From the Front Porch

258 || To All the Boys in Books I‘ve Loved Before


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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Annie and her two special guests — Ashley Sherlock, cousin, friend, and former Bookshelf social media guru, and Hunter McLendon of @shelfbyshelf — discuss the book To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han and reminisce about all the literary crushes they’ve had and what literary crushes say about you.

Most of the books discussed today can be purchased from The Bookshelf:

  • Looking for Alaska by John Green

  • Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (4th book)

  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

  • An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott

  • White Oleander by Janet Fitch

  • Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

  • Impulse by Ellen Hopkins 

  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

  • Emma by Jane Austen

  • A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

  • Normal People by Sally Rooney

  • Emily Novels by L.M. Montgomery

  • Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

  • Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

  • Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman

  • The Secret History by Donna Tartt

  • Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

  • The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

  • The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

  • To Kill A Mockingbird by by Harper Lee

  • Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D productions for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. 

    This week Hunter is listening to Flowers in the Attic and Ashley is listening to Such A Fun Age on Libro.fm.

    This week, Annie is reading Writers & Lovers by Lily King, and she adores it. 

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

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