From the Front Porch

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 434” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

Monsters by Claire Dederer

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (unavailable to purchase)

Ordinary Light by Tracy K. Smith (audiobook) (paperback)

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin (audiobook) (hardcover)

Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek by Thea Glassman (audiobook) (hardcover)

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (audiobook) (hardcover)

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (audiobook) (paperback)

Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum (audiobook) (hardcover)

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter (audiobook) (paperback)

Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes (audiobook) (hardcover)

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (audiobook) (hardcover)

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 

Dear Regina by Flannery O'Connor

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Memorial Drive by Natasha Tretheway

Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Houston

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Bloomability by Sharon Creech (unavailable to purchase)

The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Jaws by Peter Benchley

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 Directions to Myself by Heidi Julavits.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 433” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Castallano

When in Rome by Liam Callanan

The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman

Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley

Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore

Following Jesus by Henri Nouwen

All the Days of Summer by Nancy Thayer

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin 

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 Dear Regina: Flannery O'Connor's Letters from Iowa edited by Monica Carol Miller. Susie is reading All the Days of Summer by Nancy Thayer.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the July releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 432” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

Annie's books:

Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen
Pete and Alice in Maine by Caitlin Shetterly
Excavations by Kate Myers
A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin (7/11)
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (7/11)

Olivia's books:

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders (7/11)
Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker (7/18)
Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn (7/25)

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 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 Freaks, Gleeks, & Dawson’s Creek by Thea Glassman. Olivia is reading Cutting Teeth by Chandler 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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in June. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month. You automatically get 10% off your books when you order your Reading Recap Bundle!

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 431” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

The June Reading Recap Bundle ($66) includes:

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin

Talking at Night by Claire Deverly

Ordinary Light by Tracy K. Smith

All books mentioned in this episode:

A Lady’s Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin (releases 7/11)

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

Hello Stranger by Katherine Center (releases 7/11)

How Far to the Promised Land by Esau McCaulley (releases 9/12)

Freaks, Gleeks, & Dawson’s Creek by Thea Glassman   

Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin

Talking at Night by Claire Deverley

Ordinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy K. Smith

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 Hedge by Jane Delury.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend and frequent co-host Hunter for a mid-year reading check-in and to chat all about their favorite books of 2023 so far.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie:

First five-star read: Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny
Most surprising: The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Least favorite: When in Rome by Liam Callanan or Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Next on your TBR: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry / Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Most anticipated release: Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward / Family Meal by Bryan Washington

Annie’s Top Ten:
1. In Memoriam by Alice Winn
2. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
3. Stealing by Margaret Verble
4. All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore
5. How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key
6. Monsters by Claire Dederer
7. Paper Names by Susie Luo
8. Congratulations, the Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas
9. If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook
10. How Far to the Promised Land by Esau McCauley

Hunter:

First five-star read: Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
Most surprising: Brother and Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella
Least favorite: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai / The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
Next on your TBR: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Most anticipated release for fall: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff / Family Meal by Bryan Washington

Hunter’s Top Ten:

1. Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
2. August Blue by Deborah Levy
3. Monsters by Claire Dederer
4. The People Who Report More Stress by Alejandro Varela
5. My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Albert Florin
6. The New Life by Tom Crewe
7. Your Driver is Waiting by Priya Guns
8. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
9. Witness by Jamel Brinkley
10. In Memoriam by Alice Wynn

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 Talking at Night by Claire Deverly. Hunter is reading Rouge by Mona Awad.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat for you: a recording of our live show from our summer Reader Retreat this past weekend! In this episode, Annie, Hunter, and Ashley are joined by extra-special guests and authors Kerry Winfrey and R. Eric Thomas to do a snake draft of their favorite romcom tropes. Silliness and hilarity ensues. Enjoy!

To purchase books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Preorder Kerry Winfrey’s new book, Faking Christmas. (Releases September 26)

Preorder R. Eric Thomas’ new book, Congratulations, The Best is Over! (Releases August 8)

If you’re interested in attending a future Reader Retreat, the best way to get tickets is to join our Patreon community. The Bookshelf’s podcast, From the Front Porch, has a bookish Patreon community you can join for $5, $20, or $50 a month. Our Patreon supporters are the first to access tickets, which sell fast! Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch to join and stay tuned for our next Reader Retreat dates.

