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Episode 606 || New Release Rundown: November
5 november 2026 · 44 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 601), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
Madeline McKnight Signs Off by Evan Brooke
The Shared Life of Egan and Lucian by Rose Smith
How to Be Less Useful: The Joy of Inefficiency by Priyanka Mattoo
Erin’s books
No Such Thing as Monday by Sian Hughes (November 10th, 2026)
The Sleeper by Holly Seddon (November 17th, 2026)
Long Wave by Daisy Johnson (November 24th, 2026)
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 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 American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee. Erin is listening to The Sixth Faction by Veronica Roth.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth Phares, Cammy T…
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Episode 605 || Reading Recap: October
29 oktober 2026 · 34 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. You get 10% off your books when you order your the October Reading Recap Bundle, which features a bundle of some of Annie’s favorite books she read this month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 600), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
October Reading Recap Bundle - $74
Children of the Wolf by Abbi Geni
Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
The Rally by Carla Vass
Children of the Wolf by Abbi Geni
Trust Fall by Lynn Painter
Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson
Lane Being Lane by John Talty
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
The Rally by Carla Vass
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth Phares, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, Jospeh Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, Gene Queens and Wendi Je…
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Episode 604 || From the Front Porch Live From Reader Retreat
22 oktober 2026 · 45 min
This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf’s September 2026 Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie is joined by special guests, author Joshilyn Jackson, and Hunter and engage in a suspense/thriller fantasy draft with help from Ashley. Enjoy! Lees meer
To purchase books by guest author Joshilyn Jackson, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 604), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Some Joshilyn Jackson titles:
Missing Sister
With My Little Eye
God In Alabama
Never Have I Ever
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth Phares, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, Jospeh Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, Gene Queens and Wendi Jenkins.
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Episode 603 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 29
15 oktober 2026 · 56 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 603) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app.
Amy:
You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith
I Thought It Would Be Better Than This by Jessica N. Turner
Splinters by Leslie Jamison
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle
Awake by Jen Hatmaker
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
To the End edited by Morty Diamond
Mary Lynn:
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (Hollow Bones)
True Biz by Sara Novic
The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
The Night We Lost Him by Lara Dave
Alison:
Pillars of the Earth series by Ken Follett
Circle of Days
Armor of Night
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Shogun by James Clavell
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to Lane Being Lane by John Talty.
If you liked what you hear…
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Episode 602 || What Would Scully & Mulder Read?
8 oktober 2026 · 42 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is speculating what Scully & Mulder (from Fox show The X-Files) might read now, in 2026. If they walked into The Bookshelf, what books would Annie put into their hands? Or what books do we sell that they’ve already read and loved? (And, it’s no coincidence: These are also the books Annie would put into your hands, if you were looking for spooky season reads.) Here’s what Annie came up with: Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 602), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Children of the Wolf by Abby Geni
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Voyagers by Meg Charlton
Beings by Ilana Masad
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
Devolution by Max Brooks
In the Woods They Wait by Carrie Lee South
There Used to Be People Here by Kennedy Cole (November 3rd, 2026)
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 Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson.
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.
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Episode 601 || New Release Rundown: October
1 oktober 2026 · 46 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the October releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 601), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires (October 6th, 2026)
Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry (October 6th, 2026)
Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (October 6th, 2026)
Olivia’s books
Trunk No. 3 by Allie Millington (October 20th, 2026)
Brittle Magic by Kate O’Shaughnessy (Oct. 20th)
The Killing of a Chestnut Tree by Oliver K Langmead (October 27th, 2026)
Erin’s books
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver (October 6th, 2026)
Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus (October 13th, 2026)
This is a Door by Daniel Nayeri (October 27th, 2026)
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 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 Children of the Wolf by Abby Geni. Olivia is reading Murmuration
by TJ Klune (November 17th, 2026). Erin is listening to Music Against the Night by Yiyun Li (October 13th, 2026).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 cont…
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Episode 600 || Reading Recap: September
24 september 2026 · 40 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. You get 10% off your books when you order your the September Reading Recap Bundle, which features a bundle of some of Annie’s favorite books she read this month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 600), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
September Reading Recap Bundle - $81
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins
The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Hollywood, Ending by John Green
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Thoroughbreads by Elin Hildebrand
The Academy
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
The Three Graces of Peal Street by Elizabeth Wellington Rollins
Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin
Returns & Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker
The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff
Switzy by Emma Cline
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to Trust Fall by Lynn Painter (September 29th, 2026).
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 liv…
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Episode 599 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Fall 2026
17 september 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
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. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 599) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie reading:
● Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson (October 6th, 2026)
● American Nightmare by Kelly McWilliams
● See You Next Tuesday by Kate Staymon-London
Ashley reading:
● The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson
● Whistler by Ann Patchett
● The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
● Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Snapson
Annie watching:
● Sterling Point
● Not Suitable for Work
● Ted Lasso
● One Night Only
● The Devil Wears Prada 2
Ashley watching:
● Voicemails for Isabelle
Annie listening to:
● The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
● Gracie Abrams
● Olivia Rodrigo
● Noah Kahan
Ashley listening to:
● This Music May Contain Hope by Raye
● Monthly playlists
● Feel Good Piano
Annie buying:
● Football decor
Ashley buying:
● Writech pens
● Stickers
● Lunch at The Lost Kitchen
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires. Ashley is reading Persuasion by Jane Austen.
If you liked what you heard in today’s epis…
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Episode 598 || Into the Backlist: Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
10 september 2026 · 22 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 598) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object by Laurie Colwin
Other titles mentioned in the episode:
A Big Storm Knocked It Over by Laurie Colwin
Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin
Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel
Sweet Pea by Kit deWaal (November 3rd, 2026)
New Girl in Little Cove by Damhnait Monaghan
Lucy Carmichael by Margaret Kennedy
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
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 Dog Stars by Peter Heller.
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 …
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Episode 597 || New Release Rundown: September
3 september 2026 · 54 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share 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! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 597), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
Body Language by Meg Howrey
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett and Like Mother, Like Mother by Susan Rieger
The Wanderers and They're Going To Love You by Meg Howrey
See You Next Tuesday by Kate Stayman-London (Releases September 8th, 2026)
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
Big Fan by Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski, The Hopefuls, Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess
American Nightmare by Kelly McWilliams (Releases September 15th, 2026)
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
Olivia’s books
Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
The Secret to Belonging by Megan E Freeman (Releases September 15th, 2026)
Children of the Wolf by Abby Geni (Releases September 15th, 2026)
Erin’s books
Switzy by Emma Cline (Releases September 8th, 2026)
Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham (Releases September 8th, 2026)
The Vanishing Family by Robert Kolker (Releases September 29th, 2026)
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 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 Thoroughbreds by Elin Hilderbrand and …
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Episode 596 || Reading Recap: Summer
27 augustus 2026 · 47 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved this summer. You get 10% off your books when you order your Summer Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read this summer. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 596), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Summer Reading Recap Bundle - $81
Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker
Wasp’s Nest by Kat Stoddard
The Amateur by Chris Bohjilihan
The Foursome by Christina Baker Klein
Audiobook narrated by Marin Ireland
Garden by the Sea by Mercé Rodoreda
The Book of Goose by Yiyum Li
The Fervent Whites by De’Shawn Charles Winslow
The Dinner by Herman Koch and Little Fires Everywhere by Celese Ng
The Land and Its People by David Sedaris
Audiobook narrated by David Sedaris
Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker
Family of Origin by CJ Hauser and Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close
Night Objects by Eli Raphael
True Biz by Sara Novic
Audiobook narrated by Lisa Flanagan & Kaleo Griffith
Wasp’s Nest by Kat Stoddard
The Amateur by Chris Bohjilihan
Audiobook narrated by Melora Hardin
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 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 Switzy by Emma Cline (September 8th, 2026).
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 acce…
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Episode 595 || Literary Therapy Vol. 28
20 augustus 2026 · 45 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 595) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app.
Lizzy:
The House of Mirth or The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
The Group by Mary McCarthy
Kate:
Literary westerns
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzales James
Outlawed by Anna North
God’s Country by Percival Everett
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
The Plague of Doves and The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Close Range: Wyoming Stories by Annie Prioux
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
The Son by Philipp Meyer
Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt
The Dying Grass by William T. Vollman
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer
Rachel:
Books about Spain
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafòn
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
The Muse by Jessie Burton
Alberto’s Lost Birthday by Diana Rosie
Homage to Barcelona by Colm Toibin
Ellen:
Fantasy
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
The Bright Sword (Arthurian retelling) by Lev Grossman
Circe by Madeline Miller
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Romantasy:
A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
A Shadow in the …
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Episode 594 || What Would Rory Gilmore Read?
13 augustus 2026 · 27 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is speculating what Rory Gilmore (from WB/CW show Gilmore Girls) might read now, in 2026. If she walked into The Bookshelf, what books would Annie put into her hands? Or what books do we sell that she’s already read and loved? Dysfunctional family lit? Reimaginings of her favorite classics? Books about quirky small towns and their inhabitants? Here’s what Annie came up with: Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 594), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
James by Percival Everett
SPQR by Mary Beard
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman
The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Audition by Katie Kitamura
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 Last Days of Vic and Coco (March 2, 2027) by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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...Joseph Shorter IV, Beth, Jammie Treadwell, Kimberly, Gene Q…
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Episode 593 || August 2026 New Release Rundown
6 augustus 2026 · 37 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie and Erin share 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! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 584), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon (August 6th, 2026)
A Tender Age by Chang-Rae Lee (August 11th, 2026)
Crocodilopolis by John Manuel Arias (August 25th, 2026)
Erin’s books
Etna by Paul Yoon
Sunlight Finds You by Laura Moriarty
Kitten by Stacey Yu
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 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 Wasp’s Nest by Kat Stoddard. Erin is listening to Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman.
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...Joseph Shorter IV, Beth, Jammie Treadwell, Kimberly, Gene Queens, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, …
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Episode 592 || Summer Readings: Villa Coco
30 juli 2026 · 14 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie wraps up our Summer Readings series! In this series, Annie introduces you to one book you should read this summer by reading an excerpt (with permission from publishers). Lees meer
Today, Annie reads a passage from Andrew Sean Greer’s new book Villa Coco. Use code SUMMERREADINGS at checkout to get 10% off Villa Coco this week.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 592) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
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 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 Little Friend by Donna Tartt.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, Martha, and Wendi Jenkins.
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Episode 591 || Summer Readings: The Half Life
23 juli 2026 · 10 min
This week on From the Front Porch, our Summer Readings series continues! In this series, Annie introduces you to one book you should read this summer by reading an excerpt (with permission from publishers). Lees meer
Today, Annie reads a passage from Rachel Beanland’s new book The Half Life. Use code SUMMERREADINGS at checkout to get 10% off The Half Life this week.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 591) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Half Life by Rachael Beanland
Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachael Beanland
The House Is on Fire by Rachael Beanland
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, Martha, and …
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Episode 590 || Summer Reads: On Witness and Respair
16 juli 2026 · 17 min
This week on From the Front Porch, our Summer Readings series continues! In this series, Annie introduces you to one book you should read this summer by reading an excerpt (with permission from publishers). Lees meer
Today, Annie reads a passage from Jesmyn Ward’s latest book On Witness and Respair. Use code SUMMERREADINGS at checkout to get 10% off On Witness and Respair this week.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 589) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
What the Fireflies Knew by Kai Harris
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
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 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 Palm House by Gwendoline Riley.
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, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.
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Episode 589 || Summer Readings: Abby Offsides
9 juli 2026 · 13 min
This week on From the Front Porch, our Summer Readings series is back! In this series, Annie introduces you to one book you should read this summer by reading an excerpt (with permission from publishers). Lees meer
Today, Annie reads a passage from Anna McCallie’s new book Abby Offsides. Use code SUMMERREADINGS at checkout to get 10% off Abby Offsides this week.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 589) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Abby Offsides by Allie McCallie
Conform by Ariel Sullivan
Liar's Dice by Juliet Faithful
Into the Blue by Emma Brodie
Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell
Play It Again by Georgia Clark
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
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 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 Garden by the Sea by Mercé Rodoreda.
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, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephani…
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Episode 588 || Best Books of the Year (So Far)
2 juli 2026 · 59 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter discuss the best books of 2026 (so far)! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 588) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie
First five-star read: The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
Most surprising: Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
Least favorite: Man Overboard! By Kathleen Rooney (July 7th, 2026) and Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
Next on your TBR: June Baby by Shannon Garvey
Most anticipated fall release: The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw (September 29th, 2026), Fair Ones by Lydia Millett (October 6th, 2026)
Annie’s Top 10
1. Kin by Tayari Jones
2. Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin
3. Strangers by Belle Burden
4. The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
5. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
6. Anywhere Else by Rachel Knox
7. Whistler by Ann Patchett
8. Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer
9. Good People by Patmeena Shaw
10. This Is Not About Us by Allegra GoodmanHunter’s Top 10
1. Brawler by Lauren Groff
2. Whidbey by Kira Madden
3. Just Watch Me by Lior Torenberg
4. Departures by Julian Barnes
5. Kin by Tayari Jones
6. Gunk by Saba Sams
7. My Dear You by Rachel Khong
8. Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novak
9. The Complex by Karan Mahajan
10. Lost Lambs by Madeline CashFrom 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 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 Shine On, Bright and …
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Episode 587 || What Would Susie Read?
25 juni 2026 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. Use code SHOPMOMSELECTS at checkout online and in the store to get 10% off Susie’s favorite books! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 587) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Little Bookshop by the Harbor by Jean Stone
The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter
Jump and Find Joy by Hoda Kotb
Discernment by Henry Nouwen
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende
Ordinary Time - the Paperback with new essays by Annie B. Jones
Royal Spin by Omid Scobie and Robin Benway
More Things in Heaven and Earth by Jeff High
Each Shining Hour by Jeff High
A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year Edited by Liz Ison
Wisdom from the Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
A Moment of Calm a Soothing Poem for every Day of the Year Edited by Ana Sampson
Homecoming Meditations by Jessica BostonFrom 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 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 Foursome by Christina Baker Kline. Shop Mom is reading Summer State of Mind by Kristy Woodson Harvey.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Cla…
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Episode 586 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Summer 2026
18 juni 2026 · 45 min
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. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 586) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie is reading:
● Anywhere Else by Rachel Knox
● Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore
● The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (out June 30)Ashley is reading:
● Brawler by Lauren Groff
● Fat Swim by Emma Copley Eisenburg
● Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
● Kin by Tayari Jones
● Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri
● The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos
● Yesteryear by Caro Claire BurkeAnnie is watching:
● Off Campus
● The Dark WizardAshley is watching:
● Love Story
● Company Retreat
● Her shark on FahloAnnie listening to:
● The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
● Mumford & Sons
● Noah Kahan
● Writing musicAshley listening to:
● Porch Light by Noah Kahan
● Begin Again by Mumford and Sons
● Sleepyhead by Young and SickAnnie buying:
● House stuffAshley buying:
● Cotton Candy grapesFrom 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 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 Fair Ones (out October 6) by Lydia Millet. Ashley is reading Anywhere Else by
Rachel Knox.If you liked wha…
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Episode 585 || Shop Dad Recommends
11 juni 2026 · 56 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her actual dad and The Bookshelf’s Shop Dad, Chris! Annie and Chris chat about his reading life and some of his favorite books in honor of Father’s Day. These books are perfect for giving to your own dad or anyone who’s been there for you like a dad. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 585) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Man No One Believed: The Untold Story of the Georgia Church Murders by Joshua Sharpe
A Killer Wedding by Joan O'Leary
Daikon by Samuel Hawley
Running Deep by Tom Clavin
James by Percival Everett
Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida by Gilbert King
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmond Fitzgerald by John U. Bacon
So Far Gone by Jess Walter
Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
All Carry by Gene Wojciechowski
The Fourth Branch: How State Government Can Save Our Union by Daniel Squadron
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 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 This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page. Shop Dad is reading Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block.
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 Cl…
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Episode 584 || June 2026 New Release Rundown
4 juni 2026 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the June (and some July) 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! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 584), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (June 9th, 2026)
The Fervent Whites by De’Shawn Carles Winslow (June 9th, 2026)
JULY PICK: The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (July 14th, 2026)
Olivia’s books
The Children by Melissa Albert
The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Voyagers by Meg Charlton (June 16th, 2026)
JULY PICK: The Mortons by Justine Larbalestier & Scott Westerfeld (July 21st, 2026)
Erin’s books
Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore (June 2nd, 2026)
Heather by Caitlin Mullen (June 9th, 2026)
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (June 30th, 2026)
JULY PICK: Not with a Bang by Temi Oh (July 14th, 2026)
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune. Olivia is reading The Final Chapter by C.B. Everett. Erin is listening to Heather by Caitlin Mullen.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also sup…
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Episode 583 || May 2026 Reading Recap
28 mei 2026 · 43 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in May. You get 10% off your books when you order your May Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 583), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
May Reading Recap Bundle - $71
Whistler by Ann Patchett (June 2nd, 2026)
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Whistler by Ann Patchett (June 2nd, 2026)
Go Gentle by Maria Semple
Anywhere Else by Rachel Knox
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
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 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 listenting to The Other Florida by Gloria Jahoda (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 …
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Episode 582 || Into the Backlist: The Great Believers
21 mei 2026 · 27 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 582) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Taking Turns: Stories from HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371 by MK Czerwiec
How to Survive a Plague by David France
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White
And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
Four Squares by Bobby Finger
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 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 listenting to Go Gentle by Maria Semple.
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…
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Episode 581 || Conquer a Classic Sneak Peek
14 mei 2026 · 1 uur 1 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie invites you to join our Conquer a Classic book club! It’s not too late. A Year With Flannery is a communal exploration of Georgia author Flannery O’Connor’s short stories (and novels). Listen to learn how to join our From the Front Porch Patreon Conquer a Classic book club (you’ll also find details below). Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 581) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
From the Front Porch Patreon
Conquer a Classic 2026 Collection
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
Conquer a Classic 2026 Bundle
This bundle includes
The Complete Stories
The Violent Bear it Away
Wise Blood
Mystery & Manners: Occasional Prose
Now is a great time to join the From the Front Porch Patreon community and our Conquer a Classic Book Club. One perk of being a Patreon member is being a part of our super-popular, year-long Conquer a Classic book club! Each year, Annie and Hunter select a classic book and read it with our Patreon community over the course of the year.
Join our Conquer a Classic book club:
Step 1. Join the Patreon here. You’ll unlock bonus episodes of the podcast where Annie and Hunter discuss Flannery’s works, plus discussion forums with other Conquer a Classic book club members.
Step 2. Buy your copy of THE COMPLETE STORIES or your Conquer a Classic bundle here. Your order will include an exclusive reading guide and bookmark.
On Patreon, you can choose from two different tiers to join our Conquer a Classic book club:
For $5/month, you get:
Monthly Conquer a Classic recap episodes with Annie and Hunter for THE COMPLETE STORIES
Monthly Porch Visits on Zoom with Annie
For $20/month, you get:
Monthly Conquer a Classic recap episodes with Annie and Hunter for THE COMPLETE STORIES
Monthly Porch Visits on Zoom with Annie
Quarterly book club conversations about O’Connor’s books: WISE BLOOD, THE VIOLENT …
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Episode 580 || May 2026 New Release Rundown
7 mei 2026 · 55 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the May releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 580), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's books:
Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester (May 5th, 2026)
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick (May 26th, 2026)
Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (May 26th, 2026)
Olivia's books:
Five by Ilona Bannister (May 5th, 2026)
Young World by Soman Chainani (May 5th, 2026)
Night Objects by Eli Raphael (May 26th, 2026)
Erin's books:
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel (May 5th, 2026)
The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline (May 12th, 2026)
Babylon, South Dakota by Tom Lin (May 26th, 2026)
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 Whistler by Ann Patchett. Olivia is reading The Mortons by Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier. Erin is listening to Into the Blue by Emma Brodie
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 Books…
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Episode 579 || April 2026 Reading Recap
30 april 2026 · 50 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in April. You get 10% off your books when you order your April Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 579), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Villa Coco by Andrew Sean Greer (releases June 9)
Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (releases June 30)
Down with the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore (releases June 2)
Everything That Is Beautiful by Louise Nealon (releases August 4)
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Make Nice by Ryan Effgen (releases July 14)
Famesick by Lena Dunham
The Half Life by Rachel Beanland (releases July 14)
Judy Blume by Mark Oppenheimer
April Reading Recap Bundle - $76
Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Judy Blume by Mark Oppenheimer
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 Monster of a Land by Lauren Hough.
