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    From the Front Porch

    Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.

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    Episode 358 || January Reading Recap Feb 03, 2022
    Show notes

    In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in January. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price.

    You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:

    • When You Get a Chance by Emma Lord

    • You Have a Match by Emma Lord

    • Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

    • The Mothers by Brit Bennett

    • Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

    • Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield (Back-ordered)

    • Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

    • Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

    • The Ex Talkby Rachel Lynn Solomon

    • The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser

    • Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband by Lizzie Damiola Blackburn

    • The Maid by Nita Prose

    • Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott

    • I Miss You When I Blinkby Mary Laura Philpott

    • The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special thanks to Studio D Podcast Production for the production of From the Front Porch and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.

    This week, Annie is listening to Going There by Katie Couric on Libro.FM.

    If you’d like to support From the Front Porch, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the show even better and reach new listeners. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for From the Front Porch, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think.

    Or, if you’re so inclined, support us for $5 a month on Patreon, where you can follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic and participate in live video Q&As in our monthly lunch break sessions. Just go to:

    patreon.com/fromthefrontporch

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

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    Episode 357 || Reading Resolutions 2022 Jan 27, 2022
    Show notes

    This week, Annie is breaking down her 2022 Reading Resolutions with her friend and frequent co-host, Hunter Mclendon. You might recognize Hunter from his work on Instagram (you can find him @shelfbyshelf), or from his weekly newsletter of the same name, which you can find on Substack.

    The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:

    • Beloved by Toni Morrison (Backlist Book Club, in March)

    • Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

    • Sula by Toni Morrison (back-ordered)

    • Jazz by Toni Morrison

    • The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

    • No Land to Light On by Yara Zgheib

    • Shelf Subscription program

    • Storygraph

    • Track Your Reading (If you purchase a ticket, we will send you a link to the recording)

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special thanks to Studio D Podcast Production for production of From the Front Porch and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.

    This week, I’m reading The Maid by Nita Prose. Hunter is reading Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

    If you’d like to support From the Front Porch, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the show even better and reach new listeners. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for From the Front Porch, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think.

    Or, if you’re so inclined, support us for $5 a month on Patreon, where you can follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic and participate in live video Q&As in our monthly lunch break sessions. Just go to:

    patreon.com/fromthefrontporch

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

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    Episode 356 || Interview with Christine Pride & Jo Piazza Jan 20, 2022
    Show notes

    This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is interviewing Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, the authors of We Are Not Like Them.

    You can order their book from The Bookshelf at the link below:

    • We Are Not Like Them

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special thanks to Studio D Podcast Production for production of From the Front Porch and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.

    If you’d like to support From the Front Porch, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your input helps us make the show even better and reach new listeners. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for From the Front Porch, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think.

    Or, if you’re so inclined, support us for $5 a month on Patreon, where you can follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic and participate in live video Q&As in our monthly lunch break sessions. Just go to:

    patreon.com/fromthefrontporch

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 355 || Best of Literary Therapy Jan 13, 2022
    Show notes

    We are still on our podcast break so our team put together a compilation of the best moments from past Literary Therapy episodes. We will be back next week with a new episode of From the Front Porch.

    If you’ve never listened to an episode of Literary Therapy, the first few episodes are linked below:

    • Literary Therapy, Vol. 1

    • Literary Therapy, Vol. 2

    • Literary Therapy, Vol. 3

    • Literary Therapy, Vol. 4

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 354 || Surviving the Pandemic Jan 06, 2022
    Show notes

    Hello and Happy New Year! We hope you had a great Holiday and are having a great start to your 2022. We are taking a much needed break at the beginning of January. To keep From the Front Porch on track with weekly releases, our team wanted to put together some special episodes over the next three weeks. In this episode of From the Front Porch, we are going to take a look back at 2020 and 2021.

    Every Tuesday, Olivia and Annie gave an update on how they were doing and on how the Bookshelf was surviving the pandemic. This episode is a compilation of those updates.

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 353 || Thank You Dec 30, 2021
    Show notes

    This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is saying thank you.

    Here are the links to the poems mentioned in this episode:

    • “What the Living Do” by Marie Howe

    • “Meditations in an Emergency” by Cameron Awkward-Rich

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com.

    This week, Annie is readingMansfield Park by Jane Austen.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here in the new year!

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 352 || December Reading Recap Dec 23, 2021
    Show notes

    In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is talking about the books she read in December.

