326 || Best Books of the Year... So Far

Published: June 24, 2021, 1:49 p.m.

b"This week Annie is joined by friend, Bookstagrammer and frequent co-host, Hunter McLendon to chat about their favoirte books of the year... so far.\\nThe books mentioned in this week\\u2019s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf.\\nAnnie\\u2019s list:\\n\\nRevival Season by Monica West\\n\\n\\nCrying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner\\n\\n\\nWith Teeth by Kristen Arnett\\n\\n\\nSeven Days in June by Tia Williams\\n\\n\\nGold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian\\n\\n\\nEarly Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny\\n\\n\\nThe Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heather\\n\\n\\nThe Guncle by Steven Rowley\\n\\n\\nBrood by Jackie Polzin\\n\\n\\nOlympus Texas by Stacey Swann\\n\\nHunter\\u2019s List:\\n\\nThe Natural Mother of the Child by Krys Malcolm Belc\\n\\n\\nWith Teeth by Kristen Arnett\\n\\n\\nMilk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz\\n\\n\\nDetransition Baby by Torrey Peters\\n\\n\\nMilk Fed by Melissa Broder\\n\\n\\nMy Year Abroad by Chang-Rae Lee\\n\\n\\nKlara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro\\n\\n\\nSarahland by Sam Cohen\\n\\n\\nYes Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage\\n\\n\\nPunch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome\\n\\nFrom 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\\nA full transcript of today\\u2019s episode can be found here.\\nSpecial 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.\\xa0\\nThis week, Annie is reading Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Hunter is reading The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin. Thank you again to our sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com\\nIf 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 media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.\\nWe\\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week."