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 Hun…
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Episode 578 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 27
23 april 2026 · 52 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 578) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app.
Anonymous Voicemail:
Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin (backordered)
Love by the Book by Jessica George
Ordinary People by Diana Evans
At the Pond by Margaret Drabble
Anonymous Voicemail:
Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler
The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
This is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Caroline
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevins
The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Jeanette
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Diary of a Country Priest by George Bernanos
Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon
A Place at the Table by Susan Rebecca White
Ordinary Time by Catherine Rentzenbrink
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Tales of a Country Parish by Colin Heber-Percy
Even After Everything by Stephanie Duncan Smith
The Irrational Season by Madeline L'Engle and Graham Greene
Trudy
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
This Is Where I Leave You byJonathan Tropper
Flight by Lynn Steger Strong
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
Like Family by Erin White
Family Trust by Kathy Wang
From the Front Porch is a weekly podca…
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Episode 577 || From the Front Porch Live from Reader Retreat
16 april 2026 · 43 min
This week on From the Front Porch, we have a special treat: a recording of our live show from The Bookshelf’s March 2026 Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie and Hunter engage in an abbreviated March Madness debate and play the Newlywed Game with help from Ashley. Enjoy! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 577), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
The Liar's Club by Mary Karr vs. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara vs. The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
Edinburgh by Alexander Chee vs. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Fates & Furies by Lauren Groff vs. Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates vs. Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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...Ashley Ferrell, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, S…
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Episode 576 || What Would the March Sisters Read?
9 april 2026 · 34 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie shares the modern books she would recommend to the March sisters from Little Women. Listen to find out what books Annie would recommend for Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy if they walked into The Bookshelf. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 576), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
For Meg
The Hidden Art of Homemaking by Edith Schaffer
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
For Jo
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
A Swim in the Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Masterclass on Writing, Reading and Life by George Saunders
Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
For Beth
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
The Second Ending by Michelle Hoffman
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
For Amy
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
Kisses and Croissants by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
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 Love By The Book by Jessica George.
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 pa…
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Episode 575 || April 2026 New Release Rundown
2 april 2026 · 54 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the March releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 575), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie’s books
○ The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne (4/7)
○ Love by the Book by Jessica George (4/7)
○ Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Mguyen (4/14)Olivia’s books
○ The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke (April 7th)
○ Anna-Jane and the Endless Summer by Paige Classey (April 28th)
○ We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune (April 28th)Erin’s books
○ Like This, But Funnier by Hallie Cantor (April 7th)
○ Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips (April 21st)
○ The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva (April 28th)From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian. Olivia is reading Young World by Soman Chainani. Erin is reading Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart.
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,…
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Episode 574 || March 2026 Reading Recap
26 maart 2026 · 51 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in March. You get 10% off your books when you order your March Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 574), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Reading Recap Bundle
Upward Bound by Woody Brown
Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan
One & Only by Maureen Goo
The Mash Up by Laura Marie Meyers
Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
Unspeakable Things by Brooke Nevils
Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick
Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin
All the World Can Hold by Jung Yun
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 Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie.
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, Beth, Ca…
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Episode 573 || March Madness 2026 with Jordan Jones
19 maart 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
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. Lees meer
If you love From the Front Porch, get your tickets to our live show on Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. in Thomasville, Georgia! Join us for an evening of book banter, laughter, and fun. Learn more and get your tickets here.
