Episode 579 || April 2026 Reading Recap

About this episode

Annie recaps her favorite books read in April 2026.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in April. You get 10% off your books when you order your April Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 579), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (releases June 9) Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (releases June 30) Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore (releases June 2) Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon (releases August 4) The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Make Nice by Ryan Effgen (releases July 14) Famesick by Lena Dunham The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (releases July 14) Judy Blume by Mark Oppenheimer April Reading Recap Bundle - $76 Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai Judy Blume by Mark Oppenheimer From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s…

People in this episode

Host: Annie

Topics covered

• book recap
• April reading
• book recommendations
• independent bookstore
• literature

Keywords

• April Reading Recap
• book recommendations
• The Bookshelf
• Villa Coco
• Lake Effect
• Judy Blume

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bookshelf

Products: Villa Coco, Lake Effect, The Shampoo Effect, Down with the Shipmans, Everything That Is Beautiful, The Great Believers, Make Nice, Famesick, The Half Life, Judy Blume

Books & works: Episode 579

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