Episode 391 || All About Audiobooks

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 6 a.m.

b"This week on From the Front Porch, Annie\\u2019s husband Jordan joins her to talk all about audiobooks!\\nThe books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf\\u2019s Libro.fm playlist (or as physical books from The Bookshelf):\\nAnnie's picks:\\nAnna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee\\nFalling by TJ Newman\\nFunny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman\\nGoing There by Katie Couric\\nHow Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz\\nRabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett\\nRiver of the Gods by Candice Millard\\nTaste by Stanley Tucci\\nUpgrade by Blake Crouch\\nThe Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson\\nYou'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar\\nJordan's Picks:\\nLincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders\\nThe Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein\\nThe Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein\\nThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein\\nThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky\\nThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon\\nBehind her Eyes by Sara Pinborough\\nDefending Jacob by William Landay\\nWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi\\nFurious Hours by Casey Cep\\nEverything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri\\nDeath is but a Dream by Christopher Kerr\\nThe Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe\\nMutual Listens:\\nThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green\\nDirected by James Burrows by James Burrows\\nCalypso by David Sedaris\\nSurvive the Night by Riley Sager\\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 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Jordan is reading Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri and The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe.\\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. You can shop The Bookshelf\\u2019s Libro.fm playlist here."