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. 

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

Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

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, visit our website:

Annie's books:

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Monsters by Claire Dederer (Libro.fm)

Ashley's books:

Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee

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 The Celebrants by Steven Rowley. Ashley is reading The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin 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, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's books:

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (6/6)

Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess (6/6)

Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me by Aisha Harris (6/13)

The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (6/13) 

Olivia's books: 

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby (6/6)

Puzzle Master by Danielle Trussoni (6/13)

102 Days of Lying About Lauren by Maura Jortner (6/20)

Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke (6/27)

Erin's books: 

How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key (6/13)

You Were Always Mine by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (6/13)

Never Give Up by Tom Brokaw (6/13) 

Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie (6/13)  

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 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 Excavations by Kate Myers. Olivia is reading Light Comes to Shadow Mountain by Toni Buzzeo. Erin is reading You Were Always Mine by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in May. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month. You automatically get 10% off your books when you order your Reading Recap Bundle!

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type “Episode 426” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):

The May Reading Recap Bundle ($55) includes:

Better Than the Movies

Monsters

Life Council

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Kala by Colin Walsh (Releases July 25)

Monsters by Claire Dederer

Excavations by Kate Myer (Releases July 4)

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Releases October 3)

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (Releases May 30)

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 Kala by Colin Walsh. Olivia is reading Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke.

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...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Summer is a wonderful time to see Thomasville, Georgia!  If it’s time to hit the road for a quick getaway, we’re exactly what you’re looking for! You can rekindle your spark, explore historical sites, indulge in dining out, shop at amazing independent stores, and finally relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than Thomasville!  Whether you live close by or are passing through, we hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia – it’s worth the trip! Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week on From the Front Porch Annie and Bookshelf floor manager Olivia are discussing beach read book flights: the perfect literary pairings to take to the beach this summer.

To get your beach read book flights, visit our website:

The Rom-Com Flight, $42

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Love Buzz by Neely Tubati-Alexander

The Layover by Lacie Waldon   

The Thrills & Chills Flight, $67

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker

Three by D.A. Mishani

The Things to Ponder Flight, $69

The Teachers by Alexandra Robbins

Monsters by Claire Dederer

The Life Council by Laura Tremaine  

The Just a Touch of Murder Flight, $56

Murder at Mallowan Hall by Colleen Cambridge

The Maid by Nita Prose

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen  

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 Kala by Colin Walsh. Olivia is reading Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke.

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... Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another episode of From The Bookshelf Files! In this episode series, Annie and The Bookshelf’s community and public relations liaison, as well as the visionary responsible for the concept of the "From the Bookshelf Files" podcast series, Felicia Dilbert Today, it’s all about ideas and creativity in small business. If you have a business-related question you’d like to ask Annie to explore in a future episode of From The Bookshelf Files, please Annie at Annie@BookshelfThomasville.com

Discover new details about Annie's delightful journey as the owner of The Bookshelf in the feature article "A Reader's Delight" published in Southwest Georgia Living Magazine here.

Felicia Dilbert is the author of Beautiful Healing, Volume 1-Seven Love Letters for the Truth Seeker’s Soul, and The Beautiful Healing Journal. You can purchase both books from The Bookshelf, in the store or online:

Beautiful Healing, Vol. 1 

The Beautiful Healing Journal 

What does creativity mean to you? To learn more about Felicia’s Creativity Playshop mentioned in today's podcast, email her at Hello@FeliciaDilbert.com

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 Sunshine Nails by Mai Nguyen. Felicia is reading Feeding The Soul by Tabitha Brown.

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 to you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the May releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's books

Super Bloom by Megan Tady (May 2)
Love Buzz by Neely Tubati-Alexander (May 2)
Paper Names by Susie Luo (May 2)
Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan (May 2)
Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane (May 30)

Olivia's books

 The Ferryman by Justin Cronin (May 2)
Absolutely, Positively Natty (May 9)
Sing Her Down by Ivy Pochoda (May 23)
No Perfect Places by Steven Salvatore (May 30)
Drowning by TJ Newman (May 30)

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 Pieces of Blue by Holly Goldberg Sloan (out 5/9). Olivia is reading The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt (out 5/23).

