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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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Jun 30, 2016
Jun 30, 2016
34 min
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.
Jun 23, 2016
Jun 23, 2016
28 min
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.
Jun 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016
34 min
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.
Jun 9, 2016
Jun 9, 2016
29 min
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
Jun 2, 2016
Jun 2, 2016
32 min
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
May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016
34 min
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of those Instagram accounts we all follow? Annie and Chris chat with Lindsay Hopkins of Pen and Paint, an enormously popular Instagram account and Etsy shop based in Albany, Georgia.
Find Lindsay on Instagram and Etsy.
Podcasts we mention:
Books Lindsay mentions:
+ Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
+ Tattoos on the Heart by Father Gregory Boyle (The podcast episode Annie mentions is from On Being with Krista Tippett, found here.)
+ Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt
May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016
27 min
Want to know if a book's for you? Welcome to Love It or Loathe It, episodes where Bookshelf staffers and friends tell you exactly what they think about a newly released title. In this volume, Annie chats with Bookshelf manager Rebekah and frequent podcast contributor Hunter all about I'm Glad about You by Theresa Rebeck.
Other titles mentioned:
+ Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
+ Are You My Mother?, by Alison Bechdel
+ Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
+ A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman
+ Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty by Ramona Ausubel
May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016
41 min
What do you get when you have a bookstore staffer who's also a news junkie? A very special episode of this podcast. Chris and Annie chat with bookseller Sterling Ivey about news in pop culture, favorite news sources, and what he really thinks about morning show hosts.
Sterling's favorite podcasts:
+ Serial
+ Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin
Books mentioned in this episode:
+ Middlemarch
+ Plato's Republic
+ The First Nazi
+ Kissinger
+ The Whale
+ Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016
35 min
We're living in a post-Gone Girl world, which means not all thrillers are created equal. Annie and Chris chat about the books she read in April, including a couple of just-okay novels and one National Book Award winner.
+ Read Bottom Up
+ The Passenger
+ Ordinary Grace
+ We Are Called To Rise
+ Losing It
+ Fortune Smiles
+ Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty
The Adam Johnson Annie references is here.
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Chris' blog is here.
Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016
36 min
News flash: Some TV shows are better than others. Chris and Annie wax philosophical about their favorite TV shows for readers, including:
+ Gilmore Girls
+ Arrested Development
+ Breaking Bad
+ Jane the Virgin
+ Mad Men
+ House of Cards
+ Seinfeld
+ The Office
+ The Wonder Years
+ The Bachelor
Related: All 339 Books Referenced in Gilmore Girls
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