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The Friendly City Books Podcast Friendly City Books
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Since 2020, Friendly City Books has served as an independent bookstore and gathering space for book lovers in our hometown of Columbus, Mississippi. Here at Friendly City Books we read every genre, from romance to horror and everything in between, and so do our customers. We can’t stop professing our undying love of books to anyone who will listen. And now, through our podcasts, we hope to connect our local community with readers and authors around the world. Our team of enthusiastic book sellers and customers will be hosting book discussions, author interviews, and offering up some really awesome recommendations. We can’t wait to share our favorite books with you. Thank you for supporting Friendly City Books by listening to our podcast. Shop with us in store and online through bookshop.org, libro.fm, and friendlycitybooks.com/shop. Happy reading!
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Savor: Poems for the Tongue
Introducing our newest book from Friendly City Books - Savor: Poems for the Tongue! Join Emily as she talks with editors Brennan Breeland and Stan Galloway about all things Savor - from its inception to the final product!
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Maasholes - The Finale
Our Maasholes journey has come to a close... for now! Randi and Caroline reunite one last time to look back on this adventure through the Maas-verse, and discuss Crescent City 3 and their predictions for the future of the SJM universe.
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Author Interview - Tracie McMillan
Author and journalist, Tracie McMillan joins Emily to discuss her new book, The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.
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Make it Gay! - Poetry
National Poetry Month is here! C.T. Salazar joins Lauren to celebrate some of their favorite queer poets and poetry collections!
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Author Interview - Joseph Thompson
Carter sits down with MSU professor of History Dr. Joseph Thompson about his new book, Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row and the Pentagon Created the Sound of American Patriotism. Don't miss Joseph Thompson in Columbus, MS on April 2nd!
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Author Interview - Kate Medley
Emily sits down with photojournalist Kate Medley about her new book, Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South. Don't miss Kate Medley in Columbus, MS on April 4th!
Customer Reviews
A Great Listen!
I love Friendly City Books and feel like I’m right in the store whenever I want with this helpful and informative podcast.
Friendly City Books is awesome
As a regular patron of the Friendly City Books bookstore, I’m really excited about this podcast. Great conversation and audio quality. A++
Great show!
Loved the first episode! Great speakers and I really appreciate the detailed caption that makes it easy to track down the mentioned books! (SO many of my favorites mentioned!!) highly recommend