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 573), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
My Southern Kitchen by Ivy Odom vs. Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry vs. It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Heartwood by Amity Gaige vs. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
A Century of Healing: Centennial Reflections on the John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital by C. L. Bragg vs. Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans vs. The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
Same by Hannah Rosenberg vs. A Rebellion of Care by David Gate
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes vs. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Ordinary Times by Annie B. Jones vs. The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
A Woman’s Place is in the Paint T-Shirt
From the Front Porch Live Tickets - Saturday, 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, 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 ep…
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Episode 572 || What Would Susie Read?
12 maart 2026 · 53 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. You get 10% off the Susie-approved reads mentioned in this episode when you use code SHOPMOMSELECTS at checkout online and in-store! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 572), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
Hurricane Season by Lauren K Denton
The Chancellor's Mansion: A Renovation Story of Family, Home, History, and Mystery by Jamie Arty
A Change of Habit: Leaving Behind My Husband,Career, and Everything I Owned to Become A Nun by Sister Monica Claire
Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker
Summer Light on Nantucket by Nancy Thayer
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
The Women on Platform Two by Laura Anthony
Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
Something to Look Forward To by Fanny Flagg
Marce Catlett: The Fore of a Story by Wendell Berry
My Beloved: A Mitford Novel by Jan Karon
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
The Sisters of Book Row by Shelly Noble
100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life by Dick Van Dyke
More Than Enough by Anna Quindlan
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to Annie is reading Do…
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Episode 571 || March 2026 New Release Rundown
5 maart 2026 · 54 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the March releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 571), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's books:
Whidbey by T. Kira Madden
Celestial Lights by Cecile Pin
Upward Bound by Woody Brown
Olivia's books:
Phoenix by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Everyone in This Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson
The Fountain by Casey Scieszka
Erin's books:
Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to Annie is reading Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester. Olivia is reading Devious Prey by Scott Reintgen. Erin is listening to Escape! by Stephen Fishbach.
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 f…
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Episode 570 || February 2026 Reading Recap
26 februari 2026 · 43 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in February. You get 10% off your books when you order your February Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 570), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Kin by Tayari Jones
Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin
Man Overboard! by Kathleen Rooney
Strangers by Belle Burden
Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
February 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, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is listening to One and Only by Maureen Goo.
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, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.
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Episode 569 || Off the Shelf with Annie & Ashley: Winter 2026
19 februari 2026 · 45 min
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. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 569) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie reading:
Kin by Tayari Jones
The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
Ashley reading:
Lit by Mary Karr
The Secret Place by Tana French
Annie listening to:
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
Ashley listening to:
Beth’s Dead
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 Kin by Tayari Jones. Ashley is reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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, Beth, Cammy Tidwell, Gene Queens, Jammie Treadwell, Joseph Shorter IV, Kimberly, Linda Lee Drozt, Nicole Marsee, Stephanie Dean, and Wendi Jenkins.
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Episode 568 | The Bookshelf Recommends: 831 Stories
12 februari 2026 · 46 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of The Bookshelf Recommends! In this series, Annie (and occasionally other team members) curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. This time, Annie, Caroline, and Kyndall chat about publisher 831 Stories, the romance genre, and their favorite 831 Stories novellas. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 568) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie:
Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff
Caroline:
Set Piece by Lana Schwartz
Kyndall:
Hardly Strangers by AC Robinson
831 Stories Book Bundle, including all three novellas
Silent Reading Hour tickets
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 Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman. Caroline is reading Comedic Timing by Upasna Barath. Kyndall is reading Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick.
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 Executi…
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Episode 567 || February 2026 New Release Rundown
5 februari 2026 · 48 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia share the February 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! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 567) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Annie's Books:
This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder
More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen
Olivia's Books:
Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
Birdy by N West Moss
PostScript by Cory McCarthy
Erin's Books:
Good People by Patmeena Sabit
The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
A Good Animal by Sara Maurer
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 Homeschooled by Steffan Merrill Block. Olivia is reading Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart. Erin is listening to Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser.
