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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.
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Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, it's an episode of Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley! Annie is joined by friend, cousin, and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock, to chat about what they’re reading – but also what they’re watching, listening to, and buying.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 495” to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie is reading:
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (out 9/24)
The X-Files: Perihelion by Claudia Gray
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
Ashley is reading:
The Match by Sarah Adams
I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Annie is watching:
Mean Girls
X-Files
Emily in Paris
The Perfect Couple
Gilmore Girls
Trap
Ashley is watching:
Emily in Paris
Gilmore Girls
Palm Springs
Plus One
Once Upon a Mattress
Six
Annie is listening to:
Max Richter
Working, “How to Be Both Critic and Creator”
Key Life, “Has Magic Ever Been Ruined In Your Journey”
Ashley is listening to:
“Without You” by Lana Del Ray
Annie is buying:
“Life Is Pain” sweatshirt
Fall essential oils
Trader Joe’s pumpkin haul
Ashley is buying:
Bear Snacks
Fall sweater from Cider
Shark bracelet from Fahlo
Perfect bars
Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures, is coming to Thomasville, GA! The Bookshelf has joined the Thomas County Library to celebrate their One Book Thomas County program. For 10 years, the Thomas County Library has hosted South Georgia’s first (and only!) One Book program, where our entire community reads the same book together and celebrates that book with literary events.
The 2024 One Book Thomas County pick is Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. Our celebration of this beloved book will culminate in a visit from Shelby Van Pelt at the Thomasville Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 3. Tickets are just $10 and can be found in-store at The Bookshelf or online at onebookthomascounty.org.
Visit onebookthomascounty.org for more details about this year’s event. We hope to see you there!
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave. Ashley is listening to Honeybee by Dawn O'Porter (unavailable to order).
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie celebrates 10 years of The Mississippi Book Festival with its executive director, Ellen Rodgers Daniels! They talk about the festival’s history, what’s on the agenda for this year, and why you should plan to attend if you can.
The Mississippi Book Festival begins on September 14, 2024. Learn more and make your plan to attend here.
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 493” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's books:
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (9/10)
Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro (9/10)
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (9/24)
Olivia's books:
Lucy, Undying by Kiersten White (9/10)
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga (9/10)
When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (9/24)
Erin's books:
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (9/3)
A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush (9/17)
Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (9/17)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Someone in the Attic by Andrea Marra. Olivia is reading The Girls of Skylark Lane by Robin Benway. Erin is reading Entitlement by Rumaan Alam.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in July. You get 10% off your books when you order your August Reading Recap Bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 492” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand
It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier
What I Ate in One Year by Stanley Tucci (releases 10/15)
Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger (releases 10/29)
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (unavailable to order)
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman
JFK Jr. by Rosemarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil
Annie's August Reading Recap Bundle - $69
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildebrand
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
Worst Case Scenario by TJ Newman
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found below.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to It Wasn’t Roaring It Was Weeping by Lisa Jo Baker.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
Thursday Aug 22, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, you’ll hear from Annie and Erin and our Shelf Subscribers about Shelf Subscriptions! Shelf Subscriptions are The Bookshelf’s book-a-month club for adults and kids. Listen to find out what makes Shelf Subscriptions special.
Try our new Shelf Subscription Quiz!
All Shelf Subscriptions are 10% off, from August 1st through August 27th! Shelf Subscriptions purchased in August will receive a free gift in their September box, to celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Shelf Subscription program at The Bookshelf.
To purchase your Shelf Subscription, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville or visit our website:
Susie/Nancy Shelf Subscription
Surprise Me Shelf Subscription
Children's Shelf Subscriptions
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading All This & More by Peng Shepherd. Erin is reading The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 490” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
When You Get the Chance by Emma Lord
Limelight by Amy Poeppel
The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (unavailable to order)
The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
Magical Meet Cute by Jean Meltzer (out 8/27)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
All's Well by Mona Awad
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal (unavailable to order)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (out 9/3)
The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order)
Family of Origin by C.J. Hauser (unavailable to order)
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
Not That Kind of Girl by Carlene Bauer
Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer
Frances and Bernard by Carlene Bauer
Fly Girl by Ann Hood
The Stolen Child by Ann Hood
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen (unavailable to order)
After Annie by Anna Quindlen
Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny (unavailable to order)
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong
The Misfortune of Marion Palm by Emily Culliton (unavailable to order)
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf’s March Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Hunter, and Ashley are joined by extra-special guest Bri McKoy, our Reader Retreat featured author, to do a snake draft of their favorite foodie things in literature and pop culture. Enjoy!
To purchase Bri McKoy’s books, stop by the store or visit our website:
Come & Eat: A Celebration of Love and Grace Around the Everyday Table by Bri McKoy
The Cook's Book: Recipes for Keeps & Essential Techniques to Master Everyday Cooking by Bri McKoy
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the August releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 488” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's books:
Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang (8/6)
Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotungo (8/20)
That Librarian by Amanda Jones (8/27)
Olivia's books:
I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell (8/13)
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (8/27)
The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs (8/27)
Erin's books:
Hum by Helen Phillips (8/6)
Highway Thirteen: Stories by Fiona McFarlane (8/13)
What’s Next? by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack (8/13)
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Playworld by Adam Ross. Olivia is reading Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman. Erin is listening to The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in July. You get 10% off your books when you order your July Reading Recap Bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 487” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (releases 9/10)
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (releases 9/3)
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynnexth Jones
Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno (releases 8/20)
Annie's July Reading Recap Bundle - $77
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading Entitlement by Rumaan Alam.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top ten favorite books of 2024!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search “Episode 486” to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie:
First five-star read: Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Most surprising: Mostly What God Does by Savannah Guthrie
Least favorite: Worry by Alexandra Tanner
Next on your TBR: Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Most anticipated fall release: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Annie’s Top Ten:
1. James by Percival Everett
2. Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
3. Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
4. Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith
5. Real Americans by Rachel Khong
6. Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo
7. Sandwich by Catherine Newman
8. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
9. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
10. Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Hunter:
First five-star read: Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar
Most surprising: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Least favorite: Brat by Gabriel Smith
Next on your TBR: The Future Was Color by Patrick Nathan
Most anticipated release for fall: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Hunter’s Top Ten:
1. James by Percival Everett
2. All Fours by Miranda July
3. We Were The Universe by Kimberly King Parsons
4. In Tongues by Thomas Grattan
5. Colored Television by Danzy Senna
6. State of Paradise by Laura Van Den Berg
7. Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
8. Ways and Means by Daniel Lefferts
9. Henry Henry by Allen Bratton
10. Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
This week, Annie is reading Enlightenment by Sarah Perry. Hunter is reading Anyone's Ghost by August Thompson.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.