Episode 382 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 15

Published: July 21, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"This week on From the Front Porch, it\\u2019s time for another round of Literary Therapy! Annie is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.\\nThe books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:\\n\\nPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard\\n\\n\\nUnsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver\\n\\n\\nWild Spectacle by Janisse Ray\\n\\n\\nBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer\\n\\n\\nTaste by Stanley Tucci\\n\\n\\n Love & Gelato by Jenna Welch\\n\\n\\nOne Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle\\n\\n\\nMy Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante\\n\\n\\nLibroFM\\n\\n\\nEducated by Tara Westover\\n\\n\\nBook Lovers by Emily Henry\\n\\n\\nBeach Read by Emily Henry\\n\\n\\nFlying Solo by Linda Holmes\\n\\n\\nAmerican Royals book series\\n\\n\\nOona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore\\n\\n\\nLiane Moriarty\\u2019s books\\n\\n\\nRabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett\\n\\n\\nCompetitive Grieving by Nora Zelevansky\\n\\n\\nFunny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman\\n\\n\\nOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-London\\n\\n\\nThe Vacationers by Emma Straub\\n\\n\\n So Happy For You by Celia Laskey\\n\\n\\nHalf-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith\\n\\n\\nSeven Days in June by Tia Williams\\n\\n\\nFalling by T. J. Newman\\n\\n\\nThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green\\n\\n\\nDavid Sedaris\\n\\n\\nMary Laura Philpott\\n\\n\\n Know My Name by Chanel Miller\\n\\n\\nGoing There by Katie Couric\\n\\n\\nLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders\\n\\n\\nDaisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid\\n\\n\\nActs of Violet by Margarita Montimore\\n\\n\\n84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff\\n\\n\\nLove & Saffron by Kim Fay\\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 listening to Acts of Violet by Margarita Montimore.\\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, 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"