W.G. Sebald's book The Rings of Saturn, first published in Germany in 1995, is the subject of this episode. Joining John and Andy to walk around this enigmatic masterpiece are the writer and swimmer Philip Hoare and the novelist Jessie Greengrass. Other books under discussion are The Years by Annie Ernaux and Fiona Benson's award-winning poetry collection Ve ... Show More
Aug 18
The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Leonora Carrington's charming and surreal novel The Hearing Trumpet (1976, probably) is the subject of this episode. Joining Una, Andy and Nicky is author and lecturer Dr Paul March-Russell, who offers insights into all aspects of Carrington's career. Leonora Carrington lived a l ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 2023
Season 6, Episode 15: Creating Bookish Community + Having Hobbies Outside of Reading
On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: creating bookish community in a new place and being bossed to read books NOW Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: how to hav ... Show More
53m 42s
Jan 2025
Episode 850, “Give A Hoot, Read A Book”
On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 1135 “Friends’ Cups” with Kirsten Carey (vocalist and guitarist for Throwaway, writer at The Mary Sue, Polygon and many others)! We also have our Piece Together segment, where we take your questions, ... Show More
1h 39m
Nov 2023
Long Books - Take Them 0r Leave Them?
Send us a textIn Episode 127 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee share their recent chunky reads. They also share what they've been loving lately, their latest reads, and have book talk about reading long books books. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to FOLLOW /SUBSCRIBE on your ... Show More
55m 10s
Sep 2021
Backlist Books We've Been Meaning to Read and (Finally) Did!
Send us a textIn Episode 17 of Book Talk, Etc. Tina and Renee are sharing some backlist books they've recently read! They share what they're loving lately, their latest reads, a shelf addition, and have book talk about backlist books that they've recently enjoyed and you might ha ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2025
Episode 512 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 23
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, 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.
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1h 2m
Jan 2025
Episode 513 || Into the Backlist: History of Wolves
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in ... Show More
24m 35s
Jul 2024
Episode 486 || Best Books of the Year (So Far) with Hunter
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top ten favorite books of 2024!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 486” to find the books mentioned in this epi ... Show More
1h 3m