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The Friendly City Books PodcastAuthor Interview - Kate FaganDevan talks with Kate Fagan about her debut fiction novel The Three Lives of Cate Kay!-Kate Fagan is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of WHAT MADE MADDY RUN, which was a semi-finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sportswriting. Her first book was the coming-of-age memoir THE REAPPEARING ACT, and her third book, ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT, was released in May 2021 from Little, Brown. In March of 2023, her fourth book — HOOP MUSES: an insider’s guide to pop culture and the (women’s) game — a collab...2025-01-0748 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastFriendly City Bestsellers - January - April 2024Friendly City Bestsellers is a quarterly deep dive into FCB's bestsellers and customer favorites.-FCB’s Always BestsellersHow to Read - Thomas Richardson (friendlycitybooks.com)Stretch Like Scarlet - Emily Liner, Illustrated by John Clark IV (friendlycitybooks.com)-January - April 2024 Best SellersBride - Ali Hazelwood (bookshop.org)(libro.fm)That Pinson Girl - Gerry Wilson (bookshop.org)A Place Like Mississippi - Ralph Eubanks (bookshop.org)(libro.fm)Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) - Rebecca Yarros (bookshop.org)(libro.fm)Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder - Da...2024-05-1428 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastAuthor Interview - Kate MedleyEmily 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!-Kate Medley (she/her) is a North Carolina-based visual journalist and filmmaker documenting the American South.Her work focuses on storytelling and environmental portraiture, often exploring issues of social justice and the shifting politics of this region.With roots in Mississippi, she has investigated Civil Rights -era cold cases, covered the devastating impacts of Hurricane Katrina, and...2024-03-2537 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastFCB Holiday Gift Recs 2023Let our booksellers help you find the perfect bookish gifts for your friends and loved ones! Lauren, Emily, Caroline, and Rachel share their favorite gift recommendations for the holiday season!-Caroline's Recommendations -Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)South of Somewhere by Dale Gray (bookshop.org)Bluey!!! (bookshop.org)A Booze and Vinyl Christmas by Andre Darlington (bookshop.org)-Emily's Recommendations -The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl (bookshop.org) (libro.fm)The Mississippi...2023-12-1140 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastListen Up - May Audiobook FavoritesWe've compiled all of our favorite audiobooks of 2023 in one libro.fm playlist. At the end of each month we'll update the playlist with the audiobooks that we loved listening to that month.-Our favorite audiobooks of May 2023:Out There by Kate Folk, narrated by Sophie Amoss, Hannah Choi, Michael Crouch, Will Damron, Renata Friedman, and Kristen Sieh (libro.fm) (bookshop.org)Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer, narrated by Claire Dederer (libro.fm) (bookshop.org)Chlorine by Jade Song, narrated by Catherine Ho and Imani Parks (libro.fm) (bookshop.org)Days...2023-06-1633 minThe Friendly City Books PodcastFriendly City Bestsellers - January - March 2023Friendly City Bestsellers is a quarterly deep dive into FCB's bestsellers and customer favorites.-FCB’s Always BestsellersHow to Read - Thomas RichardsonStretch Like Scarlet - Emily Liner, Illustrated by John Clark IV-January - March 2023 Best Sellers (In alphabetical order)Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics - Anastasia C. CurwoodThe Welcome by Hubert Creekmore, Introduction - Philip GordonHow to Sell a Haunted House - Grady HendrixIt Ends with Us - Colleen HooverIt Starts With Us - Colleen HooverSwing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Fo...2023-04-1842 min