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Oct 20
Ep. 547: The life cycle of the publishing calendar and how our team buys books
Today we're shining a light on our Patreon community and the types of conversations that happen over there every Friday, as we feature three popular Patreon bonus episodes that give you a taste of what we do every week in that community. We're kicking off today's episode with a f ... Show More
1 h
Oct 13
Ep 546: What does it mean to be well-read?
Today Anne is joined by two readers to discuss what it means to be well-read these days, and why it’s a concept worth exploring. Rebecca Schinsky and Jeff O’Neal of the Book Riot podcast Zero to Well-Read are Anne's guests today. Together with Anne, they explore how each of them ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 6
Ep. 545: Books that just WORK for me
Reading in retirement has given today’s guest more time to explore what makes a book "click" for her, and she's joining Anne today to talk all about it. Debbie Day lives in the Nashville area, where she’s enjoying settling into retirement and empty nesting. This chapter of life i ... Show More
56m 3s
Aug 2024
Episode 490 || Literary Therapy Vol. 22
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another 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 <a href='http ... Show More
58m 44s
Oct 2023
Death of a Librarian
<p>This very book-heavy episode, the girls/women discuss the relevance of Banned Books Week since no one really reads and libraries are essentially homeless masturbation zones. Meghan shares her distaste for the morally-dubious lessons of The Giving Tree (the Shel Silverstein cla ... Show More
1h 10m
Jun 2023
#3 Book slumps, Meet ups, and Reading 1 Star Reviews
In today's episode of 'bookmark'd' Sara tells us about her new purchase, getting an exciting arc, and updating her bookshelves while she listens to Destiny rant about her book slump, searching for fourth wing, and the weird side of the internet she inhabits from time to time. Put ... Show More
1h 25m
Jan 2025
Episode 512 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 23
<p>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 <a href='https://www.fromthe ... Show More
1h 2m
May 2023
Season 5, Episode 41: Summer Reading + Book Hangovers
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Apr 2024
Episode 473 || Annie Recommends: Audiobooks
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, we have a new series: Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This ... Show More
42m 48s
Jan 2025
Episode 511 || Annie Recommends: Book Club Selections
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This mo ... Show More
36m 56s
Jun 2024
Season 6, Episode 43: Meeting Bookish Friends + Starting New Books
1h 11m
Oct 2024
Episode 498 || Annie Recommends: Campus Novels & Spooky Reads
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, we have a new series: Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list.</p>
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50m 2s
Jun 2020
275 || Playlist Meets Booklist: Summer
<p> Annie is joined by Robbie Hopkins, a former teacher/librarian, now homeschool dad. Robbie is a music and literary aficionado, and shares his summer playlist based on some of Annie’s anticipated summer reads. </p>
<p>You can listen to the playlist on Spotify <a href='https:// ... Show More
38m 38s
Today's guest is Annie Spence, author of Dear Fahrenheit 45: Love and Hate in the Stacks, a collection of breakup notes and love letters to books she encounters in her day-to-day as a public librarian.
This week Anne learns all about how Annie became a public librarian. They also discuss the difficulty of recommending books when you’re in a HUGE reading slum ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="0 0 []">On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments</strong>: summer reading guides and plane reading</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Curre ... Show More
<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class=""><strong>Bookish Moments:</strong> meeting bookish friends and "salt" books</p> </li> <li> <p class=""><strong>Current Re ... Show More
