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Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
Welcome to From the Front Porch, a weekly conversational podcast on books, small business, and life in the South, produced by The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
Episodes

Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Bonus: Interview with Annabel Monaghan
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
Tuesday Jun 07, 2022
In this bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie talks with Annabel Monaghan about her debut adult novel Nora Goes Off Script.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
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Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
If you enjoyed this conversation, here are a few more episodes you might like:
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 Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
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Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Episode 375 || June New Release Rundown
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia sit down to chat about the books releasing in June. 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. Just go to www.bookshelfthomasville.com and click or tap podcast, then Shop From the Front Porch to see today’s titles.
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s list:
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Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley
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So Happy for You by Celia Laskey
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Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land by Taylor Brorby
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Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
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Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
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Flying Solo by Linda Holmes
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The Catch by Alison Fairbrother
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The Bartender’s Cure by Wesley Straton
Olivia’s list:
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The Measure by Nikki Erlick
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Goldenacre by Philip Miller
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Fibbed by Elizabeth Agyemang
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Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra by Stuart Gibbs
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House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
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Poopsie Gets Lost by Hannah E. Harrison
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The Surprise by Nick Laird and Zadie Smith
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Cedarville Shop and Wheelbarrow Swap by Bridget Krone
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 Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley. Olivia is reading House Across the Lake by Riley Sager.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Episode 374 || May Reading Recap
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in May. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price.
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
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Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
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This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
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Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Catholics by Brian Moore
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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
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The Year of the Horses by Courtney Maum
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 Anna by Amy Odell.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
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Thursday May 19, 2022
Episode 373 || Literary Therapy, vol. 16
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another episode of Literary Therapy! Every few weeks, Annie listens to your literary hangups and bookish conundrums, and much like fictional Frasier Crane in the 90s, she tackles your issues on air. If you have your own reading riddle you’d like her to solve in a future issue, leave a voicemail at the From the Front Porch website.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
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These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
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Finlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano
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The Appeal by Janice Hallett
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The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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The Love of my Life by Rosie Walsh
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The Maid by Nita Prose
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The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
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Kings of B’More by R. Eric Thomas
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When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
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Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
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One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
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We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza
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The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements & Onjulia Datta
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Breathless by Amy McCulloch
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Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
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Defending Jacob by William Landay (not available through us, check your local library)
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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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The E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber (not available through us, check your local library)
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Finding Freedom by Erin French
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Delancey by Molly Wizenberg
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Radical Candor by Kim Scott
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 Mika in Real Life by Emiko Jean.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
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Thursday May 12, 2022
Episode 372 || What Would Susie Read?, Vol. 4
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie sits down to chat with her mom Susie about books for more sensitive readers.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
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Think Again by Adam Grant
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This Boy We Made by Taylor Harris
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The One You’re With by Lauren K. Denton
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Millennial Nuns by the Daughters of St. Paul
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No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
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Wild Spectacle by Janisse Ray
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A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
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Fly Girl by Ann Hood
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Back to the Prairie by Melissa Gilbert
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Bitter & Sweet by Tsh Oxendreider (not available through us, check your local library!)
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Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore
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Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
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Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
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Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
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 Book Lovers by Emily Henry. Susie is reading Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
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Thursday May 05, 2022
Episode 371 || May New Release Rundown
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are discussing their favorite newly released titles of the month and highlighting books you’ll want to add to your TBR list!
Don’t forget our Summer Literary Lunch is coming up later this month! Tickets are on sale now and you can find them online here.
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf.
Annie’s List:
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Book Lovers by Emily Henry
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Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison by A. J. Verdelle
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Jameela Green Ruins Everything by Zarqa Nawaz
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Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Alison Espach
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This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
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Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
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The Golden Season by Madeline Kay Sneed
Olivia’s List:
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The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A F Steadman
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The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
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Breathless by Amy McCulloch
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The Change by Kirsten Miller
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Disappeared by Bonnar Spring
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Gieger by Gustaf Skordeman
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Hide by Kiersten White
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram 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 Bridesmaids Union by Jonathan Vatner. Olivia is reading The Measure by Nikki Erlick.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Episode || 370 April Reading Recap
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is recapping all of the books she read in April. Shorter versions of these reviews can be found on Annie’s personal Instagram page. The books mentioned in today’s episode are available for purchase at The Bookshelf’s website and there’s a Reading Recap bundle featuring Annie’s three favorite titles from this month’s readings, available at a discounted price. Here is the link to purchase a Summer Literary Lunch ticket.
You can find links to the books mentioned in this episode below:
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These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant
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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
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Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
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Birds of California by Katie Cotugno
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But You Did Not Come Back by Judith Perrignon and Marceline Loridan-Ivens (not available through our distributor, but you can get it from Libro.fm or your local library)
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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
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Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe
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Hurricane Girl by Marcy Dermansky
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 Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Episode 369 || Spring Kids’ Table
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
This week on From the Front Porch, we invite you to pull up a chair at the Kids’ Table. The Kids’ Table is our seasonal episode series where Annie sits down with former colleague, friend, and cousin, Ashley Sherlock. They catch up on what they’re reading, watching, and listening to each season.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Reading:
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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
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The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (audiobook through Libro. FM)
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“How an Ivy League School Turned Against a Student ” by Rachel Aviv
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The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
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When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Watching:
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Bridgerton season two
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Yellowjackets
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Rothaniel
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Upload
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Severance
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The Adam Project
Listening To:
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“Hilarious” by Charlie Puth
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Harry Styles’ “As It Was”
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Maggie Rogers’ “That’s Where I Am”
Buying:
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Jo Malone perfume sampler set
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Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter
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, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Ashley is reading Chorus by Rebecca Kaufman.
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.
Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link:
Flodesk:
Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’
Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to:

Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Episode 368 || Backlist Book Club: Beloved
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
We’re bringing back one of our favorite podcast series, Backlist Book Club! In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon @shelfbyshelf are discussing the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Beloved by Toni Morrison.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
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Less by Andrew Sean Greer
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This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
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Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
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, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow. Hunter is reading Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta.
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.
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Episode 367 || April New Release Rundown
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
In today’s episode of From the Front Porch, Annie and Olivia are discussing their favorite newly released titles of the month and highlighting books you’ll want to add to your TBR list!
The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf.
Annie’s List:
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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Sign for Home by Blair Fell
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Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
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Bomb Shelter by Mary Laura Philpott
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Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
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Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson
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Search by Michelle Huneven
Olivia’s List:
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
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Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
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Karthik Delivers by Sheela Chari
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When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
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Donut: the Unicorn Who Wanted to Fly by Laura Gehl and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
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Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
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The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis
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, The 101st annual Rose Show and Festival, here in Thomasville, Georgia. If you want to come for the weekend and experience the flowers, fun, food, and shopping in beautiful Thomasville GA, plan your visit at thomasvillega.com.
This week Annie is reading Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li. Olivia is reading Metropolis by B.A. Shapiro.
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.
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