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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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Feb 4, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016
30 min
What are your reading goals for 2016? Annie chats reading resolutions with returning podcast guest Hunter McLendon. Annie and Hunter also make their way through Modern Mrs. Darcy's 2016 Reading Challenge, plus talk about what they're reading right now (him: Americanah; her: The Expatriates).
What Should I Read Next? podcast
Jan 21, 2016
Jan 21, 2016
29 min
Have you ever wondered how your favorite book would play out on-stage? Annie interviews Jana Mohr, president of Thomasville On Stage and Company, Thomasville's community theatre. Annie and Jana chat about TOSAC's upcoming production of A Little Princess, plus why books make great on-stage adaptations. For tickets to A Little Princess, click here.
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Jan 14, 2016
Jan 14, 2016
32 min
We're back with our first episode of 2016, and Annie's recapping her favorite books of 2015. (You can find the full list here.)
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Dec 23, 2015
Dec 23, 2015
36 min
Where we're from affects how we read. Annie chats with blogger, podcaster, and aspiring author Science Mike about science, faith, and the many nuances of the South, plus their favorite Thomasville spots and what they're reading right now. (Mike's reading The Last Pilot, and Annie's reading Live from New York.)
Mike's website || The Liturgists podcasts || Ask Science Mike podcast
Dec 17, 2015
Dec 17, 2015
26 min
Annie reviews the six books she read in November: Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz-Weber; Distance from Me to You by Marina Gessner; The Clasp by Sloane Crosley; Flood Girls by Richard Fifield; The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes; You Don't Have to Like Me by Alida Nugent.
Dec 3, 2015
Dec 3, 2015
29 min
What makes David Sedaris so funny? Annie chats with Atlanta author, blogger, and comic Jim Hodgson about the ever-changing publishing industry, urban fantasy fiction, and Jim's latest book, Ten Thousand Gods. You can find it and his other works on his website, www.jimhodgson.com. Jim is also the founding writer and editor of the Atlanta Banana.
Nov 19, 2015
Nov 19, 2015
27 min
What's on your table this Thanksgiving? Annie and fellow bookseller Chris Jensen discuss food and food writing, including whether cookbooks are becoming obsolete and their favorite Thanksgiving recipes.
Similar carrot recipe (find the one Chris made in A Southern Gentleman's Kitchen
Annie loves: Supper of the Lamb, Delancey, A Homemade Life, The Hidden Art of Homemaking, Voracious
Nov 12, 2015
Nov 12, 2015
28 min
