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From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

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

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Episode 409 || Reading Resolutions with Hunter McLendon

From the Front Porch ·

2023/01/26

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by Hunter McLendon (@shelfbyshelf) to chat about their 2023 reading resolutions! We’re thrilled that you can now shop for the books mentioned in this episode on our brand-new website: Annie's reading resolutions last year: Recitatif by Toni Morrison Beloved by Toni Morrison Sula by Toni Morrison Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Annie's resolutions this year: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Standing by Words by

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Episode 408 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 19

From the Front Porch ·

2023/01/19

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Our new website will be live on Friday, January 20! You can purchase books mentioned in today’s episode in the store or on our website starting January 20: Heating & Cooling by Beth Ann Fennelly (unavailable to

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Episode 406 || Annie’s Favorite Books Ever

From the Front Porch ·

2023/01/05

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie tells you all about her favorite books ever! Don’t forget to join our bookish Patreon community and get your copy of Bleak House if you’d like to join our Conquer a Classic Book Club this year. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee The Mothers by Brit Bennett The Road by Cormac McCarthy Crossing

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Episode 405 || Staff’s Favorite Books of the Year

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/29

This week on From the Front Porch, The Bookshelf staff share their favorite books of 2022! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Art & Faith by Makoto Fujimura The Stories We Tell by Joanna Gaines (Libro.fm) Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz The Swimmers by Julie

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Bonus Episode: Yes, Virginia

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/24

Merry Christmas, friends! On today’s bonus episode, Annie reads the New York Sun reporter Francis P. Church’s timeless 1897 response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s question: “Is there a Santa Claus?” Read the letter and learn about its history here. We wish you and yours a peaceful and joyful holiday! Thank you for listening. From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on

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01:10:41

Episode 404 || Best Books of the Year

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/22

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter (@shelfbyshelf) discuss their top five favorite books of 2022! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's Top Five: The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford Hunter's Top Five: The Crane Wife by CJ Hauser The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Trust by Hernan Diaz The Last

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42:55

Episode 403 || Kids’ Table: Winter

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/15

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie’s holiday reading: Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston Ashley’s holiday reading: Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Other books mentioned in this

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Episode 402 || Literary Therapy Vol. 18

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/08

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s time for another Literary Therapy session! Our literary Frasier Crane, Annie, is back to answer more of your reading questions and dilemmas. If you have a question you would like Annie to answer in a future episode, you can leave us a voicemail here. Get your copies of the books mentioned in this episode from The Bookshelf: Little Women Book Club Flight by Lynn Steger Strong Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak (currently unavailable to order) The Santa Suit

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46:26

Episode 401 || November Reading Recap

From the Front Porch ·

2022/12/01

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in November. As always, we’re offering a Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books she read this month. Get your November Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s November reads on our website: November Reading Recap Bundle (includes The Road, Have I Told You This Already?, and Holiday Romance) Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson The Road by Cormac McCarthy Have I Told You This Already? by

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Episode 400 || FTFP Live from Reader Retreat!

From the Front Porch ·

2022/11/24

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for you. To thank you for listening, we have a special episode for you this week: a recording of our live show from our August Reader Retreat! In this episode, Annie, Ashley, and Hunter pair books with their favorite celebrity couples and chat about what they were reading, watching, and listening to this past summer. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid The View Was

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Episode 399 || Backlist Book Club: The Road

From the Front Porch ·

2022/11/17

It’s time for another installment of Backlist Book Club! This week on From the Front Porch, Annie and Hunter Mclendon (@shelfbyshelf) are talking about The Road by Cormac McCarthy. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: The Road by Cormac McCarthy Less by Andrew Sean Greer Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard Beloved by Toni Morrison Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Clean Air by Sarah Blake The Revivalists by Christopher Hood Leave the World Behind by Rumaan

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Episode 398 || What Would Susie Read? Vol. 5

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2022/11/10

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is chatting with her mom, Susie, about books for readers with PG-13 tastes. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron Things That Matter by Joshua Becker Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner I Guess I Haven’t Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist The Two Lives of Sara by Catherine Adel West Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard We Are the Light by Matthew Quick The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt

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Episode 397 || New Release Rundown

From the Front Porch ·

2022/11/03

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the November releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's books: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry Now is Not the Time

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Bonus: Interview with Audrey Elledge & Elizabeth Moore

From the Front Porch ·

2022/11/01

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

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Episode 396 || October Reading Recap

From the Front Porch ·

2022/10/27

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in October. As always, we’re offering a October Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month. Get your October Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s October reads on our website: October Reading Recap Bundle People Person by Candice Carty-Williams Burial Rites by Hannah Kent What Cannot Be Lost by Melissa Zaldivar Super Bloom by Megan Tady Local Woman Missing by Mary

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Episode 395 || Kids’ Table: Autumn

From the Front Porch ·

2022/10/20

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by friend, cousin and former colleague, Ashley Sherlock. Annie and Ashley share what they’re reading, watching, listening to and buying. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our new website: Annie is reading: Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Night Film by Marisha Pessl Ashley is reading: Everything, Beautiful by Ella Frances Sanders A Little

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Episode 394 || Spooky Book Flights

From the Front Porch ·

2022/10/13

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie, Olivia, and Keila are back to create Spooky Book Flights! They’re pairing books with eerie vibes for your spooky season enjoyment. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Purchase Annie's bundle: The Likeness by Tana French We Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Berry Purchase Olivia's bundle: Devolution by Max Brooks Hide by Kirsten White Reprieve by James Han Mattson Purchase Keila's bundle: Mexican

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Episode 393 || New Release Rundown

From the Front Porch ·

2022/10/06

This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing October releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. Don’t forget, if you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10 percent off your order. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's list: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken The Night Ship by Jess

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Episode 392 || September Reading Recap

From the Front Porch ·

2022/09/29

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie recaps the books she read and loved in September. As always, we’re offering a September Reading Recap Bundle, which features Annie’s three favorite books from this month. Get your September Reading Recap Bundle or your favorites of Annie’s September reads on our website: September Reading Recap Bundle Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette The Revivalists by Christopher M. Hood Directed by James Burrows by James Burrows Sam by Allegra Goodman River of the

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Episode 391 || All About Audiobooks

From the Front Porch ·

2022/09/22

This week on From the Front Porch, Annie’s husband Jordan joins her to talk all about audiobooks! The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf’s Libro.fm playlist (or as physical books from The Bookshelf): Annie's picks: Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee Falling by TJ Newman Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Going There by Katie Couric How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett River of the Gods by Candice Millard Taste by Stanley

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