin-Manuel Miranda's Twitter account
+ WTXL card-making segment
+ Modern Mrs. Darcy Summer Reading Guide
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Thursday Jun 30, 2016
Earlier this month, Annie traveled to Haiti with Dot Products, a school supply company based out of Jackson, Mississippi. This episode, Chris and Annie chat with Hallie Darphin, founder of Dot, about Dot's mission, making a global impact, and the magic of reading recommendations.
Hallie mentions these books:
+ The Color Purple
+ 1984
+ Brave New World
+ Quiet (and this TED Talk by Susan Cain)
And these podcasts:
+ Serial
+ The Moth
Find Dot online: Website | Instagram | Facebook
Plus, here's a video from Annie's time in Haiti with Dot.
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
Thursday Jun 23, 2016
New York Times bestselling author Anton DiSclafani (The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, The After Party) drops by the podcast to talk about life in a small town, North Florida versus South Florida, and writing with a baby on board.
Anton mentions:
+ Radiolab
+ LaRose by Louise Erdrich
+ The Golden Bowl by Henry James
Event details about Anton's signing are here.
Thursday Jun 16, 2016
Thursday Jun 16, 2016
Ever wondered if a particular book is worth reading? In our Love It or Loathe It episodes, we debate newly released titles and whether they're worth adding to your TBR list or not.
This episode, Annie, Rebekah, and Hunter chat about Walt by Russell Wangersky.
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Thursday Jun 09, 2016
Turns out design is pretty much what makes the world -- and small businesses -- go 'round. Learn all about marketing and the ups and downs of social media as Annie and Chris chat with local small business consultant Dara Barwick.
+ Dara's website
+ Our interview with Sarah Turner
+ Our interview with Laura Beggs
+ Melanie Duncan podcast episodes
+ Deep South Details podcast
Annie and Chris mention: + The Popcast
+ Serial
+ This American Life
+ Reply All
Dara's book recommendations:
+ Under the Hood
+ Good to Great and the Social Sector
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Thursday Jun 02, 2016
Chris asks Annie about the books she read in May, including:
+ Brighton by Michael Harvey (releases June 14)
+ Rich and Pretty by Rumaan Alam (releases June 7)
+ A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
+ Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
+ The Girls by Emma Cline (releases June 14)
+ Where Am I Now? by Mara Wilson (releases September 13)
+ Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty (releases July 26)
+ The Mothers by Britt Bennett (releases October 11)
Also mentioned:
+ Defending Jacob
+ Everybody Rise
+ Britt-Marie Was Here
+ American Girls
+ The Dollhouse
+ We Have Always Lived in the Castle