One of the most exciting options the Bookshelf offers is the Shelf Subscription, a book-a-month club featuring newly released hardcovers from your favorite independent booksellers. This week on the podcast, Chris and Annie break down what the Shelf Subscription is, how it works, what you can expect, and how to get started. 

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We're taking a quick break from books this week to talk about the small businesses on our street as we take you on a tour of our slice of life in the South: beautiful downtown Thomasville, GA. Special thanks to our neighbors: + The Paxton + Sweet Grass Dairy + South Life Supply + Grassroots Coffee + Firefly + Farmer's Daughter Vineyard + The Hare and the Hart + Kathy's Shoes + Savannah Moon + Q Cafe + Liam's + Jonah's + Chop House on the Bricks + Caroline Hill + Fuzzy Goat + Smith Collective + Empire Bagel + Wildflower Interiors + Lapham-Patterson House + Jack Hadley Black History Museum  + Taste of Thomasville Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's walking tour of downtown Thomasville, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

We're taking a quick break from books this week to talk about the small businesses on our street as we take you on a tour of our slice of life in the South: beautiful downtown Thomasville, GA.

Special thanks to our neighbors:
+ The Paxton
+ Sweet Grass Dairy
+ South Life Supply
+ Grassroots Coffee
+ Firefly
+ Farmer's Daughter Vineyard
+ The Hare and the Hart
+ Kathy's Shoes
+ Savannah Moon
+ Q Cafe
+ Liam's
+ Jonah's
+ Chop House on the Bricks
+ Caroline Hill
+ Fuzzy Goat
+ Smith Collective
+ Empire Bagel
+ Wildflower Interiors
+ Lapham-Patterson House
+ Jack Hadley Black History Museum 
+ Taste of Thomasville

Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here.

Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's walking tour of downtown Thomasville, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

It's the end of the month, and we made it--along with some thoughts and feelings about cover songs and Canadian ice dancers. Chris and Annie talk through the books they read in the month of June.  If you'd like to purchase any of the books we discussed this episode, just follow the links below! Annie read: + Dreams of Falling by Karen White + Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman + Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan + China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan  + Clock Dance by Anne Tyler + A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza Chris read: + Me, Myself and Them by Dan Mooney + Calypso by David Sedaris + Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like some brief one-on-ones with the Bookshelf staff, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

Sorry for the delay! This week, Emily and Hunter are back for Love It or Loathe It to talk with Annie about Kevin Kwon's Crazy Rich Asians.  If you would like to purchase Crazy Rich Asians, you can do so from The Bookshelf. Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like the author Q&As with Annie, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

It's time for our seasonal look at what's on the horizon in Book World! These are Chris and Annie's picks for summer 2018. Also, not every novel whose title is just a woman's first name was necessarily written in the 18th century.  New in June: + There There by Tommy Orange + Florida by Lauren Groff + A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza + Campaign Widows by Aimee Agresti + Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton + The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir + Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai + The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz + Dreams of Falling by Karen White + Us Against You by Frederik Backman New in July: + The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon (on sale July 31) + The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (on sale July 3) + The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller (on sale July 17) + Clock Dance by Anne Tyler (on sale July 10) + A Double Life by Flynn Berry (on sale July 31) New in August: + The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis (on sale August 7) + Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (on sale August 14)

It's time for our seasonal look at what's on the horizon in Book World! These are Chris and Annie's picks for summer 2018.

Also, not every novel whose title is just a woman's first name was necessarily written in the 18th century. 

New in June:
+ There There by Tommy Orange
+ Florida by Lauren Groff
+ A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
+ Campaign Widows by Aimee Agresti
+ Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton
+ The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir
+ Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
+ The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
+ Dreams of Falling by Karen White
+ Us Against You by Frederik Backman

New in July:
+ The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon (on sale July 31)
+ The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (on sale July 3)
+ The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller (on sale July 17)
+ Clock Dance by Anne Tyler (on sale July 10)
+ A Double Life by Flynn Berry (on sale July 31)

New in August:
+ The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis (on sale August 7)
+ Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (on sale August 14)

This week, we have a very special live show with friend of the show Anne Bogel, host of What Should I Read Next?  By the way! Our next Love It or Loathe It (in two weeks) will be centered around Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan.  Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like the audience Q&A with Anne and Annie, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

PBS has recently released a two-part special called The Great American Read, hosted by Meredith Vieira and filled with interviews and sound bites from well-known authors and readers on the hundred novels that America loves best. This week on the show, Annie and Chris give their takes on the list. Also, goat or beaver? Please take just a minute to fill out our short survey. PBS's list can be found here.  You can watch the special through your local PBS affiliate here.  Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content, consider supporting us on Patreon here.

As the old and definitely very common saying goes, May is the December of the spring, and with that in mind, it's time for our regular recap of the books Chris and Annie read this month.  If you've got a few minutes, help us out by filling out this survey. Annie read:  + The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon + The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager + Minding the Store by Julie Gaines (on sale October 30) + Hey Ladies! by Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz + The Optimistic Decade by Heather Abel + Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson + Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King + The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman + A Double Life by Flynn Berry (on sale July 31) Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content, consider supporting us on Patreon here.