Episode 417 || March Madness with Annie & Jordan

Published: March 23, 2023, 6 a.m.

b'This week on From the Front Porch, it\\u2019s all about books and basketball! Annie is joined by her husband and friend, Jordan, to set different books head to head and debate their merits in this beloved yearly tradition.\\nTo purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:\\nWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens\\nThe Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara CollinsBook of Goose by Yiyun Lee\\nLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie GarmusFunny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman\\nNora Goes Off Script by Annabel MonaghanYou Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich\\nThe Crane Wife by CJ HauserNew Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan\\nA Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. FletcherLiturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore\\nA Curious Faith by Lore Ferguson WilbertThe Cartographers by Peng Shepherd\\nThe Appeal by Janice HallettBook Lovers by Emily Henry\\nThe Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean\\nThis week, Annie is reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Jordan is reading Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro (currently unavailable to order).\\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\\nThank you to this week\\u2019s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.\\nThank you to this week\\u2019s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.\\nIf you liked what you heard in today\\u2019s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. 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... Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O\\u2019Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.'