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    From the Front Porch

    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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    Latest Episodes:
    281 || Owning a Bookstore: A Reflection Jul 23, 2020
    Show notes

    This week, Annie shares her journey of becoming, and being, the owner of The Bookshelf for the past seven years.

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Bright Lands by John Fram.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    280 || Casting Call, Vol. 2 Jul 16, 2020
    Show notes

    This week, Annie and friends Julie Anna Helms and Courtney Kinsey share their casting selections for the characters in Emily Henry’s Beach Read.

    Please go to Julie Anna’s Instagram account and vote for your casting picks!

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi. Julie Anna is reading Heir Affair, and Courtney is reading A Burning.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    279 || What Would Susie Read? Jul 09, 2020
    Show notes

    This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her mom, Susie Butterworth who shares her suggested PG books for sensitive readers.

    All of the books discussed in this episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf:

    • Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

    • Anne of Green Gables by by Lucy Maud Montgomery

    • Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy

    • Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Henry

    • Educated by Tara Westover

    • The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey

    • Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain

    • The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

    • Stand All the Way Up by Sophie Hudson

    • Little House on the Prairie collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder

    • Betsy-Tacy Treasury collection by Maud Hart Lovelace

    • Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

    • Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

    • Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

    • Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

    • All-of-a-Kind Family Book Series by Sydney Taylor

    • We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

    • The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall

    • Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

    • I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

    • Mother to Son by Jasmine L. Holmes

    • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

    • All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor

    • The Crosswicks Journal Series by Madeline L’’Engle

    • A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey

    • Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans and Susie is reading Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    278 || June Reading Recap Jul 02, 2020
    Show notes

    This week Annie recaps all of her June reads.

    The books mentioned in today’s podcast can be purchased at The Bookshelf:

    • The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going

    • I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

    • Check Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

    • Check Please! Book 2: Sticks and Scones by Ngozi Ukazu

    • House Lessons by Erica Bauermeister

    • Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland

    • Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

    • The Lightness by Emily Temple

    • A Burning by Megha Mujumdar

    • Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

    • Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

    • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

    • The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman

    • Claudia and the Phantom Phone Call by Ann M. Martin

    • The Truth about Stacey by Ann M. Martin

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    277 || Traveling through Books Jun 25, 2020
    Show notes

    Annie is joined this week by her well-traveled friend and fellow entrepreneur, Morgan Thomason. Morgan is the designer behind Winsome Paper, a whimsical stationery brand. Annie and Morgan help listeners travel through books this summer as most of our travel plans are a bust (for now).

    The books discussed on today’s podcast are available for purchase from The Bookshelf:

    London picks:

    • Ordinary People by Diana Evans

    • 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

    • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer

    • Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

    Europe picks:

    • L’Appart by David Lebovitz

    • The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

    • The Vacationers by Emma Straub

    • Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

    • My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

    America picks:

    • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

    • The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

    • The Next Great Jane by K.L. Going

    • Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan

    • Next Great Jane by KL Going

    • Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

    Other hot summer vacation picks:

    • Tangerine by Christine Mangan

    • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

    • Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy

    • Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

    • The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

    Annie’s Summer TBR list:

    • Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson

    • The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward

    • Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson and Morgan is reading Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty by Kate Hennessy.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    276 || Literary Therapy, Vol. 3 Jun 18, 2020
    Show notes

    Annie’s tackling more readerly dilemmas in this week’s episode.

    Leave your own bookish conundrum via voicemail by going to fromthefrontporchpodcast.com/contact.

    Reading People

    You and Me Forever

    Garlic and Sapphires

    A Woman Is No Man

    A Place for Us

    Mother Land

    Delancey

    House Lessons

    I Capture the Castle

    Happier at Home

    Strangers and Cousins

    This Is Where You Belong

    Hidden Art of Homemaking Anna Karenina

    East of Eden

    A Little Life

    Poisonwood Bible

    Theft by Finding

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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’s reading A Burning by Megha Majumdar.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.


    275 || Playlist Meets Booklist: Summer Jun 11, 2020
    Show notes

    Annie is joined by Robbie Hopkins, a former teacher/librarian, now homeschool dad. Robbie is a music and literary aficionado, and shares his summer playlist based on some of Annie’s anticipated summer reads.

    You can listen to the playlist on Spotify here.

    The books mentioned in today’s episode can be purchased or preordered from The Bookshelf:

    The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

    The Lightness by Emily Temple

    Beach Read by Emily Henry

    Nothing Can Hurt You by Nicola Mae Goldberg

    Mother Land by Leah Franqui

    The Bright Lands by John Fram

    Let's Never Talk about This Again by Sarah Faith Alterman

    A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane

    The Switch by Beth O’Leary

    Of Bears and Ballots by Heather Lende

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown and Robbie is reading The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

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


    274 || Reading as a Place to Start Jun 04, 2020
    Show notes

    It’s hard to know what to say, so this week’s episode is unusually short, focused instead on sending you toward resources we hope might be helpful as we grieve and learn together.

    You can find several titles geared toward racial justice on our store website, including: How to Be an Antiracist, Just Mercy, and I’m Still Here. Ten percent of the proceeds from the sales of these titles and more are being donated to the Equal Justice Initiative.

    Traci from The Stacks Podcast and Jaime from Absorbed in Pages posted excellent lists of fiction and nonfiction titles addressing anti-black racism and anti-racism.

    • Fiction

    • Nonfiction

    You can listen to The Stacks podcast here, and if you want to support Jamie and Traci directly, consider purchasing through Bookshop:

    • Jamie’s Bookshop page

    • Traci’s Bookshop page

    Other resources:

    • Black Coffee with White Friends

    • Mockingbird History Lessons

    • Black Coffee with White Friends book list

    More than ever, it’s important to support black-owned small businesses; below are links to a few bookstores owned by people of color, and a more comprehensive list can be found here.

    • Brave + Kind in Georgia

    • The Listening Tree in Georgia

    • The Lit Bar in the Bronx

    • Loyalty Bookstore in D.C.

    • Books and Crannies in Virginia

    • Semicolon in Chicago

    • Harriett’s Bookshop in Philadelphia


    273 || May Reading Recap May 28, 2020
    Show notes

    This week, Annie recaps the fourteen books she read during the month of May, all of which can be purchased on The Bookshelf’s website:

    • Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington

    • The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

    • Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

    • American Royals by Katherine McGee

    • You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe

    • Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

    • Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb

    • Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld

    • Beach Read by Emily Henry

    • Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin

    • Sea Wife by Amity Gaige

    • All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy

    • Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin (Buy your own Babysitter’s Book Club bundle here!)

    • The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D 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 finishing The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.

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


    272 || Casting Call May 21, 2020
    Show notes

    NOTE: There’s a small audio glitch in today’s episode, and you may hear it pop up when Annie's speaks. It’s not you; it’s us, and it should be resolved next week.

    Annie is joined today by friend and fellow book club member Julie Anna Helms. You may know Julie Anna from her popular bookstagram account, @julieannareads, where she specializes in “Who Would You Cast?,” an Instagram story series where she partners with her followers to brainstorm casting her favorite books. This week, Julie Anna joins Annie on the front porch to cast one of Annie’s favorite books of the year, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires.

    You can purchase The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires here.

    From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.

    Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.

    This week, I’m reading Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin; and Julie Anna just finished reading The Grace Year by Kim Liggett.

    If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. 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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