# Episode 579 || April 2026 Reading Recap

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Podcast: [From the Front Porch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-the-front-porch-391650)
Published: 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://annieyh.podbean.com/e/episode-579-april-2026-reading-recap/
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## Resource

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 daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, 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. This week, Annie is reading Monster of a Land by Lauren Hough. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us o…

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