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Happy Indie Bookstore Day! To thank you for listening and supporting The Bookshelf, we have a special treat for you: a recording of our live show from our February Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie and Hunter chat about the books they wish their favorite authors would write. Ashley joins them to ask them the New York Times’ By the Book questions.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

A Place for Us by Fatima Fahreen Mirza

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Swamplandia by Karen Russell

One More Thing by B.J. Novak (unavailable to order)

Holes by Louis Sachar

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger (unavailable to order)

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

What books are on your nightstand?

Annie:

This Day by Wendell Berry

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The World-Ending Fire by Wendell Berry (unavailable to order)

Hunter:

History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (unavailable to order)

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (unavailable to order)

What's the last great book you read?

Annie:

Stealing by Margaret Verble

Hunter:

A Frozen Woman by Annie Ernaux

What's your favorite book no one has heard of?

Annie:

Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer

Hunter:

Monkeys by Susan Minot (unavailable to order)

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. 

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in April. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month.

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type Episode 422 into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode).

Live Literary Therapy with Annie tickets

April Reading Recap Bundle ($65) includes:

• Tinkers

• Your Driver is Waiting

• In Memoriam

The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman (out 5/30)
Congratulations, the Best Is Over by R. Eric Thomas (out 8/8)
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Pieces of Blue by Holly Goldberg Sloan (out 5/9)

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is reading Enchantment by Katherine May.

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

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, visit our website:

Annie's books:

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Congratulations! The Best is Over by R. Eric Thomas (releases 8/8)

Happy Place by Emily Henry  (releases 4/25)

Ashley's books:

Fieldwork by Iliana Regan
Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst (releases 5/2)
The Life Council by Laura Tremaine
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is reading The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill. Ashley is reading You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith.

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, a familiar series gets a fresh new name! Backlist Book Club was where Annie and Hunter read or re-read a book that came out several years prior. Now, it’s called Bookmarked with Annie and Hunter! This time on Bookmarked, they’re discussing Tinkers by Paul Harding. You can purchase your copy from our website 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 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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is listening to Happy Place by Emily Henry (releases on April 25th). Preorder Happy Place on Libro.fm here. Preoder a physical copy of Happy Place here. Hunter is reading Rouge by Mona Awad (releases September 12th).

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing April releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's books

This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs (4/4)
The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland (4/4)
Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee (4/11)
Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray (4/11)
If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook (4/18)

Olivia's books

Panther Gap by James A. McLaughlin (4/4)

Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef (4/4)

Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (4/18)

Lolo Weaver Swims Upstream by Polly Farquhar (4/25)

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune (4/25)

Erin's books

Homecoming by Kate Morton (April 4th)
The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong (April 18th)
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal (April 18th)
Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo (April 18th)
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane (April 25th)

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week Annie is reading Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell. Olivia is reading Drowning by T.J. Newman (May 30th). Erin is reading Hestia Strikes a Match by Christine Grillo (April 18th).

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in March. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month.

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type Episode 418 into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode).

All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook (out 5/2)
Love Buzz by Nelli Tubati Alexander (out 5/2)
This Bird Has Flown by Susanna Hoffs (out 4/4)
When in Rome by Liam Callanan
Paper Names by Susie Luo (out 4/11)
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee (out 4/11)
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elisabeth Passarella (out 5/2)
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue (out 6/27)

March Reading Recap Bundle

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is reading Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry.

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...Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

Hi, this is Annie Jones, owner of The Bookshelf and host of From the Front Porch. Since 2014, From the Front Porch has been a bookish podcast for readers of all stripes. While we’re always about books, some episodes have guests, some are full of great book recommendations, and some have hot takes. Other episodes include silly moments, as well as serious book-reading therapy.

But in every episode we dive into the world of books, old and new, helping you find your next book and a readerly community. Join us every Thursday on From the Front Porch, your new podcast home for all your literary needs.

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, visit our website:

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Book of Goose by Yiyun Lee

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
You Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich

The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser
New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
Liturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore

A Curious Faith by Lore Ferguson Wilbert
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

The Appeal by Janice Hallett
Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

This week, Annie is reading Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. Jordan is reading Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro (currently unavailable to order).

