This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley, formerly known as Kids' Table! It's the same banter and book talk you love with a fresh new name. Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they?re reading ? but also what they?re watching, listening to, and buying.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 534) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

The Griffin Sisters? Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner Nine Lives by Dan Baum (unavailable to order)

Ashley's books:

Sandwich by Catherine Newman Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green The Wedding People by Alison Espach

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 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.  Ashley is reading Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her actual dad and The Bookshelf?s Shop Dad, Chris! Annie and Chris chat about his reading life and some of his favorite books in honor of Father?s Day. These books are perfect for giving to your own dad or anyone who?s been there for you like a dad.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 533) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing

Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor Bandit Heaven by Tom Clarin Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones To the Linksland by Michael Bamberger John Lewis by David Greenberg The Barn by Wright Thompson Munichs by David Peace My Friends by Fredrik Backman Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto

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 We Loved to Run by Stephanie Reents.  Shop Dad Chris is reading The Man No One Believed by Joshua Sharpe.  

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the June releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 532) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Flashlight  by Susan Choi (6/3) Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (6/3) Among Friends by Hal Ebbott (6/24)

Olivia's books:

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (6/3) King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby (6/10) The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick (6/17)

Erin's books:

A Family Matter by Claire Lynch (6/3) Kakigori Summer by Emily Itami (6/10) Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess (6/10)

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 Audition by Katie Kitamura.  Olivia is reading The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell.  Erin is listening to Audition by Katie Kitamura.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in May. You get 10% off your books when you order your May Reading Recap. 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 531), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins The Griffin Sisters? Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley

Annie's May Reading Recap Bundle - $83.00

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Griffin Sisters? Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley

Adult Summer Reading Postcard Pack

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 listening to A Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 530) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Melinda's voicemail:

Show Don?t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King Games & Rituals by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order) Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly (unavailable to order) I Guess I Haven?t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Here for It by R. Eric Thomas You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

Jessica's voicemail:

Tim Johnston Stuart Turton Andy Weir Jeff Vandermeer Peng Shepherd Devolution by Max Brooks Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki The Ferryman by Justin Cronin The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch The Fold by Peter Clines (unavailable to order) How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe by Charles Yu Emily St. John Mandel

Hailey's voicemail:

The Women by Kristin Hannah The Last Love Note by Emma Grey Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill Brood by Jackie Polzin (unavailable to order) Forty Rooms by Olga Grushin (unavailable to order) The Wedding People by Alison Espach Shark Heart by Emily Habeck In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Talia's voicemail:

Lady MacBeth by Ava Reid

Hide by Kiersten White

Lucy, Undying by Kiersten White

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 listening to Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat for you: a Conquer a Classic sneak peek! Conquer a Classic is the From the Front Porch Patreon?s year-long book club where Annie, Hunter, and our Patreon community tackle a classic novel together month by month.

Our pick for 2025 is the first modern novel: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. Today?s episode gives you a sneak peek of our Conquer a Classic bonus episodes on Patreon.

It?s not too late to join us! Here?s how to join our Conquer a Classic book club:

Buy your copy of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.

Buy your downloadable reading guide here.

Join Patreon to unlock bonus episodes with Annie and Hunter.

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 Sleep by Honor Jones.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the May releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 528) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Poetry is Not a Luxury by Anonymous (5/6)

My Friends by Fredrik Backman (5/6)

Sleep by Honor Jones (5/13)

Olivia's books:

Billions to Burn by Taylor Banks (5/6)

The Language of the Birds by K.A. Merson (5/13)

The Ascent by Allison Buccola (5/20)

Erin's books:

The Names by Florence Knapp (5/6)

Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson (5/13)

The Love Haters by Katherine Center (5/20)

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 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.  Olivia is reading King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby.  Erin is listening to The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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. 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 527), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst (releases 7/8)

Flashlight by Susan Choi (releases 6/3) Heartwood by Amity Gaige Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li (releases 5/20) Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

April Reading Recap Pairing - $50

Heartwood by Amity Gaige

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

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 Expecting Better by Emily Oster.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we?re celebrating the release of Annie B. Jones? debut book, Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put! Listen to today?s episode for a behind the scenes look at all things Ordinary Time.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 526), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones (physical copy)

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones (audiobook)

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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a treat for you: an Ordinary Time audiobook preview! Annie B. Jones? debut book, Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put, releases on Tuesday, April 22.

When you preorder a physical copy of Ordinary Time from The Bookshelf, you get the audiobook FREE courtesy of Libro.fm. Preorder a physical copy of Ordinary Time and receive a FREE code for the audiobook here.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 525), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones (physical copy, FREE audiobook with purchase)

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put by Annie B. Jones (audiobook only)

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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the April releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 524), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Passion Project by London Sperry (4/8)

When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris (4/15)

Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones (4/22)

Olivia's books:

Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake (4/1) Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan (4/15) The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner (4/29)

Erin's books:

A Change of Habit by Sister Monica Clare (4/29) The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner (4/29) The Eights by Joanna Miller (4/15)

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 Annie is reading Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green.  Olivia is reading Candle Island by Lauren Wolk.  Erin is listening to Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in March. You get 10% off your books when you order your March Reading Recap. 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 523), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (releases June 3rd)

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

The Tell by Amy Griffin

When the Harvest Comes by Denne Michele Norris (releases April 15th)

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

Annie's March Reading Recap Bundle - $75

Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks

Hot Air by Marcy Dermansky

Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

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 Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving by Lydia Sohn.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s all about books and basketball! Annie is joined by her husband and friend, Jordan, to set different books head to head and debate their merits in this beloved yearly tradition.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 522), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

The Women by Kristin Hannah vs. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

A Fine Sight to See by Sophie Hudson vs. A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten vs. The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker vs. The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Kingdom of Quail by Harrison Strickland vs. The Ladies Rewrite the Rules by Suzanne Allain

James by Percival Everett vs. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Funny Story by Emily Henry vs. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

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 A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst.  Jordan is reading The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf?s March Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Hunter, and Ashley are joined by extra-special author guest Jeff Zentner, our Reader Retreat featured author, to do a snake draft of all things Southern: from literature to manners to food. Enjoy!

To purchase Jeff Zentner?s debut adult fiction book, stop by the store or visit our website:

Colton Gentry?s Third Act by Jeff Zentner

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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. You get 10% off the Susie-approved reads mentioned in this episode when you use code SHOPMOMSELECTS at checkout online and in-store!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 520?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Susie?s Favorite Books

The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri

Time of the Child by Niall Williams

Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones

The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore

Have More Fun by Mandy Arioto (unavailable to order)

The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry (releases 3/18)

Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Munroe (releases 5/13)

What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

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 Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall.  Susie is reading Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the March releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 519?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter (3/4)

The Antidote by Karen Russell (3/11)

Tilt by Emma Pattee (3/25)

Olivia's books:

The City of Lost Cats by Tanya Lloyd Kyi (3/4)

Once for Yes by Allie Millington (3/25)

The Other People by C.B. Everett (3/25)

Erin's books:

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (3/4)

Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley (3/11)

Early Thirties by Josh Duboff (3/18)

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 The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley.  Olivia is reading This is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen.  Erin is listening to I've Got Questions by Erin Hicks Moon.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in February. You get 10% off your books when you order your February Reading Recap. 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 518?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris

Tilt by Emma Pattee (releases 3/25/25)

The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett (releases 4/29/25)

Blessings and Disasters by Alexis Okeowo (releases 8/5/25)

Among Friends by Hal Ebbott (releases 6/24/25)

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (releases 3/4/25)

Annie's February Reading Recap Pairing - $52

How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

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 Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley! Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they?re reading ? but also what they?re watching, listening to, and buying.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 517?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie is reading:

Tilt by Emma Pattee (releases March 25th)

The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Ashley is reading:

The Women by Kristin Hannah Playworld by Adam Ross Bark by Lorrie Moore

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 I've Got Questions by Erin H. Moon.  Ashley is reading The Magic of Knowing What You Want by Tracey Gee.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you ? just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. This month, Annie recommends a short list of her favorite rom-coms.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 516?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

Back After This by Linda Holmes (releases 2/25/25)

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

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

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 How to Sleep at Night by Elizabeth Harris.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the November releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 515?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy (2/4)

We Would Never by Tova Mirvis (2/11)

Back After This by Linda Holmes (2/25)

Olivia's books:

The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune (2/4) You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego (2/11) The Enemy?s Daughter by Anne Blankman (2/18)

Erin's books:

The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (2/11) The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker (2/25) Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister (2/25)

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 Isola by Allegra Goodman.  Olivia is reading The Enemy's Daughter by Anne Blankman.  Erin is reading Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. You get 10% off your books when you order your January Reading Recap Duo. 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 514?), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy (releases 2/4)

We Would Never by Tova Mirvis (releases 2/11)

Lucky Night by Eliza Kennedy (releases 3/25)

Playworld by Adam Ross

Back After This by Linda Holmes (releases 2/25)

Show Don?t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld (releases 2/25)

Annie's January Reading Recap Duo - $52

The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy (releases 2/4)

Playworld by Adam Ross

**Please note your January Reading Recap Duo will ship after Tuesday, February 4, when The Snowbirds releases.

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 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn?t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 513?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Previous Into the Backlist Titles:

Frances & Bernard by Carlene Bauer

The Ensemble by Aja Gabel (unable to order)

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

Defending Jacob by William Landay

History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Swamplandia! by Karen Russell (unavailable to order) Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke Stealing by Margaret Verble The Net Beneath Us by Carol Dunbar Bewilderment by Richard Powers Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Penitence by Kristin Koval (releases January 28th)

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 The Snowbirds by Christina Clancy.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 512?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Play for Me by Libby Hubscher

A Lady?s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine Begin Again by Helly Acton Limelight by Amy Poeppel

Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel

The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman If We?re Being Honest by Cat Shook Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe

Live from New York by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost I?ll BeThere for You by Kelsey Miller The Office by Andy Greene Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (unavailable to order) The Rachel Incident by Caroline O?Donoghue Leaving by Roxana Robinson

It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella (unavailable to order) Congratulations! The Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas I Guess I Haven?t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough I?m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop Taste by Stanley Tucci

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 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you ? just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This month, Annie recommends a short list of her favorite book club selections.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 511?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci

Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger Margo?s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe The Women by Kristin Hannah Sandwich by Catherine Newman

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 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

Happy New Year! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats about the unsung books that may have flown under your radar and deserve more airtime.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 510?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Family Family by Laurie Frankel

A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda What Happened to Nina? by Dervla McTiernan One Day I?ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman by Abi Maxwell The Book of George by Kate Greathead

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 Rental House by Weiki Wang.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top 10 favorite books of 2024.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 509?) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's Midyear Favorites:

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's Midyear Favorites:

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 der 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

Annie's Favorite Books of 2024

1. James by Percival Everett 2. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout 3. Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith 4. The Barn by Wright Thompson 5. The Wedding People by Alison Espach 6. Clear by Carys Davies 7. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel 8. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 9. Margo?s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 10. Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley

Hunter's Favorite Books of 2024

1. James by Percival Everett 2. All Fours by Miranda July 3. We Were The Universe by Kimberly King Parsons 4. Small Rain by Garth Greenwell 5. Colored Television by Danzy Senna 6. Rejection by Tommy Tulathimutte 7. Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez 8. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel 9. In Tongues by Thomas Grattan

10. Orbital by Samantha Harvey / Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

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 Playworld by Adam Ross. Hunter is reading The Antidote by Karen Russell.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie?s dad, Chris Butterworth, reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church?s timeless response to eight-year-old Virginia O?Hanlon?s question: ?Is there a Santa Claus?? Read the letter from 1897 and learn about its history here.

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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Erin chat about exciting changes to our Shelf Subscriptions! Shelf Subscriptions are The Bookshelf?s book-a-month club for adults and kids. Listen to find out what makes Shelf Subscriptions special, and how we?re refreshing the program in 2025. Learn more about Shelf Subscription changes and read Annie?s letter here.

To purchase your Shelf Subscription, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville or visit our website:

Annie Shelf Subscription

Olivia Shelf Subscription

Revolving Shelf Subscription

Susie?s favorites

Nancy?s favorites

Shop Dad Chris? favorites

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.

Thank you to this week?s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season.

Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year?s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977.

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 Playworld by Adam Ross. Erin is reading Pictures of You by Emma Grey.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2024!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 506? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Olivia's Favorite:

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Erin's Favorite:

We Burn Daylight by Bret Anthony Johnston

Keila's Favorite:

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

Caroline's Favorite: 

Ghostroots by ?Pemi Aguda

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.

Thank you to this week?s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season.

Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year?s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977.

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 Cherished Belonging by Gregory Boyle.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful to you for listening to the show. This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in November. You get 10% off your books when you order your November 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 505? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Penitence by Kristin Koval

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam Annie's November Reading Recap Bundle - $52

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn

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.

Thank you to this week?s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season.

Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year?s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977.

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 Cherished Belonging by Gregory Boyle.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you ? just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list. This month, Annie recommends a short list of her favorite nonfiction titles for November.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 504? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Circle of Hope by Eliza Griswold

JFK, Jr. by Liz McNeil and RoseMarie Terenzio

The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

The Barn by Wright Thompson

Congratulations! The Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas

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.

Thank you to this week?s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season.

Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year?s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977.

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 The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we?re preparing for the holidays and forgoing our traditional episode format to bring you an author interview with Lorilee Cracker and Jenny Williams, authors of Eat Like a Heroine. This beautiful book contains wisdom on how to eat, picnic, comfort, host and more like your favorite literary heroines and is perfect for gift-giving. Annie, Lorilee, and Jenny chat about food in literature and what our childhood heroines can teach us in adulthood.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 503? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Eat Like a Heroine by Jenny Williams and Lorilee Craker

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

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. 

Thank you to this week?s sponsor, Thomasville, Georgia. There is something truly special about the holiday season in Downtown Thomasville. The twinkling lights, beautifully decorated store windows, and holiday events all add to the festive feeling of the season.

Let us be your shopping and dining destination this holiday season, so spend Christmas in Thomasville with us. Activities are held every weekend leading up to Christmas, including this year?s 38th Annual Victorian Christmas on December 12 and 13. Learn more by visiting thomasvillega.com or call 229-228-7977.

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 Penitence by Kristin Koval. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the November releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 502? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Lazarus Man by Richard Price (11/12) Heartbreak Is the National Anthem by Rob Sheffield (11/12) Pictures of You: A Novel by Emma Grey (11/12)

Olivia's books:

All the Best Dogs by Emily Jenkins (11/5) Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney (11/12) The Winterton Deception 2: Fault Lines by Janet Sumner Johnson (11/12)

Erin's books:

Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers (11/12) Believe: The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso by Jeremy Egner (11/12) Time of the Child by Niall Williams (11/19)

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. 

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 The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.  Olivia is reading Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney.  Erin is listening to What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. You get 10% off your books when you order your October 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 501? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt The Barn by Wright Thompson The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak Casket Case by Lauren Evans Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa-Marie Presley and Riley Keough

October Reading Recap Bundle - $88

The Barn by Wright Thompson

The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

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 From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa-Marie Presley and Riley Keough.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

Happy 500 episodes of From the Front Porch! This week, we?re celebrating by unlocking a Patreon perk: one of our Porch Visits, our monthly Q&As with Annie. Every month over on Patreon, Annie answers your questions in a live Zoom meeting. Listen to today?s episode for a peek into Patreon. Join the fun on Patreon here.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 500? on our website to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten James by Percival Everett Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout Playground by Richard Powers The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich The Book of Belonging by Mariko Clark

The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood

Adult Holiday Literary First Look ticket Kid's Holiday Literary First Look ticket

Virtual Holiday Market ticket

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 Three Days in June by Anne Tyler.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn?t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 499? on our website to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Defending Jacob by William Landay

Annie would put these on the shelf with Defending Jacob:

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker With Teeth by Kristen Arnett Happiness Falls by Angie Kim The Push by Ashley Audrain The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister The President?s Lawyer by Lawrence Robbins Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow

Past Into the Backlist titles:

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

The Ensemble by Aja Gabel (unavailable to order)

The Mothers by Brit Bennett

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 below.

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 A Fine Sight to See by Sophie Hudson.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a new series: Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you ? just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. Sometimes, you just want a good book list.

This month, Annie recommends her favorite campus/dark academia novels and spooky reads. Plus, she?s curated two book flights for you to make your fall reading easy: a Spooky Reads Book Flight and a Dark Academia Book Flight.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 498? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Campus Novels:

We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

The Explanation for Everything by Lauren Grodstein

Honorable Mentions:

The Incendiaries by R. O. Kwon (unavailable to order)

Play for Me by Libby Hubscher

Spooky Reads:

Someone in the Attic by Andrea Marra

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

What Happened to Nina by Dervla McTiernan

Knife River by Justine Champine

Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra

Annie's Spooky Reads Book Flight - $134

Annie's Dark Academia Book Flight - $89.95

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 Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the October releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type ?Episode 497? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Book of George by Kate Greathead (10/8)

This is Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith (10/15)

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci (10/15)

Olivia's books:

The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen (10/1) And He Shall Appear by Kate van der Borgh (10/1) The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak (10/8)

Erin's books:

The Undercurrent by Sarah Sawyer (10/8)

The President's Lawyer by Lawrence Robbins (10/8)

Women's Hotel by Danielle M Lavery (10/15)

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 The X-Files: Perihelion by Claudia Gray. Olivia is reading The Last Hope School for Magical Delinquents by Nicki Pau Preto. Erin is reading The Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type ?Episode 496? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

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

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 First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley! Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they?re reading ? but also what they?re watching, listening to, and buying.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 495? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie is reading:

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (out 9/24)

The X-Files: Perihelion by Claudia Gray

The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave

Ashley is reading:

The Match by Sarah Adams I?ll Have What He?s Having by Adib Khorram The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Annie is watching:

Mean Girls

X-Files

Emily in Paris

The Perfect Couple

Gilmore Girls

Trap

Ashley is watching:

Emily in Paris

Gilmore Girls

Palm Springs

Plus One

Once Upon a Mattress

Six

Annie is listening to:

Max Richter

Working, ?How to Be Both Critic and Creator?

Key Life, ?Has Magic Ever Been Ruined In Your Journey?

Ashley is listening to:

?Without You? by Lana Del Ray

Annie is buying:

?Life Is Pain? sweatshirt

Fall essential oils

Trader Joe?s pumpkin haul

Ashley is buying:

Bear Snacks

Fall sweater from Cider

Shark bracelet from Fahlo

Perfect bars

Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures, is coming to Thomasville, GA! The Bookshelf has joined the Thomas County Library to celebrate their One Book Thomas County program. For 10 years, the Thomas County Library has hosted South Georgia?s first (and only!) One Book program, where our entire community reads the same book together and celebrates that book with literary events. 

The 2024 One Book Thomas County pick is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Our celebration of this beloved book will culminate in a visit from Shelby Van Pelt at the Thomasville Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 3. Tickets are just $10 and can be found in-store at The Bookshelf or online at onebookthomascounty.org.

Visit onebookthomascounty.org for more details about this year?s event. We hope to see you there!

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 The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave.  Ashley is listening to Honeybee by Dawn O'Porter (unavailable to order).

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie celebrates 10 years of The Mississippi Book Festival with its executive director, Ellen Rodgers Daniels! They talk about the festival?s history, what?s on the agenda for this year, and why you should plan to attend if you can.

The Mississippi Book Festival begins on September 14, 2024. Learn more and make your plan to attend here.

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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the September releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type ?Episode 493? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (9/10) Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro (9/10) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (9/24)

Olivia's books:

Lucy, Undying by Kiersten White (9/10) A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga (9/10) When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (9/24)

Erin's books:

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (9/3) A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush (9/17) Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (9/17)

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 Someone in the Attic by Andrea Marra. Olivia is reading The Girls of Skylark Lane by Robin Benway. Erin is reading Entitlement by Rumaan Alam. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in July. You get 10% off your books when you order your August 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 (type ?Episode 492? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand

It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier

What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci (releases 10/15)

Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger (releases 10/29)

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (unavailable to order)

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman

JFK Jr. by Rosemarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil

Annie's August Reading Recap Bundle - $69

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand

Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman

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 below.

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 listening to It Wasn?t Roaring It Was Weeping by Lisa Jo Baker.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, you?ll hear from Annie and Erin and our Shelf Subscribers about Shelf Subscriptions! Shelf Subscriptions are The Bookshelf?s book-a-month club for adults and kids. Listen to find out what makes Shelf Subscriptions special.

Try our new Shelf Subscription Quiz!

All Shelf Subscriptions are 10% off, from August 1st through August 27th!  Shelf Subscriptions purchased in August will receive a free gift in their September box, to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Shelf Subscription program at The Bookshelf.

To purchase your Shelf Subscription, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville or visit our website:

Annie Shelf Subscription

Olivia Shelf Subscription

Susie/Nancy Shelf Subscription

Shop Dad Shelf Subscription

Surprise Me Shelf Subscription

Children's Shelf Subscriptions

Past Shelf Subscription Picks

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 All This & More by Peng Shepherd.  Erin is reading The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type ?Episode 490? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord

Limelight by Amy Poeppel

The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis

Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (unavailable to order)

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer (out 8/27)

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

All's Well by Mona Awad

Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal (unavailable to order)

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3)

The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order)

Family of Origin by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order)

Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood

No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer

Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Fly Girl by Ann Hood

The Stolen Child by Ann Hood

Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (unavailable to order)

After Annie by Anna Quindlen

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order)

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton (unavailable to order)

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

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 at @bookshelftville, 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 Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf?s March Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Hunter, and Ashley are joined by extra-special guest Bri McKoy, our Reader Retreat featured author, to do a snake draft of their favorite foodie things in literature and pop culture. Enjoy!

To purchase Bri McKoy?s books, stop by the store or visit our website:

Come & Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table by Bri McKoy

The Cook's Book: Recipes for Keeps & Essential Techniques to Master Everyday Cooking by Bri McKoy

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 at @bookshelftville, 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. 

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it?s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the August releases they?re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type ?Episode 488? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Annie's books:

Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang (8/6) Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotungo (8/20) That Librarian by Amanda Jones (8/27)

Olivia's books:

I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell (8/13) Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (8/27) The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs (8/27)

Erin's books:

Hum by Helen Phillips (8/6) Highway Thirteen: Stories by Fiona McFarlane (8/13) What?s Next? by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack (8/13)

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 Playworld by Adam Ross.  Olivia is reading Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman.  Erin is listening to The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in July. You get 10% off your books when you order your July 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 (type ?Episode 487? into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (releases 9/10) All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Margo?s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (releases 9/3) Howl?s Moving Castle by Diana Wynnexth Jones

Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno (releases 8/20)

Annie's July Reading Recap Bundle - $77

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Margo?s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

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 at @bookshelftville, 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 Entitlement by Rumaan Alam.

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you?re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff?s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

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

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search ?Episode 486? to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf?s official app:

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

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 at @bookshelftville, 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.

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

If you liked what you heard in today?s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you?re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff?s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

We?re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.