    The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:

    • These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

    • Drat! We’re Rats by Jahnna N. Malcolm

    • The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

    • In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer

    • Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

    • The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com.

    This week, Annie is readingAdmissions by Kendra James.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 351 || Holiday Kids‘ Table Dec 16, 2021
    Show notes

    This week on From the Front Porch, Annie sits down with her cousin Ashley and her brother Chet to talk about what they’re reading, watching, listening to, and buying this season.

    Annie’s List / Reading

    • Bright Evening Star by Madeleine L'Engle (not available)

    • Picking Cotton by Erin Torneo, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, and Ronald Cotton

    • These Precious Days by Ann Patchett

    Annie’s List Watching

    • Merry Kissmas

    • The Holidate

    • Very Merry Bridesmaid

    • 8-Bit Christmas

    • Love Hard

    Annie’s List/ Listening to

    • Emily P. Freeman's The Quiet Collection (podcast)

    • Finishing up The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill (podcast)

    • Red (Taylor’s Version)

    Chet’s List/Reading

    • Robert Bly, Iron John: A Book About Men (not available through The Bookshelf)

    • Austen Hartke, Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians (not available)

    • A.P. U.S. Government and Politics material

    Chet’s List / Watching

    • Seinfeld

    • Survivor

    • Great British Baking Show

    Chet’s List / Listening

    • Wolves in the Throne Room, Diadem of 12 Stars

    • Deafheaven, Sunbather

    • Page CXVI, Advent to Christmas

    Ashley’s List / Reading

    • Hooked by Sutton Foster

    • No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler

    Ashley’s List / Watching

    • One Tree Hill

    • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    Ashley’s List/ Listening to

    • Red (Taylor’s Version)

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com.

    This week, Annie is reading Golden Boys by Phil Stamper. Ashley is reading Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray. Chet is reading Iron John by Robert Bly.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Episode 350 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 12 Dec 09, 2021
    Show notes

    Welcome to From the Front Porch! Annie is back to answer more of your literary dilemmas in another episode of Literary Therapy.

    Before we get started, this is your friendly reminder that From the Front Porch is a production of The Bookshelf, an indie bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia. We’re in the throes of our second holiday shopping season held during a pandemic, and remarkably, our spirits are high. As you support indies like ours this holiday season, please remember to shop early, to be open to our suggestions when your first book preference might already be back-ordered, and to trust our deadlines.

    The books mentioned in this week’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf

    • The Ensemble by Aja Gable (not available)

    • My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

    • A Place for Us by Fatima Fahreen Mirza (back-ordered)

    • Becoming by Michelle Obama

    • I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott

    • The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    • Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

    • Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

    • Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    • I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird by Susan Cerulean

    • Matrix by Lauren Groff

    • Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

    • Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

    • Unread Shelf Website

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.

    Special 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.

    Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com.

    This week, Annie is readingThese Precious Days by Ann Patchett.

    If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s 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.

    We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

    Libro.FM:

    Libro.fm lets 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’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app.

    Right 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:

    libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH

    Flodesk:

    Do 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, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’

    Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

    flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH


    Bonus: Dressember with RuthAnn Deveney Dec 07, 2021
    Show notes

    In this bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is talking with her friend RuthAnnDeveney, an avid reader and advocate for the Dressember Foundation.

    Below you can find links to the resources RuthAnn mentioned in the episode:

    Links

    • Dressember website

    • Beneficiary programs through Dressember grants (click through to each pillar)

    • RuthAnn’s fundraising page

    • RuthAnn’s team page (click "Join Team" to join)

    • On Instagram

    Book recommendations (To purchase through The Bookshelf, go here)

    • The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen

    • The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare

    • Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

    • The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth

    • They are all included in my top 9 recommendations about human trafficking (which you can win in a giveaway for generous donors, $100 = 1 entry)

    Articles

    • She Survived Sex Trafficking. Now She Wants to Show Other Women a Way Out

    • Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery from The Guardian

    • Typology of Modern Slavery from the Polaris Project

    Podcasts/TED talks

    • Podcast roundup from the Dressember blog

    • Sold in America (not suitable for young listeners)

    • Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works

    • Modern slavery, hidden in plain sight

    Documentaries

    • Documentary roundup from the Dressember blog

    • Dressember documentary (just released!)

    • The True Cost

    • Short film about cybersex trafficking, produced by International Justice Mission

    • A short film about forced labor trafficking in Ghana, produced by International Justice Mission

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