Episode 486 || Best Books of the Year (So Far) with Hunter

From the Front Porch

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top ten favorite books of 2024!

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Annie:

First five-star read: Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Most surprising: Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie
Least favorite: Worry by Alexandra Tanner
Next on your TBR: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Most anticipated fall release: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Annie’s Top Ten:
1. James by Percival Everett
2. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
3. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
4. Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith
5. Real Americans by Rachel Khong
6. Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
7. Sandwich by Catherine Newman
8. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
9. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
10. Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

Hunter:

First five-star read: Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
Most surprising: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Least favorite: Brat by Gabriel Smith
Next on your TBR: The Future Was Color by Patrick Nathan
Most anticipated release for fall: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Hunter’s Top Ten:

1. James by Percival Everett
2. All Fours by Miranda July
3. We Were The Universe by Kimberly King Parsons
4. In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
5. Colored Television by Danzy Senna
6. State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg
7. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
8. Ways and Means by Daniel Lefferts
9. Henry Henry by Allen Bratton
10. Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

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

This week, Annie is reading Enlightenment by Sarah Perry. Hunter is reading Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson.

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