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

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... Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Donna Hetchler, Kate O’Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Small World by Laura Zigman

Go as A River by Shelley Read

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren

How It Went by Wendell Berry

The Portrait by Emilia Kelly .

You Are My Sunshine by Sean Dietrich

Life of the Beloved by Henri Nouwen

When in Rome by Liam Callanan  

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is reading The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. Susie is reading When the Moon Turns Blue by Pamela Terry. 

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another episode of From The Bookshelf Files! In this new episode series, Annie and The Bookshelf’s super creative Community Manager and the visionary responsible for the concept of the "From the Bookshelf Files" podcast series, Felicia Dilbert, chat about the ups and downs of owning and running a small business. Today, it’s all about small business woes and wins! If you have a business-related question you’d like Annie to explore in a future episode of From The Bookshelf Files, please email Annie at Annie@BookshelfThomasville.com

To contact Felicia, please email her at Hello@FeliciaDilbert.com

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Good to Great by Jim Collins

Beautiful Healing by Felicia Dilbert

Sacred Rest by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith

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. 

Thank you to this week’s sponsor, the 102nd Annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. Come visit us for the weekend of April 28th-29th and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in Beautiful Thomasville. Plan your visit at ThomasvilleGa.com.

This week, Annie is reading If We're Being Honest by Cat Shook (releases 4/18/23). Felicia is reading B.F.F. by Christie Tate.

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 to you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

Our Executive Producers are... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing March releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's picks:

Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford (March 7)

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (March 7)

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez (March 7) 

Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal (March 7)

Women are the Fiercest Creatures by Andrea Dunlop (March 7)

When in Rome by Liam Callanan (March 14)

Olivia's picks:

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell (March 7)

My Dear Henry by Kalynn Bayron (March 7)

The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner (March 7)

Link + Hud by Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey (March 7)

Leeva At Last by Sara Pennypacker (March 7)

Bea and the New Deal Horse by L M Elliott (March 28)

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 Annie is reading Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman (currently unavailable to order). Olivia is reading Leeva At Last by Sara Pennypacker.

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...Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in February. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month.

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our website (type Episode 413 into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode).

The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

Now You See Us by Balli Jaur Kaswal

Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess

Orphaned Believers by Sara Billups

Black Ball by Theresa Runstedtler

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

February Reading Recap Bundle

This week, Annie is reading The House Is On Fire by Rachel Beanland.

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. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

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, visit our website:

Annie is reading:

• The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

  Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal (releases 3/7)

  Orphaned Believer by Sara Billups (paperback)

  The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones

Ashley is reading:

• The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane

  B.F.F. by Christie Tate

  She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (out in hardcover now, paperback releases 4/4/23)

Annie watching:

• Poker Face

• Shrinking

• Tár

• A Man Called Otto

Ashley is watching:

• The Menu

Annie is listening to:

• Mo News podcast

• The Big Picture podcast

• Let’s Read the Gospels podcast

Ashley is listening to:

• Dover by the Westerlies

• Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Annie is buying:

• Cozy comfy reading chair (Walters chair from Birch Lane)

• Clothes from August Cloth

Ashley is buying:

• Beachly subscription box

• Synergy kombucha (lemon berry flavored)

This week, Annie is listening to Black Ball by Theresa Runstedtler (releases 3/7/23). Ashley is reading She Gets the Girl by Rachel Lippincott and Alyson Derrick.

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing February releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's picks:

Stealing by Margaret Verble
Maame by Jessica George
B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost & Found by Christie Tate

My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin (Releases Feb 14)
Time’s Undoing by Cheryl A. Head (Releases Feb 28)

Erin's picks:

Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes
The Sun Walks Down by Fiona McFarlane (Releases Feb 14)
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Releases Feb 21)
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill (Releases Feb 28)
Enchantment by Katherine May (Releases Feb 28)

Olivia's picks:

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
Cold People by Tom Rob Smith
Come Home Safe by Brian Buckmire
Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O’Shaughnessy (Releases Feb 21)
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz (Releases Feb 21)

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 My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin. Olivia is reading Cold People by Tom Rob Smith.  Erin is reading Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this past month.

You can get the books mentioned in this episode on our brand-new website:

January Reading Recap Bundle ($74):

Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (releases 4-4-23)

Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl

Spare by Prince Harry
Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny (releases 4-18-23)

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez (releases 3-7-23)

My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin (releases 2-14-23)

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 Rikers by Graham Rayman.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by Hunter McLendon (@shelfbyshelf) to chat about their 2023 reading resolutions!

We’re thrilled that you can now shop for the books mentioned in this episode on our brand-new website:

Annie's reading resolutions last year:

Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Sula by Toni Morrison

Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Annie's resolutions this year:

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Standing by Words by Wendell Berry (unavailable to order)

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

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 Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny. Hunter is reading The Farewell Tour by Stephanie Clifford.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

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.

Our new website will be live on Friday, January 20! You can purchase books mentioned in today’s episode in the store or on our website starting January 20:

Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly (unavailable to order)

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

But You Did Not Come Back by Marceline Loridan-Ivens (unavailable order)
Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (unavailable to order)

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Brainwaite

Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb (unavailable to order)
Glitter & Glue by Kelly Corrigan (unavailable to order)
My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout

One More Thing by BJ Novak (unavailable to order)

Single, Carefree, and Mellow by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order)

Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close (unavailable to order)
My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga

Maizy Chen’s Last Chance by Lisa Yee

Maus by Art Spiegalman
Displacement by Lucy Knisley (unavailable to order)
Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto (unavailable to order)
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets by Margaret Kimball (unavailable to order)
Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall

Audition by Barbara Walters
I Miss You When I Blink and Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethaway
Beautiful Country by Quian Julie Wang
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker (unavailable to order)
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Spare by Prince Harry
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Finding Me by Viola Davis
Chasing History by Charles Bernstein

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 Spare by Prince Harry.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, and Laurie Johnson.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie tells you all about her favorite books ever! Don’t forget to join our bookish Patreon community and get your copy of Bleak House if you’d like to join our Conquer a Classic Book Club this year.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (unavailable to order)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

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 Decent People by De’Shawn Charles Winslow.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2022!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Art & Faith by Makoto Fujimura
The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines (Libro.fm)
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

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. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

Merry Christmas, friends! On today’s bonus episode, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church’s timeless 1897 response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter and learn about its history here.

We wish you and yours a peaceful and joyful holiday! Thank you for listening.

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. 

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. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top five favorite books of 2022!

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's Top Five:

The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

Hunter's Top Five:

The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid

Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell

Other favorites:

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela
Paul by Daisy Lafarge
Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Clean Air by Sarah Blake

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week, Annie is reading Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston. Hunter is reading A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux.

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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie’s holiday reading:

• Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh

• The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

• 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston

Ashley’s holiday reading:

• Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Other books mentioned in this episode:

• Moonrise Over New Jessup by Jamila Minnicks (releases 1/10/23)

• Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham

Annie’s holiday watching:

• Home Alone

• The Family Stone

• White Christmas

• Miracle on 34th Street

• #Xmas (Clare Bowen and Brant Daugherty)

Ashley’s holiday watching:

• White Christmas

• Miracle on 34th Street

• Elf

• It’s a Wonderful Life

Annie’s holiday listening:

• My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet

• Taste by Stanley Tucci

• Juliet and Amanda’s gift guide

Ashley’s buying:

• Zabar’s

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Kate O’Connell, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

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.

Get your copies of the books mentioned in this episode from The Bookshelf:

Little Women Book Club

Flight by Lynn Steger Strong

Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (currently unavailable to order)

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

Voracious! by Cara Nicoletti (currently unavailable to order)

My First Popsicle edited by Zosia Mamet

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

Winter Solstice by Rosmunde Pilcher

An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott (currently unavailable to order)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva (currently unavailable to order)

Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

Wintering by Katherine May

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

Little Women (painted edition) by Louisa May Alcott

Persuasion (painted edition) by Jane Austen

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

All These Wonders and Occasional Magic by The Moth

Liturgies for Hope by Elizabeth Moore & Audrey Elledge

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Miracle on 10th Street by Madeleine L’Engle (currently unavailable to order)

A Treasury of Family Christmas Poems by Union Square Kids

The Boy, The Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

The Sense of Wonder by Matthew Salesses (releases 1/17/23)

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in November. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this month.

