Episode 373 || Literary Therapy, vol. 16

Published: May 19, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"This week on From the Front Porch, it\\u2019s time for another episode of Literary Therapy! Every few weeks, Annie listens to your literary hangups and bookish conundrums, and much like fictional Frasier Crane in the 90s, she tackles your issues on air. If you have your own reading riddle you\\u2019d like her to solve in a future issue, leave a voicemail at the From the Front Porch website.\\nThe books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:\\n\\nPortrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li\\n\\n\\n These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant\\n\\n\\nFinlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano\\n\\n\\nThe Appeal by Janice Hallett\\n\\n\\nThe Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith\\n\\n\\nLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus\\n\\n\\nThe Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh\\n\\n\\nThe Maid by Nita Prose\\n\\n\\n The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale\\n\\n\\n Kings of B\\u2019More by R. Eric Thomas\\n\\n\\n When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord\\n\\n\\nVacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore\\n\\n\\nOne Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle\\n\\n\\nWe Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza\\n\\n\\nThe View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements & Onjulia Datta\\n\\n\\nBreathless by Amy McCulloch\\n\\n\\nNotes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka\\n\\n\\nDefending Jacob by William Landay (not available through us, check your local library)\\n\\n\\nProject Hail Mary by Andy Weir\\n\\n\\nThe E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber (not available through us, check your local library)\\n\\n\\nFinding Freedom by Erin French\\n\\n\\nDelancey by Molly Wizenberg\\n\\n\\nRadical Candor by Kim Scott\\n\\n\\nThe Popcast\\n\\n\\n Emily P. Freeman\\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 Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean.\\nIf you liked what you heard in 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 and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.\\nWe\\u2019re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.\\nOur Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.\\nLibro.FM:\\nLibro.fm\\xa0lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you\\u2019ll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free\\xa0Libro.fm\\xa0app.\\nRight now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:\\nhttps://tidd.ly/3C2zVbb\\nFlodesk:\\nDo you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, \\u2018how do they make such gorgeous emails?\\u2019\\xa0\\nFlodesk\\xa0is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it\\u2019s easy to use. We\\u2019ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it.\\xa0And right now you can get 50% off your\\xa0Flodesk\\xa0subscription by going to:\\nflodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH"