This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. You get 10% off your books when you order your September Reading Recap Bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month.

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Colored Television by Danzy Senna

The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer (releases 10/8)

Life’s Short, Talk Fast edited by Ann Hood (releases 11/12)

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

Passion Project by London Sperry (releases 4/8/25)

Crush by Ada Calhoun (releases 2/25/25)

One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell

Circle of Hope by Eliza Griswold

Annie's September Reading Recap Bundle - $77

Colored Television by Danzy Senna

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell

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This week, Annie is reading First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison.

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