Get your November Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s November reads on our website:

November Reading Recap Bundle (includes The Road, Have I Told You This Already?, and Holiday Romance)

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham
Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Maame by Jessica George (releases 1/31/23)

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for you. To thank you for listening, we have a special episode for you this week: a recording of our live show from our August Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Ashley, and Hunter pair books with their favorite celebrity couples and chat about what they were reading, watching, and listening to this past summer.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements

The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

My Eyes are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann (currently unavailable to order)

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

Matrix by Lauren Groff

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

The Work Wife by Alison Hart

A Burning by Megha Majumdar

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

Hooked by Sutton Foster

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

Florida Woman by Deb Rogers

Paul by Daisy Lefarge

Babysitter by Joyce Carol Oates

All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

Rabbit Run by John Updike (currently unavailable to order)

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Spend Christmas in Thomasville! There is something truly special about the holiday season in Thomasville. From shopping for those must-have presents for everyone on your list, to the twinkling lights, sparkling window displays, and tempting smells wafting from restaurants all add to the festive feeling of the season. From downtown hotels, to delightful vacation rentals, book your getaway to Thomasville and add a little more sparkle to your holidays! Learn more and plan your trip at www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

It’s time for another installment of Backlist Book Club! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon (@shelfbyshelf) are talking about The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Clean Air by Sarah Blake

The Revivalists by Christopher Hood

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Room by Emma Donoghue

The End We Start From by Megan Hunter (this book is permanently backordered)

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week, Annie is reading Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham. Hunter is reading The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
Things That Matter by Joshua Becker
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
I Guess I Haven’t Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist
The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
We Are the Light by Matthew Quick
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain
Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week, Annie is reading Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal. Susie is reading A Place to Land by Lauren K. Denton.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's books:

• Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

• Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson

• The Resemblance by Lauren Nossett

• Flight by Lynn Steger Strong

• The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Lacey Lamar and Amber Ruffin

• We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Olivia's books:

• Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novel by Francine Pascal

• Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger

• Mihi Ever After by Tae Keller

• Extinction by Bradley Somer

• Oscar from Elsewhere by Jaclyn Moriarty

• Snow Foal by Susanna Bailey

Erin's books:

• My First Popsicle: An Anthology of Food and Feeling edited by Zosia Mamet

• Gilded Mountain by Kate Manning

• Harper Painted editions of Jane Eyre, Persuasion, Little Women, and The Mysterious Affair at Styles

• Have I Told You This Already by Lauren Graham

• Smitten Kitchen Keepers by Deb Perelman

• A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week, Annie is reading Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson. Olivia is reading Snow Foal by Susanna Bailey. Erin is reading Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

On today’s bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie talks with Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore about their book Liturgies for Hope, releasing today. Liturgies for Hope is a book of sixty contemporary, comforting liturgies that break through the noise of modern life to offer time-tested wisdom for readers navigating burnout, anxiety, and other stresses.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

• Liturgies for Hope by Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth 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 at @bookshelftville, 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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. As always, we’re offering a October Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month.

Get your October Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s October reads on our website:

October Reading Recap Bundle

People Person by Candice Carty-Williams

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

What Cannot Be Lost by Melissa Zaldivar

Super Bloom by Megan Tady

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week Annie is reading The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website:

Annie is reading:

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Ashley is reading:

Everything, Beautiful by Ella Frances Sanders

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Annie is listening to:

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (also available as a physical book)

Ashley is listening to:

Crying in the Bathroom by Erica L. Sanchez (also available as a physical book)

Ashley is buying:

Cozy Earth bed sheets

Newton Running Shoes

**Correction: In today’s episode, Annie says the FTFP Patreon Book Club is meeting on November 1. We’re actually meeting on Thursday, November 3rd at 8 p.m. EST. Sorry about that! We can’t wait 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 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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Everyone loves fall in Thomasville, Georgia! When it’s time to getaway, we have exactly what you need! Find romance, explore historical sites, dine out, shop, and make time to relax and unwind. There’s no better getaway than a Thomasville Getaway! Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week Annie is reading Night Film by Marisha Pressl. Ashley is reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie, Olivia, and Keila are back to create Spooky Book Flights! They’re pairing books with eerie vibes for your spooky season enjoyment.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Purchase Annie's bundle:

The Likeness by Tana French

We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry

Purchase Olivia's bundle:

Devolution by Max Brooks

Hide by Kirsten White

Reprieve by James Han Mattson

Purchase Keila's bundle:

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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. 

Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com or @thomasvillega on Instagram.

This week Annie is reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. Olivia is reading Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger. Keila is reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing October releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie's list:

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

Olivia's list:

Malice House by Megan Shepherd

A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

This Story is Not about a Kitten by Randall de Seve

Undercover Latina by Aya de Leon

Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

Outside Nowhere by Adam Borda

Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

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 People Person by Candice Carty-Williams. Olivia is reading The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. As always, we’re offering a September Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month.

Get your September Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s September reads on our website:

September Reading Recap Bundle

Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette

The Revivalists by Christopher M. Hood

Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows

Sam by Allegra Goodman

River of the Gods by Candice Millard

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates

Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

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 listening to Celebrities for Jesus by Katelyn Beaty.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie’s husband Jordan joins her to talk all about audiobooks!

The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf’s Libro.fm playlist (or as physical books from The Bookshelf):

Annie's picks:

Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee

Falling by TJ Newman

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Going There by Katie Couric

How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett

River of the Gods by Candice Millard

Taste by Stanley Tucci

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson

You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar

Jordan's Picks:

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

The Fellowship of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein

The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon

Behind her Eyes by Sara Pinborough

Defending Jacob by William Landay

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Furious Hours by Casey Cep

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Death is but a Dream by Christopher Kerr

The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe

Mutual Listens:

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows

Calypso by David Sedaris

Survive the Night by Riley Sager

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 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Jordan is reading Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri and The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

Libro.FM:

Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports community. All you need is a smart phone and the free Libro.fm app. You can shop The Bookshelf’s Libro.fm playlist here.

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.

The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:

The Ensemble by Aja Gabel

Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

The Paris Bookseller by Kerrii Maher

Ulysses by James Joyce

My Reading Life by Anne Bogel

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia

The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey

Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Well-Matched by Jen DeLuca

The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

Sam by Allegra Goodman

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 Sam by Allegra Goodman.

If you’re a local reader, Thomasville native and author Katie Joy Duke is coming to The Bookshelf on September 19 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. for a book signing. Katie’s new book, Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss, and Reinvention is a raw, vulnerable story about Katie’s healing journey after her first daughter, Poppy Annabelle, was stillborn at full-term. Join us on September 19th for an afternoon of hope and resilience.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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... Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, Bookseller Keila joins Annie and Olivia for a new kind of episode - Back to School Book Flights! They’ll be talking about book flights, where you pair three or more books around a certain theme or topic. Today, they’re pairing books around all things back-to-school.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie’s book flight:

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton

Admissions by Kendra James

Edinburgh by Alexander Chee

Purchase Annie's Book Flight

Olivia’s book flight:

Babel by R.F. Kuang

Black Chalk by Christopher Yates

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (paperback releasing 9/20)

Purchase Olivia's Book Flight

Keila’s book flight:

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Purchase Keila's Book Flight

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 Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec. Olivia is reading Babel by R.F. Kuang. Keila is reading Dead Flip by Sara Farizan.

If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. 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...Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf’s Online Sales Manager Erin joins Annie and Olivia for another New Release Rundown. They’re sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR list.

Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order.

To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website:

Annie’s list:

On the Rooftop by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

The Most Likely Club by Elyssa Friedland

The Net Beneath Us by Carol Dunbar

All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li

Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

Olivia’s list:

Learning to Fall by Sally Engelfried

Enigma of Room 622 by Joel Dicker

Billion Dollar Girl by Megan Shull

Odder by Katherine Applegate

The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron

The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander

Erin’s list:

The Attic Child by Lola Jaye

Ithaca by Claire North

Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoferry

How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Lucy by the Sea 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 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 Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri. Olivia is reading The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron. Erin is reading We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper.

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