Episode 582 || Into the Backlist: The Great Believers
About this episode
Annie explores notable backlist books that deserve more attention.
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 an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 582) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai In Memoriam by Alice Winn Heart the Lover by Lily King Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by MK Czerwiec How to Survive a Plague by David France A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts Just Kids by Patti Smith Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder Four Squares by Bobby Finger 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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our…
People in this episode
Host: Annie
Topics covered
- backlist books
- literature
- indie bookstores
- HIV/AIDS literature
- book recommendations
Keywords
- The Great Believers
- Rebecca Makkai
- HIV/AIDS literature
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Bookshelf, Studio D Podcast Production
Books & works: The Great Believers, In Memoriam, Heart the Lover, Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371, How to Survive a Plague, A Little Life, The Farewell Symphony, And the Band Played On, Just Kids, Tales of the City
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