BONUS: Winter Institute 2020

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 10 a.m.

b'SURPRISE! We know it\\u2019s Tuesday, but we thought you\\u2019d enjoy this bonus episode of FTFP, where Annie and Olivia debrief about Winter Institute, an annual conference held for members of the American Booksellers Association. Here\\u2019s a link to \\u201cReinventing Retail: The Novel Resurgence of Independent Bookstores,\\u201d by Ryan Raffaelli. Some books Annie brought home: The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Harpy by Megan Hunter Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West A Good Family by A.H. Kim Broken People by Sam Lansky Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles The Southern Book Club\\u2019s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Siri, Who Am I? by Sam Tschida 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. 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. We\\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here on Thursday.'