From the Front Porch

Episode 444 || September Reading Recap

09.28.2023 - By The Bookshelf ThomasvillePlay

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This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. You’ll get 10% off your books when you order your September Reading Recap bundle! Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features which features Annie’s three favorite books she read that month. Get your bundle here!

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 444” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

My Husband by Maud Ventura

Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang

You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy  

Annie's September Reading Recap Bundle - $59

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

You're Not Listening by Kate Murphy

For more information on One Book Thomas County, please visit their website here. Get your $10 ticket to the interactive talk with author Kate Murphy here. The talk, featuring our very own Annie B. Jones, will take place at the Thomas County Board of Education Auditorium on Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m.

You don’t have to read Kate’s book, You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters, before the talk to gain deep insight and practical tools for listening that you can use in your community leadership, work, and relationships. Annie and other community leaders will discuss the power of listening with Kate, and you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss. Get your tickets here.

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 Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways by Brittany Means.

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