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.…
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Episode 566 || January 2026 Reading Recap
29 januari 2026 · 42 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in January. You get 10% off your books when you order your January Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 566), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits
This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman
Vigil by George Saunders
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
The Reservation by Rebecca Kauffman
Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block
January Reading Recap Bundle
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block
Vigil by George Saunders
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 Whidbey by T. Kira Madden
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 b…
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Episode 565: Into the Backlist: Walking With Sam
22 januari 2026 · 28 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a new episode of Into the Backlist! Today, Annie changes her focus from new releases to dive into the backlist: the books that came out years ago, the books that didn’t get enough attention, the books you may stumble upon while browsing in an indie bookstore like The Bookshelf. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 565) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Walking With Sam by Andrew McCarthy
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 Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 564 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 26
15 januari 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s a Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 564) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app.
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 Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 563 || What Would Jane Austen Read?
8 januari 2026 · 30 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie shares the modern books she would recommend to Jane Austen, in honor of Jane’s recent 250th birthday. Listen to find out what books Annie would put in Jane’s hands if she walked into The Bookshelf. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 563) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey
Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
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 Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 562 || Unsung Books of 2025
1 januari 2026 · 36 min
Happy New Year! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie chats about the unsung books you may not have heard about in 2025. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 562) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel
Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
So Far Gone by Jess Walter
Among Friends by Hal Ebbott
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 Land in Winter by Andrew Miller.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 561 || Yes, Virginia
25 december 2025 · 8 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church’s timeless response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter from 1897 and learn about its history here. Lees meer
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, bookshelfthomasville.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, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading A Bit Much by Lyndsay Rush.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 560 || Best Books of the Year
18 december 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter discuss their top 10 favorite books of 2025! Lees meer
Annie
1. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
2. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
3. Flashlight by Susan Choi
4. Tilt by Emma Pattee
5. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
6. Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li
7. Memorial Days by Geradine Brooks
8. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
9. Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo
10. Awake by Jen HatmakerHunter
1. Audition by Katie Kitamura
2. Flashlight by Susan Choi
3. Ordinary Time by Annie B. Jones
4. Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel
5. Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
6. A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
7. Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett
8. Middle Spoon by Alejandro Varela
9. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
10. Alligator Tears by Edgar GomezAnnie - July picks
1. Tilt by Emma Pattee
2. Flashlight by Susan Choi
3. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
4. Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li
5. Show Don’t Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld
6. Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks
7. Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
8. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
9. Lucky Night by Eliza Kennedy
10. Playworld by Adam RossHunter - July picks
1. Audition by Katie Kitamura
2. Ordinary Time by Annie B Jones
3. Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett
4. Alligator Tears by Edgar Gomez
5. Among Friends by Hal Ebbott
6. The Wilderness by Angela Flourney
7. Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt
8. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
9. Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
10. Exit Zero by Marie-Helene BertinoFrom 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 tea…
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Episode 559 || Staff's Favorite Books of the Year
11 december 2025 · 20 min
This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2025! Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 559) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
Olivia: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Erin: Life, & Death, & Giants by Ron Rindo
Keila: Water Moon by Samantha Soto Yambao
Kyndall: Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
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 and Facebook, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is reading A Beautiful Year by Diana Butler Bass.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 558 || Annie Recommends: Holiday Reads
4 december 2025 · 24 min
This week on From the Front Porch, it’s an episode of Annie Recommends! In this series, Annie curates a stack of books in a certain genre or theme for you – just as if you walked into our brick-and-mortar store, The Bookshelf. This month, Annie recommends her favorite holiday reads. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 558) or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn
Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah by Jean Meltzer
Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey
Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
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 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 Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel.
If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.
We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.
Our Executive Producers are...Beth, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, Jammie Treadwell, and Amanda Whigham.
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Episode 557 || November Reading Recap
27 november 2025 · 34 min
This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in August. You get 10% off your books when you order your November Reading Recap bundle. Each month, we offer a Reading Recap bundle, which features Annie’s favorite books she read that month. Lees meer
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (search episode 557), or download and shop on The Bookshelf’s official app:
November Reading Recap Bundle
This bundle includes
Wreck by Catherine Newman (hardcover)
The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee (hardcover)
Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman (paperback) (currently backordered)
The Midnight Show by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Wreck by Catherine Newman
How to Survive in the Woods by Kat Rosenfield
The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee
Grace and Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
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 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 Upward Bound by Woody Brown.
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…