Episode 162 || March Madness 2018

Published: March 15, 2018, 9:30 a.m.

b'Annie sits down for her husband Jordan for their annual March Madness episode, a long-standing FTFP tradition. This episode is sponsored by the Thomasville Entertainment Foundation; the Foundation\'s new book, Thomasville in Concert, celebrates the Foundation\'s 80 years in Thomasville. You can purchase the beautiful new book (written by our friend Nadia Watts) on the TEF website or in-store at The Bookshelf.\\xa0\\xa0 This year\'s book bracket features The Bookshelf\'s "sweet sixteen" -- the 16 bestselling books of 2018 thus far:\\xa0 +\\xa0Gracism by David Anderson +\\xa0Beauty by John O\'Donohue +\\xa0Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan +\\xa0Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer +\\xa0The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce +\\xa0The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin +\\xa0A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L\'Engle +\\xa0Awayland by Ramona Ausubel +\\xa0Sunburn by Laura Lippman +\\xa0Only Child by Rhiannon Navin +\\xa0Fire Sermon by Jamie Quatro +\\xa0The Driest Season by Meghan Kenny + We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter +\\xa0The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey + Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward + Feel Free by Zadie Smith Other books mentioned on today\'s episode include:\\xa0 + Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott + To Bless the Space Between Us by John O\'Donohue + Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett + Room by Emma Donoghue +\\xa0To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee +\\xa0The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon +\\xa0Walking on Water by Madeleine L\'Engle You can listen to previous March Madness episodes here.\\xa0 The Out of Print book bracket from 2016 is still online.\\xa0 This episode of On Being with John O\'Donohue is so worth your time. Follow along with Anne Bogel\'s Book Flight Bonanza here. \\xa0 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 what Annie didn\'t finish reading this month, consider supporting us on Patreon here.'