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b'Annie and cousin, friend, and former Bookshelf staffer Ashley Sherlock share their thoughts on quarantine reading. What is one supposed to read during a global pandemic? The following are Annie and Ashley\\u2019s recommendations. All of the books mentioned in today\\u2019s podcast are available at The Bookshelf: The one who wants to pretend everything is fine: How To Be Fine by Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer; The Office by Andy Greene; Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The new homeschooler: Matilda by Roald Dahl; Bloomability by Sharon Creech The graduate with no graduation: Here For It by R. Eric Thomas; Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas // Booksmart on Hulu The one freaking out: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox & the Horse by Charlie Mackesy;The Folded Clock by Heidi Julavits The one doomsday prepping: The Road by Cormac McCarthy; The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker // The Leftovers on HBO The one planning her post-pandemic party: The After Party by Anton DiSclafani; The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker The one dreaming of a trip she\\u2019ll never take: Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin;The Vacationers by Emma Straub // Home on AppleTV The one who cries every day at 3:00: The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead; Separation Anxiety by Laura Zigman The one whose family is driving them crazy: All Adults Here by Emma Straub; The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson or The Nest by Cynthia D\\u2019Aprix Sweeney The one whose wedding got postponed: Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams; Strangers and Cousins by Leah Hager Cohen From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf\\u2019s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today\\u2019s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.\\xa0 Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.\\xa0 This week, Annie is reading Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas and Ashley is reading The Office by Andy Greene. If you liked what you heard on today\\u2019s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you\\u2019re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff\\u2019s 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.'